Northern Exposure Episode Guide

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Episode Guide

Northern Exposure: Season 6 (1994 - 1995)

  • Season 6 Episode 23: Tranquility Base

    Maurice throws open the doors of his new summer lodge, Chris continues to battle against his feelings for Maggie and Michelle suddenly finds it tough making decisions. John Corbett, Barry Corbin and Janine Turner star

  • Season 6 Episode 22: Let's Dance

    A fugitive violinist decides to turn himself in and Chris finds trouble at his dance classes. Phil realises he has a lot to learn about the native culture

  • Season 6 Episode 21: Ursa Minor

    Ed takes a bear cub under his wing and Chris uses bizarre measures to overcome his relationship problems with Maggie. Maurice is angry to learn that the population of the town is about to decrease

  • Season 6 Episode 20: Bus Stop

    Michelle's attempts to transform the quirky residents of Cicely into stage stars look set to end in tears during rehearsals for a production of Bus Stop. Teri Polo and Janine Turner star

  • Season 6 Episode 19: Balls

    A bowling tournament brings Chris and Maggie closer, while a minor falling out leads to separation for Phil and Michelle. Ed is left broken-hearted after discovering the real reason Heather has been dating him. Offbeat drama series, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 6 Episode 18: Little Italy

    Shelly is brought down a peg or two by Holling, who's disgusted by her inconsiderate behaviour, and Phil discovers a whole new side to Cicely that reminds him of the old country. Ruth-Anne steals Chris' position as the local radio star

  • Season 6 Episode 17: The Graduate

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

  • Season 6 Episode 16: Lucky People

    Maggie and Chris restore an antique car for the Founders Day parade, while Phil and Michelle realise they are stuck in a place they can't abide and Maurice upsets Holling. Offbeat drama series, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 6 Episode 15: The Quest

    Maggie and Joel set out in search of the fabled jewelled City of the North, while Dr Capra comes under scrutiny when Chris launches a malpractice suit against him. Offbeat drama, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 6 Episode 14: The Mommy's Curse

    Walt moves in with Ruth-Anne, Maggie becomes convinced her family is jinxed, while Maurice struggles to conceal his jealousy over Holling and Phil's friendship. Offbeat drama, starring Rob Morrow, Janine Turner and Barry Corbin

  • Season 6 Episode 13: Horns

    The locals begin acting even more strangely than usual after drinking Cicely's new bottled water and Joel learns he's finally able to leave Alaska. Offbeat drama, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 6 Episode 12: Mi Casa, Su Casa

    Joel reverts to his old ways during Marilyn's visit; Maurice returns from hunting to find his house, watched by Ed, a mess.

  • Season 6 Episode 11: The Great Mushroom

    Maggie makes the journey to Manonash where she rushes to save Joel's life and Ed develops a cure for shingles : but forgets the vital ingredient. Comedy drama set in Alaska starring Janine Turner and Rob Morrow

  • Season 6 Episode 10: Realpolitik

    Maggie is voted in as Mayor of Cicely and her new power-dressing image has a strange effect on Chris. Phil and Joel enjoy a metaphysical round of golf and Marilyn's dog-breeding venture looks set for failure

  • Season 6 Episode 9: Sons of the Tundra

    A new doctor and his wife arrive in Cicely from LA, but soon find Alaska a far cry from sun-kissed California. Ed eats a trout which seems to give him magical powers and Joel comes down from the mountains to search for his hunting knife. Offbeat drama, with John Cullum and Teri Polo

  • Season 6 Episode 8: Up River

    Chris gets a lesson in love, while Joel settles at a native village after paddling up the river to make a house call. Offbeat drama series, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 6 Episode 7: Full Upright Position

    Joel and Maggie jet off to Russia on an all-expenses-paid lecture tour, while Chris tries to form a close relationship with electricity for the sake of his art. Maurice attempts to turn his underachieving cousin into a business high-flyer : a lost cause if ever there was one

  • Season 6 Episode 6: Zarya

    Marilyn develops a pain in her leg, so Ed decides to tell her a story about Princess Anastasia, the Alaskan landscape and Lenin, which he believes will cure the problem instantly. Elaine Miles and Darren E Burrows star

