Small Wonder (1985)

Comedy · Sci-Fi

When genius cybernetics engineer Ted Lawson brings home his top-secret invention, a Voice Input Child Identicant or V.I.C.I., life becomes anything but mechanical for the Lawson Family. With his boss and his nosy family living next door, Ted, his wife Joan and their son Jamie must pass Vicki off as a real child. It is easy for Joan, who cannot help doting on her like a daughter, but harder for precocious Jamie, who uses Vicki to do his homework and to ward off Harriet, the annoying redheaded girl next door.

IMDb rating: 7.0 (5,840 votes)
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1985)

7.44 avg 24 episodes 7.6 → 7.7

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Vicki's Homecoming	7.6	80
2	The Neighbors	7.1	49
3	The Sitter	7.4	44
4	The Suitor	6.8	46
5	Sibling Rivalry	7.3	41
6	Spielberg, Jr.	7.0	41
7	The Lie	7.1	41
8	The Bully	7.5	44
9	Slightly Dishonorable	7.6	37
10	The Adoption	7.8	40
11	Child Genius	7.5	41
12	Ted's New Boss	7.2	34
13	Brainwashed	8.0	39
14	The Burrito Story	7.3	33
15	The Camping Trip	7.7	34
16	Love Story	7.8	41
17	Substitute Father	7.3	32
18	The Robot Nappers	7.6	36
19	The Company Takeover	7.3	36
20	Good Ol' Lou	6.9	35
21	Like Father, Like Son	7.6	32
22	Show Biz	7.6	34
23	The Real Facts of Life	7.8	33
24	The Grandparents	7.7	34

Season 2 (1986)

7.38 avg 24 episodes 7.6 → 7.5

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Chewed Out	7.6	34
2	Money, Money, Money	7.5	34
3	My Mother the Teacher	7.3	33
4	Here Comes the Judge	7.7	31
5	Home Sweet Homeless	7.5	32
6	Crazy Like a Fox	7.1	29
7	The Older Woman	7.0	35
8	Who's the Boss?	7.4	27
9	P-P Paula	7.7	28
10	You Gotta Have Heart	7.4	27
11	The Shoplifter	6.9	29
12	Thanksgiving Story	7.5	31
13	Neighborhood Watch	7.5	30
14	Moving Up	7.4	28
15	Top Secret	7.6	30
16	The Personality Kid	7.1	27
17	Matchmaker, Matchmaker	6.9	27
18	Little Miss Shopping Mall	7.3	28
19	Victor/Vicki-toria	6.9	27
20	Look into My Eyes	7.7	34
21	Wally the Wimp	7.9	40
22	The Cat's Meow	7.4	28
23	Vicki Goodwrench	7.3	28
24	Double Wedding	7.5	28

Season 3 (1987)

7.42 avg 24 episodes 7.0 → 7.5 41 min avg

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Woodward and Bernstein	7.0	33
2	Everyone Into the Pool	7.7	31
3	Whodunit?	7.5	33
4	Bride and Groom	7.5	30
5	It's Okay to Say No	7.6	30
6	Read My Lips	7.7	30
7	The Promotion	7.1	31
8	The Lawsonville Horror	7.7	30
9	The Bad Seed	7.7	32
10	TV or Not TV	7.3	26
11	The Fats of Life	7.7	29
12	The Bank Job	7.5	26
13	Oooga Mooga	7.4	26
14	Here Today, Gone Tomorrow	7.3	25
15	Bye Bye Brindles	7.5	24
16	For Sale by Robot	7.0	26
17	Ronald McDonald House	7.8	31
18	The Russians Are Coming	6.8	31
19	I'll Drink to That	7.5	25
20	Big J, the D.J.	7.6	26
21	The Rock Band	6.8	26
22	Book-It	7.6	27
23	Safety First	7.3	25
24	When You Hear the Beep	7.5	31

Season 4 (1988)

7.37 avg 24 episodes 7.6 → 6.9

Rollercoaster

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Divided We Stand	7.6	26
2	Double Dates	7.6	30
3	The Gang's All Here	6.8	26
4	Rashomon	7.6	26
5	Come Fly with Me	6.9	25
6	Love at First Byte	7.6	26
7	The Sheik	6.6	31
8	Togetherness	7.6	25
9	My Favorite Martian	7.5	26
10	Mommie Dearest	8.0	29
11	No Laughing Matter	7.3	24
12	Tag, You're It	7.4	25
13	The Jailbirds	7.3	24
14	Riches to Rags	7.6	23
15	Radio Days	7.6	27
16	Kid-O-Grams	7.4	22
17	More About L.E.S.	7.3	22
18	Hooray for Hollyweird!	7.2	23
19	Minnesota Vicki	7.6	23
20	Vicki Doolittle	7.6	28
21	The Tattletale	7.2	27
22	The Strike	7.0	24
23	See No Evil	7.7	23
24	Thy Neighbor's Wife	6.9	28

Small Wonder (1985)

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