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Northern Exposure Season 1 |
| Northern Exposure Season 1 : |
| The first season of Northern Exposure originally aired Thursdays at 10:00-11:00 pm on CBS from July 12 to August 30 1990. |
| Episode 1 - [Pilot] |
| Details : Dr. Joel Fleischman arrives in Anchorage Alaska to fulfill his part of a bargain that paid $125000 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Elaine Miles as Marilyn Whirlwind | Peg Phillips as Ruth-Anne Miller | Grant Goodeve as Rick Pederson | Art LaFleur as Walter | Lois Foraker as Edna | Robert Nadir as Pete Gilliam | Writer : Joshua Brand | Writer : John Falsey | Director : Joshua Brand | |
| Air Date : Jul. 12, 1990 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 2 - [Brains Know How And Native Intelligence] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Armenia Miles as Mrs. Whirlwind | Director : Peter O'Fallon | |
| Air Date : Jul. 19, 1990 | Rating ➦ ★★★★ |
| Episode 3 - [Soapy Sanderson] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Christa Miller | Writer : Karen Hall | Writer : Jerry Stahl | Director : Stephen Cragg | |
| Air Date : Jul. 26, 1990 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 4 - [Dreams Schemes And Putting Greens] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Dan Lerner | |
| Air Date : Aug. 02, 1990 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 5 - [Russian Flu] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : David Carson | |
| Air Date : Aug. 09, 1990 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 6 - [Sex Lies And Ed's Tapes] |
| Details : A young man from Saskatchewan further rocks the already delicate relationship between Shelly and Holling. Ed suffers from writer's block and a lack of focus as he tries to begin work on his blockbuster movie. Maggie and Rick tiptoe around Maggie's curse when he shows symptoms of a serious medical problem. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Sandy Smolan | Writer : Joshua Brand | Writer : John Falsey | |
| Air Date : Aug. 16, 1990 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 7 - [A Kodiak Moment] |
| Details : Maurice 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 man. Shelly distracts Holling when she tags along on a journey to capture an elusive bear on film. Joel is irritated when Maggie takes over the childbirth class he's disdained and makes a success of it. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Max Tash | |
| Air Date : Aug. 23, 1990 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 8 - [Aurora Borealis A Fairy Tale For Big People] |
| Details : The approach of the Aurora Borealis and the constant light produces some strange behavior among the residents of Cicely. Chris abandons the radio station to build an unusual piece of modern sculpture and to get acquainted with a new soul mate that has come into town on some predestined mission. Joel journeys into the back woods to visit an isolated forest ranger and when he gets stuck coming home remembers the stories of a strange Bigfoot-like creature named Adam rumored to be roaming the area. Joel is rescued by Adam who turns out to be real and a damn good cook only when he returns to town no one believes him. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Peter O'Fallon | |
| Air Date : Aug. 30, 1990 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |