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| 1-2 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (Pilot) | January 1, 1993 | Disc 1 |
| Michaela "Mike" Quinn, of Boston, followed in her father's footsteps by becoming a doctor. Dr. Mike worked side by side her father. But his sudden death caused her the loss of, not only her best friend, but the loss of their medical practice. The lack of job opportunities for women doctors lead Michaela to answer an ad for a doctor in Colorado territory. Michaela left her fancy home in the city of Boston for the western town, Colorado Springs. When she arrives in town she is met with mockery, for they expected a man doctor. She is befriended by Charlotte Cooper (Diane Ladd) and becomes good friends with her. Charlotte and Dr. Quinn become close friends and when Charlotte is bitten by a rattle snake, she leaves her three children Matthew (Chad Allen), Colleen (Erika Flores, later Jessica Bowman) and Brian (Shawn Toovey) for Dr. Mike to look after. As the town continues to mock Michaela for expecting to be the town doctor, she meets Sully, a white man "turned" Native American who lets her live in his old house. Michaela continued to certify her doctoring abilities to the town and slowly she became excepted by some townsfolk.
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| 3 | Epidemic | January 2, 1993 | Disc 1 |
| Horror mounts when a flu epidemic attacks Colorado Springs. Dr. Mike must attend the sick townspeople and protect others from getting the deadly disease. But being a lady doctor has people questioning whether she can handle the fatal epidemic.
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| 4 | The Visitor | January 9, 1993 | Disc 1 |
| Mike's estranged mother (Jane Wyman) visits, but she and Mike are still miles apart. Meanwhile, Robert E is injured in a fire.
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| 5 | Law of the Land | January 16, 1993 | Disc 2 |
| A gunslinger (Johnny Cash) arrives looking for a quiet town in which to hang 'em up, but Colorado Springs is itching to lynch an immigrant (Christopher Keene Kelly) for cattle rustling to feed his starving family.
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| 6 | The Healing | January 23, 1993 | Disc 2 |
| 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.
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| 7 | Father's Day | January 30, 1993 | Disc 2 |
| As Dr. Quinn is trying to persuade the townspeople that smallpox vaccinations are necessary, the father of Brain, Colleen, and Matthew arrives.
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| 8 | Bad Water | February 6, 1993 | Disc 2 |
| When several townspeople come down with mercury poisoning, Dr. Mike forces a reluctant Sully to guide her to the high mountain stream which may be the source of the problem. The trek is difficult for her, but she ultimately earns Sully's respect and gratitude after saving his life twice despite a broken wrist. Just as they confirm that the water is being polluted by a local mine owner whose mining process is dumping mercury into the stream, they are captured by his men. In the interim, worried townsfolk send out an inept posse to try to locate Sully and Dr. Mike. Olive backs Grace's new venture -- Grace's Cafe. In the end, Dr. Mike saves the day by curing the mine owner's son, who has fallen victim to the poisoned water, and convincing the owner to close the mine.
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| 9 | The Great American Medicine Show | February 13, 1993 | Disc 3 |
| Dr. Mike tries to heal the soul of Doc Eli, a Civil War surgeon turned patent medicine show huckster, who's come to like the taste of his own medicine, an all-curing elixir used by the fabled Kickapoo Indians. She doesn't trust the sales pitch of this exploitave medicine show man, especially when she's facing a real medical crisis involving Myra. She must help Doc Eli face his past demons, before he can help her remove an ovarian cyst from Myra, in a technique he pioneered. Meanwhile Sully's on a similar mission in trying to convince Franklin, a disillusioned Cheyenne, survivor of a massacre, to join his own people in their continuing fight for survival. Myra and Horace get engaged.
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| 10 | A Cowboy's Lullaby | February 20, 1993 | Disc 3 |
| Dr. Mike takes in Red McCall, a down-and-out cowboy, and his ailing half-breed infant child. McCall reaches the end of his rope trying to care for his baby, so after robbing Loren's store, he leaves the baby in Michaela's care, sensing she could find a suitable home for his child. Dr. Mike's attempts to find a home for the baby prove futile. When she travels to a remote cabin to check on the health of it's owner, she finds him badly mangled from a bear attack. Her horse is frightened off by the bear, and she's marooned in the cabin until Sully shows up looking for her. They narrowly escape being the rabid bear's next victims. After returning to town, Dr. Mike decides she'd rather raise the child herself than turn him over to an orphanage. However, Sully locates Red and convinces him to keep the child.
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| 11 | Running Ghost | February 27, 1993 | Disc 3 |
| Sully ends up badly beaten and partially paralyzed following a run in with buffalo hunters who were hired by the railroad to clear the buffalo and Indians out of the planned train path. As Dr. Mike, Cloud Dancing and the kids fight to help Sully regain the use of his legs, a con man who's passed himself off as an advance man for the railroad is in the process of swindling the townsfolk out of the deed to their property. Sully recovers and Dr. Mike unmasks the con man's plan thereby saving the townsfolk's property.
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| 12 | The Prisoner | March 13, 1993 | Disc 3 |
| After ambushing Black Kettle's camp, General Custer enters the town carrying wounded soldiers and Indian prisoners, including Cloud Dancing, whom Custer threatens to kill if Dr. Mike does not treat his men before the injured braves. Later, Dr. Mike treats Cloud Dancing's broken arm while he remains shackled in the livery after Custer's interrogation. When Custer jokingly hauls Cloud Dancing before a firing squad that fires blanks, Dr. Mike and Sully engineer Cloud Dancing's escape. Meanwhile, Olive opens a Hurdy Gurdy, recruiting girls from the immigrant camp and a reluctant Loren, Horace and Jake for the band. Matthew buys all of Ingrid's dance tickets then shyly confesses that he doesn't know how to dance. Robert E. and Grace exchange looks. Robert E. is still burned from The Visitor (#3).
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| 13 | Happy Birthday | March 27, 1993 | Disc 4 |
| After a patient of Dr. Mike's dies of blood poisoning, she accuses Jake, the barber, of infecting the man with his dirty razor. Her accusation throws Jake into an alcoholic binge. Dr. Mike tries in vain to pull him out of it, but finally realizes he must be the one to want to stop drinking. She gives him something to live for by pointing out his many friends in town, including her. Meanwhile, Mike's children try to help her deal with her loneliness on her 35th birthday by conspiring to find her a proper suitor before her surprise party.
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| 14 | Rites of Passage | April 10, 1993 | Disc 4 |
| Episode summary Matthew and Michaela are at odds over his future when he sets out to prove to others-and to himself- that he is a grown man ready to take on life- and decides to marry Ingrid. Frustrated by her overprotectiveness and his desire for independence, Matthew undertakes a "vision quest", a Cheyenne ceremony in which a man searches for direction. Michaela, knowing he is spending four days and nights without food and water in the wilderness, worries that his quest to discover his manhood may cost him his life. Chuck Bowman directed from a script by Sara Davis.
