Series

Northern Exposure

1990★ 7.86 seasons

After receiving a scholarship from the state, a recent Columbia University medical school graduate is required to set up his practice in an eccentric Alaskan town.

Cast

Featured cast

Rob MorrowJoel Fleischman

Janine TurnerMaggie O'Connell

Barry CorbinMaurice Minnifield

John CullumHolling Vincoeur

Darren E. BurrowsEd Chigliak

John CorbettChris Stevens

Episodes

1PilotDr. Joel Fleischman arrives in Anchorage, Alaska to fulfill his part of a bargain that paid $125,000 for his medical education in exchange for servic…45 min

2Brains, Know How and Native IntelligenceEd asks Dr. Fleischman to help him convince his uncle, a traditional tribal medicine man, to seek medical treatment for a health problem. A self-reli…45 min

3Soapy SandersonA hermit takes Joel's advice to put his affairs in order and leaves all his considerable land holdings to be jointly administered by Maggie and the g…45 min

4Dreams, Schemes and Putting GreensJoel's mind is on helping Maurice sell Alaska as the "new Riviera" to two Japanese businessmen in hopes of becoming the "attending physician"--and pl…45 min

5Russian FluA virulent strain of flu, whose only treatment is a smelly Indian concoction brewed up by Marilyn, keeps Joel from enjoying a visit by Elaine, his Ne…45 min

6Sex, Lies and Ed's TapesA young man from Saskatchewan further rocks the already delicate relationship between Shelly and Holling. Ed suffers from writer's block and a lack o…45 min

7A Kodiak MomentMaurice feels his mortality after his brother dies, and decides to adopt Chris as the Minnifield heir, but the title doesn't sit well on the younger …45 min

8Aurora Borealis: A Fairy Tale for Big PeopleThe approach of the Aurora Borealis and the constant light produces some strange behavior among the residents of Cicely. Chris abandons the radio sta…45 min

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