Directed by Joshua Brand
Written by Brand & John Falsey
Joel Fleischman (Rob Morrow) is a young doctor from New York City. He plans to spend the next few years in Anchorage to pay off his debt to the state of Alaska, which paid his student loans. To his dismay, he is instead relocated to the remote town of Cicely to be the town's sole practitioner.
First episode of Northern Exposure.
Tropes for the episode:
- One-Word Title: Pilot.
