S3E20: "It Happened in Juneau" with Richard Cummings Jr.

Summary

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Northern Disclosure – S3E20: "It Happened in Juneau"

Date: March 3, 2026
Hosts: Rob Morrow & Janine Turner
Guest: Richard Cummings Jr.

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Episode Overview

This episode of “Northern Disclosure,” the nostalgic rewatch podcast for Northern Exposure, revisits “It Happened in Juneau” (Season 3, Episode 20). Hosts Rob Morrow (Dr. Joel Fleischman) and Janine Turner (Maggie O’Connell) are joined by Richard Cummings Jr. (Bernard Stevens) for an in-depth and often hilarious breakdown packed with personal anecdotes and reflections on pivotal moments from the episode. The trio dives into topics of vulnerability, chemistry, storytelling craft, and behind-the-scenes fun—while recapturing the quirky charm that made Northern Exposure a beloved TV classic.

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Main Themes & Episode Purpose

• Romantic and Emotional Turning Points: The episode features a major milestone in the relationship between Joel and Maggie—with their first kiss and a night spent together under awkward, vulnerable circumstances.
• Connection and Disconnection: Mirrored in both Joel and Maggie’s arc and Bernard and Chris’s story, themes of spiritual and familial connection, separation, and reunion are explored.
• Craft & Comfort: The co-hosts and guest reflect on the growing comfort and chemistry among the cast and characters as the series hits its stride.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Introduction and Context

[01:29–03:17]

• Rob Morrow plugs his new limited series, The Gray House, highlighting its stellar cast and soundtrack.
• The group introduces the episode “It Happened in Juneau,” summarizing both the A-plot (Joel and Maggie stranded together) and B-plots (Chris and Bernard’s spiritual misalignment; Marilyn running the medical practice).
• Janine bemoans unintentionally “spoiler-y” synopses that ruin surprises for new viewers.

Chemistry and Vulnerability Onscreen

[06:13–09:19]

• Janine praises how comfortable the cast felt by this point:

  "Didn't it seem like we were just extraordinarily comfortable at that point? It's just like, in fifth gear." – Janine Turner [06:54]

• Rob highlights Janine’s performance playing “drunk Maggie” and how it revealed a softer, masked side to the character:

  "There's something really sweet, I think, because the choices you made allow us to see another side of Maggie..." – Rob Morrow [06:54]

• Janine reflects on the fun of acting drunk and the emotional range in Maggie's portrayal—dolled up versus raw and vulnerable.

The First Kiss & Its Aftermath

[08:00–18:35]

• The hosts and Richard analyze the pivotal scene:

  • The tension, humor, and cinematic nuance (notably Michael Cattleman's directing and the “checking out your ass” shot [08:10]).
  • The “will-they-won’t-they” pause after the kiss:

  "You're either going or you're not. Once you cross that line, you're not going to fucking brush your teeth..." – Rob Morrow [14:28]

  • Janine notes the realism of women pausing to “prepare” before sex, but also the story logic requiring the show not to fully consummate their relationship.
  • Richard champions the authenticity of the scene, finding the awkwardness natural and relatable ([16:14]).

• Notable quote about their emotional vulnerabilities:

  "There were so many vulnerable moments... It speaks to this deeper connection that they two have that plays out throughout the series." – Rob Morrow [18:47]

The Chris & Bernard Plot: Metaphysical Disconnection

[20:06–25:17]

• Richard describes the spiritual and symbolic disconnect between Bernard and Chris, highlighted by the half-moth talisman, split dreams, and their eventual reconciliation.
  • “Chris and Bernard for the first time, were not spiritually connected... You guys had never been together, came together and then separated again, complete opposite arcs...” – Richard Cummings Jr. [20:06]
• Rob and Richard unpack the larger metaphysical theme:

  "Certain cultures believe that when you dream, your soul becomes a moth that travels the world..." – Rob Morrow [21:30]

• The resolution is marked by a visually playful scene in the radio station, showing their “syncing” physically and spiritually ([25:06–25:19]).

Philosophical & Family Observations

[31:16–32:56]

• Janine reflects on the way family disconnection leaves a “hole in your soul,” tying her own family experiences to the themes of the episode:

  “If it's in sync, your whole day is better... when that's off... everything was discombobulated.” – Janine Turner [32:59]

• Rob and Richard praise the "smartness" of the show's writing, noting the philosophical resonance and emotional wisdom embedded throughout.

Notable Visual & Directorial Touches

[29:47–36:12]

• The cast discusses Michael Cattleman’s direction, particularly his skill with nuance and visual storytelling—e.g., capturing the sense of community in Bernard’s Africa slideshow at the Brick [24:18] and the carefully staged breakfast scene by the water ([35:14–36:02]).
• Janine’s pet peeve: authenticity of props—commending the “heavy” luggage and real groceries for on-screen verisimilitude ([26:47–27:05]).

Behind-the-Scenes Reflections & Guest Star Shoutouts

[33:20–34:07], [36:16–38:23]

• Beth Broderick (Linda Angelo) and James Marsters (as bellhop) are singled out for their guest roles, with Rob noting Marsters’ later fame ([33:20–33:57]).
• The rare experience of filming in an actual Seattle hotel rather than the usual Redmond set lends the episode a fresh energy for both actors and characters ([36:16–36:51]).
• Stories of stand-ins getting bit-parts and the creative battles over wardrobe and sunglasses highlight the unique flavor of the series ([36:51–38:23]).

The Evolution of Character Dynamics

[41:07–45:48]

• Richard explains how this was Bernard's first time “on the radio,” which led to new opportunities (like commercial voiceovers) ([41:07]).
• The group discuss how cast comfort, character familiarity, and writer understanding combined to lend the episode a rare depth of vulnerability and authenticity.

