It's Punky Brewster
| It's Punky Brewster | |
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| Created by | David W. Duclon |
| Developed by | Ruby-Spears Enterprises |
| Voices of |
Casey Ellison Ami Foster Soleil Moon Frye George Gaynes Cherie Johnson Frank Welker |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Joe Ruby Ken Spears |
| Running time | 30 mins. |
| Production company(s) |
Ruby-Spears Enterprises NBC Productions |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 14, 1985 – December 6, 1986 |
It's Punky Brewster is an animated spin-off of the live action television sitcom Punky Brewster. It was animated by Ruby-Spears Productions.
The series featured the voices of the original Punky Brewster cast as their respective characters. A new character, Glomer (voiced by Frank Welker), was added as the "leprechaun gopher". He came from Chaundoon, a city at the end of the rainbow and possesses various magical powers. One such power was the ability to transport Punky and her friends, Margaux, Cherie, and Allen, and at times her dog, Brandon, to any part of the Earth instantly. Some episodes included Glomer having to correct his own mistakes, as when he plays around with magic and transforms Henry into a statue of Julius Caesar. It's Punky Brewster is the series' unofficial name; on the title card and in TV listings, it was simply called Punky Brewster.
In season 2, shows 4 through 13 had a first-run episode and a repeat from the first season. The series was canceled in September 1987 but returned in replays in October 1988 after NBC's live action pre-teen show 2 Hip 4 TV was canceled. Selected episodes were syndicated as a revolving feature of Maxie's World in 1989.
The series is available on DVD as part of the Punky Brewster DVD releases. Each season also contains a certain number of episodes from it as a bonus feature. Due to music rights issues, "The Shoe Must Go On" is the only episode not released on DVD in the season box sets released by Shout! Factory; a song featured in that episode was "Axel F" by Harold Faltermeyer, the theme to Beverly Hills Cop. It may be possible that this is the music that Shout! Factory had some issues with.
The show was also released on VHS in 1985, and several different tapes were made.
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