  • Season 6 Episode 5: The Robe

    Cicely is chosen as a test place to find a cure for the common cold, but Ed makes a medical blunder and makes the drugs more stimulating than they should be

  • Season 6 Episode 4: The Letter

    Maggie reminisces about her past after discovering a letter she wrote to herself as a teenager. Offbeat drama series, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 6 Episode 3: Shofar, So Good

    Maurice attempts to recruit Lady Anne Reynolds to be the star of his annual fox hunt, while Joel threatens to sack Marilyn. Offbeat drama starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 6 Episode 2: Eye of the Beholder

    Ed exposes an insurance fraud and Maggie makes an expensive gesture at a charity auction. Offbeat drama series, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 6 Episode 1: Dinner at Seven Thirty

    Joel accidentally drinks a local brew of healing fluid and begins to suffer a series of hallucinations, eventually believing he is back in New York. Offbeat comedy drama, starring Rob Morrow.

Northern Exposure: Season 5 (1993 - 1994)

  • Season 5 Episode 24: Lovers and Madmen

    Chris's high-school crush pays a visit, Joel makes an amazing discovery, and Maurice helps an institutionalised concert violinist escape to play a private performance. Offbeat comedy drama, starring Rob Morrow and Barry Corbin

  • Season 5 Episode 23: Blood Ties

    Joel loses his confidence during the blood drive, and an old friend of Maggie's arrives in town

  • Season 5 Episode 22: Grand Prix

    Maurice brings the sport of wheelchair racing to Cicely and Ted learns the loneliness of wealth. Offbeat drama series, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 5 Episode 21: I Feel the Earth Move

    Maggie thinks Joel's kindness is making her ill; Maurice tries to duck Ron and Erick's wedding; Holling is the caterer; guest Joyce Van Patten.

  • Season 5 Episode 20: A Wing and a Prayer

    Holling and Shelly baptise Randi, while gossip about Ruth-Anne spreads like wildfire. Maggie puts her creative talents to use : making a kit plane.

  • Season 5 Episode 19: The Gift of the Maggie

    Joel discovers Maggie is planning to give his social life a boost and Maurice learns a lesson about friendship. Elsewhere, Chris has an illuminating encounter with a deer. With the voices of Rob Morrow, Janine Turner and Barry Corbin

  • Season 5 Episode 18: Fish Story

    Holling takes up painting by numbers, Ruth-Anne abandons the store for the open road, while Maggie wants to prepare Passover dinner for Joel. Offbeat drama series, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 5 Episode 17: Una Volta in L'Inverno

    Ruth-Anne takes Italian lessons from Shelly, while Joel and Maggie take refuge from a snowstorm in an airfield shack. Alaskan drama, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 5 Episode 16: Northern Hospitality

    Friends think Joel is a freeloader, so he throws a dinner party; Chris revises his playlist after a song he played drove a listener crazy.

  • Season 5 Episode 15: Hello, I Love You

    Ruth-Anne and Walt are stranded overnight in the middle of no where, and Maggie and Joel learn to be less competitive. Meanwhile, Shelly gives birth : two weeks late

  • Season 5 Episode 14: A Bolt from The Blue

    Ed gets struck by lightning, while Maurice and Adam disagree about the extra help arranged for the firework display. Joel tries to teach a patient the art of conversation

  • Season 5 Episode 13: Mite Makes Right

    Maggie becomes obsessed with cleanliness, while Maurice gets an unexpected bonus when he invests in a rare violin

  • Season 5 Episode 12: Mister Sandman

    When the aurora borealls goes haywire, the residents of Cicely find themselves swapping dreams. Offbeat drama series following the plight of a New York doctor forced to accept a job in a remote Alaskan village

  • Season 5 Episode 11: Baby Blues

    Shelley becomes increasingly nervous about the imminent birth of her baby, and looks to nature for help. Meanwhile, an agent takes an interest in Ed's film work : but will he be forced to compromise his artistic principles?

