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 3

serie United States 1990 - 1995

Episode rating

Season 3
8.2
E1
8.1
E2
8.1
E3
8.1
E4
7.8
E5
8.2
E6
8.2
E7
8.3
E8
8.0
E9
8.5
E10
8.0
E11
8.0
E12
8.3
E13
8.5
E14
8.1
E15
8.5
E16
8.2
E17
7.5
E18
8.1
E19
8.4
E20
8.1
E21
8.3
E22
9.1
E23

Cast of season 3

In order of relevance in the season

Episodes of season 323

  • 8.2
    /10

    The Bumpy Road to Love
    episode S3.E1 september 1991
    When 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.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Only You
    episode S3.E2 september 1991
    Chris begins attracting all the women in town, almost. Joel tries to study the phenomenon. Maggie has an eye exam and finds out she's far-sighted. Maurice and Holling have a dispute over a picture.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Oy, Wilderness
    episode S3.E3 october 1991
    Joel 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.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Animals R Us
    episode S3.E4 october 1991
    Maggie is approached by a dog whom she believes to be Rick reincarnate while Maurice tries to make a business scheme out of Marilyn's ostrich farm.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Jules et Joel
    episode S3.E5 october 1991
    Shortly after hitting his head, Joel is visited by his identical twin brother, Jules, and changes places with him for a day. Meanwhile, Chris is contacted by a bomber who wants to turn himself in.
  • 8.2
    /10

    The Body in Question
    episode S3.E6 november 1991
    While fishing, Chris finds the body of a man frozen in ice. Maurice looks upon this as a business opportunity as a battle begins over the body. Ed takes a job at Ruth Anne's store. Joel explores his Jewish faith.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Roots
    episode S3.E7 november 1991
    Chris'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.
  • 8.3
    /10

    A-Hunting We Will Go
    episode S3.E8 november 1991
    Chris 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.
  • 8
    /10

    Get Real
    episode S3.E9 december 1991
    After their bus breaks down, a circus visits Cicely. Marilyn gets a proposal. Holling and Shelley have a fight.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Seoul Mates
    episode S3.E10 december 1991
    It's Christmas in Cicely and Maurice is approached by a Korean man who turns out to be his son.
  • 8
    /10

    Dateline: Cicely
    episode S3.E11 january 1992
    In an effort to sell more issues of his newspaper, Maurice hires pathological liar Adam to write for it.
  • 8
    /10

    Our Tribe
    episode S3.E12 january 1992
    Joel is given a goat by a patient. After he objects, the patient decides to make him part of their tribe, but there are some tasks he must perform first. Holling mysteriously closes the bar and sends Shelley out of town.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Things Become Extinct
    episode S3.E13 january 1992
    Holling undergoes a midlife crisis when his uncle dies and Ed makes a documentary about a man who makes flutes.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Burning Down the House
    episode S3.E14 february 1992
    Maggie's mother comes for a visit and delivers some surprising news. Chris builds a catapult. Joel discovers someone's secret identity.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Democracy in America
    episode S3.E15 february 1992
    When a new candidate signs up for the upcoming mayoral election in Cicely, this triggers a large amount of activity among the residents.
  • 8.5
    /10

    The Three Amigos
    episode S3.E16 march 1992
    Maurice and Holling venture into the Alaskan wilderness to bury a recently deceased friend.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Lost and Found
    episode S3.E17 march 1992
    When Joel complains of ghost-like rumblings in the house, Maggie thinks it could be the loner who committed suicide in it decades before, so she orders an exorcism of the house. Meanwhile, the hypochondriac Eve wants Joel's help for her various ailments. And, Maurice is visited by his old Marine colonel who needs to borrow money.
  • 7.5
    /10

    My Mother, My Sister
    episode S3.E18 march 1992
    Shelly'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.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Wake Up Call
    episode S3.E19 march 1992
    Spring arrives in Cicely and with it comes more quirky behavior from its residents: Shelly has a skin rash, Holling decides to give away eggs, Joel gets a lesson in medical care from a tribal medicine man and Maggie has a reawakening with the help of a handsome stranger.
  • 8.4
    /10

    The Final Frontier
    episode S3.E20 april 1992
    During the Northern Lights, Cicely is infused with Japanese tourists, Holling decides to go in search of Jessie the bear and Maggie and the townsfolk are curious when a package arrives that is covered with foreign stamps.
  • 8.1
    /10

    It Happened in Juneau
    episode S3.E21 may 1992
    Joel looks forward to a weekend in Juneau, hoping to spend it with attractive female physicians. But, instead, he winds up in a hotel suite with Maggie who clearly cramps his style. Meanwhile, Chris is flustered when Bernard, his "karmic doppelganger", returns from Africa.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Our Wedding
    episode S3.E22 may 1992
    Adam prepares to marry Eve. At his bachelor party, the men ruminate on the differences between men and women. Meanwhile, Eve lets an enthusiastic Shelly take over the wedding plans. And, Maggie and Joel try to finish what they started in Juneau.
  • 9.1
    /10

    Cicely
    episode S3.E23 may 1992
    Joel encounters a 108-year-old man who has come home to Cicely. He tells Joel that Cicely, founded by two incredible, free-thinking women named Roslyn and Cicely, was once considered the "Paris of the North". The series regulars appear in this episode as various residents from 1909.