Episode 1
Aired Oct 25, 1999
Car Wash
Ally and Fish try to save the marriage of an important client's daughter; Renee has big news about her work life.
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Episode 2
Aired Nov 1, 1999
Buried Pleasures
While cementing a new friendship, Ally and Ling share an experimental kiss; John overhears some unexpected sexual details from Nelle.
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Episode 3
Aired Nov 8, 1999
Seeing Green
Hallucinating Ally gets a prescription for Prozac; Billy attends a support group for male chauvinists.
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Episode 4
Aired Nov 15, 1999
Heat Wave
Ally is sued for emotional distress by a jilted bride; when Ling delivers a crushing blow to Fish, he runs to an old lover for sexual healing.
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Episode 5
Aired Nov 22, 1999
Troubled Water
Ally invites everyone over for a holiday dinner that turns into a volatile affair, especially for Billy and Georgia.
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Episode 6
Aired Nov 29, 1999
Changes
Cage and Billy represent an older woman who is suing her company for sexual harassment; a lawyer resigns from the firm.
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Episode 7
Aired Dec 13, 1999
Saving Santa
Cage and Ally represent a department store Santa who is being replaced by a svelte, health-conscious Kriss Kringle, while Georgia defends the store.
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Episode 8
Aired Dec 20, 1999
Blue Christmas
Elaine finds a baby in a creche and fights to keep him; Ally and Renee plan sexy songs for the Christmas party.
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Episode 9
Aired Jan 10, 2000
Out in the Cold
When Ally befriends a homeless man, she wonders if he's Mr. Right; Ling is arrested for running a brothel.
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Episode 10
Aired Jan 17, 2000
Just Friends
When Ally has a romantic dream about John, she tells him about it, getting an unforeseen response; Elaine's date thinks she is promiscuous.
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Episode 11
Aired Feb 7, 2000
Over the Rainbow
Georgia sues the law firm for the dissolution of her marriage to Billy, citing the firm's unisex bathroom, among other things, as the cause.
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Episode 12
Aired Feb 14, 2000
In Search of Pygmies
Ally rear-ends a man to get his attention; Ling defends an old friend who is asked to leave his retirement home.
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Episode 13
Aired Feb 21, 2000
Pursuit of Loneliness
A counterman, at the shop where Ally usually buys her coffee, begins to pursue her; Billy makes advances to someone at the firm; Cage wonders if Nelle is a snob.
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Episode 14
Aired Feb 28, 2000
The Oddball Parade
Ally and Elaine compete to be Tina Turner's backup singer on her new record; Cage and Fish represent a flaky foursome.
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Episode 15
Aired Mar 20, 2000
Prime Suspect
Ally plays detective when Cage's client is accused of murder, and the firm prepares for its first murder trial; Billy is beset by hallucinations.
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Episode 16
Aired Mar 27, 2000
Boy Next Door
Billy dies suddenly while making an impassioned speech in the courtroom; Cage runs the firm while stuck in an elevator shaft.
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Episode 17
Aired Apr 17, 2000
I Will Survive
Ally has misgivings when a talented criminal lawyer (James LeGros) joins the firm at the behest of Richard Fish (Greg Germann). Gloria Gaynor, Valerie Mahaffey and Amanda Donohoe guest star.
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Episode 18
Aired May 1, 2000
Turning Thirty
Elaine and Renee fight for the honor of singing at Ally's 30th birthday party; Mark and Cage put their heads together on a bizarre murder case.
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Episode 19
Aired May 8, 2000
Do You Wanna Dance?
When Renee discovers that Ally has been having a secret relationship via the Internet, she encourages Ally to meet her cyberbeau face to face.
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Episode 20
Aired May 15, 2000
Hope and Glory
Nelle drops a bombshell, throwing the firm into turmoil; Ally continues to think about Billy while growing closer to someone new; a tough female attorney opposes Cage & Fish.
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Episode 21
Aired May 22, 2000
Ally McBeal: The Musical, Almost
Ally falls in love; Cage has a birthday; Nelle regrets her actions against the firm; music by Randy Newman.
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