01x01 - Vicki's Homecoming

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hi mom hi Jamie how was school there's

gotta be more to life than school man

cannot live by education alone well why

don't you get a little playtime in until

dinner who is I wish I had a brother I'd

even settle for a sister maybe one of

these days you'll have one that's what

you keep saying but I don't think you're

really working on it oh honey would you

get that hi Jamie

I hear it Jamie that was rude that's no

way to treat your neighbor I'm sorry mom

but she deserves it here he hit the pill

and she's nosy what a waste of womanhood

Oh where's your father you can ask him

to play with you hi honey I did hi oh I

don't think I'll ask dad to play with me

I don't think I will either what

happened well I I told you I was working

on that special project at the lab the

one you've been working on all those

nights I didn't even tell my boss about

it anyway I decided it was in good

enough shape to show it to him today he

wouldn't even discuss it well what is it

why wouldn't he discuss it with you this

it's a doll a great big dog

gee dad a grown man playing with a doll

at work I don't understand your company

makes electronic gadgets those robots

that weld cars and fill bottles and

stick labels on cans that's right well

then why would he be interested in the

doll

Joanie honey this is not just a doll

it's an experimental v.i.c hi give it to

me in English

VI CI that means voice input child

identical it means it can be controlled

by voice command it's a computerized

robot and I think this could be

invaluable to society like it could it

could teach in the schools or in the

hospitals to help in therapy for speech

impaired or handicapped children there

are hundreds of practical uses for it

dad it's a fabulous idea if you can do

it

you know something dad yeah what's that

Jamie you better stand back when a dog

this size cry them less honey this is

just too important to give up now I know

it would be a big inconvenience but

would you mind if I worked on it yeah no

I mean no I oh yeah great in fact I'd be

relieved if you were here at home I'd

know what kind of doll you were working

on nights

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okay here we go blank eyes wiggle nose

now for the final touch respond to voice

command

open your eyes and stand up

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well if I do say so myself you are

fantastic I'm fantastic

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God Joanie Joanie dinners already a

dinner that thing we do every night at

the table that gets all the dishes dirty

oh yeah yeah yeah well listen honey I'm

much too excited to eat now after all

these weeks of patiently waiting I'd

like you both to meet Vicki Vicki oh you

might voice input child identical the I

see I I pronounced it Vicki Vicki that's

cute come in here Vicki say hello to my

family my family are you putting in a

song that's a real kid right no no it's

a robot oh that's incredible I can't

believe what I'm seeing

oh yeah yeah get a load of this what

time is it Vicki when you hear the tone

the time will be 543 and 20 seconds man

that's wild looks like a real girl dad

it feels like a girl yeah it's a new

synthetic material they use for

artificial limbs just like real skin and

it smells like a girl yeah I use some of

moms perfume do you like the way I

dressed her Jonah oh and that's real

human hair do you like it Joanie I mean

would you rather have a redhead

no no that's all right please put it

back so how do you like it

Tanna I'm lost for words suddenly like

having another child in the house yeah

only this time I gave birth honey

there's a real question is can it be

programmed to have human values and

emotions or even human faults what a

challenge huh dad what do we say to her

do we have to wind her up with a key or

something no no no no it's activated by

the light you see it's eyes here are

solar cells and its brain is a data flow

system using wafers scale integration

with the data pads hooked into a

self-organizing systolic array processor

how do we treat her like it was a real

child it responds to any voice command

and I programmed it to know everything

and to be able to do everything that a

human 10 year old can do well at least

it's supposed to you have to remember

that it's still in the experimental

stage I'm pleased to meet you I'm Vicki

Wow

can be used as a tape recorder - can I

keep Vicki in the cabinet with my other

toys well sure I guess so Oh Ted you

can't keep a child in a cabinet honey

it's not a child it's it's it's it's

that it it's a machine

it's an Android here look see it's an

electronic device she's got wires inside

instead of gizzards Joan you have to

keep remembering that it's not real you

won't be easy boy this is a blast I've

got my own robot that way Vicki now

Jamie Jamie it's not perfected you see

what I mean you gotta watch it every

minute Vicki are you okay

bumping into the door must have affected

the voice mode now I'm gonna have to

take it all apart and examine the voice

circuits

like I fix the stereo now I don't want

it out of a house all right and remember

Harriet's father works at my company too

so not a word to her about this I mean

this is what we call top secret right

the topic hi Vicki open your eyes it's

tomorrow it's tomorrow we have to get up

Bernie cuz we've got work to do work to

do come on out that's my dirty shirt and

socks over there pick them up and throw

them in that laundry bath and then I'll

show you how to make my bed here

I think I died on him

[Laughter]

