Ally McBeal / Episode List
This episode list contains all episodes of the US television series Ally McBeal , sorted by the US American premiere. A total of 112 episodes in five seasons were produced between September 1997 and May 2002, which were broadcast weekly in the USA. The first broadcast in Germany took place from the beginning of April 1998 on VOX .
Overview
| Season | Number of episodes | First broadcast in the USA | German-language first broadcast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | Season premiere | Season finale | ||
| 1 | 23 | September 8, 1997 | May 18, 1998 | April 8, 1998 | August 31, 1999 |
| 2 | 23 | September 14, 1998 | May 24, 1999 | September 7, 1999 | February 8, 2000 |
| 3 | 21st | October 25, 1999 | May 22, 2000 | September 5, 2000 | February 6, 2001 |
| 4th | 23 | October 12, 2000 | May 21, 2001 | September 4, 2001 | February 26, 2002 |
| 5 | 22nd | October 29, 2001 | May 20, 2002 | October 29, 2002 | April 8, 2003 |
season 1
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | In the beginning there was fire | pilot | 8 Sep 1997 | Apr 8, 1998 | James Frawley | David E. Kelley |
| 2 | 2 | Pretty embarrassing | Compromising positions | Sep 15 1997 | Apr 15, 1998 | Jonathan Pontell | David E. Kelley |
| 3 | 3 | Served off | The Kiss | 22 Sep 1997 | Apr 22, 1998 | Dennie Gordon | David E. Kelley |
| 4th | 4th | Caught cold | The Affair | 29 Sep 1997 | Apr 29, 1998 | Arlene Sanford | David E. Kelley |
| 5 | 5 | Riot of the hormones | One Hundred Tears Away | Oct 20, 1997 | May 6, 1998 | Sandy Smolan | David E. Kelley |
| 6th | 6th | Frog remains frog | The Promise | Oct 27, 1997 | May 13, 1998 | Victoria Hochberg | David E. Kelley |
| 7th | 7th | Who's bitchy here ?! | The attitude | Nov 3, 1997 | May 20, 1998 | Michael Schultz | David E. Kelley |
| 8th | 8th | Turf wars | Drawing the lines | Nov 10, 1997 | May 27, 1998 | Mel Damski | David E. Kelley |
| 9 | 9 | Whistle | The dirty joke | Nov 17, 1997 | May 25, 1999 | Dan Attias | David E. Kelley |
| 10 | 10 | Missed out | Boy to the World | Dec 1, 1997 | June 1, 1999 | Thomas Schlamme | David E. Kelley |
| 11 | 11 | Three are not too many | Silver Bells | Dec 15, 1997 | June 8, 1999 | Joe Napolitano | David E. Kelley |
| 12 | 12 | The animal in man | Cro-Magnon | Jan. 5, 1998 | June 15, 1999 | Allan Arkush | David E. Kelley |
| 13 | 13 | Crash landing | The Blame Game | Jan. 19, 1998 | June 22, 1999 | Sandy Smolan | David E. Kelley |
| 14th | 14th | In the land of smiles | Body Language | Feb. 2, 1998 | June 29, 1999 | Mel Damski | David E. Kelley, Nicole Yorkin & Dawn Prestwich |
| 15th | 15th | Wet kisses | Once in a Lifetime | Feb 23, 1998 | July 6, 1999 | Elodie Keene | Synopsis: David E. Kelley & Jeff Pinkner Acting: David E. Kelley |
| 16 | 16 | An immoral Offer | Forbidden fruits | 2nd Mar 1998 | July 13, 1999 | Jeremy Kagan | David E. Kelley |
| 17th | 17th | Pig | Theme of Life | 9 Mar 1998 | July 20, 1999 | Dennie Gordon | David E. Kelley |
| 18th | 18th | Close combat | The playing field | 16. Mar. 1998 | July 27, 1999 | Jonathan Pontell | David E. Kelley |
