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Northern Exposure Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - Pilot

First aired: Jul/12/1990
Writer: John Falsey, Joshua Brand
Director: Joshua Brand
Guest star: Lois Foraker (Edna)


2 :01x02 - Brains, Know How and Native Intelligence

First aired: Jul/19/1990
Writer: Stuart Stevens
Director: Peter O'Fallon


3 :01x03 - Soapy Sanderson

First aired: Jul/26/1990
Writer: Jerry Stahl, Karen Hall
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: Christa Miller Lawrence (Laurie Batan)


4 :01x04 - Dreams, Schemes and Putting Greens

First aired: Aug/02/1990
Writer: Sean Clark
Director: Dan Lerner


5 :01x05 - Russian Flu

First aired: Aug/09/1990
Writer: David Assael
Director: David Carson


6 :01x06 - Sex, Lies and Ed's Tapes

First aired: Aug/16/1990
Writer: John Falsey, Joshua Brand
Director: Sandy Smolan


7 :01x07 - A Kodiak Moment

First aired: Aug/23/1990
Writer: Steve Wasserman, Jessica Klein
Director: Max Tash


8 :01x08 - Aurora Borealis- A Fairy Tale for Big People

First aired: Aug/30/1990
Writer: Charles Rosin
Director: Peter O'Fallon


9 :02x01 - Goodbye to All That

First aired: Apr/08/1991
Director: Stuart Margolin


10 :02x02 - The Big Kiss

First aired: Apr/15/1991
Writer: Henry Bromell
Director: Sandy Smolan


11 :02x03 - All is Vanity

First aired: Apr/22/1991
Director: Nick Marck


12 :02x04 - What I Did For Love

First aired: Apr/29/1991
Director: Steve Robman
Guest star: Elizabeth Huddle (Ingrid Klochner)


13 :02x05 - Spring Break

First aired: May/06/1991
Director: Rob Thompson


14 :02x06 - War and Peace

First aired: May/13/1991
Director: Bill D'Elia
Guest star: Elya Baskin (Nikolai)


15 :02x07 - Slow Dance

First aired: May/20/1991
Director: David Carson


16 :03x01 - The Bumpy Road to Love

First aired: Sep/23/1991
Director: Nick Marck


17 :03x02 - Only You

First aired: Sep/30/1991
Director: Bill D'Elia


18 :03x03 - Oy, Wilderness

First aired: Oct/07/1991
Director: Miles Watkins


19 :03x04 - Animals 'R' Us

First aired: Oct/14/1991
Director: Nick Marck


20 :03x05 - Jules et Joel

First aired: Oct/28/1991
Director: James Hayman


21 :03x06 - The Body in Question

First aired: Nov/04/1991
Director: David Carson
Guest star: Allan Miller (Elijah)


22 :03x07 - Roots

First aired: Nov/11/1991
Director: Sandy Smolan


23 :03x08 - A-Hunting We Will Go

First aired: Nov/18/1991
Director: Bill D'Elia


24 :03x09 - Get Real

First aired: Dec/09/1991
Director: Michael Katleman


25 :03x10 - Seoul Mates

First aired: Dec/16/1991
Director: Jack Bender


26 :03x11 - Dateline: Cicely

First aired: Jan/06/1992
Director: Michael Fresco


27 :03x12 - Our Tribe

First aired: Jan/13/1992
Director: Lee Shallat-Chemel


28 :03x13 - Things Become Extinct

First aired: Jan/20/1992
Director: Dean Parisot


29 :03x14 - Burning Down the House

First aired: Feb/03/1992
Director: Rob Thompson


30 :03x15 - Democracy in America

First aired: Feb/24/1992
Director: Michael Katleman
Guest star: Rita Taggart (Edna Hancock)


31 :03x16 - Three Amigos

First aired: Mar/02/1992
Director: Matt Nodella


32 :03x17 - Lost and Found

First aired: Mar/09/1992
Director: Steve Robman


33 :03x18 - My Mother, My Sister

First aired: Mar/16/1992
Director: Rob Thompson
Guest star: Wendy Schaal (Tammy Tambo)