Working with John Corbett (Chris Stevens)

[45:48–47:45]

• Richard describes Corbett’s openness and present, curious work style, and the importance of off-screen camaraderie for on-screen chemistry:

  “If actors don't like each other, it's very difficult to do things. And we like each other... So it was kind of easy.” – Richard Cummings Jr. [47:01]

• A tongue-in-cheek “walk of shame” party anecdote with Corbett and some flight attendants closes this segment ([48:06–48:56]).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On comfort and chemistry:

  "It just seems so natural... the chemistry between them, the pent up desire, the sensuality, the sexiness, all was really, really great." – Rob Morrow [13:48]

• On Maggie’s vulnerability:

  "You saw a real vulnerability in Maggie. You saw a real vulnerability in her." – Janine Turner [18:35]

• On the show’s philosophical underpinnings:

  "It's the coming back, the return, which gives meaning to the going forth. We really. We don't know where we've been until we come back to where we were. Only where we were may not be as it is because of who we've become." – Rob Morrow (quoting Chris’s monologue) [31:07]

• Thematic summation:

  "The show's so smart. It's smart. There were really smart people writing, really smart people directing, and everyone else who worked on the show." – Richard Cummings Jr. [29:51]

• Closing the loop:

  "But the greatest thing about Maggie O’Connell is that it was one of the first characters... you could still feel the sensuality without it being sold in such a objectifying way. And I think that's refreshing." – Janine Turner [44:08]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Episode Introduction & Context: [01:29–03:17]
• Comfort and Chemistry Discussion: [06:13–09:19]
• The First Kiss Debate: [08:00–18:35]
• Chris & Bernard’s Storyline: [20:06–25:17]
• Philosophical Themes / Family Ties: [31:16–32:56]
• Visual Storytelling & Authenticity: [29:47–36:12]
• Behind the Scenes & Guest Star Moments: [33:20–34:07, 36:16–38:23]
• Actor Dynamics & Vulnerability: [41:07–45:48]
• Working with John Corbett: [45:48–47:45]
• Closing Reflections / Outro: [49:37–51:24]

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Final Thoughts

The hosts and guest agree that “It Happened in Juneau” represents Northern Exposure at its best—combining humor, philosophy, vulnerability, and ensemble comfort in ways both easily enjoyed and deeply affecting. The chemistry among cast and characters shines through, making the episode a fan-favorite and a living testament to the show’s enduring magic.

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[Listen Next Time For…]

• More behind-the-scenes stories and philosophical musings
• Deep-dive analysis of major Northern Exposure plot twists and character arcs
• Surprising guest appearances and fan Q&As

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"We began with titillating, and we'll end with titillating." – Rob Morrow [50:17]

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Transcript

[Janine Turner]

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[Richard Cummings Jr.]

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[Rob Morrow]

Hello and welcome back to Northern Disclosure. I have my, my great co host, my beautiful pal, Jeanine Turner here looking very relaxed and, and vivacious as always. It's good. I'm glad to be back with everybody. This is a really, really fun ep. It happened in Juneau. I know we're gonna have a lot of, a lot of good stuff to talk about. Janine, how you doing?

[Janine Turner]

I'm fine, thank you. I'm fine. And this is a great episode. It's titillating.

[Rob Morrow]

It's titillating. You could say that. So I just wanna first before we get going, I wanna plug that. I have a limited series called the Gray House which just dropped last night on Amazon prime. And it's really good and it really kind of speaks to some things going on this country. It's a Civil War story and it's based on true events that happened that have never been reported, basically centering around this female spy ring. And it was produced by Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman and directed by the master filmmaker Roland Joffe, who made the Mission and Killing Fields. And just I've worked with him three times now and he's by far the greatest director I've ever worked with and he does such a great job and the Soundtrack is. Is mind blowing. We've got. We've got a song from. From Bon Jovi. New song. We have a song from Diane Warren, who's nominated for an Academy, her 17th Academy Award this year. We have songs by Desmond Child. We have song. New song by Willie Nelson, Shania Twain, Drake Milligan. I mean, it's just an incredible soundtrack and a really cool show. So I'm just throwing that out.

[Janine Turner]

Yeah. Congratulations, Rob. That's a great stellar group of people.

[Rob Morrow]

So it's a really great cast. And the Gray House was the South's version of the White House. So this episode I guess we'll just move into right now. It is called It Happened in Juno. It was written by David Asal and Robert Rabinowitz, who I don't. With a story by Asal, who we've seen before. His credit has popped up in these three seasons we've done so far. And it's a really. There's so much. It's kind of Northern Exposure, for my money, hitting on all cylinders. I mean, every aspect of it is just fun. And there's a real culmination of three years of stories that led to this episode, so it'll be fun to Discuss. It's season three, episode 20, and the synopsis is. Chris experiences severe voice disorders, then gets a surprise visit from his brother Bernard, then begins dreaming about Africa again along with Bernard. While Joel is away at the medical convention back in Sicily, Marilyn keeps regular office hours due to water problems at the Juno Hotel. Maggie and Joel are forced to share accommodations. Joel is determined to find a temporary girlfriend to help him spend. Spend the off time, but has no luck. Maggie has all kinds of luck, but doesn't like the men she's meeting. The men she's meeting. Then she just. Just as they decide to meet in the middle of the be Joel and Maggie, that is.

[Janine Turner]

I can't believe they give it away.

[Rob Morrow]

Joel then proceeds to allow Maggie to think something did happen. But since she freaks out about anyone finding out, he. They agree to forget it ever happened. Yes, I get your point, but it's not. This is a synopsis going backwards, for the record. So there's also a small plot summary which doesn't give away as much, which if we were enticing people. But we're talking about the show in retrospect now, aren't we, young Janine?

[Janine Turner]

Well, I guess we are. However, I think there could. They could have worded that in such a way that they don't give it away completely.

[Rob Morrow]

No, you wouldn't promote that.

[Janine Turner]

No. But if someone goes and looks it up and says, I'm going to look into the show and then they happen to read it, then they're going to know what happens. It's like knowing that Jaws is coming to jump out of the water.

[Rob Morrow]

I'm going to make sure no one does. I will go to everyone who tries to get online and.

[Janine Turner]

No, no, no. There should. There should be a sign that says spoiler alert. Spoiler. I can say it.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Spoiler alert.

[Janine Turner]

But did you know my Jaws story? Have I told it before?

[Rob Morrow]

I don't know.

[Janine Turner]

Everybody went to see Jaws in the movie theater, right? It's this huge, huge deal. And, you know, all the suspense is happening. It's like. And then all of a sudden, the man behind me leans forward and says, hang on to your seat. And he ruined the whole thing for me.

