The Torkelsons
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The Torkelsons is an early-1990s American family sitcom that follows a single mother and her children navigating everyday life and financial struggles in a small Oklahoma town.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television sitcom
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family sitcom ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Almost Home (retooled second season title) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audioFormat | stereo ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | network television ⓘ |
| cameraSetup | multi-camera ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Lynn Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Buena Vista Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Michael Jacobs
NERFINISHED
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Robert L. Boyett NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas L. Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | a talking inner-voice addressed to the Man in the Moon by Dorothy Jane ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1991 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Almost Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
family television series
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sitcom ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1993 ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Aaron Michael Metchik
NERFINISHED
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Connie Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Norris NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivia Burnette NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ William Schallert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Chuckie Lee Torkelson
NERFINISHED
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Dorothy Jane Torkelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Millicent Torkelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Ann Torkelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Floyd Torkelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 33 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| pictureFormat |
NTSC color television standard
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surface form:
NTSC
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| portrays |
a single mother raising five children
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financial struggles of a rural American family ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Michael Jacobs Productions
NERFINISHED
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Miller-Boyett Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ Touchstone Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Millicent Torkelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 22 minutes ⓘ |
| setIn | the fictional town of Pyramid Corners, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family audience ⓘ |
| theme |
coming of age
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family resilience ⓘ small-town life ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1990s American television ⓘ |
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