Punky Brewster - Season 3 - Eps 15: The Anniversary
In a saddening episode: Henry has bought tickets to the circus which is scheduled for the next day, May 9th. When Cherie starts acting strange and says she can't go to the circus, Punky remembers that Punky's diary says that Cherie acted the same way on May 9th of last year too. Punky wants to know why Cherie likes to be alone on May 9th of every year, so Punky decides to follow Cherie around on May 9th -- and discovers that May 9th is the anniversary of the day Cherie's parents, Ronald George Johnson and Elizabeth Marie Johnson, died in a car accident in 1981, and Cherie is still having problems coping with the tragedy, because she feels guilty, thinking that the accident was her fault because her parents were on their way to pick her up from school. Punky talks to Betty, who says that Cherie never talks about her parents, not even to Betty. Cherie has never even been to the cemetery where Ronald and Elizabeth were buried. Cherie has kept her feelings about the deaths all balled up in
About Punky Brewster

Title: Punky Brewster
First Air Date: 1984-09-16
Last Air Date: 1988-05-27
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.4/10 (from 85 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 91
Network: NBC Syndication
Genres: Comedy, Kids
Production Companies: NBC Productions, Columbia Pictures Television, Lightkeeper Productions, Coca-Cola Telecommunications, Ruby-Spears Productions
Synopsis
An abandoned waif and her dog are taken in by a cranky apartment manager who becomes her guardian in this family-friendly sitcom.
Cast

Soleil Moon Frye
Punky Brewster

George Gaynes
Henry Warnimont

Cherie Johnson
Cherie Johnson

Susie Garrett
Betty Johnson

Ami Foster
Margaux Kramer