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The Best Episodes of The Torkelsons Season 1

Every episode of The Torkelsons Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Torkelsons Season 1!

The Best Episodes of The Torkelsons Season 1

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...
  1. 8.8/10(70 votes)

    #1 - The Ice Princess

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    S1:E14

    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.

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  2. 8.7/10(73 votes)

    #2 - Swear Not By the Moon

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    S1:E15

    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.

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  3. 8.6/10(67 votes)

    #3 - I Fought the Law

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    S1:E10

    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.

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  4. 8.6/10(66 votes)

    #4 - The Egg and I

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    S1:E18

    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.

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  5. 8.2/10(70 votes)

    #5 - The Cotillion

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    S1:E2

    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.

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  6. 8.2/10(72 votes)

    #6 - Poetry in Motion

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    S1:E5

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

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  8. 8.2/10(67 votes)

    #7 - A Sigh is Just a Sigh

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    S1:E11

    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.

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  9. 8.2/10(67 votes)

    #8 - Educating Millicent

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    S1:E12

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

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  10. 8.1/10(70 votes)

    #9 - Fence Neighbors

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    S1:E1

    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.

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  11. 8.1/10(67 votes)

    #10 - The Long Goodbye

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    S1:E17

    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.

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  12. 8.0/10(69 votes)

    #11 - An American Almost in Paris

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    S1:E6

    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.

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  13. 7.9/10(67 votes)

    #12 - Men Don't Leave

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    S1:E7

    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.

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  14. 7.8/10(69 votes)

    #13 - Say Uncle

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    S1:E16

    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.

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  15. 7.7/10(66 votes)

    #14 - For Love or Money

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    S1:E4

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

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  16. 7.7/10(66 votes)

    #15 - Double Date

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    S1:E13

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

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  17. 7.6/10(67 votes)

    #16 - Thanksgivingmesomething

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    S1:E8

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

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  18. 7.6/10(67 votes)

    #17 - Return to Sender

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    S1:E9

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

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  19. 7.6/10(80 votes)

    #18 - It's My Party

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    S1:E19

    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.

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  20. 7.4/10(69 votes)

    #19 - A Kiss is Still a Kiss

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    S1:E3

    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.

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  21. 7.1/10(66 votes)

    #20 - Aunt Poison

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    S1:E20

    Millicent's aunt leaves her a diverse inheritance...and lots of unanswered questions.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Ice Princess" is the best rated episode of "The Torkelsons" season 1. It scored 8.8/10 based on 70 votes. Directed by Arlene Sanford and written by N/A, it aired on 1/12/1992. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Swear Not By the Moon".