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The Torkelsons - Season 1

Episode List

Fence Neighbors
E1 - Fence Neighbors

Aired: September 21, 1991

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
E2 - The Cotillion

Aired: September 28, 1991

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
E3 - A Kiss is Still a Kiss

Aired: October 05, 1991

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
E4 - For Love or Money

Aired: October 12, 1991

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

Poetry in Motion
E5 - Poetry in Motion

Aired: October 19, 1991

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
E6 - An American Almost in Paris

Aired: October 26, 1991

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
E7 - Men Don't Leave

Aired: November 02, 1991

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
E8 - Thanksgivingmesomething

Aired: November 24, 1991

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

Return to Sender
E9 - Return to Sender

Aired: November 24, 1991

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
E10 - I Fought the Law

Aired: December 01, 1991

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
E11 - A Sigh is Just a Sigh

Aired: December 08, 1991

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
E12 - Educating Millicent

Aired: December 22, 1991

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
E13 - Double Date

Aired: January 09, 1992

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
E14 - The Ice Princess

Aired: January 12, 1992

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
E15 - Swear Not By the Moon

Aired: January 19, 1992

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
E16 - Say Uncle

Aired: February 16, 1992

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
E17 - The Long Goodbye

Aired: May 02, 1992

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
E18 - The Egg and I

Aired: May 23, 1992

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
E19 - It's My Party

Aired: May 30, 1992

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
E20 - Aunt Poison

Aired: June 13, 1992

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