Storyline

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.

First Aired

1991-09-21
Last Aired

1993-06-12
Creator

Lynn Montgomery
Genre

Comedy
Seasons

2
Episodes

33
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

NBC

Keywords:

oklahoma big family boarder suburb single mother sitcom absent parent

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Season 1

Season 2

1. Fence Neighbors

A homespun family led by a single mom tries to get by, but teenage daughter Dorothy Jane isn't thrille...More

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.Less

24mins 1991-09-21

2. The Cotillion

Dorothy Jane hopes for a fairy-tale resolution to a school-dance, but she has no dress, no date, and R...More

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.Less

24mins 1991-09-28

3. A Kiss is Still a Kiss

Dorothy Jane would like a romance between Millicent and the new pastor but when he comes calling, its ...More

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.Less

24mins 1991-10-05

4. For Love or Money

Millicent deems it necessary to be regularly employed, giving Dorothy Jane the job of looking after th...More

Millicent deems it necessary to be regularly employed, giving Dorothy Jane the job of looking after the other kids.Less

24mins 1991-10-12

5. Poetry in Motion

A blackmailing Ruth Ann reveals Dorothy Jane's private poems of passion to the world, but the unveilin...More

A blackmailing Ruth Ann reveals Dorothy Jane's private poems of passion to the world, but the unveiling ends up emboldening lovelorn Dorothy Jane.Less

24mins 1991-10-19

6. An American Almost in Paris

Dorothy Jane wants desperately to bid adieu to Oklahoma and say bonjour to Paris, and she might, if sh...More

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.Less

24mins 1991-10-26

7. Men Don't Leave

Randall Torkelson blows in from Texas after more than a year away, but his arrival is an ill wind to D...More

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.Less

24mins 1991-11-02

8. Thanksgivingmesomething

Pastor Langley and his assistant will be guests for Thanksgiving, prompting Dorothy Jane to push Milli...More

Pastor Langley and his assistant will be guests for Thanksgiving, prompting Dorothy Jane to push Millicent to play up her femininity.Less

24mins 1991-11-24

9. Return to Sender

Wesley's estranged former daughter-in-law who, along with his granddaughter, is reunited with Wesley t...More

Wesley's estranged former daughter-in-law who, along with his granddaughter, is reunited with Wesley thanks to some goodhearted butting in by Millicent.Less

24mins 1991-11-24

10. I Fought the Law

Millicent stands up for the American way, and the right to sell homemade pickled goods, by insisting o...More

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.Less

24mins 1991-12-01

11. A Sigh is Just a Sigh

Steven Floyd goes to bat for Millicent by beating up a school big mouth - but she doesn't know that un...More

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.Less

24mins 1991-12-08

12. Educating Millicent

Millicent had her reasons for not finishing high school, but there's no good reason why she couldn't t...More

Millicent had her reasons for not finishing high school, but there's no good reason why she couldn't take an equivalency exam now.Less

24mins 1991-12-22

13. Double Date

Radio "Love Professor" Kitty Drysdale wires into the affairs of Dorothy Jane and Millicent's hearts an...More

Radio "Love Professor" Kitty Drysdale wires into the affairs of Dorothy Jane and Millicent's hearts and jump-starts their dating lives.Less

24mins 1992-01-09

14. The Ice Princess

Dorothy Jane resolves to become the kind of girl who makes guys melt, and she looks to the school's re...More

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.Less

24mins 1992-01-12

15. Swear Not By the Moon

Never was there a story of more woe (except maybe one) than of Dorothy Jane's trial playing Juliet in ...More

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.Less

24mins 1992-01-19

16. Say Uncle

Dorothy Jane and Millicent get a double dose of relentless wooing by two Scroggins men - Kirby and his...More

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.Less

24mins 1992-02-16

17. The Long Goodbye

Randall Torkelson returns with a big hello for Millicent and the kids, but Dorothy Jane is fretting ov...More

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.Less

24mins 1992-05-02

18. The Egg and I

Dorothy Jane and Kirby learn parenthood isn't all it's cracked up to be when a school assignment requi...More

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.Less

24mins 1992-05-23

19. It's My Party

Dorothy Jane is exposed to the perils of popularity when she throws a party to increase her social sta...More

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.Less