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| 15 | Heroes | May 1, 1993 | Disc 4 |
| Colleen develops a teenage crush on Sully after he pulls her out of the path of a runaway wagon. Imagining herself as a damsel in distress and Sully as her knight in shining armor, she purposely sets out to get lost in the woods hoping Sully will rescue her. A freak cold snap blows up and she almost freezes to death before Sully and Dr. Mike find her. Dr. Mike works hard to save Colleen's badly frostbitten hands, and Sully ultimately has a heart-to- heart talk with Colleen. Meanwhile, racial tensions in town reach a boiling point when Hank accuses Grace of food poisoning which is later proved false when Dr. Mike discovers Hank has been eating meat infected with trichinosis.
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| 16 | The Operation | May 8, 1993 | Disc 4 |
| While Brian and Sully are out hiking, Brian climbs a tree and jumps out before Sully can stop him. Brian lands hard, hitting his head. Mike, angry with Sully for not watching Brian more carefully, is relieved to find no signs of injury. Later, the townsfolk argue over who will build the new schoolhouse, Matthew wants Robert E included, but, in the end Jake and Loren are tapped for the job. Brian begins to exhibit symptoms of compression, which escalate to blindness and later, coma. A specialist can't be found and Mike must perform a dangerous brain operation while Jake and Grace assist. Meanwhile, the town, including Robert E, pulls together to build the schoolhouse. Brian awakens and wanders out to the new school where Mike and the family find him, overjoyed that he can see again
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| 17 | The Secret | May 15, 1993 | Disc 5 |
| When Mike and Sully stop to check on old Mrs. Johnson, they discover her dead and a young boy, Zack, hidden in the closet. Mike takes the child in and confronts the townsfolk, who reluctantly admit to knowing the boy's mother was one of Hank's whores. When she died they sent Zack to Mrs. Johnson because he was "simple." Mike is frustrated in her attempts to find a medical diagnosis and cure for Zack's condition. Mike's further detective work reveals that Hank is Zack's father, and she helps Hank own up to his responsibility. Meanwhile, Brian seems to be the only one to get the boy to exhibit his artistic abilities, and he is mistakenly given credit for a drawing that Zack has done. Later, when Zack's artistic talent is discovered, Hank agrees to send him to an art school in Denver. The show has a cute opening scene of Mike and Sully with him criticizing her driving.
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| 18 | Portraits | May 22, 1993 | Disc 5 |
| David Watkins, a civil war photographer arrives in Colorado Springs. Dr. Mike diagnoses David's diabetes and is frustrated that he refuses treatment and will ultimately go blind. David suggests taking a portrait of the town and an argument ensues over who will be in it. When the camera equipment is destroyed, the whole town must pull together to create a camera and take the photo before David's eyesight fails. At the same time, Mrs. Bing, Horace's mother, is brought to town, seriously ill. Mrs. Bing disapproves of Myra until she learns how much they love each other, and on her deathbed bestows her blessing on their marriage.
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| 19 | The Race | September 25, 1993 | Disc 1 |
| An episode revolving around gender roles, Dr. Mike wants to run her horse, but is not allowed; Brian cooks an unusual pie, despite being told boys don't cook.
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| 20 | Sanctuary | October 2, 1993 | Disc 1 |
| Loren's sister-in-law and first love Dorothy leaves her abusive husband and is treated by Dr. Mike, only for her husband to end up dead after the next beating. Dorothy stands trial for his murder, and asks Michaela to be her lawyer. In the local tribe, Cloud Dancing's wife objects to him taking a second wife thanks to Dr Mike's influence. Cloud Dancing struggles between duty to the tribe and his personal feelings.
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| 21 | Halloween | October 30, 1993 | Disc 1 |
| A ghost story about a dead miner killing 10 year old boys coincides with an arthritic stranger coming to town. Brian is scared, as he is the only local boy that age.
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| 22 | The Incident | November 6, 1993 | Disc 1 |
| Jake accidentally kills an Indian while hunting for deer. Horace is shot and is intimidated into covering up the truth. Tensions between the Natives and the townspeople mount as gossip surrounding the incident runs wild. Dog Soldiers attack an innocent family, upsetting both sides. When Jake won't come peacefully, he is kidnapped -- Sully goes to negotiate his release and is shockingly thrown off the reservation. Horace's conscience finally gets the best of him under Myra's pressure and he admits the truth to her and Dr. Mike. Dorothy chastises Loren for his lies, but realizes she must print a retraction immediately and feels bad for printing untruths. Despite being beaten by the Dog Soldiers, Jake tries to blame Horace. Sully finally makes him tell the truth, and attempts to defend the townspeople against Cloud Dancing, which ends in a fistfight Michaela must break up. Myra offers to send a wire, but fearful of what the army will do Brian and Colleen cut the telegraph wires. Back at the trial, when war is suggested Sully declares he must be killed first. The council decides not to go to war, but Jake must make reparations towards the family of Little Eagle, the brave that was killed.
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| 23 | Saving Souls | November 13, 1993 | Disc 2 |
| Sister Ruth, a traveling faith healer, comes to town. Horace's gout is "healed" but Dr. Mike is not impressed. Johnny Cash returns to reprise his role as Kid Cole. Robert E. fumbles through a proposal to Grace, and she joyfully accepts. When Ruby enters the saloon, Cole defends her and the evangelical healer is clearly sweet on her. Ingrid's asthma almost kills her thanks to the faith healer convincing the immigrants to toss their medicine. Grace chooses Dr. Mike has her maid of honour, while Sully is chosen to be Robert E.'s best man. The preacher argues against marrying the two in the church because he is concerned what the congregation will think. Sully is lost as to what to buy for a wedding gift, but Michaela saves him by suggesting they buy a bible together. Kid is punched in the chest and needs emergency surgery to drain fluid off his lungs, after which Ruth tries to convince the gunslinger of her feelings, admitting her love and receiving a kiss. The episode ends with Grace and Robert E. getting married before the parish in the church.
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| 24-25 | Where the Heart Is (Parts 1 & 2) | November 20, 1993 | Disc 2 |
| Dr. Quinn's mother, Elizabeth, falls ill and she is called to Boston. Without thinking, Mr. Mike takes our her stress and worry on the children. Sully reveals how his parents died. One of the sisters, Marjorie, is disdainful of both the children and Dr. Mike's insistence on seeing their ailing mother. Mrs. Quinn has two physicians: one is older and believes women should not be doctors while the other is much younger, smitten with Michaela, and believes she has the cure. Dr. Mike ends up curing her mother and earning Dr. Burke's esteem. In the meantime, Sully dreams about being in Boston, and sets out to join the four. Sully and the children accidentally stumble onto Michaela receiving a kiss on the hand by Dr. Burke. Matthew demands to go home, homesick and missing Ingrid. Elizabeth convinces Sully to wear Boston finery and to the delight of Dr. Mike he looks incredibly dashing. Sully, with new finery, takes Michaela out to a sumptuous dinner for two with dancing afterwards. The two then attend an opera, where Dr. Mike must explain what is going on to a long-suffering Sully. Dr. Burke has Dr. Quinn to make a speech, and though many of the male doctors leave in disgust, about half stay for the speech and are impressed. Immediately after, Burke confesses his live for Michaela and proposes marriage, and she attempts to let him down gently but he refuses to take no for an answer. Sully demands to know if she's going to marry the fellow doctor, but she refuses to answer. Sully admits he came to Boston because he loves Dr. Mike, but goes back home to Colorado anyways. After admitting to her mother she doesn't love William Burke, Michaela must tell him she cannot accept his proposal, and the four leave the next day. Matthew admits he was wrong to judge his grandmother prematurely. A very warm welcome meets the family when they return to their home, with the episode ending on Michaela's admission of love for Sully.
