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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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The Torkelsons premiered September 21, 1991. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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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Episode 1
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.
Directed by Arlene SanfordGuest stars Ernie Lively, Michael Landes, Richard McGonagle, Elizabeth Poyer, Benj Thall, Lynn Milgrim, Jeanine Jackson, Gil Roscoe
Episode 2
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.
Directed by Arlene SanfordGuest stars Ronnie Claire Edwards, Michael Landes, Alyson Kiperman, Paige Gosney, Tanya Fenmore, Nicki Vannice
Episode 3
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.
Directed by Arlene SanfordGuest stars Jeff McCracken, Ronnie Claire Edwards, Katie Johnston
Episode 4
Millicent deems it necessary to be regularly employed, giving Dorothy Jane the job of looking after the other kids.
Directed by Arlene SanfordGuest stars Ronnie Claire Edwards, Michael Landes
Episode 5
A blackmailing Ruth Ann reveals Dorothy Jane's private poems of passion to the world, but the unveiling ends up emboldening lovelorn Dorothy Jane.
Directed by Arlene SanfordGuest stars Suzie Plakson, Michael Landes, Doren Fein
Episode 6
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.
Directed by Arlene SanfordGuest stars Lenny Wolpe, Alyson Kiperman, Paige Gosney
Episode 7
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.
Directed by Arlene SanfordGuest stars Ronnie Claire Edwards, Gregg Henry
Episode 8
Pastor Langley and his assistant will be guests for Thanksgiving, prompting Dorothy Jane to push Millicent to play up her femininity.
Directed by Arlene SanfordGuest stars Jeff McCracken, Remy Ryan Hernandez, Michael Horse
Episode 9
Wesley's estranged former daughter-in-law who, along with his granddaughter, is reunited with Wesley thanks to some goodhearted butting in by Millicent.
Directed by Arlene SanfordGuest stars Ashley Peldon, Patty Duke, Dave Florek
Episode 10
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.
Directed by Arlene SanfordGuest stars Stephen Root, Ken Thorley, Paige Gosney, Molly McClure, Lou Hancock
Episode 11
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.
Directed by Arlene SanfordGuest stars Paige Gosney
Episode 12
Millicent had her reasons for not finishing high school, but there's no good reason why she couldn't take an equivalency exam now.
Directed by Arlene SanfordGuest stars Kevin Clash, Paige Gosney
Episode 13
Radio "Love Professor" Kitty Drysdale wires into the affairs of Dorothy Jane and Millicent's hearts and jump-starts their dating lives.
Directed by Arlene SanfordGuest stars Omri Katz, John Calvin, Mother Love, Paige Gosney
Episode 14
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.
Directed by Arlene SanfordGuest stars Michael Landes, Paige Gosney, Amy Hathaway, Scott Michael Campbell, Rachel O'Neill
Episode 15
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.
Guest stars Vinessa Shaw, Michael Landes, Alyson Kiperman, Shawn Phelan, Danuel Pipoly, Rick Lieberman, Paige Gosney, Ian Bohen
Episode 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.
Guest stars Drew Carey, Adam Wylie, Paige Gosney, Sara Rose Johnson
Episode 17
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.
Directed by Arlene SanfordGuest stars Gregg Henry, Mother Love, Paige Gosney
Episode 18
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.
Directed by Arlene SanfordGuest stars Mother Love, Paige Gosney, Noah Christopher, Kelsea Gibbs, Kassandra Gibbs
Episode 19
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.
Guest stars Alanna Ubach, Paige Gosney, Amy Hathaway, Nick Ayers
Episode 20
Millicent's aunt leaves her a diverse inheritance...and lots of unanswered questions.
Directed by Arlene SanfordGuest stars Steven Gilborn, Wayne Tippit, Patrick Reilly
Episode information updated Sep 3, 2026
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