TV series

Small Wonder

Name: Small Wonder
Released: 1985
Cast: Tiffany Brissette, Dick Christie, Marla Pennington, Jerry Supiran, Emily Schulman

1985–1989· 4 seasons· 21 min episodesTV-G★ 7.0Ended

On Syndication — From Metromedia Video Productions · 20th Century Fox Television

Create a free account to save & share

Create a free account to see where Small Wonder is streaming, with prices and your services first.

Where to watch

Not available to stream in US

🔔 Notify me about new seasons

Synopsis

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.

Themes

android inventor family relationships robot sitcom robot girl

Episodes

Create a free account to track the episodes you’ve watched.

E1 Vicki's HomecomingNext upSep 7, 1985 · 21 min
Synopsis
Ted brings home his own cyber creation an android in the form of a ten year old girl he nicknames Vicki.
E2 Guess Who's Coming to DinnerSep 14, 1985 · 21 min
Synopsis
The Brindles, the Lawson's nosy neighbors, come across Vicki and tries to find out their secret.
E3 RobositterSep 21, 1985 · 21 min
Synopsis
Jamie has the entire house to himself, not knowing that Vicki is his babysitter!
E4 Nerd CrushSep 28, 1985 · 21 min
Synopsis
Warren Enright, the class nerd, falls in love with Vicki.
E5 Runaway JamieOct 5, 1985 · 21 min
Synopsis
Because Vicki is getting more attention, Jamie decides to run away to see what his parents might think.
E6 Lights! Camera! Ego!Oct 12, 1985 · 21 min
Synopsis
Jamie 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.
E7 White LiesOct 19, 1985 · 21 min
Synopsis
Jamie 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.
Guest stars: David C. Glasser (Harriet's cousin)
E8 The BullyOct 26, 1985 · 21 min
Synopsis
A bully extorts money from Jamie's neighborhood club, which quickly reconsiders its boys-only policy via Vicki's strong-arm "assistance."
Guest stars: Brent Chalem (Willard)
E9 DisHonor StudentNov 2, 1985 · 21 min
Synopsis
Jamie 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.
E10 Vicki's AdoptionNov 9, 1985 · 21 min
Synopsis
Tipped 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.
E11 Child ProdigyNov 16, 1985 · 21 min
Synopsis
To 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.
E12 Brindles Move InNov 23, 1985 · 21 min
Synopsis
A house fire moves Ted's new boss, Brandon Brindle, into the Lawsons' house, scheming for insurance fraud.
E13 RoboBratNov 30, 1985 · 21 min
Synopsis
When 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.
E14 The Burrito StoryJan 4, 1986 · 21 min
Synopsis
Jamie attempts to mass-produce burritos made by Vicki.
E15 Babes in the WoodsJan 11, 1986 · 21 min
Synopsis
The Lawsons and Reggie and Harriet take a wilderness camping trip, and get lost.
E16 First LoveJan 18, 1986 · 21 min
Synopsis
To charm prissy and picky Jessica, Jamie throws an expensive party for her, ignoring a surprising school tomboy.
Guest stars: Joey Tushnet (Donnie)
E17 Substitute DadJan 25, 1986 · 21 min
Synopsis
When 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.
E18 The Robot NappersFeb 8, 1986 · 21 min
Synopsis
When 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.
E19 Ted's Lay-OffFeb 15, 1986 · 21 min
Synopsis
United Robotronics cutbacks have the Lawsons scrambling for odd jobs.
E20 Health NutsFeb 22, 1986 · 21 min
Synopsis
Ted is motivated to get the family into shape when an obese co-worker loses a record amount of weight.
E21 The Reluctant HalfbackMar 1, 1986 · 21 min
Synopsis
Ted is proud that Jamie's made the Pee Wee Football league, unknowing that Jamie only does it to please his dad.
E22 Vaudeville VickiMay 3, 1986 · 21 min
Synopsis
When a vaudeville actor thinks Vicki is his long-lost daughter, he drafts her into a show and threatens her adoption.
E23 The Birds, The Bees, and RobotsMay 10, 1986 · 21 min
Synopsis
When 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.
E24 Grandpa Lawson's VisitMay 17, 1986 · 21 min
Synopsis
Ted 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.