[Rob Morrow]

Yeah, I understand.

[Janine Turner]

I'll never forget that moment.

[Rob Morrow]

This has a spoiler warning, just so you know, so.

[Janine Turner]

Oh, it does. Okay, good. Well, anyway, it was a fabulous episode. We have a terrific guest. We have our beloved Richard Cummings with us again. And because you've got that storyline and, you know, I thought the show moved really quickly, actually, and I think that's a sign when it really works, you just felt kind of entranced with it the whole time. And we'll talk a lot about, you know, Corbett and Cummings when Richard gets on the show, but for our stuff, I just thought it was. Didn't it seem like we were just extraordinarily comfortable at that point? It's just like, in fifth gear.

[Rob Morrow]

Absolutely. I mean, that's what I mean. We're going on all cylinders. Everything and all the nuances, you know, I love when you play drunk. I don't know why. I know you don't drink, but, like, it's just. There's something really sweet, I think, because the choices you made allow us to see another side of Maggie that she keeps a mask up, you know? And it's just. You just look so adorable to me.

[Janine Turner]

When you're drunk, it's fun to play. It's so much fun because there's a freedom there. And I remember I did a paper chase years, like, way before Northern Exposure, and I had to play a drunk college student and the lead actress, whose name I don't remember, but she walked up to me and she goes, now the interesting thing about when you play drunk is the drunk people always try to pretend like they're not drunk. You know what I mean? But it was fun. And there was an arc there for both of us. And I even liked seeing that Maggie was completely dolled up. And then you saw her with no makeup, with mascara coming down her face at the end in the kind of the vulnerability of it all, but the interplay between us and the writing. I just thought that was fun. It was fun.

[Rob Morrow]

It was fun.

[Janine Turner]

And then we had our kiss. Was that our first kiss?

[Rob Morrow]

I believe so.

[Janine Turner]

That was a pretty nice kissing scene. And then the lighting was beautiful with the profiles.

[Rob Morrow]

And what I love is, before they kiss, when they're leading up to it, Joel walks into your room, and you're on all fours picking something. An earring or something. And he checks out your ass. And I just thought it was so. And he. It's the weirdest thing. Like, he's seen you now for what, three years? How many? Or I don't know. Yeah. I mean, in theory, he's there for two, three years at this point. But it's. It looked like was the first time he ever thought, oh, wow, she's got a good ass. You know?

[Janine Turner]

Well, and who would know in those terrible clothes I had to wear? It wasn't that.

[Rob Morrow]

Maybe you're right. You never.

[Janine Turner]

Well, no, no. Not even the park and the pants. But when I got dolled up, there was such a limit of dearth of clothes. It wasn't the costume designer's fault. It was just. There was a dearth. There were really no good clothes in that e. And, I mean, then you had to make me look sort of Alaskan, so I always had these bizarre outfits on.

[Rob Morrow]

You look great in this outfit. And I think. And I just want to say Michael Cattleman directed this, and we've had him on the show. And not only do I love him as a person, but he. He really gets nuance. I mean, that look on Joel's face that I'm talking about and many others on everyone, you know, all these little moments he. He really captured. And. And. And they're in the cut, which is just hats off to Michael.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Mm.

[Janine Turner]

Well, that they're kept. And that's very, very true. And I guess we can get into it more depth with Richard. But I will say one thing. Cause I don't really wan. I do want to talk about us more, because I think it was pretty pivotal. I think that this was a big moment for Maggie, for o' Connell and Fleischman, so to speak.

[Rob Morrow]

Yeah. No, I think we should talk about it in context as we're talking through the episode, because I think there's a lot. There's a lot there for sure.

[Janine Turner]

There's just something else I want to bring up that I don't really want to discuss because I don't want to go down the rabbit hole of where we were in season five. But I'll just say I always thought when Fleischman left and I was very vocal about it, don't bring in another doctor. Don't bring in. No, I'm not going. You know, Maggie wouldn't. Affair with the saint. Don't do that. And so then they brought in a wife and all that. But I thought it was so wrong. I always told them that Marilyn should be the doctor. You know, let Marilyn be the doctor and bring in Graham Greene. Let it go that direction for a while.

[Rob Morrow]

Good idea. Good idea. You're right.

[Janine Turner]

And in this one, Marilyn was the doctor. You know, she was doing, you know, you're gonna die and, you know, you smell like ant poison. And she kept such a straight face. I almost wondered if she was in a bad mood for that episode because she didn't have her usual sort of, you know, we all go in with, we're having a bad week or a good week or we're pissed off at somebody or. But she didn't have that usual kind of look. Humor behind her eyes. But she was so right on and serious. But I love that aspect that. That she kept take. You know, took care of the townspeople. And I always thought when you left, that's what we should have done.

[Rob Morrow]

Okay, well, I just want to clarify, story wise, there's three stories in this episode. There's. There's Joel going on. On to a convention in Juneau that any. And Maggie flies him there and they get stuck together. There's Bernard coming back from Africa and. And Chris getting discombobulated, so to speak. And then there's Marilyn, who is left with my practice and decides to kind of step into the Doctor's shoes.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Mm.

[Janine Turner]

So it was really good. Richard Cummings is so incredibly talented. We love him. He's a beloved friend of ours. He's a director and an actor. Well, actor, director, producer. And of course, as we were talking about, his acting career has been and continues to be phenomenal, from everything from Hill street blue to 30 something to northern Exposure and many things after that. He's directed many episodes and movies as well. But he's also most proud, I think, as a producer of American Soul. And that was 13 episodes from 2019 to 2020. So we're real proud of him. Hollywood shuffle. He was associate producer. So talented, so diverse. And we love you, Richard Cummings. Thank you for coming back on the show.

[Rob Morrow]

You look great. Richard, good to see you.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Good to see you guys. It's been a minute.

[Rob Morrow]

American Soul was produced by our friend Carl with you.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Yes, it was BET. And actually, one quick note. We got to do two seasons. So there was like there's 20 something

[Janine Turner]

episodes on American Soul.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Yeah. And it's the life story. It's a fictionalized story of Don Cornelius.

[Janine Turner]

They need to correct that on IMDb they just have 13. But. So you did two seasons. That's amazing. Even better to get past that first season. Congratulations on that. And we can all watch it where now? Where can we watch American Soul now?

