Ally McBeal

1. S01E01PilotSeptember 8, 1997 6.8Ally loses her job at her law firm when she files a sexual harassment claim against a colleague. A chance meeting with ex-classmate Richard
2. S01E02Compromising PositionsSeptember 15, 1997 7.5Richard's business partner, John Cage, is arrested for soliciting a prostitute. Ally discovers an unsavory fact about Billy's past when they
3. S01E03The KissSeptember 22, 1997 6.3Ally wonders why Ronald failed to kiss her after their first date. Georgia and Ally work on an age discrimination case where the opposing li
4. S01E04The AffairSeptember 29, 1997 7.0Ally is asked to give a eulogy for one of her professors from college. She is reluctant because his wife is unaware about the affair they ha
5. S01E05One Hundred Tears AwayOctober 20, 1997 7.0Ally attacks another shopper during a supermarket dispute and forgets to pay for spermicide. Ally is charged with assault and shoplifting. H
6. S01E06The PromiseOctober 27, 1997 5.7Ally and John defend Whipper's friend on a solicitation charge. While working with John, Ally notices his unique approach to work. During an
7. S01E07The AttitudeNovember 3, 1997 6.0Ally takes the case of a Jewish lady who wants her rabbi to grant a spiritual release from her marriage, because her husband is comatose. Al
8. S01E08Drawing the LinesNovember 10, 1997 6.7Billy and Georgia experience marital difficulties when he reveals to Ally that he still has feelings for her. Ally and Georgia try to help a
9. S01E09The Dirty JokeNovember 17, 1997 7.0After Renee makes fun of Ally for being a prudish 'Julie Andrews type' they agree to each tell their best dirty joke to see who can get the
10. S01E10Boy to the WorldDecember 1, 1997 7.3Whipper asks Ally to take the case of a young transgender sex worker, Stephanie, charged for solicitation for the third time. Ally is moved
11. S01E11Silver BellsDecember 15, 1997 8.0Richard asks Ally and John to represent three people requesting the right to legally have a three-way marriage. Ally is disgusted by the ide
12. S01E12Season's bestCro-MagnonJanuary 5, 1998 8.7Ally, Renee, and Georgia take an art class and are all drawn to a well endowed male nude model. Ally is assigned the case of a 19-year-old c
13. S01E13The Blame GameJanuary 19, 1998 7.3Ally bumps into the male model in Starbucks and confronts him for the way he treated her. John is assigned a case to help two siblings sue a
14. S01E14Body LanguageFebruary 2, 1998 7.7Ally and Georgia represent a woman wishing to marry a death row inmate, resulting in Ally being a bridesmaid. Richard asks Ally to flirt wit
15. S01E15Once in a LifetimeFebruary 23, 1998 7.3Ally and Billy represent an elderly artist fighting to maintain control of his estate after his son decides he is too senile to stay in char
16. S01E16Forbidden FruitsMarch 2, 1998 7.5The firm takes on a high profile case of a US Senator sued for 'interfering with marital relations,' and when the case starts to become dist
17. S01E17Theme of LifeMarch 9, 1998 8.0Ally, Georgia, and Renee join a kickboxing class, and Ally and Georgia are scheduled to fight together. Ally defends a surgeon Greg charged
18. S01E18The Playing FieldMarch 16, 1998 8.0Ally and Greg are involved in a car accident. Ally discovers her latest opposing counsel is a 10-year-old genius; but only after she kicked
19. S01E19Happy Birthday, BabyApril 6, 1998 7.3Ally is upset about her impending birthday but friends and coworkers arrange a surprise party at the bar. Greg and Renee perform a seductive
20. S01E20The InmatesApril 27, 1998 7.3Billy takes on a case of a woman charged with murdering her husband. Georgia represents a man fired from his job for being heterosexual. Ren
21. S01E21Being ThereMay 4, 1998 7.5As Renee's trial continues, she becomes worried by John's unusual tactics in court. Ally has to confront Renee about her sexual aggressivene
22. S01E22Alone AgainMay 11, 1998 7.5John opposes a woman he was in love with at law school and, after some encouragement by Ally, tells her how he feels. Georgia and Richard ta
23. S01E23These are the DaysMay 18, 1998 8.5John represents his cousin who feels a strange compulsion to hit people over the head to get them to realize who they love. Ally represents

