Episode 1
Aired Sep 8, 1997
Pilot
Young lawyer Ally McBeal (Calista Flockhart) struggles to control her personal life. With Courtney Thorne-Smith, Lisa Nicole Carson, Jane Krakowski, Gil Bellows and Greg Germann.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 15, 1997
Compromising Positions
Ally is duped by Richard and Whipper into a double date and winds up falling for her selected partner; John is arraigned on solicitation charges.
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Episode 3
Aired Sep 22, 1997
The Kiss
Ally senses something amiss on her date with Ronald; Georgia and Ally represent a news anchor (Kate Jackson) in an age-discrimination case.
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Episode 4
Aired Sep 29, 1997
The Affair
Ally must confront her former professor's widow about the past when asked to be a pallbearer at his funeral; Billy upsets Georgia and Ronald.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 20, 1997
One Hundred Tears Away
When Ally squabbles over the last bag of potato chips in a supermarket, she is provoked into getting arrested and must appear before the state bar review board.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 27, 1997
The Promise
Ally resuscitates an overweight attorney who perceives her to be an angel; Ally struggles with the reality of the legal world while defending a client.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 3, 1997
The Attitude
Ally represents a woman (Brenda Vaccaro) asking her rabbi for a divorce from her comatose husband; Richard hires Georgia after she is forced out of her job.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 10, 1997
Drawing the Lines
Ally and Georgia represent a woman whose wealthy husband wants to divorce her for another; Elaine files a harassment suit against the firm.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 17, 1997
The Dirty Joke
Elaine's lawsuit changes direction, but the delivery woman decides to file suit against the firm; guest Sandra Bernhard.
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Episode 10
Aired Dec 1, 1997
Boy to the World
Richard delivers a eulogy for his eccentric uncle; Ally represents a transvestite prostitute in a third-strike charge.
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Episode 11
Aired Dec 15, 1997
Silver Bells
Ally works on a case similar to her relationship triangle; Renee and Vonda Shepard sing during the company Christmas party.
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Episode 12
Aired Jan 5, 1998
Cro-Magnon
Ally dates the male model who posed for her sculpture class; a 19-year-old faces assault charges for protecting his date.
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Episode 13
Aired Jan 19, 1998
The Blame Game
Ally and John take the case of a wrongful death that Richard thinks will profit the firm; Ally and Glenn discuss their feelings for each other.
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Episode 14
Aired Feb 2, 1998
Body Language
Fish asks Ally to flirt with a new client; Ally and Georgia defend a woman who wants to marry a convict with a life sentence; Whipper spots Fish fondling Janet Reno's wattle.
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Episode 15
Aired Feb 23, 1998
Once in a Lifetime
Ally and Billy take the case of an elderly artist who is trying to regain control of his estate from his heirs apparent; Cage broods.
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Episode 16
Aired Mar 2, 1998
Forbidden Fruits
One of the firm's cases parallels the love triangle of Ally, Billy and Georgia (Calista Flockhart, Gil Bellows, Courtney Thorne-Smith).
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Episode 17
Aired Mar 9, 1998
Theme of Life
Ally (Calista Flockhart) reluctantly agrees to meet with a psychiatrist (guest star Tracey Ullman); Fish (Greg Germann) again pursues Janet Reno.
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Episode 18
Aired Mar 16, 1998
The Playing Field
Ally and her new boyfriend are involved in a traffic accident, then must deal with a 10-year-old genius lawyer.
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Episode 19
Aired Apr 6, 1998
Happy Birthday Baby
Ally's friends plan a birthday surprise for her; a client believes his foot fetish qualifies him as temporarily insane.
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Episode 20
Aired Apr 27, 1998
The Inmates
Renee's rambunctious date charges her with assault after she rejects his advances.
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Episode 21
Aired May 4, 1998
Being There
Defense attorney Ally upbraids client Renee for her sexual aggressiveness; a Vonda Shepard music video opens the program.
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Episode 22
Aired May 11, 1998
Alone Again
Cage battles an old classmate in the courtroom; a jilted bride sues for emotional and physical damages.
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Episode 23
Aired May 18, 1998
These Are the Days
Cage and Renee find themselves in a rather romantic legal case; Ally teams up again with handsome young attorney Bobby Donnell.
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