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

I can't now because it was on Paramount plus and on bet, but they yanked them. They're going through some kind of stuff.

[Rob Morrow]

You think?

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Yeah, yeah, we'll leave that for another conversation. But. But yeah, it's. It's off the. It's off the streaming platforms now, so we'll see some place. It'll pop up.

[Rob Morrow]

Did you get a chance to watch this episode again?

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

I did.

[Rob Morrow]

It's pretty. It's pretty fun, huh?

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Let me jump on the bandwagon that you guys were just talking about, about being comfortable. And it was so evident, I think in each one of the storylines, but especially you guys. It felt. And I made notes and I wrote, literally, watch it. You can't see this, but I wrote comfortable. I also wrote for Janine, adorable.

[Rob Morrow]

I used that as well.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

You did. And I wrote it down. And it felt like for you guys, it felt like in a classic old romance comedy, Cary Grant ish kind of environment. Because I think it was the first time you guys actually really did become that emotionally intimate.

[Janine Turner]

It did have a nice repartee.

[Rob Morrow]

But it's interesting. You know what I found, Jeanine, I can't quite track, first of all, the chemistry between them, the pent up desire, you know, the sensuality, the sexiness, all was really, really great. Like, it just kind of. It just seems so natural. But I can't. The thing that I kind of bumped up against was that they kiss, they have this moment and then they're like, okay, meet you in like five minutes. Like, nobody would do that. Like, you're either going or you're not. Once you get. Once you cross that line, you're not going to fucking brush your teeth unless

[Janine Turner]

the woman's going to prepare to not become pregnant. There are a lot of those little moments, I think, when women say, hang on. I've seen that. I've seen that in movies a lot, actually.

[Rob Morrow]

You're right. That's a valid point.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

But.

[Rob Morrow]

But it didn't seem like that, because who we cut to, who's brushing their teeth, me or you?

[Janine Turner]

You know, women do take a pause to go prepare themselves, so to speak, before sex. But also, we all know that they couldn't, you know, they couldn't consummate their relationship because where'd they go from there?

[Rob Morrow]

No, I understand why they did it as a story. I'm just saying it just seemed. I don't know. I feel like it was a little contrived because it seemed like it was so hot. And then it was like.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

What?

[Janine Turner]

Well, what I thought was interesting was the scene when we come back and Maggie doesn't know if she had had sex or not. And then you play this game with her making her thing, and I don't know. I'd have to go back and look and see. But there was a great closeup of you at the end when I tell you I don't want anybody to. I felt so sorry for Joel at that point. Right, but then you really should have felt sorry for Maggie, too, because what you were doing, you were really making her feel uncomfortable.

[Rob Morrow]

But she was making herself. She was the one who was making herself uncomfortable because she was the one. He was trying to tell her.

[Janine Turner]

Well, no, I think that. I think the bigger point I'm trying to make, though, before we get to that. But you did play along with it. Fleischman played along with it. You didn't come out and say, hey, hey, we didn't do anything. We didn't do anything. And she was squirming, squirming, squirming, squirming. But what I'm trying to say is there. I don't think there was a real closeup of me. There's. It was like kind of Cowboys and whatnot, where. Because I ended up feeling more for Fleischman at the end than I felt for o'. Connell. And I thought, well, both of the game. The Both of the games that we played on each other were pretty, you know, pretty wicked in a way. What are your thoughts, Richard?

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

I didn't think. I didn't feel it was contrived. I get where you're coming from, but I didn't feel like that moment was contrived.

[Janine Turner]

Which moment?

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

When you kiss and then you've got to go off and get ready, and, you know, and Joel comes out and, you know, and then you're. You're sleeping. Spoiler alert. I. I just. I totally love. I love that I also love you coming out. Joel coming out with his bathrobe on. It was that you or Cattleman that said, keep your socks on and take your socks off before you go in?

[Rob Morrow]

I have a feeling it was in the script, but I don't remember.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

That's a great beat. That is a great action. Because first thing I notice is, like, oh, okay, you got this great robot. And then you go down and you see he's got socks on. And by the way, every guy has done that in our lifetime at some point or another.

[Rob Morrow]

But what's the deal with her forgetting? Like, what is that about alcohol?

[Janine Turner]

She wasn't drunk. She was asleep, so.

[Rob Morrow]

I know, but. But she thinks that they slept together.

[Janine Turner]

Yeah, she thought they.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Y'. All.

[Janine Turner]

She was asleep, but she thought. Did. She wasn't sure. Like, did I. Maybe she'd had a little alcohol, but I think mainly she was just asleep and she wasn't sure. And so she came out, and then you kind of. You were trying to tell her, but then you egged her on, and then she felt so, so uncomfortable. And, you know, I.

[Rob Morrow]

But you think that's possible? You think you could. You could. You could actually forget, unless you were drugged, that you had sex with.

[Janine Turner]

You do think about that? You think, well, wouldn't you sort of know? But I guess. I guess there could always be a question.

[Rob Morrow]

But it's. I think it's more psychological, probably, because that's the only justification I can think of.

[Janine Turner]

Maybe she had a little bit to drink and she fell asleep and she just. I believed in the way I played the scene is that she genuinely just didn't know. What are your thoughts, Richard?

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

I think you might have had a glass of wine earlier and you came back, loosened you up a little bit, got to where it got to, and you went and got knocked out. Because, remember, you said you hadn't slept in a couple days.

[Janine Turner]

Yeah, that's true. They did say that. So she was really, really deep sleep.

[Rob Morrow]

There's something implausible about it for me, based on that idea, but the fact that she did. Hadn't slept in 36 hours definitely helps. But anyway, it works. That's. You know, the bottom line is it works as a show.

[Janine Turner]

And you saw a real vulnerability in Maggie. You saw a real vulnerability in her.

[Rob Morrow]

No, it was so sweet. There were so many vulnerable moments. You know, I mean, just

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

the way

[Rob Morrow]

she looks at Fleischman, you know, just with this. I think I wrote it down. Like, there was just this moment where. How was I. She wants to know. And Then Joel starts messing with her. But the way you said, how was I? It was like, it was so sweet, you know, and tender, you know, innocent. Yeah. And it speaks to this deeper connection that they two have that plays out throughout the series, you know, talk about being vulnerable.

