From: bates@spica.ucsb.edu (Andrew M. Bates)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.northern-exp
Subject: Northern Exposure Episode Guide UPDATE 12/16
Date: 17 Dec 92 00:58:14 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Barbara



    Greetings and salutations!  After a long and busy quarter full of changes,
I have finally made some updates to the long-overdue Northern Exposure Episode
Guide.  Those people on the distribution list should be receiving this there,
while everyone else will see it on alt.tv.northern-exp.  Again, for anyone
interested in getting updates, mail me at bates@cs.ucsb.edu to be added to the
distribution list.  More changes will be coming soon, since work has been done
for the upcoming Northern Exposure book; more news when that is released.  Also,
I hope everyone enjoys seeing the new episode titles, which as of now go through
the middle of March.  If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, 
please email me.  Thanks!

        Andy Bates, author of the Northern Exposure Episode Guide.

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Northern Exposure Episode Guide

by Andy Bates

Characters
----------

Dr. Joel Fleischman      Rob Morrow
Maurice Minnifield       Barry Corbin
Maggie O'Connell         Janine Turner
Holling Vincoeur         John Cullum
Ed Chigliak              Darren E. Burrows
Chris Stevens            John Corbett
Shelly Tambo             Cynthia Geary
Marilyn Whirlwind        Elaine Miles
Ruth-Anne Miller         Peg Phillips

Episode  Air Date  Summary
-------  --------  -------

1.1      7/12/90   Pilot: The series pilot finds Joel experiencing culture 
		   shock after taking a job in an Alaskan village, where the
		   eccentric townsfolk refuse to let him leave.
		   Gilliam: Robert Nadir
		   Walter: Art LaFleur
		   Edna: Lois Foraker

1.2      7/19/90   "Brains, Know-How and Native Intelligence": A self-reliant
		   Maggie chides Joel for being helpless when he's beset by
		   plumbing problems; Ed's uncle Anku, a medicine man, refuses
		   medical treatment; and Chris read Walt Whitman over the
		   airwaves and angers Maurice, who prefers show tunes on his
		   station.
		   Anku: Frank Sotonomo

1.3      7/26/90   "Soapy Sanderson": A hermit goes to extremes when Dr. Joel 
		   suggests that he think about the future.  Later, Maggie ends
		   up partners with Joel in a land deal in which a Native
		   American chief is also interested.
		   Soapy Sanderson: John McLiam
		   Chief: Julian Fox
		   Laurie: Christa Miller

1.4      8/2/90    "Dreams": Joel is asked to be best man at Holling's wedding,
		   but his mind is on helping Maurice sell Alaska to two
		   Japanese businessmen in hopes of becoming the "attending
		   physician"--and playing golf--at their proposed resort.
		   Chiba: Lenny Imamura
		   Masuto: Michael Paul Chan
		   Gorman: Anthony Curry

1.5      8/9/90    "Russian Flu": Flu-stricken townsfolk and the crafty Maggie
		   unwittingly do their part to sabotage Joel's plans for a
		   romantic respite with Elaine.
		   Elaine Schulman: Jessica Lundy

1.6      8/16/90   "Sex, Lies, and Ed's Tape": A young man from Saskatchewan
		   puts Shelly in a pickle and leaves Holling with neck-lock;
		   Ed's vision for a blockbuster movie is blurred by writer's
		   block; and Rick blames "the O'Connell curse" for his
		   disturbing medical problem.
		   Wayne: Brandon Douglas
		   M.C.: Jeffrey Carpentier

1.7      8/23/90   "Kodiak": After his brother dies, Maurice searches for an
		   heir on whom to bestow his fortune, but his choice results
		   a father-son squabble; Shelly tags along when Holling and Ed
		   go after Jesse, the elusive brown bear; and Joel is not
		   amused when Maggie takes over his out-of-town childbirthing
		   class.
                   Nancy: Teri Thomas
		   Sue Ellen: Kellee Bradley
		   Mike: Wayne Waterman

