Seasons & Episodes
Pilot
Dr. Joel Fleischman arrives in Anchorage, Alaska to fulfill his part of a bargain that paid $125,000 for his medical edu
Brains, Know How and Native Intelligence
Ed asks Dr. Fleischman to help him convince his uncle, a traditional tribal medicine man, to seek medical treatment for
Soapy Sanderson
A hermit takes Joel's advice to put his affairs in order and leaves all his considerable land holdings to be jointly adm
Dreams, Schemes and Putting Greens
Joel's mind is on helping Maurice sell Alaska as the "new Riviera" to two Japanese businessmen in hopes of becoming the
Russian Flu
A virulent strain of flu, whose only treatment is a smelly Indian concoction brewed up by Marilyn, keeps Joel from enjoy
Sex, Lies and Ed's Tapes
A young man from Saskatchewan further rocks the already delicate relationship between Shelly and Holling. Ed suffers fro
A Kodiak Moment
Maurice feels his mortality after his brother dies, and decides to adopt Chris as the Minnifield heir, but the title doe
Aurora Borealis: A Fairy Tale for Big People
The approach of the Aurora Borealis and the constant light produces some strange behavior among the residents of Cicely.
Goodbye to All That
Joel receives a "Dear John" letter from Elaine, who has decided to marry an older judge, and a concerned Ed enlists Magg
The Big Kiss
Ed's wish to know who his parents were summons up a 256-year-old Indian spirit named "One-Who-Waits" who offers to help
All Is Vanity
Holling decides to be circumcised to please Shelly, Chris and Maurice organize the town to keep watch over an anonymous
What I Did For Love
Joel's plans for a vacation to New York are sidetracked by Maggie's dreams about his death in an airplane crash and his
Spring Break
Things get a little crazy as the town waits for the annual ice breakup and the annual ""running of the bulls"" down the
War and Peace
A Soviet celebrity returns to Cicely for some relaxation, some borscht and a deadly serious chess match with rival Mauri
Slow Dance
The infamous O'Connell curse seems to have claimed another victim when a falling satellite hits Rick. Maurice has mixed
The Bumpy Road to Love
Maggie is devastated when the unveiling of a statue in Rick's memory uncovers his life and loves away from Cicely. Mauri
Only You
Maurice sulks over what he believes is an unflattering photo taken by Holling, Maggie worries about needing glasses and
Oy, Wilderness
Maggie and Joel are forced to rough it when her plane is forced down by mechanical problems, and Shelly receives a visit
Animals 'R' Us
Maggie becomes convinced that the stray dog that's adopted her is Rick reincarnated. Maurice tries to convince Marilyn t
Jules et Joel
On Halloween Joel hits his head, presaging a visit from his twin brother Jules. Chris and Ed set out to meet a criminal
The Body in Question
Chris' discovery of the frozen body of a Napoleonic Frenchman raises many questions for Joel, has Maurice dreaming of th
Roots
Joel's former fiancé Elaine, now a widow, comes to visit. Chris' half-brother Bernard returns just as Chris is having d
A-Hunting We Will Go
Joel decides to explore the fascination of hunting by accompanying Chris and Holling on their annual pilgrimage. Ed beco
Get Real
A stranded bus of carnival performers brings romance to Marilyn, doubts about her future to Maggie, the mysteries of mag
Seoul Mates
The holidays in Cicely see Joel experimenting with an unfamiliar Christmas tree, a clumsy Maggie suddenly left alone, Sh
Dateline: Cicely
Maurice hires a colorful but questionable new investigative reporter for his newspaper, Maggie tries to enlighten Joel a
Our Tribe
Joel agrees, under pressure from Marilyn, to be adopted by a grateful village elder, but wonders if he'll survive. Maggi
Things Become Extinct
The death of his uncle sends Holling out to his still and into an orgy of self-doubt, Joel feels isolated as he searches
Burning Down the House
Maggie receives an unexpected visit and some unwanted news from her mother. Meanwhile, Chris searches everywhere for jus
Democracy in America
The mayoral incumbent, Holling, faces opposition from an old friend with a long memory. Chris grows eloquent over the de
Three Amigos
The death of an old friend sends Maurice and Holling packing off into the snowy wilderness to bury him at No-Name Point.
