Ally McBeal Season 1, Ep. 20 "The Inmates"

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The firm joins forces with Bobby Donell and his staff when a client is accused of killing her husband; Renee is arrested for assault; a waiter alleges he was fired because he isn't gay.
  • Runtime: 46 minutes
  • Original air date: April 27, 1998
  • Network: FOX
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1. Pilot
  September 8, 1997
Young lawyer Ally McBeal experiences emotional turmoil when she takes a job at a firm where her childhood sweetheart and first love also works.
 
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2. Compromising Positions
  September 15, 1997
Ally meets the firm's other founding partner when she defends him on charges of soliciting a prostitute, and feels like a prostitute herself when Fish asks her to date a prospective client.
 
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3. The Kiss
  September 22, 1997
Ally has a confusing first date with client Ronald Cheanie... and teams up with Georgia to represent a television anchorwoman fired because of her age and sex.
 
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4. The Affair
  September 29, 1997
The widow of Ally's former law professor asks Ally to speak at his funeral, not knowing she once had an affair with him.
 
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5. 100 Tears Away
  October 20, 1997
Ally is arrested for tripping a woman in a supermarket, then faces a Bar Association hearing on her emotional competence to practice law.
 
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6. The Promise
  October 27, 1997
Ally saves an obese man's life, only to become the object of his affection.
 
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7. The Attitude
  November 3, 1997
Ally clashes with a client's rabbi and dates a handsome District Attorney while Georgia considers suing her law firm for sex discrimination.
 
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8. Drawing the Lines
  November 10, 1997
The firm helps the wife of a rich man negate a prenuptial agreement; Elaine's sexual harassment complaint comes to a head; and Ally and Billy negotiate personal boundaries in their still-tenuous friendship.
 
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9. The Dirty Joke
  November 17, 1997
The delivery girl sues the firm for sexual harassment; Ally tries to prove she's no goodie-two-shoes by learning how to appreciate, and tell, dirty jokes.
 
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10. Boy to the World
  December 1, 1997
Ally defends and befriends a young transvestite prostitute; Fish sues for the right to discuss his dead uncle's prejudices in a eulogy; and Cage ponders dating Ally.
 
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11. Silver Bells
  December 15, 1997
As Elaine plans the firm's musical Christmas party, a case involving a man with two wives causes Ally, Billy, and Georgia to examine their relationship; Fish deals with Whipper's holiday marriage blues; and Cage asks Ally out.
 
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12. Cro-Magnon
  January 5, 1998
As the firm's men plan to view a big boxing match, Ally dates a male art model with one large attribute, fights a sexual attraction to a 19-year-old client accused of assault... and is haunted by hallucinations of a dancing baby.
 
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13. The Blame Game
  January 19, 1998
As Ally, Cage and Georgia try a case about liability in an airplane crash, Ally is reunited with male model Glenn, her recent one-night-stand, who makes her feel guilty about using him as a sexual object.
 
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14. Body Language
  February 2, 1998
Ally comes up with a "creative" strategy to convince a prison superintendant that an inmate should be allowed to marry; Whipper breaks up with Fish; and Cage undergoes "smile therapy."
 
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15. Once in a Lifetime
  February 23, 1998
Representing an artist who can't forget his dead wife conjures up ghosts of once-in-a-lifetime love for Ally and Billy; Cage worries about kissing Ally as their first date looms.
 
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16. Forbidden Fruits
  March 2, 1998
The firm represents a U.S. Senator accused of breaking up his wife's former marriage; Ally's legal arguments about true love get her into trouble with Georgia and Billy.
 
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17. Theme of Life
  March 9, 1998
Ally defends a doctor accused of transplanting a pig's liver into a woman without her permission; Ally and Georgia square off in a kickboxing match; and Whipper dumps Fish for toying again with Janet Reno.
 
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18. Playing the Field
  March 16, 1998
Ally faces off against a child prodigy-attorney; a woman claims she is the victim of harassment because, unlike her female co-workers, she refused to use sex as a means of advancing her career.
 
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19. Happy Birthday Baby
  April 6, 1998
Ally is mortified when her friends throw her a surprise birthday party. A man with a foot fetish refuses to use insanity as a defense.
 
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20. The Inmates
  April 27, 1998
The firm joins forces with Bobby Donell and his staff when a client is accused of killing her husband; Renee is arrested for assault; a waiter alleges he was fired because he isn't gay.
 
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21. Being There
  May 4, 1998
Cage defends Renee against assault charges; a home pregnancy test reveals that Georgia is pregnant.
 
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22. Alone Again
  May 11, 1998
Cage defends a long-time convict who used a trampoline to break out of prison a month before his release; a woman intends to sue her ex-fianc? for leaving her at the alter.
 
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23. These are the Days
  May 18, 1998
Bobby Donnell asks for the firm's help when two men seek an operation to switch hearts. Cage's cousin is arrested for assaulting "happy people" with a paddle.
 
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Episode 20, "The Inmates"
Synopsis: The firm joins forces with Bobby Donell and his staff when a client is accused of killing her husband; Renee is arrested for assault; a waiter alleges he was fired because he isn't gay.
Original air date: April 27, 1998
Runtime: 46 minutes
ASIN: B002RSH9PM
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #139,811 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
Ally McBeal Season 1
Synopsis: Multiple Emmy Award-winner David E. Kelley (Picket Fences, The Practice) ventures into the courtroom once again with Ally McBeal, a quirky series about a wistfully idealistic -- if perennially insecure -- lawyer and her chaotic life at a Boston firm.
Season year: 1998
Network: FOX
ASIN: B002RS8PBO
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