In August, it was announced that a Lizzie McGuire sequel series was on the way, one in which the Disney Channel star is “a 30-year old millennial navigating life in New York City.” It sounds like a chipper return to the Hillary Duff-starring series, which may or may resonate with those who grew up on the character and now find themselves craving darker, more punishing content that better reflects the craven nightmares of day-to-day life. If that’s you, might we instead direct you to the Punky Brewster sequel series, which finds original star Soleil Moon Frye “trying to get her life back on track” as a single mother of three. Jesus, Punks, we’re rooting for you.
Scoring the pivotal role of Punky Brewster’s ex-husband is teen heartthrob-turned-Star Wars enthusiast and cookbook author Freddie Prinze Jr., who, being an on-the-road musician, sounds like a total deadbeat but, per TheWrap, is actually a “great dad” who retains some “lingering chemistry” with Punky. Punky Power is infectious, we imagine.
Prinze Jr. joins Cherie Johnson, reprising her role as Punky’s bestie, and, we’re guessing, the refrigerator she got her ass locked in once upon a time. The series is slated to stream on the NBCU’s forthcoming streaming service, Peacock.
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Will the new series answer what happened to the cartoon’s gopher, uh, thing? Its ghost can’t rest until we get answers. WHAT HAPPENED TO GLOMER, PUNKY?
The fridge got him!!
The big late season twist is that Prinze IS Glomer, and the whole ‘on the road’ thing is a cover for how he can only temporarily assume human form.
**** a magical, leprechaun gopherbut yeah if glomer’s not in this then who gives a shit?
still mad he got recast on the Nancy Drew show.
What an awful picture. Why dont you include a good picture
Is he morphing into Henry Rollins?
I’d love to see a modern version of that horrifying cave episode, tbh.
There were obviously a lot of drugs on the table that week in the writer’s room. Supplied by The Chicklets, obviously.
Nice to see Mr. Gellar working again.
Going to go out on a limb, and by that I mean I’m not checking imdb, but he seems to have been more employed than Sarah lately.
LOL that picture of him is amazing…ly bad. All I can see:
Fun fact: Freddie Prinze Jr. is now 21 years older than his father was when he committed suicide.
That is fun!
For certain values of “fun.”
I still have a ways to go to meet that goal.Fun.
Did he divorce her because of the breast reduction?
I’m ashamed for liking that.
How am I just hearing about this? Goddamn, I loved me some Punky Brewster. Goddamn, I’m getting old.
There’s no way the original premise of the show would get a greenlight today.Old, wealthy guy suddenly shows up with a preteen girl he found on the street? DCFS would be on his ass before you could say Jeffrey Epstein.
I am sure Freddie appreciates that header photo guys. lol
Who divorced you? That’s right, Iron Fucking Bull!
My So Called Life next?