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As Northern Exposure enters its second season, Dr. Joel Fleischman (Rob Morrow) has been in the tiny Alaskan town of Cicely for eight months. He has more or less adjusted to his surroundings but still yearns for New York -- and especially for his fiancée, Elaine. Alas, he receives a letter from his beloved informing him that she is marrying someone else, whereupon Maggie (Janine Turner) and Ed (Darren E. Burrows) join forces to snap Joel out of his doldrums. Meanwhile, Shelly (Cynthia Geary) becomes hopelessly addicted to TV when Holling (John Cullum) buys her a satellite dish, a plot development culminating in a "confessional" with the town's spiritual leader -- none other than enigmatic radio DJ Chris (John Corbett). Hal Erickson

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Hoping to establish the identity of his parents, Ed (Darren E. Burrows) conjures up the 256-year-old spirit of Indian wise man "One-Who-Waits" (Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman). Although the spirit is visible only to Ed, everyone in Cicely cheerfully acknowledges the wise man's presence; Shelly (Cynthia Geary) even offers to cook up a cheeseburger for the venerable ghost. In another development, radio DJ Ed (John Corbett) is struck mute by the sight of a gorgeous woman. According to the locals, the only cure for Ed's affliction is a night in bed with "the most beautiful girl in town" -- who else but Maggie (Janine Turner)? Hal Erickson

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Shelly (Cynthia Geary) wants Holling (John Cullum) to be circumcised, but he balks until she blithely informs him that she has never yet met a man who hasn't made "the cut." Meanwhile, Maggie (Janine Turner) tries to make a good impression on her visiting father (John McCann) by persuading Joel (Rob Morrow) to pose as her boyfriend. And the townsfolk wonder how best to handle the body of an unidentified man who dropped dead in Joel's office, leaving behind nothing but a mass of tantalizing mysteries. Chris (John Corbett) best sums up the week's events with a philosophical "Vani tass, vani tatuum, et omni I vant tass" (easy for him to say!). Hal Erickson

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It looks like Joel (Rob Morrow) is finally going to be able to leave Cicely behind for a vacation in his native New York. Unfortunately, Joel's temporary replacement, young Dr. Ginsberg (Leo Geter) is a little too ambitious -- and a little too good at his job and popular with the townsfolk -- to suit the jealous Joel's tastes. Then there are those irksome nightmares suffered by Maggie (Janine Turner), wherein Joel's plane crashes in flames. Elsewhere, Maurice eagerly prepares for his upcoming annual tryst with Ingrid (Elizabeth Huddle), a self-styled "astronaut groupie." Hal Erickson

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Famed Soviet musician Nikolai Ivanovich Apalanov (Elya Baskin) arrives in Cicely for his annual chess match with friendly adversary Maurice (Barry Corbin). Chris (John Corbett) tries to help Ed (Darren E. Burrows) win the heart of a local lass (Dana Andersen) with provocative "word pictures" -- about motorcycles. And Holling (Barry Corbin) is plagued by peculiarly horrible nightmares. Somehow, all of this is interwoven with the words -- and philosophies -- of Tolstoy's War and Peace. William J. White makes his first appearance as Dave the Cook; and listen for a rare Moonlighting moment in which Joel (Rob Morrow) breaks down the "fourth wall." Hal Erickson

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"Maggie's Curse" strikes again! Rick Pederson (Grant Goodeve), latest boyfriend of the luckless Maggie O'Connell (Janine Turner), suffers a bizarre but peculiarly amusing death when he is hit by a falling satellite (a Comsat 4, in case you're interested). The townsfolk respond by treating Maggie like a leper, and Joel (Rob Morrow) must come to her rescue. Meanwhile, Maurice (John Corbett) considers canceling a lucrative real-estate deal because he disapproves of the lifestyle of the couple he's selling to: a pair of gay men named Ron (Doug Ballard) and Erick (Don R. McManus), who turn out to have much more in common with macho Maurice than he is willing to acknowledge. And Shelly (Cynthia Geary) is none too pleased when Holling (John Cullum) is reunited with an old female acquaintace. This was the final episode of Northern Exposure's second season. Hal Erickson

