The Torkelsons

A working-class single mother provides for her quirky family of five kids in rural Oklahoma.

1991 HD 24min United States English

Lynn Montgomery Connie Ray Olivia Burnette Lee Norris Brittany Murphy Rachel Duncan Jason Marsden Perry King

Comedy Drama

sitcom oklahoma big family boarder suburb single mother absent parent

S1E1 - Fence Neighbors 1991-09-21

A homespun family led by a single mom tries to get by, but teenage daughter Dorothy Jane isnt thrilled when her moms forced to take in a border to make ends meet.

S1E2 - The Cotillion 1991-09-28

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.

S1E3 - A Kiss is Still a Kiss 1991-10-05

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.

S1E4 - For Love or Money 1991-10-12

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

S1E5 - Poetry in Motion 1991-10-19

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

S1E6 - An American Almost in Paris 1991-10-26

Dorothy Jane wants desperately to bid adieu to Oklahoma and say bonjour to Paris, and she might, if shes selected the winner in a student-exchange competition.

S1E7 - Men Don't Leave 1991-11-02

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.

S1E8 - Thanksgivingmesomething 1991-11-24

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

S1E9 - Return to Sender 1991-11-24

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

S1E10 - I Fought the Law 1991-12-01

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.

S1E11 - A Sigh is Just a Sigh 1991-12-08

Steven Floyd goes to bat for Millicent by beating up a school big mouth - but she doesnt know that until after shes chewed him out and hes run away.

S1E12 - Educating Millicent 1991-12-22

Millicent had her reasons for not finishing high school, but theres no good reason why she couldnt take an equivalency exam now.

S1E13 - Double Date 1992-01-09

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

S1E14 - The Ice Princess 1992-01-12

Dorothy Jane resolves to become the kind of girl who makes guys melt, and she looks to the schools resident ice princess for guidance.

S1E15 - Swear Not By the Moon 1992-01-19

Never was there a story of more woe (except maybe one) than of Dorothy Janes trial playing Juliet in the school play opposite her Romeo, Riley Roberts.

S1E16 - Say Uncle 1992-02-16

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.

S1E17 - The Long Goodbye 1992-05-02

Randall Torkelson returns with a big hello for Millicent and the kids, but Dorothy Jane is fretting over college-bound Riley, who didnt say goodbye.

S1E18 - The Egg and I 1992-05-23

Dorothy Jane and Kirby learn parenthood isnt all its cracked up to be when a school assignment requires them to care for an egg.

S1E19 - It's My Party 1992-05-30

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.

S1E20 - Aunt Poison 1992-06-13

Millicents aunt leaves her a diverse inheritance...and lots of unanswered questions.

S2E1 - New Moon 1993-02-06

The Torkelsons get a new start, as Millicent and her kids move to Seattle, where she takes a job as a nanny for the two spoiled children of widower Brian Morgan.

S2E2 - Girls and Boy 1993-02-13

Dorothy Jane enjoys her new job at a fast-food chicken joint, mainly because of her handsome supervisor, but Molly also wants a piece of this action.

S2E3 - Sleeping with the Enemy 1993-02-20

Its far from a perfect match when Dorothy Jane and Molly must share a bedroom, but the possibility of Brians match with an attractive woman is what really bothers Molly.

S2E4 - Is That All There Is? 1993-02-27

The top jock in school asks out plain old Dorothy Jane, who sports newfound popularity in exchange for a rather bland relationship.

S2E5 - The Fox and the Hound 1993-03-06

When Brians dinner date cancels at the last minute, he asks Millicent to fill in since the client he is meeting feels the man is only as good as the woman in his life.

S2E6 - Winner Take Millicent 1993-03-20

Brians hotshot brother Jim asks out Millicent, and when things heat up between the two, Brian is left cold.

S2E7 - To Jane Eyre is Human 1993-03-27

Molly plagiarizes Dorothy Janes book report in order to please Brian, whos not pleased at all with Mollys recent report card.

S2E8 - Duelling Birthdays 1993-04-03

Dorothy Jane and Mollys sweet-16 birthday parties coincide. Mollys is a back-yard extravaganza, while Dorothy Janes is a plain affair with just the family.

S2E9 - To Date or Not to Date 1993-04-10

Millicents decree that Molly cant date a college-age guy creates solidarity between Molly and Dorothy Jane, who sneak out of the house together.

S2E10 - The Dance 1993-04-17

Gregorys in trouble when tom-boy friend Sam transforms herself into a pretty young lady and asks him to the Girls Choice Dance.

S2E11 - You Ought to Be in Pictures 1993-04-24

The camera loves Chuckie Lee, who loves the attention he gets posing in Brians clothing catalogue. And when he gets a chance at a commercial, a reluctant Millicent acquiesces.

S2E12 - Hot Ticket 1993-06-05

Gregory gets it but good when he uses Brians credit card in a desperate effort to land hard-to-get tickets to a big rock concert.

S2E13 - Bowling for Daddies 1993-06-12

Millicent and Chuckie Lee enter themselves in Chuckie Lees Wilderness Troops father-son bowling tournament.