Dr. Quinn, the Medicine Woman: 10 Unknown Facts You Were Aware of
To fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman may have seemed like a cutesy Little House on the Prairie parody in those days. It followed Michaela Quinn (Jane Seymour), a wealthy Bostonian physician’s daughter, as she traveled from a life of grandeur in Massachusetts to the quaint Colorado Springs after the Civil War. With the same persistence she used to fight disease and death, she also battled sexism, prejudice, and intolerance after becoming the town doctor.
The show was wildly successful because viewers connected with the bold resolve and compassion of the lead actress, the antics of her three adopted kids, and the tough charm of Sully, the mountain man who won her over. Over the course of six seasons of frontier medical dramas, fans may have missed some of these hidden nuances in the show.
Actor Joe Lando thought that he had to perform all of his own stunts in order to completely embrace the character of mountain man Byron Sully. Whether it was charging across the top of a rushing train or galloping on horseback, he thought it gave the character credibility to have him carry out every action Sully was supposed do.
On set, Lando would occasionally put his dedication to the work to the test by eating live worms. Lando would go to any lengths to survive in the wilderness, just like Sully would! In addition, in the end, he asked himself, when would he ever get another chance like this?