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Small Wonder

  • TV Series
  • 1985–1989
  • TV-G
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
5.6K
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Tiffany Brissette in Small Wonder (1985)
Trailer for Small Wonder: The Complete Season One
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Quirky ComedySitcomComedyFamilySci-Fi

The zany adventures of a suburban family, their next-door neighbors, and an innovative robot designed to look like a human child.The zany adventures of a suburban family, their next-door neighbors, and an innovative robot designed to look like a human child.The zany adventures of a suburban family, their next-door neighbors, and an innovative robot designed to look like a human child.

  • Creator
    • Howard Leeds
  • Stars
    • Richard Christie
    • Marla Pennington
    • Jerry Supiran
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    5.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Howard Leeds
    • Stars
      • Richard Christie
      • Marla Pennington
      • Jerry Supiran
    • 66User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Small Wonder: The Complete First Season
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    Richard Christie
    Richard Christie
    • Ted Lawson
    • 1985–1989
    Marla Pennington
    Marla Pennington
    • Joan Lawson
    • 1985–1989
    Jerry Supiran
    • Jamie Lawson
    • 1985–1989
    Tiffany Brissette
    Tiffany Brissette
    • Vicki the Robot…
    • 1985–1989
    Emily Schulman
    • Harriet Brindle
    • 1985–1989
    Paul C. Scott
    • Reggie Williams
    • 1985–1989
    William Bogert
    William Bogert
    • Brandon Brindle
    • 1985–1989
    Edie McClurg
    Edie McClurg
    • Bonnie Brindle
    • 1985–1988
    David Moses
    • Mr. Bryant
    • 1987–1989
    Bobby Herbeck
    Bobby Herbeck
    • Delivery Man…
    • 1986–1989
    Kelly Britt
    • Mrs. Fernwald
    • 1985–1988
    Lihann Jones
    • Jessica
    • 1986–1987
    Daryl Bartley
    • Warren…
    • 1985–1987
    Donald Craig
    • Robert Jennings
    • 1987–1989
    Alice Ghostley
    Alice Ghostley
    • Ida Mae…
    • 1988
    Bobby Jacoby
    • Ernie…
    • 1985–1989
    Danny Wells
    Danny Wells
    • Discount Dale…
    • 1986–1989
    Lucy Lee Flippin
    Lucy Lee Flippin
    • Mrs. Jennings…
    • 1987–1989
    • Creator
      • Howard Leeds
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    mcfruityballs

    The greatest show ever

    Small Wonder is the greatest TV show EVER!!!!! (except for Cop Rock of course).

    For the love of God, will someone release this on DVD? Then I can finally die a happy man.

    And Emily Schulman, if you are out there. I am single... shoot me an email babe. I think I am the man for you. I have many 'Jamie-like' qualities.

    And what about a Small Wonder video game? How cool would that be? You can build your own VIKI.

    I freakin love this show. Ted Lawson is my hero.
    mfloyd-3

    I want this show back on the air ASAP!

    I remember this show it was terrific my favorite character was the robot girl she really made me laugh. Everyone else was okay. But to me the real star was the robot girl. I only saw this show once after it went off the air. I haven't seen it since I've written to several networks requesting this show be brought back on the air. I've written to the Hallmark Channel, KSMO WB 62, KCWE 29, and Disney. I really want this show back on the air. It was a terrific show and it deserves to be back on the air again. Other viewers want the show back too. If only these networks would consider some of the feelings for their viewers then they would remember how great shows like Gimme A Break!, Out of This World, The Hogan Family, Just The Ten of Us, Webster, Kids Incorporated, and Small Wonder were, to some viewers like myself.
    Eric N.

    One of the best sitcoms ever!

    Even though I was only in elementary school, I still remember watching "Small Wonder" every day, watching each of the 96 episodes several times! The premise is so fantastic: how can a robot that's virtually identical to a 10 year old girl fit into a family and society? This show had such a wide audience in its four years of existence, ranging from young kids to grandparents - it appealed to everyone!
    Mastaclocksetta

    Wonderful, Wonderful Show!

    I remember on a Saturday afternoon about 12 years ago I walked in on my mom watching this show in her bedroom, then I started watching it with her. That's how my little "Small Wonder craze," if you will, began. I remember that in 1992 and '93 KTTV Channel 11 (my local Fox affiliate) aired two episodes Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 2:00 and 2:30. Then in about '94, they started showing it Monday through Friday afternoons at 1:30, then started airing it at 1:00 AND 1:30 all year round. In '95 and '96 they only showed it in the summer at 1:00 and 1:30 PM. Then after that, they yanked (stopped showing) it :'(, and I have been mad at them ever since. But I saw in another message board that this winter KDOC Channel 56 (another station in my area) would pick up the show. I'm keeping my fingers crossed :D.

    Anyway, I liked this show because of only one thing: Vicki the Robot! I had a ***HUGE*** crush on her/it. I would (and still sometimes do) dream about her/it. My mom told me today that that was just part of being a little kid.

    I guess it is no Small Wonder that said Fox affiliate stopped showing this wonderful, wonderful show. I guess maybe they figured that people were just plain tired of seeing the same 96 episodes over and over.
    7peeedeee-94281

    It's not perfect, but it's watchable!

    It's funny when reading people talking about this show, they are so angry and hateful at how much they dislike. It's almost like they take it personally. I have no hate for this show. I think it's fun, mindless entertainment. I preferred it over shows like Alf, which I think is a good comparison, since he was a non-human character lead as well. Most of the jokes on Small Wonder are insult jokes. The special effects, I think, were done deliberately to look silly. It's like the show was done as a parody of sitcoms in general. 4 seasons is a long time for a 'bad show' to be on. If nobody was watching, then it wouldn't have last one season, but clearly there was enough interest to keep it going. That's no small wonder!

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    • Trivia
      Edie McClurg left the show during the third season for a full-time role on Valerie (1986). During the last two seasons her character was referred to off-camera, and largely replaced by Brandon's sister Ida Mae.
    • Goofs
      Despite being "made of plastic, microchips here and there", the robot and her costume grew from season to season to accommodate the actress. However, in the season 4 episode "School Monitor", there was an explanation given by the father, who put in a special chip that enabled her to grow to avoid suspicion from friends and neighbors why she never grew and remained the same age.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Mrs. Brindle: No na na no no no!

    • Connections
      Featured in I Love the '80s: 1985 (2002)

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    • Release date
      • September 7, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Thiên Thần Bé Nhỏ
    • Filming locations
      • Metromedia Square - 5746 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • The Small Wonder Joint Venture
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • Metromedia Producers Corporation (MPC)
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    • Runtime
      • 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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