September 21, 1991 - June 12, 1993
NBC Situation Comedy - 33 Filmed Episodes
Cast:
| Millicent Torkelson: | Connie Ray |
| Dorothy Jane Torkelson: | Olivia Burnette |
| Steven Floyd Torkelson: | Aaron Metchik |
| Ruth Ann Torkelson: | Anna Slotky |
| Chuckie Lee Torkelson: | Lee Norris |
| Mary Sue Torkelson: | Rachel Duncan |
| Wesley Hodges: | William Schallert |
| Kirby Scroggins: | Paige Gosney |
| Riley Roberts: | Michael Landes |
| Brian Morgan: | Perry King |
| Molly Morgan: | Brittany Murphy |
| Gregory Morgan: | Jason Marsden |
A sensitive teenager was mortified by her family in this
bittersweet comedy about a working class family on the
ropes. Dorothy Jane Torkelson just wanted to be thought of
as normal, like any 14-year-old girl, but how could she be:
her dad Randy had walked out on the family, they were
perilously short of money, and might even lose their big old
rambling house in Pyramid Corners, Oklahoma. Yet her
perky, optimistic mom, Millicent, saw sunshine everywhere,
even as men came to repossess the appliances. Her
brothers and sisters--athletic Steven, spunky Ruth Ann,
studious Chuckie Lee, and huggable little Mary Sue--
acted as if nothing was wrong. Helping out at least a little
was Mr. Hodges, an older man who rented the basement room.
After a single season The Torkelsons left the NBC schedule,
only to return in February 1993 with a new title, Almost
Home. After losing the house in Pyramid Corners, Millicent
had moved to Seattle, Washington to become a live-in
nanny working for single dad Brian Morgan, a widower who
ran a successful catalogue business. Millicent now had
three kids, who mixed like oil and water with Brian's
obnoxious teenage offspring, Molly and Gregory.
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