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I remember watching it some years ago w/o knowing what an impact that show had done. I've also heard that during its heyday there was a dedicated radio show in Alaska, where people would call in to grumble, for example, that they had heard such a bird song in the last episode of "Northern Exposure" that's impossible to hear in Alaska for such kind of bird doesn't live there.

"Housewives, truck drivers, farmers and school kids have experienced minor TV celebrity. Merrily Lewis, mother of two (daughter Caitlin got to sing in one scene) and part-time waitress at the Village Pizza, has made a number of appearances. "My relatives spotted me and called from California," she said. She has even signed an autograph.

Jerry Morris got to work closely with stars Rob Morrow and Janine Turner in a scene filmed at his barber shop. Morris played Early, the Cicely barber, and even wangled a two-word speaking part ("All finished"). Morris has reprised his role since then, and he said his involvement in the series is "the biggest high I've ever had in my life."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1992/03/22/whats-it-like-in-cicely-alaska/144678cb-6b30-4dd8-8332-d9d25875f293/


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