| Alt Name: | Almost Home (season 2 title) |
| Genre: | Sitcom |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Creator: | Lynn Montgomery |
| Developer: | Michael Jacobs |
| Theme Music Composer: | Michael Jacobs & Ray Colcord |
| Opentheme: | "A New Day Promises", performed by The Judds (season 1) "Almost Home" performed by Jennifer Warnes and Joey Scarbury (season 2) |
| Composer: | Ray Colcord |
| Company: | Michael Jacobs Productions Walt Disney Television (1991-1992) (season 1) Touchstone Television (1993) (season 2) |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 33 |
| Executive Producer: | Michael Jacobs Charlotte Brown (season 2) |
| Runtime: | 22 - 24 minutes |
| Network: | NBC |
The Torkelsons is an American sitcom television series that aired on the NBC television network from September 21, 1991, to June 6, 1993.[1] Produced by Walt Disney Television in season 1 and Touchstone Television in season 2, the series starred Connie Ray, Olivia Burnette, and William Schallert. For the second and final season, the series was retooled and renamed Almost Home.[2] The series lasted a total of two seasons, consisting of 33 episodes.
Series creator Lynn Montgomery claims to have gotten the name "Torkelson" from a real life Steven Floyd Torkelson, who had showed her his bug collection, and shared his first kiss with her thirty years earlier.[3]
The Disney Channel aired reruns of The Torkelsons and Almost Home on their weekday and weekend lineups from January 1994 to late 1999. All Disney Channel advertising for the shows packaged both seasons under The Torkelsons name, but when the Almost Home episodes aired in circulation, the title was never altered in the opening credits. The Disney Channel also aired the series' episodes in production order.
| Year | Association | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Torkelsons | |||
| Olivia Burnette | ||||
| Lee Norris | ||||
| Rachel Duncan | ||||
| 1993 | Olivia Burnette | |||
| Rachel Duncan |