1. Northwest Passages
Air date: 1992-09-28 · 60 min
Fear of aging grips Maggie on her birthday. Her solution: a native ritual for laying the past to rest.
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Season 4.
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2. Midnight Sun
Air date: 1992-10-05 · 60 min
The midnight sun warms Joel's libido and brings to town an adventure-seeking salesman. Meanwhile, Shelly's cheerleading outfit arouses Holling.
Open episode 2 ↗3. Nothing's Perfect
Air date: 1992-10-12 · 60 min
Chris runs over a dog and events add up to romance for him and its mathematician owner; Maurice purchases a magnificent timepiece, fine-tuned by a punked-out master craftsman.
Open episode 3 ↗4. Heroes
Air date: 1992-10-19 · 60 min
Adam Ant plays a rock star who cooks up a gig with Native American drummers and becomes the subject of Ed's film. Meanwhile, Chris muses over the proper burial for a friend.
Open episode 4 ↗5. Blowing Bubbles
Air date: 1992-11-02 · 60 min
Cicely's wholesome environment beckons the hyperallergic Mike, who lives in a geodesic dome, and Ruth-Ann's yuppie son Matthew.
Open episode 5 ↗6. On Your Own
Air date: 1992-11-09 · 60 min
Silent "Flying Man" Enrico Bellati returns to Cicely with a group of whimsical mimes. Meanwhile, finding a ruby ring inside a fish conjures up Fellini-esque imagery for Ed.
Open episode 6 ↗7. The Bad Seed
Air date: 1992-11-16 · 60 min
Valerie Perrine plays the daughter Holling never knew he had, and---after she appears out of the blue---wishes he'd never met, for Holling sees her as a bad seed who's corrupting Shelly. Meanwhile, Ed befriends a migrating crane.
Open episode 7 ↗8. Thanksgiving
Air date: 1992-11-23 · 60 min
Cicely's Day of the Dead Parade and Thanksgiving feast evoke phantasmagorical figures and the colors and aromas of fall. Meanwhile, Cicely's holidaymania doesn't impress Joel; Chris recalls Thanksgivings past.
Open episode 8 ↗9. Do the Right Thing
Air date: 1992-11-30 · 60 min
A KGB spy claiming to have a dossier on Maurice shakes up Cicely; a health inspector puts in his two-cents worth at the Brick; the death of another friend has Maggie on her best behavior.
Open episode 9 ↗10. Crime and Punishment
Air date: 1992-12-14 · 60 min
When the law catches up with Chris, his extradition hearing becomes an arena for philosophical discourse.
Open episode 10 ↗11. Survival of the Species
Air date: 1993-01-04 · 60 min
After unearthing Native American artifacts in her yard, Maggie wages war against men, particularly Maurice, who sees dollar signs in the discovery; a nightmare has Ed contemplating the end of life on Earth; a youngster is struck by the love bug.
Open episode 11 ↗12. Revelations
Air date: 1993-01-11 · 60 min
Feeling caught up in the secular world, Chris seeks rejuvenation at a monastery; and landlord Maurice fumes after Ruth-Anne pays off the store.
Open episode 12 ↗13. Duets
Air date: 1993-01-18 · 60 min
Ed gets another visit from his invisible spiritual guide, who again claims to have tracked down Ed's father; a blind piano tuner strikes a dissonant chord with Holling.
Open episode 13 ↗14. Grosse Pointe, 48230
Air date: 1993-02-01 · 60 min
Maggie's family wreaks havoc on Joel when he accompanies her home for her grandmother's birthday.
Open episode 14 ↗15. Learning Curve
Air date: 1993-02-08 · 60 min
A headstrong schoolteacher clashes with Maggie and gives Holling little hope of gaining his high-school diploma; mother hen Joel fusses when Marilyn goes on an adventure in Seattle.
Open episode 15 ↗16. Ill Wind
Air date: 1993-02-15 · 60 min
Ill winds blow in, bringing with them metaphysical bumps and bruises for Joel, who asks for trouble and gets it from Maggie. Meanwhile, Chris and Maurice have a windswept encounter with fate; and Ed dwells on thoughts of death.
Open episode 16 ↗17. Love's Labour Mislaid
Air date: 1993-02-21 · 60 min
Joel blows up at Maggie for forgetting their romp in the hay; Uncle Anku urges Ed to marry; birdwatchers Holling and Ruth-Anne head for the woods.
Open episode 17 ↗18. Northern Lights
Air date: 1993-03-01 · 60 min
The winter solstice opens Chris to new creative pursuits, but it encourages Joel to betray his Hippocratic oath after he's denied a vacation. Meanwhile, residents muster empathy for a down-on-his-luck veteran.
Open episode 18 ↗19. Family Feud
Air date: 1993-03-08 · 60 min
The unveiling of the Whirlwind family's totem pole by Leonard prompts a family feud; Shelly marries to stop a barrage of hallucinations.
Open episode 19 ↗20. Homesick
Air date: 1993-03-15 · 60 min
The romantic mood of Maggie's dinner for Mike is doused by his announcement that he's leaving; Shelly's redecorating takes its toll on Holling; and Maurice brings north the family home.
Open episode 20 ↗21. The Big Feast
Air date: 1993-03-22 · 60 min
To celebrate KBHR's silver jubilee, Maurice throws a soiree, which brings Adam and Eve to town and leaves an uninvited Joel feeling miffed.
Open episode 21 ↗22. Kaddish, for Uncle Manny
Air date: 1993-05-03 · 60 min
Residents search for other Jews to join in a kaddish for Joel's dead uncle; Chris and Bernard join in a blood feud with the West Virginia Miller boys; Marilyn picks Holling as a dance partner.
Open episode 22 ↗23. Mud and Blood
Air date: 1993-05-10 · 60 min
The arrival of a truffle-hunting pig and the onslaught of mosquitoes signal springtime in Cicely, which also finds Holling obsessed with the urge to plant and Maggie discovering her new-found healing powers.
Open episode 23 ↗24. Sleeping with the Enemy
Air date: 1993-05-17 · 60 min
Memories of Maurice's wartime archenemy surface after Duk Won arrives and asks permission to marry; Ed has a plan to keep his ancestors' Tlingit language alive; and Holling's thirst goes unquenched.
Open episode 24 ↗25. Old Tree
Air date: 1993-05-24 · 60 min
Maurice sounds the death knell for Cicely's 300-year-old tree, as Joel looks for a way to save it; Shelly spontaneously breaks out in song, much to the annoyance of Holling; and Maggie nearly kills Joel with "niceness."
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