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Original Punky Brewster asterisk Soleil Moon Frye and Cherie Johnson penned come to tributes to the show ’s creator , the belated David W. Duclon .
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The man lost the originative image behindPunky BrewsterwhenDavid Duclonpassed on January 15th . The writer has been dynamic in Hollywood for over 50 years since writing for the sitcomThe Odd Couple , which starredTony RandallandJack Klugmanin 1973 . He went on to write forHappy Days , snap Loose , Laverne & Shirley , The Jeffersons , andDiff’rent Strokesbefore creatingPunkywith starSoleil Moon Frye , gain audiences over as the charismatic young orphan and statute title character who develop a loving human relationship with her surrogate father Harry Warnimont , played by the lateGeorge Gaynes . The series live four seasons from 1984 - 1988 , spawn an animate serial publication .
A Peacock legacy sequel of the same name premiered in 2021 and deplorably only lasted one season withJim and Steve Armogidajoining Duclon creatively found Punky as a middle - cured woman adopting a young girl , Izzy ( Quinn Copeland ) , with standardized characteristic . Frye reunited with carbon monoxide gas - starsCherie Johnson , who reprised her role as Cherie , andAmi Foster , who reprised her role as Margeaux , for the Peacock serial publication . Frye and Johnson penned testimonial to Duclon .
Punky Brewster Stars Soleil Moon Frye and Cherie Johnson Pay Tribute to Creator David W. Duclon
Sharing an old exposure of her and Duclon during the original NBC serial run , Moonwrote , " See you over the rainbow . 💔 🌈 Rest in repose . # davidduclon . " Johnson replied , " He loves you so much ! ❤ ️ " . In Johnson ’s tribute , she also shared a personal pic with the Jehovah , " You were a producer until the very remnant . You tell me ' good-by , Cherrific , ' but I was n’t listening — I was n’t ready . You ’ve been by my side for every major present moment in my life . My uncle , my confidant , my mentor , my undecomposed friend , my labor mate and my boss ! "
Johnson also thanked him for giving her confidence as an actress , " From the very beginning , you teach me the value of hard work and persistence . You even made me try out over and over for a character you named after me . LOL you told me kiddo you got this because you’re able to do this not because you are my niece ! You believe in me when I did n’t even know what that think , and because of you , the world eff me — and so many others … You did n’t just change my life ; you changed lives , " she go forward . " You were the kind of person who quietly shaped the world in the most extraordinary ways . A real - life-time hero . Uncle David , I ’m so proud to have known you , to have been loved by you , and to call myself your niece . I do n’t hump if I ’ll ever be able to say goodby back , but I ’ll carry you with me always . I get laid you ceaselessly and will drop you until I see you again . Love always , Cherrific # davidduclon "
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