The Torkelsons

(1991)

TV-G

Comedy

Drama

Family

7.8/10

4 votes

24 min/ep

September 21, 1991

IMDb

Overview

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.

Network

NBC

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Season 1

20 EpisodesAir Date: September 20, 1991

In the small town of Pyramid Corners, Oklahoma, Millicent Torkelson is struggling to raise her five children with no money after her husband abandoned the family. While she's busy trying to put food on the table, the kids are often getting into and out of trouble in ways that test her patience. Elderly loner Wesley Hodges pays for room and board to help them out, and becomes a quasi-family member before long.

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Season 2

13 EpisodesAir Date: February 6, 1993

No overview available for this season.