The Torkelsons (1991)★ 7.8/10
- Comedy
- Drama
- Family
Directed by: Arlene Sanford, Robert Berlinger
Written by: Wayne Lemon, Philip LaZebnik, Lynn Montgomery, Richard Christian Matheson, Tom Szollosi
A working-class single mother provides for her quirky family of five kids in rural Oklahoma.
- Original title
- The Torkelsons
- Storyline
- As a single mother of five, Millicent Torkelson is a do-it-yourselfer with a flair for finding ingenious ways to make ends meet and making the best of bad times. Her oldest daughter Dorothy Jane is a sensitive dreamer who finds solace by talking to the "man in the moon"; meanwhile, Dorothy Jane's siblings--Steven Floyd, Ruth Ann, Chuckie Lee, and Mary Sue--easily get themselves in and out of trouble.
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 · 1,416
- Companies
- Michael Jacobs Productions, Walt Disney Television, Disney Channel, Disney-ABC Domestic Television, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), RTL Zwei, RTL, RTL2
- Release dates
- US September 21, 1991
- NL August 28, 1992
- FR September 19, 1992
- DE April 5, 1997