Small Wonder

S01E15: Babes in the Woods

The Lawsons and Reggie and Harriet take a wilderness camping trip, and get lost.

Overview

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.

Episodes

Vicki's Homecoming

S01E01 Vicki's Homecoming

September 7, 1985 21 min
Ted 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

S01E02 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

September 14, 1985 21 min
The Brindles, the Lawson's nosy neighbors, come across Vicki and tries to find out their secret.
Robositter

S01E03 Robositter

September 21, 1985 21 min
Jamie has the entire house to himself, not knowing that Vicki is his babysitter!
Nerd Crush

S01E04 Nerd Crush

September 28, 1985 21 min
Warren Enright, the class nerd, falls in love with Vicki.
Runaway Jamie

S01E05 Runaway Jamie

October 5, 1985 21 min
Because Vicki is getting more attention, Jamie decides to run away to see what his parents might think.
Lights! Camera! Ego!

S01E06 Lights! Camera! Ego!

October 12, 1985 21 min
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

S01E07 White Lies

October 19, 1985 21 min
Jamie 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

S01E08 The Bully

October 26, 1985 21 min
A bully extorts money from Jamie's neighborhood club, which quickly reconsiders its boys-only policy via Vicki's strong-arm "assistance."
DisHonor Student

S01E09 DisHonor Student

November 2, 1985 21 min
Jamie uses Vicki's new speed-scan reading ability to complete 55 chapters of his homework overnight, which earns him the school honor roll -- along with snowballing guilt.
Vicki's Adoption

S01E10 Vicki's Adoption

November 9, 1985 21 min
Tipped off on the sly by busybody Bonnie Brindle, Child Services threatens to take Vicki away unless the Lawsons can produce her past -- and she passes a medical exam.
Child Prodigy

S01E11 Child Prodigy

November 16, 1985 21 min
To 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...
Brindles Move In

S01E12 Brindles Move In

November 23, 1985 21 min
A house fire moves Ted's new boss, Brandon Brindle, into the Lawsons' house, scheming for insurance fraud.
RoboBrat

S01E13 RoboBrat

November 30, 1985 21 min
When 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...
The Burrito Story

S01E14 The Burrito Story

January 4, 1986 21 min
Jamie attempts to mass-produce burritos made by Vicki.
Babes in the Woods

S01E15 Babes in the Woods

January 11, 1986 21 min
The Lawsons and Reggie and Harriet take a wilderness camping trip, and get lost.
First Love

S01E16 First Love

January 18, 1986 21 min
To charm prissy and picky Jessica, Jamie throws an expensive party for her, ignoring a surprising school tomboy.
Substitute Dad

S01E17 Substitute Dad

January 25, 1986 21 min
When 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

S01E18 The Robot Nappers

February 8, 1986 21 min
When 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

S01E19 Ted's Lay-Off

February 15, 1986 21 min
United Robotronics cutbacks have the Lawsons scrambling for odd jobs.
Health Nuts

S01E20 Health Nuts

February 22, 1986 21 min
Ted is motivated to get the family into shape when an obese co-worker loses a record amount of weight.
The Reluctant Halfback

S01E21 The Reluctant Halfback

March 1, 1986 21 min
Ted is proud that Jamie's made the Pee Wee Football league, unknowing that Jamie only does it to please his dad.
Vaudeville Vicki

S01E22 Vaudeville Vicki

May 3, 1986 21 min
When 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

S01E23 The Birds, The Bees, and Robots

May 10, 1986 21 min
When 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

S01E24 Grandpa Lawson's Visit

May 17, 1986 21 min
Ted 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.

Cast

Tiffany Brissette
Tiffany Brissette
Victoria "Vicki" Ann Smith-Lawson
Dick Christie
Dick Christie
Ted Lawson
Marla Pennington
Marla Pennington
Joan Lawson
Jerry Supiran
Jerry Supiran
Jamie Lawson
Emily Schulman
Emily Schulman
Harriet Brindle
William Bogert
William Bogert
Brandon Brindle
Alice Ghostley
Alice Ghostley
Ida Mae

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