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.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 3 -
Law Of The Land
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.
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...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 7 -
Great American Medicine Show
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...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 8 -
The Cowboy's Lullaby
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...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 9 -
Running Ghost
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...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 10 -
The Prisoner
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....
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 11 -
Happy Birthday
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...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 12 -
Rite Of Passage
Matthew's sudden announcement that he wants to marry Ingrid causes upheaval in his relationship with Dr. Mike, who feels he's too young. In an effort to prove he's man enough to make his own decisions, he convinces Sully and Cloud Dancing to allow...
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...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 14 -
The Operation
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,...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 15 -
The Secret
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...
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...
After Snowbird gives Mike an Indian pony, Flash, in thanks for her work at the reservation Mike tries to enter the Territory Stakes Race, but race officials, Loren and Jake, won't allow a woman to ride. Dr. Cassidy arrives from Denver with his...
Dorothy, Loren's sister-in-law and old flame, is introduced as an abused wife who defends herself against her husband's assault, then seeks shelter with Loren. Marcus Jennings, Dorothy's husband, persuades Dorothy to return home with him, which...
Halloween is trick-or-treat for the residents of Colorado Springs when Sully's dead wife, Abigail, haunts Dr. Mike, after Sully suggests fixing up the homestead for her. Eventually, Mike is able to lay Abigail's ghost to rest. Meanwhile, Brian...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 4 -
The Incident
Jake, Loren and Horace are out hunting when Jake, mistaking an Indian for a deer, accidentally shoots and kills him. During the melee, Horace is wounded by an arrow, which Mike treats. Loren and Jake, frightened and guilty, try to cover up Jake's...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 5 -
Saving Souls
Love finds visiting faith healer Sister Ruth, in the form of Kid Cole, who's revisiting the town in order to jail a desperado he's apprehended. The desperado's two brothers have followed him to town and stalk him. Kid Cole, strangely fatalistic,...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 6 -
Where the Heart Is (1)
Mike receives an emergency telegram from her sister Rebecca -- her mother is gravely ill. Mike rushes to Boston to her mother's side, the Cooper kids in tow, where Dr. Mike and her "roughhewn" children are met with raised eyebrows by Dr. Quinn's...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 7 -
Where the Heart Is (2)
Sully arrives in Boston and discovers that he's facing worthy competition for Mike's affection in the form of Dr. William Burke. Sully at first settles uncomfortably into Mike's Boston surroundings, but later, with prodding from the kids, submits...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 8 -
Giving Thanks
Mike and Sully have trouble adjusting to the new status of their relationship, "courtin'". Sully introduces Mike to his world, taking her into the woods, showing her how to track and hunt. Mike pressures Sully into coming to a town meeting, where...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 9 -
Best Friends
Colleen and Becky become best friends when, at Bray's store, Alice, another friend, insists on taking Colleen's favorite fabric to make a dress for the Sweethearts' dance. Dorothy fears she may be pregnant when she faints in the general store....
