Ally McBeal
It's My Party
Season 2, Episode 4 · Aired 1998-10-19
Synopsis
Ally defends George Madison, editor of a feminist magazine fired for his religious views on women. Ally finds herself attracted to George, but Elaine implies that she and George are an item. Ally is told to stop wearing miniskirts in court; and when she refuses, she is held in contempt and taken into custody. Ally throws a dinner party that descends into anarchy when an argument over women's rights erupts.
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