Punky Brewster (1984) s01e19 Episode Script
Punky Brewster's Workout
Maybe the world is blind or just a little unkind, don't know.
Seems you can't be sure of anything anymore, although-- you may be lonely and then one day you're smiling again.
Every time I turn around, I see the girl who turns my world around standing there.
Every time I turn around, her spirit's lifting me right off the ground.
What's gonna be? Guess we'll just wait and see.
-Woof.
-Hello.
Everybody on the set.
Lights, camera, action.
-Henry, what in the world? -Holy macanoli, a movie camera.
Better than that, a video camera.
It goes with my new VCR.
-VCR? What's that? -You know, Cherie.
It's a video castanet recorder.
Video cassette recorder.
-Yeah, that's what I said.
OK, Mrs.
Johnson, let's have a big smile.
- Don't point that thing at me.
I planned ahead.
This is a wide angle lens.
That's perfect.
I caught the real you.
-Well, you gonna catch a right hook if you don't turn that thing off.
-Fine.
You don't want videos, I can hook this baby up to the TV and we can record any programs we want.
-Henry, I'm proud of you.
I do believe this is the first time you shelled out money for something that is actually fun.
-This isn't fun.
This is business.
Nowadays, a photographer needs video equipment.
People don't just want photographs of their weddings, they want a videotape of the whole shebang.
-Can I try it? -Hold it.
This is complicated and delicate equipment.
It should never be touched by children.
-But Henry-- -Under no circumstances are you, Punky Brewster, to touch this machine.
-But Henry-- -For that matter, I don't even want you near it.
-OK, Henry.
I won't go near it.
And there's a zoom lens, too.
-We need a zoom lens to see it.
-Allen, Henry says I can't even go near it.
-Punky, this is ridiculous.
You're a prisoner in your own home.
-Well, maybe we could go over and look at it.
-Yeah! -All right.
-Hold it! But we can't touch it.
-Not even you? -I'm the main person that can't touch it.
-Punky, I want to be on TV.
-We can all be on TV.
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
-We could, but we can't.
This is for Henry's work.
He's gonna take it to weddings and tape the whole Sheba gangs.
- OK.
-But it sure would be fun to make a video.
"A Day in the Life of Margaux Kramer.
" Can't you see it? -No.
I'm not allowed to see horror films.
-Peasants.
-Besides, if we were gonna make a film, which we're not, but if we were, this is my place, my camera, and the star of the show should be me.
-But I can sing and dance, and I'm as cute as a button.
What can Punky do? -She can knock your block off.
-Good point.
So, Punky, what kind of video would you like to star in? -Well, I really like Jane Fonda's exercise tape.
Maybe we can make one for kids.
-Wow! -What a great idea.
"Punky Brewster's Workout.
" -All right.
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
-I can direct it and you guys could be in it.
-Yeah, come on.
-Yeah, that's terrific.
- Too bad we can't do it.
- Yeah.
And of course, Henry won't be home until 5:30.
- Yeah? - But it would be wrong to do it.
- Yeah.
-Let's go for it.
- Yeah! Hey Punky, hurry up.
Yeah, we want to see our video.
I'm rewinding.
Come on.
Boy.
OK, here it is.
All right, here we are.
Quiet, quiet.
-Hi, kids.
Punky Brewster here with a children's guide to physical fitness.
Exercise with me and you'll all have Punky Power! But first, I'd like to introduce my assistants.
This is Cherie.
She's shy.
This is Margaux.
She's not.
-That's Margaux Kramer, with a K.
Look for my exercise tape.
It'll be coming out soon.
-But until then, we'll do my tape.
Now to start off, we have to loosen all our muscles.
Let's shake.
- Brr, brr, brr.
Allen! Sorry.
It looked like fun.
-OK, now we're all shook up.
It's time to start our first aerobic exercise.
To start off, let's try running in place.
If you get bored with that, you can try running around the place.
No, Brandon! Whoa! You know, everybody loves in-between meal snacks, but the trouble is, they can turn you into a little lardo.
But if you exercise while you're eating, you'll keep the lard off.
- Watch this.
