Rob Morrow
Dr. Joel Fleischman
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- 1. Pilot Jul 12, 1990
- Joel seeks loophole in contract with state.
- 2. Brains, Know-How and Native Intelligence Jul 19, 1990
- Joel attempts to treat Ed's uncle, an American Indian medicine man who rejects modern methods.
- 3. Soapy Sanderson Jul 26, 1990
- Maggie is pleased when Joel proposes donating some land to the Indians.
Northern Exposure: Created by Joshua Brand, John Falsey. With Barry Corbin, Janine Turner, John Cullum, Darren E. Burrows. 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.
- (22K)
- 1990-07-12
- Comedy, Drama
- 60
Northern Exposure is an American comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents of a fictional small town in Alaska, that ran on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes.
- Rob Morrow. Rob Morrow played Dr. Joel Fleischman, a diehard New York City boy uprooted to Alaska as payback for the scholarship that put him through medical school.
- Janine Turner. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, and raised in Texas, it made sense that Janine Turner’s first acting role (after a few years as a Wilhelmina model) was in the original Dallas series.
- John Corbett. John Corbett started taking drama classes for the first time after an injury put an end to his job as a steel laborer. He took classes at night, and went to hairdressing school during the day, getting his license in 1986 and supplementing his income until he finally started earning a living as an actor.
- Barry Corbin. Corbin, a longtime TV and movie veteran, was considered an acting mentor by co-stars Morrow, Turner and Cynthia Geary, all of whom recognized a pro when they met one.
Passing the night in his car in the woods after diagnosing a park ranger Burns, Joel is apparently robbed, actually taken in, by very human loner Vietnam vet Adam. Chris is delighted his instinctive sculptural inspiration fits the astronomical phenomenon Aurora Borealis (northern light).
Northern Exposure. Season 1. A recently graduated New York City physician, Dr. Joel Fleischman, is sent to practice in the fictional town of Cicely, Alaska to fulfill his obligation after Alaska paid for his medical education. 1,730 IMDb 8.4 1990 8 episodes. X-Ray 13+. Comedy · Drama. Watch with a free Prime trial. Watch with Prime.
- 48 min
Jul 20, 2015 · The eyes were everything, and it's through them that we first got a glimpse of television's future. Debuting as an eight-episode CBS summer series on July 12, 1990, "Northern Exposure" immediately dropped viewers into a space that felt both alien and warmly inviting.
Dr. Joel Fleischman graduates from Columbia University medical school and is assigned to work in the tiny Alaskan town of Cicely to pay for his education. The location is remote, the people are ...