[Janine Turner]

Talking about. I guess that makes sense. Then when she gets out of the truck. Back in Sicily, while she toughened up again because she was just so vulnerable in that scene, you know, how was I? And you never told her that it didn't happen. So she just, she goes back thinking, oh, I don't know. And so on the flight home, she's, she just, you know, part of the reason, I guess she doesn't want it to be spoken about is because she doesn't remember it.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

It.

[Janine Turner]

Right. She can't claim it. She can't own it. She can't control the narrative because she doesn't, she doesn't, she thinks nothing happened. So that's probably why she turned around and said, don't say anything, you know, but, but then, but then she says, I wouldn't any want anyone to know that we actually slept together. It'd be embarrassing to me. I thought, oh, that's a little tough.

[Rob Morrow]

Yeah, that's the COVID That's the Maggie cover.

[Janine Turner]

Yeah, I know, but it was a little tough. And the look on your face, you know, so we both did it to each other, I guess, you know, you know, the overarching.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

There were two themes, I think, in your storyline. And Chris and Bernard, which was Chris and Bernard for the first time, were not spiritually connected, separate. And we had to come back together. You guys had never been together, came together and then separated again, complete opposite arcs, which I found very, very, very interesting.

[Janine Turner]

David Estelle probably really thought that through, actually. He was such a philosophical writer.

[Rob Morrow]

There's something so fascinating about the dynamic. It's such an interesting relationship between you, between Bernard and Chris and you and Corbett, for that matter, the way you play it. But there's something just so unusual and, and unique and fun and charming. And in this episode, it gets, you know, I, I love that you went on this pilgrimage to, to Africa and you come back and you've got all this stuff that you're trying to, to, to sell to in Ruth's Ann store, you know, saying, donut, don't, don't underestimate the, the presence of the third World in our culture now. And, but, but I, I just, I, I. There's a moment where it says certain cultural beliefs when you dream. Certain cultures believe that when you dream Your soul becomes a moth that travels the world. That's such a wild idea because as always, you guys share your dreams, right? You often dream the same dream, but in this case it was because of John, because of Chris being slightly out of sync with the world and with you. His dream is different than yours, right?

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Well, that's because I found that talisman and it was only half a moth. So I embraced that and I started on my journey, so to speak, in Africa and like you said, bringing things back and traveling all over the place and learning about stuff. So I had that half, but the other half, we have no idea where it is. And actually, that's what Ruthanne says to me when I go into the store to try to sell her some stuff, which she says, oh, that's really lovely. And I go, well, it's not for sale. She said, well, where's the other half? Have no idea. And we're still. Chris and Bernard are still at that point, still out of sync until we figure out and start talking. Well, actually, we have a dream, and in the dream we see like half a giraffe, separate, running, and again, still not in sync. And when we come outside, we go, whoa. And then we talk it through and we figure out, hey, wait a minute, maybe because that's where that speech is about, you know, the moth. And we talk about it and that's when we go, huh, Maybe because we don't have both halves and I've developed. I've got this other half. Maybe that's why we're separated. That's the theory. And once we get to that point, we come back together and get in sync again.

[Janine Turner]

Did he put on the necklace? For a little while.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

He says. He says, give it to me. And he puts it on. And then after that we. We're back in.

[Janine Turner]

You're back spiritually in sync. There's so much that's spiritually and metaphysically interesting about every aspect of this storyline because, you know, DNA that they say anxiety can carry through all the DNA all the way down, or people's trauma from three, four generations carries down and just that you. Y' all shares, you know, similar DNA and the whole nine year, you know, the father and. And the connection that people can have and also the familial connection you have. I mean, the mother carries the exact DNA of her child in her for the rest of her, you know, just that you can't ever quite as much as we all tend to want to brush against it or do away with the connections. You had the blood Connections you had with family.

[Rob Morrow]

You know what I love, though, again, you know, in this. Janine's always talking about the town hall meetings we have, but there's a version of that in the brick with you showing your slideshow. It's just so sweet that the whole town comes out to look at your journey.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Yes, One big family.

[Janine Turner]

The key word, getting out. You know, people don't get out much, as much as we used to, but that's such a great thing to have a little community there.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

What Michael Cataman was also really good at, besides nuance, was that, like, once Chris puts on the talisman and we come back together, the way he shows us coming back together is us back in the radio station and it starts on our feet, in sync.

[Rob Morrow]

I love that moment. It's so cool. And then the way. And you guys are so cool the way you do it first year. Yeah, they look. They look right. Like, they look left. They're. He hands them the album cover. They're.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

They're.

[Rob Morrow]

They're tapping their. Their feet, their hands. It's something. There's just something so cool and, And. And so Northern Exposure about that moment. I love the ending. You know, it's all the way. Chris Corbett always sums up these episodes. Just always hits me with the. And. And he's. And I wrote down this right. In dreams begin responsibilities, and you put your faith in that which can't easily be explained. Be open to your dreams. You know, it's such a profound thing in a. In a. In a, you know, a network television show in 1992. It's just. I just love that it's not necessarily. It wasn't an original idea. These ideas are not original, but they're culling from all the myths of all of man and injecting them into this story of these people trying to get along, trying to get together. I just want to point out, before we move on Janine, that it's interesting at the end, the last beat of the show, you're walking off after he says this monologue. After Chris has his monologue, or we're hearing it in voiceover. You're walking off, and then I am driving and I'm driving toward you, right? I'm driving up that hill. You're walking up that hill. And then I pull out and I drive, but I'm heading towards you, which I think is intentional. You know, it's like. Right. Because normally I'd be going the opposite way.

[Janine Turner]

And noted. Notice the bag looked heavy. My pet peeve is when people carry bags or cups of coffee or luggage that don't have anything in it. If we notice when I was getting on the plane, that luggage looked really heavy that I was carrying. And then I'm sure those groceries were real groceries. I can't stand it when people carrying groceries and you know, there's like nothing in it. It's like air.

