Jane Seymour credited as playing...
Dr. Quinn - Medicine Woman
- Dr. Michaela 'Mike' Quinn: I believe I spelled that out quite clearly, that's Michael with an 'A'. My father was expecting a male.
- Rev. Timothy Johnson: So was I.
- [first lines]
- Dr. Michaela 'Mike' Quinn: [voiceover narration] I was born on February 15, 1833, in Boston, Massachusetts, the last of five children - the four before me all girls. My father, being a man of science, firmly believed that the odds were to finally dictate the birth of a long awaited son. He would be named Michael... I was named Michaela.
- Rev. Timothy Johnson: This is most embarrassing, Miss Quinn, and I want to apologize for the inconvenience. But we will, of course, pay your way back to Boston.
- Dr. Michaela 'Mike' Quinn: That won't be necessary, thank you. Colorado Springs needs a doctor and I happen to be one.
- Rev. Timothy Johnson: There are no respectable, single women living in Colorado Springs.
- Dr. Michaela 'Mike' Quinn: That's a shame, Reverend. Every town should have at least one.
- Dr. Michaela 'Mike' Quinn: [voiceover narration] I found an advertisement in "The Globe" for a town doctor in Colorado Territory. I sent a telegram detailing my experience and in less than a week, I received a reply offering me the position. It was the frontier, a place where people made new beginnings, a place where my services would be needed, where my skills would be appreciated, where I would finally be accepted as a doctor...