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The Lawson family tries to keep the robot's existence a secret, but their disagreeable neighbors, the Brindles, keep on popping up at the most unexpected moments — especially nosy, next-door neighbor Harriet, whose father happens to be Ted Lawson's co-worker. The show's humor frequently derived from
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as Victoria "Vicki" Ann Smith-Lawson - A robot modeled after a real human girl. The robot was a Voice Input Child Identicant (V.I.C.I.), but was nicknamed Vicki. She has realistic hair and skin. She possesses superhuman strength and speed and runs on atomic power. Vicki has an access panel in her
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from September 7, 1985, to May 20, 1989. The show chronicles the family of a robotics engineer who secretly creates a robot modeled after a human girl, then tries to pass it off as their adopted daughter, Vicki. The series turned out to be a surprise hit, specifically among children, with reruns
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To explain child actress Tiffany Brissette's aging during the show, the series' producers had Ted give Vicki an upgrade in the series' third season. He aged her face, dressed her in modern clothes, and allowed her to eat and drink. The food passed through her naturally and the drink cooled her
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in the form of a 10-year-old girl. Vicki was built by Ted Lawson, an engineer/inventor for United Robotronics, in an effort to assist handicapped children. Lawson takes the robot home so that it can mature within a family environment. Vicki's features include superhuman strength and speed, an
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It was aired on many TV stations in Middle East as well, such as Saudi TV Channel 2 and Iraq TV Channel 1, with Arabic subtitles and called الاعجوبة الصغيرة. In Saudi Arabia, it was aired during the '80s as a daily family show during the month of
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outlet under her right arm, a data port under her left arm, and an access panel in her back. Despite this, the Lawson family initially tries to pass Vicki off as an orphaned family member whom they legally adopted as their daughter.
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After the series ended, the show entered weekday rerun syndication on many stations across the United States and continued until 1996. After that, the show had not aired anywhere in the country until January 10, 2015, when
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as Ted Lawson - Jamie's father, Joan's husband and Vicki's creator. A robotics engineer who originally created the Vicki robot as a domestic servant with a female child's appearance.
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began airing the series on weekends, which continued until May 27, 2017. The network resumed airing the show on September 9, 2017. It was dropped again after March 31, 2019.
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first in English then in Hindi the same year most of the time, until 1998 and in Tamil in Star Vijay in the beginning of the 2000s. It aired in Pakistan on
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as Joan Anderson Lawson - Ted's wife and Jamie's mother. Joan, more than anyone else on the show, regards Vicki as a real person.
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as Bonnie Brindle - Harriet's mother and Brandon's wife. Written out after the second season after McClurg joined the cast of
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as Brandon Brindle - Harriet's father. Becomes Ted Lawson's boss after stealing Ted's ideas. Also a neighbor to the Lawsons.
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airing internationally. Owing to its popularity in some countries, the show had to be dubbed for different languages.
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also broadcast the series in full from 1988 to the early 1990s. In Italy, the show appeared in the mid-1980s on
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The story lines revolve around V.I.C.I. (an acronym for Voice Input Child Identicant, pronounced "Vicki"), an
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as Ida Mae Brindle -Brandon's outspoken, know-it-all sister who is nearly identical to his wife Bonnie.
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is an adult female and the lead male character takes custody of the robot as opposed to building her).
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as Vanessa - Evil robot who looks identical to Vicki, but does not speak in a monotone (seasons 3–4).
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tells the story of David, a childlike android uniquely programmed with the ability to love.
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under her left armpit. Vicki's artificial intelligence is not perfect; she is incapable of
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Despite proving popular among viewers, it has been regarded by some critics as
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screened the show in New Zealand in a weekday afternoon slot the mid-1980s.
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Paul C. Scott as Reggie Williams - Jamie's best friend and sometimes rival.
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as Harriet Brindle - The nosy neighbors' daughter who has a crush on Jamie.
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at 9:00 p.m. after the evening news. In the Philippines, it aired on
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from October 1985 until late 1988. Only the first two series were shown.
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In Europe, the show was screened regionally in the United Kingdom on
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Daryl Bartley as Warren Enright - Jamie's sometime school friend.
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in 1990 (with several reruns in the early 1990s) and was titled
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in Argentina, Bogotá local network Canal Capital in Colombia,
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Vicki's attempts to learn human behavior, her unprecedented
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In India, Pakistan, China, and other Asian countries,
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Lihann Jones as Jessica - Jamie's sometime girlfriend.
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as Jamie Lawson - The 10-year-old son of Ted and Joan.
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in the mid-1990s. In 1994, it was aired in India on
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