"Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (1993) TV series 1993-1998

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Creator:

Beth Sullivan
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

1 January 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Western

Plot:

The trials and adventures of a female doctor in a small wild west town.

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Female Doctor | Children | Medical | Multiple Actors For One Character

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 15 wins & 35 nominations

Cast

Jane Seymour	...	Dr. Michaela 'Mike' Quinn / ... (149 episodes, 1993-1998)
Shawn Toovey	...	Brian Cooper (148 episodes, 1993-1998)
Chad Allen	...	Matthew Cooper (147 episodes, 1993-1998)
Orson Bean	...	Loren Bray (146 episodes, 1993-1998)
Joe Lando	...	Byron Sully / ... (143 episodes, 1993-1998)
Jim Knobeloch	...	Jake Slicker (129 episodes, 1993-1998)
William Shockley	...	Hank Lawson / ... (122 episodes, 1993-1998)
Frank Collison	...	Horace Bing / ... (119 episodes, 1993-1998)
Geoffrey Lower	...	Rev. Timothy Johnson / ... (113 episodes, 1993-1998)
Henry G. Sanders	...	Robert E. (108 episodes, 1993-1998)
Jonelle Allen	...	Grace (106 episodes, 1993-1998)
Barbara Babcock	...	Dorothy Jennings / ... (101 episodes, 1993-1998)
Larry Sellers	...	Cloud Dancing / ... (76 episodes, 1993-1998)
Helene Udy	...	Myra Bing / ... (75 episodes, 1993-1997)
Jessica Bowman	...	Colleen Cooper Cook / ... (65 episodes, 1995-1998)

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Series Directed by
Chuck Bowman		(32 episodes, 1993-1997)
James Keach		(24 episodes, 1993-1998)
Jerry London		(20 episodes, 1993-1998)
Gwen Arner		(12 episodes, 1993-1998)
Alan J. Levi		(10 episodes, 1994-1996)
Terrence O'Hara		(10 episodes, 1996-1997)
Jerry Jameson		(7 episodes, 1994-1996)
Bethany Rooney		(5 episodes, 1996-1998)
Victor Lobl		(4 episodes, 1994-1995)
Daniel Attias		(3 episodes, 1993-1995)
Bobby Roth		(3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Carl Binder		(3 episodes, 1996-1997)
Gabrielle Beaumont		(2 episodes, 1996)
Steve Dubin		(2 episodes, 1997-1998)

Series Writing credits
Carl Binder		(19 episodes, 1995-1998)
Toni Graphia		(9 episodes, 1993-1995)
Toni Perling		(8 episodes, 1993-1994)
Beth Sullivan		(6 episodes, 1993-1997)
Kathryn Ford		(4 episodes, 1995-1996)
Eric Tuchman		(4 episodes, 1997-1998)
Melissa Rosenberg		(3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Julie Henderson		(3 episodes, 1996-1997)
Jeanne C. Davis		(2 episodes, 1994-1998)
Nancy Bond		(2 episodes, 1994-1996)
Jennifer Tait		(2 episodes, 1995-1996)
Sara Davidson		(1 episode, 1993)
Mary A. Byrd		(unknown episodes, 1997-1998)
Chris Abbott		(unknown episodes)
Josef Anderson		(unknown episodes)
Danna Doyle		(unknown episodes)
Travis Fine		(unknown episodes)
Philip Gerson		(unknown episodes)
Andrew Lipsitz		(unknown episodes)
Joanne Parrant		(unknown episodes)
William Schmidt		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Tim Johnson	....	producer / co-producer (126 episodes, 1993-1997)
Carl Binder	....	executive producer / co-executive producer (76 episodes, 1995-1998)
Josef Anderson	....	co-executive producer (66 episodes, 1993-1995)
Art Seidel	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1993)
Sara Davidson	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes, 1995-1996)
Benjamin Benedetti	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Antonia Ellis	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Philip Gerson	....	co-executive producer / supervising producer (unknown episodes)
John Liberti	....	line producer / producer (unknown episodes)
Eric Tuchman	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
William Olvis		(1 episode, 1993)