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The Real WorldSeptember 14, 1998 7.5Fish and Cage hire a new associate, Nelle "sub-zero" Porter. John confides to Ally about his attraction to Nelle. Ally and John defend a wom
2. S02E02They Eat Horses, Don't They?September 21, 1998 7.5Nelle's friend and client, Ling Woo, sues a radio DJ for making sexually explicit comments on air; and to the disgust of Ally, drops the cas
3. S02E03Fools Night OutSeptember 28, 1998 7.0Ling sues a plastic surgeon who passed off his nurse's natural breasts as his implant work. Georgia is upset by Billy's involvement in the t
4. S02E04Season's bestIt's My PartyOctober 19, 1998 8.0Ally defends George Madison, editor of a feminist magazine fired for his religious views on women. Ally finds herself attracted to George, b
5. S02E05Story of LoveOctober 26, 1998 7.5Ally is arrested after a fight with a young woman angry with her best friend for stealing her boyfriend. After Ally agrees to represent her
6. S02E06World's Without LoveNovember 2, 1998 7.5Renee bumps into Matt, an old flame who is currently married, whom she refers to as her "Billy." Ally represents a nun forced to leave her o
7. S02E07Happy TrailsNovember 9, 1998 8.0Ally finally shakes the pesky Wallace. Ling rescues Stefan the frog from a suicide jump only to have him served up as dinner. The gang at th
8. S02E08Just LookingNovember 16, 1998 7.0A group of mothers against pornography is trying to shut down Ling's female mud-wrestling club. Ally gets herself into a strange predicament
9. S02E09You Never Can TellNovember 23, 1998—Renee inadvertently sets Ally up on a dull but persistent blind date. On this blind date, Ally gets her fingers stuck in a bowling ball. Nel
10. S02E10Making Spirits BrightDecember 14, 1998—Fish throws his annual Christmas bash as Ally and Billy get drawn into a high stakes case involving a wealthy bond trader claiming wrongful
11. S02E11In DreamsJanuary 11, 1999—Upon discovering her favorite high school teacher is terminally ill, Ally seeks a court order to allow the women to spend her remaining days
12. S02E12Love UnlimitedJanuary 18, 1999—Ally defends a woman coming out of a nine-year marriage whose husband, claiming mental incompetence, wants to have the marriage annulled. Ne
13. S02E13Angels and BlimpsFebruary 8, 1999—The lawyers are shocked to discover Ling has been keeping a secret. Ally visits Dr. Butters at the hospital one day and sees he's treating a
14. S02E14Pyramids on the NileFebruary 15, 1999—Fish announces that the most unlikely person has been hired as the firm's latest attorney. Appeals to John Cage go nowhere as he feels he ha
15. S02E15SideshowFebruary 22, 1999—When we last saw Ally she was in shock over her encounter with Billy. Ally realizes her life is in crisis and that everything she does from
16. S02E16Sex, Lies and PoliticsMarch 1, 1999—Ally is guilt ridden by her encounter with Billy. She goes to see Dr. Tracy Clark and discusses subsequent revelations, which surfaced durin
17. S02E17Civil WarApril 5, 1999—Word that Billy and Ally came perilously close to an adulterous affair is spreading through the law firm. What is most uncomfortable are the
18. S02E18Those Lips, That HandApril 19, 1999—Cage and Fish's firm gets a capital case to defend a man accused of murdering his comatose wife. He insists he fired up the chainsaw and cut
19. S02E19Let's DanceApril 26, 1999—Cage continues to ride the high of his birthday gift from Nelle. It was a life changing night and has had a profound effect on his view of h
20. S02E20Only the LonelyMay 3, 1999 6.5In a land where everyone has the opportunity to make a fortune, it seems that now it's Elaine's turn. The members of Fish & Cage congreg
21. S02E21The Green MonsterMay 10, 1999—Fish and Cage find themselves representing the soon to be ex-wife of a philanderer who is suing not just for divorce but for property damage
22. S02E22Love's IllusionsMay 17, 1999—Ally is having weird dreams about moments from her childhood, some good, some painful. But each compels her to wrestle with the question of