-Try this exercise to chocolate.
I think you'll like it.
Hey Allen, get a close-up of this.
Not that close.
I'll get it, I'll get it.
-What's aerobi-homework, you ask? Good question.
It's a way to jazz up your boring math problems.
Let's see.
Four times three is-- -One, two, three, four-- -Five, six, seven, eight-- -Nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
- Four times three is twelve.
-See, aerobi-homework is no sweat.
Even answering the phone can be a healthy exercise.
Hello? Henry? - Henry, we're just fine.
We're doing our homework.
Bye.
Allen, he was on the phone, not in the apartment.
Sorry.
I panicked.
You know, my dog Brandon is in great shape, and I've figured out why.
It's because he walks on four legs all the time.
Let's try it.
Boy, I'm exhausted.
I'm dog tired.
No wonder your tongue hangs out all the time, Brandon.
Another pet we can learn from is Cherie's fish, Slugger.
Have you ever seen a guppy with a double chin? Of course not.
That's because they exercise their little guppy faces.
Girls? OK, are you ready? Guppy.
-Guppy.
-Guppy.
-Guppy guppy.
-Guppy.
-Guppy.
-I refuse to make a fish face.
-Fine, then you can go home.
Ta.
-Guppy.
Guppy.
-Guppy.
Guppy.
-Guppy.
-Guppy.
-Guppy, guppy -Guppy.
-Guppy.
-Guppy.
Guppy.
-Well, my lips are shot.
I guess that about wraps it up for today.
And remember kids-- - Ya won't be chunky if ya workout with Punky.
-All right! All right! - All right, Brandon.
-Brandon, you did a good job.
-Wow.
-Get in there.
-That was terrific.
-You know, watching that made me realize something about myself.
- What? -I'm incredibly beautiful.
-Cherie, you made a great guppy face.
-Thanks.
Allen.
-Wow, my first fish kiss.
-Hey Punky, let's make another movie.
-Yeah.
-No, we can't.
Henry will be back soon.
If he catches me with his stuff, I'll be history.
-Come on, Punky.
We've got time for one more.
-Allen, give me that camera.
-Come on.
-Wait! -We've still got-- -Come on, stop.
- --time for-- -Allen! -The lens is cracked.
Punky, you're dead meat.
-I knew we never should have played with it.
-Maybe we can get it fixed before Henry finds out.
-Yeah! -Yeah! -I've got $4.
08.
How about you guys? -My grandma's gonna give me $20.
-Great! When? -Next Christmas.
Margaux? -Sorry.
All my money's in T-bills.
-Well, I guess the right thing to do is tell Henry the truth.
-Isn't there some wrong thing we could try first? -Maybe Henry will understand when we explain it to him.
- We? - Yeah.
- Bye.
-Well, Brandon, looks like it's just you and me.
Thanks, Brandon.
-Hello, Punky.
How was your day? -Hunky-dory, Henry.
-You did the laundry.
-Yup, and before that, I washed and dried the morning dishes.
Before that, I vacuumed the whole place.
Honestly, Henry, I think apartment is where old dust balls go to die.
-You did all these tasks unbidden? -No, I wore an apron.
-What I mean is, why did you do all these chores? -Well, I thought today should be Henry's Appreciation Day.
-Really? -Yeah.
-All right, Punky, what's the catch? What are you up to? -Up to? -Did you flunk a spelling test? Did you lose the milk money? You must have done something wrong.
-Boy, Henry, that hurts.
Here I spend my afternoon doing nice things for you, and you think I did something wrong.
Well, that's a fine how do you do.
-I'm sorry, Punky.
It's such a wonderful surprise.
Just to prove to you how grateful I am, I'll spend the rest of the afternoon taking pictures of you with my new video camera.
- That's what you think.
-What? -I said, don't you think I look like a mess after doing all this housework? -On the contrary, I think you look adorable.
-I'm afraid, Henry.
- Come on.
Let me shoot you.
-Please don't use the word "shoot you.
" -I'll be ready in a second.
Just let me move-- For heaven's sake.
I don't believe this.
I cracked the lens.
