List of episodes of the series «The Torkelsons»

  • Seasons count: 2
  • Episodes count: 33
  • Total viewing time: 13 h. 12 m.
Fence Neighbors
Release date: 9/21/1991

Fence Neighbors

  • Episode number: 1
  • Episode duration: 24 min.
  • Episode description:
    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.
The Cotillion
Release date: 9/28/1991

The Cotillion

  • Episode number: 2
  • Episode duration: 24 min.
  • Episode description:
    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.
A Kiss is Still a Kiss
Release date: 10/5/1991

A Kiss is Still a Kiss

  • User score: 1
  • Episode number: 3
  • Episode duration: 24 min.
  • Episode description:
    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.
For Love or Money
Release date: 10/12/1991

For Love or Money

  • Episode number: 4
  • Episode duration: 24 min.
  • Episode description:
    Millicent deems it necessary to be regularly employed, giving Dorothy Jane the job of looking after the other kids.
Poetry in Motion
Release date: 10/19/1991

Poetry in Motion

  • Episode number: 5
  • Episode duration: 24 min.
  • Episode description:
    A blackmailing Ruth Ann reveals Dorothy Jane's private poems of passion to the world, but the unveiling ends up emboldening lovelorn Dorothy Jane.
An American Almost in Paris
Release date: 10/26/1991

An American Almost in Paris

  • Episode number: 6
  • Episode duration: 24 min.
  • Episode description:
    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.
Men Don't Leave
Release date: 11/2/1991

Men Don't Leave

  • Episode number: 7
  • Episode duration: 24 min.
  • Episode description:
    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.
Thanksgivingmesomething
Release date: 11/24/1991

Thanksgivingmesomething

  • Episode number: 8
  • Episode duration: 24 min.
  • Episode description:
    Pastor Langley and his assistant will be guests for Thanksgiving, prompting Dorothy Jane to push Millicent to play up her femininity.
Return to Sender
Release date: 11/24/1991

Return to Sender

  • Episode number: 9
  • Episode duration: 24 min.
  • Episode description:
    Wesley's estranged former daughter-in-law who, along with his granddaughter, is reunited with Wesley thanks to some goodhearted butting in by Millicent.
I Fought the Law
Release date: 12/1/1991

I Fought the Law

  • Episode number: 10
  • Episode duration: 24 min.
  • Episode description:
    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.
A Sigh is Just a Sigh
Release date: 12/8/1991

A Sigh is Just a Sigh

  • Episode number: 11
  • Episode duration: 24 min.
  • Episode description:
    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.
Educating Millicent
Release date: 12/22/1991

Educating Millicent

  • Episode number: 12
  • Episode duration: 24 min.
  • Episode description:
    Millicent had her reasons for not finishing high school, but there's no good reason why she couldn't take an equivalency exam now.
Double Date
Release date: 1/9/1992

Double Date

  • Episode number: 13
  • Episode duration: 24 min.
  • Episode description:
    Radio "Love Professor" Kitty Drysdale wires into the affairs of Dorothy Jane and Millicent's hearts and jump-starts their dating lives.
The Ice Princess
Release date: 1/12/1992

The Ice Princess

  • Episode number: 14
  • Episode duration: 24 min.
  • Episode description:
    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.
Swear Not By the Moon
Release date: 1/19/1992

Swear Not By the Moon

  • Episode number: 15
  • Episode duration: 24 min.
  • Episode description:
    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.
Say Uncle
Release date: 2/16/1992

Say Uncle

  • Episode number: 16
  • Episode duration: 24 min.
  • Episode description:
    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.
The Long Goodbye
Release date: 5/2/1992

The Long Goodbye

  • Episode number: 17
  • Episode duration: 24 min.
  • Episode description:
    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.
The Egg and I
Release date: 5/23/1992

The Egg and I

  • Episode number: 18
  • Episode duration: 24 min.
  • Episode description:
    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.
It's My Party
Release date: 5/30/1992

It's My Party

  • Episode number: 19
  • Episode duration: 24 min.
  • Episode description:
    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.
Aunt Poison
Release date: 6/13/1992

Aunt Poison

  • Episode number: 20
  • Episode duration: 24 min.
  • Episode description:
    Millicent's aunt leaves her a diverse inheritance...and lots of unanswered questions.