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3. Oy, Wilderness

An emergency landing in Maggie's plane sends Maggie foraging for food, while Joel blubbers about the menu; and a visit from Shelly's best friend triggers a tiff.

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While returning from administering immunizations in a remote village, Joel and Maggie are stranded in the wilderness when Maggie's plane develops engine trouble. While Maggie goes hunting in response to his complaining about the food, he begins to look at her broken airplane engine as a medical problem. Shelly's best friend Cindy ( Christine Elise ) comes to town to tell Shelly that she has married Shelly's husband Wayne, a minor league hockey player, and to ask Shelly to divorce him. They air their grievances and eventually make up.

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