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Dr. Joel Fleischman (Rob Morrow) continues his struggle to acclimate himself to his new life as resident physician of faraway Cicely, AK. One of his first assignments is to persuade Native-American medicine man Anku (Frank Sotonoma Salsedo), the ailing uncle of townie Ed Chigliak (Darren E. Burrow), to forsake such "remedies" as red willow bark and give modern medicine a try. Joel also has another run-in with his attractive landlady, Maggie (Janine Turner), who can't understand why a man his age has never learned to cook or clean up after himself. Elsewhere in town, Maurice (Barry Corbin) is outraged when Chris (John Corbett) tells him that his favorite poet, Walt Whitman, was a homosexual, and at that he fires Chris and installs himself as "morning man" on radio station KBHR (and if you don't like show tunes, you're out of luck). Hal Erickson

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Cicely's resident hermit, Soapy Sanderson (John McLiam), whose scruffy appearance and austere lifestyle belies his expensive education and fabulous wealth, passes on, but not before asking Joel (Rob Morrow) and Maggie (Janine Turner) to oversee the administration of his estate. Among Soapy's holdings are a pair of prized huskies, a bottle of Lafite Rothchild (1975), and acres and acres of land, which the old man wanted to donate free of charge to the local Native Americans. Ultimately, Joel gets on the wrong side of Maggie (again!) by arranging to sell the land for 50,000 dollars to a business-minded Indian chief who needs a tax write-off this year. Meanwhile, a pair of film students want to make a documentary about Soapy, a project that piques the interest of would-be movie "auteur" Ed (Darren E. Burrows). Hal Erickson

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Maurice (Barry Corbin) is determined to transform Cicely into the "New Riviera," and to that end, cozies up to a pair of visiting Japanese businessmen who plan to build a local golf resort. Joel (Rob Morrow) is swept up in Maurice's ambitions, hoping to land a cushy job as the resort's resident physician. Meanwhile, the pregnant Shelly (Cynthia Geary) finally gets Holling (John Cullum) to propose -- but will he go through with the wedding knowing what he knows about the average lifespan of the women in his family? As a bonus, we learn that the enigmatic Chris (John Corbett) is an ordained minister...sort of. Hal Erickson

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A strain of Russian flu sweeps through Cicely, and Joel (Rob Morrow) finds himself overwhelmed by the patient turnout. As it develops, the most effective cure for the flu is nurse Marilyn's (Elaine Miles) homemade Eskimo herbal medicine, "Hi-oh-hi-oh-ipsinio" -- which unfortunately stinks to high heaven. The epidemic not only takes a toll on Joel's time and talent but also his love life: his New York fiancée, Elaine Schulman (Jessica Lundy), has just arrived in town. The many references to David Lynch's Twin Peaks in this episode were part of an elaborate joke perpetrated by the producers of Northern Exposure upon the editors of TV Guide. (You had to be there.) Hal Erickson

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Ed (Darren E. Burrows) just can't seem to get started on his "Hollywood blockbuster" screenplay. The relationship between Shelly (Cynthia Geary) and Holling (John Cullum) is threatened by the arrival of Wayne Jones (Brandon Douglas), a 19-year-old hockey player from Saskatchewan; it seems that it slipped Shelly's mind to tell Holling that Wayne is her husband. And will Rick Pederson (Grant Goodeve) be the next victim of "Maggie's Curse," whereby all the previous boyfriends of Maggie O'Connell (Janine Turner) have met with untimely (and grimly amusing) deaths? Native-American actor Buffalo Child appears as Dave the Cook, a role essayed in later episodes by William J. White. Watch for the reference to -- of all things -- Midnight Cowboy. Hal Erickson

