1. Three Doctors
Air date: 1993-09-20 · 60 min
While Joel is afflicted with "glacier dropsy," Leonard cares for his patients, including Ed, who's been "sleepflying," and Shelly, who's stopped singing.
Open episode 1 ↗Northern Exposure
Season 5.
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2. The Mystery of the Old Curio Shop
Air date: 1993-09-27 · 60 min
A baffling experience at an antique shop entangles Maggie in a Nancy Drew-like mystery; Maurice refuses to grow old gracefully; and Joel discovers a link between his cultural heritage and Marilyn's.
Open episode 2 ↗3. Jaws of Life
Air date: 1993-10-04 · 60 min
Maurice's likeness is cast in wax; Chris discovers he'll be on the planet for the long haul; and the dentist comes to town.
Open episode 3 ↗4. Altered Egos
Air date: 1993-10-11 · 60 min
Chris faces a metaphysical conundrum when Bernard's girlfriend, who once lived with Chris, can't tell the brothers apart.
Open episode 4 ↗5. A River Doesn't Run Through It
Air date: 1993-10-25 · 60 min
A randy high-schooler asks Maggie to be homecoming queen; a by-the-book IRS agent scours Ruth-Anne's accounts; and Maurice wheels and deals in real estate with a Native American.
Open episode 5 ↗6. Birds of a Feather
Air date: 1993-11-01 · 60 min
When Joel's parents first visit Cicely, his mother soars with the eagles, while his dad outshines Joel at the Brick. Meanwhile, Holling confesses his distaste for TV sports.
Open episode 6 ↗7. Rosebud
Air date: 1993-11-08 · 60 min
Ed organizes Cicely's first film festival; Leonard searches for "the white collective unconscious" in Western folklore.
Open episode 7 ↗8. Heal Thyself
Air date: 1993-11-15 · 60 min
Ed diagnoses a patient who then falls for him, but his low self-esteem brings a visit from the Green Man; Holling ridicules pregnancy and gets thrown out of Shelly's childbirth class.
Open episode 8 ↗9. A Cup of Joe
Air date: 1993-11-22 · 60 min
Ed discovers an alarming tale of cannibalism that later gnaws at Holling and Ruth-Anne; anxiety eats at Chris over his written pilot's exam.
Open episode 9 ↗10. First Snow
Air date: 1993-12-13 · 60 min
Residents anticipate winter's snow. But for Joel, an elderly patient's claims that she's dying bring guilt and self-reproachment; and Shelly believes that her little white lie about love is making her nose grow.
Open episode 10 ↗11. Baby Blues
Air date: 1994-01-03 · 60 min
Maggie throws a shower for Shelly; a Hollywood agent takes an interest in Ed's script; Chris tries to get in touch with his "inner woman."
Open episode 11 ↗12. Mr. Sandman
Air date: 1994-01-10 · 60 min
The aurora borealis brings a strange lucidity---and dream swapping---to Cicely residents, sending Holling into psychotherapy and creating friction between Maurice and B&B owners Ron and Erick.
Open episode 12 ↗13. Mite Makes Right
Air date: 1994-01-17 · 60 min
A violinist begs Maurice not to lock a prized Guarnerius away; dust mites awaken fear in Maggie; and Chris reaches an artistic impasse.
Open episode 13 ↗14. A Bolt from the Blue
Air date: 1994-01-24 · 60 min
Adam has some wacko ideas about the fireworks experts Maurice hired; a ranger loses his job but refuses to leave his post; and Ed is struck by lightning.
Open episode 14 ↗15. Hello, I Love You
Air date: 1994-01-31 · 60 min
Shelley has second thoughts about delivering her baby in Anchorage; Walt endures frostbite just to be with Ruth-Anne; and Joel outstitches Maggie at Marilyn's knitting workshop.
Open episode 15 ↗16. Northern Hospitality
Air date: 1994-02-28 · 60 min
At Joel's first dinner party, friends suffer the consequences of his hospitality; Shelly returns to her Canadian roots; and townsfolk grouse over changes in Chris's radio playlist.
Open episode 16 ↗17. Una Volta in L'Inverno
Air date: 1994-03-07 · 60 min
Caribou run amok on Main Street during cabin-fever season, which finds Walt abusing his prescription for seasonal affective disorder, Joel and Maggie snowbound at the airport and Ruth-Anne trying to learn Italian so she can read Dante's "The Divine Comedy" in the original language.
Open episode 17 ↗18. Fish Story
Air date: 1994-03-14 · 60 min
Joel tries to reel in a monster fish; Ruth-Anne abandons the store and takes off on a Harley.
Open episode 18 ↗19. The Gift of the Maggie
Air date: 1994-03-28 · 60 min
Joel finds a kindred spirit with whom to exchange "doctor talk"; the Tambo-Vincoeurs take in Maurice following an explosion at his home; and Chris puzzles over a series of meaningful coincidences involving a deer.
Open episode 19 ↗20. A Wing and a Prayer
Air date: 1994-04-11 · 60 min
Shelly is confronted with a loss of faith on the eve of Miranda's baptism, while Ed contemplates redemption after spreading details of Ruth-Anne's private life.
Open episode 20 ↗21. I Feel the Earth Move
Air date: 1994-05-02 · 60 min
Only Maurice is aghast over the nuptials of Erick and Ron. Meanwhile, Maggie feels stomach-turning dizziness around Joel.
Open episode 21 ↗22. Grand Prix
Air date: 1994-05-09 · 60 min
Wheelchair athletes converge on Cicely; the Green Man of low self-esteem pays Ed another visit; Ted discovers that the rich really are different.
Open episode 22 ↗23. Blood Ties
Air date: 1994-05-16 · 60 min
During the annual blood drive, Ed is alerted to a Cicely resident with his same rare blood type; Joel may be losing Maggie to an old beau.
Open episode 23 ↗24. Lovers and Madmen
Air date: 1994-05-23 · 60 min
Cal gets a pass from the asylum to help Maurice entertain Off. Semanski; Chris's image of an old flame is a distorted one; Joel stumbles upon a frozen woolly mammoth.
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