Northern Exposure

1990 - 1995 TV-PG 1h 00m 8.4

A city doctor is forced to work in the remote Alaskan town of Cicely, where he encounters peculiar locals, including a former NASA astronaut, as he adjusts to small-town life.

Dr. Joel Fleischman (Rob Morrow) is fresh out of medical college, and fresh out of luck. Failing to read the fine print in his scholarship conditions, he finds he has no choice but to move to the remote and somewhat eccentric town of Cicely, Alaska. Once there, he is welcomed by the peculiar locals who are not keen to see him go, most especially Maurice J. Minnifield (Barry Corbin), the ex-N.A.S.A. astronaut. Despite Joel's adamant denials, one gets the impression that he enjoys life in Cicely more than he admits.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

1. Pilot

Aired: Jul 12, 1990

A doctor from New York City adjusts to life in a rural town in Alaska.

Episode 3 Soapy Sanderson

3. Soapy Sanderson

Aired: Jul 26, 1990

Dr. Joel Fleischman is depressed when grumpy old patient Soapy Sanderson comp...

Episode 5 Russian Flu

5. Russian Flu

Aired: Aug 9, 1990

Dr. Joel Fleischman has his hands full when his fiancé Elaine flies to Cicely...

Episode 7 A Kodiak Moment

7. A Kodiak Moment

Aired: Aug 23, 1990

Hearing his brother and only surviving fellow Minnifeld died, Maurice looks f...

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Info about Northern Exposure

Current Status: Ended

Network: CBS

Genres: Comedy, Drama