The Best of Northern Exposure
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- 1990–19951hTV-PG8.8 (513)TV EpisodeDirectorPeter O'FallonStarsRob MorrowBarry CorbinJanine TurnerWhile Joel gives Ed golf lessons, the Indian warns him Adam is around, the never actually seen monster-prankster, blamed for all kinds of weirdness for some 15 years. Passing the night in his car in the woods after diagnosing a park ranger Burns, Joel is apparently robbed, actually taken in, by very human loner Vietnam vet Adam. Chris is delighted his instinctive sculptural inspiration fits the astronomical phenomenon Aurora Borealis (northern light). Chris accepts help from lost motor-biker Bernard, and discovers they share a lot, even an identity essential.
- DirectorNick MarckStarsRob MorrowBarry CorbinJanine TurnerWhen a statue is risen in Rick's memory, Maggie learns of his infidelity through a stranger's eulogy. Meanwhile, Adam returns and makes Joel go with him to treat his hypochondriac wife.
- DirectorRob ThompsonStarsRob MorrowBarry CorbinJanine TurnerShelly's mom (who prefers to be known as Shelly's YOUNGER sister) surprises her with a visit, boasting about her new main squeeze, a really young Army man.
- DirectorJack BenderStarsRob MorrowBarry CorbinJanine TurnerIt's Christmas in Cicely and Maurice is approached by a Korean man who turns out to be his son.
- DirectorMiles WatkinsStarsRob MorrowBarry CorbinJanine TurnerJoel and Maggie are forced to make an emergency landing and become stranded. They end up surprising each other. Shelley has a visit from her best friend from home, Cindy. When Cindy asks for a divorce, Shelley gets mad.
- DirectorSandy SmolanStarsRob MorrowBarry CorbinJanine TurnerChris's brother/'karmic' doppleganger comes to town. Joel's ex-fiancé Elaine shows up looking for comfort. Adam shows up asking for money and takes a job at the Brick.
- DirectorBill D'EliaStarsRob MorrowBarry CorbinJanine TurnerChris and Holling head out on their annual hunting trip when Joel asks to go along. Ruth Anne has a birthday, but wants to avoid a fuss. Shelly organizes a party for her.
- DirectorDean ParisotStarsRob MorrowBarry CorbinJanine TurnerOn Maggie's 30th birthday, she decides to perform an ancient Native American ritual for saying goodbye to her dead boyfriends. Joel and Ed later have to rush in for the rescue when she turns out to be ill.
- DirectorMichael KatlemanStarsRob MorrowBarry CorbinJanine TurnerWhen the midnight sun, days of constant sunlight, hits Cicely, Joel experiences a relentless surge of energy and begins coaching Cicely's local basketball team.
- DirectorNick MarckStarsRob MorrowBarry CorbinJanine TurnerChris runs over a dog and is smitten by the owner. Maurice gets a very rare antique clock. Ed makes a new friend of the horologist.
- DirectorCharles BravermanStarsRob MorrowBarry CorbinJanine TurnerA rock musician (played by Adam Ant) accidentally arrives in Cicely, creating quite a stir-up among the locals. While Ed makes a documentary about the visit, Chris has trouble deciding how to put an old friend to his final rest.
- DirectorRob ThompsonStarsRob MorrowBarry CorbinJanine TurnerThe law catches up with Chris when the authorities begin setting up an extraction to have him turned in to the West Virginia police for violating parole.
- DirectorMichael KatlemanStarsRob MorrowBarry CorbinJanine TurnerMaggie bribes Joel with basketball tickets to escort her home to Grosse Pointe, Michigan to face her family. The usual bizarre hilarity ensues.
- DirectorJoshua BrandStarsRob MorrowBarry CorbinJanine TurnerA doctor from New York City adjusts to life in a rural town in Alaska.
- DirectorDavid CarsonStarsRob MorrowBarry CorbinJanine TurnerDr. Joel Fleischman has his hands full when his fiancé Elaine flies to Cicely for a visit. He becomes so busy trying to defend himself against the townspeople's charges that he is a KGB agent releasing the Russian flu upon them and competing with Marilyn over the best treatment for the illness, that he has no time to spend with his betrothed. Instead Maggie, entertains Elaine, which only further annoys Joel.
- DirectorSandy SmolanStarsRob MorrowBarry CorbinJanine TurnerThere'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.
- DirectorStuart MargolinStarsRob MorrowBarry CorbinJanine TurnerThe townspeople try to cheer up Joel after his fiancee dumps him.
- DirectorRob ThompsonStarsRob MorrowBarry CorbinJanine TurnerHolling picks fights with patrons; Ed seeks a once-a-year kleptomaniac; Maurice falls for a trooper.