“Small Wonder” — the 80’s sitcom about a family with an adopted robot daughter — was so terrible that it crossed over the line into being funny, back over to terrible, and then back to funny again.

The little girl in the show is supposed to be a robot, so she walks around with a flat expression on her face and never smiles or laughs. She speaks in a demonic monotone, usually repeating verbatim what she’s just heard. A laugh track blasts after each line she utters.

A plastic control panel is attached sloppily to the back of the robot girl’s baby doll dress.

The other characters of the show are happy and cheery, but in a painfully forced and awkward way. Sort of like Disneyland employees.

Throw in horrible dialogue, bad 80’s clothes, and a creepy opening sequence in which each of the characters smiles vacantly at the camera as the credits are displayed (incidentally, this is the one time the robot girl ever smiles), and you have a perfect formula for the worst show in history.

The clip below is a bit long, but you only need to watch the first minute or 2 (the show’s opening credits) to get the flavor.

Enjoy!