Punky Brewster S01 E18 Henry Falls in Love

Punky is hoping for a complete family when Henry is reunited with his high school sweetheart Maggie McLerie (Allyn Ann McLerie), who is now one of the richest people in Chicago and a widow. Punky feels bad that their courtship went nowhere, as shortly after their first date, Pearl Harbor was attacked and Henry joined the US Navy to aid in the war effort, and lost touch with Maggie. Punky eagerly sets up a recreation of their last date to help Henry out, and it works, as Henry proposes. Punky s hopes begin to fade when Henry and Maggie get into an argument over Punky: if Maggie and Henry get married, Maggie wants to put Punky in a boarding school so Maggie and Henry can travel the world, but Henry is against the idea of putting Punky in a boarding school (at least not without her approval). Punky decides to leave and take Brandon with her so she won t be in the way of Henry and Maggie s marriage.