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 10 -
Sully's Choice
Mike is called away to Soda Springs to help with an outbreak of influenza and Sully promises to stay with the children. Sully plays "Mr. Mom" but the kids grow restless. While out exploring caves with Brian, Sully is shot trying to intervene...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 11 -
A Christmas Tale - Dr. Mike's Dream
Mike's Christmas Eve gets off to a bad start, triggering a personal crisis for Mike. Through no fault of her own, a patient dies of a heart-attack on the operating table as Mike performs a routine operation on Christmas Eve. The deceased man's...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 12 -
Crossing the Line
Miners gather in front of Loren Bray's store to protest Loren's not extending credit to striking miners, and for doing business with the mine owners. A budding union leader, Conrad, is there trying to organize the workers. At the same time, Travis...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 13 -
The Offering
Mike and Sully work to treat a typhus epidemic at Black Kettle's camp, which begins after Mike and Sully unwittingly convince Black Kettle to accept government blankets infected with the virus. Mike is heartbroken and guilt-ridden as she battles...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 14 -
The Circus
A ragtag circus, consisting only of Heart and Atlantis, a mother-and-daughter team, arrives in Colorado Springs. Heart, the mother, enlists the townsfolk to participate as performers. Everyone accepts but Mike, whom Heart tries to engage as a...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 15 -
Another Woman
Catherine, a beautiful blond woman captured by and raised with renegade Indians, is brought to Colorado Springs by soldiers when her tribe, which includes her husband, is wiped out, leaving her the sole survivor. She initially earns the...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 16 -
The Orphan Train
Eight orphans arrive on the train. The Reverend takes them in at the church and Mike nurses their ailments. When no one in the town wants to adopt the orphans, the Reverend extends a proposal of marriage to Mike so that they can raise the orphans...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 17 -
Buffalo Soldiers
A troop of black cavalry soldiers ride into town intending to cover themselves in glory by eradicating hostile Dog Soldiers who've been attacking the railroad. Mike commits an act of civil disobedience by tipping off the Indians, which results in...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 18 -
Luck of the Draw
When Julius Hoffman rides into town and engages Matthew in a poker game, Matthew thinks he's found a great way to earn money to finish he and Ingrid's homestead, although Mike and Sully disapprove. At first, Matthew wins steadily, though he and...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 19 -
Life and Death
Tom Jennings, Dorothy's son, shows up in Loren's store one day when Mike and the kids are there shopping. He's a Civil War Veteran with an old war injury -- his leg was almost blown off. Dorothy asks Mike to treat him when he complains of pain in...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 20 -
The First Circle
Robert E buys a house in town. When the auctioneer, Jedediah Bancroft, sees that he's sold the house to a black man, he tries to renege, but Mike intercedes. Later, Mike is surprised to learn that Jake, Loren, Hank and Dorothy are displeased to...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 21 -
Just One Lullaby
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.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 22 -
The Abduction (1)
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...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 23 -
The Abduction (2)
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...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 24 -
The Campaign
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.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 25 -
The Man in the Moon
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.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 26 -
Return Engagement (1)
When "Andrew Strauss"really David Lewisthe fiancé 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...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 27 -
Return Engagement (2)
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...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 2 -
Fathers and Sons
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...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 3 -
The Cattle Drive (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...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 5 -
The Library
Mike tangles with the usually benevolent Reverend when she donates books to the town and he tries to ban them, ultimately burning some of them until Mike brings him to his senses. Also, Brian, influenced by Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 6 -
Halloween II
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...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 9 -
Money Trouble
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...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 10 -
Thanksgiving
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...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 11 -
Ladies' Night (1)
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...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 13 -
A First Christmas
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
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 14 -
The Indian Agent
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.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 15 -
The End of the World
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.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 16 -
Pike's Peace
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...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 17 -
Cooper vs Quinn (1)
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.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 18 -
Cooper vs. Quinn (2)
Brian and Colleen run away from Ethan and Lillian, and Colleen contracts potentially lethal pneumonia, which, upon the kids apprehension, Mike treats. Also, surprisingly, Hank's the only person who can quiet Samantha, Myra and Horace's eternally...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 19 -
What is Love?
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...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 20 -
Things My Father Never Gave Me
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,...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 21 -
Baby Outlaws
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.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 22 -
Bone of Contention
The paleontologist wants to dig on sacred Indian ground of the Cheyenne for more dinosaur bones which creates anger for Cloud Dancing and the rest of the tribe.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 23 -
Permanence of Change
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.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 24 -
Washita (1)
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. No Harm...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 25 -
Washita (2)
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
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 29 -
For Better or Worse (2)
While Sully is off thinking and doesn't return for several days, Mike gets worried. Although Mike continues to believe in their love. When Sully finally returns, Mike realizes she just wants Sully as her husband. Mike and Sully marry on May 20,...