Lost and Found
The hypochondriac, Eve comes to town to ask about her latest symptoms, but Joel is preoccupied with the ghost of a lonel
My Mother, My Sister
An abandoned baby gets attention from the whole town and helps awaken Adam's paternal instincts while Shelly's life is u
Wake Up Call
As spring blossoms, Shelly suffers from a skin rash, Holling gives away eggs, Joel gets a new outlook on patient care fr
The Final Frontier
Maurice becomes curious about the influx of Japanese tourists to the area during the Northern Lights, Holling sets out t
It Happened in Juneau
Joel foresees sophisticated delights when he travels to Juneau for a medical conference but winds up with good old Maggi
Our Wedding
As their wedding approaches, Adam debates with Joel about women and Eve lets a gung-ho Shelly take over the wedding plan
Cicely
Joel meets an old man who's returned to Cicely after many years. The man tells him the story of two remarkable women, Ro
Northwest Passages
Maggie must come to grips with her 30th birthday and the ghosts of her dead boyfriends by using an Indian ritual allowin
Midnight Sun
Joel is charged with energy as the sun hasn't set and he uses his pent up energy to try to coach Cicely's basketball tea
Nothing's Perfect
Chris kills a pet loving mathematician's dog; he falls in love with her and then while taking care of the rest of her pe
Heroes
A heavy metal rock star comes to Cicely and gets Ed to make a documentary on a rock festival he is holding with local In
Blowing Bubbles
Cicely's newest resident, Mike Monroe, is confined to live in a plastic bubble because of M.C.S. (Multiple Chemical Sens
On Your Own
The ever-quiet Bob returns to Cicely, with "The New Perception Players" and still hopes to win Marilyn's affection. Maur
The Bad Seed
Holling's less than honest daughter arrives in Cicely and begins to operate. Holling and Shelly have a disagreement abou
Thanksgiving
The Indians in Cicely celebrate Thanksgiving by throwing tomatoes at white people. Joel is Ed's first victim and he is a
Do the Right Thing
An ex-Soviet member of their state security comes to Maurice and offers to sell him the file of all the information they
Crime and Punishment
Chris is taken into custody for an extradition trial to bring him back to West Virginia, where he currently has a parole
Survival of the Species
Ed becomes gloomy about the future and begins to share Mike's visions about the future. Maggie digs up some artifacts fr
Revelations
Ruth-Anne pays off her store which gives her great satisfaction and Maurice's great pain; however, Ed feels the most pai
Duets
One-Who-Waits returns and has positive information on the location of Ed's father and takes Ed to the construction site
Grosse Pointe, 48230
Joel accompanies Maggie as her "boyfriend," in a trip to back to Michigan, where he has been promised tickets to a Knick
Learning Curve
Holling decides to go back to school to get his high school equivalency certificate. Marilyn goes on an adventure in Sea
Ill Wind
After breaking his nose, twice, Joel and Maggie have a wild fling in her barn. Chris saves Maurice's life, a debt that h
Love's Labour Mislaid
Maggie forgets about having sex with Joel. Holling and Ruth-Anne go out to find a Siberian Tit, a bird rarely seen in Al
Northern Lights
Joel goes on strike when the state of Alaska will not allow him time off for a Caribbean vacation he was planning. Chris
Family Feud
A totem pole carved in tribute to the Raven clan reopens a bitter rift between them and the Bear clan. Shelly gets medic
Homesick
Maggie is excited when she thinks she has "cured" her latest beau, as opposed to killing him; however she is crushed whe
The Big Feast
When Maggie distributes the invitations for Maurice's 25th Anniversary Bash for Minnifield Communications an event "ever
Kaddish, For Uncle Manny
Joel seeks out other Jews to help him mourn his uncle and Maurice calls out the troops to go out and round some up. Chri
Mud and Blood
Spring comes to Cicely and Holling pays to get a job on a farm pulling a plow, because of his wish to sow seeds. Maggie
Sleeping With the Enemy
Maurice's son comes to ask for his permission on his choice of a bride. There is a little hitch, Ron thinks that the new
Old Tree
The town's oldest tree is dying. Shelly wakes up and finds that she can't talk, but she can sing. The town asks Joel to
Three Doctors
Ed wakes up in strange places with no clues about how he got there. Joel contracts "glacier dropsy" which gives him the
The Mystery of the Old Curio Shop
Maggie investigates the owners of an antique shop who are exhibiting strange behavior. Maurice begins to see the signs o
Jaws of Life
Maurice is chosen to be a wax figure at Madame Tussaud's, in London, for their rugged individualist's exhibit. Chris is
Altered Egos
Bernard is surprised when he discovers his new love once lived with Chris for 6 months. Joel starts to fear that he is l
A River Doesn't Run Through It
Maggie is asked by the three guys in Cicely's high school senior class to be their homecoming queen and she accepts. Rut
Birds of a Feather
Joel's parents come to Cicely and his father's know-it-all attitude gets on Joel's nerves and his mother gets back to na
Rosebud
Ed hits an impasse in his film career when Maurice has him begin to organize Cicely's first film festival and he can't s
Heal Thyself
