Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1 Jan. 1993)

After the sudden death of her father and mentor Dr. Michaela Quinn, also known as Dr. Mike, left her home in Boston to practice in the Colorado territory in a little town called Colorado ... See full summary »

Director:

Jeremy Kagan

Writers:

Beth Sullivan (creator), Beth Sullivan

Stars:

Jane Seymour, Joe Lando, Guy Boyd

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jane Seymour	...	Dr. Michaela 'Mike' Quinn
Joe Lando	...	Byron Sully
Guy Boyd	...	Loren Bray
Chad Allen	...	Matthew Cooper
Erika Flores	...	Colleen Cooper
Shawn Toovey	...	Brian Cooper
Colm Meaney	...	Jake Slicker
Geoffrey Lower	...	Rev. Timothy Johnson
Verna Bloom	...	Maude Bray
Helene Udy	...	Myra
Nick Ramus	...	Black Kettle
Diane Ladd	...	Charlotte Cooper
Frank Collison	...	Horace Bing
Adrian Sparks	...	Colonel Chivington
Ivory Ocean	...	Robert E.

Storyline

After the sudden death of her father and mentor Dr. Michaela Quinn, also known as Dr. Mike, left her home in Boston to practice in the Colorado territory in a little town called Colorado Springs. Since the practice with her father was gone she had no where to work in Boston so she responded to an ad for a doctor on the new frontier. After the long journey she found that Colorado Springs was no better at welcoming a woman doctor as Boston was, but was determined to stay and show people that she was just as good as any man. She is befriended by Charlotte Copper and they become very close friends. Dr. Mike decides to look for permanent housing and receives an offer from a local man, Sully, to stay at his old homestead since no one was using it now. Charlotte calls on Dr. Mike to help deliver a baby and Dr Mike enlists Charlotte help to clean the homestead along with her sons Matthew and Brian, and her daughter Colleen. After she is bitten by a rattle snake she finds out that there is ...

---

Plot Keywords:

character name in title

---

Genres:

Drama | Family | Western

---

Details

Official Sites:

branduin's site Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 January 1993 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Malibu Creek State Park - 1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), The Sullivan Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dr. Quinn's homestead was built by Byron Sully for his late first wife, Abigail Sully.

---

Goofs

Where Charlotte is driving Dr Mike and the children out to the old homestead. If you look in the background you can see a car (in the left hand portion of the screen) driving along the road in the background for several seconds.

---

Quotes

[first lines]
Dr. Michaela 'Mike' Quinn: [voiceover narration] I was born on February 15, 1833, in Boston, Massachusetts, the last of five children - the four before me all girls. My father, being a man of science, firmly believed that the odds were to finally dictate the birth of a long awaited son. He would be named Michael... I was named Michaela.

---

Connections

Followed by Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)

User Reviews

Watch it!

I have seen this show and it's films and have to say that it is something people should see if feeling down. Women fighting for their rights it also makes you see that even if people are different they still deserve to be treated equally. As a fan of Jane Seymour and Joe Lando I would say this is some of their best work. This is happy go lucky and shows a town willing to stand up for each other it's not just some pointless show though it has now stopped being filmed the reruns are just as good as they were first time round and I would highly recommend that you all watch this.