Q 01/05

Where does Joel Fleischman come from?

A) New York

B) Boston

C) Philadelphia

D) Chicago

Answer · why

A) New York

The neurotic young doctor from Flushing, Queens expected a modern hospital in Anchorage and got Cicely instead.

Q 02/05

Who plays Dr. Joel Fleischman?

A) Adam Arkin

B) Rob Morrow

C) John Corbett

D) Paul Provenza

Answer · why

B) Rob Morrow

His contract fights led to a lawsuit from Universal in 1992 and to his leaving midway through the final season.

Q 03/05

Why is Joel obliged to practise medicine in the far north?

A) The state paid his medical school tuition

B) He lost a bet with his father in Flushing

C) He is serving a term of court probation

D) He inherited the practice from an uncle

Answer · why

A) The state paid his medical school tuition

He expected a modern hospital in Anchorage and got the only doctor's job in Cicely instead.

Q 04/05

How many years does Joel's contract with the state of Alaska run?

A) Four

B) Five

C) Two

D) Ten

Answer · why

A) Four

The first season is largely about his attempts to get out of it.

Q 05/05

On which network did the show air from 1990 to 1995?

A) NBC

B) Fox

C) ABC

D) CBS

Answer · why

D) CBS

It began as an eight-episode mid-season summer replacement in July 1990.