Episode 1
New Moon
24m
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Arlene Sanford
TV series
The Torkelsons
1991TV-G2 seasons8.2 / 10
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
The Torkelsons premiered September 21, 1991. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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.
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Episode 2
Girls and Boy
24m
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.
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Directed by Linda DayGuest stars Joey Lawrence, Peter Van Norden, James Gleason, Shirley Prestia, Kimberlee Corney
Episode 3
Sleeping with the Enemy
24m
It's far from a perfect match when Dorothy Jane and Molly must share a bedroom, but the possibility of Brian's match with an attractive woman is what really bothers Molly.
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Directed by Arlene SanfordGuest stars Erin Gray
Episode 4
Is That All There Is?
24m
The top jock in school asks out plain old Dorothy Jane, who sports newfound popularity in exchange for a rather bland relationship.
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Directed by Bruce BilsonGuest stars Ben Affleck
Episode 5
The Fox and the Hound
24m
When Brian's 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.
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Directed by David TrainerGuest stars Sarah Douglas, Jared Leto, Paxton Whitehead, Frank Birney
Episode 6
Winner Take Millicent
24m
Brian's hotshot brother Jim asks out Millicent, and when things heat up between the two, Brian is left cold.
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Guest stars Christopher Rich
Episode 7
To Jane Eyre is Human
24m
Molly plagiarizes Dorothy Jane's book report in order to please Brian, who's not pleased at all with Molly's recent report card.
Where to watch The TorkelsonsEpisode 8
Duelling Birthdays
24m
Dorothy Jane and Molly's sweet-16 birthday parties coincide. Molly's is a back-yard extravaganza, while Dorothy Jane's is a plain affair with just the family.
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Directed by Arlene SanfordGuest stars Marguerite Moreau, Devon Gummersall, Stephanie Brown, Trish Ramish
Episode 9
To Date or Not to Date
24m
Millicent's decree that Molly can't date a college-age guy creates solidarity between Molly and Dorothy Jane, who sneak out of the house together.
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Directed by Arlene SanfordGuest stars Vincent Ventresca, Jim Calvert, Curnal Achilles Aulisio
Episode 10
The Dance
24m
Gregory's in trouble when tom-boy friend Sam transforms herself into a pretty young lady and asks him to the Girls' Choice Dance.
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Directed by Linda DayGuest stars Alyson Hannigan, Richard Panebianco, James Gleason, Jay Lambert
Episode 11
You Ought to Be in Pictures
24m
The camera loves Chuckie Lee, who loves the attention he gets posing in Brian's clothing catalogue. And when he gets a chance at a commercial, a reluctant Millicent acquiesces.
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Directed by Dennis ErdmanGuest stars Linda Larkin, Mark Shera, Cristine Rose, Wayne Federman
Episode 12
Hot Ticket
24m
Gregory gets it but good when he uses Brian's credit card in a desperate effort to land hard-to-get tickets to a big rock concert.
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Guest stars Alyson Hannigan, Donal Logue, Peter Van Norden
Episode 13
Bowling for Daddies
24mfinale
Millicent and Chuckie Lee enter themselves in Chuckie Lee's Wilderness Troop's father-son bowling tournament.
Episode credits
Directed by David TrainerGuest stars Robert Costanzo, Jacob Kenner
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Cast
Connie RayMillicent Torkelson
Olivia BurnetteDorothy Jane Torkelson
Aaron Michael MetchikSteven Floyd Torkelson
Lee NorrisChuckie Lee Torkelson
Brittany MurphyMolly Morgan
Rachel DuncanMary Sue Torkelson
Anna SlotkyRuth Ann Torkelson
William SchallertWesley "Boarder" HodgesCredits
- Created by
- Lynn Montgomery
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 33
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
NBCUnited States
Touchstone TelevisionUnited States
Walt Disney TelevisionUnited States
Michael Jacobs ProductionsUnited States
Themes
absent fatherbig familyboarderbrother brother relationshipfictional townlarge familylaugh trackmother daughter relationship