1.8      8/30/90   "Aurora Borealis": Anticipation of the aurora borealis
		   illuminates dreams for Chris and for his new-found soul mate.
                   But the northern lights bring nightmares for Joel, who must
		   journey into the woods on a house call amid rumors of a
		   Bigfoot-like creature roaming the area.
		   Bernard: Richard Cummings
		   Adam: Adam Arkin
		   Ranger Burns: John Procaccino
		   Carl Jung: Lou Hetler
		   [Last scheduled show.]
		   [sub-titled: "A Fairy Tale For Grown-Ups"]

2.1      4/8/91    "Goodbye To All That": The installation of a satellite dish
		   at Holling's saloon signals a new era--and a second season--
		   in Alaska, where Shelly becomes mesmerized by the video
		   extravaganza before her, and Dr. Joel reacts to a Dear John
		   letter from Elaine.

2.2      4/15/91   "The Big Kiss": Ed turns to the 256-year-old Indian spirit
		   of One-Who-Waits to learn who his parents are; and Chris
		   turns to a local beauty for a cure after he's rendered mute
		   by a beautiful woman passing through town.
		   One-Who-Waits: Floyd Red Crow Westerman
		   Woman: Jessika Cardinahl

2.3      4/22/91   "All Is Vanity": Invigorated by temperatures of "aught seven"
                   degrees in Cicely, Alaska...Holling opts for circumcision to
		   be "more in style" for his girlfriend, Shelly.  Dr. Joel
		   plays Maggie's intended in a web of deceit to fool her 
		   visiting father.  And townsfolk watch over the body of Mr.
		   Unknown Person, who dropped dead in Joel's waiting room, with
                   the only clue to his identity being a note in his pocket
		   reading: "Pick up shirt Monday."
		   Frank O'Connell: John McCann

2.4      4/29/91   "What I Did For Love": Maggie's dream of Joel's death in a
		   plane crash sparks earnest farewells from the locals, but the
                   premonition spooks Joel enough to consider canceling his
		   visit home, especially after feeling suspicious about his
		   substitute; and Maurice welcomes a visit from an astronaut
		   groupie.

2.5      5/6/91    "Spring Break": Libidos run amok in anticipation of Cicely's
		   spring meltdown: Maggie and Joel invade each other's dreams;
		   an imposing state trooper sweeps Maurice off his feet;
		   Holling's bucking for a fight; Shelly can't get enough of
		   D.H. Lawrence; and a robber makes off with residents' radios.
		   Off. Barbara Semanski: Diane Delano

2.6      5/13/91   "War And Peace": Celebrations with vodka, borscht and Chris's
                   radio reading of "War and Peace" are in order when Soviet
		   legend Nikolai makes his annual appearance, bearing gifts and
                   itching to challenge archrival Maurice to a chess match.
		   Meanwhile, torturous dreams keep Holling from much-needed
		   sleep; Chris's poetic lines help Ed woo a lusty farm girl.
		   Nikolai: Elya Baskin

2.7      5/20/91   "Slow Dance": The curse of Maggie strikes again, and Rick is
		   struck dead--by a falling satellite; two newcomers have more
		   in common with Maurice--including a love of show tunes and
		   gourmet cooking--than he'd like to admit; and Shelly feels
		   like a third wheel as Holling enjoys a reunion with an old 
		   gal from Nome.

