''Not Quite Human'' is the name of a series of
young adult
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novels by Seth McEvoy about a scientist and his android creation which resembles a teenager.
Description
Widower scientist, Dr. Jonas Carson's lifetime work is to create an android he names Chip. In order to conceal his project from those who would use Chip or Dr. Carson's skills for sinister purposes, Dr. Carson passes off Chip as a
student
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at a
junior high school
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and claims he is his son. His daughter, Becky, is the only other one who knows the secret, and Dr. Carson takes a job as a science teacher at the school to keep an eye on his "son". Chip has superior abilities such as great strength and a photographic memory, but also has a large density which gives him more weight than humans of his size. Chip also has a tendency to interpret communication quite literally. Throughout the novels, Chip better simulates being human as he gains a better understanding of humans.
The books were later made
into a series of
made-for-TV films for the
Walt Disney anthology television series
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, starring
Alan Thicke
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as Dr. Jonas Carson,
Robyn Lively
Robyn Elaine Lively Johnson (born February 7, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the 1989 films '' Teen Witch'' and '' The Karate Kid Part III'', as well as the TV shows '' Doogie Howser, M.D.'', ''Twin Peaks'', '' Savanna ...
as his daughter Becky, and
Jay Underwood
Jay Underwood (born October 1, 1968) is an American actor and pastor. Beginning a prolific career as a teen actor in the mid-1980s, he is perhaps best known for his starring feature film roles; portraying Eric Gibb in '' The Boy Who Could Fly'', ...
as Chip. Chip is created to look age 17 at the start of the film series, as opposed to 13 in the novels.
Novel series
* ''Not Quite Human #1: Batteries Not Included'' (October 1985)
* ''Not Quite Human #2: All Geared Up (October'' 1985)
* ''Not Quite Human #3: A Bug in the System'' (November 1985)
* ''Not Quite Human #4: Reckless Robot'' (May 1986)
* ''Not Quite Human #5: Terror At Play'' (June 1986)
* ''Not Quite Human #6: Killer Robot'' (October 1986)
TV movies
* ''
Not Quite Human'' (1987)
* ''
Not Quite Human II
''Not Quite Human 2'' is a 1989 American science fiction comedy television film written and directed by Eric Luke and starring Jay Underwood, Alan Thicke, and Robyn Lively. As the second of three films in a series based on the '' Not Quite Hu ...
'' (1989)
* ''
Still Not Quite Human'' (1992)
See also
*
''Small Wonder'' – a TV series (1985–89) in which a scientist creates a robot, passing her off as his daughter, with only his son and wife knowing the truth.
* ''
Dr. Slump
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 1980 to September 1984, with the chapters collected in 18 volumes. The series ...
'' – a manga (1980–84) and anime (1981–86) about a scientist who creates a robot that he passes off as his daughter, and the sci-fi misadventures they get into.
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