Here at Strollerderby, we've been bringing you Rich or Rehab for more than a year. But clearly we have been remiss since it's taken more than 365 days for us to pose the following question: exa ctly what is up with Tiffany Brissette, the '
80s child star who played Vicki (or V.I.C.I.) the robot on the sitcom we all knew and loved (okay, at least knew), "Small Wonder"? With absolutely no assistance from any robots, here is the info we managed to dig up.
After perfecting her signature staccato line delivery during four seasons of "Small Wonder," Brissette snagged a handful of small TV parts after the show folded in 1989, including one appearance opposite previous Rich or Rehab subject, Corin Nemec, on "Parker Lewis Can't Lose." But by the early 1990s, the acting prospects dried up.
At that point, and here I quote from the Tiffany Brissette Fan Club Web site, "In 1990
Tiffany appeared in a Christmas videotape, Why Christmas Trees Aren't
Perfect. In autumn 1991 she was a co-hostess on The 700 Club
where she sang 'Say Yes (to Jesus).'"
A follow-up question on my part: After "Say Yes (to Jesus)," shouldn't Tiffany have sung another song, "Jesus, Why Aren't Christmas Trees Perfect?" I mean, it kind of seems like the obvious question to ask under the circumstances. Just wonderin'.
Anyhoo, that fan club Web site also reports that sometime around the year 2000, Brissette was working as a missionary and youth counselor in the San Diego. More recently, though, she's been living in Boulder, Colo., and pursuing another noble calling: nursing.
Earlier this year she appeared on The Morning Show With Mike and Juliet where, during a somewhat rushed interview and a few awkward reunions with her "Small Wonder" co-stars, she shared a few more details about what she's been up to. Feel free to watch the embedded clip below. As far as I am concerned, anyone who can be a good sport about starring in "Small Wonder" -- and who went from playing a non-human on TV to someone who potentially saves human lives -- must be doing something right.
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