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| 26 | Giving Thanks | November 27, 1993 | Disc 2 |
| Sully and Dr. Mike start to "go courtin'" but a drought threatens the town. When Cloud Dancing brings food in to convince the townspeople crops can grow in a drought but they throw his food in the dirt. Hank decides to leave, separating Myra and Horace. Robert E. considers leaving and Grace refuses to go because she feels she has an identity where she is -- Robert E. threatens to leave her behind. Dr. Mike and Sully get into a lover's spat. Jake and Loren take water from the reservation, ignoring the warnings that it's not for human consumption; many townspeople become sick. A lightning strike hits the barn on the homestead, threatening to consume the barn and Dr. Mike takes Sully to task for his old habits of considering himself first. Grace and Robert E. mend the rift from their argument. Sully and Michaela also talk through their differences, and she admits to being scared of commitment. The Natives come to Thanksgiving dinner, bringing enough food for all because the Spirits direct them to. Hank returns as dinner is served, to the delight of Horace, but almost ruins everything with his insensitive remarks before Loren takes him to task. As everyone is eating, rain begins pouring down and everyone dances around in delight, soaking wet.
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| 27 | Best Friends | December 4, 1993 | Disc 3 |
| A dance is coming up, setting the young girls in a tizzy. Colleen decides to no longer be friends with the most popular girl in town (Alice) because she is bossy. Dorothy is feeling puny, and when Dr. Mike questions her, it's revealed she is pregnant just as Loren walks into her room; the three fall into an uncomfortable silence. Further examination shows it's not a pregnancy but menopause, which upsets Dorothy deeply. Colleen commissions Robert E. to make a Best Friends necklace. Dorothy begins bleeding heavily, which may require taking out her uterus. Colleen's friend Becky asks her to speak to a boy, but the young man inadvertently thinks Colleen is sweet on him. Loren gives Dorothy a meal in bed, wracked with guilt about believing Hank's false stories on menopause. Colleen goes to meet her friend's crush under the tree and receives her first kiss. Sully stalks off after Dr. Mike tries to teach him to dance. Michaela admits to Dorothy she is afraid of physical intimacy, but after church she notices Sully going into the store alone with Dorothy and becomes suspicious. Becky catches Colleen kissing the boy she likes and they argue. Dr. Mike finally hears about Colleen's problem and points out friendship should be above boyfriends. While in Loren's store, Sully and Dorothy come out of her room laughing. Michaela is ready to explode in anger but Dorothy collapses and is bleeding badly. Loren predicts doom and gloom but when Dorothy comes out fine, he faints dead away in front of the clinic. Colleen becomes the butt of vicious rumours at school and dumps the boyfriend. Loren asks Dorothy to the dance -- but just to sit; either way she won't tell Dr. Mike what Sully was doing with her, and neither will he. At the dance, Loren admits he still has feelings for Dorothy, Alice steals the boy and Becky decides he's not worth it, and Sully dances a perfect Sweetheart Reel -- thanks, of course, to the lessons from Dorothy.
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| 28 | Sully's Choice | December 11, 1993 | Disc 3 |
| The reverend comes home from Soda Springs with the news of a flu epidemic; as the town has no doctor, Michaela rides off to help. Sully can't control the kids and takes a trip into town, where he runs into the Army looking for Dog Soldiers. Sully pleads with Cloud Dancing to try to dissuade the renegades from attacking. Brian asks for a bedtime story. Sully and Brian explore a cave together but come out in the middle of Dog Soldiers attacking railroad builders. Trying to run them off, he is shot by the Army -- who then proceed to put a 200 dollar bounty on his head. Brian runs back to town to get Matthew and Robert E., who find Sully unconscious and bleeding. Jake and Hank go out to collect the bounty. Managing to avoid the soldiers in town, Robert E. gives the wagon with Sully hidden inside over to the Reverend, to take somewhere safe. Colleen is faced with the daunting task of taking the bullet out of Sully alone. Matthew goes in seach of Cloud Dancing while the Revered goes to town for medical supplies. Unfortunately, Matthew is soon followed by Jake, and Hank spots the Reverend sneaking out of the clinic with supplies. All four men arrive back at the cave at the same time. Everyone is surprised when Hank is subdued by the Reverend. Jake removes the bullet from Sully but nicks an artery, which Colleen must suture closed. Sully regains consciousness and goes to turn himself in; Hank's still after the bounty but is blown off. When Sully comes to town, he makes a speech about his innocence, winning the townspeople over. When the Cavalry arrive, Dorothy and others vouch he was "in town" during the time of the incident and threaten to write about shooting an unarmed man in the back. The eposide ends with Dr. Mike returning to town, none the wiser.
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| 29 | Mike's Dream... a Christmas Tale | December 18, 1993 | Disc 3 |
| Mike, mired in a Christmas Eve career/identity crisis, is visited by a friendly angel - the Cooper kids' deceased mom, Charlotte. Charlotte takes Mike on a trip to the past, present and future. On this journey, Mike concludes that the choices and decisions she's made for her career and life the right ones. Charlotte: Diane Ladd.
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| 30 | Crossing the Line | January 1, 1994 | Disc 3 |
| Desperate for funds to finish his homestead, Matthew becomes a scab miner. Disaster is averted by Mike and Sully, who enact a daring rescue when Matthew and other scabs are trapped in a cave-in. Loren refuses credit to strikers, prompting a boycott of his store.
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| 31 | The Offering | January 8, 1994 | Disc 4 |
| Mike and Sully unknowingly aid the U.S. government in giving typhus infected blankets to the Cheyenne, then must help fight the disease. Colonel Egan: John Reger.
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| 32 | The Circus | January 15, 1994 | Disc 4 |
| Mother/daughter issues are explored when Heart and Atlantis, a rag-tag mother/daughter circus team, comes to Colorado Springs. Inner and outer wounds are shared and healed when Mike and Atlantis help Colleen overcome her fear of performing in front of crowds, and Mike helps Heart realize that it's a bond of love, not affliction, that binds she and Atlantis when Mike performs a successful operation to separate Atlantis' webbed fingers. Heart: Fionnula Flanagan. Atlantis: Lisa Rieffel.