[Rob Morrow]

By the way, talk about pet peeves. You know, the sunglasses were my pet peeve in network television. You up till then you were not allowed to wear sunglasses or hats. And I was constantly fighting the which ultimately the network because I was like, who wouldn't wear sunglasses in this situation? The sun is blaring down on them, you know, so I had to fight. And then I think Janine was like, well, if he wears sunglasses then I'll sunglasses.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

And then you show up and the

[Rob Morrow]

two of us in that opening scene, you've got the Ray Bans on and I've got my sunglasses on. But it was a real Ray Ban

[Janine Turner]

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[Rob Morrow]

I love that. The mystery of the history, this show, always.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

The only way I describe it, and I'm appreciating it more and more every day, is that to both of your points, the show's so smart. It's smart. There were really smart people writing, really smart people directing, and everyone else who worked on the show. It's. I mean, I felt like I was always punching up because I ain't that smart. But it's just. To this day, it's just really, really. You know, how do you get to this thing where you talk about a moth and it's half and then you're disconnected and it's like, wow, wow, where'd that come from?

[Rob Morrow]

When you sit down at the mic with Chris at the beginning and you take over because he can't speak and that. I wrote this down. It was so. It's just. I can't believe how smart it is. Africa thoughts turn to homecoming. Journeys end. It's the coming back, the return, which gives meaning to the going forth. We really. We don't know where we've been until we come back to where we were. Only where we were may not be as it is because of who we've become.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

That's brilliant.

[Rob Morrow]

That's brilliant.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

I mean, thank you. Thank you all for the words, because that's really, really smart and brilliant.

[Janine Turner]

Well, if I recall, David was a philosopher, wasn't he? Didn't we look him up before? And he. He was a philosopher. Everything he writes has a philosophical bent.

[Rob Morrow]

Oh, that's interesting.

[Janine Turner]

But I wanted to say something about family and being disconnected. My mother and father were divorced from each other three times, and then they married. Well, they. Then they married each other three times and then back to each other.

[Rob Morrow]

Maybe we should just do a whole episode on that.

[Janine Turner]

Yeah, we could. We could do a whole, like, play on. That explains a lot about Janine, I'll tell you that much. But I remember my dad was packing to. To go somewhere and he started tripping. And, you know, my parents were the. You know, this kind of love that was just always there, no matter what. And. And of course, I'm watching it all as this sort of empath, sensitive child going, this is just so sad, you know, like my mom and my dad. My mom and my dad. But my dad's packing a suitcase and he trips. You know, he trips over like he's falling. And he says to me, this is what happens when men go, you know, through divorces. You know what I mean? It's like you become. But I think it kind of fits into this when you are not in sync with family members, right. For whatever the reason is, there's always a little hole in your soul. There's just a little something out of sync. And I've witnessed this as a child. I've witnessed this as an adult, as a, you know, mother. It's just like. And I think that y' all were out of sync, so everything was discombobulated. And I think that's even a bigger message about life in general. Cause there's all this, you know, people separate. It's like if these people that never speak to their father again or never speak to their mother again, I mean, there may be reasons that. That are legitimate for that, but also, there still will be a hole.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

You notice it. You notice it immediately.

[Janine Turner]

Well, that's what I'm saying. If it's in sync, your whole day is better. You know, your whole life. Your life is better. You can function better creatively. And then when that's off. So it's. It was just really fascinating to watch how that manifested with the. His disc and, you know, power to Corbett for being able to say those lines as well as he did.

[Rob Morrow]

Always. He's always amazing.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Wow.

[Rob Morrow]

I want to throw out to Beth. To Beth Broderick, who played Linda Angelo, the girl that hits on me at the convention. She was really funny.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

She was so good.

[Rob Morrow]

And also, I don't know if you caught this, but James Marster, who is. Was Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and. And their spin off, angel was the bellhop. You know, he's a big star. You know, he's a big TV star.

[Janine Turner]

And I thought he looked familiar. What has he been in now?

[Rob Morrow]

Well, he was. He became, you know, this. This heart on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and. And that was his first gig, I think.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Oh, that's great. He. That was very good that you. The three of you were really. That was funny. That was very funny. Very dry. Very funny.

[Rob Morrow]

There's a lot of fun moments. I love when. I love when they. When, you know, they get to the. They get to the hotel and the room. The room, of course, is not available, causing them to have to share. And. And Joel said, says. He says, you know, the. The reception guy says, you know, that we're together or something. And Joel says, no, no. And Maggie says, no, we're not together. And Joel says, yeah, what she means is we're not together. Not in the together sense of being together.

[Janine Turner]

Yeah. But I. Like when I finally get. I always. I was trying to be. Maggie was trying to be really good about it all. And at the end, she's so perturbed. He's like, have a good time. She goes, don't push it. You know, and then. But then she says, come on, Dr. Schweitzer. She said, Dr. Schweitzer.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Right.

[Rob Morrow]

I know, right?

[Janine Turner]

And I looked that up and I was trying to figure out. I was trying to figure out.

[Rob Morrow]

He was amazing. He was a Nobel Prize winning, you know, humanity in World War II.

[Janine Turner]

Right.

[Rob Morrow]

Human humanist after World War II, in Africa. Interesting enough. He won the Nobel Prize for. For work he'd done in Africa.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Oh, wow.

[Janine Turner]

Yeah. Because I. I caught that and I immediately sort of Googled it because I didn't really remember.

[Rob Morrow]

But you know what else, by the way, I clocked Janine, you know, when we're having breakfast the next day out in that hotel, which we shot on Puget Sound in downtown Seattle. And the exteriors were shot in Africa. In Africa, in Alaska. But there's a great opening shot where there's a tugboat, there's a fishing boat heading out for its morning to go out fishing. And then the shot lands on Maggie and Joel at the table. And, you know, that someone had to pay. Like, that wasn't an accident. And it was a big fishing boat with a lot of people, so they had to kind of pay. Pay off someone to wait and do it, you know, again. Or. Or maybe that's the only shot we got with that boat. I don't know. But it's such. It.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Such.

[Rob Morrow]

Gives it such texture. There's a great little Michael Cattleman moment.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

He so many times told the story visually and didn't just completely rely on dialogue to move you along.

[Rob Morrow]

Absolutely.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Which is, you know, that's. That's a real director.

