
The Torkelsons
Synopsis
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.
Episodes

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.
1991-09-21 · 24 min
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.
1991-09-28 · 24 min
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.
1991-10-05 · 24 min
For Love or Money
Millicent deems it necessary to be regularly employed, giving Dorothy Jane the job of looking after the other kids.
1991-10-12 · 24 min
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.
1991-10-19 · 24 min
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.
1991-10-26 · 24 min
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.
1991-11-02 · 24 min
Thanksgivingmesomething
Pastor Langley and his assistant will be guests for Thanksgiving, prompting Dorothy Jane to push Millicent to play up her femininity.
1991-11-24 · 24 min
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.
1991-11-24 · 24 min
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.
1991-12-01 · 24 min
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.
1991-12-08 · 24 min
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.
1991-12-22 · 24 min
Double Date
Radio "Love Professor" Kitty Drysdale wires into the affairs of Dorothy Jane and Millicent's hearts and jump-starts their dating lives.
1992-01-09 · 24 min
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.
1992-01-12 · 24 min
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.
1992-01-19 · 24 min
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.
1992-02-16 · 24 min
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.
1992-05-02 · 24 min
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.
1992-05-23 · 24 min
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.
1992-05-30 · 24 min
Aunt Poison
Millicent's aunt leaves her a diverse inheritance...and lots of unanswered questions.
1992-06-13 · 24 minCast
Connie RayMillicent Torkelson
Olivia BurnetteDorothy Jane Torkelson
Lee NorrisChuckie Lee Torkelson
Brittany MurphyMolly Morgan
Rachel DuncanMary Sue Torkelson
Jason MarsdenGregory Morgan
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