melody (initially credited as junior's girlfiend), played by lyanne compton, is introduced in 1988 as the troublesome school friend of junior roberts (aaron carrington), on whom she has a crush. they are mischievous, doing things such as stealing dogs from their owners and then claiming rewards when they return the dogs, professing to have found them, or charging children to see a free punch and judy show. melody attends the local brownies, where she is particularly troublesome for the brown owl, marge green (pat coombs).