Ally McBeal70%
TV
1997-09-08
43m
Drama
Comedy
Primetime Emmy Awards 4
Golden Globe Awards 1
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2
Ratings
Combined
70.2
%
7 sources
IMDb
6.9
/10
39,303 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
61
%
75 votes
Metacritic
73
%
32 votes
Trakt
71
%
1,179 votes
TMDB
65
%
370 votes
Metacritic Users
7.9
/10
41 votes
RT Audience
78
%
Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and loves are eccentric, humorous, dramatic with an incredibly overactive imagination that's working overtime!
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Status
Ended
Runtime
43m
Seasons
5
Episodes
112
Network
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Awards
Won 4 Primetime Emmy Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards 4 won · 15 nominated
- 2002 Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Nominated
- 2001 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Won Peter MacNicol
- 2001 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
- 2001 Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Nominated
- 2001 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
- 2001 Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series Won
- 2000 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated Peter MacNicol
- 2000 Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Nominated
- 1999 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Won Tracey Ullman
- 1999 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated Peter MacNicol
- 1999 Outstanding Comedy Series Won Jonathan Pontell, David E. Kelley
- 1999 Outstanding Costumes for a Series Nominated
- 1999 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
- 1999 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
- 1999 Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Nominated
- 1999 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
- 1999 Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Nominated
- 1998 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
- 1998 Outstanding Comedy Series Nominated
Golden Globe Awards 1 won · 4 nominated
- 2001 Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Won Robert Downey Jr.
- 2001 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Nominated
- 2000 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Nominated
- 1999 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Nominated
- 1998 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2 won · 8 nominated
- 2001 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Won Robert Downey Jr.
- 2001 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated Peter MacNicol, Vonda Shepard
- 2001 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
- 2000 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated Peter MacNicol
- 2000 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated Peter MacNicol
- 2000 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
- 1999 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated Peter MacNicol
- 1999 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Won Peter MacNicol, Portia De Rossi, Lisa Nicole Carson, Greg Germann, Vonda Shepard
- 1999 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
- 1998 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
Directors Guild of America 1 nominated
- 2000 Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series Nominated
TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy 3 nominated
- 2001 Individual Achievement in Comedy Nominated
- 1999 Individual Achievement in Comedy Nominated
- 1998 Individual Achievement in Comedy Nominated
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy 3 nominated
- 2001 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated
- 2000 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated
- 1999 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 2 nominated
- 2003 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated Regina Hall
- 2002 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
Costume Designers Guild Award for Best Costume Design – Contemporary TV Series 2 nominated
- 2001 Best Costume Design – Contemporary TV Series Nominated
- 2000 Best Costume Design – Contemporary TV Series Nominated
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Created by
Cast
Calista Flockhart
Ally McBeal
Greg Germann
Richard Fish
Jane Krakowski
Elaine Vassal
Peter MacNicol
John Cage
Lisa Nicole Carson
Renée Raddick
Portia De Rossi
Nelle Porter
Lucy Liu
Ling Woo
Courtney Thorne-Smith
Georgia Thomas
Gil Bellows
Billy Thomas
Albert Hall
Seymore Walsh
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Back-up Singer
Season 1
- 1 Pilot Ally McBeal, 28, and a recent graduate of Harvard Law School, is harassed on the job by a senior associate. When she confronts the partners, it backfires and she loses her job. On…
- 2 Compromising Positions Fish's partner, John Cage faces fines, jail, and public humiliation. To her dismay, Ally is assigned to be a litigator. Fish invites Ally along to dinner with a very wealthy poten…
- 3 The Kiss Ally senses Cheanie is withholding something when he neglects to kiss her goodnight after their first official date. Georgia asks Ally to assist her in trying an age discriminatio…
- 4 The Affair Ally is asked to be a pallbearer at the funeral of her ex-law professor. The widow, Katherine Dawson, invites her to give the eulogy, but Ally's initial reluctance betrays the rea…
- 5 100 Tears Away Ally is arrested for aggravated assault and attempted shoplifting. Renee bails her out, but word spreads quickly, and Ally is brought before the State Bar Review Board. A litany o…
