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Orphan Train (1994)

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Orphan Train

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

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Factual errors

The cigars Loren had the boy smoke should have each had cigar bands on them containing government tax numbers.
Dr. Quinn is examining the orphans. She says they are malnourished and then says they were from unsanitary conditions. The two conditions do not always go hand-in-hand.
Robert E makes an artificial leg for Josh. He did it without taking Josh's measurements. That is not possible. BUT, what a nice guy.
Hank's contract with the young orphan girl would have been illegal anyway since she is a minor.

Plot holes

Dr. Quinn does not want the Reverend to take the orphans to the church because there are no suitable beds. She takes all the orphans to the homestead. It is a one room cabin. There are not enough suitable beds there.
The time between the children taking the state exam and receiving the test results is unclear. Based on the other story line, it seems like it happened in one or two days. This is very unrealistic for 1871.
Colleen wins one of the awards to go to Washington DC. She tells Robert E and Dr. Quinn that the trip is in one week. This is very difficult to believe. Even in 2024, a trip to Washington DC to visit the White House and Capitol Hill would not occur one week after five unknown children won a contest.

Character error

Dr. Quinn declares that the Minister was the only man who has offered to marry her and care for her children. This is not true. The doctor in Boston was eager to marry her. That happened only a few episodes earlier.
Myra tells Jennifer that she came to the Colorado Springs Saloon and did not know what she committed to. She actually started with Hank at a different town.
Dr. Quinn should have been upset about her Mother's prized mirror being broken.

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