Small Wonder

Season 1

TV-G

Father Ted Lawson creates a robot, VICI (played by Tiffany Brissette). The family--Ted, Joan and Jamie--keep VICI's identity secret, and pretend that she is their daughter. Harriet, their nosy and annoying neighbor, has a crush on Jamie and plans to marry him. Her dad, Brandon Brindle, is Ted's boss; Brandon stole credit for Ted's ideas.

Where to Watch Season 1

24 Episodes

Vicki's Homecoming
E1
Vicki's HomecomingTed 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
E2
Guess Who's Coming to DinnerNosy neighbors, the Brindles, invite themselves to dinner because they have a power outage at their house. Naturally, Vicki tickles their curiosity, leading them to ask several questions that the Lawsons cannot answer. Can the Lawsons keep Vicki from blowing the evening--and her cover?
Robositter
E3
RobositterIn urgent need of a sitter for their son Jamie, Ted and Joan decide to give Vicki the job for the evening. But they soon learn that Jamie can't be trusted to not take advantage of a useful robot, and that Vicki isn't quite ready to be a sitter.
Nerd Crush
E4
Nerd CrushWarren Enright, the class nerd, falls in love with Vicki.
Runaway Jamie
E5
Runaway JamieBecause Vicki is getting more attention, Jamie decides to run away to see what his parents might think.
Lights! Camera! Ego!
E6
Lights! Camera! Ego!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
E7
White LiesJamie 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
E8
The BullyA bully extorts money from Jamie's neighborhood club, which quickly reconsiders its boys-only policy via Vicki's strong-arm "assistance."
DisHonor Student
E9
DisHonor StudentJamie uses Vicki's new read-and-scan computer program to do his school reports for him. She does such a good job that his teacher wants to move him to the honors class. But when his parents find out, they give him the chance to come clean on his own.
Vicki's Adoption
E10
Vicki's AdoptionWhen nosy Mrs. Brindle reports the Lawsons to child services for not having Vicki enrolled in school, they rush to forge adoption papers, but their plan gets complicated when a doctor's exam is required.
Child Prodigy
E11
Child ProdigyTo 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
E12
Brindles Move InA house fire moves Ted's new boss, Brandon Brindle, into the Lawsons' house, scheming for insurance fraud.
RoboBrat
E13
RoboBratWhen 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
E14
The Burrito StoryJamie attempts to mass-produce burritos made by Vicki.
Babes in the Woods
E15
Babes in the WoodsThe Lawsons and Reggie and Harriet take a wilderness camping trip, and get lost.
First Love
E16
First LoveTo charm prissy and picky Jessica, Jamie throws an expensive party for her, ignoring a surprising school tomboy.
Substitute Dad
E17
Substitute DadWhen 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
E18
The Robot NappersWhen 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
E19
Ted's Lay-OffUnited Robotronics cutbacks have the Lawsons scrambling for odd jobs.
Health Nuts
E20
Health NutsTed is motivated to get the family into shape when an obese co-worker loses a record amount of weight.
The Reluctant Halfback
E21
The Reluctant HalfbackTed is proud that Jamie's made the Pee Wee Football league, unknowing that Jamie only does it to please his dad.
Vaudeville Vicki
E22
Vaudeville VickiWhen 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
E23
The Birds, The Bees, and RobotsWhen 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
E24
Grandpa Lawson's VisitTed 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.