Small Wonder is one of those shows that could only work in the ’80s. The American comedy science fiction sitcom aired in first-run syndication from September 7, 1985 to May 20, 1989, and followed the Lawson family, who were hiding a pretty big secret: patriarch Ted Lawson was a robotics engineer who secretly built a robot in the form of a little girl, and tried to pass her off as the family’s adopted daughter, Vicki. Of course, keeping her true identity under wraps wasn’t easy, especially with nosy neighbors like Harriet Brindle constantly popping by.
The series was an unexpected hit, especially with kids, and it became even bigger overseas. In fact, it was so popular in some countries that it had to be dubbed into multiple languages, gaining titles like Super Vicky in Italy and Brazil, and La Petite merveille in France.
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