-You did? -How could I have been so careless? -Is the camera ruined? -No.
- Good.
-But I'll have to buy a new lens, and that'll cost a small fortune.
- Bad.
-What a clumsy idiot.
-Don't be so hard on yourself, Henry.
Accidents happen.
Believe me, I know.
- Punky, I already spent more than I could afford when I bought this gear, and now just because of my clumsiness, is I'm going to have to break down and agree to photograph Mrs.
Whopperman's Pekingese.
It's like looking at a rat with hair.
-Dogs can't help how they look.
-I was talking about Mrs.
Whopperman.
Punky, you know what really makes me feel foolish? -What? -I ordered you to stay away from this equipment, and who ends up breaking it? Me.
-Henry, could I help you pay for a new lens? -Aw, no thanks, honey.
I broke the lens, I'll have to pay for a new one.
But thanks for the offer.
You know what you are, Punky? -What? -You're the best daughter a father could ever have.
-Brandon, don't look at me like that.
I know I'm a worm.
I'm lower than the lowest low.
You didn't have to agree with me.
Look at it this way-- Henry thinks he broke the camera and I got away with it.
Even a worm deserves to get lucky once in a while.
I know, I know.
I should tell Henry the truth.
But on the other hand, what he doesn't know won't hurt him.
I know, I know.
I don't buy that either.
But if I tell Henry the truth, then he'll really lower the boom on me.
OK, Brandon.
You win.
I'll call Henry in here and spill the beans.
Here goes.
Henry, Henry, I broke your camera.
He must not care.
See how well he took it? Well, good night, Brandon.
You're getting on my nerves, Brandon.
I know, I know.
It's time to finally come clean.
Wish me luck.
Henry, Henry! -Punky-- why aren't you asleep? -I can't sleep.
I've got ant-siety.
-Aunt who? -Ant-siety.
My stomach is nervous and my head itches.
I've got ant-siety.
- Anxiety.
-Yeah, that's what I said.
-You sure it's not the flu? There's a lot of that going around.
-Nope.
What I catched I didn't catch from anybody.
I definitely gave it to myself.
Would you like to talk about it? -Yeah.
Have you ever had a bottle of shampoo with a bubble in it? -Probably.
I've lived a long time.
-Well, you know how if you turn the bottle of shampoo upside-down, the bubble's gonna float to the top? And if you turn it to its side, it's gonna float to the top too? -Fascinating.
Is there any point to all this? -Yes.
That's what's going on in my stomach.
-You drank shampoo? -No, it just feels like one of those bubbles-- except this bubble talks to me.
-A talking bubble.
What does it say? -It says, "Fess up, Punky.
Tell Henry the truth.
" -What truth? -You didn't break your camera.
I did.
-You did? -Yes, I disobeyed you and I was playing with it and I broke it.
I feel terrible and I'm really sorry.
-Is there anything else you want to say? -Let me check my bubble.
Nope, that's it.
-You know, Punky, that talking bubble inside of you is a very special friend.
It's your conscience.
And when it starts talking, you'd better listen to it, because it's telling you the difference between right and wrong.
Punky, I'm proud of you.
-You are? -Yes.
If you hadn't confessed, you might have gotten away with this and that would have been wrong.
-That's what my bubble said.
-However, you did disobey me, and for that you have to be punished.
-My bubble didn't say anything about that.
-Since you've shown me that you're grown up enough to tell the truth, I think you're grown up enough to choose your own punishment.
OK.
How 'bout this? No TV for an hour.
-Don't you think it's a little light? OK, I suppose.
How 'bout this? I have to swim across Lake Michigan with tractor tires tied to my ankles.
-That sounds a little too excessive.
How 'bout this? I have to do extra chores to help pay for the new lens.
-That sounds reasonable.
-Good.
Boy, do I feel better now.
-So do I.
You see, Punky, a few minutes before you called me in here, I found out that you'd been playing with my new video camera and I was wondering if you had broken the lens and not me.
-How did you find out I was playing with it? -Never mind.
Right now, it's time for you to go to sleep.
Good night.
-Good night, Henry.
- Punky-- do I have a double chin? -No.
