Small Wonder

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Small Wonder was a sci-fi sitcom about a family who has a robot daughter. Ted Lawson, an engineer at a huge robotics firm, brings home a project that he is working on: a robot in the shape of a 10-year-old girl.''The robot was a Voice Input Child Indenticant (V.I.C.I.), but was nicknamed Vicki for short. Not only did she brighten up Ted's wife Joan, but also was a great sister to their only child Jamie Lawson. They tried to keep the fact that Vicki was a robot from the entire world, but found it difficult when their neighbors, The Brindles, started snooping around the house. What the bad part was, Brandon Brindle, the head of the Brindle family, was Ted's boss and he does his best to lie, cheat, and steal to get him further up the corporate ladder. His wife, Bonnie, was no better than he was, and his bratty daughter Harriet had a killer crush on Jamie.''Jamie, however, would rather play with Reggie, his best friend and confidant than to have Harriet chase him everywhere.''Jamie also tried to teach Vicki how to be a normal kid, but all she could do is mimic people and do things literally. Vicki also had an evil side to her named Vanessa, who was smart-mouthed, conniving and treacherous at times. But other than that, the Lawsons enjoyed four years of living with a robot and no one outside the family was ever the wiser, not even the ever-nosy Brindles.''Small Wonder ran in syndication from 1985 to 1989 and was a ratings hit. There were talks of doing a spin-off series dedicated to Vanessa named Too Good to Be True but it died in the planning stages.''Theme Song:''She's a small wonder''Pretty and bright with soft curls''She's a small wonder''A girl unlike other girls''She's a miracle, and I grant you, she'll enchant you at first sight''She's a small wonder''And she'll make your heart take flight''She's fantastic, made of plastic''Microchips here and there''She's a small wonder,''Brings love and laughter everywhere!moreless
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S 4 :  Ep 24 Aired 5/20/89
S 4 :  Ep 23 Aired 5/13/89
S 4 :  Ep 22 Aired 5/6/89
S 4 :  Ep 21 Aired 4/29/89
S 4 :  Ep 20 Aired 2/25/89

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  • The Small Wonder Experience- the band named after the show

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    By LeslieAndrews1, Jan 10, 2012 Report Abuse
    Small Wonder has a special meaning to me that influenced a major part of my life in a way its creator could never imagine personally. It reflects a time in my history that got the ball rolling on my creativity. The musical band I play in is named The Small Wonder Experience in honor of the one show that defined my growing years and also the immortal guitar legend Jimi Hendrix. We have played a psychedelic blues rock version of the theme song often.moreless

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  • i'm SO glad i found some of the episodes of this show on youtube.com

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    By panteirra84, Jul 24, 2011 Report Abuse
    i was very young when i started watching this show. I was surprised to see that it began earlier than i thought. This was one show i enjoyed watching and wish they played on cable tv or on the tv channel Antenna TV. I miss this show alot and when i saw Tammy Brissette on Dancing with the stars, i almost didn't recognize her. That show was entertaining and funny, unlike half the comedy shows on today.moreless

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  • It's a Small Wonder...

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    By piccolomaster, Jun 27, 2010 Report Abuse
    Small Wonder is truly a wonderful, clean and entertaining TV show that lasted for four seasons 1985-1989. It features a typical family with a robot sister named Vicki (VICI). Ted Lawson (the father figure) invented the robot daughter. Very few people know about the secret of Vicky.

    I love most if not all the episodes. Absolutely hillarious and entertaining. They do not make shows like this anymore. I know the special effects and the story line can be quite cheesy but that is part of its charm. I am truly proud to own Seasons One and Two on DVD. The condition of these episodes is simply amazing. Very few glitches but that is to be expected from a show that is at least 25 years old.

    I hope Seasons 3 and 4 will be release sooner than later. It is truly an awesome TV Show.moreless

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  • Nostalgic.

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    By sanniescott, Nov 09, 2009 Report Abuse
    This show may seem cheesy by today's standards, but back then it seemed like the best thing on TV. Later it would be termed as one of the worst shows on TV. But when I watched this as a kid, I had still not developed a critical eye. I was hooked from the first episode. It would have been great if they had produced more episodes. The characters were funny and almost all the episodes were great. It's really sad that this show is not available on DVD yet. But there are rumors that it will be released next year. It would truly be nostalgic to watch Small Wonder again. I may not enjoy it as much as I used to, but it's sure to bring some childhood memories back.moreless

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  • An engineer invents a robot to become part of his family.

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    By marvelfan89, Dec 26, 2006 Report Abuse
    I remember watching this as a kid. Now looking back, it's easy to see its flaws, but at the time it was a semi-popular show. The shows is all about the Lawson's living with Vicki whose a robot. It seems that Ted wanted to advance his career so he made Vicki. He had a small rival in the evil nerd known as Brindle. The Brindles were very annoying. They are truly the neighbors who look like losers, whom you don't want to know.

    This show clearly had a young audience. We see Vicki trying to live like a kid, but we see her abnormal actions (such as her strength) which leads others to try and discover her secret. Other times like "Three's Company" is a show about the chaos that happens when things get out of hand.

    Acting-wise, the acting was average, very average and noneo of the actors really had long TV or Movie careers except maybe William Bogert (who already was a couple of movies). It's an ok show, I've seen worse. For fans who liked it, it's a sign of some of the more enjoyable, but off the wall shows of the 80's.moreless

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