Small Wonder 

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

Creator:

Howard Leeds

Stars:

Richard Christie, Marla Pennington, Jerry Supiran

2 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Richard 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, VICI (played by Tiffany Brissette). The family--Ted, Joan and Jamie--keep VICI'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 | family secret | little boy | little girl | nosy neighbor | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 September 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Super Vicky

Filming Locations:

Metromedia Square - 5746 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Small Wonder Joint Venture, The, 20th Century Fox Television, Metromedia Producers Corporation (MPC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (96 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Candace Cameron Bure, Taylor Neff and Heather O'Rourke all auditioned for the role of Vicki.

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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 accommodate 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 Teen Titans Go!: Oil Drums (2015)

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 ...