Series Description:

The Ally McBeal TV show was a comedy series that presented a view of a young woman's life, good and bad, through her eyes even though she often doesn't see things the way they really are. She's a lawyer at a top firm in Boston and lives the "hectic" life that you might expect in that situation. That firm also employs a former "Love" of hers and his wife. Of course, Ally McBeal still has feelings for him and can't seem to "let him go". A secretary at the firm is constantly "in everyone's business" which also adds a lot of conflict in Ally's life.

Cast Members:

Calista Flockhart .............. Ally McBeal
Greg Germann ................... Richard Fish
Gil Bellows .................... Billy Alan Thomas
Lisa Nicole Carson ............. Renee Radick
Courtney Thorne-Smith .......... Georgia Thomas
Peter MacNicol ................. John Cage
Jane Krakowski ................. Elaine Vassal

Trivia:

Gil Bellows appeared in the movie "Shawshank Redemption" as the charachter "Thomas Williams". On Ally McBeal, the name of his charachter is "William Thomas"!

In 1998, the TV show won 1 emmy and was nominated for 8 more! In 1999 it won 3 with 10 more nominations! In 2000 it won 1 and got 2 more nominations.

David E. Kelley, the creator of the TV show, originally wanted Bridget Fonda for the role of Ally McBeal.

Peter MacNicol's onscreen career sure "took off with a bang" with leading roles in the movies "Dragonslayer" in 1981 and "Sophie's Choice" in 1982!

Calista Flockhart's biggest role before Ally McBeal was in the movie "The Bird Cage" starring Robin Williams!

Jane Krakowski played in the role of "Rebecca Kendall" on the daytime drama TV show "Search For Tommorrow" (1984-1986).

The name of the law firm where Ally McBeal works is "Cage/Fish & Associates".

Lucy Liu's first professional acting job was as a waitress named "Courtney" on Beverly Hills 90210. The name of the episode was "Pass/Not Pass" and it originally aired August 15, 1991.

Theme Song Lyrics

Title: "I've Been Searching My Soul"

By: "Vonda Shepard"

I've been down this road,
Walking the line that's painted by pride,
And i have made mistakes in my life that i just can't hide.

But I believe I'm ready,
For what love has to bring,
I've got myself together,
Now i'm ready to sing.

I've been searching my soul tonight.
I know there's so much more to life.
Now I know I can shine a light,
to find my way back home.

Baby.
Yeah.
Oh Yeah.

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Episodes List With Original Air Dates

The First Season

1... Pilot (9/8/1997)
2... Compromising Positions (9/15/1997)
3... The Kiss (9/22/1997)
4... The Affair (9/29/1997)
5... One Hundred Tears Away (10/20/1997)
6... The Promise (10/27/1997)
7... The Attitude (11/3/1997)
8... Drawing The Lines (11/10/1997)
9... The Dirty Joke (11/17/1997)
10. Boy To The World (12/1/1997)
11. Silver Bells (12/15/1997)
12. Cro-Magnon (1/5/1998)
13. The Blame Game (1/19/1998)
14. Body Language (2/2/1998)
15. Once In A Lifetime (2/23/1998)
16. Forbidden Fruits (3/2/1998)
17. Theme Of Life (3/199/1998)
18. The Playing Field (3/16/1998)
19. Happy Birthday, Baby (4/6/1998)
20. The Inmates - Part 1 (4/27/1998) (Part 2 was shown on the series "The Practice")
21. Being There (5/4/1998)
22. Alone Again (5/11/1998)
23. These Are The Days (5/18/1998)

