Small Wonder - Season 1

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Vicki's Homecoming

1 - Vicki's Homecoming

Air Date: September 7, 1985

Ted brings home his own cyber creation an android in the form of a ten year old girl he nicknames Vicki.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

2 - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Air Date: September 14, 1985

The Brindles, the Lawson's nosy neighbors, come across Vicki and tries to find out their secret.

Robositter

3 - Robositter

Air Date: September 21, 1985

Jamie has the entire house to himself, not knowing that Vicki is his babysitter!

Nerd Crush

4 - Nerd Crush

Air Date: September 28, 1985

Warren Enright, the class nerd, falls in love with Vicki.

Runaway Jamie

5 - Runaway Jamie

Air Date: October 5, 1985

Because Vicki is getting more attention, Jamie decides to run away to see what his parents might think.

Lights! Camera! Ego!

6 - Lights! Camera! Ego!

Air Date: October 12, 1985

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.

White Lies

7 - White Lies

Air Date: October 19, 1985

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.

The Bully

8 - The Bully

Air Date: October 26, 1985

A bully extorts money from Jamie's neighborhood club, which quickly reconsiders its boys-only policy via Vicki's strong-arm "assistance."

DisHonor Student

9 - DisHonor Student

Air Date: November 2, 1985

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.

Vicki's Adoption

10 - Vicki's Adoption

Air Date: November 9, 1985

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.

Child Prodigy

11 - Child Prodigy

Air Date: November 16, 1985

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.

Brindles Move In

12 - Brindles Move In

Air Date: November 23, 1985

A house fire moves Ted's new boss, Brandon Brindle, into the Lawsons' house, scheming for insurance fraud.

RoboBrat

13 - RoboBrat

Air Date: November 30, 1985

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.

The Burrito Story

14 - The Burrito Story

Air Date: January 4, 1986

Jamie attempts to mass-produce burritos made by Vicki.

Babes in the Woods

15 - Babes in the Woods

Air Date: January 11, 1986

The Lawsons and Reggie and Harriet take a wilderness camping trip, and get lost.

First Love

16 - First Love

Air Date: January 18, 1986

To charm prissy and picky Jessica, Jamie throws an expensive party for her, ignoring a surprising school tomboy.

Substitute Dad

17 - Substitute Dad

Air Date: January 25, 1986

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.

The Robot Nappers

18 - The Robot Nappers

Air Date: February 8, 1986

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.

Ted's Lay-Off

19 - Ted's Lay-Off

Air Date: February 15, 1986

United Robotronics cutbacks have the Lawsons scrambling for odd jobs.

Health Nuts

20 - Health Nuts

Air Date: February 22, 1986

Ted is motivated to get the family into shape when an obese co-worker loses a record amount of weight.

The Reluctant Halfback

21 - The Reluctant Halfback

Air Date: March 1, 1986

Ted is proud that Jamie's made the Pee Wee Football league, unknowing that Jamie only does it to please his dad.

Vaudeville Vicki

22 - Vaudeville Vicki

Air Date: May 3, 1986

When a vaudeville actor thinks Vicki is his long-lost daughter, he drafts her into a show and threatens her adoption.

The Birds, The Bees, and Robots

23 - The Birds, The Bees, and Robots

Air Date: May 10, 1986

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.

Grandpa Lawson's Visit

24 - Grandpa Lawson's Visit

Air Date: May 17, 1986

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.