Series Cinematography by
Charles Rosher Jr.		(1 episode, 1993)
Roland 'Ozzie' Smith		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Heidi Scharfe		(13 episodes, 1995-1998)
Joel Goodman		(2 episodes, 1993)
A.G. Bealer		(unknown episodes)
Conrad M. Gonzalez		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Alan Hochberg		(1 episode, 1993)
Geri Windsor		(1 episode, 1993)

Series Production Design by
Albert Heschong		(1 episode, 1993)
Ira Diamond		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Chas. Butcher		(1 episode, 1993)

Series Set Decoration by
Gregory Garrison		(1 episode, 1993)
Bruce L. Luizzi		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Brienne Glyttov		(1 episode, 1993)
Cheri Ingle		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Vincent Prentice	....	key makeup artist (137 episodes, 1993-1998)
Christy Ann Newquist	....	makeup artist (127 episodes, 1993-1997)
Deborah Holmes Dobson	....	key hair stylist (121 episodes, 1994-1998)
Michèle Burke	....	head makeup artist (unknown episodes, 1993)
Leslie Ann Anderson	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Donna Cicatelli-Lewis	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Caryl Codon-Tharp	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Laura Connolly	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Virginia Grobeson	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Kelly Kline	....	key hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wig and beard designer (unknown episodes)
Christine Lee	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Laura Lee	....	key hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Lesa Nielsen	....	head makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Carol Pershing	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Margaret Prentice	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Paul Sanchez	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Jackie Tichenor	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Linda Vallejo	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Karl Wesson	....	key hair stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Robert Gros	....	executive in charge of production (1 episode, 1993)
Art Seidel	....	unit production manager (1 episode, 1993)
Benjamin Benedetti	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)
John Liberti	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes)
Tom Summers	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Romney Pearl	....	first assistant director (37 episodes, 1995-1998)
Brenda Kalosh	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (30 episodes, 1993-1995)
Andrew M. Flinn	....	second second assistant director (21 episodes, 1993-1994)
Daniel Orozco	....	dga trainee (6 episodes, 1995)
Carol D. Bonnefil	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 1993-1994)
Michael Risner	....	dga trainee (4 episodes, 1995)
Steven Tramz	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1993-1994)
Dana J. Kuznetzkoff	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1995-1996)
Robert Brooks Mendel	....	first assistant director (1 episode, 1993-1995)
Ron Dempsey	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Richard Espinoza	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
José Clemente Hernandez	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Zia Iampietro	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Joth Riggs	....	trainee assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Scott Nifong	....	assistant property master (17 episodes, 1993-1994)
Richard Dinieri	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Guy A. MacLaury	....	construction coordinator (unknown episodes)
John Naehrlich	....	lead man (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Robert Crozier	....	assistant sound editor (64 episodes, 1996-1998)
Leslie Bloom	....	foley artist (35 episodes, 1994-1997)
Robb Navrides	....	sound editor (6 episodes, 1993-1994)
David F. Van Slyke	....	supervising sound editor (2 episodes, 1993-1994)
Robin Haskins	....	adr mixer (2 episodes, 1994)
Lee Dragu	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes, 1996-1998)
Mike Olman	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes, 1997-1998)
Kami Asgar	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Derek Casari	....	dubbing engineer (unknown episodes)
John Chalfant	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Brian Connell	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
David M. Cowan	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Paul J. Diller	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Gary Friedman	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Marti D. Humphrey	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Albert Ibbotson	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Ken Kobett	....	adr editor / sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Catt LeBaigue	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Mark L. Mangino	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Amy Morrison	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Lawrence E. Neiman	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Dean Okrand	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Vic Radulich	....	dialog editor (unknown episodes)
Bob Redpath	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Claude Riggins	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Wayne Rose	....	special effects coordinator / special effects crew (149 episodes, 1993-1998)