- 6 The Promise Ally has to defend a friend of Whipper brought up on solicitation charges. She is serving as second chair to Cage, whose idiosyncrasies become increasingly apparent and mystifying…
- 7 The Attitude Ally represents a Jewish woman who needs her Rabbi to grant her a spiritual release from her marriage to her comatose husband. Ally goes personally to the Rabbi's office to find o…
- 8 Drawing the Lines Billy and Georgia are faced with a crisis of confidence in their marriage. Elaine threatens to sue the firm for sexual harassment if Fish and Cage don't meet her demands for impro…
- 9 The Dirty Joke The attorney, Caroline Poop, who represented Elaine in her short lived suit against Fish and Cage regarding the constant gawking directed at a beautiful delivery woman, returns. T…
- 10 Boy to the World Judge Whipper Cone asks Ally to take on a pro-bono case of a young prostitute up on her third solicitation charge. Fish, meanwhile, wants to sue his uncle's church for discriminat…
- 11 Silver Bells Three intelligent, successful and motivated adults approach Judge Whipper Cone about the possibility of getting legal representation in their quest to have the courts approve a le…
- 12 Cro-Magnon Ally is shocked to discover that her biological clock is ticking, unleashing strange libidinal impulses in her. During a sculpting class with live nude male models, she and Renee …
- 13 The Blame Game Ally has a chance encounter with Glenn, the well-endowed artists' model, at a local Starbucks, and makes it very clear that she is irritated with him. On the legal side, John Cage…
- 14 Body Language Ally and Renee are bridesmaids at a friend's wedding. They both bristle at the absurdity of the rituals performed, and swear to never do it. Richard asks Ally to flirt with a weal…
- 15 Once in a Lifetime Fish brings in a client, an 80-something world famous artist, who is battling his heirs to regain control of his estate. Ally and Billy co-counsel the case, and as a result of spe…
- 16 Forbidden Fruits A high-profile case opens up for Cage and Fish when a jilted spouse plans to sue a U.S. Senator for "interfering with happy marital relations". The Senator's case perversely paral…
- 17 Theme of Life Ally, Georgia and Renee sign up for a kick boxing class to relieve stress. Ally and Georgia wind up having to fight each other because they're both beginners. As they start to car…
- 18 The Playing Field Ally is a passenger in a car accident with the firm's client Greg Butters, a handsome doctor to whom she finds herself attracted. She attempts to handle the doctor's case herself,…
- 19 Happy Birthday Baby Ally is in denial about her birthday but her co-workers aren't. Elaine orchestrates a party at the bar and asks Dr. Greg Butters to sing a romantic ballad dedicated to Ally. He do…
- 20 The Inmates A wealthy client is brutally murdered and the wife is implicated. Her only defense when caught red-handed is that she has no recollection of what had taken place. Billy, anxious t…
- 21 Being There Cage prepares Ally for Renee's trial. Renee is fast becoming a basket-case because she's convinced Cage's untraditional tactics are going to cost her job. Georgia tells Billy that…
- 22 Alone Again John Cage must confront the cowardice of his convictions when he comes face to face with an ex-law school classmate who is coincidentally trying the case he's representing. It bec…
- 23 These Are the Days Cage must represent his second cousin, a harmless but eccentric man with a Cupid Complex. His cousin was brought up on assault charges for swatting couples in the head with a padd…
Season 2
- 1 The Real World Feeling nervous that the firm is not making enough money, Fish and Cage decide to hire another associate, a "rainmaker" who can bring in lucrative clients. They hire Nelle Porter,…
- 2 They Eat Horses Don't They? Ally is feeling increasingly antipathetic towards Nelle Porter. She thinks Nelle brings out the darker side of the firm. Nelle represents a First Amendment case about a popular ra…
- 3 Fools Night Out Nelle is already making her presence felt in the change of office atmosphere when Fish dumps another groundless case on Georgia. Ling Woo, the unpleasant plant manager, is back to…
- 4 It's My Party Elaine refers a client, George Madison, to the firm who is suing a prominent feminist magazine for wrongful dismissal. The new editor in chief decided to disqualify him for the jo…
- 5 Story of Love Ally gets arrested for fighting with Hannah, a distraught young woman who is struggling with her best friend stealing her boyfriend. Ally offers to represent her later in court, o…
- 6 Worlds Without Love Renee bumps into an old flame from high school and must decide if she wants to reignite the love of her life that happens to be married. Ally represents a Nun who lost her job bec…
- 7 Happy Trails Ally 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 the firm mourns the untimely death of Jud…
- 8 Just Looking A group of mothers against pornography is trying to shut down Ling's female mud-wrestling club. Ally gets herself into a strange predicament just before a big date with a handsome…
- 9 You Never Can Tell The whole firm is angry at Richard for accepting another ridiculous lawsuit that Ling has come up with, but as usual, Richard has no problem telling it as he sees it. Renee inadve…
- 10 Making Spirits Bright Richard throws his annual Christmas bash as Ally and Billy get drawn into a high stakes case involving a wealthy bond trader claiming wrongful termination. Renee and Matt consumma…
- 11 In Dreams Upon discovering her favorite high school teacher is terminally ill, Ally seeks a court order to allow the women to spend her remaining days in a drug-induced coma, happily dreami…
