"Northern Exposure" (1990) TV series 1990-1995

Creators:

Joshua Brand
John Falsey

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

12 July 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A newly graduated doctor is required to set up his practice in an eccentric Alaskan town.

Plot Keywords:

Alaska | Medical | Doctor | Eccentric | Mountain

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 25 wins & 57 nominations

Cast

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)

Also Known As:

Ausgerechnet Alaska (West Germany) [de]
Bienvenue en Alaska (France) [fr]
Doctor en Alaska (Spain) [es]
No Fim do Mundo (Portugal) [pt]
Przystanek Alaska (Poland) [pl]
Un medico fra gli orsi (Italy) [it]
Villi pohjola (Finland) [fi]
Zivot na sjeveru (Croatia) [hr]

Runtime:

60 min (110 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian | Yiddish | Tlingit | Hebrew

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

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)

Filming Locations:

Easton, Washington, USA

Company:

Cine-Nevada Productions

Trivia:

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.

Quotes:

Marilyn Whirlwind: It's the same with white people. They cleared the forest, they dug up the land, and they gave us the flu. But they also brought power tools and penicillin and Ben and Jerry's ice cream.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#7.46)" (2008)

The Best Television Series of the Decade!

This show is so accurately written and filmed that all people can identify with the eclectic people of fictional Cicely, Alaska. There won't be any more intelligent and cinematic shows like this again! We are stuck watching bland sitcoms or turning off the TV(not a bad suggestion). I used to live in Alaska for 4yrs. and the people there are the most diverse and friendly that I have ever come across. Each episode draws us into the lives and problems and joys of the cast along with the beautiful scenery and Native Indian influences that are VERY accurate, such as the Tlingtit tribe and Athabaskans. A pure treasure that I will enjoy for years to come. Please watch and I dare you not to become attached to the quirky characters of "Northern Exposure". Joel, the displaced NY doctor who has to work off his college scholarship learns invaluable lessons of life from the wonderful people of Cicely. I wish they had made a lot more episodes! Brand and Falsey created a masterpiece that is still copied today but never come close to being as well written and filmed. I LOVE THIS SHOW!