The BEST episodes of Small Wonder season 1
Every episode of Small Wonder season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Small Wonder season 1!
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.
#1 - Brainwashed
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/30/1985
When Vicki begins to mimic Harriet, Ted decides to reprogram her.
#2 - Substitute Father
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/25/1986
Brandon Brindle begins a father war when he finds that a golf-crazed Ted has been neglecting Jamie.
#3 - The Company Takeover
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/15/1986
Cutbacks at United Robotronics have the Lawsons scrambling for odd jobs.
#4 - Vaudeville Vicki
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/3/1986
A vaudeville actor becomes convinced Vicki is his long-lost daughter.
#5 - The Real Facts of Life
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/10/1986
Jamie attempts to educate his dad in the ways of love.
#7 - Slightly Dishonorable
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/2/1985
Jamie uses Vicki to do his homework and gets on the school honor roll.
#8 - The Burrito Story
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/4/1986
Jamie attempts to mass-produce burritos made by Vicki.
#9 - Ted's New Boss
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/23/1985
Following a house fire, the Brindles muscle their way into staying with the Lawsons.
#10 - Good Ol' Lou
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/22/1986
Ted is motivated to get the family into shape when an obese coworker loses a record amount of weight.
#12 - The Camping Trip
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/11/1986
The Lawsons and Reggie and Harriet take a wilderness camping trip and get lost.
#13 - Spielberg Jr.
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/1985
When Jamie and his best friend Reggie put together a sci-fi movie project for school, the directorial power goes to Jamie's head.
#14 - The Adoption
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/9/1985
After Bonnie Brindle tips off Child Services about the Lawsons' new child, Vicki must pass a medical exam.
#15 - The Grandparents
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/17/1986
Ted must break it to his father that Vicki is a robot.
#16 - The Robot Nappers
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/8/1986
A rival robotics firm suspects that Vicki is a robot and plans to steal her.
#18 - The Bully
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/26/1985
When a bully begins extorting money from Jamie and his friends, Ted attempts to teach Jamie how to fight.
#19 - The Sitter
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/1985
When the Lawsons' babysitter cancels, Ted sees an opportunity for a new function for Vicki.
#20 - Sibling Rivalry
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/1985
Jamie decides to run away when he feels that his parents attend to Vicki more than him.
#21 - The Suitor
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/1985
The school nerd, Warren, falls in love with the only girl who doesn't slam the door in his face: Vicki.
#22 - Child Genius
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/16/1985
With Child Services watching, the Lawsons must hire a tutor for Vicki, and Joan resolves to complete her teaching degree.
#23 - Vicki's Homecoming
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/1985
Ted Lawson introduces his family to V.I.C.I. or the Voice Input Child Identicant: a secretly constructed robotic domestic aide in the form of a ten-year-old girl.
#24 - The Lie
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/19/1985
Jamie learns the value of consistent honesty when he can't convince his parents that he's not responsible for breaking a teapot.