- 12 Love Unlimited Ally defends a woman coming out of a nine-year marriage whose husband, claiming mental incompetence, wants to have the marriage annulled. Nelle and Cage are having rocky times in …
- 13 Angels & Blimps 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 terminally ill little boy. The little …
- 14 Pyramids on the Nile 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 has no choice but to support his partner'…
- 15 Sideshow 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 this moment on could mean a lifetime of…
- 16 Sex, Lies & Politics Ally is guilt ridden by her encounter with Billy and she stresses over her relationship with Georgia. Should she confess all to her or keep her dirty little secret? Everything tel…
- 17 Civil War Word that Billy and Ally came perilously close to an adulterous affair is spreading through the law firm. What is most uncomfortable are the icy stares and cold shoulders Georgia …
- 18 Those Lips That Hand 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 off her hand after she was dead. Renee…
- 19 Let's Dance 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 himself and his self-esteem in regards t…
- 20 Only the Lonely In a land where everyone has the opportunity to make a fortune, it seems that now it's Elaine's turn - it appears that her invention, the "Face Bra", might be a hit. Unfortunately…
- 21 The Green Monster 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 damages as well. The case has loser written a…
- 22 Love's Illusions Ally is having weird dreams about moments from her childhood, some good, some painful. But each compels her to wrestle with the question of true love. Can it be real or must it in…
- 23 I Know Him By Heart 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 out there for her. She has her image of t…
Season 3
- 1 Car Wash Without ever engaging in conversation, Ally has a steamy fling with a guy who works at the car wash. Back at the office, Fish assigns her to a case in which a big client's daughte…
- 2 Buried Pleasures Ling's curiosity is piqued when she dreams about kissing Ally. Under the pretense of becoming better friends, Ling and Ally go on a "date". Meanwhile, John overhears Nelle talking…
- 3 Seeing Green Ally is plagued with hallucinations of Al Green. She talks about these hallucinations with Dr. Shirley Flott, who is seeing patients while Dr. Tracy is away. Shirley has no patien…
- 4 Heat Wave Risa, the bride whose wedding Ally destroyed, decides to sue Ally for intentional infliction of emotional distress; Georgia expresses outrage when Billy hires a sexy twenty-year-o…
- 5 Troubled Water Ally's Thanksgiving turns into a debacle when she invites her colleagues and her parents to her apartment for dinner.
- 6 Changes Richard and Ling officially break up. Billy and Cage represent a sexy, middle-aged woman who's suing her employees for sexual harassment. The woman, Robin Jones, claims that the s…
- 7 Saving Santa The first case Georgia brings to Renee's new firm pits them against Cage and Fish. Georgia defends Newman's, an upscale department store against Steve Mallory, who worked as the s…
- 8 Blue Christmas 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 gain custody, while the rest of the of…
- 9 Out in the Cold Ally befriends a homeless man and they hit it off, but just when Ally starts to think the man could be Mr. Right, she is stunned by what she finds about him. Meanwhile, Ling is ar…
- 10 Just Friends 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, he admits that he often thought she mi…
- 11 Over the Rainbow Georgia blames "Cage & Fish" for the new Billy, and is suing the firm for the break-up of their marriage. She cites many issues as leading to Billy's breakdown and the ultimate di…
- 12 In Search of Pygmies Ling defends a dear old friend who is asked to leave his retirement home because the director finds his exuberant imagination disruptive for other residents. While Ling tries to d…
- 13 Pursuit of Loneliness Ally is pursued by a barista, but she is turned off by his forwardness so she dumps coffee on him. Later she meets him in court, where he is presiding as a judge, and after a heat…
- 14 The Oddball Parade Cage and Fish represent four people who lost their jobs for being too odd. The case hits very close to home for John and he is determined to at least raise everyone's spirits. Mea…
- 15 Prime Suspect Cage's 'oddball' client (from the previous episode) is accused of murdering his old boss and the firm gets involved in their first murder trial. Suspecting he's been set up, Ally …
- 16 Boy Next Door Billy represents a woman in an annulment action case, who's deeply religious husband wants out of the marriage due to the fact that she has surgically modified her body. Meanwhile…
- 17 I Will Survive After the recent tragic events Ally is being stalked by disco and an imaginary Gloria Gaynor, who sings "I Will Survive." Meanwhile, Richard hires a new lawyer to replace Billy an…
- 18 Turning Thirty The firm defends a woman accused of murdering her eighty-nine-year-old husband by suffocating him with... her breasts. Meanwhile, Ally struggles with turning thirty. She goes to c…
- 19 Do You Wanna Dance? Ally 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 arrange a meeting. Eventually, she does.…
- 20 Hope & Glory Nelle schemes to leave Cage & Fish in order to start her own firm and it leaves both Richard and John furious. She also recruits and convinces Elaine go with her, but her plan bac…
- 21 Ally McBeal: The Musical... Almost Things go awry when Ally introduces Brian to her parents, resulting in conjuring up old pains and hurt feelings. Meanwhile, Nelle regrets her decision to leave Cage and Fish, and …
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