Season 4 (1992-1993)
| Series # |
Episode # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 1 | "Northwest Passages" | Dean Parisot | Robin Green | September 28, 1992 (1992-09-28) |
| To celebrate her thirtieth birthday, Maggie spends the weekend camping alone to reflect on her life and cleanse her soul. Marilyn asks Chris to help her learn how to drive. Maurice rambles endlessly into a recorder about his past in an attempt to write his memoirs. | |||||
| 40 | 2 | "Midnight Sun" | Michael Katleman | Michael Katleman | October 5, 1992 (1992-10-05) |
| Joel is "light loony" and, with his enormous amount of excess energy, coaches the Cicely Quarks in their annual basketball game against Sleetmute. An old friend (Gillis Toomey) drops in to visit Ruth-Anne and outfits the town from his collection of fashionable ensembles. | |||||
| 41 | 3 | "Nothing's Perfect" | Nick Marck | Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider | October 12, 1992 (1992-10-12) |
| Chris kills a dog with his truck and quickly falls in love with its owner (Amy, the Pi Lady). Maurice buys an extremely expensive Augsburg clock and with its delivery comes a highly trained specialist (played by Mark Pellegrino) to install it. | |||||
| 42 | 4 | "Heroes" | Charles Braverman | Jeff Vlaming | October 19, 1992 (1992-10-19) |
| Chris must decide what to do with his deceased friend's remains (Tooley). A heavy-metal rock star (guest star Adam Ant) mistakenly arrives in Cicely instead of Sicily. | |||||
| 43 | 5 | "Blowing Bubbles" | Rob Thompson | Mark B. Perry | November 2, 1992 (1992-11-02) |
| A mysterious new resident (Mike Monroe) quarantines himself in Cicely, arousing Maggie's interest and Joel's disbelief. Ruth-Anne must also cope with a new addition to the community - her materialistic son, Matthew, who gives up his career as an investment banker in Atlanta in search of a simpler life. | |||||
| 44 | 6 | "On Your Own" | Joan Tewkesbury | Sy Rosen and Christian Williams | November 9, 1992 (1992-11-09) |
| The Flying Man returns to Cicely (along with Mummenschanz) to woo Marilyn; Ed finds a ring that once belonged to Federico Fellini; Maurice has Mike rewrite his will to include his recently discovered Korean son, Duk Won. | |||||
| 45 | 7 | "The Bad Seed" | Randall Miller | Mitchell Burgess | November 16, 1992 (1992-11-16) |
| Everyone is shocked when Holling's unknown illegitimate daughter (guest start Valerie Perrine) arrives in town - especially Holling who believed he was sterile. Maggie assists Marilyn in her search for her dream house. Ed is excited about his annual visit from Princess, a crane he took under his wing when she was abandoned as a baby. | |||||
| 46 | 8 | "Thanksgiving" | Michael Fresco | David Assael | November 23, 1992 (1992-11-23) |
| Cicely readies itself for the annual Day of the Dead parade and Thanksgiving Day feast; Joel discovers he owes the state of Alaska a fifth year of service. | |||||
| 47 | 9 | "Do the Right Thing" | Nick Marck | Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider | November 30, 1992 (1992-11-30) |
| An ex-member of the KGB visits Cicely to sell Maurice his official Russian dossier; a health inspector surveys The Brick for the first time in more than thirty years; Maggie makes a vow to herself to live each day as if it were her last. | |||||
| 48 | 10 | "Crime and Punishment" | Rob Thompson | Jeff Melvoin | December 14, 1992 (1992-12-14) |
| Chris's past finally catches up with him and he is apprehended and tried for breaking parole in the state of West Virginia many years earlier. | |||||
| 49 | 11 | "Survival of the Species" | Dean Parisot | Denise Dobbs | January 4, 1993 (1993-01-04) |
| Ed becomes environmentally conscious; Maggie discovers ancient Indian relics in her backyard; Chris befriends a young delinquent and teaches him about life on the road. | |||||
| 50 | 12 | "Revelations" | Daniel Attias | Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider | January 11, 1993 (1993-01-11) |
