Northern Exposure

1989
5.0
7 reviews
TV-PG
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Season 5 episodes (25)

1 Three Doctors
9/20/93
Cicely's residents take care of Joel (Rob Morrow) when he comes down with a violent Alaskan flu; Ed (Darren E. Burrows) faces a difficult decision about a career change. Guest star: Graham Greene. With Janine Turner.
2 Mystery of Old Curioshop
9/27/93
Maggie (Janine Turner) turns sleuth to investigate the owners of the local antique store; Maurice (Barry Corbin) is afraid of growing old; Joel (Rob Morrow) researches American Indian language.
3 Jaws of Life
10/4/93
The residents are unnerved by the annual visit by the mobile dentist; a wax museum's likeness of Maurice is so lifelike that it disturbs everyone - The residents are unnerved by the annual visit by the mobile dentist; a wax museum's likeness of Maurice (Barry Corbin) is so lifelike that it disturbs everyone. With Rob Morrow and Janine Turner
4 Altered Egos
10/11/93
Bernard arrives with his new girlfriend and learns that Chris used to live with her; Marilyn begins choosing her dates based on their medical history - Bernard (Richard Cummings) arrives with his new girlfriend and learns that Chris (John Corbett) used to live with her; Marilyn (Elaine Miles) begins choosing her dates based on their medical history. With Rob Morrow
5 A River Doesn't Run Through
10/25/93
Maurice (Barry Corbin) tries to outsmart a wealthy American Indian landowner (Apesanahkwat) when making a property deal; Maggie (Janine Turner) is asked to be Cicely High School's homecoming queen. With Peg Phillips.
6 Birds of a Feather
11/1/93
Joel (Rob Morrow) is surprised when his know-it-all father and chatty mother (David Margulies, Joanna Merlin) visit Cicely and immediately fit right in; Shelly (Cynthia Geary) worries about her baby's future.
7 Rosebud
11/8/93
Ed faces a career crisis when he helps Maurice organize the Cicely film festival; Joel finds excuses for not joining the volunteer fire department - Ed (Darren E. Burrows) faces a career crisis when he helps Maurice (Barry Corbin) organize the Cicely film festival; Joel (Rob Morrow) finds excuses for not joining the volunteer fire department. Director Peter Bogdanovich appears as himself
8 Heal Thyself
11/15/93
After his first successful healing experience as a shaman, Ed confronts a demon; Shelly is upset when Holling jokes during Lamaze classes - After his first successful healing experience as a shaman, Ed (Darren E. Burrows) confronts a demon; Shelly (Cynthia Geary) is upset when Holling (John Cullum) jokes during Lamaze classes. With Graham Green
9 A Cup of Joe
11/22/93
Ruth-Anne and Holling's (Peg Phillips, John Cullum) friendship is strained when they learn his grandfather ate hers to survive the great blizzard of 1897; Chris (John Corbett) learns to fly. With Rob Morrow.
10 First Snow
12/13/93
As Cicely prepares for winter, Joel is puzzled and disturbed when an elderly but healthy patient informs him that it is her time to die - As Cicely prepares for winter, Joel (Rob Morrow) is puzzled and disturbed when an elderly but healthy patient (Harriet Medin) informs him that it is her time to die. With John Cullum and Cynthia Geary
11 Baby Blues
1/3/94
After hearing about the horrors of childbirth at her baby shower, Shelly (Cynthia Geary) escapes to the woods; a Hollywood agent wants Ed (Darren E. Burrows) to change his script. Guest star: Valerie Mahaffey.
12 Mister Sandman
1/10/94
Personal secrets are revealed when the northern lights cause the citizens of Cicely to experience one another's dreams. With Janine Turner and Rob Morrow.
13 Mite Makes Right
1/17/94
Maurice (Barry Corbin) is stalked by a musician (Simon Templeman) whom he hired to help him decide whether to buy an expensive violin as an investment; Maggie (Janine Turner) develops an allergy. With Rob Morrow.
14 A Bolt from the Blue
1/24/94