-Well, I don't want to get one.
I'd better do some guppy faces.
Seems you can't be sure of anything anymore, although-- you may be lonely and then one day you're smiling again.
Every time I turn around, I see the girl who turns my world around standing there.
Every time I turn around, her spirit's lifting me right off the ground.
What's gonna be? Guess we'll just wait and see.
-Woof.
-Hello.
Everybody on the set.
Lights, camera, action.
-Henry, what in the world? -Holy macanoli, a movie camera.
Better than that, a video camera.
It goes with my new VCR.
-VCR? What's that? -You know, Cherie.
It's a video castanet recorder.
Video cassette recorder.
-Yeah, that's what I said.
OK, Mrs.
Johnson, let's have a big smile.
- Don't point that thing at me.
I planned ahead.
This is a wide angle lens.
That's perfect.
I caught the real you.
-Well, you gonna catch a right hook if you don't turn that thing off.
-Fine.
You don't want videos, I can hook this baby up to the TV and we can record any programs we want.
-Henry, I'm proud of you.
I do believe this is the first time you shelled out money for something that is actually fun.
-This isn't fun.
This is business.
Nowadays, a photographer needs video equipment.
People don't just want photographs of their weddings, they want a videotape of the whole shebang.
-Can I try it? -Hold it.
This is complicated and delicate equipment.
It should never be touched by children.
-But Henry-- -Under no circumstances are you, Punky Brewster, to touch this machine.
-But Henry-- -For that matter, I don't even want you near it.
-OK, Henry.
I won't go near it.
And there's a zoom lens, too.
-We need a zoom lens to see it.
-Allen, Henry says I can't even go near it.
-Punky, this is ridiculous.
You're a prisoner in your own home.
-Well, maybe we could go over and look at it.
-Yeah! -All right.
-Hold it! But we can't touch it.
-Not even you? -I'm the main person that can't touch it.
-Punky, I want to be on TV.
-We can all be on TV.
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
-We could, but we can't.
This is for Henry's work.
He's gonna take it to weddings and tape the whole Sheba gangs.
- OK.
-But it sure would be fun to make a video.
"A Day in the Life of Margaux Kramer.
" Can't you see it? -No.
I'm not allowed to see horror films.
-Peasants.
-Besides, if we were gonna make a film, which we're not, but if we were, this is my place, my camera, and the star of the show should be me.
-But I can sing and dance, and I'm as cute as a button.
What can Punky do? -She can knock your block off.
-Good point.
So, Punky, what kind of video would you like to star in? -Well, I really like Jane Fonda's exercise tape.
Maybe we can make one for kids.
-Wow! -What a great idea.
"Punky Brewster's Workout.
" -All right.
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
-I can direct it and you guys could be in it.
-Yeah, come on.
-Yeah, that's terrific.
- Too bad we can't do it.
- Yeah.
And of course, Henry won't be home until 5:30.
- Yeah? - But it would be wrong to do it.
- Yeah.
-Let's go for it.
- Yeah! Hey Punky, hurry up.
Yeah, we want to see our video.
I'm rewinding.
Come on.
Boy.
OK, here it is.
All right, here we are.
Quiet, quiet.
-Hi, kids.
Punky Brewster here with a children's guide to physical fitness.
Exercise with me and you'll all have Punky Power! But first, I'd like to introduce my assistants.
This is Cherie.
She's shy.
This is Margaux.
She's not.
-That's Margaux Kramer, with a K.
Look for my exercise tape.
It'll be coming out soon.
-But until then, we'll do my tape.
Now to start off, we have to loosen all our muscles.
Let's shake.
- Brr, brr, brr.
Allen! Sorry.
It looked like fun.
-OK, now we're all shook up.
It's time to start our first aerobic exercise.
To start off, let's try running in place.
If you get bored with that, you can try running around the place.
No, Brandon! Whoa! You know, everybody loves in-between meal snacks, but the trouble is, they can turn you into a little lardo.
But if you exercise while you're eating, you'll keep the lard off.
- Watch this.
-Try this exercise to chocolate.
I think you'll like it.
