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Northern Exposure S4E9 — Do the Right Thing
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Northern Exposure•Season 4•Episode 9

Do the Right Thing

7.6/10 · 284 votesNov 30, 199245 min

Ranked #21 of 25 in Season 4•−0.4 vs season avg

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An ex-Soviet member of their state security comes to Maurice and offers to sell him the file of all the information they have in his dossier. Maurice is discomforted by the fact that the information in the file is legitimate and shows things about the

Directed byNick Marck
Written byDiane Frolov, Andrew Schneider
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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

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Shelly Tambo

Elaine Miles

Elaine Miles

Marilyn Whirlwind

Peg Phillips

Peg Phillips

Ruth-Anne Miller

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Diane Frolov

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Andrew Schneider

Andrew Schneider

Writer

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Nick Marck

Director

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Episode Summary

"Do the Right Thing" is episode 9 of Northern Exposure season 4. It scored 7.6/10 from 284 votes, ranking #21 of 25 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Nick Marck and written by Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider, it aired on November 30, 1992.

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