Why did Tiffany Brissette always speak in that annoying robot monotone voice?
She didn’t always, but the producers had Tiffany speak in monotone so we wouldn’t forget she was playing a robot. Voice mimicry was, in fact, one of Tiffany’s less exploited talents. Vicki did eventually break out into intermittent normal speech. (See our Vicki on Dunahue feature.) The robotic voice gag was part comedic gimmick and part venture marketing survey: Some would like such a child robot to have a robotic voice to “remind” them that this “child” is really a machine. (See our Why Moms Doted on Vicki” Fan Mail Keyhole feature).