| 19th | 19th | happy Birthday | Happy birthday, baby | Apr 6, 1998 | Aug 3, 1999 | Thomas Schlamme | David E. Kelley |
| 20th | 20th | The purest madhouse | The Inmates (1) | Apr 27, 1998 | Aug 10, 1999 | Michael Schultz | David E. Kelley |
| 21st | 21st | Full broadside | Being There | May 4, 1998 | Aug 17, 1999 | Mel Damski | David E. Kelley |
| 22nd | 22nd | Small hops and big jumps | Alone Again | May 11, 1998 | Aug 24, 1999 | Dennis Dugan | David E. Kelley |
| 23 | 23 | Heart to give away | These are the days | May 18, 1998 | Aug 31, 1999 | Jonathan Pontell | David E. Kelley |
season 2
Before the 40th episode of the series, a special entitled "Alles über Ally McBeal" ( The Life and Trials of Ally McBeal ) was produced, which was broadcast in the USA on March 22, 1999 and in Germany on February 15, 2000. The special contained best-of scenes from all previously broadcast episodes.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | Fingertips | The Real World | Sep 14 1998 | Sep 7 1999 | Jonathan Pontell | David E. Kelley |
| 25th | 2 | Particularly full of horses | They Eat Horses, Don't They? | 21 Sep 1998 | Sep 14 1999 | Mel Damski | David E. Kelley |
| 26th | 3 | Original and fake | Fools Night Out | 28 Sep 1998 | 21 Sep 1999 | Peter MacNicol | David E. Kelley |
| 27 | 4th | It's my party | It's my party | Oct 19, 1998 | 28 Sep 1999 | Jace Alexander | David E. Kelley |
| 28 | 5 | In rapid succession | Story of Love | Oct 26, 1998 | Oct 5, 1999 | Tom Moore | David E. Kelley |
| 29 | 6th | Dangerous romances | World's Without Love | Nov 2, 1998 | Oct 12, 1999 | Arvin Brown | David E. Kelley |
| 30th | 7th | Funeral feast | Happy trails | Nov 9, 1998 | Oct 19, 1999 | Jonathan Pontell | David E. Kelley |
| 31 | 8th | mud fight | Just looking | Nov 16, 1998 | Oct 26, 1999 | Vincent Misiano | David E. Kelley & Shelly Landau |
| 32 | 9 | Many thanks! | You never can tell | Nov 23, 1998 | Nov 2, 1999 | Adam Nimoy | David E. Kelley |
| 33 | 10 | The last Unicorn | Making Spirits Bright | Dec 14, 1998 | Nov 9, 1999 | Peter MacNicol | David E. Kelley |
| 34 | 11 | Dream dancer | In dreams | Jan. 11, 1999 | Nov 16, 1999 | Alex Graves | David E. Kelley |
| 35 | 12 | Cloud seven | Love Unlimited | Jan. 18, 1999 | Nov 23, 1999 | Dennie Gordon | David E. Kelley |
| 36 | 13 | Angels and sky boats | Angels and Blimps | Feb 8, 1999 | Nov 30, 1999 | Mel Damski | David E. Kelley |
| 37 | 14th | Love in the office | Pyramids on the Nile | Feb 15, 1999 | Dec 7, 1999 | Elodie Keane | David E. Kelley |
| 38 | 15th | war and peace | Sideshow | Feb 22, 1999 | Dec 14, 1999 | Alex Graves | David E. Kelley |
| 39 | 16 | Sex, lies and politics | Sex, Lies and Politics | 1st Mar 1999 | Dec 21, 1999 | Arlene Sanford | David E. Kelley |
| 40 | 17th | A sweaty thing | Civil War | Apr 5, 1999 | Dec 28, 1999 | Billy Dickson | David E. Kelley |
| 41 | 18th | Finger exercises | Those Lips, That Hand | Apr 19, 1999 | Jan. 4, 2000 | Arlene Sanford | David E. Kelley |
| 42 | 19th | Off to the dance | Let's dance | Apr 26, 1999 | Jan. 11, 2000 | Ben Lewin | David E. Kelley |