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| 33 | Another Woman | January 22, 1994 | Disc 4 |
| Catherine, a beautiful blonde woman captured by and raised with renegade Indians, is brought to Colorado Springs by soldiers when her tribe is wiped out and she's the sole surviving member. Friction develops between Mike and Sully when Catherine falls in love with him, and he seems to respond. Meanwhile, Dorothy starts dating Jake, inciting Loren's jealousy. Catherine: Sheryl Lee.
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| 34 | Orphan Train | January 29, 1994 | Disc 4 |
| Mike considers a marriage proposal from the Reverend in order to provide eight newly arrived orphans with an instant family.
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| 35 | Buffalo Soldiers | February 5, 1994 | Disc 5 |
| A troop of black "Buffalo" Soldiers rides into town intending to kill Indian Dog Soldiers who, because the railroad trespasses on their hunting grounds, have been sabotaging it. Mike manages to thwart the Buffalo Soldiers' mission by warning the Indians, thereby committing an act of civil disobedience. Meanwhile, Mike must teach Colleen the difference between good and bad lying when Colleen cheats on a history test. Carver: Dorian Harewood. Turrell: Spencer Garrett.
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| 36 | Luck of the Draw | March 5, 1994 | Disc 5 |
| Matthew, desperate to earn funds to finish his homestead, becomes a gambler when con-man Julius Hoffman rides into town for the annual poker game at Hank's saloon. Unfortunately, Matthew must learn the hard way that the easier it looks, the harder it hooks. Meanwhile, Brian strives valiantly to earn money to set a captured eagle free, only to be terribly disappointed when the eagle doesn't immediately avail himself of his newly regained freedom. Julius Hoffman: Craig Wasson.
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| 37 | Life and Death | March 12, 1994 | Disc 5 |
| Tom Jennings, Dorothy's Civil War Veteran son, comes to Colorado Springs. Though Mike treats him for pain supposedly incurred from war injuries, his real affliction is an addition to morphine, for which he ransacks the homestead in the middle of the night as the family lies sleeping. The stress of this traumatic event causes Brian and Colleen to "act-out" in disturbing ways. Tom Jennings: Matthew Letscher.
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| 38 | The First Circle | March 26, 1994 | Disc 5 |
| Colorado Springs' townsfolks' racist passions are ignited when Robert E purchases at auction a house which sits in the middle of town. Fueling the fire is Jedediah Bancroft, the auctioneer, who also happens to spearhead the burgeoning Ku Klux Klan movement. Only Mike's courage saves Robert E from a lynch mob, and the townsfolk, ashamed, end up helping him move into his new home. Jedediah Bancroft: George Furth.
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| 39 | Just One Lullaby | April 9, 1994 | Disc 6 |
| Rev. Johnson's in love with the town's new schoolteacher (Sherry Hursey), while Mike's concerned about the woman's wanton use of corporal punishment in the classroom.
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| 40-41 | The Abduction (Parts 1 & 2) | April 30, 1994 | Disc 6 |
| Mike and Sully get caught in the crossfire when, while visiting the Indian reservation, they see renegade Dog Soldiers shoot some Cavalry men. Mike is kidnapped in retaliation when the Indians discover she told Custer what happened; Sully vows to find her. Meanwhile, Brian falls in love with a horse Hank wins in a poker game. Sully sets out to rescue Mike. Meanwhile, Custer takes the Indian reservation hostage, threatening to hang everyone unless Mike is returned. Brian works off the cost of the little horse; but Hank reneges on the deal, inciting Loren's wrath. Mike and Sully return to town just in time to keep the Indians from getting hanged. Hank, not anxious to pay double for all his goods at the General Store, delivers Taffy to Brian on his birthday, declaring that, "Sometimes it's just good business for a man to keep his word." Custer: Jason Adams.
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| 42 | The Campaign | May 7, 1994 | Disc 6 |
| Mike and Jake go head-to-head when both campaign for the Mayorship of Colorado Springs. At issue: whether drinking and prostitution should be outlawed. Myra finally breaks loose from Hank.
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| 43 | The Man in the Moon | May 14, 1994 | Disc 7 |
| Only the town's love for the infinitely unlovable Hank can pull him from the brink of a deadly coma. Meanwhile, Colleen and Brian tangle when Grandma Quinn sends Brian but not Colleen a present.
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| 44-45 | Return Engagement (Parts 1 & 2) | May 21, 1994 | Disc 7 |
| When "Andrew Strauss", aka David Lewis, the fiance' whom Mike had presumed was killed in the Civil War, visits Colorado Springs, Mike is forced to choose between him and Sully. Also, Horace and Myra experience pre-nuptial tension when townsfolk start taking over the planning of their wedding for them. Mike is torn between two lovers when, in a blast from the past, her presumed-dead Civil War fiance, David Lewis, whirls into town to reclaim Mike from the arms of Sully, her current fiance. Also, Horace keeps "losin' the mood" when it comes time to consummate his marriage with Myra. Andrew Strauss/David Lewis: Maxwell Caulfield.
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| 46 | The Train | September 24, 1994 | Disc 1 |
| Sully argues with Mike that they should move if the railroad comes. Meanwhile, Matthew feels left-out of Sully's new homestead plans.
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| 47 | Fathers and Sons | October 1, 1994 | Disc 1 |
| Loren plans a trip to Bolivia to prove he is not getting old; Brian seeks to prove his courage by camping out alone. The two become inadvertent allies as they battle the advances of a hungry bear. Also, Jake and Hank's practical jokes get out of hand, culminating in injuries to them both, until they agree to make up.
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| 48 | Cattle Drive, Part 1 | October 8, 1994 | Disc 1 |
| Mike receives a telegram from Miss Olive - she's ill - but when she, family and friends arrive in Mexico, Miss Olive's already passed away and left 200 cattle to Matthew. Now they must get the herd back home. Colleen gets a crush on a handsome ne'er do well cowhand named Jesse, only to be robbed and deserted by him.
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| 49 | Cattle Drive, Part 2 | October 15, 1994 | Disc 1 |
| Matthew and Sully quarrel over the route of the cattle drive.
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| 50 | The Library | October 22, 1994 | Disc 2 |
| After receiving a shipment of her father's books from her mother, Michaela decides to start Colorado Spring's first public library. However, the Reverend disapproves of many books in the library and demands that those books be removed. Dr. Mike and the family must fight a battle to keep their library open. Also, Brian and his friends learn a valuable lesson about frog jumping and gambling; Jake attempts to learn how to read as his relationship with Dorothy moves to a new level and Michaela and Sully have a heart to heart about Walt Whitman's poetry while Michaela's fears about their relationship.
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| 51 | Halloween II | October 29, 1994 | Disc 2 |
| Mike helps John, a man Brian finds in the woods, deal with outer and inner scars when she operates on his maimed face and helps him deal with his guilt about the train wreck that caused his disfigurement - as conductor of the train, he feels somehow responsible for the accidental crash. Meanwhile, the townsfolk are up in arms when they get wind that Mike's doing "secret" operations - and possibly creating Frankenstein's monster. John: Richard Moll.
