The unusual name ("The Small Wonder Joint Venture") is because the television show was the first product of a "joint venture" between 5 television stations [1],

The unusual name ("The Small Wonder Joint Venture") is because the television show was the first product of a "joint venture" between 5 television stations [1], not because it was made by some secret home robotics manufacturer or marketing firm. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Program_Group https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Program_Group