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"Northern Exposure" (1990): :  -- A newly graduated doctor is required to set up his practice in an eccentric Alaskan town.
"Northern Exposure" (1990): :  -- A newly graduated doctor is required to set up his practice in an eccentric Alaskan town.

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 full episode list
Release Date:
12 July 1990 (USA) more
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Plot:
A newly graduated doctor is required to set up his practice in an eccentric Alaskan town. full summary
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Awards:
Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 25 wins & 57 nominations more
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Cast

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Barry Corbin ... Maurice J. Minnifield / ... (110 episodes, 1990-1995)

Janine Turner ... Maggie O'Connell / ... (110 episodes, 1990-1995)

John Cullum ... Holling Vincoeur / ... (110 episodes, 1990-1995)

Darren E. Burrows ... Ed Chigliak / ... (110 episodes, 1990-1995)

John Corbett ... Chris Stevens / ... (110 episodes, 1990-1995)
Cynthia Geary ... Shelly Marie Tambo / ... (110 episodes, 1990-1995)
Elaine Miles ... Marilyn Whirlwind / ... (110 episodes, 1990-1995)
Peg Phillips ... Ruth-Anne Miller / ... (107 episodes, 1990-1995)

Rob Morrow ... Dr. Joel Fleischman / ... (102 episodes, 1990-1995)
William J. White ... Dave the Cook (48 episodes, 1991-1995)
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Runtime:
60 min (110 episodes)
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Certification:
Singapore:M18 (season 5) | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Spain:7 (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | Germany:6 (DVD rating)
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A calendar for "Clicquot Club" ginger ale can be seen hanging in Dr. Fleischman's office in some of the episodes. The calendar features a caricature of a woman with a bundled baby on a bicycle, and the slogan "Refreshment Coming Your Way" appears next to it. The page of the calendar is stuck on January 1942. The ginger ale was sold from the 1920s until the 1960s when it went out of business. more
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Maurice Minnifield: Gravity. It keeps you rooted to the ground. In space, there's not any gravity. You just kind of leave your feet and go floating around. Is that what being in love is like, Holling? more
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Referenced in "Numb3rs: Hydra (#6.5)" (2009) more

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41 out of 45 people found the following comment useful.
No other show has brought as much love to the TV screen., 16 February 1999
Author: Richard Kenney (richard_kenney@uml.edu) from Lowell, MA

Northern Exposure has been one of very few shows that have brought both laughter and tears to my eyes within each and every episode. There has never been a series as consistent in warmth and love as this one. I'm not sure if the writers were the same on similar (later) series like "Key West" and "Going to Extremes" but these did not last as long and seem to be unavailable in syndication. Perhaps I lean toward enjoying eccentricity more than some, but throughout any given episode's "quirky" moments there will always be an undercurrent for the common man, and a generous one at that. Having been a college DJ myself, I particularly appreciate the thoughtful summaries at the conclusion of most episodes with Chris' venting his mellow thoughts to the cold wilds of the Cicely (sp?) night.

If you don't have a fireplace, curl up with a Northern Exposure hour, and the effect will be much the same.

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