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| 52-53 | The Washington Affair (Parts 1 & 2) | November 5, 1994 | Disc 2 |
| When the Indians are forced off of their land yet again, Dr. Mike, Colleen, Matthew, Brian, Sully and Cloud Dancing head to DC to lobby on behalf of the Indians. Shortly after arriving everyone becomes close to the First family where they learn all about Grant and his oppositions, as well as some plots against him. Dr. Mike testifies on the conditions the Cheyenne are forced to live under. And after making some difference, everyone decides to head home. But as they're leaving a secret is revealed which leads to the arrest of Sully.
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| 54 | Money Trouble | November 12, 1994 | Disc 3 |
| Mike and Sully battle money issues when Sully wants to be the primary provider and Mike wants to combine their incomes - in the end, it's Sully who comes around. Also, Myra becomes a sleepwalker, driving Horace crazy, but happily, the sleepwalking turns out merely to be a symptom of Myra's pregnancy.
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| 55 | Thanksgiving | November 19, 1994 | Disc 3 |
| Mike and Sully run into now-married Kid Cole and Sister Ruth and invite them home for Thanksgiving, but the coach is hijacked, forcing them to journey home, on foot, through Indian country. Also, the Cooper kids scramble to put Thanksgiving supper together. Kid Cole: Johnny Cash. Sister Ruth: June Carter Cash.
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| 56 | Ladies Night, Part 1 | November 26, 1994 | Disc 3 |
| Mike discovers a lump in Dorothy's breast and performs a mastectomy on her. Meanwhile, Colleen must deal with the unwanted attention of a new boy at school who fixates on her impressive bust. Finally, Jake, dressed in drag for Ladies Night at Hank's saloon, gets kidnapped and held hostage by an amorous outlaw, but escapes.
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| 57 | Ladies Night, Part 2 | December 3, 1994 | Disc 3 |
| Dorothy insists the decision to have surgery is hers, not Mike's; Colleen finds the harassment unbearable.
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| 58 | The First Christmas | December 10, 1994 | Disc 4 |
| Mike intervenes in their behalf when a Jewish peddler family arrives in town and is met with prejudice and harassment from townsfolk. Also, Matthew masquerades as Santa Claus for Brian. Guest star: Trisha Yearwood.
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| 59 | Indian Agent | January 7, 1995 | Disc 4 |
| Sully takes a job as an Indian Agent, only to discover corruption's rife within the system. Meanwhile, liquor arrives on the reservation, and Snow Bird miscarries due to malnutrition.
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| 60 | The End of the World | January 14, 1995 | Disc 4 |
| Mike remains the sole voice of reason when townsfolk read a newspaper article predicting that a comet will end the world. Also, Mike addresses the Cooper kids' fears about "the end. Hank and Loren cash in on hysteria. Note: The first appearance of Jessica Bowman as Colleen Cooper replacing Erika Flores for the remainder of the series.
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| 61 | Pike's Peace | January 28, 1995 | Disc 4 |
| Mike learns some patients are beyond help when she climbs Pike's Peak to follow a woman who's chosen to die in its rarified air rather than continue to battle leukemia; Grace deals with her jealousy of Myra's pregnancy. Colleen delivers Myra's baby in Mike's absence, ushering in a new life for the one lost. Sam Lindsay: Eve Brenner.
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| 62-63 | Cooper vs. Quinn (Parts 1 & 2) | February 4, 1995 | Disc 5 |
| Mike loses custody of Brian and Colleen when their father, Ethan Cooper, arrives with new bride Lillian and reclaims them in a messy courtroom battle. Also, Myra and Horace are almost driven out of their minds by new baby Samantha's incessant crying. Brian and Colleen run away from Ethan and Lillian, and Colleen contracts potentially lethal pneumonia, which, upon the kids apprehension, Mike treats. Later, Lillian changes her mind about taking the kids. Also, surprisingly, Hank's the only person who can quiet Samantha, Myra and Horace's eternally crying baby. Ethan Cooper: Ben Murphy.
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| 64 | What is Love? | February 11, 1995 | Disc 5 |
| Brian's homework assignment, an essay entitled, "What Is Love?" to be written in honor of Valentine's day, coincides with Dorothy and the town's production of "Romeo and Juliet." Also, Becky and Colleen compete to play Juliet, Dorothy and Jake split up, and Sully gives Mike an engagement ring.
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| 65 | Things My Father Never Taught Me | February 18, 1995 | Disc 5 |
| Mike volunteers Robert E's services to fix a steam engine for the railroad, but whether Robert E can do it remains in question until the job is completed. Also, Mike solves a medical puzzle when two Chinese railroad workers, the Chang brothers, fall strangely ill. Jackson Tait: Allan Royal. Peter Chow: Eric Michael Zee.
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| 66 | Baby Outlaws | February 25, 1995 | Disc 6 |
| When teen-outlaw Belle Starr robs the saloon, Mike takes her in, intending to reform her; Colleen overcomes her fear of riding. Belle Starr: Melissa Clayton.
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| 68 | Bone of Contention | March 11, 1995 | Disc 6 |
| A paleontologist arrives in town, igniting "bone fever" among the townsfolk when he announces that dinosaur bones are worth money. Meanwhile, Matthew and Colleen try to prevent Brian from discovering that the "dinosaur" bone given him by his pa is fake.
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| 69 | The Permanence of Change | April 8, 1995 | Disc 6 |
| With no child-protection laws, and influenced by Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, Mike has a girl removed from her "guardian" by taking the man to court and trying him for animal abuse. Mary Ann: Doren Fein.
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| 70-71 | Washita (Parts 1 & 2) | April 29, 1995 | Disc 7 |
| Mike and Sully arrive too late to avert Custer's slaughter of the Indians at the Washita River; Brian befriends an Indian boy destined to die at Washita; Robert E & Grace attempt to adopt an Indian baby whose mother was killed at Washita. Sully and the kids must help Mike deal with the emotional aftermath of the Washita massacre; Robert E and Grace must return to Cloud Dancing the Indian baby Mike and Sully brought back from Washita.
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| 72 | Sully's Recovery | May 6, 1995 | Disc 7 |
| After discovering a badly injured Loren, Sully must battle his own demons in order to save him.
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| 73 | Ready or Not | May 13, 1995 | Disc 8 |
| Mike and Sully go to the Reverend for a dose of preventative pre-marital counseling, and recall the path of their romance.
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| 74-75 | For Better or Worse (Parts 1 & 2) | May 20, 1995 | Disc 8 |
| Mike's mother arrives with elaborate wedding plans; Custer puts a bounty on best man Cloud Dancing.
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| 76 | A New Life | September 23, 1995 | Disc 1 |
| Mike and Sully return home from their honeymoon and find the town changed as an ambitious Bostonian is determined to establish Colorado Springs' first bank.
