Episode guide
Ally McBeal: Season 4
23 episodes · premiered Oct 23, 2000
The fourth season of the television series Ally McBeal commenced airing in the United States on October 12, 2000, concluded on May 21, 2001, and consisted of 23 episodes. The entire season originally aired Mondays at 9pm, just like the seasons before. The fourth season had an average rating of 12.0 million viewers in the United States and was ranked #40 on the complete ranking sheet of all the year's shows. This was the third highest rated season of Ally McBeal.
- Episode 1: Sex Lies & Second Thoughts Oct 23, 2000 · 43m Brian asks Ally to move in with him, but she questions the entire relationship mostly because their sex life is lackluster. She turns to Renee and a new therapist, who has oddly taken over…
- Episode 2: Girls' Night Out Oct 30, 2000 · 43m Richard and Ling take Cindy McCauliff's case. She was fired for refusing to take a physical, afraid people would find out she's a man. Richard and Ling, although a bit sickened with that…
- Episode 3: Two's a Crowd Nov 6, 2000 · 43m Mark's girlfriend finally reveals "her" secret; Ling and Nelle represent a woman suing a relationship guru whose advice ruined the woman's marriage; Ally is dating two different men who…
- Episode 4: Without a Net Nov 13, 2000 · 43m Ally runs into Kimmie Bishop, an old friend of hers from college. Ally makes fun of her in front of her fellow puritan friends, and Kimmie is so outraged she decides to sue Ally for…
- Episode 5: The Last Virgin Nov 20, 2000 · 43m Kimmie comes to Cage & Fish looking to hire Ally. She's suing her old firm for wrongful termination. They fired her for being too puritan, and the opposite lawyer is Larry. Now Ally and…
- Episode 6: Tis the Season Nov 27, 2000 · 43m The Christmas season is approaching, and while Ally is thrilled about it, Larry has nothing to celebrate. He confesses to her that he has a 7 year-old son who lives in Detroit with his…
- Episode 7: Love on Holiday Dec 4, 2000 · 43m Elaine gets sued by a former office clerk because she called him "peanut" due his size. John thinks Larry was ridiculing him by making fun of his relationship with Kimmy and her mother…
- Episode 8: The Man with the Bag Dec 11, 2000 · 43m John and Nelle defend her father who was fired from his job as a teacher because he claims he's Santa Claus, Ally feels threatened when Larry's ex comes to town. Richard and Ling lip synch…
- Episode 9: Reasons to Believe Jan 8, 2001 · 43m The Nicholas Engbloom comes to Cage & Fish looking for John to help him with a murder case. Melanie West suffers with Tourette's syndrome and accidentally ran over her boyfriend. She…
- Episode 10: The Ex-Files Jan 15, 2001 · 43m Larry's ex-wife asks him for his permission to take their son to Canada, where she is moving. They argue over why can't one of them move closer to the other so their son can grow with his…
- Episode 11: Mr. Bo Jan 22, 2001 · 43m Melanie takes John to her tiny apartment (actually it's an old service elevator) and introduces him to Mr. Bo, a homeless man Melanie cares deeply for. Mr. Bo starts to stalk John around…
- Episode 12: Hats Off to Larry Feb 5, 2001 · 43m Larry's son flies in from Detroit and goes to Cage & Fish looking for Ally. He wants to sue his parents for emotional damage. Ally and Sam bond, and Larry has to take him back to Detroit…
- Episode 13: Reach Out & Touch Feb 12, 2001 · 43m Ally has hallucinations with Barry Manilow. Richard assigns Ling to work with Jackson Duper, the firm's newest lawyer. When they meet, Ling discovers that Jackson slept with her in the…
- Episode 14: Boys Town Feb 19, 2001 · 43m Richard and John's relationship grows more tense than ever and so they attend couples therapy; Jackson's presence has a profound impact on Elaine; Jackson represent a woman being sued for…
- Episode 15: Falling Up Feb 26, 2001 · 43m Jackson and Renee's one night stand turns into something more; Ally visits several therapists to get over her hallucinations of Larry, who eventually appears in the flesh; John represents…
- Episode 16: The Getaway Mar 19, 2001 · 43m To escape their ruined love lives, Richard and John go for a vacation to Los Angeles. It turns into a working vacation however when John not only must get Richard out of legal trouble but…
- Episode 17: The Pursuit of Unhappiness Mar 26, 2001 · 43m Elaine cheated on Mark and now she's trying by all means to find a way for him to forgive her. She even takes advice from Richard! But in the end she has a serious talk with Mark and she…
- Episode 18: The Obstacle Course Apr 16, 2001 · 43m Cassandra surprises John when she suddenly shows up at the office. She wants to continue the relationship they started in LA, but John doesn't want to go on seeing her, because they're…
- Episode 19: In Search of Barry White Apr 23, 2001 · 43m John loses his ability to channel Barry White while going up against Larry in a case involving a man who wants to clone his late wife; Nelle hooks Elaine into on-line romance; Ling's…
- Episode 20: Cloudy Skies Chance of Parade Apr 30, 2001 · 43m Larry defends Sting when a man sues him for breaking up his marriage; a Streisand impersonator sues over his nose job; Richard flirts with Cindy Margolis to make Ling jealous.
- Episode 21: Queen Bee May 7, 2001 · 43m Sydney Gale hires Cage & Fish to represent her in court. She's been sued for wrongful termination, and Richard and John take the case. An employee is suing Sydney because he doesn't want…
- Episode 22: Home Again May 14, 2001 · 43m Ally becomes extremely jealous over Larry's easy friendship with his ex-wife; Richard tries to stop a magazine from publishing photos of his LA friend, Jane.
- Episode 23: The Wedding May 21, 2001 · 43m Malcolm Wyatt hires Ally to take his case. He's suing a girl for not going to the prom with him after she said yes in fall. The opposing lawyer is Larry Paul, and Ally is nervous about…