Series Visual Effects by
Adam Howard	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Terry Jackson	....	stunt double: Joe Lando (78 episodes, 1994-1998)
Bob Wootton	....	stunt double: Johnny Cash (4 episodes, 1993-1997)
Robert Keller	....	utility stunts (3 episodes, 1993)
Randall Huber	....	stunt double / stunt soldier (2 episodes, 1997)
Julie Adair	....	stunts: Jessica Bowman (unknown episodes)
Chris Blackwood	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Colt Goodman	....	stunt double: horse stunts (unknown episodes)
Mike Gunther	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Larry Holt	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Terry James	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Tim Sitarz	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Neil Summers	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Darlene Ava Williams	....	stunt double: Haylie Johnson (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Jeffrey Norvet	....	assistant camera / camera operator (126 episodes, 1993-1998)
Ron Kunecke	....	night light operator (5 episodes, 1993-1996)
Kal Manning	....	gaffer (3 episodes, 1998)
Michael Wahl	....	grip (unknown episodes, 1995-1998)
George Stephenson	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1995-1996)
Jack Regis	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1996-1998)
Alan Gitlin	....	Steadicam assistant (unknown episodes, 1996-1997)
Randy Glass	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Ted Harrison	....	key grip (unknown episodes)
Richard Kelley	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Phyllis Smith	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Hyde	....	personal costumer (53 episodes, 1995-1997)
Radford Polinsky	....	costume supervisor (12 episodes, 1993-1994)
June Smith Ivanov	....	costume department supervisor / costume supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Heidi Scharfe	....	additional editor (8 episodes, 1995-1998)
Brian Q. Kelley	....	electronic editorial (2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Victoria T. Thompson	....	additional editor (2 episodes, 1998)
Carey Len Smith	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes, 1993-1994)
Bart J. Barisano	....	additional editor (unknown episodes)
A.G. Bealer	....	additional editor (unknown episodes)
Dana E. Glauberman	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Blane Reese	....	post-production executive (unknown episodes)
Randy Starnes	....	colorist (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Robert Battaglia	....	music mixer (17 episodes, 1993-1994)
Carl Ogawa	....	assistant to composer (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Dean E. Mason	....	transportation coordinator (149 episodes, 1993-1998)
Don Haggerty	....	driver (144 episodes, 1993-1998)
Tim Sisson	....	transportation co-captain (105 episodes, 1994-1998)
James Nordberg	....	driver (17 episodes, 1993-1994)
John Sagray	....	driver (8 episodes, 1993-1997)

Series Other crew
Phil Smith	....	animal supplier (149 episodes, 1993-1998)
Jan Rudolph	....	script supervisor (109 episodes, 1993-1998)
Roxanne Marciniak	....	assistant: Jane Seymour / assistant to actress (29 episodes, 1993-1996)
Michelle Summers	....	production assistant (28 episodes, 1996-1998)
Mary Quigley	....	medic/nurse / set nurse (4 episodes, 1993-1995)
Phil Cowling	....	head wrangler (3 episodes, 1998)
Joe Rose	....	medic on-location (2 episodes, 1995)
R. Ruddell Weatherwax	....	dog trainer (2 episodes, 1995)
Greg McKay	....	assistant to producers (2 episodes, 1997)
Sara Davidson	....	creative consultant (unknown episodes, 1993)
Kathryn Ford	....	executive story consultant (unknown episodes, 1995-1996)
Andrew Lipsitz	....	story editor (unknown episodes, 1995-1996)
Melissa Rosenberg	....	story editor (unknown episodes, 1995-1996)
Marilyn Giardino	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes, 1995)
Christine Berardo	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes, 1996-1997)
Toby Forlenza	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes, 1997-1998)
Julie Henderson	....	story editor (unknown episodes, 1997-1998)
Chris Abbott	....	creative consultant (unknown episodes)
John Alfred	....	assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
Benjamin Benedetti	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Constance Jolcuvar	....	headpiece designer (unknown episodes)
Lisa D. Kaufman	....	production accountant (unknown episodes)
Regina Livingston	....	assistant to executive producer (unknown episodes)
Larry Sellers	....	native American consultant (unknown episodes)
Cheryl Adele Smith	....	stand-in (unknown episodes)
Philip Smith	....	head wrangler (unknown episodes)
James Stuart	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Eric Tuchman	....	executive story editor / story editor (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Paul Stubenrauch	....	dedicatee (1 episode, 1996)

