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"Northern Exposure" (1990): :  -- A newly graduated doctor is required to set up his practice in an eccentric Alaskan town.
"Northern Exposure" (1990): :  -- A newly graduated doctor is required to set up his practice in an eccentric Alaskan town.

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 full episode list
Release Date:
12 July 1990 (USA) more
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Plot:
A newly graduated doctor is required to set up his practice in an eccentric Alaskan town. full summary
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Awards:
Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 25 wins & 57 nominations more
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The Best Television Series of the Decade! more (45 total)

Cast

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Barry Corbin ... Maurice J. Minnifield / ... (110 episodes, 1990-1995)

Janine Turner ... Maggie O'Connell / ... (110 episodes, 1990-1995)

John Cullum ... Holling Vincoeur / ... (110 episodes, 1990-1995)

Darren E. Burrows ... Ed Chigliak / ... (110 episodes, 1990-1995)

John Corbett ... Chris Stevens / ... (110 episodes, 1990-1995)
Cynthia Geary ... Shelly Marie Tambo / ... (110 episodes, 1990-1995)
Elaine Miles ... Marilyn Whirlwind / ... (110 episodes, 1990-1995)
Peg Phillips ... Ruth-Anne Miller / ... (107 episodes, 1990-1995)

Rob Morrow ... Dr. Joel Fleischman / ... (102 episodes, 1990-1995)
William J. White ... Dave the Cook (48 episodes, 1991-1995)
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Runtime:
60 min (110 episodes)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:M18 (season 5) | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Spain:7 (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | Germany:6 (DVD rating)
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A calendar for "Clicquot Club" ginger ale can be seen hanging in Dr. Fleischman's office in some of the episodes. The calendar features a caricature of a woman with a bundled baby on a bicycle, and the slogan "Refreshment Coming Your Way" appears next to it. The page of the calendar is stuck on January 1942. The ginger ale was sold from the 1920s until the 1960s when it went out of business. more
Quotes:
Maurice Minnifield: Gravity. It keeps you rooted to the ground. In space, there's not any gravity. You just kind of leave your feet and go floating around. Is that what being in love is like, Holling? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Numb3rs: Hydra (#6.5)" (2009) more

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17 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
The Best Television Series of the Decade!, 19 October 1999
Author: K. Furtado (kfurtado2@aol.com) from San Luis Obispo, CA

This show is so accurately written and filmed that all people can identify with the eclectic people of fictional Cicely, Alaska. There won't be any more intelligent and cinematic shows like this again! We are stuck watching bland sitcoms or turning off the TV(not a bad suggestion). I used to live in Alaska for 4yrs. and the people there are the most diverse and friendly that I have ever come across. Each episode draws us into the lives and problems and joys of the cast along with the beautiful scenery and Native Indian influences that are VERY accurate, such as the Tlingtit tribe and Athabaskans. A pure treasure that I will enjoy for years to come. Please watch and I dare you not to become attached to the quirky characters of "Northern Exposure". Joel, the displaced NY doctor who has to work off his college scholarship learns invaluable lessons of life from the wonderful people of Cicely. I wish they had made a lot more episodes! Brand and Falsey created a masterpiece that is still copied today but never come close to being as well written and filmed. I LOVE THIS SHOW!

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