Synopsis
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 the family.
Episodes
1E1Fence NeighborsA 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.24m2E2The CotillionDorothy 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.24m3E3A Kiss is Still a KissDorothy 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.24m4E4For Love or MoneyMillicent deems it necessary to be regularly employed, giving Dorothy Jane the job of looking after the other kids.24m5E5Poetry in MotionA blackmailing Ruth Ann reveals Dorothy Jane's private poems of passion to the world, but the unveiling ends up emboldening lovelorn Dorothy Jane.24m6E6An American Almost in ParisDorothy 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.24m7E7Men Don't LeaveRandall 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.24m8E8ThanksgivingmesomethingPastor Langley and his assistant will be guests for Thanksgiving, prompting Dorothy Jane to push Millicent to play up her femininity.24m9E9Return to SenderWesley's estranged former daughter-in-law who, along with his granddaughter, is reunited with Wesley thanks to some goodhearted butting in by Millicent.24m10E10I Fought the LawMillicent 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.24m11E11A Sigh is Just a SighSteven 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.24m12E12Educating MillicentMillicent had her reasons for not finishing high school, but there's no good reason why she couldn't take an equivalency exam now.24m13E13Double DateRadio "Love Professor" Kitty Drysdale wires into the affairs of Dorothy Jane and Millicent's hearts and jump-starts their dating lives.24m14E14The Ice PrincessDorothy Jane resolves to become the kind of girl who makes guys melt, and she looks to the school's resident ice princess for guidance.24m15E15Swear Not By the MoonNever 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.24m16E16Say UncleDorothy 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.24m17E17The Long GoodbyeRandall 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.24m18E18The Egg and IDorothy 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.24m19E19It's My PartyDorothy 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.24m20E20Aunt PoisonMillicent's aunt leaves her a diverse inheritance...and lots of unanswered questions.24m
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