Small Wonder S1E21: Like Father, Like Son

Published: Oct. 31, 2020, 3:11 a.m.

b"Hey Everyone,\\n\\nAngela Bowen here, the host of Small Wonder: She's A Small Wonder Podcast.\\n\\nToday, I covered Small Wonder S1E21: Like Father, Like Son, which aired on March 1, 1986.\\n\\nIn this episode Ted pushes Jamie to try out for the football team.\\n\\nI gotta say, Ted beyond infuriates me this episode, he flat out calls Jamie a loser because Jamie doesn\\u2019t want to play football and follow in his father\\u2019s high school football footsteps.\\n\\nTurns out Ted has a secret from his past that when I hear it, it pushes me over the edge and puts Ted in the top spot of TV\\u2019s Worst Father Category.\\n\\nI thought Ted blowing off Jamie\\u2019s father son school picnic for a golf game was bad, but he basically calls Jamie a loser, that\\u2019s a BIG WTF Moment for me.\\n\\nHarriet looked adorable in her cheerleading outfit although the yellow shirt made her pale skin look washed out.\\n\\nComment deserved after she blackmails Jamie.\\n\\nShe couldn\\u2019t even spell his name for a proper cheer she got as far as J. Harriet is a longer name than Jamie.\\n\\nHer comment about one day getting bigger Pom Pom\\u2019s in high school was that another term for saying bigger boobs?\\n\\nVicki ruins and breaks so many things this episode, a TV, a window, pants and a shirt, the garage door all by taking what Ted and Joan say literally.\\n\\nJoin me next month NOVEMBER when I cover S1E22: Vaudeville Vicki, which aired on May 3, 1986.\\n\\nIn this episode an aging entertainer says Vicki is his daughter.\\n\\nand\\n\\nS1E23: The Real Facts Of Life, which aired on May 10, 1986.\\n\\nIn this episode Jamie attempts to educate his dad in the ways of love.\\n\\nHave a great Halloween everyone and remember to be safe and cautious when going out and trick or treating."