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Soleil's mom in season 3 episode

posted 19 years ago by LauraTheWallace
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One of the funniest episodes of season three, "Help Wanted," has Soleil Moon Frye's mother, Sondra Peluce, in it. In the busy restaurant scene, she's the woman who says, "Waitress, our water." And then Punky takes somebody else's water and says, "Here, it's nice to share." I didn't notice this the first time I watched it, but on the second viewing I caught it. She is not credited.

So this got me thinking, maybe the other uncredited customers in that scene are related to the cast members, too. Anyone know what Cherie Johnson's or Ami Foster's parents look like? George Gaynes' wife or children?

[–] meister76 19 years ago

Cool I didn't know that.

George Gaynes' wife played in 2 episodes. She's Henry's date in My Aged Valentine and she also played an attorney in Punky Finds A Home pt 3. Quite sweet really!

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[–] LauraTheWallace 19 years ago

That's funny. George Gaynes' wife is in "Henry Falls in Love" and so is Soleil's brother Meeno Peluce. Quite a family affair, that episode.

[–] AWERTH 19 years ago

Just to correct a previous post who was almost right--
Henry's wife was not in "My Aged Valentine", but
she was in "Henry Falls In Love Part 1" and Part 2..

And as the last poster said she plays the attorney "Lois"
in Part 3 of "Punky Finds A Home"..

I never knew Soleil's mom was in "Help Wanted"!!

I wonder why we did not see her in the credits...!!

It could have said in the credits Sondra
Peluce or it could have also said Sondra
Frye as that's Soleil' last name!! playing
the "Customer"..

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[–] meister76 19 years ago

Sorry my mistake, I got the 2 mixed up.

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[–] AWERTH 19 years ago

Nevertheless- those are great episodes!!

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[–] rosek102 18 years ago

Wow, I remember that scene, but I never knew that it was Soleil's real mother! Thanks for posting that--I'll have to go back and watch it again.

Soleil was so funny and cute in that scene; my favorite was when the woman asked for upside down cake, and Punky just took another plate and flipped the regular cake over. It was probably my favorite scene in the whole series.

[–] AWERTH 18 years ago

From that same episode::

I also liked when she pulled the chair out from under
where the guy was sitting and he falls on his arse!!!

And when she throws that man's order to him "Table 4"....

"HENDERSON'S, COME ON DOWN!"

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