| Chris takes his vacation at a monastery; Ruth-Anne pays Maurice the remaining amount owed on her store; Joel becomes incredibly antsy when he has no patients. | |||||
| 51 | 13 | "Duets" | Win Phelps | Geoffrey Neigher | January 18, 1993 (1993-01-18) |
| Ed's spiritual guide leads him to his natural father; Maggie and Mike share their first kiss; traveling piano tuner visits the Brick to adjust its ancient upright. | |||||
| 52 | 14 | "Grosse Pointe, 48230" | Michael Katleman | Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green | February 1, 1993 (1993-02-01) |
| Maggie bribes Joel into accompanying her to her grandmother's birthday party in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. | |||||
| 53 | 15 | "Learning Curve" | Michael Vittes | Jeff Vlaming | February 8, 1993 (1993-02-08) |
| Much to Joel's distress, Marilyn goes on vacation by herself; Holling attempts to earn his high school diploma; the regional teacher spends two weeks in Cicely and almost becomes a role model for Maggie. | |||||
| 54 | 16 | "Ill Wind" | Rob Thompson | Jeff Melvoin | February 15, 1993 (1993-02-15) |
| Drastic tension between Maggie and Joel and they finally 'do it'; Maurice is unhappy when Chris saves his life; Ed is intrigued by death. | |||||
| 55 | 17 | "Love's Labour Mislaid" | Joe Napolitano | Jeff Melvoin | February 22, 1993 (1993-02-22) |
| Maggie forgets having sex with Joel; Ed faces an arranged marriage; a rare bird is seen (a Siberian Tit) and Holling and Ruth-Anne go out to see it. | |||||
| 56 | 18 | "Northern Lights" | Bill D'Elia | Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider | March 1, 1993 (1993-03-01) |
| Maurice befriends Cicely's first homeless man; Joel goes on strike when his vacation is denied; Ruth-Anne, Chris, and Holling perform their various winter rituals. | |||||
| 57 | 19 | "Family Feud" | Adam Arkin | David Assael | March 8, 1993 (1993-03-08) |
| When a totem pole is carved for the Whirlwind family, a family feud originating from an incident in 1934 is resurrected, dividing the Native Americans in Cicely. | |||||
| 58 | 20 | "Homesick" | Nick Marck | Jeff Vlaming | March 15, 1993 (1993-03-15) |
| When Mike (guest star Anthony Edwards) gets test results showing he is completely healthy, he feels obligated to leave Cicely and Maggie behind to continue his environmental crusade. | |||||
| 59 | 21 | "The Big Feast" | Rob Thompson | Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green | March 22, 1993 (1993-03-22) |
| To celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of Minnifield Communications, Maurice plans an extremely elaborate party; Adam and Eve (guest stars Adam Arkin and Valerie Mahaffey) return to Cicely with their new baby. | |||||
| 60 | 22 | "Kaddish for Uncle Manny" | Michael Lange | Jeff Melvoin | May 3, 1993 (1993-05-03) |
| When Joel's uncle dies, he discovers that the important bonds in times of trouble are not necessarily from a common religion, but rather a sense of community. | |||||
| 61 | 23 | "Mud and Blood" | Jim Charleston | Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider | May 10, 1993 (1993-05-10) |
| At the coming of spring, Maggie and Holling find affirmation of life in Shelly's pregnancy. | |||||
| 62 | 24 | "Sleeping with the Enemy" | Frank Prinzi | Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green | May 17, 1993 (1993-05-17) |
| Duk Won seeks approval of his betrothed; Ed dubs a movie in Tlingit; Holling wants more sex. | |||||
| 63 | 25 | "Old Tree" | Michael Fresco | Diane Frolov and Robin Green | May 24, 1993 (1993-05-24) |
| When an old tree considered to be a Cicely historical landmark appears to be dying, Joel dons a tree doctor's hat and gives his prognosis. Joel hurts himself every time Maggie is nice to him. Shelly starts singing instead of talking. |
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