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Northern Exposure S1E6 — Sex, Lies and Ed's Tapes
7.5

Sex, Lies and Ed's Tapes

7.5/10 · 504 votesAug 16, 199045 min

Ranked #7 of 8 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

Discussion

A young man from Saskatchewan further rocks the already delicate relationship between Shelly and Holling. Ed suffers from writer's block and a lack of focus as he tries to begin work on his blockbuster movie. Maggie and Rick tiptoe around ""Maggie's curse"" when he shows

Seasons6

Season 1 Episodes8

Cast8

Rob Morrow

Rob Morrow

Joel Fleischman

Janine Turner

Janine Turner

Maggie O'Connell

Barry Corbin

Barry Corbin

Maurice Minnifield

John Cullum

John Cullum

Holling Vincoeur

Darren E. Burrows

Darren E. Burrows

Ed Chigliak

John Corbett

John Corbett

Chris Stevens

Cynthia Geary

Cynthia Geary

Shelly Tambo

Peg Phillips

Peg Phillips

Ruth-Anne Miller

Crew3

S

Sandy Smolan

Director

Joshua Brand

Joshua Brand

Writer

John Falsey

John Falsey

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Sex, Lies and Ed's Tapes" is episode 6 of Northern Exposure season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 504 votes, ranking #7 of 8 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Sandy Smolan and written by Joshua Brand, John Falsey, it aired on August 16, 1990.