Northern Exposure 1
1990-07-12 | Comedy,Drama,Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 8 episodes6 Seasons
Episode
Pilot (1990)
Dr. Joel Fleischman arrives in Anchorage, Alaska to fulfill his part of a bargain that paid $125,000 for his medical education in exchange for service in the state as a doctor. Sure, it'll be tough for a guy from New York to adjust to Anchorage, but... then he learns Anchorage doesn't need him, and he's been assigned to Cicely, a small remote town owned and dominated by the strong minded Maurice Minnifield, a former astronaut set on developing his little part of Alaska into a vacation paradise and equally decided to make Fleischman honor his professional obligations.
Directed By
- Joshua Brand
Writer
- Joshua Brand
Brains, Know How and Native Intelligence (1990)
Ed asks Dr. Fleischman to help him convince his uncle, a traditional tribal medicine man, to seek medical treatment for a health problem. A self-reliant Maggie chides Joel about being helpless around the house. Chris angers Maurice when he reads some poetry by Walt Whitman and uncovers some facts about the poet's life that Maurice would prefer not knowing.
Directed By
- Peter O'Fallon
Soapy Sanderson (1990)
A 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 good doctor, who has definite ideas about how to dispose of the windfall.
Directed By
- Stephen Cragg
Writer
- Karen Hall
Dreams, Schemes and Putting Greens (1990)
Joel's mind is on helping Maurice sell Alaska as the ""new Riviera"" to two Japanese businessmen in hopes of becoming the ""attending physician""--and playing golf--at their proposed resort. Meanwhile, Holling has proposed to Shelly when he learns that she is carrying his child, when the wedding day arrives, he is somewhat reluctant to go through with ceremony.
Directed By
- Dan Lerner
Russian Flu (1990)
A 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 New York fiancée who is developing a friendship with Maggie.
Directed By
- David Carson
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