[Janine Turner]

True. When it's not a bunch of mechanics and games with the camera and whatnot. It's just letting things play. But. But I think that it might be fun for everybody to know a little bit behind the scenes. And Rob touched on it. We always filmed in Redmond, Washington, on the set or in Rosslyn, and we rarely went anywhere else. And so this was fun for us to be able to. I remember getting there. I remember going to the hotel. I remember filming that scene that morning and just how fun it was to be in a different environment. And even the hotel, you know, the hotel was. That was not a set we were actually in a hotel, so it was kind of fun. Remember that, Rob?

[Rob Morrow]

I do, and I think it's a good point you're making because, you know, it's those corollaries between what the actors are going through and the characters are going through. So the characters are displaced in a different world, experience things, and the actors were in a different location. And it. It felt refreshing. It was almost like we were on a new show, you know, this whole new world with different characters. And to just point out that my stand in Peter. I don't remember his last name. Does anyone remember his last name?

[Janine Turner]

No, I remember. I remember him.

[Rob Morrow]

They gave him a part. He's the guy. He's the doctor who's. I'm blowing off when I'm trying to go on the hunt at the beginning.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

When you're trying to get laid.

[Rob Morrow]

Yeah. And so I just want to throw out to Peter, I can't believe I can't remember your name, but I'm 90 years old, so. But I love you.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

I was really surprised that they let you say that, actually. That I'm trying to get laid.

[Rob Morrow]

You're right. I'm sure. I can only imagine the conversations and the back and forth. I mean, I remember them. I remember having. They wanted me to say something, like, about sex. Like I was gonna boink her. And I was like, boink her? Come on.

[Janine Turner]

And I'll tell you something. From a female wardrobe standpoint, after I wore that white terry cloth, very stiff robe, you know, Marilyn Monroe's robe. Robes were always really soft and used, and you could pull it in. That cinch. You could cinch in the waistline and all that. That was one of those fresh out of the starched white robes. And it was like, I'm never wearing a white robe on television again.

[Rob Morrow]

I think you're being hard on yourself. You look cute in it. I don't think it was bad.

[Janine Turner]

White and gray are not good colors for women on screen, unless you are an absolute anorexic stick. So after that, I always had on black robes, red robes, navy blue robes. It's like, I'm not about to be. I'm like, whoop, not doing that again.

[Rob Morrow]

I love when you spot Fleischman in his. And you're like, fleischman, when you're drunk, you're like.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

You're.

[Rob Morrow]

You're a boxer man.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Right? You know, this is just me and my going off in my philosophical brain and myself. But watching the show, this episode, it was the first time I've seen it, and I Can't even tell you how long. And I just really enjoyed laughed out. Laughed out a bunch of stuff. But I think with the robe, I think Rob's right. You are being hard on yourself. But I also think that. And this is, again, my brain, but that the white symbolizes a purity kind of thing and an innocence. And that's part of what we were talking about when, you know, you and Em Fleischman getting together for this kiss, this first time. It worked. It totally. Visually, it works. And you are being too hard on yourself because you look great in it,

[Rob Morrow]

by the way, the way you asked Fleischman to dinner. It's so. It's so sweet. You're just kind of like. It's the contradictions in her, in both of them, but in that moment in her are so clear, you know, that she's got this soft, gentle, sweet side. And then it's this cover of this hard, tough, you know, self sufficient, pioneer chick. And they're so different. And. And when it's revealed, it's so. It's so sweet. I mean, just, just. There's something about the way you ask him to dinner that I just thought, oh, that's so. It's so revealing.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

And Fleischman's saying to her, well, you're kind of taken aback, and you go, you want to have dinner or something? Right? Or something. Right.

[Janine Turner]

That's like an Elf. One of my all time favorite movies. Would you like to go get some food?

[Rob Morrow]

Elf is a great movie. We watch that.

[Janine Turner]

I love Elf. I can quote every line from Elf. Everything reminds me of it. Oh, the children love the books. Would somebody like a hug? I could go on. You have to stop me because I'll keep going.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

You know, there's one thing. There's. When you mentioned behind the scenes, there's one thing, too, and I think I had mentioned it last time I was here with you guys. And thank you again for having me. That was the first time Bernard was ever on the radio.

[Rob Morrow]

Oh, is it really? Oh, interesting. Oh, I didn't know that.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

And because of that, because of you and MasterCard, John Corby got snatched up. You got snatched up. All to do voiceovers. And because of that, and I got a chance to go on the radio, I got snatched up by Hyundai and a couple of other folks.

[Janine Turner]

Celebrity voiceovers.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Yep.

[Rob Morrow]

I love doing voiceovers. Voiceovers are so. To me, you know, they're so much fun because you. Because you're not being seen, I'm willing to do anything. Like if I'm in a scene, and a director says to me, would you screech your voice on that line? I'd be like, what? But if I'm doing a voiceover and they say, screech, screech your voice at the end of the line, I'd be like, okay, sure. I don't know what it is. You just don't. You don't feel as, you know, vulnerable, I guess, because it's just your voice.

[Janine Turner]

Anyways, it's a different genre.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Just going back to something again that you said earlier about being comfortable. This episode, to me, really demonstrated, and I guess we talked about this a little bit earlier. All the characters being comfortable. Marilyn's comfortable being a doctor, you guys finding your comfort level with each other. And it's like, that's where the vulnerability comes in. Bernard and Chris figuring out their stuff once again and going back. And it reverts almost back to, like, when we were playing cards and we were in sync. It's like, oh, we get back to that. Oh, okay, we're comfortable. But also, too, as actors, if everyone wasn't comfortable with each other because we'd all gotten to know each other by then, it wouldn't have worked.

[Rob Morrow]

Yeah, I agree. It's the gift of doing a TV series. If you continue to work, I mean, to put in the time to continue to deepen and mine more aspects of your characters, it all gets to play out because if everyone's doing that, it's just that much richer. This seemed like a very rich episode in terms of what you're saying. It's ineffable. It's not like I can point my finger necessarily to one thing, but there was just this. This gravity, like, in a good way, you know, that comes from now. What is. How many episodes is this, Janine? This is 35, 30.

[Janine Turner]

We had done 16. So it's our 46th episode, 46 episodes.

[Rob Morrow]

So we're almost halfway through the whole series and really hitting on all cylinders.

