Small Wonder confirmed the age-old adage: If it looks like a ten-year-old girl and talks like a robot… it’s a ROBOT!
When genius cybernetics engineer Ted Lawson (Dick Christie) brings home his top secret invention, a Voice Input Child Identicant or V.I.C.I. (Tiffany Brissette), life becomes anything but mechanic for the Lawson family. With Ted’s boss and nosy neighbors (the Brindles) next door, his family must pass off Vickie as a real child. It’s easy for his wife Joan (Marla Pennington) who can’t help dotting on her like a real daughter, but harder for his precocious son Jamie (Jerry Supiran) who uses Vickie to do his homework and ward off Harriet (Emily Schulman), the annoying red headed girl who has a crush on him. Small Wonder also starred Edie McClurg (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Hogan Family) as Harriet’s busybody mom.
Marking 24 years after the initial premiere on network television, Small Wonder: The Complete First Season, finally debuts on DVD for the first time on February 16, 2010 from Shout! Factory. Along with bonus features including commentary from the cast and crew as well as unique fan art, the DVD set will also include all 24 memorable and original episodes from the iconic show’s premiere season.
Small Wonder aired for five seasons in syndication and often reran out of order, to the chagrin of fans. The show has since withstood the test of time to emerge as a classic laser beacon of ’80s nostalgia and pop culture. Small Wonder: The Complete First Season is priced to own at $34.99.
Bonus Features:
– Commentaries With Creator and Cast
– Original Episode Promos
– Fan Art Gallery
