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Season 3

Ally McBeal

Season 3

  • 1999

The third season of the television series Ally McBeal commenced airing in the United States on October 25, 1999, concluded on May 22, 2000, and consisted of 21 episodes. The entire season originally aired Mondays at 9pm, just like the seasons before.

A month before the premiere of the season, Fox began airing Ally, a half-hour show that consisted of re-edited scenes from the first two seasons and previously unseen footage, with the intention of making it a sitcom. 13 episodes of the show were shot, but only 10 were broadcast.

  1. Car Wash Episode 1 Car Wash October 25, 1999, 43 min Without ever engaging in conversation, Ally has a steamy fling with a guy who works at the car wash. Back at the office, Fish assigns her to a case in…
  2. Buried Pleasures Episode 2 Buried Pleasures November 1, 1999, 43 min Ling's curiosity is piqued when she dreams about kissing Ally. Under the pretense of becoming better friends, Ling and Ally go on a "date". Meanwhile, John overhears Nelle talking about…
  3. Seeing Green Episode 3 Seeing Green November 8, 1999, 43 min Ally is plagued with hallucinations of Al Green. She talks about these hallucinations with Dr. Shirley Flott, who is seeing patients while Dr. Tracy is away. Shirley has no patience…
  4. Heat Wave Episode 4 Heat Wave November 15, 1999, 43 min Risa, the bride whose wedding Ally destroyed, decides to sue Ally for intentional infliction of emotional distress; Georgia expresses outrage when Billy hires a sexy twenty-year-old as his new assistant;…
  5. Troubled Water Episode 5 Troubled Water November 22, 1999, 43 min Ally's Thanksgiving turns into a debacle when she invites her colleagues and her parents to her apartment for dinner.
  6. Changes Episode 6 Changes November 29, 1999, 43 min Richard and Ling officially break up. Billy and Cage represent a sexy, middle-aged woman who's suing her employees for sexual harassment. The woman, Robin Jones, claims that the staff of…
  7. Saving Santa Episode 7 Saving Santa December 13, 1999, 43 min The first case Georgia brings to Renee's new firm pits them against Cage and Fish. Georgia defends Newman's, an upscale department store against Steve Mallory, who worked as the store's…
  8. Blue Christmas Episode 8 Blue Christmas December 20, 1999, 43 min Elaine finds a real, live six-week-old baby in a nativity scene manger and wants to keep him. Cage and Ally represent Elaine in her fight to gain custody, while the…
  9. Out in the Cold Episode 9 Out in the Cold January 10, 2000, 45 min Ally befriends a homeless man and they hit it off, but just when Ally starts to think the man could be Mr. Right, she is stunned by what she finds…
  10. Just Friends Episode 10 Just Friends January 17, 2000, 45 min Ally has a romantic dream about Cage and wakes up thinking that he may be the one for her. When she finally gets up the courage to tell him, he…
  11. Over the Rainbow Episode 11 Over the Rainbow February 7, 2000, 45 min Georgia blames "Cage & Fish" for the new Billy, and is suing the firm for the break-up of their marriage. She cites many issues as leading to Billy's breakdown and…
  12. In Search of Pygmies Episode 12 In Search of Pygmies February 14, 2000, 45 min Ling defends a dear old friend who is asked to leave his retirement home because the director finds his exuberant imagination disruptive for other residents. While Ling tries to decide…
  13. Pursuit of Loneliness Episode 13 Pursuit of Loneliness February 21, 2000, 45 min Ally is pursued by a barista, but she is turned off by his forwardness so she dumps coffee on him. Later she meets him in court, where he is presiding…
  14. The Oddball Parade Episode 14 The Oddball Parade February 28, 2000, 45 min Cage and Fish represent four people who lost their jobs for being too odd. The case hits very close to home for John and he is determined to at least…
  15. Prime Suspect Episode 15 Prime Suspect March 20, 2000, 44 min Cage's 'oddball' client (from the previous episode) is accused of murdering his old boss and the firm gets involved in their first murder trial. Suspecting he's been set up, Ally…
  16. Boy Next Door Episode 16 Boy Next Door March 27, 2000, 45 min Billy represents a woman in an annulment action case, who's deeply religious husband wants out of the marriage due to the fact that she has surgically modified her body. Meanwhile,…
  17. I Will Survive Episode 17 I Will Survive April 10, 2000, 45 min After the recent tragic events Ally is being stalked by disco and an imaginary Gloria Gaynor, who sings "I Will Survive." Meanwhile, Richard hires a new lawyer to replace Billy…
  18. Turning Thirty Episode 18 Turning Thirty May 1, 2000, 44 min The firm defends a woman accused of murdering her eighty-nine-year-old husband by suffocating him with... her breasts. Meanwhile, Ally struggles with turning thirty. She goes to church to find God,…
  19. Do You Wanna Dance? Episode 19 Do You Wanna Dance? May 8, 2000, 44 min Ally engages in a little virtual sex, with a guy she's been writing to online for the past few months. At Renee's prompting, Ally tries to arrange a meeting. Eventually,…
  20. Hope & Glory Episode 20 Hope & Glory May 15, 2000, 45 min Nelle schemes to leave Cage & Fish in order to start her own firm and it leaves both Richard and John furious. She also recruits and convinces Elaine go with…
  21. Ally McBeal: The Musical… Almost Episode 21 Ally McBeal: The Musical… Almost May 22, 2000, 45 min Things go awry when Ally introduces Brian to her parents, resulting in conjuring up old pains and hurt feelings. Meanwhile, Nelle regrets her decision to leave Cage and Fish, and…