Small Wonder: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

When genius cybernetics engineer Ted Lawson (Dick Christie) brings home his top secret invention, a Voice Input Child Identicant or V.I.C.I. (Tiffany Brissette), life becomes anything but mechanic for the Lawson family. With Ted's boss and nosy family next door, his family must pass off Vickie as a real child. It's easy for his wife Joan (Marla Pennington) who can't help dotting on her like a real daughter, but harder for his precocious son Jamie (Jerry Supiran) who uses Vickie to do his homework and ward off Harriet (Emily Schulman), the annoying red headed girl who has a crush on him. Also starring Edie McClurg (Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Hogan Family) as Harriet's busybody mom.

Series details

• Title: Small Wonder
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Family, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1985-09-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 1989-05-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7244
• IMDb ID: tt0088610
• TVDB ID: 72206

Cast and credited roles

• Tiffany Brissette — Vicki the Robot
• Jerry Supiran — Jamie Lawson
• Richard Christie — Ted Lawson
• Emily Schulman — Harriet Brindle
• Marla Pennington — Joan Lawson
• William Bogert — Brandon Brindle
• Paul C. Scott — Reggie Williams
• Alice Ghostley — Ida Mae Brindle

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1985-09-07; final listed air date 1986-05-17; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 1986-09-13; final listed air date 1987-05-23; episode order: 24.
• Season 3: premiered 1987-09-12; final listed air date 1988-05-21; episode order: 24.
• Season 4: premiered 1987-10-01; final listed air date 1989-05-20; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Small Wonder on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.