Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Season 1 Episode Guide
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Season snapshot
18
episodes currently available in the iDRief catalog.
Episode Directory
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.
Episode
2
Pilot (2)
Jan 1, 1993
Brief episode summary coming soon.
Episode
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.
Episode
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.
Episode
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.
Episode
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.
Episode
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.
Episode
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.
Episode
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.
Episode
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.
Episode
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.
Episode
12
The Prisoner
Mar 13, 1993
After Gen. Custer injures Cloud Dancing and sentences him to hang, Dr. Mike and Sully orchestrate his escape.
Episode
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.
Episode
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.
Episode
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.
Episode
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.
Episode
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.
Episode
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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