Series Description:

The Torkelsons TV show was a 30 minute situation comedy series on NBC about a woman raising her 5 children after her husband walked out on them. They were very poor, but managed to find hope and love in their lives.

The Torkelsons TV Show Cast:

Theme Song Lyrics

Title: "Torkelsons Theme"

By: "Ray Colcord"

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

The Torkelsons Trivia:

From 1994 through 1999 the Disney Channel ran The Torkelsons in reruns. The promotional ads for the second season episodes called the series "The Torkelsons" but the opening credits for those episodes were not altered and still read "Almost Home". The entire series was originally produced by Walt Disney Television so it was appropriate that it found its way back to TV on the Disney Channel.

The first season of the show was set in the fictional town of Pyramid Corners, Oklahoma. It was mentioned that the town was a suburb of Vinita, Oklahoma which is a real city.

Drew Carey ("Drew Carey Show") made his first ever appearance on a sitcom in episode #16, "Say Uncle".

Ben Affleck ("Project Greenlight") appeared on episode #24, "Is That All There Is?".

Alyson Hannigan ("How I Met Your Mother") appeared on episode #30, "The Dance" and #32, "Hot Ticket".

Erin Gray ("Silver Spoons") appeared on episode #23, "Sleeping with the Enemy".

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

The First Season

1. Fence Neighbors (9/21/1991)
2. The Cotillion (9/28/1991)
3. A Kiss Is Still A Kiss (10/5/1991)
4. For Love Or Money (10/12/1991)
5. Poetry In Motion (10/19/1991)
6. An American Almost In Paris (10/26/1991)
7. Men Don't Leave (11/2/1991)
8. Thanksgivingmesomething (11/24/1991)
9. Return To Sender (11/24/1991)
10. I Fought The Law (12/1/1991)
11. A Sigh Is Just A Sigh (12/8/1991)
12. Educating Millicent (12/22/1991)
13. Double Date (1/9/1992)
14. The Ice Princess (1/12/1992)
15. Swear Not By The Moon (1/19/1992)
16. Say Uncle (2/16/1992)
17. The Long Goodbye (5/2/1992)
18. The Egg And I (5/23/1992)
19. It's My Party (5/30/1992)
20. Aunt Poison (6/13/1992)

The Second Season

21. New Moon (2/6/1993)
22. Girls And Boy (2/13/1993)
23. Sleeping With The Enemy (2/20/1993)
24. Is That All There Is? (2/27/1993)
25. The Fox And The Hound (3/6/1993)
26. Winner Take Millicent (3/20/1993)
27. To Jane Eyre Is Human (3/27/1993)
28. Duelling Birthdays (4/3/1993)
29. To Date Or Not To Date (4/10/1993)
30. The Dance (4/17/1993)
31. You Outta Be In Pictures (4/24/1993)
32. Hot Ticket (6/5/1993)
33. Bowling For Daddies (6/12/1993)