Pilot (12 Jul. 1990)

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

Director:

Joshua Brand

Writers:

Joshua Brand (creator), John Falsey (creator),

Stars:

Rob Morrow, Barry Corbin, Janine Turner

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Rob Morrow	...	Dr. Joel Fleischman
Barry Corbin	...	Maurice J. Minnifield
Janine Turner	...	Maggie O'Connell
John Cullum	...	Holling Vincoeur
Darren E. Burrows	...	Ed Chigliak
John Corbett	...	Chris Stevens
Cynthia Geary	...	Shelly Marie Tambo
Art LaFleur	...	Walter
Lois Foraker	...	Edna
Grant Goodeve	...	Rick Pederson
Peg Phillips	...	Ruth-Anne
Elaine Miles	...	Marilyn
Robert Nadir	...	Pete Gilliam
Tom Hammond	...	Patient #1
Anne Gordon	...	Patient #2

Storyline

Jewish New Yorker Dr. Joel Fleischman agreed to have his $125,000 Columbia med school bills paid for by the state of Alaska in exchange for him working 4 years there. As the capital Anchorage's quota is filled, he's offered an alternative rural post in Cecily. He hates it at first sight, but learns he can't get out of his contract and optimistic entrepreneur Maurice J. Minnifield will hold him to it, by any means. The locals and their mostly laid-back life-style are most confusing. His patients includes Walter, whose even fatter wife Edna shoots and stabs him because they didn't talk for years, and a girl who wants her teeth checked. His landlady is female pilot Maggie, his nurse an ever-smiling squaw.

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Plot Keywords:

drinking | medical examination | party | bed

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 July 1990 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cine-Nevada Productions, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Ed at one point quotes from St. Elsewhere, praising the show. The creators of Northern Exposure, Joshua Brand and John Falsey were the masterminds behind St. Elsewhere.

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Quotes

Chris Stevens: Soaphy once told me that the thing he loved most about country music was its sense of myth. There's heroes and villains, good and bad, right and wrong. The protagonists strolls into bar, which he sees as a microcosm of the big picture. He contemplates his existence and he asks himself, 'who's that babe in the red dress?'

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Soundtracks

"Singing the Blues"
Performed by Guy Mitchell

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