Hey Allen, get a close-up of this.
Not that close.
I'll get it, I'll get it.
-What's aerobi-homework, you ask? Good question.
It's a way to jazz up your boring math problems.
Let's see.
Four times three is-- -One, two, three, four-- -Five, six, seven, eight-- -Nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
- Four times three is twelve.
-See, aerobi-homework is no sweat.
Even answering the phone can be a healthy exercise.
Hello? Henry? - Henry, we're just fine.
We're doing our homework.
Bye.
Allen, he was on the phone, not in the apartment.
Sorry.
I panicked.
You know, my dog Brandon is in great shape, and I've figured out why.
It's because he walks on four legs all the time.
Let's try it.
Boy, I'm exhausted.
I'm dog tired.
No wonder your tongue hangs out all the time, Brandon.
Another pet we can learn from is Cherie's fish, Slugger.
Have you ever seen a guppy with a double chin? Of course not.
That's because they exercise their little guppy faces.
Girls? OK, are you ready? Guppy.
-Guppy.
-Guppy.
-Guppy guppy.
-Guppy.
-Guppy.
-I refuse to make a fish face.
-Fine, then you can go home.
Ta.
-Guppy.
Guppy.
-Guppy.
Guppy.
-Guppy.
-Guppy.
-Guppy, guppy -Guppy.
-Guppy.
-Guppy.
Guppy.
-Well, my lips are shot.
I guess that about wraps it up for today.
And remember kids-- - Ya won't be chunky if ya workout with Punky.
-All right! All right! - All right, Brandon.
-Brandon, you did a good job.
-Wow.
-Get in there.
-That was terrific.
-You know, watching that made me realize something about myself.
- What? -I'm incredibly beautiful.
-Cherie, you made a great guppy face.
-Thanks.
Allen.
-Wow, my first fish kiss.
-Hey Punky, let's make another movie.
-Yeah.
-No, we can't.
Henry will be back soon.
If he catches me with his stuff, I'll be history.
-Come on, Punky.
We've got time for one more.
-Allen, give me that camera.
-Come on.
-Wait! -We've still got-- -Come on, stop.
- --time for-- -Allen! -The lens is cracked.
Punky, you're dead meat.
-I knew we never should have played with it.
-Maybe we can get it fixed before Henry finds out.
-Yeah! -Yeah! -I've got $4.
08.
How about you guys? -My grandma's gonna give me $20.
-Great! When? -Next Christmas.
Margaux? -Sorry.
All my money's in T-bills.
-Well, I guess the right thing to do is tell Henry the truth.
-Isn't there some wrong thing we could try first? -Maybe Henry will understand when we explain it to him.
- We? - Yeah.
- Bye.
-Well, Brandon, looks like it's just you and me.
Thanks, Brandon.
-Hello, Punky.
How was your day? -Hunky-dory, Henry.
-You did the laundry.
-Yup, and before that, I washed and dried the morning dishes.
Before that, I vacuumed the whole place.
Honestly, Henry, I think apartment is where old dust balls go to die.
-You did all these tasks unbidden? -No, I wore an apron.
-What I mean is, why did you do all these chores? -Well, I thought today should be Henry's Appreciation Day.
-Really? -Yeah.
-All right, Punky, what's the catch? What are you up to? -Up to? -Did you flunk a spelling test? Did you lose the milk money? You must have done something wrong.
-Boy, Henry, that hurts.
Here I spend my afternoon doing nice things for you, and you think I did something wrong.
Well, that's a fine how do you do.
-I'm sorry, Punky.
It's such a wonderful surprise.
Just to prove to you how grateful I am, I'll spend the rest of the afternoon taking pictures of you with my new video camera.
- That's what you think.
-What? -I said, don't you think I look like a mess after doing all this housework? -On the contrary, I think you look adorable.
-I'm afraid, Henry.
- Come on.
Let me shoot you.
-Please don't use the word "shoot you.
" -I'll be ready in a second.
Just let me move-- For heaven's sake.
I don't believe this.
I cracked the lens.
-You did? -How could I have been so careless? -Is the camera ruined? -No.
- Good.