  • Season 5 Episode 10: First Snow

    An elderly patient and friend of Joel's dies, leaving the uptight doctor uncharacteristically distraught. Maurice is also in a state of shock on discovering Shelly has lied to him, while Maggie feels uneasy as she prepares for winter. Rob Morrow and Janine Turner star

  • Season 5 Episode 9: A Cup of Joe

    Holling and Ruth-Anne's relationship becomes strained when they discover that their ancestors knew each other : Holling's grandfather ate Ruth-Anne's. Maggie thinks Chris is a natural pilot, as he learns to fly

  • Season 5 Episode 8: Heal Thyself

    Ed is taunted by an evil spirit called the Green Man which reflects his self esteem, while Holling gatecrashes a birth class and Maggie misses out on the laundry gossip

  • Season 5 Episode 7: Rosebud

    Ed faces a career impasse while organizing the Cicely Film Festival; Joel makes excuses for not joining the volunteer fire department; guest Peter Bogdanovich.

  • Season 5 Episode 6: Birds of a Feather

    Joel's visiting parents adapt easily to Cicely; Holling's disdain for sports causes Shelly concern over their baby's athletic future.

  • Season 5 Episode 5: A River Doesn't Run Through It

    The taxman targets Ruth-Anne, and Maggie has the dubious honour of being crowned Queen of Cicely High School, while Maurice allows himself to be drawn into a business deal with a Native American

  • Season 5 Episode 4: Altered Egos

    Bernard's new love cohabited with Chris; Marilyn screens dates by their medical history; Joel fears the loss of his New York edge.

  • Season 5 Episode 3: Jaws of Life

    Maurice is tormented by a wax replica of himself, while Chris is worried when he discovers he may live past 40. Offbeat drama series, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 5 Episode 2: The Mystery of the Old Curio Shop

    Maurice gets upset about his age, Joel is excited to find traces of Yiddish in the local language and history, and Maggie relives her childhood fantasies of being Nancy Drew

  • Season 5 Episode 1: Three Doctors

    Joel catches a rare virus not yet identified by modern science, Shelly finally stops singing and Ed discovers to his horror he's becoming a shaman

Northern Exposure: Season 4 (1992 - 1993)

  • Season 4 Episode 25: Old Tree

    The town asks Joel to heal a tree; Shelly can't stop singing; Maggie kills Joel with kindness.

  • Season 4 Episode 24: Sleeping with the Enemy

    Maurice's son sets off to Cicely to get his father's approval of his bride-to-be, unfortunately she is the daughter of a man Maurice hates

  • Season 4 Episode 23: Mud and Blood

    Maggie has problems with the approach of Spring and the onslaught of mosquitoes, while Holling and Shelly settle down with their new child

  • Season 4 Episode 22: Kaddish For Uncle Manny

    Joel discovers what really matters in life when his uncle passes away. Offbeat drama series, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 4 Episode 21: The Big Feast

    Adam and Eve return to Cicely with their baby, and Maurice plans an elaborate party. Offbeat drama, starring Rob Morrow and Janine Turner

  • Season 4 Episode 20: Homesick

    Mike receives the all-clear, and has to decide whether to leave Cicely : and Maggie : to continue with his environmental campaign

  • Season 4 Episode 19: Family Feud

    The carving of a totem pole leads to the resurrection of a family feud that divides the Native American population of Cicely

  • Season 4 Episode 18: Northern Lights

    Maurice strikes up a friendship with Cicely's first homeless person, while Joel refuses to work when his request for a holiday is ignored

  • Season 4 Episode 17: Love's Labour Mislaid

    Maggie doesn't remember making love with Joel; Ed agrees to an arranged marriage; Holling and Ruth-Anne go bird-watching.

  • Season 4 Episode 16: Ill Wind

    An ill wind spurs fisticuffs, then intimacy between Maggie and Joel; Chris saves Maurice, who hates owing his life to anyone.

