Who remembers this episode of Northern Exposure? Explains Palin completely!

[Sancho]

Dreams, Schemes and Putting Greens

Joel's mind is on helping Maurice sell Alaska as the "new Riviera" to two Japanese businessmen in hopes of becoming the "attending physician"--and playing golf--at their proposed resort. Meanwhile, Holling has proposed to Shelly when he learns that she is carrying his child, when the wedding day arrives, he is somewhat reluctant to go through with ceremony.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasilla,_Alaska

Here are snips from the Wikipedia description of Wasilla:

"As of the census of 2000, there were 5,470 people, 1,980 households, and 1,360 families residing in the city. The population density was 470 people per square mile (180/km²). There were 2,120 housing units at an average density of 181/sq mi (70/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 85% White, 0.6% black or African American, 5% Native American, 1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1% from other races, and 6% from two or more races. 4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race."

"The history of Wasilla begins with the history of Knik, the first boom town in the Mat-Su Valley, which by 1915 boasted a population of 500. The town served the early fur trappers and miners working the gold fields at Cache Creek and Willow Creek.
Wasilla was established in 1917 with the construction of the Alaska Railroad. The origin of the town's name is disputed,<7> and it is claimed that the place-name derives from a local Dena'ina Indian named Chief Wasilla, whose name means "breath of air", or that it derives from the Russian name "Vasili" (Basil).<7> Wasilla’s proximity to the gold fields and railroad service lured Knik residents to relocate in the new town-—some of them even dragging their homes and businesses with them. In a few short years, Knik became a ghost town. The current townsite was established in 1917 at the intersection of the Knik-Willow mining trail and the newly constructed Alaska Railroad. It was a supply base for gold, notably at Hatcher Pass, and coal mining in the region through World War II.
The town of Wasilla was incorporated in 1974.<8>
In 1994 a statewide ballot initiative to move the capital of Alaska to Wasilla was defeated by a vote of about 116,000 to 96,000.<9>"

[liberalhistorian]

1. That relationship on NE always kinda

creeped me out. He was in his sixties and she was in her early twenties. I know personal relationships should really be none of anyone else's business, etc., etc., but emotionally.......EWWWWWWWWW!!!!!

[ellie]

2. Yes!

I do remember that episode. I always liked Janine Turner. It's too bad she turned out to be a right wing wacko.

[zazen]

3. is that the one where Walt cuts up the 10K-year-old mammoth for mammoth-burgers?

God I miss that show. It went downhill fast in its last two years and then they just cancelled it with four episodes' notice. What was weird about Shelley's character ultimately was that she kept using this intensely high school slang (and her accent didn't sound in the least Canadian, which she was supposed to be), but you don't keep talking in that way without 100 other people around you talking the same way too. It became increasingly jarring as the show went on. I did love the episode when she had her baby, though, and met the girl at four stages of her life in the laundromat.

But I've kept thinking about NE ever since Palen was elected trying to get some context from the characters. Maurice? That awful woman pilot who attacked Maggie about sisterhood? The female butch cop with whom Maurice was obsessed?