Small Wonder Celebrated an 80s Kid Who Was Different
Added 2025-10-02 06:23:57 +0000 UTC“The Neighbors” (September 14, 1985)
“Victor / Vicki-toria” (February 14, 1987)
“The Bad Seed” (November 7, 1987)
Ignore whatever you might have heard about Small Wonder and focus instead on how the show spotlighted Vicki (a.k.a. V.I.C.I), a kid who was labeled as different just for acting the only way she knew. As a result of being defiantly resistant to social norms, Vicki has become iconic to all sorts of 80s kids also failed to fit in, and in this episode, we’ll make the argument for the ways she speaks to queer audiences. Tiffany Brissette, you should have been a star.
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Comments
I completely forgot about Vicki’s evil twin Vanessa until you mentioned her. Small Wonder was my favorite show as a toddler and my parents tended to discourage me from naming things Vicki/Victoria/any variation since my dad had an ex-wife named Vicki, so now I think I know why I named my Shih Tzu Vanessa. Also, based only on my one former co-worker/friend from Minnesota who pronounces double t’s (pretty, mitten, kitten, button) very precisely I tend to assume Edie McClurg’s accent/diction here is Minnesotan.
Kat Heagberg
2025-10-08 15:17:54 +0000 UTCJust got to that part. Absolutely cackling at the BR synopsis 🤖 ❤️
Lobo
2025-10-02 21:20:08 +0000 UTCReads title of episode: Yay! Another opportunity to mention My Living Doll!
Lobo
2025-10-02 20:12:54 +0000 UTC