3.1      9/23/91   "The Bumpy Road To Love": A third season blows clouds on to
		   love's horizon for some denizens of Cicely, Alaska.  For
		   Maggie, a ceremony to unveil a larger-than-life-size statue
		   of recently deceased boyfriend Rick turns gloomier when a
                   female stranger in the crowd pipes up with an intimate
		   eulogy of her own.  This revelation of Rick's unfaithfulness
		   sends Maggie storming off to drown her sorrows in drink.
		   Meanwhile, Maurice is walking on air thanks to his unbridled
		   emotion for a gun-loving, by-the-book state trooper, but a
		   search for tax loopholes may ground him.  And Joel is bound
		   for disaster when the nomadic Adam requests a late-night
		   house call for his ailing wife, Eve.
		   Adam: Adam Arkin
		   Eve: Valerie Mahaffey
		   Off. Barbara Semanski: Diane Delano
		   Joanne: Catherine de Prume

3.2      9/30/91   "Only You": Maurice accuses Holling of snapping an 
		   unflattering photograph of him; Joel focuses on Chris's
		   uncanny ability to attract women, while Chris becomes 
		   fixated on a woman out of his reach; and Maggie envisions
		   her vision problem as a sign of decline.
		   Irene: Caitlin Clarke

3.3      10/7/91   "Oy, Wilderness": An emergency landing in Maggie's plane 
                   sends Maggie foraging for food in the wilderness, while Joel
		   sits idly by blubbering about the menu.  Back in Cicely, the
		   arrival of Shelly's best friend triggers a tiff--and
		   reminiscences over lost youth.

3.4      10/14/91  "Animals R Us": Maggie proclaims that Rick has returned--in
		   the guise of a lovable malamute; Maurice envisions a 
		   multimillion-dollar ostrich farm; and auteur Ed captures in
		   his film the human landscape of Cicely.
		   Grandma Woody: Sparkle
		   Crow Flies Straight: Harry Pringle
		   Jerry: Bryson Liberty
		   Dog Owner: Kellee Bradley

3.5      10/28/91  "Jules et Joel": Mental ghouls and goblins wreak havoc 
		   with Joel after a fall in the woods, bringing to Cicely the
		   specter of Jules, his slick twin brother who trades places
		   with Joel to practice medicine and court Maggie.  Meanwhile,
		   Holling pays an old debt; and Chris braces for a meeting
		   with an old neighbor and felon.
		   Jules: Rob Morrow
		   Buddy: Douglas Rowe
		   Freud: Gary Taylor
		   Jerry: John Procaccino
		   Barbara Semanski: Diane Delano

3.6      11/4/91   "The Body In Question": Chris's discovery of the frozen 
		   century-old corpse of a Frenchman has a once-skeptical Joel
		   rethinking the course of history, Maurice plotting a new
		   enterprise, Shelly pondering fertility, and Holling
		   reflecting on his own tainted gene pool.
		   Indian Leader: Gabriel Salvador
		   Elijah: Allan Miller

3.7      11/11/91  "Roots": The widow Elaine shows up unexpectedly and gets a
		   cold reception from ex-fiance Joel, until Maggie 
		   unintentionally plays matchmaker; the arrival of Chris's
		   brother Bernard conjures up dreams of Africa in Chris, who
		   declares himself to be a "person of color"; and a new chef
		   makes a culinary impression.
		   Elaine: Jessica Lundy
		   Bernard: Richard Cummings

3.8      11/18/91  "A-Hunting We Will Go": After grousing about the hunting
		   frenzy sweeping Cicely, Joel sees first hand what it's all
		   about by outfitting himself to join Chris and Holling for
		   the primal ritual in the wilds.  Holling, however, prefers
		   the home fires to camp fires.  Meanwhile, back in town, Ed
		   fears that Ruth-Anne is being stalked by the grim reaper.

