Series
Small Wonder
ComedyFamily
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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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 24 epS2 · 24 epS3 · 27 epS4 · 24 ep
1Vicki's Homecoming7 Sept 1985 · 21mTed brings home his own cyber creation an android in the form of a ten year old girl he nicknames Vicki.
2Guess Who's Coming to Dinner14 Sept 1985 · 21mThe Brindles, the Lawson's nosy neighbors, come across Vicki and tries to find out their secret.
3Robositter21 Sept 1985 · 21mJamie has the entire house to himself, not knowing that Vicki is his babysitter!
4Nerd Crush28 Sept 1985 · 21mWarren Enright, the class nerd, falls in love with Vicki.
5Runaway Jamie5 Oct 1985 · 21mBecause Vicki is getting more attention, Jamie decides to run away to see what his parents might think.
6Lights! Camera! Ego!12 Oct 1985 · 21mJamie 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.
7White Lies19 Oct 1985 · 21mJamie 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.
8The Bully26 Oct 1985 · 21mA bully extorts money from Jamie's neighborhood club, which quickly reconsiders its boys-only policy via Vicki's strong-arm "assistance."
9DisHonor Student2 Nov 1985 · 21mJamie 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.
10Vicki's Adoption9 Nov 1985 · 21mTipped 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.
11Child Prodigy16 Nov 1985 · 21mTo 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.
12Brindles Move In23 Nov 1985 · 21mA house fire moves Ted's new boss, Brandon Brindle, into the Lawsons' house, scheming for insurance fraud.
13RoboBrat30 Nov 1985 · 21mWhen 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.
14The Burrito Story4 Jan 1986 · 21mJamie attempts to mass-produce burritos made by Vicki.
15Babes in the Woods11 Jan 1986 · 21mThe Lawsons and Reggie and Harriet take a wilderness camping trip, and get lost.
16First Love18 Jan 1986 · 21mTo charm prissy and picky Jessica, Jamie throws an expensive party for her, ignoring a surprising school tomboy.
17Substitute Dad25 Jan 1986 · 21mWhen 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.
18The Robot Nappers8 Feb 1986 · 21mWhen 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.
19Ted's Lay-Off15 Feb 1986 · 21mUnited Robotronics cutbacks have the Lawsons scrambling for odd jobs.
20Health Nuts22 Feb 1986 · 21mTed is motivated to get the family into shape when an obese co-worker loses a record amount of weight.
21The Reluctant Halfback1 Mar 1986 · 21mTed is proud that Jamie's made the Pee Wee Football league, unknowing that Jamie only does it to please his dad.
22Vaudeville Vicki3 May 1986 · 21mWhen a vaudeville actor thinks Vicki is his long-lost daughter, he drafts her into a show and threatens her adoption.
23The Birds, The Bees, and Robots10 May 1986 · 21mWhen 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.
24Grandpa Lawson's Visit17 May 1986 · 21mTed 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.
Details
- Created by
- Howard Leeds
- First aired
- 7 Sept 1985
- Last aired
- 20 May 1989
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- Syndication
- Episodes
- 99
- Votes
- 163 on TMDB
Cast
Tiffany BrissetteVictoria "Vicki" Ann Smith-Lawson
Dick ChristieTed Lawson
Marla PenningtonJoan Lawson
Jerry SupiranJamie Lawson
Emily SchulmanHarriet Brindle
William BogertBrandon Brindle
Alice GhostleyIda Mae
