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.
Season | From | To | Episodes |
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All Seasons | |||
Specials | March 1999 | 1 | |
Season 1 | September 1997 | May 1998 | 23 |
Season 2 | September 1998 | May 1999 | 23 |
Season 3 | October 1999 | May 2000 | 21 |
Season 4 | October 2000 | May 2001 | 23 |
Season 5 | October 2001 | May 2002 | 22 |
Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
Season | From | To | Episodes |
---|---|---|---|
All Seasons | |||
Season 1 | September 1997 | May 1998 | 23 |
Season 2 | September 1998 | May 1999 | 24 |
Season 3 | October 1999 | May 2000 | 21 |
Season 4 | October 2000 | May 2001 | 23 |
Season 5 | October 2001 | May 2002 | 21 |
Unassigned Episodes | 1 |
Season | From | To | Episodes |
---|---|---|---|
Season 1 | 0 | ||
Unassigned Episodes | 113 |
Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
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David E. Kelley | 112 | 09/08/1997 - 05/20/2002 | |
Shelly Landau | 1 | 11/16/1998 | |
Jill Goldsmith | 1 | 05/01/2000 | |
Nicole Yorkin | 1 | 02/02/1998 | |
Dawn Prestwich | 1 | 02/02/1998 | |
Jeff Pinkner | 1 | 02/23/1998 | |
Kayla Alpert | 1 | 04/16/2001 |
Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
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Bill D'Elia | 9 | 05/22/2000 - 05/20/2002 | |
Mel Damski | 9 | 11/10/1997 - 12/03/2001 | |
Jonathan Pontell | 8 | 09/15/1997 - 02/21/2000 | |
Michael Schultz | 7 | 11/03/1997 - 11/26/2001 | |
Arlene Sanford | 7 | 09/29/1997 - 04/15/2002 | |
Billy Dickson | 7 | 04/05/1999 - 05/06/2002 | |
Constance M. Burge | 7 | 11/19/2001 - 04/29/2002 | |
Roberto Benabib | 7 | 11/19/2001 - 04/29/2002 | |
Jeannot Szwarc | 5 | 05/01/2000 - 02/18/2002 | |
Peter MacNicol | 5 | 09/28/1998 - 05/13/2002 | |
Rachel Talalay | 4 | 12/13/1999 - 01/14/2002 | |
Bethany Rooney | 4 | 12/04/2000 - 05/13/2002 | |
Dennie Gordon | 4 | 09/22/1997 - 01/10/2000 | |
Alex Graves | 3 | 01/11/1999 - 11/15/1999 | |
Arvin Brown | 3 | 11/02/1998 - 11/12/2001 | |
Kenny Ortega | 3 | 02/12/2001 - 04/29/2002 | |
Cindy Lichtman | 3 | 01/14/2002 - 04/15/2002 | |
Greg Germann | 2 | 11/19/2001 | |
Allan Arkush | 2 | 01/05/1998 - 05/17/1999 | |
Jack Bender | 2 | 03/27/2000 - 01/15/2001 | |
Melissa Rosenberg | 2 | 02/05/2001 | |
Joanna Kerns | 2 | 11/22/1999 - 04/16/2001 | |
Sandy Smolan | 2 | 10/20/1997 - 01/19/1998 | |
Oz Scott | 2 | 02/26/2001 - 11/05/2001 | |
Barb Mackintosh | 2 | 12/04/2000 - 02/05/2001 | |
Thomas Schlamme | 2 | 12/01/1997 - 04/06/1998 | |
Vincent Misiano | 2 | 11/16/1998 - 05/03/1999 | |
David Grossman | 2 | 02/19/2001 - 02/04/2002 | |
Elodie Keene | 2 | 02/23/1998 - 02/15/1999 | |
Dennis Dugan | 1 | 05/11/1998 | |
John J. Sakmar | 1 | 03/26/2001 | |
James Frawley | 1 | 09/08/1997 | |
Victoria Hochberg | 1 | 10/27/1997 | |
Michael Lange | 1 | 05/08/2000 | |
Ben Lewin | 1 | 04/26/1999 | |
Peter Blake | 1 | 12/03/2001 | |
Barnet Kellman | 1 | 04/10/2000 | |
Alicia Martin | 1 | 12/04/2000 | |
Kerry Lenhart | 1 | 03/26/2001 | |
Sarah Pia Anderson | 1 | 04/22/2002 | |
David Semel | 1 | 01/07/2002 | |
Tom Moore | 1 | 10/26/1998 | |
Joe Napolitans | 1 | 12/15/1997 | |
Daniel Attias | 1 | 11/17/1997 | |
Jeremy Kagan | 1 | 03/02/1998 | |
Ron Lagomarsino | 1 | 01/08/2001 | |
Bryan Gordon | 1 | 02/28/2000 | |
Jace Alexander | 1 | 10/19/1998 | |
Adam Arkin | 1 | 04/23/2001 | |
Alan Myerson | 1 | 02/07/2000 | |
Adam Nimoy | 1 | 11/23/1998 | |
Steve Gomer | 1 | 03/04/2002 |
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