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Northern Exposure Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 1991 - 1992
Episode 1
Bumpy Road to Love
Mon, Sep 23, 1991 60 mins
Joel is in for a stormy night when Adam (Adam Arkin) requests a house call for Eve (Valerie Mahaffey); Maggie discovers Rick's unfaithfulness. Semanski: Diane Delano. Joanne: Catherine de Prume. Rick: Grant Goodeve. Joel: Rob Morrow.
Episode 2
Only You
Mon, Sep 30, 1991 60 mins
Maurice accuses Holling of snapping an unflattering photograph; Chris becomes fixated on a woman out of his reach. Irene: Caitlin Clarke. Linda: Heidi Swedberg. Patti: Denise Duff. Jane: Christine Pilar Salvador. Chris: John Corbett. Maurice: Barry Corbin.
Episode 3
Oy, Wilderness
Mon, Oct 7, 1991 60 mins
An emergency landing in Maggie's plane sends Maggie foraging for food, while Joel blubbers about the menu; and a visit from Shelly's best friend (Christine Elise) triggers a tiff. Shelly: Cynthia Geary. Maggie: Janine Turner. Joel: Rob Morrow. Holling: John Cullum.
Episode 4
Animals R Us
Mon, Oct 14, 1991 60 mins
Maggie thinks that a reincarnated Rick is living a dog's life; Maurice sees himself as an ostrich-farm tycoon; Ed films the human landscape of Cicely. Sparkle. Crow Flies Straight: Harry Pringle. Jerry: Bryson Liberty. Maggie: Janine Turner. Maurice: Barry Corbin.
Episode 5
Jules et Joel
Mon, Oct 28, 1991 60 mins
Mental ghouls and goblins haunt Joel after a fall, bringing to Cicely Jules (Rob Morrow in a dual role), his slick twin brother who trades places with Joel. Buddy: Douglas Rowe. Freud: Gary Taylor. Jerry: John Procaccino. Holling: John Cullum.
Episode 6
Body in Question
Mon, Nov 4, 1991 60 mins
Chris's discovery of a frozen century-old corpse has Joel rethinking the course of history, Maurice plotting a new enterprise, Shelly pondering fertility, and Holling reflecting on his own gene pool. Chris: John Corbett. Indian Leader: Gabriel Salvador. Joel: Rob Morrow. Maurice: Barry Corbin. Shelly: Cynthia Geary. Holling: John Cullum. Elijah: Allan Miller.
Episode 7
Roots
Mon, Nov 11, 1991 60 mins
The widow Elaine shows up unexpectedly and gets a cold reception from ex-fiancé Joel, until Maggie unintentionally plays matchmaker; a new chef makes a culinary impression on patrons of Holling's place. Adam: Adam Arkin.
Episode 8
A-Hunting We Will Go
Mon, Nov 18, 1991 60 mins
After grousing about the hunting frenzy sweeping Cicely, Joel joins Chris and Holling to experience the ritual first hand; Ed fears that Ruth-Anne is being stalked by the grim reaper. Ruth-Anne: Peg Philips. Ed: Darren E. Burrows. Maggie: Janine Turner.
Episode 9
Get Real
Mon, Dec 9, 1991 60 mins
A bus breaks down in Cicely, carrying a traveling troupe whose nonverbal "flying man" (Bill Irwin) takes a fancy to Marilyn. But there's heartache in store for Shelly (Cynthia Geary) when Holling takes note of her "inordinately large" feet.
Episode 10
Seoul Mates
Mon, Dec 16, 1991 60 mins
The holidays are celebrated with a pageant by the townsfolk, and bring mixed blessings for Maggie, a first Christmas tree for Joel, and a foreign family for Maurice (Barry Corbin). Duk Won: James Song. Yong Ja: Kim Kim.