  • Season 4 Episode 15: Learning Curve

    Joel can't believe that Marilyn is going on holiday by herself. Offbeat drama, starring Rob Morrow and Janine Turner

  • Season 4 Episode 14: Grosse Point, 48230

    Maggie persuades a reluctant Joel to accompany her to her grandmother's birthday party in Grosse Point. Offbeat drama, starring Rob Morrow and Janine Turner

  • Season 4 Episode 13: Duets

    Ed's spiritual guide leads him to his natural father, while Mike and Maggie share a romantic embrace. Offbeat drama, starring Rob Morrow, Janine Turner, Darren E Burrows and Barry Corbin

  • Season 4 Episode 12: Revelations

    Attraction to a monk disturbs Chris; Ruth-Anne pays off her store, stripping Maurice's powers as landlord; Joel has no patients.

  • Season 4 Episode 11: Survival of the Species

    A dream about the destruction of the environment depresses Ed; Maggie finds American Indian artifacts in her back yard; a boy likes Shelly.

  • Season 4 Episode 10: Crime and Punishment

    Chris's past catches up with him when he is apprehended by police for jumping parole in the state of West Virginia

  • Season 4 Episode 9: Do the Right Thing

    The Brick gets a health inspection for the first time in 30 years and Maggie decides to live life as if every day were her last

  • Season 4 Episode 8: Thanksgiving

    Cicely prepares for Thanksgiving; Joel gets devastating news; Chris misses prison holidays; Mike (Anthony Edwards) has a relapse.

  • Season 4 Episode 7: The Bad Seed

    Holling learns he has a daughter (Valerie Perrine); the cranes fly through Cicely; Marilyn seeks independence.

  • Season 4 Episode 6: On Your Own

    The flying man returns to woo Marilyn, Ed finds a ring that once belonged to Federico Fellini, and Maurice asks Mike to rewrite his will

  • Season 4 Episode 5: Blowing Bubbles

    Mike Monroe becomes the talk of the town after moving in to a geodesic dome in Cicely, fearing he is allergic to the rest of the world

  • Season 4 Episode 4: Heroes

    Chris has to decide what to do with the remains of a friend and mentor : a traditional farewell or mummification. Meanwhile, heavy metal star Brad Bonner arrives in town having misheard Cicely for Sicily

  • Season 4 Episode 3: Nothing's Perfect

    Chris falls in love with the owner of a dog he has killed, proving every cloud has a silver lining. Offbeat comedy, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 4 Episode 2: Midnight Sun

    An old friend of Ruth-Anne arrives in town, while Joel's first experience of 24-hour sun has a strange effect and he attempts to coach Cicely's basketball team to success. Offbeat drama series, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 4 Episode 1: Northwest Passages

    Maggie decides to contact her ex-boyfriends using an ancient Indian ritual : little realising the potential consequences. Offbeat drama series, starring Rob Morrow

Northern Exposure: Season 3 (1991 - 1992)

  • Season 3 Episode 23: Cicely

    Joel is told the story of how Cicely was created by two women who transformed the town in 1909. Offbeat drama series, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 3 Episode 22: Our Wedding

    Adam and Eve decide to get married for the sake of the baby, while Maggie does her best to avoid Joel. Offbeat drama series, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 3 Episode 21: It Happened in Juneau

    Maggie can't remember if she slept with Joel during a trip to Juneau; Bernard returns from Africa; Marilyn subs for Joel.

  • Season 3 Episode 20: The Final Frontier

    Maurice is angered by an influx of Japanese tourists to Cicely, and Holling attempts to discover whether Jesse the bear is dead. Offbeat drama, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 3 Episode 19: Wake Up Call

    Life is far from beautiful in Cicely, as Maggie finds the single life too depressing for words, Maurice suffers from a more general malaise and Shelley develops a serious rash

  • Season 3 Episode 18: My Mother My Sister

    Shelly and her mother pose as sisters; expectant father Adam has sympathy symptoms; a baby is abandoned in Joel's office.

  • Season 3 Episode 17: Lost and Found

    Joel tries to come to terms with the ghost of a man who committed suicide in his cabin 40 years ago. Offbeat drama, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 3 Episode 16: Three Amigos

    Maurice and Holling oversee the funeral of an old hunting buddy who had very specific ideas about where he wanted to be laid to rest. Off-beat drama series, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 3 Episode 15: Democracy in America

    An angry neighbor challenges Holling for mayor; Ed casts his first vote; Holling's power arouses Shelly.