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| 77 | Traveling All-Stars | September 30, 1995 | Disc 1 |
| To raise funds for the towns "civic improvements," a professional baseball team is invited to play against the town's team.
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| 78 | Mother's and Daughters | October 7, 1995 | Disc 1 |
| Mike is overwhelmed with her new found passion for Sully, and feeling slighted, Colleen joins her schoolmates for dangerous and questionable escapades.
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| 79 | Brother's Keeper | October 14, 1995 | Disc 1 |
| Matthew's fiance Ingrid hovers near death after being bitten by Brian's rabid pet wolf; Brian is overwhelmed with guilt. Ingrid: Jennifer Youngs.
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| 80 | Halloween III | October 28, 1995 | Disc 2 |
| An elderly man comes to town with hopes that the natural spring will help his rheumatism. Dr. Mike can't convince Sully to plan for the Halloween festivities.
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| 81 | Dorothy's Book | November 4, 1995 | Disc 2 |
| Dorothy Jennings' book about her experiences in Colorado Springs becomes a best seller, but it angers townsfolk.
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| 82 | Promises, Promises | November 11, 1995 | Disc 2 |
| Loren proposes to Dorothy but suffers a stroke before she can give him an answer. Meanwhile, Sully feels obliged to act upon an old friend's written request to help him set up a mining operation in Nevada.
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| 83-84 | Expedition (Part 1 & 2) | November 18, 1995 | Disc 3 |
| Mike guides Dorothy, Myra and Grace on a hiking expedition up Pike's Peak. Meanwhile back in town, Preston plots to guild a hotel-casino with help from his "partner" Jake, and Robert E is bothered by an encounter with a bounty hunter.
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| 85 | One Touch of Nature | November 25, 1995 | Disc 3 |
| At Thanksgiving, Mike faces the possibility that she might be infertile, while Jake struggles with the fact that he has no family to share the day with. Brian becomes attached to the Thanksgiving main course.
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| 86 | Hell on Wheels | December 9, 1995 | Disc 3 |
| The family finds Matthew running a saloon at a railroad camp where his grief over Ingrid's death drives him to volunteer for a dangerous blasting job. Loren loses Dorothy's money for a new printing press. Peter Chow: Eric Michael Zee.
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| 87 | Fifi's First Christmas | December 16, 1995 | Disc 4 |
| As the town prepares for Christmas, Dr. Mike receives an unexpected gift from her mother -- a miniature poodle named Fifi that wreaks havoc through Colorado Springs. Brian, meanwhile, becomes smitten with Sarah Sheehan, and "older woman" of 11 who arrives in town with her recently widowed mother. At the same time, the Reverend Johnson has a hard time recruiting townspeople for the living Nativity he plans to stage.
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| 88 | Change of Heart | January 6, 1996 | Disc 4 |
| Dr. Mike becomes the first woman admitted into the prestigious American Medical Society, but her new credential doesn't help her diagnose a young boy's deadly illness. Robert E. wants to adopt the young vagrant, caught stealing an apple pie from his wife, Grace. But Grace, still aching over the loss of the Cheyenne baby, resists becoming involved with the ill child. Meanwhile, Matthew - who is also still grieving over the death of his fiancee - receives an unusual present from Hank.
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| 89 | Tin Star | January 13, 1996 | Disc 4 |
| When Matthew is elected sheriff of Colorado Springs, he must face down a notorious gunfighter (guest star Travis Tritt), who has come to town to free this brother from jail. Dr. Mike is terrified for Matthew's safety, even after he enacts an ordinance forbidding people to carry guns in town. Meanwhile, Brian battles his conscience in Loren's store.
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| 90 | If You Love Someone... | January 20, 1996 | Disc 5 |
| After a long period of grieving over his lost fiancee, Matthew finally finds love again, but the object of his affection works in the local bordello. Dr. Mike seems to be the only independent woman in Colorado Springs. Emma, the young "kept woman" who fall in love with Matthew against her will, is in the employ of unsympathetic brothel owner, Hank. Even Myra, who bought out her bordello contract, realizes that she remains in servitude -- this time to her husband, Horace, who opposes her taking a job at the bank.
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| 91 | The Ice Man Cometh | January 27, 1996 | Disc 5 |
| When a charlatan passes through town selling shares in a nonexistent invention, nearly everyone in Colorado Springs buys into the scam. If Dr. Mike, the town's voice of reason, weren't in Denver, perhaps the citizens of Colorado Springs wouldn't be so easily lured by the promise of "easy money." Sully, on the other hand, invests his good faith in the Indians who are trying to sell their corn in town. In the end, only Dr. Mike can save her neighbors from financial ruin.
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| 92 | Dead or Alive, Part 1 | February 3, 1996 | Disc 5 |
| When a politician's son is kidnapped by a fierce, legendary mountain man, Sully must lead a rescue party to the remote site where a highly unusual ransom is to be paid. After the son of Ezra Leonard (guest star Lawrence Pressman) is kidnapped by the mountain man, the ransom for the boy's return is a pledge that Leonard will cease his efforts on behalf of Colorado statehood. But the exchange is bungled, and Matthew is taken hostage. Meanwhile, back at home, overwork causes Dr. Mike to hemorrhage, threatening her pregnancy with miscarriage.
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| 93 | Dead or Alive, Part 2 | February 10, 1996 | Disc 5 |
| After Ezra Leonard offers a $1,000 reward for the capture - dead or alive - of the mountain man who kidnapped his son, Sully's rescue party turns into an unruly mob. With Matthew now in the hands of the elusive Noah McBride, Sully has a personal stake in pursuing the crazed man. Abandoning his fellow rescuers, Sully sets out after McBride alone. Back in Colorado Springs, Dr. Mike is frustrated that a near-miscarriage requires her to rest at home, while one of her least favorite physicians takes over her practice.
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| 94 | Deal with the Devil | February 17, 1996 | Disc 6 |
| News of his former teacher and mentor's (portrayed by Fred Rogers of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood) upcoming visit has the Reverend Johnson rushing to ensure he makes a good impression. In a hurry, he attempts to raise enough money to fix up his dilapidated church. As time runs out, Reverend Johnson is forced to borrow the money. But in the end, its is an aging parishioner (Max Gail) who may have the solution. At the same time, Sully and Dr. Mike work on gifts for their upcoming baby, while Brian pens his first article for the town newspaper.
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| 95 | An Eye for an Eye | February 24, 1996 | Disc 6 |
| When a drifter is convicted of raping a young girl and murdering an old man, he is sentenced to death, as the townspeople of Colorado Springs are divided over whether to take "an eye for an eye." Dr. Mike finds her own family being torn apart, as her feelings about the murderer's fate differ strongly from those of Sully and Colleen. As the execution approaches, emotions run high, and Matthew must take a strong stand to maintain law and order.
