Sex, Lies and Ed's Tapes 

There's much to deal with in Cicely when Shelly's husband arrives with the hopes of taking her back to Saskatchewan, much to the astonishment of Holling. Furthermore, Maggie's boyfriend ... See full summary »

Director:

Sandy Smolan

Writers:

Joshua Brand (created by), John Falsey (created by)

Stars:

Rob Morrow, Barry Corbin, Janine Turner

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
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
Brandon Douglas	...	Wayne Jones
Elaine Miles	...	Marilyn
Grant Goodeve	...	Rick Pederson
Jerry Morris	...	Earl the Barber
Jeffrey Carpentier	...	M.C.
Buffalo Child	...	Dave the Cook

Storyline

There's much to deal with in Cicely when Shelly's husband arrives with the hopes of taking her back to Saskatchewan, much to the astonishment of Holling. Furthermore, Maggie's boyfriend fears he will soon die as the next victim of the O'Connell curse and Ed searches for inspiration while working on his movie script.

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Plot Keywords:

medical examination | jealousy | tumor | phantom pregnancy | reference to donald trump | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 August 1990 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cine-Nevada Productions, Falahey/Austin Street Productions, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the only time Buffalo Child portrayed Dave the Cook. From Northern Exposure: War and Peace (1991) on he was played by William J. White.

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Goofs

When Joel sits down in the barber shop, there is a sign behind him offering memberships into the Cascade Field & Stream Club. This club is based in Cle Elum, WA, which is just three or four miles southeast of Roslyn, WA, where the show was filmed. It is a long way from anywhere in Alaska, where the show is set.

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Quotes

Maurice J. Minnifield: Who's the kid? Why's he smearing ketchup all over Shelly's ass?

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Connections

References Entertainment Tonight (1981)

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Soundtracks

Without You
(uncredited)
Written by Nikki Sixx and Mick Mars
Performed by Mötley Crüe

User Reviews

Getting to know the rest of the cast...

With "Sex, Lies and Ed's Tapes", Northern Exposure stumbles upon a formula that it will use adroitly for much of the rest of the series, namely, letting the supporting cast of townspeople carry the main storylines while Morrow's Dr Fleischman functions as a cynically bemused straight man, in some ways, standing in for the audience as we witness their bizarrely eccentric behavior. And, quite often, the result is great television. In this case, we get to finally learn about Maggie's 'black-widow' tendencies, as well as Shelly and Holling's 'May-December' relationship. And, following on from the events in "Soapy Sanderson", we're also treated to witnessing the first steps of Ed's fledgling film career. This episode is a perfect example of how the quality and diversity of this cast, along with their wonderful foibles makes this show, at times, so watchable.