-But I'll have to buy a new lens, and that'll cost a small fortune.
- Bad.
-What a clumsy idiot.
-Don't be so hard on yourself, Henry.
Accidents happen.
Believe me, I know.
- Punky, I already spent more than I could afford when I bought this gear, and now just because of my clumsiness, is I'm going to have to break down and agree to photograph Mrs.
Whopperman's Pekingese.
It's like looking at a rat with hair.
-Dogs can't help how they look.
-I was talking about Mrs.
Whopperman.
Punky, you know what really makes me feel foolish? -What? -I ordered you to stay away from this equipment, and who ends up breaking it? Me.
-Henry, could I help you pay for a new lens? -Aw, no thanks, honey.
I broke the lens, I'll have to pay for a new one.
But thanks for the offer.
You know what you are, Punky? -What? -You're the best daughter a father could ever have.
-Brandon, don't look at me like that.
I know I'm a worm.
I'm lower than the lowest low.
You didn't have to agree with me.
Look at it this way-- Henry thinks he broke the camera and I got away with it.
Even a worm deserves to get lucky once in a while.
I know, I know.
I should tell Henry the truth.
But on the other hand, what he doesn't know won't hurt him.
I know, I know.
I don't buy that either.
But if I tell Henry the truth, then he'll really lower the boom on me.
OK, Brandon.
You win.
I'll call Henry in here and spill the beans.
Here goes.
Henry, Henry, I broke your camera.
He must not care.
See how well he took it? Well, good night, Brandon.
You're getting on my nerves, Brandon.
I know, I know.
It's time to finally come clean.
Wish me luck.
Henry, Henry! -Punky-- why aren't you asleep? -I can't sleep.
I've got ant-siety.
-Aunt who? -Ant-siety.
My stomach is nervous and my head itches.
I've got ant-siety.
- Anxiety.
-Yeah, that's what I said.
-You sure it's not the flu? There's a lot of that going around.
-Nope.
What I catched I didn't catch from anybody.
I definitely gave it to myself.
Would you like to talk about it? -Yeah.
Have you ever had a bottle of shampoo with a bubble in it? -Probably.
I've lived a long time.
-Well, you know how if you turn the bottle of shampoo upside-down, the bubble's gonna float to the top? And if you turn it to its side, it's gonna float to the top too? -Fascinating.
Is there any point to all this? -Yes.
That's what's going on in my stomach.
-You drank shampoo? -No, it just feels like one of those bubbles-- except this bubble talks to me.
-A talking bubble.
What does it say? -It says, "Fess up, Punky.
Tell Henry the truth.
" -What truth? -You didn't break your camera.
I did.
-You did? -Yes, I disobeyed you and I was playing with it and I broke it.
I feel terrible and I'm really sorry.
-Is there anything else you want to say? -Let me check my bubble.
Nope, that's it.
-You know, Punky, that talking bubble inside of you is a very special friend.
It's your conscience.
And when it starts talking, you'd better listen to it, because it's telling you the difference between right and wrong.
Punky, I'm proud of you.
-You are? -Yes.
If you hadn't confessed, you might have gotten away with this and that would have been wrong.
-That's what my bubble said.
-However, you did disobey me, and for that you have to be punished.
-My bubble didn't say anything about that.
-Since you've shown me that you're grown up enough to tell the truth, I think you're grown up enough to choose your own punishment.
OK.
How 'bout this? No TV for an hour.
-Don't you think it's a little light? OK, I suppose.
How 'bout this? I have to swim across Lake Michigan with tractor tires tied to my ankles.
-That sounds a little too excessive.
How 'bout this? I have to do extra chores to help pay for the new lens.
-That sounds reasonable.
-Good.
Boy, do I feel better now.
-So do I.
You see, Punky, a few minutes before you called me in here, I found out that you'd been playing with my new video camera and I was wondering if you had broken the lens and not me.
-How did you find out I was playing with it? -Never mind.
Right now, it's time for you to go to sleep.
Good night.
-Good night, Henry.
- Punky-- do I have a double chin? -No.
-Well, I don't want to get one.
I'd better do some guppy faces.