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03x07 - The Promotion

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Small Wonder". Aired: September 7, 1985 – May 20, 1989.*
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Chronicles the family of a robotics engineer who secretly creates a robot modeled after a human girl, then tries to pass it off as their adopted daughter, Vicki.

03x07 - The Promotion

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watch his contract mom they're great not

Sony will baffle and amuse you alright

go ahead if you don't mind dad I'll sit

out this dance you are now looking at

the future head of our company's

cybernetics division thank you well I

don't actually have it yet but our

president mr. Jennings is going to

announce it this Saturday at the company

picnic is between me and Brandon Brenda

so it's practically in the bag you know

just remember what happened the last

time the promotion you told mr. Jennings

that he should get it because you only

had two months to live

Dave is a mama sympathy card with tears

of grief your cheeks are soaked sorry to

hear your husband crow

Brandon well this time he is not going

to ace me out because this time I am

going to be more aggressive in fact I

have invited mr. Jennings over for

dinner tonight okay but he said he

couldn't come because he had to spend

the evening with his grandson ship oh

thank goodness

so I invited chip to oh I guess since it

is for your career oh thanks honey Oh in

kids listen I want you to be very nice

and very polite to mr. Jennings and

especially chip in a compliment I'm tell

him how nice he looks and how well he's

dressed you understand I understand you

want us to kiss up how much you deserve

that promotion no no Jamie that is much

too obvious unless of course you can

work it into the conversation

so the man says to the other man who was

that lady I saw you with last night boy

can you tell a story mister tell you the

punchline it was the way you told it

up-to-there

okay would you like some pie mr.

Jennings

Thank You Becky it's my pleasure to

serve you mr. Jennings

what a delightful well-behaved child I

always say that a child is the

reflection of the parents you brought

her up well Tom it's a Ted Thank You

Vicki how about giving my dad that

promotion

what I worked it into the conversation

where do kids pick up these things

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Vicki why don't you go see if chip needs

anything

chips wish is my command you've won

every game he's the best Scrabble player

I've ever seen gee thanks

is that weird any good pecks a Derka

Derka Liz not a word of course it is

Vicki you did put a hex on your Dirk Oh

I never realized I knew so many words I

never even heard of you look very nice

tonight chip I do thanks pinkie your

shirt is nice to tie is nice your belt

is nice to pants oh nice your shoes are

nice to talk semis Viki and if you're

wearing shorts they're nice too so are

you telling me that the new robotic box

folder was your idea Todd yeah Ted yes

that's right mr. James but the

production reports said that was Brandon

brindle's idea

we know the automated forklift arm it

was also my idea but the production

report said that was brindle's idea -

what does Brenda will do at the plant he

makes out the production report

it looked a little dirty so we took the

liberty of washing it for you no need to

thank me I wasn't going to it's not my

car

we came by taxi yes that handsome

grandson chip is in the kitchen with

Vicki and Jamie playing Scrabble quite

love Scrabble you never live until

tonight that's a wonderful facelift

for just a fleeting moment I thought it

was Tom Selleck sitting there looks like

Tom Selleck you look exactly like if you

had a mustache dark hair in a bushy

chest period so would you

well that's that's very generous of you

Brenda but I just wouldn't feel right

about your wife doing my shirts cleans

your pool

that's been a delightful evening but I I

really must go would you get my coat

please

I'll get it Brandon this is my house -

be my guest

Joe and I hope you'll bring some of that

delicious pie of yours to the company

picnic on Saturday oh thank you mr.

Jennings

well I'll make a special one just for

you

there you go sir yeah let me do that no

Brandon mr. Jennings I will personally

see to it that you get a new coat Thanks

total paid for it it's not necessary

Thank You Kip we're leaving

Joan would you please call a taxi for us

Oh certainly mr. Jennings I wouldn't

hear of it mr. Jennings I'll Drive you

home myself

careful mr. Jennings his rates are

higher than the taxes

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I've never heard so many compliments my

life grandpa tell me more girls I love

your smile you have nice teeth I love

your nose

you have nice nostrils come on chip mr.

Brittain was driving us home oh

would she walk me to the car it's dark

out and I feel so much safer with you to

protect me who's gonna protect chip I

don't know I didn't have any when I came

in well good night folks and thanks

again come again look relaxed those

treatments are doing wonders for me

I should have thrown that Brandon right

out on his Brendel I didn't want to make

a scene in front of mr. Jennings oh

honey you did the right thing

no there's gotta be some way that you

can show mr. Jennings how good you are

he had to be didn't Vicki wait a minute

yeah that's the ticket using Vicki to

get that promotion over Brendel yeah Ted

at the company picnic on Saturday I'm

gonna show mr. Jennings something

that'll knock his socks off I'm gonna

show him that Vicki is a robot

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are you sure that you doing the right