23. S02E23I Know Him by HeartMay 24, 1999—Ally's heart is broken and not by Billy or Greg. It's just one big stress fracture. She's come to the realization that there isn't anyone ou

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Car WashOctober 25, 1999—"There are no mistakes in love..." Without ever engaging in conversation, Ally has a steamy fling with a guy who works at the car wash. Back
2. S03E02Buried PleasuresNovember 1, 1999—The men in the office just call her, "The Yummy One..." Ling's curiosity is piqued when she dreams about kissing Ally. Under the pretense of
3. S03E03Seeing GreenNovember 8, 1999—Ally is plagued with hallucinations of Al Green. She talks about these hallucinations with Dr. Shirley Flott, who is seeing patients while D
4. S03E04Heat WaveNovember 15, 1999—Risa, the bride whose wedding Ally destroyed, decides to sue Ally for intentional infliction of emotional distress. The amount is enough to
5. S03E05Troubled WaterNovember 22, 1999—The day before Thanksgiving, Billy goes completely crazy, driving Georgia to kiss "George" in the bar. Ally invites everyone over to her pla
6. S03E06ChangesNovember 29, 1999—Richard and Ling officially break up. Billy and Cage represent a sexy, middle-aged woman who's suing her employees for sexual harassment. Th
7. S03E07Saving SantaDecember 13, 1999—The first case Georgia brings to Renee's new firm pits them against Cage and Fish. Georgia defends Newman's, an upscale department store aga
8. S03E08Blue ChristmasDecember 20, 1999—Elaine finds a real, live six-week-old baby in a nativity scene manger and wants to keep him. Cage and Ally represent Elaine in her fight to
9. S03E09Season's bestOut in the ColdJanuary 10, 2000 8.5Ally befriends a homeless man who turns out to be a writer doing research on homelessness. They hit it off and just when Ally starts to thin
10. S03E10Just FriendsJanuary 17, 2000—Ally has a romantic dream about Cage and wakes up thinking that he may be the one for her. When she finally gets up the courage to tell him,
11. S03E11Over the RainbowFebruary 7, 2000—Georgia sues Cage, Fish and the firm for the destruction of her marriage. She cites many issues as leading to Billy's breakdown and the ulti
12. S03E12In Search of PygmiesFebruary 14, 2000 8.5Ling defends a dear old friend who is asked to leave his retirement home because the director finds his exuberant imagination disruptive for
13. S03E13Pursuit of LonelinessFebruary 21, 2000—Ally is pursued by Hammond, the server at her usual coffee shop, but is turned off by his forwardness. When pressed, she admits that a coffe
14. S03E14The Oddball ParadeFebruary 28, 2000 6.0Cage and Fish represent a group of "oddballs" who were fired by a boss who claims their "oddities" were preventing them from fulfilling a ne
15. S03E15Prime SuspectMarch 20, 2000 5.5Cage's 'oddball' client is accused of murdering his old boss and the firm gets involved in their first murder trial. Suspecting he's been se
16. S03E16Boy Next DoorMarch 27, 2000 7.7Billy represents a woman in an annulment action case, who's deeply religious husband wants out of the marriage. Meanwhile, John gets trapped
17. S03E17I Will SurviveApril 10, 2000 7.0Gloria Gaynor stalks Ally around singing ''I Will Survive.'' Meanwhile, Ally and Ling team up to represent a woman who beat her cheating hus
18. S03E18Turning ThirtyMay 1, 2000 6.7The firm defends a woman accused of murdering her eighty-nine-year-old husband by suffocating him...with her breasts. Meanwhile, Ally strugg
19. S03E19Do You Wanna Dance?May 8, 2000 5.7Ally engages in a little virtual sex, with a guy she's been writing to online for the past few months. At Renee's prompting, Ally tries to a
20. S03E20Hope and GloryMay 15, 2000 5.0Nelle schemes to leave Cage & Fish in order to start her own firm and it leaves both Richard and John furious. Elaine accepts Nelle's of
21. S03E21Ally McBeal: The Musical, AlmostMay 22, 2000 6.3Things go awry when Ally introduces Brian to her parents, resulting in conjuring up old pains and hurt feelings. Nelle regrets her decision

