Comments on: Small Wonder robot girl TV show

By: ralphleon

ralphleon — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

She takes off her hand and attaches a vacuum nozzle onto the stump where her hand was… this is all I remember from the show.

Oh! And Harriet is a bitch.

By: Nawel

Nawel — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I remember seen it recently in some low budget TV station here in Chile. It was like a saturday morning or something.

Off course, is one of those “so bad that is good” things. It was very boring, but had its moments.

I remember the episode when the kid brought a homeless guy to the house.

Whatever. It doesn’t hurt to remember, but it’s certainly not the best of series.

By: paradoxotaur

paradoxotaur — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Creepy… almost exactly a month ago, I posted in my blog comparing Sarah Palin to Vicki.

“From wikipedia: ‘Vicki’s artificial intelligence is not perfect. She is incapable of emotion, speaks in a monotone voice, and interprets most commands literally. She does manage to blend in to the real world to a point. Vicki attends school, and no one but her family members and a few trusted friends know her secret.’”

By: MameDennis

MameDennis — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Oh dear God, you made me remember that horridly chirpy theme song.

By: coldspell

coldspell — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

* Small Wonder actress Tiffany Brissette was nominated for the 1989 and 1990 “Best Young Actress in an Off-Primetime Family Series” Young Artist Awards.

* The show was nominated for the 1990 “Best Syndicated Family Drama or Comedy Series” Young Artist Award.

* Paul Scott was nominated for the 1990 “Best Young Actor in a Family Syndicated Show” Young Artist Award.

By: AGF

AGF — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Tak! <3 I feel so much happier!

By: noots

noots — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Little known fact: the boy who played Jamie ended up changing his name to Billy Corgan and became the lead singer of Smashing Pumkins.

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I remember the show, but don’t remember ever watching it.

But that Harriett seems like a nosy pain in the robo-ass.

By: Nesbitt

Nesbitt — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

It really looks as though the kid’s dad works in the same industrial estate as Initech, or was that Innertrobe? Anyway, back to those TPS reports.

By: Satan Ate My Ears

Satan Ate My Ears — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Good guess, but the principal on SBtB (i.e., Mr. Belding) was played by Dennis Haskins, who had a minor role on FX’s It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia a couple years back. I understand he’s the only actor from SBtB who still has a good, healthy relationship with Dustin Diamond, aka Screech Powers.

By: Adam_

Adam_ — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I went to a taping of this show back in the day. Funniest part was when we had to wait 30 minutes so they could find a 9 volt battery to replace the one that died on the robot’s “electronics”

By: didymos

didymos — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I absolutely remember this show, enough to remember that it was the absolute nadir of daytime time-filler sitcoms. I pretty much lump it together with “My Secret Identity” and “Out Of This World”.

Also: is there a 1980′s TV series that Edie McClurg *didn’t* appear in?

By: diggum

diggum — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I was going to make some snarky remarks about the human son on the show and his justified lack of post-Small Wonder work, but a quick wikipedia turns up that he died a few years after the show ended due to heart murmur.

The show would have been horrible with or without him, so RIP, buddy!

By: Eduardo Padoan

Eduardo Padoan — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

OMG, I watched in the early 90′s. IIRC, it was called “Vicky, a menina robÃ´” or something like that in Brazil. Boy, her voice was just horrible.

By: Foolster41

Foolster41 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Wow. I remember this show, and the annoying intro song. Mostly I remember how really annoying that neighbor girl was. I kind of think the one girl was not bad at being a robot, but that doesn’t mean she was a good actress either.

Speaking of shoes like this, anyone remember “out of this world” (The TV show, not the unrelated video game)?

Noots, #17: No, he didn’t. He died in 1994. Corgan is still alive. http://www.tv.com/jerry-supiran/person/19969/summary.html

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Oddly, this was in my mind too, the past week, for no reason. Maybe it’s part of some cosmic consciousness we all live under.

Who produced the show? Was it a church group? I recall something vague about this detail.

Also, I’m sure Omni television up here in Canada was running it within the past few years, so maybe it’s promos refreshed old memories.

In any case, I would have made it 18 and kept her in the shed. That dad was such an idiot.

By: Swilson

Swilson — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The human son was in a parade in LA back in the 80s and I remember getting really excited when I saw him on a float. We totally made eye contact. I’ve always been attracted to plump men – maybe that’s where it came from. Weird!

By: retrac

retrac — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

what’s great about shows like small wonder, is that it takes you back to your perceptions as a kid in the 80′s. i can understand how younger kids who weren’t old enough to remember it wouldn’t understand. 87 holler.

also, mrs. lawson was totally hot.

By: vshock66

vshock66 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This show used to be on TV in India too, where I grew up and used to play at about 5:00 pm right after kids got back home after school along with transformers and spiderman…..oh what fun days those were …

I remember my grandmom used to watch this show with me and she thought it was pretty funny too

thanks for triggering that long lost memory.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Ok.. general consensus here is the show was pretty bad. But here’s FAN MAIL from people who were big fans.

_creepy_

http://members.surfbest.net/smallwonder@surfbest.net/SWonTV/TiffanyFanClub.html

By: jeshii

jeshii — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I had such a big crush on the girl from Out of this World… And boy did I want her power!

By: Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator

Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

QueenSissy, Takuan, how can those even be in the running for Worst Show Ever, when we live in a timeline in which Queen for a Day was on the air?

By: wolfiesma

wolfiesma — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Here’s one we all remember. It was actually really sweet. Love you Ricky!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71RyZuJHpj0

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

That tv.com link has a way for us to “Start a blog about Jerry Supiran.” I’m tempted to, and just have one post linking here. Fortunately, my powers of crap-detection were astute back then, so I never had the show burn my retinas, not once.

By: Pipenta

Pipenta — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I never heard of that show. Now I am damaged, pierced to the brobe.

Now I’m going to have to watch an episode of LOOK AROUND YOU, as therapy.

By: EH

EH — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The Jerry Supirian death may be a hoax, but even if not the comments here are pretty good:

http://washedupcelebrities.blogspot.com/2007/05/jerry-supiran.html

By: Takuan

Takuan — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

mwa hahahaz!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_View

By: Takuan

Takuan — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

although
http://ca.youtube.com/user/jerryspringershow1?ob=4

By: Takuan

Takuan — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

but this is more pathetic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hep6dQeHx88