![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There's no known engineering method by which this couldbe accomplished in a real-life V.I.C.I. Another notorious stretch ofcredibility (pun intended!) was Vicki's ability to extend her neck a whole meter('Nerd Crush,' 'Look into My Eyes,' 'The Rip-Off') andeven spin her head 360 degrees ('First Love,' 'RoboSitter,'Digital Love'). The producers ran with this to extremes, resulting in 'Battle ofthe Sexes and Robot,' where Vicki (in a houserobe, curlers and slippers - sincewhen and for sleeping where?) stretches her arm 9 feet to fetch a jar across thekitchen, and in 'Bank Hostages' and 'The Bossy Daughter,' whereher legs do the elevator route by at least 5 feet. Producers have an unseemly habit of taking a consultant's recommendedtechnical ability for a character and puffing it into gross exaggerations.Techie fan mail recommended that, for concealment's sake, Ted 'extend'the telescopic compression joints of Vicki's femur and humerus to make it appearas though she 'grew' an inch or so during the series ('SchoolMonitor'). ![]()
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