3.9      12/9/91   "Get Real": A colorful bus breaks down in Cicely, carrying
		   a traveling carnival troupe whose nonverbal "flying man"
		   takes a fancy to Marilyn.  But there's heartache in store
		   for Shelly when Holling takes note of her "inordinately
		   large" feet.  Meanwhile, as Chris becomes captivated by the
		   mysteries of magic, Joel hits the books after deciding on
		   a subspecialty.
		   Flying Man: Bill Irwin
		   Adrienne: Judith Kahan
		   Steve: Richard Brestoff

3.10     12/16/91  "Seoul Mates": The holidays are celebrated with a pageant of
		   the raven by the townsfolk, and bring mixed blessings for an
		   accident-prone Maggie, a first Christmas tree for Joel, and
		   a foreign family for Maurice.
		   Duk Won: James Song
		   Yong Ja: Kim Kim
		   Bong Joo: Chi-Muoi Lo
		   Narssak: Ralph P. Martin

3.11     1/6/92    "Dateline: Cicely": Maurice goes out on a limb to spice up
		   his newspaper's coverage by hiring an unnamed reporter given
		   to clandestine meetings; Maggie talks to the trees, but Joel
		   won't listen; and, to ease Holling's tax debts, Chris 
		   becomes a partner at the Brick, where he sets about sprucing
		   up the place.
		   Adam: Adam Arkin

3.12     1/13/92   "Our Tribe": Joel reluctantly undergoes a cultural
		   conversion after receiving a goat as a gift from a grateful
		   village elder, who insists on "adopting" him into her tribe;
		   and a mysterious Holling shuts down the Brick, ostensibly to
		   wax the floors.
		   Mrs. Noanuk: Rosetta Pintado
		   Morning Star: Harry Pringle

3.13     1/20/92   "Things Become Extinct": A study in self-examination brings
		   on a midlife crisis for Holling, opens up another door for 
		   Ed and leaves Joel feeling culturally isolated.
		   Ira Wingfeather: Bryson Liberty

3.14     2/3/92    "Burning Down The House": Tempers sizzle with the arrival of
                   Maggie's "pathologically polite" mother, who brings alarming
		   news for Maggie; the creative process inflames Chris with an
		   unusual vision for his conceptual-art project; and Joel 
		   offers up a challenge to a chimney sweep who has lost his
		   drive to win.
		   Mrs. O'Connell: Bibi Besch
		   Chimney Sweep: John M Jackson

3.15     2/24/92   "Democracy In America": Mayoral incumbent Holling is stung
		   by news that he has a formidable opponent--old friend Edna
                   Hancock, who's got a bee in her bonnet over a promise he
		   never followed up on.  The election also finds Shelly
		   tasting the aphrodisiac of power, Chris waxing patriotic,
		   Ed anticipating his first time voting, and Joel and Maggie
		   arguing party politics.
		   Edna Hancock: Rita Taggart

3.16     3/2/92    "The Three Amigos": The death of a rugged hunting companion
		   sends Holling and Maurice packing for the wilderness, 
		   intending to make good on a promise to bury him miles from
		   civilization at a paradise called No-Name Point.  But 
		   they're bogged down with disasters, including hooking up 
		   with the man's headstrong widow.

3.17     3/9/92    "Lost And Found": Landlady Maggie calls in an exorcist when
		   Joel hears rumblings of the ghost of a loner who committed
		   suicide in the house some 40 years ago; another menace for
		   Joel is the hypochondriac Eve, who complains of a host of
		   new ailments; Maurice considers it an honor to do a favor
		   for an old colonel.
		   Eve: Valerie Mahaffey
		   Colonel: Noble Willingham
		   Emile: Time Winters

3.18     3/16/92   "My Mother, My Sister": An infant abandoned in Joel's
                   waiting room gets plenty of TLC from Cicely residents and
		   even stirs nesting instincts in some.  But for Shelly, a
		   surprise visit from her youth-crazed mother turns family
		   life topsy-turvy.
		   Tammy Tambo: Wendy Schaal
		   Kenny: Sean O'Bryan
		   Adam: Adam Arkin

3.19     3/23/92   "Wake-Up Call": Spring has sprung in Cicely and with it
		   come crocuses, free eggs at the Brick, a rebirth of sorts
		   for Shelly, a diagnostic refresher for Joel, and an
		   awakening of passions for Maggie.
		   Arthur: Andreas Wisniewski
		   Leonard Quinhagak: Graham Greene

