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Good Evening Punky Peeps and welcome to an Sunday Night edition of Punky Power: An Unofficial Punky Brewster Podcast. I'm your host Angela Bowen. Tonight I'll be reviewing the episode Season 1 Episode 8 Part 1 A Visit to the Doctor which aired on November 4, 1984. In this episode we see Punky try to overcome her fear of shots when Henry gives her his magic nickel for good luck which she promptly loses, but in the end learns a valuable lesson. Also Punky and Cherie get a schooled in proper fake note writing, we learn Cherie has a pet gerbil, a child who knows nothing about stranger danger offers Henry a lick of his ice cream cone and Henry gets unsolicited parenting advice from a lonely receptionist. As well as talk about my scary visit to the Doctor for a shot and a Doctor who found a way to calm my fears during an operation when I was young. My fear of flying for the first time at 26 and what I do when I have a bad dream. Before we get into this episode let’s get into our Episode of the Week Question and Bonus Question for Season 1 Episode 8 Part 1 A Visit to the Doctor. I asked the question: Do you have any bad experiences or good experiences of going to the Doctor as a child or maybe as a parent yourself your own child having a rough experience, but you made it better in the end? I did get one response from a listener which you will hear on the podcast. BONUS Episode of the Week Question: Who played the little boy sitting next to Henry in the Doctor’s office, who later went on the following year in 1985 to star in a hit ABC TV Show? Answer: Jeremy Miller who went to star on Growing Pains And I want to give a sincere thank to all you listeners out whether you listen to this podcast on Itunes or Soundcloud or any other listening platforms to hear this podcast. I love giving you the episode recaps of Punky Brewster every week joining me as I go into full detail describing her many adventures and shenanigans with Henry, Brandon and her friends as well as my occasional running commentary and childhood stories. It’s time for the Brandon Tail Wag Episode Rating: I give this episode 4 out of 5 Brandon Tail Wags One for Punky and Cherie’s fake notes to the doctor One for the Magic Nickel (R.I.P.) One for Jeremy’s Miller’s cute performance And the last one for Punky realizing she didn’t need the magic nickel after all to get through having the shot. 1 wag taken off due to being mini episode Episode Question of the Week: What was your bedtime ritual as a child? Do you have one now? Bonus Question: What two shows did Henry let Punky stay up and watch? Here’s a new segment entitled Punky’s Principles: Where I give my own moral of what I learned from this episode: Don’t let your fear control you, find the confidence to overcome it and know that you are stronger than fear, in this episode Punky is afraid of getting her booster shot, Henry gives her his most cherished and prized magic nickel, and Punky loses it. Later she comes to realize she had the courage after all to face her fear without it. Also if you enjoy this podcast rate, review and subscribe so you won’t miss an episode and tells your friends and family about it. This is a family friendly podcast to be listened to by all. Also check my social media sites which you can access using the links on my Soundcloud account Punky Power: An Unoffical Punky Brewster Podcast. Facebook: Punky Power: An Unofficial Punky Brewster Podcast Instagram: punkypbpodcast Twitter: punkypbpodcast Tumbler:PunkyPower: An Unofficial Punky Brewster Podcast Gmail: For those of you that want to email me with Episode and Bonus Episode Answers or tell me what Punky Brewster means to you if you watched it as a child and have introduced it to your child. Have a great week, Punky Peeps!