Punky Brewster reboot cancelled after 1 season - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Wildchats · 08-20-2021, 11:16 AM

I feel we needed just one more season to answer some questions...

Cheri and her fiancée get married
Mike, Allen and Margaux return and we find out more on their lives after 1988
Punky and Travis get back together
We find out exactly what Henry and Mrs. Johnson died of and what years
What happened to Punky’s Place

We didn’t get to see any of that and if there was a season 2 that’s all we really needed.

Jack Gomez · 08-21-2021, 01:22 PM

Aww man, they always cancel the good shows. I feel this was one of the few really good reboots. It' was fun seeing Punky as an adult. At least the last episode she got closure with her mother.

JR1 · 08-28-2021, 10:58 AM

It's disappointing, though not that surprising. Loved seeing Punky grown-up, though Izzy is no Punky, and didn't have the charisma that Soleil had as a child.

TMC · 01-18-2022, 10:49 PM

I'm kind of not surprised considering that unlike Saved by the Bell or Full House, Punky Brewster hasn't been rerun that much since the '90s. So viewers in their 20s or younger likely aren't going to right away, flock to something that they really didn't grow up watching. It also isn't like it fostered much in nostalgia points compared to those other two shows.

Avilos · 03-12-2023, 06:29 AM

I am only just watching it now. I did not have Peacock 2 years ago when it started. It’s much better than I expected.

I suspect that the real problem this show started Peacock itself. It had very low visibility as a streamer. It’s only in the last year or so that it’s gotten signature shows that draw people to it. An executive at NBC/Peacock said that traditional sitcoms do not work well for streaming. They learned that from Punky and Saved by the Bell. Comedies that work on streaming are a completely different storytelling with arcs. Night Court is old school but right on NBC.

It’s unlikely but I wonder if NBC would consider reviving this on the actual network. There is also fears of upcoming writers strike. If production is shutdown they could air this. Most people never saw.

TMC · 08-19-2023, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Avilos

I am only just watching it now. I did not have Peacock 2 years ago when it started. It’s much better than I expected.

I suspect that the real problem this show started Peacock itself. It had very low visibility as a streamer. It’s only in the last year or so that it’s gotten signature shows that draw people to it. An executive at NBC/Peacock said that traditional sitcoms do not work well for streaming. They learned that from Punky and Saved by the Bell. Comedies that work on streaming are a completely different storytelling with arcs. Night Court is old school but right on NBC.

It’s unlikely but I wonder if NBC would consider reviving this on the actual network. There is also fears of upcoming writers strike. If production is shutdown they could air this. Most people never saw.

Ironically, the 1988 writers strike is what killed off the original Punky Brewster series. The episode involving Brandon's doggy wedding was not intended to be the series finale.

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Wildchats Me Senior Member Join Date: Jul 15, 2001 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,074	Punky Brewster reboot cancelled after 1 season I feel we needed just one more season to answer some questions... Cheri and her fiancée get married Mike, Allen and Margaux return and we find out more on their lives after 1988 Punky and Travis get back together We find out exactly what Henry and Mrs. Johnson died of and what years What happened to Punky’s Place We didn’t get to see any of that and if there was a season 2 that’s all we really needed.
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08-21-2021, 01:22 PM	#2
Jack Gomez Felipe's son Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 18, 2003 Posts: 614	Aww man, they always cancel the good shows. I feel this was one of the few really good reboots. It' was fun seeing Punky as an adult. At least the last episode she got closure with her mother.

08-28-2021, 10:58 AM	#3
JR1 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 07, 2009 Location: USA Posts: 742	It's disappointing, though not that surprising. Loved seeing Punky grown-up, though Izzy is no Punky, and didn't have the charisma that Soleil had as a child.

01-18-2022, 10:49 PM	#4
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,545	I'm kind of not surprised considering that unlike Saved by the Bell or Full House, Punky Brewster hasn't been rerun that much since the '90s. So viewers in their 20s or younger likely aren't going to right away, flock to something that they really didn't grow up watching. It also isn't like it fostered much in nostalgia points compared to those other two shows.

03-12-2023, 06:29 AM	#5
Avilos Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 29, 2008 Location: Plymouth, WI Posts: 83	I am only just watching it now. I did not have Peacock 2 years ago when it started. It’s much better than I expected. I suspect that the real problem this show started Peacock itself. It had very low visibility as a streamer. It’s only in the last year or so that it’s gotten signature shows that draw people to it. An executive at NBC/Peacock said that traditional sitcoms do not work well for streaming. They learned that from Punky and Saved by the Bell. Comedies that work on streaming are a completely different storytelling with arcs. Night Court is old school but right on NBC. It’s unlikely but I wonder if NBC would consider reviving this on the actual network. There is also fears of upcoming writers strike. If production is shutdown they could air this. Most people never saw.