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The Torkelsons

The Torkelsons

★ 8.2/10•1991•24m•TV-G•Comedy•Drama•Family
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime24m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 21, 1991

Episodes

E124m

Fence Neighbors

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.

Sep 21, 1991

E224m

The Cotillion

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.

Sep 28, 1991

E324m

A Kiss is Still a Kiss

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.

Oct 5, 1991

E424m

For Love or Money

Millicent deems it necessary to be regularly employed, giving Dorothy Jane the job of looking after the other kids.

Oct 12, 1991

E524m

Poetry in Motion

A blackmailing Ruth Ann reveals Dorothy Jane's private poems of passion to the world, but the unveiling ends up emboldening lovelorn Dorothy Jane.

Oct 19, 1991

E624m

An American Almost in Paris

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.

Oct 26, 1991

E724m

Men Don't Leave

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.

Nov 2, 1991

E824m

Thanksgivingmesomething

Pastor Langley and his assistant will be guests for Thanksgiving, prompting Dorothy Jane to push Millicent to play up her femininity.

Nov 24, 1991

E924m

Return to Sender

Wesley's estranged former daughter-in-law who, along with his granddaughter, is reunited with Wesley thanks to some goodhearted butting in by Millicent.

Nov 24, 1991

E1024m

I Fought the Law

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.

Dec 1, 1991

E1124m

A Sigh is Just a Sigh

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.

Dec 8, 1991

E1224m

Educating Millicent

Millicent had her reasons for not finishing high school, but there's no good reason why she couldn't take an equivalency exam now.

Dec 22, 1991

E1324m

Double Date

Radio "Love Professor" Kitty Drysdale wires into the affairs of Dorothy Jane and Millicent's hearts and jump-starts their dating lives.

Jan 9, 1992

E1424m

The Ice Princess

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.

Jan 12, 1992

E1524m

Swear Not By the Moon

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.

Jan 19, 1992

E1624m

Say Uncle

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.

Feb 16, 1992

E1724m

The Long Goodbye

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.

May 2, 1992

E1824m

The Egg and I

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.

May 23, 1992

E1924m

It's My Party

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.

May 30, 1992

E2024m

Aunt Poison

Millicent's aunt leaves her a diverse inheritance...and lots of unanswered questions.

Jun 13, 1992

Actors

Connie Ray

Connie Ray

Millicent Torkelson

Olivia Burnette

Olivia Burnette

Dorothy Jane Torkelson

Lee Norris

Lee Norris

Chuckie Lee Torkelson

Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy

Molly Morgan

Rachel Duncan

Rachel Duncan

Mary Sue Torkelson

Jason Marsden

Jason Marsden

Gregory Morgan

Perry King

Perry King

Brian Morgan

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