Ed accompanies Leonard on a house call and has success with his first try at being a shaman. Joel teaches a childbirth c
A Cup of Joe
Chris suffers an anxiety attack during the written part of the exam, when he decides to become a pilot. Holling and Ruth
First Snow
As the town prepares for winter, a healthy elderly patient tells Joel she is dying, much to his disbelief. Maggie decide
Baby Blues
An agent stops by to see Ed about his idea for "The Shaman" but he wants a few "little" changes made to better sell the
Mr. Sandman
The aurora borealis causes the residents of Cicely to swap their dreams, exposing secrets. Maggie has Holling's dream ab
Mite Makes Right
A musician tries to stop Maurice from storing, in his safe, a 1.6 million-dollar violin he's just bought as an investmen
A Bolt From the Blue
The ranger from up in the fire tower asks for Joel when he is distraught over losing his current job. Joel talks him dow
Hello, I Love You
Ruth-Anne and Walt take the long way back home when they pick up a couple of oak display cases; however they run into ve
Northern Hospitality
Joel discovers that his friends consider him remiss about entertaining them, so he plans a dinner party; later he worrie
Una Volta in L'Inverno
Ruth-Anne tries learning Italian, so she can read Dante, and gets some help from Shelly. Walt needs sunlight to overcome
Fish Story
While fishing Joel hooks "Goony," Cicely's fabled sea-monster. Ruth-Anne takes Chris's motorcycle ride when customer dem
The Gift of the Maggie
Maurice's home catches fire and after it's extinguished there is a danger of asbestos, so he takes some space at Holling
A Wing and a Prayer
Ed tells one person about the fact that he saw Ruth-Anne and Walt together and later she tells him about the relationshi
I Feel the Earth Move
Ron and Erick are getting married but the preparations are driving them apart. Holling undercuts another caterer for the
Grand Prix
Ted tries to impress Marilyn with the rich client he's just landed and learns what makes them different. Maurice organiz
Blood Ties
Though he promotes it on the air, Chris has reservations about making a donation for Maurice's blood drive. Ed discovers
Lovers and Madmen
Joel is the only one awestruck by his discovery of a frozen woolly mammoth. Chris gets reacquainted with a girl whose be
Dinner at Seven-Thirty
Joel takes a spiritual journey to New York City after drinking orange juice that contains some Indian folk medicine and
Eye of the Beholder
With Renaldo, Ed participates in an investigation of possible insurance fraud being perpetrated by Hayden Keyes. Maggie
Shofar, So Good
Maurice's plans for a fox hunt with his visiting English noblewoman must be put on hold when the fox escapes and gets in
The Letter
A letter Maggie wrote to herself as a teenager makes her re-examine her current life against the ideals she had at fifte
The Robe
Satan comes to Cicely as a whirlpool salesman; he offers to fulfill Shelly's fantasy of making the Brick a major casino.
Zarya
Ed films Marilyn telling the story of a Russian princess and her grandfather. It seems that Lenin and Anastasia arranged
Full Upright Position
Maurice welcomes his young cousin Maurice to Cicely, hopefully to take over the family business. Charges of static elect
Up River
Maurice sends Ed after Joel, who's moved up river; and Joel tells Ed of the few days he and Maggie spent together, where
Sons of the Tundra
A new doctor and his wife move to Cicely to take over Joel's practice and his house. While settling in, they get to know
Realpolitik
Maggie gets elected mayor. Joel invites Phil up river, for a game of golf and a test. Michelle covers Maggie's first cit
The Great Mushroom
Maggie decides to go and see Joel in the Manonash village after she begins to have visions of him dying. The Capras are
Mi Casa, Su Casa
Marilyn comes to visit an old friend in the community where Joel is living and he begins to revert to his old ways. Maur
Horns
The state of Alaska admits to Joel that they were wrong in over-extending his contract. With his release secured, Joel
The Mommy's Curse
When Maggie's mother and her male friend, who dies, come to visit, she realizes that her luck with men runs in the famil
The Quest
Joel finds a map and brings Maggie with him on a quest to find a mythical city. They meet a belligerent gatekeeper and
Lucky People
The citizens get ready to celebrate founders' day; Chris and Maggie open an old garage and uncover Roslyn and Cicely's o
The Graduate
Maggie outbids Maurice for the ownership of the town's rundown theater which she begins to run with help of Ed and Heath
Little Italy
Ruth-Anne makes her debut on National Public Radio telling about little slices of life from Cicely. The Capras go to Cic
Balls
Ed resents Maurice's advice about his relationship with Heather. Chris believes that Maggie needs a new bowling partner
Buss Stop
Michelle decides to mount a stage production of "Bus Stop" unaware of the curse that has plagued past stage productions.
Ursa Minor
Ed learns the responsibilities of parenthood when he begins caring for a lost bear cub. Maurice discovers that Cicely's
Let's Dance
Chris begins taking dance lessons from Marilyn but she disciplines one of her other students into giving him the lessons
Tranquility Base
Maurice's plans to ask Barbara to marry him while spending the weekend at his new summer home are in jeopardy when her s
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