Northern Exposure: Season 1
Northern Exposure is an American comedy-drama television series that originally aired on CBS. The show is set in an eccentric Alaskan town and follows the story of a recent medical school graduate who is required to set up his practice there after receiving a scholarship from the state. The series is centered around the experiences of this doctor as he navigates the unique culture and lifestyle of the town. The show
Season overview
Northern Exposure is an American comedy-drama television series that originally aired on CBS. The show is set in an eccentric Alaskan town and follows the story of a recent medical school graduate who is required to set up his practice there after receiving a scholarship from the state. The series is centered around the experiences of this doctor as he navigates the unique culture and lifestyle of the town. The show features a cast of characters, including a young doctor from New York who is assigned to the town. The series originally aired from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes.
Episodes
Pilot
Jul 12, 1990 · 45 min
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. Sur
Brains, Know How and Native Intelligence
Jul 19, 1990 · 45 min
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 be
Soapy Sanderson
Jul 26, 1990 · 45 min
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 id
Dreams, Schemes and Putting Greens
Aug 2, 1990 · 45 min
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 r
Russian Flu
Aug 9, 1990 · 45 min
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 developin
Sex, Lies and Ed's Tapes
Aug 16, 1990 · 45 min
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 wo
A Kodiak Moment
Aug 23, 1990 · 45 min
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 w
Aurora Borealis: A Fairy Tale for Big People
Aug 30, 1990 · 45 min
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