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Sex, Lies and Second ThoughtsOctober 23, 2000 5.5Brian asks Ally to move in with him, but she questions the entire relationship mostly because their sex life is lackluster. She turns to Ren
2. S04E02Girls' Night OutOctober 30, 2000 5.5Richard and Ling take Cindy McCauliff's case. She was fired for refusing to take a physical, afraid people would find out she's a man. John
3. S04E03Two's a CrowdNovember 6, 2000 6.3Mark's girlfriend finally reveals "her" secret; Ling and Nelle represent a woman suing a relationship guru whose advice ruined the woman's m
4. S04E04Without a NetNovember 13, 2000 6.0Ally runs into Kimmie Bishop, an old friend of hers from college. Ally makes fun of her in front of her fellow puritan friends, and Kimmie i
5. S04E05The Last VirginNovember 20, 2000 6.0Kimmie comes to Cage & Fish looking to hire Ally. She's suing her old firm for wrongful termination. They fired her for being too purita
6. S04E06'Tis the SeasonNovember 27, 2000 5.5The Christmas season is approaching, and while Ally is thrilled about it, Larry has nothing to celebrate. He confesses to her that he has a
7. S04E07Love on HolidayDecember 4, 2000 5.5Elaine gets sued by a former office clerk because she called him "peanut" due his size. John thinks Larry was ridiculing him by making fun o
8. S04E08The Man with the BagDecember 11, 2000 5.5John and Nelle defend her father who was fired from his job as a teacher because he claims he's Santa Claus; Ally feels threatened when Larr
9. S04E09Reasons to BelieveJanuary 8, 2001 5.0John's idol, Nicholas Engblume, shows up and needs his help in court, and then Nicholas's wife shows up and needs his help in getting a divo
10. S04E10The Ex-FilesJanuary 15, 2001 6.0Ling's ex-fiancé is about to get married, but he's still in love with Ling. Larry's ex, Jamie, is back in town, and she's determined that it
11. S04E11Mr. BoJanuary 22, 2001 6.0Much to Richard's surprise, Chubby Checker is not dead, but is in fact at the bar with a charity Twist contest. Elaine & Mark, Ally &amp
12. S04E12Hats Off to LarryFebruary 5, 2001 6.0In search of the most homophobic, bigoted lawyer she can find, Mark's ex-girlfriend Cindy comes to Richard to get the courts to allow her to
13. S04E13Reach Out and TouchFebruary 12, 2001 5.5With Larry gone, Ally is hallucinating. This time it's Barry Manilow and therapy has taught her to physically fight her hallucinations. Rich
14. S04E14Boys TownFebruary 19, 2001 5.0Richard and John's relationship grows more tense than ever and so they attend couples therapy; Jackson's presence has a profound impact on E
15. S04E15Falling UpFebruary 26, 2001 6.0Jackson and Renee's one night stand turns into something more; Ally visits several therapists to get over her hallucinations of Larry, who e
16. S04E16The GetawayMarch 19, 2001 6.0To escape their ruined love lives, Richard and John go for a vacation to Los Angeles. It turns into a working vacation however when John not
17. S04E17The Pursuit of UnhappinessMarch 26, 2001—Elaine cheated on Mark and now she's trying by all means to find a way for him to forgive her. She even takes advice from Richard! Meanwhile
18. S04E18The Obstacle CourseApril 16, 2001—Cassandra surprises John when she suddenly shows up at the office. Ally takes the case of a man who's being sued because he didn't reveal to
19. S04E19Season's bestIn Search of Barry WhiteApril 23, 2001 8.0John loses his ability to channel Barry White while going up against Larry in a case involving a man who wants to clone his late wife; Nelle
20. S04E20Cloudy Skies, Chance of ParadeApril 30, 2001—Larry defends Sting when a man sues him for breaking up his marriage; a Streisand impersonator sues over his nose job; Richard flirts with C
21. S04E21Queen BeeMay 7, 2001—Sydney Gale hires Cage & Fish to represent her in court. She's been sued for wrongful termination, and Richard and John take the case. A
22. S04E22Home AgainMay 14, 2001 7.5Ally becomes extremely jealous over Larry's easy friendship with his ex-wife; Richard tries to stop a magazine from publishing photos of his
23. S04E23The WeddingMay 21, 2001—Malcolm Wyatt hires Ally to take his case. He's suing a girl for not going to the prom with him after she said yes in fall. The opposing law