| 43 | 20th | Going out right | Only the lonely | May 3, 1999 | Jan. 18, 2000 | Vincent Misiano | Synopsis: Andi Bushell & Jim Praytor Acting: David E. Kelley |
| 44 | 21st | Wing fighting | The Green Monster | May 10, 1999 | Jan 25, 2000 | Michael Schultz | David E. Kelley |
| 45 | 22nd | Down to business, honey | Love's Illusions | May 17, 1999 | Feb. 1, 2000 | Allan Arkush | David E. Kelley |
| 46 | 23 | Not from this world | I know him by heart | May 24, 1999 | Feb 8, 2000 | Jonathan Pontell | David E. Kelley |
season 3
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 1 | A soaking wet affair | Car Wash | Oct 25, 1999 | 5th Sep 2000 | Billy Dickson | David E. Kelley |
| 48 | 2 | Hot kisses, hard blows | Buried pleasures | Nov 1, 1999 | Sep 12 2000 | Mel Damski | David E. Kelley |
| 49 | 3 | Show time | Seeing green | Nov 8, 1999 | 19 Sep 2000 | Peter MacNicol | David E. Kelley |
| 50 | 4th | Sex and hop | heat wave | Nov 15, 1999 | 26 Sep 2000 | Alex Graves | David E. Kelley |
| 51 | 5 | Storm front | Troubled water | Nov 22, 1999 | Oct 10, 2000 | Joanna Kerns | David E. Kelley |
| 52 | 6th | Moment of truth | Changes | Nov 29, 1999 | Oct 17, 2000 | Arlene Sanford | David E. Kelley |
| 53 | 7th | A big thing | Saving Santa | Dec 13, 1999 | Oct 24, 2000 | Rachel Talalay | David E. Kelley |
| 54 | 8th | Come ye Ye Children | Blue Christmas | Dec 20, 1999 | Oct 31, 2000 | Jonathan Pontell | David E. Kelley |
| 55 | 9 | Real men | Out in the cold | Jan. 10, 2000 | Nov 7, 2000 | Dennie Gordon | Synopsis: David E. Kelley & Josh Caplan Acting: David E. Kelley |
| 56 | 10 | Friends, enemies and lovers | Just friends | Jan. 17, 2000 | Nov 14, 2000 | Michael Schultz | David E. Kelley |
| 57 | 11 | Heavy guns | Over the rainbow | Feb 7, 2000 | Nov 21, 2000 | Alan Myerson | David E. Kelley |
| 58 | 12 | Dwarf uprising | In Search Of Pygmies | Feb 14, 2000 | Nov 28, 2000 | Arvin Brown | Synopsis: David E. Kelley & Josh Caplan Acting: David E. Kelley |
| 59 | 13 | Cold coffee | In Pursuit Of Loneliness | Feb 21, 2000 | Dec 5, 2000 | Jonathan Pontell | David E. Kelley |
| 60 | 14th | Loose from the hip | The Oddball Parade | Feb 28, 2000 | Dec 12, 2000 | Bryan Gordon | David E. Kelley |
| 61 | 15th | On a dangerous mission | Prime Suspect | 20 Mar 2000 | Dec. 19, 2000 | Rachel Talalay | David E. Kelley |
| 62 | 16 | Short and painful | Boy Next Door | 27 Mar 2000 | Jan. 2, 2001 | Jack Bender | David E. Kelley |
| 63 | 17th | Legroom | I will survive | Apr 17, 2000 | Jan. 9, 2001 | Barnet Kellman | David E. Kelley |
| 64 | 18th | A question of size | Turning Thirty | May 1, 2000 | Jan. 16, 2001 | Jeannot Szwarc | David E. Kelley & Jill Goldsmith |
| 65 | 19th | Email for me | Do You Wanna Dance | May 8, 2000 | Jan. 23, 2001 | Michael Lange | David E. Kelley |
| 66 | 20th | She-wolf in sheep's clothing | Hope and Glory | May 15, 2000 | Jan. 30, 2001 | Mel Damski | David E. Kelley |
| 67 | 21st | Need for grades | Ally McBeal: The Musical, Almost | May 22, 2000 | Feb 6, 2001 | Bill D'Elia | David E. Kelley |
Season 4
