Northern Exposure (1994) – Lovers and Madmen, and Dinner at Seven Thirty

Season five of Northern Exposure closed out on 23 May, 1994 with Lovers and Madmen, which was written by Jeff Melvoin. Joel (Rob Morrow) takes a tumble while golfing, and discovers a thawing mastodon. There could be fame and fortune in his future. But the museum sends out an ornithologist, Pickering (Wayne Pere), and things…

Northern Exposure (1994) – Grand Prix, and Blood Ties

Maurice (Barry Corbin) is having Cicely host a a wheel chair race that he is sponsoring in Grand Priz. Written by Barbara Hall, this episode was first broadcast on 9 May, 1994. But the racer he is personally sponsoring doesn’t want to be the person that Maurice wants him to be. While the town is…

Northern Exposure (1994) – Fish Story, and The Gift of the Maggie

Ruth-Anne (Peg Phillips) gets sick of retail when everyone treats her poorly, and hits the road on Chris’ (John Corbett) Harley. She joins up with a group of bikers known as the Diablos, led by Turk (Stephen McHattie), and she gets a bit of a new look on things as she realizes everyone has problems….

Northern Exposure (1994) – Mr. Sandman, and Mite Makes Right

Everyone is having very strange dreams in Cicely. Or at least strange to them. As it seems that everyone is having dreams that belong to everyone else. Written by Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider from a story they developed with David Chase, Mr. Sandman was first broadcast on 10 January, 1994. Chris (John Corbett) is…

Northern Exposure (1993/1994) – First Snow, and Baby Blues

Cicely has its own way of winterizing, including citizens fattening up and planning on how many graves to dig before the ground freezes over. And Joel (Rob Morrow) is not only troubled by the reveal, but is bothered by the fact that one of his patients has told him that she’s just winding down. First…

Northern Exposure (1993) – Heal Thyself, and A Cup of Joe

Holling (John Cullum) is cracking wise in Shelly’s (Cynthia Geary) LaMaze class and is getting on everyone’s nerves, including Joel’s (Rob Morrow). And Holling has no explanation for it. Or maybe does. Maybe he’s a remnant of an older age, and isn’t used to discussing female bodily functions, and doesn’t think men should be in…

Northern Exposure (1993) – Birds of a Feather, and Rosebud

Joel (Rob Morrow) is excited to welcome his parents, Nadine (Joanna Merlin) and Herb (David Margulies), to Cicely. They are flown in by Maggie (Janine Turner)and he’s excited but anxious to be reunited with them. Written by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, Birds of a Feather first aired on 1 November, 1993. Shelly (Cynthia Geary)…