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Small Wonder (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125314/http://www.jumptheshark.com/s/smallwonder.htm) (1985): 15 Weird Facts You Didn't Know
Remember when a robot girl in a red pinafore somehow became one of the strangest icons of ‘80s television. Before Alexa, Siri, or M3GAN, there was Vicki from Small Wonder (https://web.archive.org/web/20140406110024/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3122587-small-wonder/?view=getnewpost) — the monotone android played by Tiffany Brissette who slept in a kitchen cabinet, ran on atomic power, and convinced an entire generation of Gen X kids that this was perfectly normal sitcom behavior. Along the way, the show gave us almost-cast appearances from Seth Green and Candace Cameron Bure, an evil twin robot named Vanessa, and one of the weirdest non-endings in TV history. Critics hated it. Kids loved it. And honestly? Forty years later, we’re still trying to process the fact that Vicki had a serial port under her arm.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:39 - #15: V.I.C.I. Had a Strange Meaning — Howard Leeds
02:27 - #14: The Idea Wasn’t Completely Original — Julie Newmar
03:42 - #13: A Future Comedy Star Almost Joined the Cast — Seth Green
04:26 - #12: Two Famous Child Stars Nearly Played Vicky — Tiffany Brissette
05:34 - #11: Vicky’s Design Was Seriously Unhinged
06:37 - #10: Her Abilities Got Increasingly Absurd
07:39 - #9: The Signature Outfit Had a Hidden Reason
08:52 - #8: The Writers Faced a Major Robot Problem
10:10 - #7: Vicki Got a Dangerous New Rival
11:14 - #6: Off-Screen Tension Got Messy — Emily Schulman
11:56 - #5: A Major Cast Member Suddenly Left — Edie McClurg
13:05 - #4: The Show Became Huge Overseas
14:05 - #3: The Merch Never Really Happened
15:13 - #2: Tiffany Brissette Walked Away from Fame
16:01 - #1: The Series Ended Without Much Closure
Small Wonder (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125314/http://www.jumptheshark.com/s/smallwonder.htm) (1985): 15 Weird Facts You Didn't Know
Remember when a robot girl in a red pinafore somehow became one of the strangest icons of ‘80s television. Before Alexa, Siri, or M3GAN, there was Vicki from Small Wonder (https://web.archive.org/web/20140406110024/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3122587-small-wonder/?view=getnewpost) — the monotone android played by Tiffany Brissette who slept in a kitchen cabinet, ran on atomic power, and convinced an entire generation of Gen X kids that this was perfectly normal sitcom behavior. Along the way, the show gave us almost-cast appearances from Seth Green and Candace Cameron Bure, an evil twin robot named Vanessa, and one of the weirdest non-endings in TV history. Critics hated it. Kids loved it. And honestly? Forty years later, we’re still trying to process the fact that Vicki had a serial port under her arm.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:39 - #15: V.I.C.I. Had a Strange Meaning — Howard Leeds
02:27 - #14: The Idea Wasn’t Completely Original — Julie Newmar
03:42 - #13: A Future Comedy Star Almost Joined the Cast — Seth Green
04:26 - #12: Two Famous Child Stars Nearly Played Vicky — Tiffany Brissette
05:34 - #11: Vicky’s Design Was Seriously Unhinged
06:37 - #10: Her Abilities Got Increasingly Absurd
07:39 - #9: The Signature Outfit Had a Hidden Reason
08:52 - #8: The Writers Faced a Major Robot Problem
10:10 - #7: Vicki Got a Dangerous New Rival
11:14 - #6: Off-Screen Tension Got Messy — Emily Schulman
11:56 - #5: A Major Cast Member Suddenly Left — Edie McClurg
13:05 - #4: The Show Became Huge Overseas
14:05 - #3: The Merch Never Really Happened
15:13 - #2: Tiffany Brissette Walked Away from Fame
16:01 - #1: The Series Ended Without Much Closure