Theme Song Thursday: Small Wonder
Okay, so I’m gonna go ahead and make a Thursday Theme out of this whole theme song thing. Hmmmm…that was a lot of “th’s” in that sentence. Odd.
Anyway, we both know that you could look these up yourself, but we also both know that you won’t. I will, because it’s my job. (heehee, this is my job. That still floors me.) And besides, if you were to look these up, you’d actually have to remember all of these often ridiculous shows. Unlike me, I’m sure you’ve relieved your poor little brain cells from requiring to retain all of this inane information, and allowed them to move on to bigger and better things, like quantum physics and, um, other smart stuff.
But no, not me. I’ve made my brain cells suffer with the preservation of loads and loads of useless facts and memories. (Surely you believe me. Were I not speaking truth here, I could’ve come up with a much better phrase than, “loads and loads.” Must be all the potty training that has that stuck in my head.)
Okay, so, I’ll get on with it. Small Wonder. Was that the oddest show ever? What was the premise of having the robot girl in the house anyway? I’m sure Wikipedia knows. Let’s go find out:
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Small Wonder (1985–1989) was a low-budget half-hour American sitcom, created by Howard Leeds. The storylines revolved around V.I.C.I. (pronounced Vicky), an android in the form of a 10-year-old girl, built by Ted Lawson, an engineer/inventor for United Robotronics, in an effort to assist handicapped children. The robot is taken home by Lawson so that it can mature within a family environment. V.I.C.I.’s features include superhuman strength and speed, an AC outlet under her right arm, a parallel port under her left arm, and an access panel in her back. Despite this, the Lawson family tries to pass the robot off as their adopted daughter.
I told you they’d know. Here’s the theme for your viewing pleasure. Please don’t try to make too much sense if it, it’ll just hurt your brain.
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Love the theme show. I remember watching this show. I wonder why it never hit syndication (at least not in my neck of the woods). This, and the Power of Matthew Starr (starring Louis Gossett Jr.)
Phil: I think we ended up watching this one b/c it was one of my sister’s picks, thought I’m sure I secretly liked it.
Don’t remember the Power of Matthew Starr. Will watch for that!