The BEST episodes of Ally McBeal
Every episode of Ally McBeal ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ally McBeal!
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.
#1 - Heart and Soul
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/4/2002
Ally does a lot of soul searching after she asks Victor out on a date; Fish, Raymond, and Claire represent a woman seeking a heart transplant from her father -- who is serving time for killing the woman's mother.
#2 - Blowin' in the Wind
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/14/2002
Ally falls in love with a dumpy house being renovated by construction worker Victor Morrison; a woman sues after her adoring ex-husband goes bankrupt by lavishing her with gifts; Jenny's chiropractor's chair proves sexually fulfilling.
#3 - Boys Town
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/19/2001
The firm defends a female attorney who fired all her male workers; Fish and Cage attend couples therapy after a dispute erupts over a baseball glove.
#4 - Just Looking
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/1998
Cage and Fish go undercover at Ling's mud-wrestling club; Ally gets stuck in the unisex toilet; and Georgia finds herself attracted to a man she once dated.
#5 - The Getaway
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/19/2001
Fish and Cage travel to Los Angeles for a much-needed getaway, where they become involved in the lives of two women.
#6 - Hats Off to Larry
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/5/2001
A dance instructor claims his former partner stole his dance moves; Larry's son attempts to sue his estranged parents for emotional distress; Cindy McAuliff attempts to wed a man.
#7 - What I'll Never Do for Love Again
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/6/2002
When Fish's father is sued for sexual harassment, Fish's mother asks for a divorce; Elaine has high hopes when she tries out for a role in A Chorus Line; Fish finds himself increasingly drawn to Liza.
#8 - A Kick in the Head
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/4/2002
A little girl claims she is Ally's daughter; Fish and Cage take on their first murder trial, defending a man accused of kicking his wife in the head.
#9 - Falling Up
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/26/2001
A man seeks an annulment after his wife changes her mind about having children; Ally seeks therapy when she experiences fantasies about falling -- and Larry.
#10 - Over the Rainbow
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/7/2000
Georgia sues the law firm for breaking up her marriage.
#11 - The Wedding
Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/21/2001
As Ally struggles to move forward after her break-up with Larry, she represents a shy boy devastated by the rejection of his would-be prom date. Fish develops concerns over the firm's apparent lack of compassion.
#12 - Worlds Without Love
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/1998
A nun sues for damages after she is fired for breaking her vow of celibacy; and Cage's once-thought-dead frog reappears.
#13 - 'Tis the Season
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/27/2000
The firm represents a newscaster who exposed the truth about Santa during a broadcast; Ally learns why Larry hates Christmas; Cage attempts to impress Kimmy by assuming the role of a rock singer.
#14 - Homecoming
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/25/2002
Ally decides to have a DNA test performed to determine if Maddie is her daughter; a woman suffering from dementia mistakes Victor for her lover; Claire arranges a meeting between Fish and his first love.
#15 - The Oddball Parade
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/28/2000
Ally and Elaine vie for the chance to become Tina Turner's back-up singer; Cage and Fish represent a group of misfits who were fired from their jobs because of their appearance.
#16 - Ally McBeal: The Musical, Almost
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/22/2000
In this special version of ALLY MCBEAL, which contains a dozen Randy Newman songs, Ally introduces her parents to Brian Selig; Nelle asks Fish and Cage if they will take her back; Cage celebrates a birthday.
#17 - Tom Dooley
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/22/2002
Liza and Cage defend a woman charged with bigamy; Nelle and a handsome new associate, Wilson Jade, represent a woman suing her husband for sexual harassment.
#18 - Lost and Found
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/3/2001
Ally, Glenn, Raymond, and Jenny go out on a double date.
#19 - Love Is All Around (1)
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/15/2002
Ally grows nervous when her third date with Victor approaches. Liza and Cage defend a woman charged with bigamy; Nelle and a handsome new associate, Wilson Jade, represent a woman suing her husband for sexual harassment.
#20 - Girls' Night Out
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/30/2000
Ally cleverly stages a way for her and her friends to meet desirable men at the bar.
#21 - It's My Party
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/1998
A judge holds Ally in contempt when she disregards his instructions not to wear short skirts in court; and an editor for a feminist magazine is fired for being of the Baptist faith.
#22 - Reach Out and Touch
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/12/2001
As Valentine's Day approaches: a man wed to a nymphomaniac seeks to annul the marriage; Ally has visions of singer Barry Manilow; Cage proposes to Melanie; handsome attorney Jackson Duper joins the firm.
#23 - Queen Bee
Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/7/2001
Fish and Cage represent a queen bee-like client with incredible power over men; Nelle and Jackson attempt to diffuse a feud between Lisa Knowles and another church choir member before it sparks a sexual harassment case.
#24 - Making Spirits Bright
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/1998
As Christmas approaches, Fish's biggest client is fired from his job after he sees a unicorn; and Renee and Matt's relationship heats up.
#25 - Woman
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/18/2002
Ally fires two of the firm's employees; Fish defends Claire Otoms when she's accused of sexually harassing co-workers; Nelle and Ling lip-synch a song at the bar; Maddie throws a slumber party for her friends.