Season 2
(1998)
Overview
The second season of the television series Ally McBeal commenced airing in the United States on September 14, 1998, concluded on May 24, 1999, and consisted of 23 episodes. On March 22, 1999, Fox aired a special titled Life and Trials of Ally McBeal in which Bill Maher interviewed the cast after nearly finishing two seasons of the show. The special was produced by a different company. The entire season originally aired Mondays at 9pm, just like the season before.
Cast
as Ally McBeal
as Georgia Thomas
as Richard Fish
as Renée Raddick
as Elaine Vassal
as Billy Thomas
as John Cage
as Vonda Shepard
Episodes
The Real World 8.0
September 14, 1998
Feeling nervous that the firm is not making enough money, Fish and Cage decide to hire another associate, a "rainmaker"…
They Eat Horses Don't They? 9.0
September 21, 1998
Ally is feeling increasingly antipathetic towards Nelle Porter. She thinks Nelle brings out the darker side of the firm…
Fools Night Out 8.0
September 28, 1998
Nelle is already making her presence felt in the change of office atmosphere when Fish dumps another groundless case on…
It's My Party 9.0
October 19, 1998
Elaine refers a client, George Madison, to the firm who is suing a prominent feminist magazine for wrongful dismissal. …
Story Of Love 7.0
October 26, 1998
Ally gets arrested for fighting with Hannah, a distraught young woman who is struggling with her best friend stealing h…
Worlds Without Love 8.0
November 2, 1998
Renee bumps into an old flame from high school and must decide if she wants to reignite the love of her life that happe…
Happy Trails 4.0
November 9, 1998
Ally finally shakes the pesky Wallace. Ling rescues Stefan the frog from a suicide jump only to have him served up as d…
Just Looking 8.0
November 16, 1998
A group of mothers against pornography is trying to shut down Ling's female mud-wrestling club. Ally gets herself into …
You Never Can Tell 5.3
November 23, 1998
The whole firm is angry at Richard for accepting another ridiculous lawsuit that Ling has come up with, but as usual, R…
Making Spirits Bright 8.0
December 14, 1998
Richard throws his annual Christmas bash as Ally and Billy get drawn into a high stakes case involving a wealthy bond t…
In Dreams 7.0
January 11, 1999
Upon discovering her favorite high school teacher is terminally ill, Ally seeks a court order to allow the women to spe…
Love Unlimited 8.0
January 18, 1999
Ally defends a woman coming out of a nine-year marriage whose husband, claiming mental incompetence, wants to have the …
Angels & Blimps 8.0
February 8, 1999
The lawyers are shocked to discover Ling has been keeping a secret. Ally visits Dr. Butters at the hospital one day and…
Pyramids On The Nile 7.0
February 15, 1999
Fish announces that the most unlikely person has been hired as the firm's latest attorney. Appeals to John Cage go nowh…
Sideshow 7.0
February 22, 1999
When we last saw Ally she was in shock over her encounter with Billy. Ally realizes her life is in crisis and that ever…
Sex, Lies & Politics 7.0
March 1, 1999
Ally is guilt ridden by her encounter with Billy and she stresses over her relationship with Georgia. Should she confes…
Civil War 9.0
April 5, 1999
Word that Billy and Ally came perilously close to an adulterous affair is spreading through the law firm. What is most …
Those Lips That Hand 8.0
April 19, 1999
Cage and Fish's firm gets a capital case to defend a man accused of murdering his comatose wife. He insists he fired up…
Let's Dance 8.0
April 26, 1999
Cage continues to ride the high of his birthday gift from Nelle. It was a life changing night and has had a profound ef…
Only The Lonely 9.0
May 3, 1999
In a land where everyone has the opportunity to make a fortune, it seems that now it's Elaine's turn - it appears that …
The Green Monster 8.5
May 10, 1999
Fish and Cage find themselves representing the soon to be ex-wife of a philanderer who is suing not just for divorce bu…
Love's Illusions 9.0
May 17, 1999
Ally is having weird dreams about moments from her childhood, some good, some painful. But each compels her to wrestle …
I Know Him By Heart 8.5
May 24, 1999
Ally's heart is broken and not by Billy or Greg. It's just one big stress fracture. She's come to the realization that …