34 :03x19 - Wake Up Call

First aired: Mar/23/1992
Director: Nick Marck


35 :03x20 - The Final Frontier

First aired: Apr/27/1992
Director: Tom Moore


36 :03x21 - It Happened in Juneau

First aired: May/04/1992
Director: Michael Katleman
Guest star: James Marsters (Bellhop)


37 :03x22 - Our Wedding

First aired: May/11/1992
Director: Nick Marck


38 :03x23 - Cicely

First aired: May/18/1992
Director: Rob Thompson
Guest star: Jo Anderson (Roslyn), Roberts Blossom (Ned Svenbourg)


39 :04x01 - Northwest Passages

First aired: Sep/28/1992
Director: Dean Parisot
Guest star: Patrick Warburton (Glenn)


40 :04x02 - Midnight Sun

First aired: Oct/05/1992
Director: Michael Katleman


41 :04x03 - Nothing's Perfect

First aired: Oct/12/1992
Director: Nick Marck


42 :04x04 - Heroes

First aired: Oct/19/1992
Director: Charles Braverman


43 :04x05 - Blowing Bubbles

First aired: Nov/02/1992
Director: Rob Thompson


44 :04x06 - On Your Own

First aired: Nov/09/1992
Director: Joan Tewkesbury


45 :04x07 - The Bad Seed

First aired: Nov/16/1992
Director: Randall Miller


46 :04x08 - Thanksgiving

First aired: Nov/23/1992
Director: Michael Fresco


47 :04x09 - Do the Right Thing

First aired: Nov/30/1992
Director: Nick Marck


48 :04x10 - Crime and Punishment

First aired: Dec/14/1992
Director: Rob Thompson


49 :04x11 - Survival of the Species

First aired: Jan/04/1993
Director: Dean Parisot


50 :04x12 - Revelations

First aired: Jan/11/1993
Director: Daniel Attias
Guest star: Stephen Root (Brother Timothy)


51 :04x13 - Duets

First aired: Jan/18/1993
Director: Win Phelps


52 :04x14 - Grosse Point, 48230

First aired: Feb/01/1993
Director: Michael Katleman
Guest star: Barbara Townsend (Elizabeth "Grammy" Stowe), James Marsters (Reverend Harding)


53 :04x15 - Learning Curve

First aired: Feb/08/1993
Director: Michael Vittes
Guest star: Jo Anderson (Jane Harris)


54 :04x16 - Ill Wind

First aired: Feb/15/1993
Director: Rob Thompson


55 :04x17 - Love's Labour Mislaid

First aired: Feb/21/1993
Director: Joe Napolitano


56 :04x18 - Northern Lights

First aired: Mar/01/1993
Director: Bill D'Elia


57 :04x19 - Family Feud

First aired: Mar/08/1993
Director: Adam Arkin


58 :04x20 - Homesick

First aired: Mar/15/1993
Director: Nick Marck


59 :04x21 - The Big Feast

First aired: Mar/22/1993
Director: Rob Thompson


60 :04x22 - Kaddish, For Uncle Manny

First aired: May/03/1993
Director: Michael Lange


61 :04x23 - Mud and Blood

First aired: May/10/1993
Director: Jim Charleston


62 :04x24 - Sleeping With the Enemy

First aired: May/17/1993
Director: Frank Prinzi


63 :04x25 - Old Tree

First aired: May/24/1993
Director: Michael Fresco


64 :05x01 - Three Doctors

First aired: Sep/20/1993
Director: Daniel Attias


65 :05x02 - The Mystery of the Old Curio Shop

First aired: Sep/27/1993
Director: Michael Fresco


66 :05x03 - Jaws of Life

First aired: Oct/04/1993
Director: Jim Charleston
Guest star: Jay O. Sanders (Dr. John Summer (Dentist))