When a local ranger (Jimmie Ray Weeks) is fired and refuses to leave his tower, Joel (Rob Morrow) is asked to talk him down; Adam (Adam Arkin) returns and ruins Maurice's (Barry Corbin) fireworks show.
15 Hello, I Love You
1/31/94
As Shelly (Cynthia Geary) goes into labor, she undertakes a spiritual journey and glimpses various points in her child's future.
16 Northern Hospitality
2/28/94
Joel reluctantly plans a party after learning that his friends think he does not reciprocate invitations; a song on Chris' radio show causes trouble - Joel (Rob Morrow) reluctantly plans a party after learning that his friends think he does not reciprocate invitations; a song on Chris' (John Corbett) radio show causes trouble. With Janine Turner and John Cullum
17 Una Volta in I'inverno
3/7/94
Joel and Maggie's (Rob Morrow, Janine Turner) romantic interlude in a secluded cabin during a storm is interrupted by Ed (Darren E. Burrows); Ruth-Anne (Peg Phillips) is jealous of Shelly's (Cynthia Geary) linguistic talents.
18 Fish Story
3/14/94
Joel's (Rob Morrow) fishing trip comes to a strange end when he attempts to reel in Cicely's infamous sea monster; a frustrated Ruth-Anne (Peg Phillips) steals Chris' (John Corbett) motorcycle. With John Cullum.
19 The Gift of the Maggie
3/28/94
Joel (Rob Morrow) is annoyed when Maggie (Janine Turner) flies in another doctor to ``talk shop'' with him; Maurice (Barry Corbin) stays with Holling and Shelly (John Cullum, Cynthia Geary); Chris (John Corbett) resists shooting a deer.
20 A Wing and a Prayer
4/11/94
Maggie (Janine Turner) asks Maurice (Barry Corbin) to help her build an ultralight plane, then fires him when he tries to take over; Ed (Darren E. Burrows) gossips about Ruth-Anne and Walt (Peg Phillips, Moultrie Patten).
21 I Feel the Earth Move
5/2/94
Maggie (Janine Turner) believes Joel's (Rob Morrow) kindness is making her sick to her stomach; Holling (John Cullum) runs into trouble when he attempts to cater Ron and Erick's (Doug Ballard, Don McManus) wedding. Guest star: Joyce Van Patten.
22 Grand Prix
5/9/94
When Ed's attempts to cure a wheelchair racer of tennis elbow go awry, he is again plagued by the taunting little green man - When Ed's (Darren E. Burrows) attempts to cure a wheelchair racer of tennis elbow go awry, he is again plagued by the taunting little green man (Phil Fondacaro). With Barry Corbin
23 Blood Ties
5/16/94
Maurice turns a blood drive into a competition with another town while Joel loses his ability to draw blood; one of Maggie's surviving boyfriends visits - Maurice (Barry Corbin) turns a blood drive into a competition with another town while Joel (Rob Morrow) loses his ability to draw blood; one of Maggie's surviving boyfriends (D. David Moran) visits. With Darren E. Burrows
24 Lovers and Madmen
5/23/94
Maurice (Barry Corbin) has Cal (Simon Templeman), the violinist, illegally released from the sanitarium to help him romance Officer Semanski (Diane Delano); Joel (Rob Morrow) finds a woolly mammoth frozen in the ice.
25 Zarya
10/31/94
Marilyn thinks her grandfather's story about escorting a Russian princess to secret talks with Lenin has something to do with her leg pain - Marilyn (Elaine Miles) thinks her grandfather's story about escorting a Russian princess to secret talks with Lenin has something to do with the pain in her leg. With Rob Morrow, Janine Turner

About this show

The Emmy-winning series stars Rob Morrow as a recent med school graduate who owes four years of medical service to Alaska because of a condition of his student loans. After relocating to the remote town of Cicely to settle his debt, it isn't long before the brash New York City native realizes the unique eccentricities of the town's inhabitants. A hilarious and beautifully written culture clash, Northern Exposure is an offbeat and original dramedy that also stars John Corbett and Janine Turner.

Ratings and reviews

5.0
7 reviews
Elisa Quinzi
July 21, 2023
best show ever made!
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