Series
The Torkelsons
ComedyDramaFamily
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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Seasons & episodes
In the small town of Pyramid Corners, Oklahoma, Millicent Torkelson is struggling to raise her five children with no money after her husband abandoned the family. While she's busy trying to put food on the table, the kids are often getting into and out of trouble in ways that test her patience. Elderly loner Wesley Hodges pays for room and board to help them out, and becomes a quasi-family member before long.
- 1Fence Neighbors21 Sept 1991 · 24mA 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.
- 2The Cotillion28 Sept 1991 · 24mDorothy 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.
- 3A Kiss is Still a Kiss5 Oct 1991 · 24m · ★ 1.0Dorothy 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.
- 4For Love or Money12 Oct 1991 · 24mMillicent deems it necessary to be regularly employed, giving Dorothy Jane the job of looking after the other kids.
- 5Poetry in Motion19 Oct 1991 · 24mA blackmailing Ruth Ann reveals Dorothy Jane's private poems of passion to the world, but the unveiling ends up emboldening lovelorn Dorothy Jane.
- 6An American Almost in Paris26 Oct 1991 · 24mDorothy 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.
- 7Men Don't Leave2 Nov 1991 · 24mRandall 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.
- 8Thanksgivingmesomething24 Nov 1991 · 24mPastor Langley and his assistant will be guests for Thanksgiving, prompting Dorothy Jane to push Millicent to play up her femininity.
- 9Return to Sender24 Nov 1991 · 24mWesley's estranged former daughter-in-law who, along with his granddaughter, is reunited with Wesley thanks to some goodhearted butting in by Millicent.
- 10I Fought the Law1 Dec 1991 · 24mMillicent 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.
- 11A Sigh is Just a Sigh8 Dec 1991 · 24mSteven 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.
- 12Educating Millicent22 Dec 1991 · 24mMillicent had her reasons for not finishing high school, but there's no good reason why she couldn't take an equivalency exam now.
- 13Double Date9 Jan 1992 · 24mRadio "Love Professor" Kitty Drysdale wires into the affairs of Dorothy Jane and Millicent's hearts and jump-starts their dating lives.
- 14The Ice Princess12 Jan 1992 · 24mDorothy Jane resolves to become the kind of girl who makes guys melt, and she looks to the school's resident ice princess for guidance.
- 15Swear Not By the Moon19 Jan 1992 · 24mNever 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.
- 16Say Uncle16 Feb 1992 · 24mDorothy 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.
- 17The Long Goodbye2 May 1992 · 24mRandall 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.
- 18The Egg and I23 May 1992 · 24mDorothy 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.
- 19It's My Party30 May 1992 · 24mDorothy 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.
- 20Aunt Poison13 Jun 1992 · 24mMillicent's aunt leaves her a diverse inheritance...and lots of unanswered questions.
Details
- Created by
- Lynn Montgomery
- First aired
- 21 Sept 1991
- Last aired
- 12 Jun 1993
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- NBC
- Episodes
- 33
- Votes
- 5 on TMDB
Cast
Connie RayMillicent Torkelson
Olivia BurnetteDorothy Jane Torkelson
Lee NorrisChuckie Lee Torkelson
Brittany MurphyMolly Morgan
Rachel DuncanMary Sue Torkelson
Jason MarsdenGregory Morgan
Perry KingBrian Morgan
