History YMMV / PunkyBrewster

** In "The Gift," Punky befriends a mentally handicapped janitor. Because this is from TheEighties, the word “retarded” was used, as was commonplace at a time. Nowadays, as the word garnered more controversy, he has since fallen into this use, and people would use more politically correct terms.

** In "The Gift," Punky befriends a janitor. Because this is from TheEighties, the word “retarded” was used, as was commonplace at a time. Nowadays, as the word garnered more controversy, he has since fallen into this use, and people would use more politically correct terms.

** In "The Gift," Punky befriends a janitor. Because this is from TheEighties, the word “retarded” was used, as was, place at a time. Nowadays, as the word garnered more controversy, he has since fallen into this use, and people would use more politically correct terms.

* ValuesDissonance: One of the show's sources of humor was to fat-shame Betty on a regular basis. On top of that, the kids also make some rather cruel jokes about Nell Carter's weight in one episode.

* HilariousInHindsight: Punky getting her first bra would be this when Creator/SoleilMoonFrye famously got a breast reduction at 15 because of [[GagBoobs gigantomastia]].

** Soleil Moon Frye (Punky) is also best known for playing Roxie King on ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' and for voicing Zoey on ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily''.
** Cherie Johnson is also best known for Maxine Johnson on ''Series/FamilyMatters''.

** One episode has a neighbor of Punky's threatening to put Brandon to sleep because he bit her. While she was dead set on putting the action into plan, it soon came out ''why'' he did it; she was regularly abusing her daughter, and with the last instance, he tried to stop it.

** "The Reading Game" features a cousin of Cherie's, a talented artist named Paula, who NeverLearnedToRead. This becomes painful when Paula's beloved baby brother Bobby ends up going underneath Henry's sink and drinks some fabric softener. She finds him and calls 911 but is unable to read the warning label on the back of the bottle (which is only made worse with [[TheWoobie Bobby]] repeatedly saying "It hurts"). The 911 operator was sensitive to her plight, Bobby ends up being fine due to getting rescued in time after Punky and Cherie return to the apartment during the call, and Paula takes the steps to begin learning to read, but it's still a terrifying experience for them both. Doubles as a TearJerker.

** One episode features a classmate of the girls', a talented artist, who NeverLearnedToRead. This becomes painful when the girl's beloved baby brother ends up going underneath their sink and drinks some drain cleaner. She finds him and calls 911 but is unable to read the warning label on the back of the bottle (which is only made worse with [[TheWoobie the little boy]] repeatedly saying "Stomach hurts"). The 911 operator was sensitive to her plight, the boy ends up being fine due to getting rescued in time and she takes the steps to learning to read, but it's still a terrifying experience for them both. Doubles as a TearJerker.

** One episode has a neighbor of Punky's threatening to put Brandon to sleep because he bit her. While she was dead set on putting the action into plan, it soon came out ''why'' he did it; she was regularly abusing her daughter and with the last instance he tried to stop it.

* HilariousInHindsight: Punky getting her first bra would be this when Creator/SoleilMoonFrye famously got a breast reduction at 16 because of [[GagBoobs gigantomastia]].

** Oh, [[Westernanimation/DextersLaboratory Mandark's]] personalty is similar to Eddie Malvin's (Funny thing is that both of them are played by the same person).