Small Wonder

1985 - 1989

Vicki's Homecoming

7th September 1985

Episode 1

Ted brings home his own cyber creation an android in the form of a ten year old girl he nicknames Vicki.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

14th September 1985

Episode 2

The Brindles, the Lawson's nosy neighbors, come across Vicki and tries to find out their secret.

Robositter

21st September 1985

Episode 3

Jamie has the entire house to himself, not knowing that Vicki is his babysitter!

Nerd Crush

28th September 1985

Episode 4

Warren Enright, the class nerd, falls in love with Vicki.

Runaway Jamie

5th October 1985

Episode 5

Because Vicki is getting more attention, Jamie decides to run away to see what his parents might think.

Lights! Camera! Ego!

12th October 1985

Episode 6

Jamie and his friend Reggie Williams are involved in putting together a sci-fi movie project for school, but the power of directorial duties goes to Jamie's head.

White Lies

19th October 1985

Episode 7

Jamie realizes the value of constant truthfulness when he can't convince his parents that he's not responsible for breaking (and secretly gluing together) a teapot caused by Harriet's smart-aleck cousin.

The Bully

26th October 1985

Episode 8

A bully extorts money from Jamie's neighborhood club, which quickly reconsiders its boys-only policy via Vicki's strong-arm "assistance."

DisHonor Student

2nd November 1985

Episode 9

Jamie uses Vicki's new speed-scan reading ability to complete 55 chapters of his homework overnight, which earns him the school honor roll -- along with snowballing guilt.

Vicki's Adoption

9th November 1985

Episode 10

Tipped off on the sly by busybody Bonnie Brindle, Child Services threatens to take Vicki away unless the Lawsons can produce her past -- and she passes a medical exam.

Child Prodigy

16th November 1985

Episode 11

To circumvent Child Services' orders to send Vicki to school and risk exposure, the Lawsons hire a pompous tutor who mistakes her computer abilities for genius. To remedy the situation, Joan crams to follow-through her marriage-postponed teaching degree to act as Vicki's "tutor," while Ted takes over the kitchen and creates a mess.

Brindles Move In

23rd November 1985

Episode 12

A house fire moves Ted's new boss, Brandon Brindle, into the Lawsons' house, scheming for insurance fraud.

RoboBrat

30th November 1985

Episode 13

When overexposure to Harriet infects heuristically mimicking Vicki with Harriet's personality traits and shrieking tantrums, Ted must purge the brat out of her at his factory -- but not before Harriet and Bonnie Brindle wonder where Vicki suddenly vanished to and summon the police.

The Burrito Story

4th January 1986

Episode 14

Jamie attempts to mass-produce burritos made by Vicki.

Babes in the Woods

11th January 1986

Episode 15

The Lawsons and Reggie and Harriet take a wilderness camping trip, and get lost.

First Love

18th January 1986

Episode 16

To charm prissy and picky Jessica, Jamie throws an expensive party for her, ignoring a surprising school tomboy.

Substitute Dad

25th January 1986

Episode 17

When golf-crazed Ted neglects taking Jamie to a Father-and-Son picnic for a golf tournament, Brandon steps in and incites a "father war" while Joan uses Vicki to voice her disapproval to Ted.

The Robot Nappers

8th February 1986

Episode 18

When keen-eyed recruitment officers from a rival robotics firm drop by to interview Ted, they suspect Vicki is a robot and plan to "robotnap" her.

Ted's Lay-Off

15th February 1986

Episode 19

United Robotronics cutbacks have the Lawsons scrambling for odd jobs.

Health Nuts

22nd February 1986

Episode 20

Ted is motivated to get the family into shape when an obese co-worker loses a record amount of weight.

The Reluctant Halfback

Episode 21

Ted is proud that Jamie's made the Pee Wee Football league, unknowing that Jamie only does it to please his dad.

Vaudeville Vicki

Episode 22

When a vaudeville actor thinks Vicki is his long-lost daughter, he drafts her into a show and threatens her adoption.

The Birds, The Bees, and Robots

Episode 23

When timid Ted uses the "stork theory" in answering Jamie's questions about sex, Jamie believes Dad's in serious need of sex education and tries to help him out.

Grandpa Lawson's Visit

Episode 24

Ted has the unenviable task of explaining to his unwary Vicki-doting father, who bitterly lost his job to automation, that his new lovely adopted granddaughter is really a robot.

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Tiffany Brissette•Dick Christie•Marla Pennington

When genius cybernetics engineer Ted Lawson brings home his top-secret invention, a Voice Input Child Identicant or V.I.C.I., life becomes anything but mechanical for the Lawson Family. With his boss and his nosy family living next door, Ted, his wife Joan and their son Jamie must pass Vicki off as a real child. It is easy for Joan, who cannot help doting on her like a daughter, but harder for precocious Jamie, who uses Vicki to do his homework and to ward off Harriet, the annoying redheaded girl next door.

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Tiffany Brissette

Victoria "Vicki" Ann Smith-Lawson

Dick Christie Image

Dick Christie

Ted Lawson

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Marla Pennington

Joan Lawson

Jerry Supiran Image

Jerry Supiran

Jamie Lawson

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Emily Schulman

Harriet Brindle

William Bogert Image

William Bogert

Brandon Brindle

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Alice Ghostley

Ida Mae

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