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 1 | Body check | Sex, Lies and Second Thoughts | Oct 23, 2000 | 4th Sep 2001 | Bill D'Elia | David E. Kelley |
| 69 | 2 | Pajamas for six | Girls Night Out | Oct 30, 2000 | Sep 18 2001 | Jeannot Szwarc | David E. Kelley |
| 70 | 3 | Boys in love | Two's a Crowd (1) | Nov 6, 2000 | 25 Sep 2001 | Rachel Talalay | David E. Kelley |
| 71 | 4th | Duo offside | Without a Net (2) | Nov 13, 2000 | Oct 2, 2001 | Mel Damski | David E. Kelley |
| 72 | 5 | The last virgin | The Last Virgin | Nov 20, 2000 | Oct 9, 2001 | Bill D'Elia | David E. Kelley |
| 73 | 6th | Shrill night | 'Tis the season | Nov 27, 2000 | Oct 16, 2001 | Arlene Sanford | David E. Kelley |
| 74 | 7th | Under the hammer | Love on Holiday | Dec. 4, 2000 | Oct 23, 2001 | Bethany Rooney | Synopsis: David E. Kelley, Alicia Martin & Barb Mackintosh Acting: David E. Kelley |
| 75 | 8th | The tinsel crisis | The man with the bag | Dec 11, 2000 | Oct 30, 2001 | Billy Dickson | David E. Kelley |
| 76 | 9 | Ticks and tricks | Reasons to Believe | Jan. 8, 2001 | Nov 6, 2001 | Ron Lagomarsino | David E. Kelley |
| 77 | 10 | Ex files | The Ex-Files | Jan. 15, 2001 | Nov 13, 2001 | Jack Bender | David E. Kelley |
| 78 | 11 | In a headlock | Mr. Bo | Jan. 22, 2001 | Nov 20, 2001 | Michael Schultz | David E. Kelley |
| 79 | 12 | Ladies choice | Hats Off to Larry | Feb 5, 2001 | Nov 27, 2001 | Jeannot Szwarc | Synopsis: David E. Kelley, Melissa Rosenberg & Barb Mackintosh Acting: David E. Kelley & Melissa Rosenberg |
| 80 | 13 | Office fever | Reach out and touch | Feb 12, 2001 | Dec. 4, 2001 | Kenny Ortega | David E. Kelley |
| 81 | 14th | Male love | Boys Town | Feb 19, 2001 | Dec 11, 2001 | David Grossman | David E. Kelley |
| 82 | 15th | Bang on case | Falling up | Feb 26, 2001 | Dec 18, 2001 | Oz Scott | David E. Kelley |
| 83 | 16 | Change of scenery | The Getaway | 19 Mar 2001 | Jan. 8, 2002 | Bill D'Elia | David E. Kelley |
| 84 | 17th | Desirably unhappy | The pursuit of unhappiness | 26th Mar 2001 | Jan 15, 2002 | Kenny Ortega | Synopsis: David E. Kelley, Kerry Lenhart & John J. Sakmar Acting: David E. Kelley |
| 85 | 18th | Odds and ends | The Obstacle Course | Apr 16, 2001 | Jan. 22, 2002 | Joanna Kerns | David E. Kelley & Kayla Alpert |
| 86 | 19th | Barry ... desperately wanted! | In Search of Barry White | Apr 23, 2001 | Jan. 29, 2002 | Adam Arkin | David E. Kelley |
| 87 | 20th | Birthday blues | Cloudy Skies, Chance of Parade | Apr 30, 2001 | Feb 5, 2002 | Billy Dickson | David E. Kelley |
| 88 | 21st | The hum of the drones | Queen Bee | May 7, 2001 | Feb 12, 2002 | Bethany Rooney | David E. Kelley |
| 89 | 22nd | ring free | Home Again | May 14, 2001 | Feb. 19, 2002 | Michael Schultz | David E. Kelley |
| 90 | 23 | Solo for Ally | The Wedding | May 21, 2001 | Feb. 26, 2002 | Bill D'Elia | David E. Kelley |
Season 5
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 1 | One ally too many | Friends and Lovers | Oct 29, 2001 | Oct 29, 2002 | Bill D'Elia | David E. Kelley |
| 92 | 2 | Short process | Judge Ling | Nov 5, 2001 | Nov 5, 2002 | Oz Scott | David E. Kelley |
