Episode
Small Wonder: Project Blender
Overview
To make his dad's ""button-pusher"" job seem important to his friends, Jamie hints that Ted is head of a top-secret project -- which even Ted's jealous boss, Brandon, believes.
Details
- Series
- Small Wonder
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1987-01-17
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
Project Blender is Episode 14 in Season 2 of Small Wonder. It aired on 1987-01-17. The runtime is 21 min.
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Episode 15: Class Comedienne
Nagged by classmates that Vicki has a wooden personality, Jamie overdoes it in secretly programming her a livelier one.
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Episode 11: Computer Dating
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Episode 17: Victor/ V.I.C.I.
To help his Little League team's rock-bottom status, Jamie disguises Vicki as a boy to use her robotic abilities to bat for the pennant.
Episode 10: Latchkey Dreams
To get on a community-sponsored Thanksgiving ski trip for disadvantaged kids, Jamie convinces the sponsors that his parents are separated.
Episode 18: Look into My Eyes
After Vicki watches a TV hypnotist turn volunteers into clowns and animals, she starts practicing her new mesmerizing ""skill"" on the Lawsons with hysterical results.
Episode 9: Have a Heart
Jamie tries to show Vicki the meaning of compassion by sharing, which she does -- including the dress off her back, while the Brindles move in with their marital dispute.
Episode 19: Pint Sized Pick-Up
While in a store with Jamie looking for a present for her mock birthday party to convince Child Services that they treat her well, Vicki picks up an expensive watch and is picked up for shoplifting.
Episode 8: The Wonder Worker
To help Jamie's shy and withdrawn classmate who stutters, Ted programs Vicki to be her speech therapist.
Episode 20: Community Watch and See
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