3.20     4/27/92   "The Final Frontier": Japanese tourists converge on Cicely
		   to perform a ritual under the Northern Lights; Holling
		   girds his loins to go looking for Jesse the bear in
		   Widowmaker's Cave; and curiosity gets the best of townsfolk
		   when a package arrives with postmarks from around the globe.
		   Ron: Doug Ballard
		   Erick: Don R. McManus

3.21     5/4/92    "It Happened In Juneau": Joel anticipates a weekend in
		   Juneau in the company of attractive female doctors, but
		   instead he's stuck in the same hotel suite with Maggie, who
		   cramps his sytle.  Back home, Chris becomes tongue-tied as
		   Bernard, his "karmic doppleganger," returns from Africa.
		   Bernard: Richard Cummings Jr.
		   Linda: Beth Broderick

3.22     5/11/92   "The Wedding": The wedding of Adam and Eve creates a union
		   of disparate elements and reveals a secret about the bride;
		   Adam's bachelor party at the Brick finds the guys guzzling
		   and puzzling over the gulf between men and women; Joel and
		   Maggie make an effort to finish what they started in 
		   Juneau.
		   Adam: Adam Arkin
		   Eve: Valerie Mahaffey
		   Off. Barbara Semanski: Diane Delano
		   Bernard: Richard Cummings Jr.

3.23     5/18/92   "Cicely": A 108-year-old visitor brings to life Cicely's
		   beginnings, circa 1909, recounting tales of what was once
		   a cultural mecca known as "the Paris of the North," settled
		   by a free-thinking pioneer named Cicely and her companion
		   Roslyn.
		   Ned: Roberts Blossom
		   Cicely: Yvonne Suhor
		   Roslyn: Jo Anderson

4.1      9/28/92   "Northwest Passages": In the series' fourth-season opener,
                   the fear of aging grips Maggie when her 30th birthday sheds
                   light on everything lacking in her life.  Her solution: an
                   Indian ritual laying the past to rest.  Meanwhile, Maurice 
                   composes his memoirs; and Marilyn asks Chris to teach her to
                   drive.
                   Rick Pederson: Grant Goodeve
                   Camper: Brian I. Finney

4.2      10/5/92   "Midnight Sun": The midnight sun warms Joel's libido, and
                   he's energized by feelings of well-being--plus a basketball-
                   coaching assignment he takes very seriously.  Meanwhile, the
                   sunlight brings to town adventure-seeking salesman Gillis
                   Toomey, who's tempted to settle down in Cicely, thanks to a
                   local charmer; Shelly, decked out in her cheerleading
                   uniform, arouses Holling.
                   Gillis Toomey: Jim Haynie

4.3      10/12/92  "Nothing's Perfect"

4.4      10/19/92  "Heroes"

4.5      11/2/92   "Blowing Bubbles": Cicely's wholesome environment brings to
                   town the hyperallergenic Mike Monroe, who lives in virtual
                   isolation in a geodesic dome.  Also enchanted by the town's
                   atmosphere is Ruth-Anne's yuppie, investment-banker son
                   Matthew, who claims to be taking time out to breathe the air
                   and spend quality time with his mom.
                   Mike Monroe: Anthony Edwards
                   Matthew Miller: Joel Polis

4.6      11/9/92   "On Your Own"
 
4.7      11/16/92  "The Bad Seed": Valerie Perrine plays the daughter Holling
                   never knew he had--and (after she appears out of the blue)
                   he wishes he'd never met, for Holling sees her as a "bad
                   seed" who's corrupting Shelly.  Meanwhile, Ed befriends a
                   migrating crane flying south through Cicely; and Marilyn's
                   dream home is strangely similar to her mother's home, which
                   she just left.
                   Mrs. Whirlwind: Armenia Miles