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| 96 | Hearts and Minds | March 9, 1996 | Disc 6 |
| Although Dr. Mike and the Reverend Johnson favor the opening of a school on the Indian reservation, Cloud Dancing sees it as the final destruction of Indian culture. Sully, representing the Indians, is caught in the middle as tribal tensions increase. Arguments erupt over whether the white man is imposing his teachings onto the children, making them forsake their own Indian culture. Meanwhile, Dorothy attempts to get a bank loan so she can buy a building to expand her rapidly growing newspaper, yet is stonewalled by bankers who refuse to loan money to a woman.
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| 97 | Reunion | March 23, 1996 | Disc 7 |
| When Dr. Mike's dearest college friend, Dr. Miriam Tilson, comes to town, the women are initially happy to see one another, but soon resort to their competitive relationship of years past. As the envy each feels about the other's accomplishments grows, the women find themselves disagreeing over a diagnosis that could mean life or death to a young girl. At the same time, Dorothy struggles to manage her new printing press.
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| 98 | Woman of the Year | April 6, 1996 | Disc 7 |
| When Dr. Mike is nominated for Colorado's Woman of the Year, the people of Colorado Springs regale the contest judge with stories of the doctor's accomplishments. As the accounts multiply, Dr. Mike feels a mounting pressure to live up to the town's expectations. Meanwhile, when Hank's grandmother comes to visit, Hank is determined to conceal the truth about his life and how he makes his living.
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| 99 | Last Chance | April 13, 1996 | Disc 7 |
| As her baby's birth draws near, Dr. Mike tries to reduce her clinic hours, but when Cloud Dancing is stabbed and Emma is found to have a potentially deadly tumor, she is forced to reevaluate. Although Sully struggles to keep the peace, tensions among Indian superintendent Hazen, the Army, and the various Indian tribes on the reservation mount steadily. The conflict takes a dangerous turn when Two Spears, a Pawnee renegade, attempts to kill Cloud Dancing. Meanwhile, Emma is badly beaten by one of her customers, leading Matthew to forbid her return to Hank's saloon.
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| 100 | Fear Itself | April 27, 1996 | Disc 7 |
| Dr. Mike risks the health of her unborn baby when she helps a mysterious and beautiful stranger who carries a dreaded disease. When artist Isabelle Maynard (guest star Denise Crosby) arrives in Colorado Springs, the entire town embraces her, particularly Preston, whose intentions are amorous. But when the townspeople learn that Isabelle carries a terrifying disease, their friendship turns to fear. Meanwhile, Preston's plans for a resort hotel include a clinic for wealthy patients, run by Dr. Mike. Yet the doctor and Sully aren't sure if helping Preston is the best way to aid the sick and the needy.
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| 101 | One Nature | May 4, 1996 | Disc 8 |
| Dr. Mike tries to save a young soldier, accidentally shot during a scuffle between the Army and the Indians, while Sully tries to spare Cloud Dancing's life when he confesses to the shooting. Although Cloud Dancing takes the blame to protect a young brave, the medicine man uses his trial to join the once-embattled tribes into a united nation. As tension mounts after the shooting, Preston will try anything to stop Dorothy from printing a fair editorial about the incident in her newspaper.
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| 102 | When a Child is Born, Part 1 | May 11, 1996 | Disc 8 |
| As the birth of Dr. Mike's baby rapidly approaches, Sully is injured trying to rescue Cloud Dancing and the other Indians who were seized by the Army. After Cloud Dancing escapes, he guides a worried Dr. Mike to her husband's side. Meanwhile, Dr. Mike's family brings Andrew Cook (Brandon Douglas), a new doctor, to town.
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| 103 | When a Child is Born, Part 2 | May 18, 1996 | Disc 8 |
| After Cloud Dancing leads Dr. Mike through the wilderness to the wounded Sully, she suddenly goes into labor and must coach her injured husband through a difficult delivery. As the townspeople scour the countryside looking for Dr. Mike and Sully, the baby is born. Meanwhile, the Army returns for Cloud Dancing, the bad feelings escalate between Horace and Myra, and young Dr. Cook must perform a major operation.
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| 104 | Runaway Train | September 21, 1996 | Disc 1 |
| Dr. Mike, ready to go back to work after giving birth, is terrified to hear that Sully and Cloud Dancing were aboard a train overtaken by robbers
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| 105 | Having it All | September 28, 1996 | Disc 1 |
| Dr. Mike seriously considers turning her medical practice over to young Dr. Cook for good, as she tries to cope with being a wife, mother and career woman.
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| 106 | Malpractice | October 5, 1996 | Disc 1 |
| A malpractice suit prevents Dr. Mike from practicing medicine, leaving the reluctant Dr. Cook in charge.
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| 107 | All That Glitters | October 12, 1996 | Disc 1 |
| The appearance of renowned singer Gilda St. Clair (Barbara Mandrell) tempts Colleen to leave college and travel the world instead
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| 108 | Los Americanos | October 19, 1996 | Disc 2 |
| A Latin American woman rebuffs Dr. Mike's attempts at friendship; the Rev. Johnson searches for a teacher to take his place. Teresa: Michelle Bonilla.
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| 109 | Last Dance | October 26, 1996 | Disc 2 |
| Dr. Mike faces the prospect of leaving her practice and friends for Wyoming when Sully is offered a job surveying Yellowstone National Park.
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| 110 | Right or Wrong | November 2, 1996 | Disc 2 |
| Dr. Mike is arrested and put in jail for treating a fugitive Indian; Jake and Preston run against each other for mayor of Colorado Springs.
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| 111 | Remember Me | November 9, 1996 | Disc 2 |
| A sick and ragged prospector wanders into town and Jake Slicker recognizes the man as his father, who abandoned him years before. |
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| 112 | Legend | November 16, 1996 | Disc 3 |
| Dr. Mike, Sully and Matthew team up with a legendary marshal in order to nab the thieves who wounded Matthew during a bank robbery.
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| 113 | The Tempest | November 23, 1996 | Disc 3 |
| A severe storm bears down on Colorado Springs, disrupting the arrival of Preston Lodge II and Dr. Mike's attempts to prepare a Thanksgiving dinner.
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| 114 | Separate but Equal | December 7, 1996 | Disc 3 |
| Grace and Robert E. encounter fierce opposition when they attempt to enroll their son in the town's all-white school.
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| 115 | A Place to Die | December 14, 1996 | Disc 4 |
| Dr. Mike's practice is in jeopardy when her patients begin dying of a mysterious infection apparently contracted at the clinic.
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| 116 | Season of Miracles | December 7, 1996 | Disc 4 |
| As Christmas approaches, Brian questions his faith when he learns that Dr. Mike cannot save the sight of the Reverend.
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| 117 | The Dam | January 11, 1997 | Disc 4 |
| In a case of mistaken motivation, a judge sends Sully to prison after he is spotted with criminals bent on stopping the construction of a dam.
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| 118 | Farewell Appearance | January 25, 1997 | Disc 4 |
| Dr. Mike's Uncle Theodore, a concert pianist, sees in Brian not only a talented musician, but his own dead son.