67 :05x04 - Altered Egos

First aired: Oct/11/1993
Director: John David Coles


68 :05x05 - A River Doesn't Run Through It

First aired: Oct/25/1993
Director: Nick Marck


69 :05x06 - Birds of a Feather

First aired: Nov/01/1993
Director: Mark Horowitz
Guest star: Joanna Merlin (Nadine Fleischman)


70 :05x07 - Rosebud

First aired: Nov/08/1993
Director: Michael Fresco


71 :05x08 - Heal Thyself

First aired: Nov/15/1993
Director: Michael Katleman


72 :05x09 - A Cup of Joe

First aired: Nov/22/1993
Director: Michael Lange


73 :05x10 - First Snow

First aired: Dec/13/1993
Director: Daniel Attias


74 :05x11 - Baby Blues

First aired: Jan/03/1994
Director: Jim Charleston
Guest star: Regina King (Mother Nature)


75 :05x12 - Mr. Sandman

First aired: Jan/10/1994
Director: Michael Fresco


76 :05x13 - Mite Makes Right

First aired: Jan/17/1994
Director: Michael Vittes


77 :05x14 - A Bolt From the Blue

First aired: Jan/24/1994
Director: Michael Lange
Guest star: John LaMotta (Salvatore D'Angelo)


78 :05x15 - Hello, I Love You

First aired: Jan/31/1994
Director: Michael Fresco
Guest star: Kaley Cuoco (Miranda at Seven)


79 :05x16 - Northern Hospitality

First aired: Feb/28/1994
Director: Oz Scott
Guest star: Ocean Hellman (Iris), Rita Taggart (Edna Hancock)


80 :05x17 - Una Volta in L'Inverno

First aired: Mar/07/1994
Director: Michael Vittes
Guest star: Rita Taggart (Edna Hancock)


81 :05x18 - Fish Story

First aired: Mar/14/1994
Director: Bill D'Elia
Guest star: Stephen McHattie (Turk Tortelli)


82 :05x19 - The Gift of the Maggie

First aired: Mar/28/1994
Director: Patrick McKee
Guest star: Fred Applegate (P.W. Stevens Jr.)


83 :05x20 - A Wing and a Prayer

First aired: Apr/11/1994
Director: Lorraine Senna Ferrara


84 :05x21 - I Feel the Earth Move

First aired: May/02/1994
Director: Michael Fresco


85 :05x22 - Grand Prix

First aired: May/09/1994
Director: Michael Lange


86 :05x23 - Blood Ties

First aired: May/16/1994
Director: Thomas R. Moore
Guest star: Don S. Davis (Lloyd Hilligas)


87 :05x24 - Lovers and Madmen

First aired: May/23/1994
Director: James Hayman


88 :06x01 - Dinner at Seven-Thirty

First aired: Sep/19/1994
Director: Michael Fresco

An ancient Indian herb sends Joel on an out-of-body experience that shows him what his life might have been had he stayed in New York.


89 :06x02 - Eye of the Beholder

First aired: Sep/26/1994
Director: Jim Charleston

Maggie and Maurice regret their donations to a fund-raiser for the library; Miranda's growth depresses Shelly.


90 :06x03 - Shofar, So Good

First aired: Oct/03/1994
Director: James Hayman

Rabbi Schulman takes Joel on a tour of his past, present and future; Maurice tries to impress visiting British royalty.


91 :06x04 - The Letter

First aired: Oct/10/1994
Director: Jim Charleston

A letter Maggie wrote to herself as a teen makes her re-examine her life; Joel discovers a lump on his head.


92 :06x05 - The Robe

First aired: Oct/17/1994
Director: Lorraine Senna Ferrara
Guest star: Shecky Greene (Himself)

Satan (Charles Martin Smith), disguised as a Jacuzzi salesman, offers to fulfill Shelly's greatest fantasy; Ed's bumbling distorts Joel's medical research.


93 :06x06 - Zarya

First aired: Oct/31/1994
Director: Jim Charleston
Guest star: Ian Abercrombie (Anastasia's Aide)

Ed films Marilyn retelling her grandfather's story of when Anastasia and Lenin met in Cicely, drawing him into a fantasy with his friends playing the lead roles.