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Profoundly affected by the death of his brother, Maurice (Barry Corbin) broods over the fact that he has no heir to his fortune. Maurice offers to adopt local radio DJ Chris (John Corbett), who after all is an orphan (maybe), but Chris seems to prefer his rootlessness. Elsewhere, Holling (John Cullum) hopes to videotape a rare appearance by the legendary Jesse the bear (he'd earlier shot off two of Jesse's toes, causing him to swear off hunting forever), but is hampered by the ill-timed "assistance" of Shelly (Cynthia Geary). And in another remote Alaskan village, Maggie (Janine Turner) assists Joel (Rob Morrow) in conducting a childbirth class -- and also incurs Joel's jealous wrath when she proves to be really, really good at the job. Hal Erickson

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Spring fever hits Cicely big time as the townsfolk await the annual breakup of the winter freeze. The seasonal madness includes the traditional "running of the bulls" -- only they aren't really bulls. Meanhile, the ever-bickering Joel (Rob Morrow) and Maggie (Janine Turner) are suddenly and passionately attracted to each other. Holling (John Cullum) is spoiling for a good fight -- with anyone. Shelly (Cynthia Geary) develops an insatiable appetite for classic literature. And Maurice (Barry Corbin) becomes fascinated by visiting state tropper Barbara Semanski (Diane Delano), in town to investigate a series of quirky petty thefts. Hal Erickson

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Upon graduation from medical school, 27-year-old doctor Joel Fleischman (Rob Morrow) must work off 125,000 dollars worth of student loans by accepting a practice in Anchorage, AK. Having seldom ventured any farther than the boundaries of his native Manhattan, Joel balks at this assignment, only to be told that if he refuses, he faces a 10,000-dollar fine and 18 years in jail. Resigning himself to Anchorage, Joel shows up in the Alaskan metropolis only to be told that his services are not required and that he has been transferred to the remote village of Cicely -- population 815, mostly eccentrics and oddballs. The fish-out-of-water Joel swiftly makes the acquaintance of his new neighbors including his attractive landlady, mail pilot Maggie O'Connell (Janine Turner); Maurice Minnifield (Barry Corbin), the worldly ex-astronaut who owns Cicely; Maurice's ultra-macho best friend, 62-year-old tavern owner Holling Vicoeur (John Cullum); Maurice's 18-year-old beauty-queen fiancée, Shelly (Cynthia Geary); Maurice's assistant, Ed Chigliak (Darren E. Burrows), a laid-back Native American (and aspiring filmmaker) who seems to know everything there is to know; and Chris Danforth (John Corbett), the enigmatic, poetic morning DJ at local radio station KBHR. After several harrowing and mind-numbing experiences both personal and professional, poor Joel throws a tantrum and declares, "I will under no condition, NO condition, spend the best years of my life in the worst place on Earth!" Wanna bet? Hal Erickson

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Strange things always happen in Cicely during the Aurora Borealis, and those "things" are even stranger in this final episode of Northern Exposure's first season. Lost in the woods, Joel (Rob Morrow) is rescued by a legendary sasquatch-like creature named Adam -- who turns out to be a human being, a sociopath, and a damned good gourmet cook. Elsewhere, Chris gives up his radio job to construct a towering sculpture and along the way forms a symbiotic relationship with an African-American stranger named Bernard (Richard Cummings Jr.), who has motorcycled into Cicely on a mission...and who is no stranger after all. Hal Erickson

Product Details

• UPC: 025192655425
• Source: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
• Region Code: 1
• Presentation: Pan & Scan
• Editions: Subtitled, Slip Sleeve
• Time: 11:54:00
• Sales Rank: 2,801

This set contains DVDs which may be available separately:

• Northern Exposure: Pilot
• Northern Exposure: Brains, Know How and Native Intelligence
• Northern Exposure: Soapy Sanderson
• Northern Exposure: Dreams, Schemes and Putting Greens
• Northern Exposure: Aurora Borealis - A Fairytale for Big People
• Northern Exposure: Russian Flu
• Northern Exposure: Sex, Lies and Ed's Tapes
• Northern Exposure: A Kodiak Moment
• Northern Exposure: Goodbye to All That
• Northern Exposure: The Big Kiss
• Northern Exposure: All is Vanity
• Northern Exposure: What I Did For Love
• Northern Exposure: Spring Break
• Northern Exposure: War and Peace
• Northern Exposure: Slow Dance

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