Production Companies

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (co-operation)
• Sullivan Company

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1993-1998) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• A&E Home Video (2003-2005) (USA) (DVD)
• CBS Broadcast International
• Independent Television (ITV)
• Koch Media (2005-) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Digital Magic Company  digital post-production services
• National Park Service, The  special thanks
• Otto Nemenz International  camera equipment supplier
• Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, The  special thanks
• The American Indian Registry  Native American Consultant
• Todd-AO Studios  re-recording
• U.S. Department of Interior  special thanks

Runtime:

60 min | USA:60 min (147 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Quotes:

Dr. Michaela 'Mike' Quinn: Pinch running for Mr. Slicker will be Cloud Dancing.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Cult of...: The Onedin Line (#2.5)" (2008)

Great show, not garbage at all

I am really taken aback that the only comment I see so far for this excellent show is entirely negative and dismissive. I feel compelled to set the record straight. The commentator dismisses the show for, among other things, anachronistic historical inaccuracy, as well as politically correct emotional sterility.

That is ridiculous. This was a wonderful show. The episodes were certainly not all the same. It dealt with many issues that are politically and socially relevant. It presented emotionally gripping drama, with different points of view, especially including compassionate consideration of the plight of native American people. It reminded me very much of the show Kung Fu, which is set during the same period in American history, the 1870s, and also had similar themes of pacifism, labor militancy, feminism, the plight of native Americans as well as the Chinese immigrants. (In actuality, David Carradine himself, a good friend of the Director and Seymour's husband, James Keatch (brother to Stacy Keatch, who appeared in one episode as President Ulysses Grant), appears in one of the episodes. The Keatches and the Carradines go back at least to the time when both families did the movie on the Younger-James gang.)

This show won an AWARD from the Smithosonian institution, hardly a left-wing bastion of political correctness, for its portrayal of the massacre of the Cheyenne at Washita. Its portrayal of the history of the persecution and genocide of the native Americans, by such notorious b******s as Chivington and Custer, was meticulously researched. Its show on Walt Whitman is a case in point as a study of actual attitudes, scientific as well as popular, toward homosexuality, during this period.

The show presented well the CENTRAL cultural conflict in American history, as portrayed by such authors as Leslie Fiedling (LOVE AND DEATH IN THE AMERICAN NOVEL) and Richard Slotkin (RESURRECTION THROUGH VIOLENCE): between the murderous drive to conquer nature and exterminate the "Reds," vs. those, like Dr. Quinn, Sully, and their family, who seek, then as now, to make peace with their fellow human beings and the natural environment.

The show emphasized the value of an emotionally, politically, and socially complex community, with its racial and ethnic hierarchies which Doctor Quinn continually challenged, and its emotional intimacies among men and women. Absolutely historically accurate!

Last but certainly not least, the romantic aspects of the show: the growing romance between Dr. Quinn and Byron Sully, her adopted son Matthew and first Ingrid, and then the prostitute (what was her name?), and between her daughter. Caroline, and the Doctor, Andrew, were great: as was the portrayal of Matthew's coming of age as first the non-violent sheriff of the town, and then as a budding attorney.

Please, if you have never seen this show before, do not be dissuaded by the previous commentator. Check it out-you'll be doing yourself a big favor. This is one of the best shows ever made for television!