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The family gets a surprise when Millicent's estranged husband Randall Torkelson (Gregg Henry) returns to Pyramid Corners from Texas more than a year after leaving his wife. Randall's arrival sparks an ill will for Dorothy Jane, who is still upset that her dad left in the first place; Millicent questions whether she wants her husband back when ...
Nov 13, 2020 · At one time not so long ago, Texas was true blue and depended upon to consistently deliver victories for the Democratic party in both presidential and midterm elections. The story of how we changed is fascinating and has many twists and turns.
The Torkelsons: Created by Lynn Montgomery. With Connie Ray, Olivia Burnette, Lee Norris, Rachel Duncan. A working-class single mother provides for her quirky family of five kids in rural Oklahoma.
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- 1991-09-21
- Comedy, Drama, Family
- 30
The Torkelsons is an American sitcom television series that aired on the NBC television network from September 21, 1991, to June 6, 1993. Produced by Walt Disney Television in season 1 and Touchstone Television in season 2, the series starred Connie Ray, Olivia Burnette, and William Schallert.
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Living in Pyramid Corners, a fictional suburb of Vinita, Oklahoma, Millicent Torkelson (Connie Ray) did what she could to survive financially, after her husband, Randy (Gregg Henry) left the family. Randy later returned and was seen in several episodes, and the two parents ended up divorcing. The pilot episode deals with Millicent being so far in d...
Main cast
1. Connie Ray as Millicent Torkelson 2. Olivia Burnette as Dorothy Jane Torkelson, Millicent's daughter 3. Aaron Michael Metchik as Steven Floyd Torkelson, Millicent's son (Season 1) 4. Anna Slotky as Ruth Ann Torkelson, Millicent's daughter (Season 1) 5. Lee Norris as Chuckie Lee Torkelson, Millicent's son 6. Rachel Duncan as Mary Sue Torkelson, Millicent's daughter 7. William Schallert as Wesley "Boarder" Hodges (Season 1) 8. Perry King as Brian Morgan (Season 2) 9. Jason Marsdenas Gregory...
Recurring cast
1. Paige Gosney as Kirby Scroggins (season 1) 2. Michael Landes as Riley Roberts (season 1) 3. Ronnie Claire Edwards as Bootsie Torkelson (season 1) 4. Alyson Kiperman as Dreama (season 1) 5. Mother Love as Kitty Drysdale (season 1)
Notable guest stars
1. Comedian Drew Careyguest starred in the Season 1 episode "Say Uncle", in what was his very first appearance in a TV sitcom. 2. In the Season 1 episode "Return to Sender", William Schallert was reunited with former co-star Patty Duke, who had played his daughter in The Patty Duke Showalmost 30 years earlier, from 1963-1966. In this episode, Millicent wanted to reunite Boarder Hodges (Schallert) with his granddaughter that he had not seen in over a year. Duke played the widow of his late son...
Series creator Lynn Montgomery claims to have gotten the name "Torkelson" from a real-life Steven Floyd Torkelson, who had showed her his bug collection, and shared his first kiss with her thirty years earlier.
The Disney Channel aired reruns of The Torkelsons and Almost Home on their weekday and weekend lineups from January 1994 to late 1999. All Disney Channel advertising for the shows packaged both seasons under The Torkelsons name; however, when the Almost Homeepisodes aired in circulation, the title was never altered in the opening credits. The Disne...
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Feb 4, 1993 · Happily, "The Torkelsons" has been sort of half resurrected as "Almost Home," which debuts Saturday at 7 p.m. on Ch. 2. Unhappily, it was only half resurrected. "What we had was a show that we loved very much and we thought was a little gem of a show," said executive producer Michael Jacobs.
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Jun 25, 2023 · The Torkelsons. (a Titles & Air Dates Guide) Last updated: Sun, 25 Jun 2023 -1:00. Show Details: Start date: Sep 1991. End date: Jun 1993. Status: cancelled/ended. Network (s): NBC (US) Run time: 30 min.
