The Torkelsons

1991–1993 · Ended · 2 seasons · 33 episodes · Comedy, Drama · United States

Creator Lynn Montgomery · Channel NBC · Starring Connie Ray, Olivia Burnette, Lee Norris

Millicent Torkelson does what she can to hold her family together as it shrinks to just her and her children after her husband Randy abandons the family.
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Episodes

20 episodes · September 1991 – June 1992
  1. Episode 1: 1. Fence NeighborsSeptember 21, 1991 · 24 min
    A homespun family led by a single mom tries to get by, but teenage daughter Dorothy Jane isn't thrilled when her mom's forced to take in a border to make ends meet.
  2. Episode 2: 2. The CotillionSeptember 28, 1991 · 24 min
    Dorothy Jane hopes for a fairy-tale resolution to a school-dance, but she has no dress, no date, and Riley, her Prince Charming next door, seems oblivious.
  3. Episode 3: 3. A Kiss is Still a KissOctober 5, 1991 · 24 min
    Dorothy Jane would like a romance between Millicent and the new pastor but when he comes calling, its only to report that Steven Floyd nearly turned a hayride into a roll in the hay.
  4. Episode 4: 4. For Love or MoneyOctober 12, 1991 · 24 min
    Millicent deems it necessary to be regularly employed, giving Dorothy Jane the job of looking after the other kids.
  5. Episode 5: 5. Poetry in MotionOctober 19, 1991 · 24 min
    A blackmailing Ruth Ann reveals Dorothy Jane's private poems of passion to the world, but the unveiling ends up emboldening lovelorn Dorothy Jane.
  6. Episode 6: 6. An American Almost in ParisOctober 26, 1991 · 24 min
    Dorothy Jane wants desperately to bid adieu to Oklahoma and say bonjour to Paris, and she might, if she's selected the winner in a student-exchange competition.
Show 14 more episodes
  1. Episode 7: 7. Men Don't LeaveNovember 2, 1991 · 24 min
    Randall Torkelson blows in from Texas after more than a year away, but his arrival is an ill wind to Dorothy Jane, and she may be the last gasp of his marriage to Millicent.
  2. Episode 8: 8. ThanksgivingmesomethingNovember 24, 1991 · 24 min
    Pastor Langley and his assistant will be guests for Thanksgiving, prompting Dorothy Jane to push Millicent to play up her femininity.
  3. Episode 9: 9. Return to SenderNovember 24, 1991 · 24 min
    Wesley's estranged former daughter-in-law who, along with his granddaughter, is reunited with Wesley thanks to some goodhearted butting in by Millicent.
  4. Episode 10: 10. I Fought the LawDecember 1, 1991 · 24 min
    Millicent stands up for the American way, and the right to sell homemade pickled goods, by insisting on operating her annual roadside stand without a license.
  5. Episode 11: 11. A Sigh is Just a SighDecember 8, 1991 · 24 min
    Steven Floyd goes to bat for Millicent by beating up a school big mouth - but she doesn't know that until after she's chewed him out and he's run away.
  6. Episode 12: 12. Educating MillicentDecember 22, 1991 · 24 min
    Millicent had her reasons for not finishing high school, but there's no good reason why she couldn't take an equivalency exam now.
  7. Episode 13: 13. Double DateJanuary 9, 1992 · 24 min
    Radio "Love Professor" Kitty Drysdale wires into the affairs of Dorothy Jane and Millicent's hearts and jump-starts their dating lives.
  8. Episode 14: 14. The Ice PrincessJanuary 12, 1992 · 24 min
    Dorothy Jane resolves to become the kind of girl who makes guys melt, and she looks to the school's resident ice princess for guidance.
  9. Episode 15: 15. Swear Not By the MoonJanuary 19, 1992 · 24 min
    Never was there a story of more woe (except maybe one) than of Dorothy Jane's trial playing Juliet in the school play opposite her Romeo, Riley Roberts.
  10. Episode 16: 16. Say UncleFebruary 16, 1992 · 24 min
    Dorothy Jane and Millicent get a double dose of relentless wooing by two Scroggins men - Kirby and his big-talkin' uncle, who takes a liking to Millicent.
  11. Episode 17: 17. The Long GoodbyeMay 2, 1992 · 24 min
    Randall Torkelson returns with a big hello for Millicent and the kids, but Dorothy Jane is fretting over college-bound Riley, who didn't say goodbye.
  12. Episode 18: 18. The Egg and IMay 23, 1992 · 24 min
    Dorothy Jane and Kirby learn parenthood isn't all it's cracked up to be when a school assignment requires them to care for an egg.
  13. Episode 19: 19. It's My PartyMay 30, 1992 · 24 min
    Dorothy Jane is exposed to the perils of popularity when she throws a party to increase her social standing, but leaves a new friend standing out in the cold.
  14. Episode 20: 20. Aunt PoisonJune 13, 1992 · 24 min
    Millicent's aunt leaves her a diverse inheritance...and lots of unanswered questions.

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EPISODE LENGTH
24 minutes
FIRST AIRED
September 21, 1991
LAST AIRED
June 12, 1993
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Touchstone Television, Walt Disney Television, Michael Jacobs Productions

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