Episode 11
Dateline: Cicely
Mon, Jan 6, 1992 60 mins
Maurice tries to spice up his newspaper's coverage by hiring an unnamed reporter given to clandestine meetings; Maggie talks to the trees, but Joel won't listen; Chris (John Corbett) becomes a partner at the Brick. Adam: Adam Arkin.
Episode 12
Our Tribe
Mon, Jan 13, 1992 45 mins
Joel agrees, under pressure from Marilyn, to be adopted by a grateful village elder, but wonders if he'll survive. Maggie becomes concerned when Holling shuts down the Brick while Shelly's away, ostensibly to wax the floors.
Episode 13
Things Become Extinct
Mon, Jan 20, 1992 60 mins
Ed becomes immersed in the heritage of the resident elder he has chosen for the subject of a new film; Holling suffers a midlife crisis at age 63. Ira Wingfeather: Bryson Liberty. Shelly: Cynthia Geary. Maggie: Janine Turner.
Episode 14
Burning Down the House
Mon, Feb 3, 1992 60 mins
Tempers sizzle with the arrival of Maggie's "pathologically polite" mother, who brings alarming news; the creative process inflames Chris (John Corbett) with an unusual vision for an art project. Maggie: Janine Turner. Joel: Rob Morrow.
Episode 15
Democracy in America
Mon, Feb 24, 1992 60 mins
Mayoral incumbent Holling has a formidable opponent---his friend Edna (Rita Taggart), who's got a bee in her bonnet over a promise never followed up on. Earl the Barber: Clayton Corzatte. Dorothy: Dorothy Hanlin. Logger: Eddie Levi Lee.
Episode 16
Three Amigos
Mon, Mar 2, 1992 60 mins
Holling and Maurice carry out a promise to bury a companion miles from civilization, but they're bogged down with problems, including the man's widow. Reinhart: Norbert Weisser. Pig Eye: Tom Spiller. Teak: Brian Finney. Maurice: Barry Corbin.
Episode 17
Lost and Found
Mon, Mar 9, 1992 60 mins
Joel hears the ghost of a loner who committed suicide in the house 40 years ago; Eve complains of new ailments; Maurice considers it an honor to do a favor for an old colonel (Noble Willingham). Emile: Time Winters. Swanson: Rick Tutor.
Episode 18
My Mother, My Sister
Mon, Mar 16, 1992 60 mins
An infant abandoned in Joel's waiting room gets plenty of TLC from residents; Shelly receives a surprise visit from her mother. Kenny: Sean O'Bryan. Adam: Adam Arkin. Shelly: Cynthia Geary. Holling: John Cullum. Chris: John Corbett.
Episode 19
Wake-up Call
Mon, Mar 23, 1992 60 mins
Spring has sprung in Cicely, and with it come crocuses, free eggs at the Brick, a rebirth for Shelly, a diagnostic refresher for Joel, and an awakening of passions for Maggie. Arthur: Andreas Wisniewiski. Leonard: Graham Greene. Shelly: Cynthia Geary.
Episode 20
Final Frontier
Mon, Apr 27, 1992 60 mins
Japanese tourists converge on Cicely to perform a ritual under the Northern Lights; Holling goes looking for Jesse the bear; and curiosity gets the best of townsfolk when a package arrives with postmarks from around the globe.
Episode 21
It Happened in Juneau
Mon, May 4, 1992 60 mins
Joel looks forward to a weekend in Juneau, but, instead, winds up in a hotel suite with Maggie.
Episode 22
Our Wedding
Mon, May 11, 1992 60 mins
The wedding of Adam and Eve (Adam Arkin, Valerie Mahaffey) reveals a secret about the bride; at the Brick, the menfolk guzzle and puzzle over the gulf between men and women; and Joel and Maggie want to finish what they started in Juneau.
Episode 23
Cicely
Mon, May 18, 1992 60 mins
An elderly visitor (Roberts Blossom) recounts Cicely's beginnings with tales of what was once a cultural mecca, known as "the Paris of the North," settled by a free-thinking pioneer (Yvonne Suhor) and her companion (Jo Anderson).