my mom and dad's anniversary today

they've been married 11 years

you know what marriages yes men and

women get married and they have babies

right listen do my dad happen to program

you about how they do that I do not have

that information I can't get it out of

him either anyway we're gonna Surprise

them and serve them breakfast in bed

but first I have to get dressed oh I

know you're a robot but you're a girl

and I don't even let my mom see me in my

underwear

would you please turn your head turn my

head we're gonna make my pops and eggs

you know what yeah they're in my memory

bank but I've never seen them well this

is neg see you have to be careful that

you don't they're very delicate delicate

yeah

wipe your hands and give it back hi what

do you want Harriette little bit one

little girl the one that got here

yesterday the weird one you said to give

it back there she is

oh you mean this weird little girl I'm

Harriet you're new I'm Vicki would you

believe Vicki here's my sister and she

just arrived no way it takes nine months

time sister well the truth is Vicki's my

my cousin yeah and she's leaving today

boy that was close

you're not supposed to be here so if

they don't want to happen to see you and

ask you I'll tell them I'm not here no

you stay here my cousin got it I'm your

cousin got it I really like you Vicki

you're funny funny you like me yeah but

you're too serious you gotta lighten up

kid

don't you ever smile I'm not programmed

to smile

well then I'll program you to this is a

smile got it got it it needs work

I'll get my folks a grapefruit and you

can take all the stuff to them okay

okay it's the first door in the hall on

the left

go in and say good morning happy

anniversary from Jamie and me and get it

to them good morning happy anniversary

from Jamie and me and give it to them

right but first I better put some water

on for the copy something

I'll ask to wait till dad gets up these

bars are too heavy for me to lift okay

get going

move it Vicky move it you said to move

it put it down geez you're strong I'm a

mechanical device Wow Wow good morning

happy Anniversary honey hmm I said happy

anniversary anniversary gray who got

married we did did you've got to get

your mind up you're working once in a

while oh yeah oh I'm sorry honey

happy anniversary and and thanks for

putting up with all this inconvenience

that's it that's all I get for eleven

years of all this inconvenience

well well well that was just a sample

would you like to see the entire line I

got a program her for better timing and

to knock before entering

happy Anniversary from Jamie and me and

to give this to you

taemi get in here you really get it to

me Vicky I'm in so much trouble lately

I'll never get out of this room

one more goof and I'll be getting

married and raising a family right in

here I'll serve you breakfast in bed

thanks a lot

hey wait a minute mom and dad's

anniversary I get them a nice present

maybe they won't be mad me yeah great

idea I'll go to the store and get them a

present they said to go to your room

yes but they didn't say to stay here so

don't give me any back talk just

remember who's boss hear me the big J

you've got a lot to learn about life

Vicky you see in a case like this you

just got to sneak out sneak out my dad

sleeps late on Saturdays so I'll be back

before they get up get in your cabinet

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I'm sure your parents were like this

that'll be 421 with the tax I'll gift

wrap it for you

Thanks

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sorry kids we got to take the display

down now you take the clown I'll take

this one

jeez smells nice Oh No

here's your gift junk man and your

change

thanks let's grab a cup of coffee and

then we'll finish up Vicky Vicky if you

can hear me come to the door and answer

me I can hear you listen we've got a

real problem well take this one in your

computer you're locked in this room how

do you get out what's your answer Vicky

that's a real problem

what a dumb robot

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Wow

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hold it right there why did you take

Vicky out of the house he's the boss

the big Jay we went to the store oh

hello hi hi hi Harriette Vicky Jamie's

cousin Oh Jamie's cousin right yeah yeah

no no no Harriet she can't come out just

now daddy about her Oh what did you tell

her what you like all right

how did Harriet know about Vicki she was

snooping around this morning and I

couldn't help it

so you told her that Vicki was your

cousin it takes nine months to have a

sister I did not program that in well

you're just gonna have to be more

careful Jamie all right now was anybody

at the store suspicious of Vicki I mean

was there any problem no problem

I broke the door down

what happy Anniversary dad and mom

that's why I went out to buy this for

you even though I knew and k*ll me and I

was risking my life but I didn't care

cuz I love you so much it was very sweet

of you Jamie thank you come on Nikki

well we can't very well punish him now

I've had enough of you for one day

you've been a bad robot you said you'd

liked me well I did this morning and

don't look at me like that

why'd you have to follow me I wonder if

it's my fault that she did maybe I'm

being too tough on her Vicky can you

hear me I can hear you you can come out

if you want

I can see I'm going to have nothing but

trouble with you travel

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