Northern Exposure

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A city doctor is forced to work in the remote Alaskan town of Cicely, where he encounters peculiar locals, including a former astronaut, as he adjusts to small-town life.
  • 46min
  • Seasons: 6
  • Episodes: 110
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Northern Exposure

season 4

serie United States 1990 - 1995

Episode rating

Season 4
8.5
E1
8.4
E2
8.2
E3
7.7
E4
7.8
E5
8.1
E6
7.6
E7
8.1
E8
7.6
E9
8.4
E10
7.4
E11
8.2
E12
8.3
E13
8.0
E14
8.4
E15
8.5
E16
8.1
E17
8.4
E18
7.9
E19
7.8
E20
8.6
E21
8.5
E22
7.8
E23
7.8
E24
7.5
E25

Cast of season 4

In order of relevance in the season

Episodes of season 425

  • 8.5
    /10

    Northwest Passages
    episode S4.E1 september 1992
    On 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.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Midnight Sun
    episode S4.E2 october 1992
    When the midnight sun, days of constant sunlight, hits Cicely, Joel experiences a relentless surge of energy and begins coaching Cicely's local basketball team.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Nothing's Perfect
    episode S4.E3 october 1992
    Chris 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.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Heroes
    episode S4.E4 october 1992
    A 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.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Blowing Bubbles
    episode S4.E5 november 1992
    A former lawyer named Mike Monroe moves to town with a unique medical condition and has to live in a bubble. Ruth Anne's son comes for a visit.
  • 8.1
    /10

    On Your Own
    episode S4.E6 november 1992
    While Ed catches a fish containing a ring that he thinks belonged to Fedrico Fellini, the Flying Man and some circus performers revisit Cicely.
  • 7.6
    /10

    The Bad Seed
    episode S4.E7 november 1992
    A woman arrives in town claiming to be Holling's daughter. Marilyn looks for a new house and asks Maggie to help. A friend of Ed's migrates south.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Thanksgiving
    episode S4.E8 november 1992
    It's Thanksgiving in Cicely, which means they celebrate in their usual 'unique' way. Joel is lied to again by the State of Alaska. Maggie goes after Mike.
  • 7.6
    /10

    Do the Right Thing
    episode S4.E9 november 1992
    A semi-retired KGB agent arrives in Cicely and reveals to Maurice that he once divulged some classified information. Holling finds a great nuisance in a health-care inspector who gives him some instructions to clean The Brick.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Crime and Punishment
    episode S4.E10 december 1992
    The 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.
  • 7.4
    /10

    Survival of the Species
    episode S4.E11 january 1993
    Ed goes green after having a post-apocalyptic dream, Maggie discovers some old Indian artifacts in her front yard and Holling begins associating with a young runaway (Brad) from Los Angeles who develops a major crush on Shelly.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Revelations
    episode S4.E12 january 1993
    Ruth Anne pays off her store loan to Maurice and they begin to fight over Ed. Joel has a crisis of identity when he gets no patients for 2 weeks. Bernard fills in for Chris while he is on a week-long self-discovery journey at a monastery.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Duets
    episode S4.E13 january 1993
    Ed's spirit guide returns claiming to have found the identity of Ed's father. Maggie and Mike grow closer. An itinerant, blind piano tuner shows up at the Brick.
  • 8
    /10

    Grosse Pointe, 48230
    episode S4.E14 february 1993
    Maggie bribes Joel with basketball tickets to escort her home to Grosse Pointe, Michigan to face her family. The usual bizarre hilarity ensues.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Learning Curve
    episode S4.E15 february 1993
    Holling decides to finish high school; Marilyn goes to Seattle on vacation.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Ill Wind
    episode S4.E16 february 1993
    Strange winds from the east blow in some strange behavior. Maggie attacks Joel. Chris saves Maurice's life. Maurice figures out he can't live with it.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Love's Labour Mislaid
    episode S4.E17 february 1993
    Ed's uncle tells him he needs to be married and has arranged a wife for him. Joel obsesses over Maggie denying they had sex. Holling and Ruth Anne chase after a rare bird.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Northern Lights
    episode S4.E18 march 1993
    Joel withholds practicing medicine until the State honors his contract and he gets his week vacation. Chris builds an art piece. Holling hibernates for 2 weeks.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Family Feud
    episode S4.E19 march 1993
    Marilyn's family (Whirlwind) totem is unveiled and causes a feud. Shelley has hallucinations of dancers. Joel grows jealous over Mike and Maggie.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Homesick
    episode S4.E20 march 1993
    Shelley decides to redecorate. Mike is cured and decides to leave Maggie and Cicely to work for Greenpeace.
  • 8.6
    /10

    The Big Feast
    episode S4.E21 march 1993
    Dr. Fleischman is troubled when he doesn't receive an invitation to a big party for Maurice that the whole town is attending. Shelly accidentally breaks a bottle of wine worth several thousand dollars.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Kaddish, for Uncle Manny
    episode S4.E22 may 1993
    Joel's Uncle Manny dies and the people of Cicely join forces to locate ten other Jews for his kaddish.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Mud and Blood
    episode S4.E23 may 1993
    It's spring in Cicely and the Annual Mosquito festival is coming. Holling feels the need to plant something until he gets some startling news. The town receives a letter and video from Mike.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Sleeping with the Enemy
    episode S4.E24 may 1993
    Maurice's son Duk comes to ask for permission to marry. Holling has problems with Shelley and intimacy. Ed tries to save a native language with film.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Old Tree
    episode S4.E25 may 1993
    An old tree near Cicely seems to be on its last legs and the locals enlist Joel to make a diagnosis.