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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   5,370 votes
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Creator:
David E. Kelley
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Contact:
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 full episode list
Release Date:
8 September 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Music | Romance more
Plot:
Ally McBeal and Billy Thomas were going steady throughout their childhoods. Ally even followed Billy... more
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Awards:
Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 29 wins & 94 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(229 articles)
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User Reviews:
Absolutely Addictive more (101 total)

Cast

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Calista Flockhart ... Ally McBeal (112 episodes, 1997-2002)

Greg Germann ... Richard Fish (112 episodes, 1997-2002)

Jane Krakowski ... Elaine Vassal (112 episodes, 1997-2002)

Peter MacNicol ... John Cage (103 episodes, 1997-2002)

Portia de Rossi ... Nell Porter (89 episodes, 1998-2002)

Lucy Liu ... Ling Woo (72 episodes, 1998-2002)

Courtney Thorne-Smith ... Georgia Thomas (69 episodes, 1997-2002)

Lisa Nicole Carson ... Renee Raddick / ... (64 episodes, 1997-2002)

Vonda Shepard ... Vonda Shepard (56 episodes, 1997-2002)

Albert Hall ... Judge Seymour Walsh (50 episodes, 1998-2002)

Gil Bellows ... Billy Thomas (46 episodes, 1997-2002)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
45 min | USA:60 min (including commercials) (112 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Malaysia:U (all jurisdictions) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Singapore:M18 (season 5) | Finland:K-11 (DVD) (2006) | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Malaysia:(Banned) (one episode) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 2) (season 3) (season 4) | Singapore:PG (season 1) | UK:15
Filming Locations:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA more
Company:
20th Century Fox Television more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Gil Bellows plays William ("Billy") Thomas. In The Shawshank Redemption (1994), he plays Thomas ("Tommy") Williams. more
Quotes:
Ally McBeal: Love isn't always enough.
Larry: Yeah, it is. You go without it long enough and you realize it's everything.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Isänmaan toivot: Vellu McBeal (#3.3)" (2002) more
Soundtrack:
Searchin' My Soul more

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Absolutely Addictive, 1 December 1999
Author: Miguel Cane (stepford@yahoo.com) from Mexico

A fantastic show to relish and enjoy!

Calista Flockhart is sheer delight and so is the cast. Specially the underrated Billy Thomas (Gil Bellows) who is quite frankly a world-class charmer!!! The show is sharply written and it is consistent, something we don't see happen much.

All in All (y?) a Winner!

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