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When the Torkelsons arrive at the Morgans, Brian's kids take an immediate dislike to the Torkelson family and devise a plan to send them packing back to Oklahoma with Molly trying to change Dorothy Jane's personality and Gregory making Mary Sue and Chuckie Lee his "slaves", but the plan backfires when Millicent finds out.
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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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Two of the five Torkelson children are removed from the show (never to be mentioned again) and the remaining family moves to Seattle, drastically changing the setting. They move because Millicent takes on the job of live-in nanny of the Morgan family, whose house they move into.
As the Torkelsons move in with the Morgans in Seattle, both families have difficulty adjusting to each other. Molly attempts to help Dorothy Jane dress hip, while Gregory takes advantage of Mary Sue and Chuckie Lee to take care of his chores.
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- Comedy
- Arlene Sanford
- 1993-02-06
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
Sep 21, 1991 · A new season may be added only after the completion of the previous season, and after the new season has been announced. Once you create a new season you'll have 4 hours to add the first episode, or the season may be automatically removed. Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season.
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Swear Not by the Moon. Dorothy Jane doesn't see the point of auditioning for the school play until she learns that her neighbor and so-far-unattainable love interest Riley Roberts will play the lead. 8.6/10.
