And in the season finale, “Double Wedding,” Ted and Joan decide to have the ceremonial wedding they never had - until the Brindles butt in. In “Victor/Vick-toria,” to help his Little League team's rock-bottom status, Jamie disguises Vicki as a boy to use her robotic abilities to bat for the pennant. In “The Shoplifter,” while in a store with Jamie looking for a present for her mock birthday party to convince Child Services that they treat her well, Vicki picks up an expensive watch and is picked up for shoplifting.
In “P-P-P Paula,” to help Jamie's shy and withdrawn classmate who stutters, Ted programs Vicki to be her speech therapist. In “The Older Woman,” Jamie pushes Harriet aside in an unrequited crush on her 16-year-old cousin, who teaches him a lesson in respect. Memorable episodes include the first episode of the season “Chewed Out,” where Jamie learns a sobering lesson in using smoking and chewing tobacco to elevate his freshman status in junior high. The episodes are enchanting and in airdate order on this DVD. All 24 original second season episodes are included here in their intended order! Small Wonder aired for five seasons in syndication (on weekends, on mostly Fox stations) and often reran out of order, to the chagrin of fans (not to mention the writers). Joan Lawson (Marla Pennington-Rowan), has grown to love her new robot daughter, while precocious son Jamie (Jerry Supiran) still can’t stop himself from secretly programming Vicki to do various odd jobs - including speech therapist. (Tiffany Brissette), is a real little girl. The adventures of the Lawson family and their adopted robot daughter continue! Genius cybernetics engineer Ted Lawson (Dick Christie) and his family have succeeded in convincing their nosy neighbors the Brindles (Edie McClurg, Emily Schulman) as well as Child Protective Services that his top-secret invention, a Voice Input Child Identicant or V.I.C.I. La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la- la- la- la- la-LA! She's a small wonder and she is back on DVD eveyrwhereeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Small Wonder: The Complete Second Season is now on DVD from Shout! Factory! But this will be only available as a Shout! Select title, meaning on their website only. Special Features: Fan Created Printable Coloring Sheet
Besides the usual corny jokes, catch-phrases (“ That makes sense!”) and over-acting, the stories and heart of the show actually made me fall in love with the show all over again.TITLE: SMALL WONDER - THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASONĭVD Release Date: J(Shout! Factory Select Title)
Dick Christie was told to overdo the acting. The commentaries were especially enjoyable, hearing about what went on behind the scenes, Vickie’s eternal pinafore, and how they were actually not allowed to downplay anything.
For their extremely limited budget, and time period, the special effects are not all that bad. This original sitcom from the 80’s stars Dick Christie as Ted Lawson, Tiffany Brissette as V.I.C.I., Marla Pennington as Joan Lawson, Jerry Supiran as Jamie Lawson, Emily Schulman as next-door-neighbor Harriet Brindle, and Edie McClurg as Harriet’s busybody mother.Īs a child of the 80’s and life-long scifi fan, Small Wonder held a special place in my heart. Joan Lawson quickly comes to think of Vickie has her own daughter, and son Jamie continually tries to exploit Vickie by getting her to do his homework and chores. The Voice Input Child Identicant (nicknamed VICI or Vickie), soon becomes a member for the family. When Ted Lawson gets inspired to create a life-like robot, he decides to see if his experiment can pass as a real girl. Small Wonder Season 1 will be available, February 16th, from Shout! Factory.
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