History Series / SmallWonder

The first season was produced by Metromedia Producers Corporation. After Metromedia was bought out by RupertMurdoch in 1986, Seasons 2–4 were produced by Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, who now owns the rights to the show. Creator/AntennaTV began rerunning ''Small Wonder'' in January 2015.

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The first season was produced by Metromedia Producers Corporation. After Metromedia was bought out by RupertMurdoch in 1986, Seasons 2–4 were produced by Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, who now owns the rights to the show. Antenna TV began rerunning ''Small Wonder'' in January 2015.

Tends to be confused with ''Series/OutOfThisWorld'', which involves an alien girl who could freeze time and aired around the same time. The premise might sound familiar to fans of obscure 1960s sitcoms as ''Small Wonder'' was actually a remake of ''Series/MyLivingDoll'', a series produced in the 1960s by the creator of ''Small Wonder''. The big difference between the two shows is that whereas Vicki is a cute little girl, the titular Living Doll was played by StatuesqueStunner Julie Newmar.

Tends to be confused with ''Series/OutOfThisWorld'', which involves an alien girl who could freeze time. The premise might sound familiar to fans of obscure 1960s sitcoms as ''Small Wonder'' was actually a remake of ''Series/MyLivingDoll'', a series produced in the 1960s by the creator of ''Small Wonder''; the big difference between the two shows is that whereas Vicki is a cute little girl, the titular Living Doll was played by StatuesqueStunner Creator/JulieNewmar.

* TheCelebrityLie: Ida Mae is a subversion. With the sheer amount of celebrities she claims to know, and that she supposedly gave them all the advice that made their careers, she almost ''had'' to be lying...but then Lyle Alzado shows up (see below) and validates her entire story (about him, at least).

* CreepyChild: Vicki's not only an ''intentional'' example (quite unlike most creepy children in 80s sitcoms), but also comedic one!
* DarkHorseVictory: It occurs in "Little Miss Shopping Mall".

* HypnoFool: In the season 2 episode "Look into My Eyes", Vicki learns to hypnotize by watching a professional hypnotist on TV, and gets the family to do weird things at mention of a code word. The first one she hypnotizes is Joan, whom Vicki makes to act like TheVamp.

Tends to be confused with ''Series/OutOfThisWorld'', which involves an alien girl who could freeze time.

* CelebrityStar: Lyle Alzado, Art Linkletter and Wrestling/JesseVentura, among others

* ProductPlacement: Actually, sort of a reversal. There were posters in Pizza Hut restaurants that tied the series into its "Book It!" school fund-raising program. WHat the connection was between robots and books is anyone's guess.

Short Version: That show with the RobotGirl in the [[Literature/AliceInWonderland Alice]] dress.

The first season was produced by Metromedia Producers Corporation. After Metromedia was bought out by News Corp in 1986, Seasons 2–4 were produced by Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, who now owns the rights to the show. Antenna TV began rerunning ''Small Wonder'' in January 2015.

The first season was produced by Metromedia Producers Corporation. After Metromedia was bought out by News Corp in 1986, Seasons 2–4 were produced by [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox 20th Century Fox Television]], who now owns the rights to the show. Antenna TV began rerunning ''Small Wonder'' in January 2015.

This FantasticComedy aired in first-run {{syndication}} from 1985-1989. Ted Lawson, a robotic engineer, had a family like any other in California, except that his daughter, Vicki (or rather "VICI"[[note]][[FunWithAcronyms "Voice Input Child Identicant"]][[/note]]), was a robot he designed and built. Ted, his wife, Joan, and their son, Jamie, continually tried to keep Vicki's identity a secret. This was no easy task, since Ted lived next door to his gloryhound boss, whose daughter Harriet wanted to be Mrs. Jamie Lawson.

Produced by Metromedia Producers Corporation for it's first season, after being bought out by News Corp in 1986, Seasons 2-4 were produced by [[TwentiethCenturyFox 20th Century Fox Television]], who now owns the rights to the show.

* AIIsACrapshoot: A non-lethal example; Vicki tends to zig zag through this depending on the episode

* BrattyHalfPint: Harriet, in spades. Jamie can be this way too, at times.
* CelebrityStar: Lyle Alzado, Art Linkletter and JesseVentura, among others
* DarkHorseVictory*

** The episode involving the "Book It" plug, Big J Private Eye, involved Jamie (not having read or even selected a book until the last minute) doing a videotaped report so the class could go on a pizza party (at Pizza Hut, of course).

* SeriesContinuityError: For one scene of one episode, Vicki is unaware of the fact that she is a robot. In said episode a tabloid prints a story claiming that she's a robot; Vicki reads the story and (inexplicably showing emotion and speaking in a regular tone of voice) asks her "parents" if she is indeed a robot. This is contradicted by the rest of the entire series, where it is very clear that Vicki is aware of what she is.

* ProductPlacement: Actually, sort of a reversal. If you don't remember ever watching this show, you certainly remember seeing posters in Pizza Hut that tied the series into its "Book It!" school fund-raising program. Lord knows what the connection was between robots and books.

* RobotMaid

Short Version: That show you vaguely remember about the terrifying robot girl in the French Maid outfit.

This FantasticComedy aired in first-run {{syndication}} from 1985-1989. Ted Lawson, a robotic engineer, had a family like any other in California, except that his daughter, Vicki, was a robot he designed and built. Ted, his wife, Joan, and their son, Jamie, continually tried to keep Vicki's identity a secret. This was no easy task, since Ted lived next door to his gloryhound boss, whose daughter wanted to be Mrs. Jamie Lawson.

The series is often derided for its silly premise and uneven episode plots, some of which were downright uninspired. Due to popular demand, however, Shout! Factory released the first two seasons of ''Small Wonder'' on DVD in the first half of 2010. The series' star, Tiffany Brissette, has retired from acting to avoid typecasting. More information about the show is at the [[http://members.surfbest.net/smallwonder@surfbest.net/COC.html Semi-Official Small Wonder "Cabinet of Contents" Home Page]].

Produced by Metromedia Producers Corporation for it's first season, after being bought out by News Corp in 1986, Seasons 2-4 were produced by [[TwentiethCenturyFox 20th Century Fox Television]].

Tends to be confused with ''Series/OutOfThisWorld'', which is that show you vaguely remember about the alien girl who could freeze time.

* AIIsACrapshoot

* DarkHorseVictory

* LimitedWardrobe: Averted in later seasons when she more normal clothing.

* Sarcasm Mode: Despite lacking emotions, Vicki became known for her snark.

* LimitedWardrobe

This FantasticComedy aired in first-run {{syndication}} in the 1980s. Ted Lawson, a robotic engineer, had a family like any other in California, except that his daughter, Vicki, was a robot he designed and built. Ted, his wife, Joan, and their son, Jamie, continually tried to keep Vicki's identity a secret. This was no easy task, since Ted lived next door to his gloryhound boss, whose daughter wanted to be Mrs. Jamie Lawson.

* HypnoFool: In the season 2 episode "Look into My Eyes", Vicki learns to hypnotize by watching a professional hypnotist on TV, and gets the family to do weird things at mention of a code word. The first one she hypnotizes is Joan, whom Vicki makes to act like TheVamp. (See FetishFuel, on the YMMV tab.)

* WrittenByCastMember: Dick Christie wrote a few episodes.

Tends to be confused with ''OutOfThisWorld'', which is that show you vaguely remember about the alien girl who could freeze time.