[Janine Turner]

But I think that the script allowed that too, because it allowed such vulnerability. I think that's what everybody's feeling. You know, it's high energy. You know, it's a nervous, high anxiety energy where you're always being defensive, but when you let things down, it is a little bit more relaxed. And I think that that's what everybody was feeling, is the facades could come down a little bit. And so it's a more of a. Until, you know, the vulnerability doesn't. Gets uncomfortable. But we were able to see kind of behind the curtain. And I remembered what I was gonna say about the white robe, which is interesting, you know, as an actress in Hollywood, I was in New York City at 15, Molly and Hollywood at 17. They had me in these very sexy, you know, nightgowns, silk nightgowns, as a 17 year old. And everything was always sexy, you know, sex, sex, sex and sexy this and sexy that. So it's kind of. I mean, I just thought I looked a little heavy in it, that's all. But the greatest thing about Maggie o' Connell is that it was one of the first characters where you were able to see that even with a parka, even with a vest, even in sorrel boots, even in a starched white robe and little. Even dresses and outfits that look like pantaloons from the. From the 1800s. You know what I mean? That you could still feel the sensuality without it being sold in such a. In such a objectifying way. And I think that's. That's refreshing.

[Rob Morrow]

To your point, Janine, the writers, too, are comfortable at this point. They know us, so they're writing for us, and. And. And they kind of know our rhythms, which I think is.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Is there. It's not easy being vulnerable on screen. It's not easy being vulnerable in life.

[Rob Morrow]

Right.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

And it came through, especially, like I said, I think that's. That's, to me, like, the first time it really, really got there between Joel and Maggie, where some met, some. Some. Some masks came down.

[Rob Morrow]

Let's talk a little bit about you working with Corbett. Like, with, you know, what.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

What.

[Rob Morrow]

What was that like? I mean, what. You know, the d. The dynamic of how you guys came up with your bits.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

And, you know, it's. It's interesting. And I. I keep using that word, comfortable from the moment. And Corbett's this kind of person. You know, Corbett is like, you know, he's kind of open and curious and present.

[Rob Morrow]

Present. He's so present. That's the perfect word for him.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

And deceptively so also, too, because you think sometimes he's not paying attention, and he's completely paying attention to this little sly fox there. It's like you think he's off somewhere thinking about something else. He's like, no, he's examining this whole thing.

[Rob Morrow]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

So, you know, getting together when we first did, it's like. Cause I'm open like that as a person. Person. I'm, you know, hey, let's go. Whatever. So we. We connected in that. That way right from the beginning. But I think we also liked each other. I go back to that point. About liking. If actors don't like each other, it's very difficult to do things. And we like each other. We would hang out, you know, we all hung out. Offset. So. So when it came time to do something like trying to figure out why we're not in sync, it's kind of like Corbett and Cummings talking a little bit. Not crazy rehearsals to try to figure out what the beats are, what this means or how come. But it's like we kind of like talked. It's like, are you feeling this? No, I'm not feeling that. Yeah. No, that's pretty crazy. I don't understand. Maybe it's this. Maybe it is. Those are the kinds of rhythms we'd get into. And it was kind of easy.

[Rob Morrow]

Yeah, it was perfect. You're such good casting. Your casting was. Is against him is perfect. You got any good behind the scenes party stories with the old jc?

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Not any that I could tell.

[Rob Morrow]

Come on, give us one. The audience wants, they wanted, they wanted John Corbin used to. And Richard Cummings. Party, party. Anecdote.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Oh, here's one for you. This one's kind of clean. We were out one night, met some flight attendants.

[Rob Morrow]

Of course she did. Flight attendants, Janine. Flight attendants.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Flight attendants go back to their hotel. Nothing really, really happened. Fast forward to the next morning because we've got to be back to school, set and work. And we get on the elevator and we're both like doing the walk of shame on the elevator because by then we're on tv, people know who you are and we're in Seattle, so people are going to especially know who you are. So we're on the elevator like this, going down and walking out of the elevator the whole time. And luckily nobody said anything, but they knew who you we were.

[Janine Turner]

No, no anonymity. That's the price of fame. And I remember everyone. And I remember that the, the height of the show, I would go into a restaurant and try to have a meal with family and everybody would just come sit down. Strangers, men. It's like before, you know, everybody was sitting down. Even if I was trying to have a date, which they hated, of course, you know, everybody just starts sitting down next to us so we lose our anonymity and we. There used to be a great conversation about that. If you recall Rob, as we shuffle back and forth to set. And I just remember saying, because I had $8 left before Northern Exposure. I just remember saying, remember this, Rob? It's better than being broke and unemployed. I do you remember that? I used to say that all the time.

[Rob Morrow]

I'm sure it's still. I. It is. You're right. I think this is a good place to. To wind it up. Richard, this was you. You're just so much fun and. And any chance I get to see your face and. And hang with you, I'm always happy.

[Richard Cummings Jr.]

Lovely to see you guys.

[Janine Turner]

A good soul. A good soul. Talented soul. Really wonderful seeing you.

[Rob Morrow]

Good, talented soul. And we will no doubt ask you to come back again. Hopefully we'll find another episode and. I don't know. I think that's about it for me. Janine, how about you?

[Janine Turner]

All right, well, thanks for watching today. It was really a titillating episode. I love that one.

[Rob Morrow]

We began with titillating, and we'll end with titillating.

[Janine Turner]

I have a song, a lyric in my musical that I've written that it's escalating now. We actually have a performance coming up in October, but. Titillates with treason. That's one of my lines. Titillates with treason. Titillates on my mind. Titillates with treason. Cause we were rehearsing it the other day. Anyhoo, thank you, Richard. Thank you, Rob. Thank you all for watching. And don't forget to hit the subscribe button. It really is cool. I've hit a few subscribe buttons in my day, and you just get an alert. It's kind of fun in case you're like, oh, right. And thanks, all of you, for. For sharing and sharing and doing all those things you do on social media.

[Rob Morrow]

We love your comments. So more comments, please. Thank you.

[Janine Turner]

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[Rob Morrow]

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[Richard Cummings Jr.]

O'.

[Janine Turner]

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[Rob Morrow]

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[Janine Turner]

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[Richard Cummings Jr.]

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