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September 2, 2009

Soleil Moon Frye Gives Her Fans What She Considers To Be "The Perfect Gift"

In celebration of her 1,000,000th Twitter follower, Soleil Moon Frye decided that she would do something "crazy," and give fans "the perfect gift," which is to dress up like Punky Brewster in a web video.

Really, Soleil, A GIFT CERTIFICATE WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE. I mean, maybe to you a painful reminder of how close everyone is getting to ACTUAL DEATH is a "perfect gift", but personally I prefer books* and/or DVDs. Seriously, how old is everyone now? And why does Soleil Moon Frye have 1,000,000 Twitter followers? Remember when 1,000,000 Twitter followers used to mean something? And also, why do people often use the word "crazy" for things that are not crazy at all? Dippin' Dots are crazy. Philip Garrido is crazy. A grown woman dressing up in the costume of a character she used to play in a silly on-line video for her superfans is not even remotely crazy. If it is anything it is surprising. That it didn't happen sooner. (Via BuzzFeed.)

*Just kidding. Books are for nerds.

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Had she done this topless it would have indeed been the perfect gift. As it is, I've seen better.

Posted by: Mikey profile link at 09/02/09 3:10 PM  | Reply
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why don't you have a seat... over there

Posted by: Already Exists profile link  in reply to  Mikey's comment at 09/02/09 3:35 PM  | Reply
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I don't even know who Punky Brewster is. I will consider myself lucky and move along.

Posted by: Funtastik profile link at 09/02/09 3:11 PM  | Reply
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Haha. I'm getting voted down because of when I was born and because I didn't bother to TRAVEL BACK TO 1986 WITH AN ADULT BRAIN. Sorry that I haven't come to the plate with pre-existing knowledge of this ultimately insignificant sitcom character? All your jail is belong to my dumb face.

Posted by: Funtastik profile link  in reply to  Funtastik's comment at 09/02/09 5:01 PM  | Reply
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You're grounded.

Posted by: wubdub profile link  in reply to  Funtastik's comment at 09/02/09 5:35 PM  | Reply
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I think you got voted down because of how hard it isn't to google Punky Brewster.

Posted by: stacey profile link  in reply to  Funtastik's comment at 09/02/09 9:46 PM  | Reply
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i know what the perfect gift from her would be, and it isn't this.

Posted by: woozefa profile link at 09/02/09 3:13 PM  | Reply
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How is dressing up as an unknown character in a closed room a gift at all? Where is the thrill in that? Couldn't she at least gone out side or even by an open window?

Posted by: abby r. profile link at 09/02/09 3:15 PM  | Reply
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or masturbated?

Posted by: argle  in reply to  abby r.'s comment at 09/02/09 3:19 PM  | Reply
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aw, i made a video of myself dressed as you avatar to give to you because of love, but i'll delete it.

Posted by: caringiscool profile link  in reply to  abby r.'s comment at 09/02/09 3:42 PM  | Reply
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that's just goofy fun times. if laurel or hardy were still alive to don their bowler hats and tiny mustaches again, then maybe your grandpa self would get to ride the feelgood nostalgia wave, too.

Posted by: alexandrararara profile link at 09/02/09 3:21 PM  | Reply
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if soleil didn't look like she'd been hit in the face with a pan, i'd ask her to ride the feelgood wave too.

Posted by: bateman  in reply to  alexandrararara's comment at 09/02/09 3:26 PM  | Reply
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Q: Remember that time you locked Alan in the abandoned refrigerator? That was awesome.

Posted by: whoa! profile link at 09/02/09 3:23 PM  | Reply
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Didn't Cheri get locked in the refrigerator? Alan wasn't able to save her because he wasn't paying attention in CPR class. Or something. I CAN BARELY REMEMBER.

Also, "Punky's favorite phrase's"? Just because she was an orphan doesn't mean she didn't know proper grammar.

Posted by: Whyareyouyelling profile link  in reply to  whoa!'s comment at 09/02/09 3:47 PM  | Reply
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I feel horrible about this - but that was a trap. I just wanted to call someone "Professor Punky."

Posted by: whoa! profile link  in reply to  Whyareyouyelling's comment at 09/02/09 4:00 PM  | Reply
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Well, I only corrected you so that someone somewhere would think of me as Professor Punky. Win-win.

Posted by: Whyareyouyelling profile link  in reply to  whoa!'s comment at 09/02/09 8:14 PM  | Reply
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This is the only episode I remember, but my parents dragged me out to run errands in the middle of the episode so I never learned how it ended for poor Cherie. It haunts me to this day. Stay away from abandoned refrigerators kids!

