This Sunday a new E! True Hollywood Story covers Punky Brewster and its star Soleil Moon Frye. Punky Brewster, when it aired in the 1980s, was the most popular sitcom for ages 4 to 4 and a half, or so the ratings grid that only exists in my head claims. Really, though, the show wasn't very good. Though I suppose my eight year old self would argue differently. I suppose for a light comedy about child abandonment it was pretty okay. The special, I assume, will cover all the seedy goings on that happened behind the scenes, such as cocaine and heroin use, cockfighting, and chickens doing blow and getting in knife fights backstage. I'm not sure if any of that is actually true, since I just made it up, but we can all watch it Sunday evening and find out for ourselves, then we'll come back here and compare notes.
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8-18-2006 @ 1:32PM
Gordy said...
Punky Brewster was awesome! Wait a minute...I was 4.
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8-18-2006 @ 1:45PM
addictedtorealitytv said...
Is your version of this story going to be available anytime soon? Sounds far more interesting.
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8-18-2006 @ 6:37PM
SenorWeird said...
Punky Boobster
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