94 :06x07 - Full Upright Position

First aired: Nov/07/1994
Director: Oz Scott

Joel and Maggie attempt to fly to Russia; Maurice's nephew visits; Chris experiments with electricity.


95 :06x08 - Up River

First aired: Nov/14/1994
Director: Michael Fresco

After unsuccessfully living with Maggie, Joel goes AWOL up river to find himself; Ruth-Anne realizes she is in love with Walt; Chris remodels his trailer.


96 :06x09 - Sons of the Tundra

First aired: Nov/28/1994
Director: Michael Vittes

A new doctor and his journalist wife (Paul Provenza, Teri Polo) arrive in Cicely and meet the regulars; Holling tries to join an exclusive mens-only club, irking Shelly.


97 :06x10 - Realpolitik

First aired: Dec/12/1994
Director: Victor Lobl

Joel invites Phil up river for a game of golf; Michelle covers Maggie's first city council meeting as mayor; power makes Maggie attractive to Chris.


98 :06x11 - The Great Mushroom

First aired: Jan/04/1995
Director: James Hayman

Maggie visits Joel and is annoyed to find he is happy; Marilyn brings friends to the Capras' dinner party who stay the weekend.


99 :06x12 - Mi Casa, Su Casa

First aired: Jan/11/1995
Director: Daniel Attias

Joel reverts to his old ways when Marilyn visits; Maurice returns from hunting to find his house, watched by Ed, a mess.


100 :06x13 - Horns

First aired: Jan/18/1995
Director: Michael Fresco

After the state of Alaska admits its mistake in extending his contract, Joel returns to Cicely to collect his things; Maurice's bottled water causes gender role-reversal.


101 :06x14 - The Mommy's Curse

First aired: Feb/01/1995
Director: Michael Lange

During her mother's visit, Maggie realizes her luck with men may be inherited; Maurice is jealous of Holling's friendship with Capra.


102 :06x15 - The Quest

First aired: Feb/08/1995
Director: Michael Vittes
Guest star: Clayton Norcross (Attendant)

Joel and Maggie go on an adventure to find a mythical city leading to a crossroads where Joel sees his future and departs; Chris sues Phil for malpractice.


103 :06x16 - Lucky People

First aired: Feb/15/1995
Director: Janet Greek

Maurice thinks Holling and Selley's baby Miranda is the reincarnation of his uncle.


104 :06x17 - The Graduate

First aired: Mar/08/1995
Director: James Hayman
Guest star: David Spielberg (Prof. Dick Schuster)

Academics clash over Chris' dissertation; a Canadian air force lieutenant claims Holling is his father; Maggie outbids Maurice for a rundown theater.


105 :06x18 - Little Italy

First aired: Mar/15/1995
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: Ralph Manza (Chezara Treppano)

The scent of sauce in the air reawakens Dr Capra Italian heritage and gets him caught in a family feud in Cicely's Little Italy; Maggie plays marriage counselor for Holling and Shelly.


106 :06x19 - Balls

First aired: Apr/06/1995
Director: Scott Paulin

Michelle's bowling success threatens Phil; Chris seeks a bowling partner for Maggie; Ed takes umbrage at Maurice's advice.


107 :06x20 - Buss Stop

First aired: Apr/24/1995
Director: Daniel Attias

The acting bug bites everyone in Cicely when Michelle decides to stage a performance of ``Bus Stop.''


108 :06x21 - Ursa Minor

First aired: Jul/12/1995
Director: Patrick McKee

Ed adopts an abandoned bear cub; Chris manipulates his dreams; Maurice learns Cicely's population is declining.


109 :06x22 - Let's Dance

First aired: Jul/19/1995
Director: Michael Vittes

Semanski becomes attached to violinist Cal Ingraham while escorting him to the mental institution; Phil's lack of etiquette offends Marilyn's mother.


110 :06x23 - Tranquility Base

First aired: Jul/26/1995
Director: Michael Fresco

Maurice reconsiders his plan to propose to Barbara; Chris tries to have a good time while Maggie visits an old flame.