Small Wonder (1985–1989)

Father Ted Lawson creates a robot, Vicki (played by Tiffany Brissette). The family--Ted, Joan and Jamie--keep Vicki's identity secret, and pretend that she is their daughter. Harriet, their... See full summary »

Stars:

Dick Christie, Marla Pennington, Jerry Supiran

2 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Dick Christie	...	Ted Lawson (96 episodes, 1985-1989)
Marla Pennington	...	Joan Lawson (96 episodes, 1985-1989)
Jerry Supiran	...	Jamie Lawson (96 episodes, 1985-1989)
Tiffany Brissette	...	Vicki the Robot (96 episodes, 1985-1989)
Emily Schulman	...	Harriet Brindle (96 episodes, 1985-1989)

Storyline

Father Ted Lawson creates a robot, Vicki (played by Tiffany Brissette). The family--Ted, Joan and Jamie--keep Vicki's identity secret, and pretend that she is their daughter. Harriet, their nosy and annoying neighbor, has a crush on Jamie and plans to marry him. Her dad, Brandon Brindle, is Ted's boss; Brandon stole credit for Ted's ideas.

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Plot Keywords:

robot | artificially created girl | sitcom

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 September 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Super Vicky

Filming Locations:

Fox Television Studios - 1999 S. Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Metromedia Producers Corporation (MPC), Metromedia Video Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (96 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Vicki "jumpstarted Grandpa" via the defibrillator to restart his heart, Jamie asks where she leaned that, she replies "Trapper John". Jerry Supiran guest starred in the 'Send In the Clowns" episode of Trapper John, M.D. as Matthew Riley.

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Goofs

Despite being "made of plastic, microchips here and there", the robot and her costume grew from season to season to accommodative the actress. However, in the season 4 episode "School Monitor", there was an explanation given by the father, who put in a special chip that enabled her to grow to avoid suspicion from friends and neighbors why she never grew and remained the same age.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Joan Lawson: That makes sense.

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Connections

Referenced in Family Guy: Brian Goes Back to College (2005)

User Reviews

I Want This Back on TV

How can u guys criticize this show ... it was meant for kids .. i used to watch it when i was a kid .... and i want it back cause it reminds me of my childhood ..... how i used to enjoy it .... i have watched all the episodes many times and still wouldn't mind watching it again for fun .... I know this show has flaws .... bad acting, direction, writing but who cares about these things at the age of 5 - 12. Who knows about these things at that age .... common people i don't think this show deserves such a low rating ... it did what it was meant to do ... to make kids laugh and enjoy half hour of television .... besides thi my favorite shows were I dream of Jeanie, Bewitched, Silver Spoons, Different Strokes, The Duck tales cartoon .... these shows were not meant to be "good" in every way ... but they made me laugh at that age and i was hooked up .... thats all that matters ...