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Friends and LoversOctober 29, 2001—It's a new year at the firm, which means changes - big changes! Still getting over Larry and renewing her faith in love, Ally decides to sta
2. S05E02Season's bestJudge LingNovember 5, 2001 8.0When Ling is sarcastically nice to a stranger, she gets a surprise promotion as a judge. John is still irreparably fraught over thinking tha
3. S05E03Neutral CornersNovember 12, 2001 7.0Ally is still divided with her feelings for Glenn and if she should date him or not. Glenn says he's not interested in her, and Raymond asks
4. S05E04Fear of FlirtingNovember 19, 2001 7.5John takes off for parts unknown, which worries the ladies of the firm, especially Nelle. Richard takes it in stride, and takes over John's
5. S05E05I Want LoveNovember 26, 2001 7.0Jenny's mother comes to hire the firm to take her wrongful termination case. She's being fired from her job for dating a 20 year-old. Jenny
6. S05E06Lost and FoundDecember 3, 2001 7.5John makes a surprise return and is shocked after hearing from Raymond that Richard threw a party in his "hole". After confronting Richard,
7. S05E07Nine One OneDecember 10, 2001—Ally helps a minister who was fired from his church for not believing in God. Ever since his wife was brutally murdered, he has been questio
8. S05E08Playing with MatchesJanuary 7, 2002 8.0Jenny's mom's wedding is approaching, and Ally is shocked when Tim gives her a certain look that suggests a move. She talks to Jenny, and th
9. S05E09Blowin' in the WindJanuary 14, 2002—Ally impulsively buys a house, to which Dr. Milter concludes is a way of her to take care of herself, since Ally sees herself as a 'work in
10. S05E10One Hundred TearsJanuary 21, 2002 8.0Ally defends a man who broke into his old house to jump out of his old bedroom window. Harvey Hall believes he can fly using wings he made h
11. S05E11A Kick in the HeadFebruary 4, 2002 8.010 year-old Maddie Harrington shows up on Ally's door saying she's her daughter. She's the result of a mixup on the egg bank Ally deposited
12. S05E12The New DayFebruary 11, 2002—Maddie keeps testing Ally for her patience and love, something that doesn't go through Ally's mind until Victor points it out. Ally, on the
13. S05E13WomanFebruary 18, 2002—Ally decided that in order for the firm to get out of the financial crisis it's going through, someone will have to be let go. She chooses J
14. S05E14HomecomingFebruary 25, 2002—Ally decides to take the DNA test after having recurring dreams where Maddie's real parents show up claiming her. Maddie doesn't take that w
15. S05E15Heart and SoulMarch 4, 2002 8.0Richard and Raymond are hired to represent Serena Feldman, a 16 year-old girl who will die unless Judge Hall consents her a heart transplant
16. S05E16Love is All Around: Part 1April 15, 2002 8.0Ally is about to go on her 3rd date, a.k.a. the "sex date", with Victor. Everybody knows about it, but Ally is nervous because on the 2nd da
17. S05E17Love is All Around: Part 2April 15, 2002 8.0The judge forbids the lawyers to interfere on Claire's engagement, and her fiancé decides to call the wedding off. Devastated, Claire goes t
18. S05E18Tom DooleyApril 22, 2002—Ally is going to the Bermudas with Victor, and welcomes Liza as the firm's newest attorney. Nelle doesn't like that or the fact that she too
19. S05E19Another One Bites the DustApril 29, 2002—Ally and Victor return from their Bermuda trip. Ally feels their relationship is in crisis because they weren't able to connect without Madd
20. S05E20What I'll Never Do for Love AgainMay 6, 2002 7.5Elaine auditions for "A Chorus Line", but doesn't get a call back. Richard's father seeks for his help. He's being sued by his former secret
21. S05E21All of MeMay 13, 2002 7.5The lawyers at Cage, Fish & McBeal split when both personalities of the same woman hires them to represent each in court. One of her per
22. S05E22BygonesMay 20, 2002 5.8After Maddie passes out Ally finds out she is suffering from a nervous reaction to all the changes in her life, so Ally decides that the onl

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