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Small Wonder Big Amusement

Small Wonder, the sitcom aired during the late 80's which was re-telecasted on StarVijay 2 or 3 years back is one of my faves. I practically never missed the show in the evenings. For those who already know about this there's no need of description. But.. The sci-fi series is based on situations that arise in daily life of the Lawson family.

              

A brief character info:
Vicki Lawson - A robot in the form of a human girl created by Ted Lawson.
Jamie Lawson - Only son of Mr. Lawson
Ted Lawson - Robotics scientist
Joan Lawson - Wife of Ted.
Harriet Brindle - A nosy neighbour.
And others.

You'll be bugged if you watched this now[i.e. late 2000s] due to the outdatedness of it. But that drew me to it. Every episode had a decent plot and a good point to consider for children. The silliness in the series is the high-spot, while the timely background laughter adds humor to it. Tiffany Brissette's[Vicki] expressionless face and spiritless eyes make her a classy performer. I enjoyed many things which include Vicki's innocent rollicking[which's s'posed to be serious], Jamie's tricks, Brindle's nosiness, Harriet's crush on Jamie, Joan's build etc.

This was one tv series I really missed when it was stopped airing. Many other shows don't even surface when I try to recall them. And coming to the additional purpose of this post I recently went through the search results of the cast and found their pictures as of now.

                             
                Tiffany Brissette [Vicki]                                      Jerry Supiran [Jamie Lawson]
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  1. SudhaSaturday, 20 June 2009 at 20:49:00 GMT+5:30

    I have seem small wonder while merely flippin throu tv channels..Was not really keen..But reading after this post may be i will watch it..

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  2. Ramya SSaturday, 20 June 2009 at 20:55:00 GMT+5:30

    Oh! Suds...its no longer on TV here. But if it is do watch.

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