The Second Season

24. The Real World (9/14/1998)
25. They Eat Horses, Don't They? (9/21/1998)
26. Fools Night Out (9/28/1998)
27. Being There (10/5/1998)
28. It's My Party (10/19/1998)
29. Story Of Love (10/26/1998)
30. World's Without Love (11/2/1998)
31. Happy Trails (11/199/1998)
32. Just Looking (11/16/1998)
33. You Can Never Tell (11/23/1998)
34. Boy To The World (11/30/1998)
35. Making Spirits Bright (12/14/1998)
36. In Dreams (1/11/1999)
37. Love Unlimited (1/18/1999)
38. The Life And Trials Of Ally McBeal (1/25/1999)
39. Angels And Blimps (2/8/1999)
40. Pyramids On The Nile (2/15/1999)
41. Sideshow (2/22/1999)
42. Sex, Lies, And Politics (3/1/1999)
43. Civil War (4/5/1999)
44. Those Lips, That Hand (4/19/1999)
45. Let's Dance (4/26/1999)
46. Only The Lonely (5/3/1999)
47. The Green Monster (5/10/1999)
48. Love's Illusions (5/17/1999)
49. I Know Him By Heart (5/24/1999)

The Third Season

50. Car Wash (10/25/1999)
51. Buried Treasures (11/1/1999)
52. Seeing Green (11/8/1999)
53. Heat Wave (11/15/1999)
54. Troubled Water (11/22/1999)
55. Changes (11/29/1999)
56. Saving Santa (12/13/1999)
57. Blue Christmas (12/20/1999)
58. Out In The Cold (1/10/2000)
59. Just Friends (1/17/2000)
60. Over The Rainbow (2/7/2000)
61. In Search Of Pygmies (2/14/2000)
62. Pursuit Of Loneliness (2/21/2000)
63. The Oddball Parade (2/28/2000)
64. Prime Suspect (3/20/2000)
65. Boy Next Door (3/27/2000)
66. I Will Survive (4/17/2000)
67. Turning Thirty (5/1/2000)
68. Do You Wanna Dance? (5/8/2000)
69. Hope And Glory (5/15/2000)
70. Ally McBeal: The Musical, Almost (5/22/2000)

The Fourth Season

71. Sex, Lies And Second Thoughts (10/23/2000)
72. Girls' Night Out (10/30/2000)
73. Two's A Crowd (11/6/2000)
74. Without A Net (11/13/2000)
75. The Last Virgin (11/20/2000)
76. 'Tis The Season (11/27/2000)
77. Love On Holiday (12/4/2000)
78. The Man With The Bag (12/11/2000)
79. Reasons To Believe (1/8/2001)
80. The Ex-Files (1/15/2001)
81. Mr. Bo (1/22/2001)
82. Hats Off To Larry (2/5/2001)
83. Reach Out And Touch (2/12/2001)
84. Boy's Town (2/19/2001)
85. Falling Up (2/26/2001)
86. The Getaway (3/19/2001)
87. The Pursuit Of Unhappiness (3/26/2001)
88. The Obstacle Course (4/16/2001)
89. In Search Of Barry White (4/23/2001)
90. Cloudy Skies, Chance Of Parade (4/30/2001)
91. Queen Bee (5/7/2001)
92. Home Again (5/14/2001)
93. The Wedding (5/21/2001)

The Fifth Season

94. Friends And Lovers (10/29/2001)
95. Judge Ling (11/5/2001)
96. Neutral Corners (11/12/2001)
97. Fear Of Flirting (11/19/2001)
98. I Want Love (11/26/2001)
99. Lost And Found (12/3/2001)
100. Nine One Nine (12/10/2001)
101. Playing With Matches (1/7/2002)
102. Blowin' In The Wind (1/14/2002)
103. One Hundred Tears (1/21/2002)
104. A Kick In The Head (2/4/2002)
105. The New Day (2/11/2002)
106. Woman (2/18/2002)
107. Homecoming (2/25/2002)
108. Heart And Soul (3/4/2002)
109. Love Is All Around - Part 1 (4/15/2002)
110. Love Is All Around - Part 2 (4/15/2002)
111. Tom Dooley (4/22/2002)
112. Another One Bites The Dust (4/29/2002)
113. What I'll Never Do For Love Again (5/6/2002)
114. All Of Me (5/13/2002)
115. Bygones (5/20/2002)