  • Season 3 Episode 14: Burning Down the House

    Maggie has her work cut out coping with her mother, who first announces she is getting a divorce and then proceeds to burn down the house

  • Season 3 Episode 13: Things Become Extinct

    Events take their toll on Holling following the death of his uncle, and Joel becomes obsessed with his search for the vanishing Alaskan Jew

  • Season 3 Episode 12: Our Tribe

    Joel becomes a member of the local Indian tribe, but wonders if he will survive. Offbeat drama series, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 3 Episode 11: Dateline Cicely

    Business booms for Holling following the arrival of new partner Chris, while Adam's articles about talking trees are published. Offbeat drama, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 3 Episode 10: Seoul Mates

    Maurice gets a surprise just as he's about to spend the holidays on his own, and Maggie is relieved when her parents jet off for a Caribbean Christmas. Drama, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 3 Episode 9: Get Real

    A circus comes to town and Marilyn falls in love with the flying man, while Joel begins to have feelings of inadequacy. Offbeat drama series, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 3 Episode 8: A-Hunting We Will Go

    Joel's anti-hunting principles are tested when he goes on a trip with Holling and Chris. Offbeat drama series, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 3 Episode 7: Roots

    Joel's former fiancee Elaine arrives, bringing memories and problems flooding back, while Bernard brings Chris his share of their father's inheritance

  • Season 3 Episode 6: The Body in Question

    Chris uncovers a frozen body dressed in 18th-century costume, along with evidence that suggests it could be Napoleon Bonaparte. Offbeat drama series, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 3 Episode 5: Jules et Joel

    Joel's wheeler-dealer twin (Rob Morrow in a dual role) pretends to be Joel; Chris' radio confession generates guilt.

  • Season 3 Episode 4: Animals R Us

    Maggie thinks Rick has been reincarnated as a stray dog. Maurice discovers there's money to be made from ostrich eggs, and Ed plans a film about Cicely. Offbeat drama series, starring Rob Morrow and Janine Turner

  • Season 3 Episode 3: Oy, Wilderness!

    Joel and Maggie become stranded in the wilderness with only a moose for company, and Shelly is paid a visit by her former best friend who is seeking a divorce. Offbeat drama, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 3 Episode 2: Only You

    Chris discovers he has suddenly becomes irresistible to nearly every woman he meets, and sets about pursuing the only one immune to his charm. Offbeat drama, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 3 Episode 1: The Bumpy Road to Love

    Maggie discovers Rick has been unfaithful, while Joel is kidnapped and forced to play marriage counsellor to a very unusual couple. Offbeat drama series, starring Rob Morrow

Northern Exposure: Season 2 (1991)

  • Season 2 Episode 7: Slow Dance

    Rick's death by falling satellite further enhances Maggie's reputation; Maurice meets prospective hoteliers.

  • Season 2 Episode 6: War and Peace

    A Soviet celebrity returns to Cicely for a spot of relaxation and a deadly serious chess match with rival Maurice, while Holling suffers a series of nightmares

  • Season 2 Episode 5: Spring Break

    The town of Cicely is hit by spring fever, as the citizens eagerly await the thaw and the annual 'running of the bulls' down the streets

  • Season 2 Episode 4: What I Did For Love

    Maggie has a disturbing premonition about what will happen to Joel during his journey to New York for a holiday

  • Season 2 Episode 3: All is Vanity

    Maggie pretends her boyfriend is a successful doctor in order to gain her father's favour, and Holling contemplates circumcision to please Shelly

  • Season 2 Episode 2: The Big Kiss

    Chris loses his voice to a mysterious and beautiful woman and a 256-year-old Indian spirit offers to help Ed search for his parents. Offbeat drama series, starring Rob Morrow

  • Season 2 Episode 1: Goodbye to All That

    Joel is devastated when he receives a letter from Elaine telling him it's over and Ed and Maggie try to help him deal with it. Meanwhile, Shelley's gift from Hollings turns her into a TV addict. Offbeat drama, starring Rob Morrow

Northern Exposure: Season 1 (1990)