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Season 5 – Ally McBeal

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Ally McBeal is a young attorney who joins a prestigious law firm with a highly sexual environment and whose staff includes Ally's ex-boyfriend. The series contains fantasy sequences, flashbacks and voiceovers to reveal what Ally is really thinking. Many episodes contain an appearance by singer Vonda Shepard, who performed the show's theme song.
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Ally McBeal — Season 5

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The perpetually lovesick lawyer finds her closure, but Ally McBeal's happy ending is marred by constant shuffling of the ensemble, some harebrained subplots, and the crestfallen feeling that the series ran out of compelling variations on the same theme.

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SMH Staff Sydney Morning Herald 03/13/2019
Ally McBeal, in her final unsurprising swansong, is a disturbing and humour-deficient parody of herself. The appointment of the very talented Dame Edna Everage to a role is ill-conceived, and recycling of scripts is frankly unforgivable. Go to Full Review Carina Chocano Salon.com 03/13/2019
Fantasy permeated all the characters' lives and made real life seem paltry by comparison... In this way, "Ally McBeal" played like an extended anti-fantasy public service announcement. Go to Full Review Hal Boedeker Orlando Sentinel 03/13/2019
On Ally McBeal, the characters' cuteness and narcissism are tiring. The once-amusing comedy wants to coast by on whimsy, and the results are just too precious. Rather than being screwball comedy, the results are simply screwy. Go to Full Review Scotsman Staff Scotsman 03/13/2019
The show is seriously over-heating. What was once zany has been upped several notches and passed through the stratosphere of absurdity... Yet even when dreadfully surreal, Ally McBeal still entertains as it explodes in self-ridicule. Go to Full Review Amy Amatangelo and Jim Vorel Paste Magazine 03/13/2019
It was a show with little concern for sensible plots; what mattered were the vibrant, offbeat characters and dazzling fantasy sequences. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/21/2020 Terrible after a great first 4 seasons. See more Read all reviews
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David E. Kelley

Creator

Calista Flockhart

Ally McBeal

Greg Germann

Richard Fish

Jane Krakowski

Elaine Bassell

Peter MacNicol

John Cage

Vonda Shepard

Self

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 29, 2001 Friends and Lovers Ally hires a young lawyer and kindred spirit she meets on the sidewalk; Cage overhears a conversation that leads him to believe Ally has feelings for him. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 5, 2001 Judge Ling Ling becomes a small-claims court judge; Ally and Jenny meet their key client for a phone-solicitation case. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 12, 2001 Neutral Corners Glenn tries to convince Ally to accept a settlement offer in the phone solicitation case, but she has another plan involving her eccentric client. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 19, 2001 Fear of Flirting Raymond is sued by opposing counsel for sexual harassment in the courtroom; Cage leaves after his advances are spurned by Ally. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 26, 2001 I Want Love Elton John performs at the bar; Jenny's mother (Jacqueline Bisset) hires representation for a wrongful-termination suit. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 3, 2001 Lost and Found Ally and Glenn go on a double date with Jenny and Raymond; Fish and Coretta represent a woman who has a reputation for marrying rich, older men. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 10, 2001 Nine One One Ally helps a grieving minister who ceased believing in God when his wife was murdered; Cage tries to reverse a mayor's decision to cancel Christmas festivities in a small town. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 7, 2002 Playing With Matches John Cage represents Kimmy Bishop in a lawsuit against a matchmaking company; Jenny's mother prepares for her upcoming wedding. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 14, 2002 Blowin' in the Wind Ally decides to purchase and renovate an old house; a woman sues her husband (French Stewart) for criminal fraud. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 21, 2002 One Hundred Tears Ally defends a man who repeatedly breaks into his childhood home to jump out his bedroom window to prove he can fly. Details Episode 11 Aired Feb 4, 2002 A Kick in the Head Ally gets a small and alive surprise at home; taking on his first murder case, Fish defends a man accused of slaying his wife because he thought she was a soccer ball. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 11, 2002 The New Day When Cage announces that he wants to leave, Fish makes Ally a partner in the firm; Ally becomes an overprotective mother, driving Maddie crazy. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 18, 2002 Woman Ally makes personnel changes at the firm and lets one of the lawyers go. Fish represents Claire Otoms, who was fired for using the bathroom at work. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 25, 2002 Homecoming Ally insists on taking a DNA test to confirm that Maddie is really her daughter; an old woman visits Ally's new home looking for a former lover. Details Episode 15 Aired Mar 4, 2002 Heart and Soul Fish represents a girl who needs a heart transplant and wants it from her father, who's in prison for murdering her mother. Details Episode 16 Aired Apr 15, 2002 Love Is All Around An arrogant attorney (Matthew Perry) makes Ally's life difficult; a young protégée (Christina Ricci) will do anything to be successful. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 15, 2002 Love Is All Around An arrogant attorney (Matthew Perry) makes Ally's life difficult; a young protegee (Christina Ricci) will do anything to be successful. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 22, 2002 Tom Dooley Cage hires Liza Bump and offers her his office; Liza's first case is an accused bigamist; Tally Cupp takes the stand for the prosecution. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 29, 2002 Another One Bites the Dust A gallery owner (Vanessa Williams) sues artist Victor Morrison (Jon Bon Jovi) for failing to meet the terms of a contract. Details Episode 20 Aired May 6, 2002 What I'll Never Do for Love Again Fish's father (Charles Kimbrough) makes a surprise visit; Elaine auditions for a musical production in Boston. Details Episode 21 Aired May 13, 2002 All of Me Ally and Liza represent a woman with two personalities, each of which has two different reasons for filing a lawsuit. Details Episode 22 Aired May 20, 2002 Bygones Ally ponders the future, as her daughter struggles at home and in school; the firm's lawyers undergo some changes of their own. Details

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Ally McBeal — Season 5

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Season Info

Director
Billy Dickson, Jeannot Szwarc
Creator
David E. Kelley
Executive Producer
David E. Kelley, Bill D'Elia
Screenwriter
David E. Kelley, David E. Kelley, Constance M Burge
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 29, 2001