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Small Wonder

  • TV Series
  • 1985–19891985–1989
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 30m
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Tiffany Brissette, Richard Christie, Marla Pennington, Emily Schulman, and Jerry Supiran in Small Wonder (1985)
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  • Comedy
  • Family
  • Sci-Fi
The zany adventures of a suburban family, their next-door neighbors, and an innovative robot designed to look like a human child.The zany adventures of a suburban family, their next-door neighbors, and an innovative robot designed to look like a human child.The zany adventures of a suburban family, their next-door neighbors, and an innovative robot designed to look like a human child.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
4.9K
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POPULARITY
3,344
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  • Creator
    • Howard Leeds
  • Stars
    • Richard Christie
    • Marla Pennington
    • Jerry Supiran
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  • Creator
    • Howard Leeds
  • Stars
    • Richard Christie
    • Marla Pennington
    • Jerry Supiran
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    • 62User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 13 nominations

    Episodes96

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    Small Wonder: The Complete First Season
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    Small Wonder: The Complete First Season

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    Tiffany Brissette, Emily Schulman, and Jerry Supiran in Small Wonder (1985)
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    Tiffany Brissette, Emily Schulman, and Jerry Supiran in Small Wonder (1985)
    Tiffany Brissette, Richard Christie, and Marla Pennington in Small Wonder (1985)
    Emily Schulman and Jerry Supiran in Small Wonder (1985)
    Tiffany Brissette, Richard Christie, Marla Pennington, and Jerry Supiran in Small Wonder (1985)
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    William Bogert, Edie McClurg, and Emily Schulman in Small Wonder (1985)
    William Bogert, Edie McClurg, and Emily Schulman in Small Wonder (1985)

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    Richard Christie
    Richard Christie
    • Ted Lawsonas Ted Lawson
    96 episodes96 eps • 1985–1989
    Marla Pennington
    Marla Pennington
    • Joan Lawsonas Joan Lawson
    96 episodes96 eps • 1985–1989
    Jerry Supiran
    • Jamie Lawsonas Jamie Lawson
    96 episodes96 eps • 1985–1989
    Tiffany Brissette
    Tiffany Brissette
    • Vicki the Robotas Vicki the Robot
    96 episodes96 eps • 1985–1989
    Emily Schulman
    • Harriet Brindleas Harriet Brindle
    96 episodes96 eps • 1985–1989
    Paul C. Scott
    • Reggie Williamsas Reggie Williams
    32 episodes32 eps • 1985–1989
    William Bogert
    William Bogert
    • Brandon Brindleas Brandon Brindle
    28 episodes28 eps • 1985–1989
    Edie McClurg
    Edie McClurg
    • Bonnie Brindleas Bonnie Brindle
    12 episodes12 eps • 1985–1988
    David Moses
    David Moses
    • Mr. Bryantas Mr. Bryant
    6 episodes6 eps • 1987–1989
    Bobby Herbeck
    Bobby Herbeck
    • Delivery Manas Delivery Man…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1986–1989
    Kelly Britt
    • Mrs. Fernwaldas Mrs. Fernwald
    5 episodes5 eps • 1985–1988
    Lihann Jones
    • Jessicaas Jessica
    5 episodes5 eps • 1986–1987
    Daryl Bartley
    • Warrenas Warren…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1985–1987
    Donald Craig
    • Robert Jenningsas Robert Jennings
    5 episodes5 eps • 1987–1989
    Alice Ghostley
    Alice Ghostley
    • Ida Maeas Ida Mae…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1988
    Bobby Jacoby
    Bobby Jacoby
    • Ernieas Ernie…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1985–1989
    Danny Wells
    Danny Wells
    • Discount Daleas Discount Dale…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1986–1989
    Lucy Lee Flippin
    Lucy Lee Flippin
    • Mrs. Jenningsas Mrs. Jennings…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1987–1989
    • Creator
      • Howard Leeds
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Seth Green screen tested for the part of Jamie Lawson
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Joan Lawson: That makes sense.

    • Connections
      Featured in I Love the '80s: 1985 (2002)

    User reviews62

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    Classic 80's comedy
    I had a crush on Vicki.....when I was 7 years old! Small Wonder, whenever I see it, reminds me of my childhood glory years from 1985-1989. It has the same formula plots that "Full House" would use later, only there's two kids (if you can call Vicki a kid) instead of 3. Vicki is a robot Ted Lawson created (this was back in the early computer boom of the mid 80's, so the show fit in with its pop culture surroundings) since Ted and his wife always wanted a little girl. The problem is each week they go through stunt after stunt to keep Vicki's robot identity a secret and to make their neighbors believe she's a real little girl. It didn't help that Ted dressed her up in the same Raggedy Ann-type dress with the high socks for the first couple of seasons, or that she spoke in a monotonic robot voice. Throw in a wisecracking son and a boy-crazy girl next door (Harriet) and you have yourself a classic sitcom! In season 3 they "humanized" her more, as Ted put a chip in Vicki so she could talk like "normal" people do, and they bought her actual clothes so she wouldn't look like a doll anymore (it was typical 80's garb mind you). When I watch reruns nowadays, I laugh at myself for actually loving this show back in the day. I put it up there with ALF and Charles In Charge when I talk about my favorite 80's sitcoms.
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    • Release date
      • September 7, 1985 (United States)
    • Also known as
      • La Pequeña Maravilla
    • Filming locations
      • Metromedia Square - 5746 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • The Small Wonder Joint Venture
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • Metromedia Producers Corporation (MPC)
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes

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