Northern Exposure

Unexpected ghosts from the past return to haunt Maggie (Janine Turner) on her 30th birthday; Maurice (Barry Corbin) begins his memoirs; Chris (John Corbett) teaches Marilyn (Elaine Miles) how to drive.

When Cicely receives round-the-clock sunlight, Joel (Rob Morrow) uses his excess energy to coach the town's losing basketball team; a wandering haberdasher (Jim Haynie) pursues Ruth-Anne (Peg Phillips).

A guilt-stricken Chris (John Corbett) falls for a woman (Wendel Meldrum) whose dog he accidentally killed; Maurice (Barry Corbin) is dissatisfied with an antique clock he ordered from Germany.

A heavy-metal rock star (Adam Ant) comes to town, mesmerizing Shelly (Cynthia Geary); Chris' (John Corbett) long-lost friend arrives unexpectedly and holds him to a difficult promise.

A man (Anthony Edwards) who must live in a bubble because of his allergic reaction to pollution moves to Cicely; Ruth-Anne's (Peg Phillips) son Matthew (Joel Polis) arrives for a visit.

A former flame (Bill Irwin) returns to Cicely to win Marilyn (Elaine Miles) back; Ed's (Darren E. Burrows) creative block is cured when he finds a ruby ring in a fish.

Holling (John Cullum), who has always been proud of not passing on the cursed Vincoeur genes, learns he has a daughter (Valerie Perrine); Marilyn (Elaine Miles) moves out on her own.

As the citizens of Cicely prepare for their varied Thanksgiving celebrations, Joel (Rob Morrow) is devastated to learn he must remain in Alaska for another year.

A former KGB employee (David Hemmings) arrives with a dossier revealing Maurice (Barry Corbin) unknowingly leaked secret information; Maggie (Janine Turner) is affected by another flier's death.

The citizens of Cicely rally to support Chris (John Corbett) when he is arrested for parole violation and faces extradition to his home state of West Virginia.

An apocalyptic dream causes Ed (Darren E. Burrows) to become depressed about the destruction of the environment; Maggie (Janine Turner) finds Indian artifacts buried in her yard.

Chris (John Corbett) is disturbed by his attraction to a monk when he goes on retreat to a monastery; Maurice and Ruth-Anne (Barry Corbin, Peg Phillips) enter into a bitter feud.

Ed's (Darren E. Burrows) spiritual guide (Floyd Red Crow Westerman) returns to help him find the father who abandoned him.

Maggie (Janine Turner) promises Joel (Rob Morrow) professional basketball tickets if he will accompany her home on a visit to her dysfunctional family.

When Marilyn (Elaine Miles) decides to take a trip to Seattle, an apprehensive Joel (Rob Morrow) tries to make all the arrangements; Holling (John Cullum) struggles to get his high-school diploma.

When an unsettling wind blows into town, Maggie (Janine Turner) breaks Joel's (Rob Morrow) nose during a disagreement, leading to recriminations, a physical fight and sex in her barn.

Ed (Darren E. Burrows) agrees to an arranged marriage in the American Indian tradition; Maggie (Janine Turner) blocks out her sexual escapade with Joel (Rob Morrow).

Joel (Rob Morrow) goes on strike when the state refuses to let him take a vacation; Chris (John Corbett) searches for artistic inspiration.

The unveiling of a totem pole, carved as a tribute to Marilyn's (Elaine Miles) clan, reactivates interclan rivalry; Shelly (Cynthia Geary) is told marriage will cure her hallucinations.

Maggie's (Janine Turner) elation that she has cured, rather than killed, a boyfriend is short-lived when Mike (Anthony Edwards) announces he is leaving for Russia to work with Greenpeace.

Maurice (Barry Corbin) plans an expensive and elaborate feast to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Minnifield Communications; Adam and Eve (Adam Arkin, Valerie Mahaffey) return with their new baby.

Maurice (Barry Corbin) helps Joel (Rob Morrow) find some fellow Jews to join him in mourning his uncle's death.

The town believes Maggie (Janine Turner) has healing powers after she saves Dave's (William J. White) life; Joel (Rob Morrow) tells Shelly (Cynthia Geary) she is expecting a baby.

Maurice's (Barry Corbin) Korean son travels to Cicely to get his father's permission to marry; Ed (Darren E. Burrows) tries to find a way to preserve his native language.