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| 119 | The Most Fatal Disease | February 1, 1997 | Disc 5 |
| Kid Cole and Sister Ruth (Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash) visit Dr. Mike at a difficult time in their marriage.
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| 120 | Colleen's Paper | February 8, 1997 | Disc 5 |
| Dr. Mike and Colleen recall past cases as part of a college course Colleen is taking; Andrew is overcome by a mysterious ailment.
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| 121-122 | A House Divided (Part 1 & 2) | February 15, 1997 | Disc 5 |
| An old friend of Sully's seeks an affair with Dr. Mike, while flashing his financial success before the family.
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| 123 | Hostage | February 22, 1997 | Disc 6 |
| Sully, depite being wounded by two bank robbers, works to free his wife, Brian and Katie when they are taken hostage by the desperate men.
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| 124 | The Body Electric | April 5, 1997 | Disc 6 |
| Brian takes a liking to visiting writer Walt Whitman, even when the townspeople shun Whitman over rumors of his alternative lifestyle.
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| 125 | Before the Dawn | April 12, 1997 | Disc 6 |
| Horace attempts suicide after his wife leaves him, prompting Dr. Mike to send for her and their young daughter.
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| 126 | Starting Over | April 26, 1997 | Disc 6 |
| Dr. Mike is shocked by her sister's open relationship with Loren Bray and liberal behavior after she joins the women's suffrage movement.
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| 127 | His Father's Son | May 3, 1997 | Disc 7 |
| Sully intervenes when Brian's irresponsible behavior endangers the town.
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| 128 | Moment of Truth, Part 1 | May 10, 1997 | Disc 7 |
| Sully arranges an escape for Cloud Dancing, leading him and the Indian to become wanted men.
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| 129 | Moment of Truth, Part 2 | May 17, 1997 | Disc 7 |
| When Sgt. McKay (David Beecroft) holds Sully responsible for the Dog Soldiers' attacks, he and Cloud Dancing escape to safer American Indian lands.
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| 130 | Reason to Believe | September 27, 1997 | Disc 1 |
| Daniel Simon returns to Colorado Springs to help Dr. Mike, Matthew, and Brian search for a missing Sully.
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| 131 | All That Matters | October 4, 1997 | Disc 1 |
| The citizens of Colorado Springs think Sully is dead, and Dr. Mike keeps him hidden for weeks while trying to nurse him back to health in order to protect him from the Army. Preston plans to buy Indian land for a lumber mill.
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| 132 | A Matter of Conscience | October 11, 1997 | Disc 1 |
| Hank, believing Sully and Cloud Dancing to be the instigators of the American Indian raids, declares himself sheriff and sets off to capture them.
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| 133 | The Comfort of Friends | October 18, 1997 | Disc 1 |
| Mike discovers that she's pregnant, and complications involving Founders' Day plans arise among the townsfolk. Teresa: Alex Meneses.
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| 134 | Wave Goodbye | October 25, 1997 | Disc 2 |
| The apparent mystical powers of a visiting Russian princess electrify the townsfolk and even spark curiosity in a skeptical Dr. Mike. Princess Nizamoff: Natasha Andreichenko. Eli Clay: Charles Parks. Natalia: Lorna Raver.
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| 135 | A Place Called Home | November 1, 1997 | Disc 2 |
| Dr. Mike tells Grace and Robert E that their son (Brandon Hammond) might not survive his illness, while Sully pursues peace between the American Indian warriors and the settlers and learns of Mike's miscarriage.
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| 136 | Lead Me Not | November 8, 1997 | Disc 2 |
| Dr. Mike's sister, Marjorie, returns to Colorado Springs as a member of the Women's Temperance League to outlaw alcohol. She arrives while Jake is drowning his insecurities over Teresa Morales in alcohol. Meanwhile, Sully and Cloud Dancing try to reason with Black Moon, a young brave experiencing "visions" of victory over the cavalry. Marjorie: Alley Mills. Black Moon: Gregory Norman Cruz.
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| 137 | A Time to Heal, Part 1 | November 15, 1997 | Disc 3 |
| Mike sends the children to Sully's hideout, but her visiting family refuses to leave diphtheria-ravaged Colorado Springs.
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| 138 | A Time to Heal, Part 2 | November 22, 1997 | Disc 3 |
| Diphtheria strikes Marjorie, Daniel and Preston.
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| 139 | Civil Wars | December 6, 1997 | Disc 3 |
| Colorado Springs catches litigation fever after injured Horace sues Hank.
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| 140 | Safe Passage | December 12, 1997 | Disc 3 |
| An Indian-hater determines to thwart a treaty that would allow Black Cloud's warriors safe passage and let Sully come home.
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| 141 | The Homecoming | December 20, 1997 | Disc 4 |
| Mike and Sully help a young couple lost in the wilderness; Daniel considers a distant job offer.
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| 142 | Point Blank | February 28, 1998 | Disc 4 |
| Dr. Mike's life takes a startling turn when she is shot point blank by a man with a grudge against doctors.
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| 143 | Seeds of Doubt | March 7, 1998 | Disc 4 |
| Colleen finds herself the subject of a fatal attraction.
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| 144 | Seven Kinds of Lonely | March 21, 1998 | Disc 4 |
| Mike's stunned when Loren - still grieving over Marjorie's death - reveals his intention to move away. Meanwhile, Jake proposes to Teresa; and Grace's drinking threatens her and Robert E's marriage.
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| 145 | Life in the Balance | April 4, 1998 | Disc 5 |
| Dr. Quinn befriends a young Chinese woman (Yumi Iwama) who must pretend to be a man so she can practice medicine. Guest star: Robert Ito.
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| 146 | Happily Ever After | April 11, 1998 | Disc 5 |
| Dr. Mike and Sully attempt to free Cloud Dancing after he is thrown in prison for leaving the reservation; Teresa's aunt (Carmen Zapata) wants to stop her wedding.
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| 147 | Birdman | April 18, 1998 | Disc 5 |
| Dr. Mike grapples with her fear for Brian's safety when he befriends a seemingly harmless but eccentric fellow (guest star Martin Von Hoffman) who thinks he's a bird.
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| 148 | Vengeance | April 25, 1998 | Disc 5 |
| U.S. Marshall Elias Birch (guest star Willie Nelson) asks Matthew, still a student of law, to defend him when he's accused of murder.
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| 149 | To Have and to Hold | May 2, 1998 | Disc 6 |
| Sully tries to help an injured Dr. Mike stay conscious by reminiscing about their special times together.
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| 150 | The Fight | May 9, 1998 | Disc 6 |
| Robert E releases anger over his separation from Grace through his furious fists in the boxing ring, where he takes on an ailing champ (Richard Roundtree) who's on tour.ummary
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| 151 | A New Beginning | May 16, 1998 | Disc 6 |
| Colleen is accepted to medical school, and Andrew, not wanting to wait, proposes to her. Meanwhile, Preston's financial fall has repercussions for townsfolk.
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