Showing 1 - 5 of 5 articles tagged "Cherie Johnson"

• Posted Friday 2/26/21 at 4:03AM EST

  Peacock's Punky Brewster is a pretty safe and average example of a "neutral nostalgia reboot"

  "There are reboots that exercise progressive nostalgia," says Daniel Fienberg.

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  Posted Tuesday 2/23/21 at 11:55AM EST

  Peacock's New Punky Brewster Is More Fuller House Than Saved By the Bell

  In the fall of 1984, America was introduced to Penelope Brewster (Soleil Moon Frye), a scrappy little kid whose mother...

• Posted Wednesday 2/10/21 at 12:38PM EST

  Cherie Johnson's Punky Brewster character is gay: Jasika Nicole will play her girlfriend

  Johnson tells GLAAD her Cherie character will already be out in the Peacock reboot premiere.

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  Posted Thursday 1/16/20 at 9:53AM EST

  Peacock gives Punky Brewster sequel a series order

  Soleil Moon Frye will officially reprise her 1984-1988 childhood sitcom role in the Punky Brewster revival series.

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  Posted Tuesday 10/01/19 at 5:44PM EDT

  Punky Brewster reboot reunites Punky and Cherie Johnson

  Johnson is joining the Peacock sequel series pilot to reprise her character, also named Cherie Johnson, who was Punky's best...