The Torkelsons was a television sitcom which premiered on the NBC television network on 21 September 1991 and ran until June 1992. The show starred Connie Ray as Millicent Torkelson, a single mother with five children: Dorothy Jane (Olivia Burnette), Steven Floyd (Aaron Michael Metchik), Chuckie Lee (Lee Norris), Ruth Ann (Anna Slotky) and Mary Sue (Rachel Duncan). A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... NBC, (Formerly an acronym for the National Broadcasting Company until 2004), is an American television and radio network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Lee Jason Norris (born September 25, 1981 in Greenville, North Carolina, USA) is an American actor, who played Minkus in Boy Meets World, and currently stars as Mouth on One Tree Hill. ...

Plot

Living in Pyramid Corners, Oklahoma, Millicent 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 debt that she even has furniture in her home repossessed. In order to support her family, Millicent gets a boarder named Wesley Hodges (William Schallert) who ends up living with them for the year in the house basement. The pilot also involves 14-year-old Dorothy Jane meeting the new neighbor for the first time, 18 year old Riley Roberts (Michael Landes), and becoming completely infatuated with him. Dorothy Jane is also quite embarrassed by her family, even though she would never let someone else make fun of them. The pilot also featured Ernie Lively as J.W., a butcher who is smitten with Millicent. In the pilot episode, Benj Thall and Elizabeth Poyter played Steven Floyd and Ruth Ann Torkelson. Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Area  Ranked 20th  - Total 69,960 sq mi (181,196 km²)  - Width 230 miles (370 km)  - Length 298 miles (480 km)  - % water 1. ... Gregg Henry (born May 6, 1952 in Lakewood, Colorado) is an American theater and film character actor and rock, blues, and country musician. ... Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse, which can be contrasted with an annulment, which is a declaration that a marriage is void, though the effects of marriage may be recognized in such unions, such as spousal support, child custody... William Schallert (born July 6, 1922 in Los Angeles, California), is a very tall actor who has appeared in many movies and television series such as The Smurfs, Gunsmoke, and Get Smart. ... Ernie Lively (born Ernest Brown on 29 January 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actor. ...

Almost Home

After ending in June 1992, the story was later picked up in the "sequel", Almost Home, in February 1993. In this series, the family could no longer afford to be living in their own house. Millicent Torkelson got a job as a nanny in Seattle, Washington. In this series, Steven Floyd (Aaron Michael Metchik) and Ruth Ann (Anna Slotky) mysteriously disappeared, and Millicent took her three children to live with Brian Morgan (Perry King)and his two kids; Gregory (Jason Marsden) and Molly (Brittany Murphy). This incarnation of the show ended in June 1993. 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Emerald City Location Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Coordinates , Government Country State County United States Washington King County Incorporated December 2, 1869 Mayor Greg Nickels Geographical characteristics Area     City 369. ... Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  Ranked 18th  - Total 71,342 sq mi (184,824 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 6. ... Perry King (born on April 30, 1948, in Alliance, Ohio) has a number of TV shows to his resume: his best-known role was Cody Allen on the detective series Riptide from 1984 to 1986. ... Jason Christopher Marsden (born January 3, 1975 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA) is an American screen and voice actor largely known for numerous voice roles in animated films, as well as his role in the TV series Eerie, Indiana. ... Murphy performs at a USO show aboard the USS Nimitz Brittany Anne Murphy (born Brittany Bertolotti on November 10, 1977) is an American actress. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Beginning in January of 1994, reruns of "The Torkelsons" and later "Almost Home" were shown weekly on The Disney Channel. The series continued being shown on Disney until 1999. There were 33 episodes made in the entire series, including 20 episodes of "The Torkelsons" and 13 episodes of the sequel series "Almost Home." 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... The Disney Channel is a cable TV network run by The Walt Disney Company in the United States. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Show theme song lyrics

The Torkelsons

The original theme song was sung by The Judds

People say God looks out for the working man Wynonna Judd and Naomi Judd from the back cover of Why Not Me (1985). ...

Sure hope he's looking out for me

These empty pockets need a helping hand

Kitchen tables full of family

But then the sun comes up (sun comes up)

And the moon is shining big and bright

And the new day promises (promises)

That everything will be alright

And the new day promises that everything will be alright.

Almost Home

Just when you think you've settled down

And you feel like you're almost home

Just when the wheel starts spinnin' 'round

Love sneaks in with a plan of it's own

Love comes in unexpected places

Life turns in unexpected ways

I swear we'll laugh, at these days (at these days)

Love comes in unexpected places

Life turns in unexpected ways

Just when you think you're alone

Maybe we're almost home

Maybe we're almost home

Maybe we're almost ho-ome