The BEST episodes of Ally McBeal season 5

Every episode of Ally McBeal season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ally McBeal season 5!

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.

Last Updated: 11/3/2024Network: FOXStatus: Ended
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Heart and Soul
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8.04
173 votes

#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.

Directors: Steve Gomer
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Blowin' in the Wind
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8.01
235 votes

#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.

Directors: Rachel Talalay
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What I'll Never Do for Love Again
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7.84
224 votes

#3 - 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.

Directors: Billy Dickson
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A Kick in the Head
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7.71
205 votes

#4 - 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.

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Love Is All Around (1)
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7.65
194 votes

#5 - 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.

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Woman
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7.62
262 votes

#6 - 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.

Directors: Jeannot Szwarc
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Tom Dooley
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7.61
219 votes

#7 - 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.

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Homecoming
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7.60
202 votes

#8 - 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.

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Lost and Found
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7.53
200 votes

#9 - Lost and Found

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/3/2001

Ally, Glenn, Raymond, and Jenny go out on a double date.

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Judge Ling
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7.50
232 votes

#10 - Judge Ling

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/5/2001

Ally and Jenny are shocked to discover that the name plaintiff in the telephone company solicitation case is a man in drag; Ling becomes a judge in small claims court; Coretta convinces Cage to have a make-over.

Directors: Oz Scott
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All of Me
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7.48
230 votes

#11 - All of Me

Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/13/2002

The attorneys represent a woman with a split personality: the submissive Helen, who's deeply in love with her husband; and the aggressive Helena, who wants a divorce.

Directors: Bethany Rooney
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The New Day
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7.47
231 votes

#12 - The New Day

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/11/2002

Fish offers to make Ally a partner; a woman with AIDS sues after she's fired from a law firm; Ally adjusts to the responsibilities that come with parenthood.

Directors: Bethany Rooney
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Another One Bites The Dust
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7.46
223 votes

#13 - Another One Bites The Dust

Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/29/2002

Ally represents Victor when he's sued by an ex-girlfriend, and is appalled to discover that Victor created a painting of her... complete with cellulite.

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Neutral Corners
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7.40
198 votes

#14 - Neutral Corners

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/12/2001

The attorneys develop a novel approach to gain leverage against the telephone companies; Cage expresses his feelings for Ally.

Directors: Arvin Brown
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One Hundred Tears
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7.34
255 votes

#15 - One Hundred Tears

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/21/2002

Ally aids a man determined to make a lifelong dream come true by flying across a river using a pair of wings; a matchmaker sets up Elaine and Fish on dates.

Directors: Bill D'Elia
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Bygones
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7.31
154 votes

#16 - Bygones

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/20/2002

When Maddie suffers a nervous breakdown, Ally decides to move to New York, leading to tearful goodbyes with her friends; Fish and Liza decide to wed.

Directors: Bill D'Elia
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Nine One One
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7.28
207 votes

#17 - Nine One One

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/10/2001

As Christmas approaches: a minister loses his job because he no longer believes in God; a town mayor cancels Christmas celebrations; a woman sues for sexual harassment after a man kisses her under mistletoe during a party.

Directors: Billy Dickson
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Playing with Matches
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7.28
204 votes

#18 - Playing with Matches

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/7/2002

Frances' fiance hits on Ally; Kimmy takes a matchmaker to court after she spends a great deal of money and fails to find a man; Ally encounters the ghost of a young boy.

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Love Is All Around (2)
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7.24
108 votes

#19 - Love Is All Around (2)

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/15/2002

The judge forbids the lawyers to interfere on Claire's engagement, and her fiancé decides to call the wedding off. Devastated, Claire goes to Ally for help. Ally is still shaken with the memory of Larry, and isn't sure of her feelings for Victor anymore. In the middle of that there's Todd, whom Ally turned down as an attorney, but who asked her out on a date. He gets on her nerves and they fight a lot. On their date, Ally confronts Victor and tries to pick a fight with him. John and Nelle try to settle upon their imminent lost in court, but Liza has now lowered her offer. John is furious and decides to take her down.

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I Want Love
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7.23
231 votes

#20 - I Want Love

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/26/2001

Jenny's mother, who is marrying a 22-year-old man, sues her former employers for sexual harassment; Elton John sings at the bar.

Directors: Michael Schultz
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Friends and Lovers
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7.14
205 votes

#21 - Friends and Lovers

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/29/2001

The firm hires attorneys Jenny Shaw and Glenn Foy; Shaw sues all the telephone companies for making annoying solicitation calls; Cage believes Ally loves him.

Directors: Bill D'Elia
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Fear of Flirting
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7.12
230 votes

#22 - Fear of Flirting

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/19/2001

Jenny represents Raymond in a sexual harassment case; complications arise when Raymond expresses an interest in dating Jenny and Glenn expresses an interest in dating Ally; Fish moves into the hole behind Cage's toilet when Cage mysteriously disappears.

Directors: Greg Germann
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