Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Season 1 Episode Guide

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18

episodes currently available in the iDRief catalog.

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Season 1 episodes

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Episode

1

Pilot (1)

Jan 1, 1993

After her father dies, Mike leaves Boston for Colorado Springs, where she sets up practice and adopts three orphans.

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2

Pilot (2)

Jan 1, 1993

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3

Epidemic

Jan 2, 1993

While trying to stave off an influenza epidemic, Dr. Mike falls prey to the deadly virus, leaving the town in jeopardy.

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4

The Visitor

Jan 9, 1993

Dr. Mike's disapproving mother visits from Boston and finds her daughter's unconventional life on the frontier difficult to accept.

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5

Law Of The Land

Jan 16, 1993

Dr. Mike hires a retired gunslinger as sheriff to save the life of an orphaned immigrant who stole a cow to feed his starving family.

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6

The Healing

Jan 23, 1993

A bitter Loren, who blames Sully for his daughter's death, tries to repossess Dr. Mike's cabin when he learns he still owns the deed.

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7

Father's Day

Jan 30, 1993

Dr. Mike is suspicious when Charlotte's husband returns to the children he abandoned and tries to convince the town that he has changed.

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8

Bad Water

Feb 6, 1993

Dr. Mike threatens a wealthy mining baron when mercury from his mine contaminates the town's water supply and causes illness in the community.

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9

The Great American Medicine Show

Feb 13, 1993

When a medicine-show man arrives in town, selling an elixir he claims will cure anything, Dr. Mike becomes determined to prove him a fraud.

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10

A Cowboy's Lullaby

Feb 20, 1993

A thieving cowhand rides into town and quickly disappears after robbing Loren's store and leaving his sick baby with Dr. Mike.

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11

Running Ghost

Feb 27, 1993

When Sully is beaten and left for dead by skinners who are slaughtering buffalo, Dr. Mike fears he may be paralyzed.

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12

The Prisoner

Mar 13, 1993

After Gen. Custer injures Cloud Dancing and sentences him to hang, Dr. Mike and Sully orchestrate his escape.

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13

Happy Birthday

Mar 27, 1993

A lonely Dr. Mike believes the whole town feels sorry for her as she prepares to celebrate another birthday as an unmarried woman.

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14

Rite Of Passage

Apr 10, 1993

Dr. Mike is at odds with Matthew when he announces his decision to forgo a university education and marry Ingrid.

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15

Heroes

May 1, 1993

Influenced by romance novels, Colleen develops a crush on Sully and endangers her life when she sets up a situation in which he must rescue her.

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16

The Operation

May 8, 1993

Dr. Mike is forced to operate on Brian after he suffers a severe head injury; the townspeople argue over the construction of a new school.

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17

The Secret

May 15, 1993

When one of Dr. Mike's patients dies and leaves behind an illegitimate child, Hank is forced to admit he is the boy's father.

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18

Portraits

May 22, 1993

When a famous Civil War photographer arrives to take a town portrait, he is delayed by bickering, and Dr. Mike discovers he is going blind.

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