4.8      11/23/92  "Thanksgiving": Cicely's Day of the Dead Parade and
                   follow-up Thanksgiving feast evoke phantasmagorical figures,
                   and the colors and aromas of fall.  But not everyone shares
                   in the enthusiasm.  A tightly wound Joel has little to be
                   thankful for learning that the state of Alaska requires his
                   services for another year.  And bubble man Mike considers
                   moving to a less-contaminated clime.  Meanwhile, Chris waxes
                   nostalgic about Thanksgivings past--in prison.
                   Mike Monroe: Anthony Edwards
                   Sisyphus: Tom Spiller
                   Patient: Al DenBeste
                   Dave the Cook: William J. White

4.9      11/30/92  "Do The Right Thing": A former KGB spy claiming to have a 
                   dossier on Maurice shakes up Cicely with tall tales of
                   espionage; another visitor, a young health inspector with a
                   nose for detail, puts in his two-cents worth at the Brick;
                   and the death of another friend has Maggie on her best
                   behavior.
                   Maggie's Neighbor: John Sylvain

4.10     12/14/92  "Crime and Punishment": Karma catches up with Chris for a
                   West Virginia parole violation, and the subsequent
                   extradition hearing becomes an arena for philosophical 
                   discourse, with a spirited defense by lawyer Mike and 
                   community testimony attesting to Chris's good deeds.
                   Mike Monroe: Anthony Edwards
                   Judge Percy: Anne Haney
                   Off. Barbara Semanski: Diane Delano

4.11     1/4/92    "Survival of the Species"

4.12     1/11/92   "Revelations"

4.13     1/18/92   "Duets"

4.14     2/1/92    "The Big Beast"

4.15     2/8/92    "Learning Curve"

4.16     2/15/92   "Ill Wind"

4.17     2/22/92   "Love's Labour Misplaced"

4.18     3/1/92    "Northern Lights"

4.19     3/8/92    "Family Feud"

4.20     3/15/92   "Grosse Pointe 48230"

Episode  Rerun date Title
-------  ---------- -----

1.2      6/10/91    "Brains"
1.1      6/17/91    Pilot
1.8      6/24/91    "Aurora Borealis"
1.5      7/1/91     "Russian Flu"
1.4      7/8/91     "Dreams"
1.3      7/15/91    "Soapy Sanderson"
1.6      7/22/91    "Sex, Lies, and Ed's Tape"
1.7      7/29/91    "Kodiak"
2.1      8/5/91     "Goodbye To All That"
2.3      8/12/91    "All Is Vanity"
2.4      8/26/91    "What I Did For Love"
2.5      9/2/91     "Spring Break"
2.7      9/9/91     "Slow Dance"
2.2      10/21/91   "The Big Kiss"
1.1      12/2/91    Pilot
3.1      12/23/91   "The Bumpy Road To Love"
3.2      12/30/91   "Only You"
3.3      1/27/92    "Oy Wilderness"
3.4      3/30/92    "Animals R Us"
3.6      4/13/92    "The Body In Question"
3.7      4/20/92    "Roots"
3.5      5/25/92    "Jules et Joel"
3.8      6/1/92     "A-Hunting We Will Go"
3.9      6/8/92     "Get Real"
3.11     6/15/92    "Dateline: Cicely"
3.12     6/22/92    "Our Tribe"
3.13     6/29/92    "Things Become Extinct"
3.16     7/6/92     "The Three Amigos"
3.17     7/20/92    "Lost And Found"
3.18     7/27/92    "My Mother, My Sister"
3.19     8/3/92     "Wake-Up Call"
3.14     8/10/92    "Burning Down The House"
3.10     8/11/92    "Seoul Mates"
3.21     8/24/92    "It Happened In Juneau"
3.22     8/31/92    "The Wedding"
2.6      9/7/92     "War And Peace"
3.23     9/14/92    "Cicely"
4.1      12/7/92    "Northwest Passages"
3.10     12/21/92   "Seoul Mates"

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