The honeymoon is over for Mike and Sully as the newlyweds must adjust to life in a changing Colorado Springs where a bullish Boston Brahman named Preston A. Lodge III establishes the towns first bank. Preston Lodge III: Jason Leland Adams.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 2 -
Traveling All-Stars
The town invites a traveling all-star baseball team for a fundraising event, but later suspects that they have been swindled. Otis James: Joel Anderson.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 3 -
Mothers and Daughters
Mike is overwhelmed with her new found passion for Sully, and feeling slighted, Colleen joins her schoolmates for dangerous and questionable escapades.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 5 -
Halloween III
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.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 7 -
Promises, Promises
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.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 9 -
The Expedition (2)
Dorothy, Myra and Grace realize they are quitting and they're letting Mike down, so they decide to go back. They find her injured with a broken arm. Mike can't go to the top of the mountain anymore, but she encourages the others to make it to the...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 10 -
One Touch of Nature
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.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 11 -
Hell on Wheels
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.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 12 -
Fifi's First Christmas
As Colorado Springs prepares for Christmas, the family receives a rambunctious toy poodle from Mike's mother in Boston, and Brian has a case of puppy love for a new girl in town. The Rev. Johnson recruits folk for a Nativity pageant. Sara Sheehan:...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 13 -
Change of Heart
Robert E and Grace want to adopt a young boy who is suffering from a disease Mike can't diagnose (sickle cell anemia). Meanwhile the town believes Matthew should start dating again and sets him up on a series of blind dates.
Increasing lawlessness in Colorado Springs sparks a demand for a new sheriff, and Matthew feels he's just the man for the job. Meanwhile, Brian succumbs to peer pressure shoplifting a toy train from Loren's store. Zachary Brett: Travis Tritt....
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 15 -
If You Love Someone
Matthew falls for an independent young woman, but the fact that she's a prostitute complicates their blooming romance. Meanwhile, Preston offers Myra a job at the bank, but Horace opposes her taking it. Emma: Charlotte Chatton.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 16 -
The Ice Man Cometh
The town is duped by two con men selling shares in a refrigeration box and Mike must turn the tables on the con men, helping the town learn a lesson in trust. Meanwhile, Cloud Dancing barters with Loren to sell corn grown on the reservation at the...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 17 -
Dead or Alive (1)
Sully pursues a renegade mountain man who has kidnapped senator Leonard's son, in protest of the Senator's support of Colorado statehood. Meanwhile, Mike is forced to stop her practice when her schedule threatens her pregnancy. Ezra Leonard:...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 19 -
Deal with the Devil
The Reverend mortgages the church to Hank to get money to make church repairs in order to impress his mentor Rev. Thomas. Rev. Thomas: Fred Rogers. Mr. James: Max Gail.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 27 -
When a Child is Born (1)
Dr. Mike prepares for the birth of her baby. Mike's family arrives for the impending birth of Mike and Sully's baby, bringing along a new young doctor (Brandon Douglas) to help deliver the baby. Meanwhile, Sully is hurt while trying to rescue...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 2 -
Having It All
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.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 17 -
Colleen's Paper
When Colleen, who is working on a college paper, asks Dr. Mike to recall her most memorable case, Dr. Mike looks back on the five turbulent years she's lived and loved in Colorado Springs. As they sit with Andrew, who is mysteriously ill at the...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 19 -
Between Friends (2)
While Sully is away for a few days to procure some money, Preston arrives threatening to repossess the homestead for nonpayment of the load. Daniel rejects Dr. Mike's objections and pays off the entire loan. Upon hearing how Daniel interfered in...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 2 -
All That Matters
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.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 5 -
Wave Goodbye
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.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 6 -
A Place Called Home
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.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 7 -
Lead Me Not
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...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 15 -
Seven Kinds of Lonely
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.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 17 -
Happily Ever After
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.
Dr. Mike grapples with her fear for Brian's safety when he befriends a seemingly harmless but eccentric fellow (guest star Nick Tate) who thinks he's a bird.
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.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Episode 22 -
A New Beginning
Dr. Mike's elation at Colleen's acceptance to medical school quickly turns to disappointment when Colleen chooses to marry Andrew instead. A bitter family argument erupts when Dr. Mike tells Colleen that she is less than overjoyed at her...