Soapy Sanderson

7.6/10 · 598 votesJul 26, 199045 min

Ranked #5 of 8 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

A hermit takes Joel's advice to put his affairs in order and leaves all his considerable land holdings to be jointly administered by Maggie and the good doctor, who has definite ideas about how to dispose of the windfall.

Season 1 Episodes8

E1 8.0

Pilot

E2 8.0

Brains, Know How and Native Intelligence

E3 7.6Now viewing

Soapy Sanderson

E4 7.4

Dreams, Schemes and Putting Greens

E5 8.0

Russian Flu

E6 7.5

Sex, Lies and Ed's Tapes

E7 7.6

A Kodiak Moment

E8 8.8

Aurora Borealis: A Fairy Tale for Big People

Cast8

Rob Morrow

Joel Fleischman

Janine Turner

Maggie O'Connell

Barry Corbin

Maurice Minnifield

John Cullum

Holling Vincoeur

Darren E. Burrows

Ed Chigliak

John Corbett

Chris Stevens

Cynthia Geary

Shelly Tambo

Peg Phillips

Ruth-Anne Miller

Crew3

Jerry Stahl

Writer

Stephen Cragg

Director

Karen Hall

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Soapy Sanderson" is episode 3 of Northern Exposure season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 598 votes, ranking #5 of 8 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Stephen Cragg and written by Jerry Stahl, Karen Hall, it aired on July 26, 1990.

Soapy Sanderson

Seasons6

Season 1 Episodes8

Cast8

Crew3

Discussion

Episode Summary