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Marilyn: The Eagle wasn't always the Eagle. The Eagle, before he became the Eagle,
was Yucatangee, the Talker. Yucatangee talked and talked. It talked so much
it heard only itself. Not the river, not the wind, not even the Wolf. The Raven
came and said "The Wolf is hungry. If you stop talking, you'll hear him. The
wind too. And when you hear the wind, you'll fly." So he stopped talking. And
became its nature, the Eagle. The Eagle soared, and its flight said all it needed
to say.
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Log
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When Joel's parents trek to Cicely, it ends up being
a soul-searching time for all three; Holling shocks
everyone when he reveals that he is bored by sports.
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Synopsis
(1): |
Joel is on his best
behavior for a visit from his folks when they arrive in Cicely. His mom, Nadine
(guest star Joanna Merlin),
is struck by the vast surroundings and awed by the creaking wings of a huge
bird soaring past her. When Marilyn informs Nadine
that she (Nadine) has a special eagle spirit, they look for eagles on Marilyn's
rock and Marilyn explains the legend of the magnificent bird. Nadine returns
to the rock alone and, craning to get a better view, she slips on gravel and
falls, but glides gracefully on the wind to the bottom of the cliff.
Joel and his dad, Herb
(guest star David Margulies),
are forced to spend more time together i without Nadine's incessant chatter
in the way. Unfortunately, Dad's "Mister Fix-It" suggestions and medical advice
to Joel's patients cause Joel to lose control, which leads to a scuffle. However,
with Nadine permanently quieted by the legend of the eagle and her new spirituality,
the men must deal with each other, and awkwardly make up.
During the heart of baseball
season, Holling reveals that he is completely bored by sports. Shelly is traumatized, fearing the pooper will grow up a sissy. Holling is worried
he will miss out on the many bonding moments between father and son over a good
game of catch. After mean-spirited joking from the patrons at the Brick, Holling
hits his limit and snaps off the television right in the middle of a game and
speaks his piece. |
Details:
(Production Bible) |
It's a girl! Joel has a sister. All we know about her so far is that she threw
up in the family's Ford Fairlane after drinking too much root beer. |
Trivia:
(Production Bible) |
Network complains about Shelly's use of "Pussy." [Shelly: "There
you were, in front of the whole bar, admitting you were a pussy about sports."]
No one in the audience seems to be mind. I kind of liked it.
Joel and Herb's
scenes confirm what the Academy has thought all along - "Northern Exposure"
is a drama. Or as one unnamed writer exclaimed while watching dailies, "It's
like f***ing Strindberg!" [Note: That is verbatem (except for the *'s)
from the Updated NE Bible!]
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Guest
stars (9): |
Nadine Fleischman
- Joanna Merlin
Herb Fleischman - David Margulies
Owen - George Barril (Also
appeared in 4.24, 5.10, 5.17, 5.18, 5.19, 6.2, 6.12, 6.15, 6.17, 6.23)
Phil - Clark Sandford
Andy Pettit - Frank Dartt
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Music:
(Note music listed is from the original TV airings. The DVD may differ.) |
El Cuchipe - Los Lobos
[Herb and Maurice chat about anatomy in the Brick.]
Shame Shame
Shame Shame - Mark Collie
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Shelly’s
Earrings: |
Hands (or baseball mitts?) [Gifts arrive from Tammy, including a baby baseball
mitt.]
Baseball bat & ball [Discovers Holling doesn't like sports.] |
Additional
Notes: |
Another Mike!! All the non-speaking or one-liner parts seem to be Mike. This
one looks like Jeff Foxworthy.
"Owen"
is back (the extra who helped Chris and Holling with Walt's light visor intervention.)
Flatrock - where
Nadine and Marilyn go to see Eagles and Nadine later falls of the cliff there.
This is the same filming location where Jesse the Bear (3.20 The
Final Frontier) is buried, and where Ruth-Anne and Ed dance on her grave
(3.8 A-Hunting We Will Go).
Shelly never has
earrings when she is in her jammies or bathrobe.
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Footnotes
and additional research
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