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Season 1

Season 1

1985
24 Episodes

Episodes

Vicki's Homecoming
1

1. Vicki's Homecoming

Sep 7, 1985
21 min

Ted brings home his own cyber creation an android in the form of a ten year old girl he nicknames Vicki.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
2

2. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Sep 14, 1985
21 min

The Brindles, the Lawson's nosy neighbors, come across Vicki and tries to find out their secret.

Robositter
3

3. Robositter

Sep 21, 1985
21 min

Jamie has the entire house to himself, not knowing that Vicki is his babysitter!

Nerd Crush
4

4. Nerd Crush

Sep 28, 1985
21 min

Warren Enright, the class nerd, falls in love with Vicki.

Runaway Jamie
5

5. Runaway Jamie

Oct 5, 1985
21 min

Because Vicki is getting more attention, Jamie decides to run away to see what his parents might think.

Lights! Camera! Ego!
6

6. Lights! Camera! Ego!

Oct 12, 1985
21 min

Jamie and his friend Reggie Williams are involved in putting together a sci-fi movie project for school, but the power of directorial duties goes to Jamie's head.

White Lies
7

7. White Lies

Oct 19, 1985
21 min

Jamie realizes the value of constant truthfulness when he can't convince his parents that he's not responsible for breaking (and secretly gluing together) a teapot caused by Harriet's smart-aleck cousin.

The Bully
8

8. The Bully

Oct 26, 1985
21 min

A bully extorts money from Jamie's neighborhood club, which quickly reconsiders its boys-only policy via Vicki's strong-arm "assistance."

DisHonor Student
9

9. DisHonor Student

Nov 2, 1985
21 min

Jamie uses Vicki's new speed-scan reading ability to complete 55 chapters of his homework overnight, which earns him the school honor roll -- along with snowballing guilt.

Vicki's Adoption
10

10. Vicki's Adoption

Nov 9, 1985
21 min

Tipped off on the sly by busybody Bonnie Brindle, Child Services threatens to take Vicki away unless the Lawsons can produce her past -- and she passes a medical exam.

Child Prodigy
11

11. Child Prodigy

Nov 16, 1985
21 min

To circumvent Child Services' orders to send Vicki to school and risk exposure, the Lawsons hire a pompous tutor who mistakes her computer abilities for genius. To remedy the situation, Joan crams to follow-through her marriage-postponed teaching degree to act as Vicki's "tutor," while Ted takes over the kitchen and creates a mess.

Brindles Move In
12

12. Brindles Move In

Nov 23, 1985
21 min

A house fire moves Ted's new boss, Brandon Brindle, into the Lawsons' house, scheming for insurance fraud.

RoboBrat
13

13. RoboBrat

Nov 30, 1985
21 min

When overexposure to Harriet infects heuristically mimicking Vicki with Harriet's personality traits and shrieking tantrums, Ted must purge the brat out of her at his factory -- but not before Harriet and Bonnie Brindle wonder where Vicki suddenly vanished to and summon the police.

The Burrito Story
14

14. The Burrito Story

Jan 4, 1986
21 min

Jamie attempts to mass-produce burritos made by Vicki.

Babes in the Woods
15

15. Babes in the Woods

Jan 11, 1986
21 min

The Lawsons and Reggie and Harriet take a wilderness camping trip, and get lost.

First Love
16

16. First Love

Jan 18, 1986
21 min

To charm prissy and picky Jessica, Jamie throws an expensive party for her, ignoring a surprising school tomboy.

Substitute Dad
17

17. Substitute Dad

Jan 25, 1986
21 min

When golf-crazed Ted neglects taking Jamie to a Father-and-Son picnic for a golf tournament, Brandon steps in and incites a "father war" while Joan uses Vicki to voice her disapproval to Ted.

The Robot Nappers
18

18. The Robot Nappers

Feb 8, 1986
21 min

When keen-eyed recruitment officers from a rival robotics firm drop by to interview Ted, they suspect Vicki is a robot and plan to "robotnap" her.

Ted's Lay-Off
19

19. Ted's Lay-Off

Feb 15, 1986
21 min

United Robotronics cutbacks have the Lawsons scrambling for odd jobs.

Health Nuts
20

20. Health Nuts

Feb 22, 1986
21 min

Ted is motivated to get the family into shape when an obese co-worker loses a record amount of weight.

The Reluctant Halfback
21

21. The Reluctant Halfback

Mar 1, 1986
21 min

Ted is proud that Jamie's made the Pee Wee Football league, unknowing that Jamie only does it to please his dad.

Vaudeville Vicki
22

22. Vaudeville Vicki

May 3, 1986
21 min

When a vaudeville actor thinks Vicki is his long-lost daughter, he drafts her into a show and threatens her adoption.

The Birds, The Bees, and Robots
23

23. The Birds, The Bees, and Robots

May 10, 1986
21 min

When timid Ted uses the "stork theory" in answering Jamie's questions about sex, Jamie believes Dad's in serious need of sex education and tries to help him out.

Grandpa Lawson's Visit
24

24. Grandpa Lawson's Visit

May 17, 1986
21 min

Ted has the unenviable task of explaining to his unwary Vicki-doting father, who bitterly lost his job to automation, that his new lovely adopted granddaughter is really a robot.