thing revealing Vicky's a robot honey we

can't keep her a secret forever and what

better time than now mr. Jennings

accepts Vickie as a perfect

well-mannered little girl he's gonna

flip when he finds out she's a robot

no way he won't give me that promotion I

hope so there wasn't room in the picnic

basket for him mom oh so I ate him

honey honey there's mr. Jennings now

let's go ask him to lunch before that

weasel Brandon dress commander hey lucky

charity kissing booth look at the Fox

who's doing the kissing it's as a dollar

a kiss

oh my god is 50 cents maybe she'll give

me one lip

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now hurry this promotion is really

important to me so you've got to help me

get it I didn't think you could pull off

my plan I'll try daddy Vicki always does

what I tell her to but I really don't

like to do this to Vicki she's my

friends well of course she is and her

daddy is my friend but what are friends

for if you can't stick it to them my

plan works there's a new bicycle in your

future what if it doesn't work then you

have no future Vicki I have to talk to

you you know one of our daddies is going

to get a big promotion today my dad

should get that promotion and you can

too if you make a good impression on mr.

Jennings

and I'm going to help you first of all

you've got to stop acting the way you

always do like a perfect little goody

two-shoes oh goody tissues sit down I'll

fill you in

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mr. jetties doesn't like just like that

what he likes is the tape of spirits you

can think for herself and just what she

wants to do understand I understand do

it I want to do right what do I want to

do you want to get your own way and if

you don't throw a tantrum that'll really

impress him a tantrum yeah like I throw

when I want to show my folks who's boss

stomp your feet and lie on the ground

and scream and hold your breath until

you turn blue I can do that

Wow

and I thought I was good

you know what mr. Jennings likes best of

all what insults insult him and you

really make him happy I don't know any

insults oh I know a lot of them here's

one my mom's up to my dad with a mouth

like yours stupid a banana sideways I

refuse and down for you to remember okay

okay picnic I'll tell you a few things

to do that'll really do wonders for your

dad's career well it's very nice of you

to invite chip and beads at lunch Tim

Ted well after lunch mr. Jennings we

have quite a surprise to show you

concerning our daughter Vicky aha

such a lovely will behaved child like

she appeared to see you again and you

little dude oh do you I think I'll make

my hair sit down is Crisco

how about some lunch mr. Jennings yeah

won't you join me

well I already know what's right over

here I had Ted and Joan caterers

here's my lovely daughter Harriet

Harriet look lovely for mr. Jennings mr.

Jennings

hi mr. Jennings and chip hello Vicki

is that your face or as a pizza stuck to

your neck

Vicki beautiful day this is I tell you

what chipper why don't we play some of

the games before lunch

come on there's a test your strength in

you can show off your muscles you call

those muscles I've seen bigger lumps and

oatmeal

but your daughter's behavior fred-head

Vicki why did you say those things to

mr. Jennings and chip I wanna make mr.

Jennings happy I don't know I didn't

program that in go ahead chip mu you

inherited your muscles problem yeah

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let's see what you can do big shot show

you what I can do

wait a hundred-to-one she rings the bell

come on a little girl like that well I

think he's no ordinary little girl you

see Vicki happens to be

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zut Oh

it hurts you numbskull

[Applause]

you car have you been kissing

can I borrow $20 in some chapstick no

what do you know about Vicki she's

acting really weird how about just five

dollars off it no dollars baby shall

take my oh you

come on chip Shawn that major-league arm

of yours Viki why don't you try to win a

bear too duh mr. chillings why don't you

stand behind her good thinking well

she'll knock them all down mr. Jennings

as I said before Vicky is no ordinary

little girl Vicky happens to be

would you want me to get you a lawyer

mr. Jennings I don't know what to say

Vicky's never behaved like this before

Dawson I think a good sound spanking is

in order

he's right that's exactly what you

deserve well you can't have one

just with a record a little Vicki ficky

stop that

Oh mr. Jenny how about a slice of that

pie that I baked especially for you yeah

it'll take your mind off the swelling

look at those tangy lemon pies they look

delicious kind of make your taste buds

drool don't they I'm really not in the

mood for pie oh sure you are Vicki be a

good girl and give mr. Jennings some pie

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[Applause]

how could you do a thing like that

[Laughter]

gentlemen about that promotion

mr. Jenny's can I tell you one thing

about Vicki furs oh I don't want to hear

anything more about Vicki a man who

can't control his own children certainly

can't handle a Plane full of workers but

mr. Jennings you see this Brenda I am

naming you the head of our new

cybernetics division easily sure you do

a fine job be sure to take along plenty

of warm clothing it gets very cold up in

Iceland don't you worry sir

that's for you if I could remember your

name I'd fire you come on let's go

Iceland well Brandon congratulations

you're gonna love it in Blizzard City

and don't forget to take your pooper

scooper for the dog team Vickie

everything she knows that's it

Harriet but Vickie up to all this thanks

oh honey I'm sure that mr. Jennings who

more than forgive you when you show him

that Vicki's a robot honey I can't show

him now I can't show anybody until

Vickie is so perfected she'll never do

this kind of thing again Jamie you look

exhausted

I'm too pooped to pop ker to poop for

some time never to poop for your pie mom

give me some

[Applause]

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you