Posted by: OhMeOhMy profile link  in reply to  Whyareyouyelling's comment at 09/02/09 5:41 PM  | Reply
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I can't believe how far she went. Realize that she probably didn't have an assistant for this. She had to cut up construction paper into letters and glue it to that large book, that she probably had to make. She probably didn't 100% remember what the Punky outfit was, so she had to carry a photo of herself when she was 10 around and constantly reference it, possibly (if she had enough not shame) showing it to clerks and asking them to help her look for whatever clothing/accessories she couldn't find on her own. She probably even made up that background. She then bounded around like an over-excited 10 year old girl, though she is a 33-year old woman, all for a video for her fans (which are who, guys who actually watched Punky Brewster!? Is that an actual large number!?).


These are not the actions of a sane woman who is grateful for a time in her past but can let it go. These are the actions of an (temporarily) insane woman (who is fairly attractive and probably otherwise nice but still).

Posted by: FistfulOAwesome profile link at 09/02/09 3:27 PM  | Reply
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This nightmarish. Your childhood come back full of fucking insane. She's like Anthony Perkins dressing up as his dead mother. Nightmarish. Goodnight Internet. Sleep tight.

Posted by: oh. profile link at 09/02/09 3:27 PM  | Reply
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"is" escaped, but I've caught him.

Posted by: oh. profile link  in reply to  oh.'s comment at 09/02/09 3:41 PM  | Reply
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Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Who cares about ugly ass 80's shit. I wanna see them TATTIES!

Posted by: El Diablo at 09/02/09 3:41 PM  | Reply
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This guy knows what I'm talkin' about.

Posted by: mtobey profile link  in reply to  El Diablo's comment at 09/02/09 3:44 PM  | Reply
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More like "COUGAR POWER!!!!!1111"

Posted by: yomomma at 09/02/09 3:43 PM  | Reply
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i couldn't even watch past 30 seconds. she was so self-conscious that i wanted to give her her privacy. worst gift ever.

Posted by: caringiscool profile link at 09/02/09 3:44 PM  | Reply
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I find Soleil Moon Frye quite attractive (when she's not dressed like a child), and I recognize that this video was absolutely not made for me, so I'm just going to move on and pretend I didn't see this.

Posted by: dafs profile link at 09/02/09 3:45 PM  | Reply
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i want to pressure her into eating a few big, messy sandwiches. her very strong jaw is intimidating me. she needs fattening and softening.

Posted by: caringiscool profile link  in reply to  dafs's comment at 09/03/09 1:14 AM  | Reply
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Looks like someone just learned the phrase "self-deprecating" and decided to try it out. I think she was way more successful than she intended to be.

Posted by: Clare profile link at 09/02/09 4:03 PM  | Reply
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"Henry, I'm getting my breasts removed."

Posted by: Da Best Mayne profile link at 09/02/09 4:08 PM  | Reply
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Cocaine's a hell of a drug.

Posted by: That One profile link at 09/02/09 4:09 PM  | Reply
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It's nice that she gets such a natural high by repeating her old character's catchphrases.

Posted by: Niamh profile link at 09/02/09 4:31 PM  | Reply
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Tinnitus? I'm not really sure that being deafened by 'crazy' yelling and terrible sound levels is what I'd consider a perfect gift.

Posted by: hypothetical snob at 09/02/09 4:46 PM  | Reply
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Freedom fries out, Moon fries in!

Posted by: Beastie profile link at 09/02/09 4:55 PM  | Reply
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Every May 9 I get a little sad, because that's the day Cherie's parents died.

Posted by: jimjbollocks profile link at 09/02/09 5:15 PM  | Reply
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I am glad she got the "nerve up"

Posted by: Wern profile link at 09/02/09 5:31 PM  | Reply
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I can't stop laughing about the wall outlet between her legs, don't know why. Oh, wall outlets.

Posted by: wubdub profile link at 09/02/09 5:33 PM  | Reply
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Only 999,819 more followers to go, people..

http://twitter.com/jaleel_white

Posted by: Did I do that? at 09/02/09 6:10 PM  | Reply
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I think this was kind of cute.

Posted by: langford profile link at 09/02/09 7:31 PM  | Reply
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YOU'RE ALL OLD.

Posted by: Elliot profile link at 09/03/09 3:23 AM  | Reply
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