| 93 | 3 | The three Musketeers | Neutral corners | Nov 12, 2001 | Nov 12, 2002 | Arvin Brown | David E. Kelley |
| 94 | 4th | On diving station | Fear of flirting | Nov 19, 2001 | Nov 19, 2002 | Greg Germann | David E. Kelley, Constance M. Burge & Roberto Benabib |
| 95 | 5 | Young vegetables | I want love | Nov 26, 2001 | Nov 26, 2002 | Michael Schultz | David E. Kelley |
| 96 | 6th | Get on the couch | Lost and Found | Dec 3, 2001 | Dec 3, 2002 | Mel Damski | Synopsis: David E. Kelley & Peter Blake Acting: David E. Kelley |
| 97 | 7th | Oh god, pastor | Nine one one | Dec 10, 2001 | Dec 10, 2002 | Billy Dickson | David E. Kelley |
| 98 | 8th | Coupling attempts | Playing with matches | Jan. 7, 2002 | Dec 17, 2002 | David Semel | Synopsis: David E. Kelley, Constance M. Burge & Roberto Benabib Acting: David E. Kelley |
| 99 | 9 | Homework | Blowin 'in the wind | Jan. 14, 2002 | Jan. 7, 2003 | Rachel Talalay | Constance M. Burge, Roberto Benabib & Cindy Lichtman |
| 100 | 10 | Nosedive | One Hundred Tears | Jan. 21, 2002 | Jan. 14, 2003 | Bill D'Elia | David E. Kelley |
| 101 | 11 | Child surprise | A kick in the head | Feb. 4, 2002 | Jan. 21, 2003 | David Grossman & Jeannot Szwarc | David E. Kelley |
| 102 | 12 | Matter for the boss | The New Day | Feb 11, 2002 | Jan. 28, 2003 | Bethany Rooney | David E. Kelley |
| 103 | 13 | When heads roll | Woman | Feb. 18, 2002 | Feb. 4, 2003 | Jeannot Szwarc | David E. Kelley |
| 104 | 14th | Good genes, bad genes | Homecoming | Feb 25, 2002 | Feb 11, 2003 | Billy Dickson | Synopsis: David E. Kelley, Constance M. Burge & Roberto Benabib Acting: David E. Kelley |
| 105 | 15th | heart pain | Heart and Soul | 4th Mar 2002 | Feb. 18, 2003 | Steve Gomer | David E. Kelley |
| 106 | 16 | Air and love (1) | Love Is All Around (1) | Apr 15, 2002 | Feb 25, 2003 | Arlene Sanford | Synopsis: David E. Kelley, Constance M. Burge, Roberto Benabib & Cindy Lichtman Acting: David E. Kelley |
| 107 | 17th | Air and love (2) | Love Is All Around (2) | Apr 15, 2002 | 4th Mar 2003 | Arlene Sanford | Synopsis: David E. Kelley, Constance M. Burge, Roberto Benabib & Cindy Lichtman Acting: David E. Kelley |
| 108 | 18th | Viva La Diva | Tom Dooley | Apr 22, 2002 | 11th Mar 2003 | Sarah Pia Anderson | David E. Kelley |
| 109 | 19th | The last act | Another One Bites The Dust | Apr 29, 2002 | 18 Mar 2003 | Kenny Ortega | Synopsis: David E. Kelley, Constance M. Burge & Roberto Benabib Acting: David E. Kelley |
| 110 | 20th | On the apron hunt | What I'll Never Do for Love Again | May 6, 2002 | 25th Mar 2003 | Billy Dickson | David E. Kelley |
| 111 | 21st | Crazy | All of Me | May 13, 2002 | Apr 1, 2003 | Bethany Rooney | David E. Kelley & Peter MacNicol |
| 112 | 22nd | Goodbye Ally | Bygones is Bygones | May 20, 2002 | Apr 8, 2003 | Bill D'Elia | David E. Kelley |
Web links
- Episode list in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- List of episodes at Fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Everything about Ally McBeal . In: Fernsehserien.de . Retrieved December 5, 2012.