Ally McBeal
Pilot
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 1997-09-08
Synopsis
Ally loses her job at her law firm when she files a sexual harassment claim against a colleague. A chance meeting with ex-classmate Richard Fish results in Ally being offered a job at his new law firm. To Ally's shock, Billy works at the law firm and he has an attractive wife, Georgia.
In the series
This episode is part of Ally McBeal (1997–2002) on Fox.
Dancing babies, short skirts, and workplace longing — late-’90s cultural flashpoint.
Key cast
- Calista Flockhart as Ally McBeal
- Greg Germann as Richard Fish
- Jane Krakowski as Elaine Vassal
- Peter MacNicol as John Cage
- Lucy Liu as Ling Woo
- Gil Bellows as Billy Thomas