Episode guide
Ally McBeal: Season 5
22 episodes · premiered Oct 29, 2001
The fifth and final season of the television series Ally McBeal commenced airing in the United States on October 29, 2001, concluded on May 20, 2002, and consisted of 22 episodes. The entire season originally aired Mondays at 9pm, just like the seasons before. The fifth season had an average rating of 9.4 million viewers in the United States and was ranked #65 on the complete ranking sheet of all the year's shows. In addition to being the lowest-rated season of Ally McBeal and the grounds for the show's cancellation on April 18, 2002, it was also the only season of the show that failed to win any Emmy or Golden Globe awards.
- Episode 1: Friends & Lovers Oct 29, 2001 · 43m It's a new year at the firm, which means changes - big changes! Still getting over Larry and renewing her faith in love, Ally decides to start fresh and let nothing get in her way. That is…
- Episode 2: Judge Ling Nov 5, 2001 · 43m Jenny insists that Ally should go out with Glenn, and Ally insists she doesn't have a crush on him. The three are assigned to chair the telemarketing case. They have a very hard time with…
- Episode 3: Neutral Corners Nov 12, 2001 · 43m Ally has a dream about Raymond and Glenn. She thinks it's a sign they'll lose the phone company case, and Glenn sees it as a secret attraction of Ally for him. After Raymond makes a…
- Episode 4: Fear of Flirting Nov 19, 2001 · 43m Ally and Glenn continue their flirtation, which leads to their conscious avoidance of each other, which does not go unnoticed by the others at Cage and Fish. She insists he's too much of a…
- Episode 5: I Want Love Nov 26, 2001 · 43m Jenny's mother comes to hire the firm to take her wrongful termination case. She's being fired from her job for dating a 20 year-old. Jenny wants Ally to purposely lose the case but Ally…
- Episode 6: Lost & Found Dec 3, 2001 · 43m John makes a surprise return and is shocked after hearing from Raymond that Richard threw a party in his "hole". After confronting Richard, John gives the office a speech, in which he…
- Episode 7: Nine One One Dec 10, 2001 · 43m Ally helps a minister who was fired from his church for not believing in God. Ever since his wife was brutally murdered, he has been questioning his beliefs and he asks Ally to talk to his…
- Episode 8: Playing with Matches Jan 7, 2002 · 43m Jenny's mom's wedding is approaching, and Ally is shocked when Tim gives her a certain look that suggests a move. She talks to Jenny, and they decide to test him. Ally makes a move on him…
- Episode 9: Blowing in the Wind Jan 14, 2002 · 43m Ally impulsively buys a house, to which Dr. Milter concludes is a way of her to take care of herself, since Ally sees herself as a 'work in progress'. Richard gets the others to help paint…
- Episode 10: One Hundred Tears Jan 21, 2002 · 43m Ally defends a man who broke into his old house to jump out of his old bedroom window. Harvey Hall believes he can fly using wings he made himself. The house owner allows him to jump from…
- Episode 11: A Kick in the Head Feb 4, 2002 · 43m 10 year-old Maddie Harrington shows up on Ally's door saying she's her daughter. She's the result of a mixup on the egg bank Ally deposited her eggs ten years ago. Since Maddie's father…
- Episode 12: The New Day Feb 11, 2002 · 43m Maddie keeps testing Ally for her patience and love, something that doesn't go through Ally's mind until Victor points it out. Ally, on the other hand, is being way too protective on…
- Episode 13: Woman Feb 18, 2002 · 43m Ally decided that in order for the firm to get out of the financial crisis it's going through, someone will have to be let go. She chooses Jenny, who between all the lawyers of the firm…
- Episode 14: Homecoming Feb 25, 2002 · 43m Ally decides to take the DNA test after having recurring dreams where Maddie's real parents show up claiming her. Maddie doesn't take that well and escapes to NY to see her aunt Bonnie…
- Episode 15: Heart & Soul Mar 4, 2002 · 43m Richard and Raymond are hired to represent Serena Feldman, a 16 year-old girl who will die unless Judge Hall consents her a heart transplant from her convicted father, who is the her only…
- Episode 16: Love Is All Around (1) Apr 15, 2002 · 43m Ally and Victor find Maddie's nanny dead in front of the TV after returning from their third date. At the firm, Richard assigns Nelle to a case opposite Liza 'Lolita' Bump, a bitchy, young…
- Episode 17: Love Is All Around (2) Apr 15, 2002 · 43m A devastated Claire's goes to Ally for help after her fiancé calls the wedding off. Ally is still shaken with the memory of Larry and isn't sure of her feelings for Victor anymore. John…
- Episode 18: Tom Dooley Apr 22, 2002 · 43m Ally is going to the Bermudas with Victor, and welcomes Liza as the firm's newest attorney. Nelle doesn't like that or the fact that she took John's office. Despite being her first day…
- Episode 19: Another One Bites the Dust Apr 29, 2002 · 43m Ally and Victor return from their Bermuda trip. Ally feels their relationship is in crisis because they weren't able to connect without Maddie around. Victor is being sued by his former…
- Episode 20: What I'll Never Do for Love Again May 6, 2002 · 43m Elaine auditions for "A Chorus Line", but doesn't get a call back. She accidentally bumps into the casting director, whom she finds attractive and nice. They go out for dinner and end up…
- Episode 21: All of Me May 13, 2002 · 43m The lawyers at Cage, Fish & McBeal split when both personalities of the same woman hires them to represent each in court. One of her personalities is a strong woman that goes by Helena…
- Episode 22: Bygones May 20, 2002 · 43m After Maddie passes out Ally finds out she is suffering from a nervous reaction to all the changes in her life, so Ally decides that the only way she can help her daughter is to move back…