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The 10 Best Moments of Ally Mcbeal

posted 13 years ago by HungMaster
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10. Ally cutting the heads off of Jenny and Glenn (we were all glad to see that)

9. Ally vs. Georgia boxing match in season 1

8. Any Richard "Fishisms" (throughout series)

7. John Cage's bells when he is about to interrogate Georgia in Over the Rainbow

6. Richard coaching the men yelling "penis" in Billy's support group in season 3

5. John, Larry, and Jackson doing the Barry White dance

4. Elaine helping John boost his confidence in Season 3 (Car Wash)

3. The final scene of Ally Mcbeal in "Bygones"

2. Billy and Ally kissing in season 2 (Pyramids of the Nile)

1. John Cage and Richard Fish Barry White Dance in season 2 (Love Unlimited)

What are your favorite Ally Mcbeal Moments?

Discuss!

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[–] finski23 13 years ago

Good list actually ...

Does anyone know which episode involves Taye Diggs, Robert Downey, and Peter MacNicol dance in the men's room to Barry White? That one is tough to find by scanning NetFLix.

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[–] HungMaster 13 years ago

If I remember correctly it is in the episode "in Search of Barry White"

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[–] juviejay 13 years ago

1. John, Ally, and the rest of the gang dancing with Barry White on John's birthday. That's my favorite moment in television.

2. Ally biting the nose off a woman who is criticizing her and spitting at the wall. Of course, it was just a dream but it was hilarious.

3. John throwing his stomach gurgle in court. LMFAO!

4. Larry knocking down all of Ally's objections about why they shouldn't be together.

5. Ally and Billy finally realizing they are not right for each other. Painful, but so well written.

Guess I only have five...okay, a few more....

6. John using a prop to take his moment.

7. John crawling in the stall with Richard. LMFAO, again!

8. Elaine singing "Run, run Rudolph" while Richard and John dance in reindeer outfits.

9. Ally singing "Santa Baby."

10. Montage of Ally sleeping with Glen (the nude model) while John, Richard, Elaine, et al. cheer a boxing match in "Cro Magnon," my favorite episode.

Still have a few more in my head but will save them for later.

She's not naked. She's holding a gun...strategically.

[–] CaptainWow24 13 years ago

1. John Larry and Jackson dancing to Barry White in the Unisex.

2. Anytime Richard says, "Bygones."

3. Elaine doing her last audition where she rocks that s***.

4. Larry convincing Ally that they're right for each other.

5. Anytime Ling walks in and the Wicked Witch of the West theme plays.

6. Billy dying.... don't take this the wrong way but it was an amazing scene for Calista as far as acting goes. She really showed her talent.

7. Barry White showing up at John's birthday party.

8. Anytime John and Richard scream when someone sneaks up on them.

9. Larry lecturing Ally each time she mistook him for a therapist.

10. Ally and the Trans-Gender prostitute and how she hugged her while she was dead. Again, so sad, but it really showed emotion.

Slow up there tinkerbell. You'll never sing the same if your teeth ain't your own.

[–] claudia-38 13 years ago

I have to agree with your number one juviejay. I think I would have purchased the entire DVD Set for that episode alone. Barry White being John's birthday present was such a wonderful surprise the first time I saw it and has captivated me every time since. It was a kick anytime a few cast members danced in unison, but in that episode them all dancing together.....very special. But, not to be overlooked, the entire episode is Ally McBeal at it's best. Richard finally getting the upper hand with Ling (knee pit).
Nelle being so pleased she could surprise John. Elaine singing to the client. I always looked forward to her singing. Great episode.

[–] juviejay 13 years ago

Yeah, that was Ally's birthday too, wasn't it?

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[–] hubcap18 8 years ago

Ally's birthday was Larry Paul lip-synching "Every Breath You Take."

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[–] innerjuju113 8 years ago

Actually, "Larry Paul"/Robert Downey, Jr. didn't lip synch. That really was RDJ singing with Sting.

[–] Lakemystery3 13 years ago

John Ritter doing his little Wiggle-Walk. Ritter is terrific!

John vs. Richard in court.

John dancing to Barry White in the unisex. Then Richard joins. Then Elaine joins. Then Ling walks in and sees them all dancing, and she joins in.

Nelle taking off her clothes for John.

John and Ally dancing in open court. When the judge admonished them, Ally says, "He asked."

Richard Fish and John Cage defending the man accused of trying to kill his wife's lover.

The entire episode of "Boy To the World."

John and Elaine talking about being lonely. Eventually Elaine says, "Happy is easy."

Richard telling all the secretaries to quit if they're not happy. He looks at John and say, "And if you all quit, John, we'll just have to start another firm. There's always another one." There was a little sadness in his voice that we rarely hear from Richard.

Georgia and Ally kickboxing in the ring, trying to knock each other's heads off.

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[–] aprilmbratten 12 years ago

1. John objecting in court with a buzzer.

2. Elaine giving back the abandoned baby that she wanted to adopt.

3. Any time Richard's "cowbells" would ding after John's "bells."

4. When Nell and Georgia slap poor Stefan the frog around in the unisex.

5. Ling's lion roar...countered by Ally's puppy growl.

6. Barry White showing up for John's birthday.

7. When Ally walks into Georgia's stall...and sits down on her.

8. John going OFF on Georgia when she is on the stand.

9. When John "accidentally" sets off a blow torch in court.

10. Anytime John pours a glass of water.

[–] Osova 12 years ago

I a b s o l u t e l y agree with these!! Except I think in replacement for what you have for number 4, I would put Billy's death. The entire episode was just.. one amazing moment.

[–] hubcap18 12 years ago

Here are mine, in no particular order.

Larry and Sting doing "Every Breath you Take" as a surprise for Ally on her birthday.
The entire cast dancing to Barry White when Nelle gets him to preform at the bar on John's birthday.
When Ling scares Richard's dumbstick. "ACTION!"
When Ally imagines kicking Maddie out of the window after Maddie is rude to her.
The ending of "Boy to the World."
When the Latino couple the firm is representing starts arguing in Spanish.
Elaine's line to Ally, regarding Nelle when she first joins the firm "Just so we're clear... we hate her, right?"
John, due to injury, using a fake arm to "take a moment."
Ally singing "Santa Baby" in a skimpy Christmas outfit, and having to appear before a judge delivering a verdict without changing.
When Georgia asks Ling, "Does anything nice ever come out of your mouth?" Ling gives them a look that causes those in the room to flinch.

There's no "I" in team, but there is an "m" and an "e."

[–] roxist 12 years ago

My favorites seem to be related to John more than Ally altough I loved most of her hallucinations.

1. When John objects with a buzzer because of a throat polip.
2. When John accidentaly sets fire to a blow torch in court.
3. When John sneaks up to Nelle to kiss her under the mistletoe and every time something happens.
4. When the ex-girlfriend of the minister sings a song in church about a nuclear bomb.
5. When Ally tries to make Greg jealous and sings a duet with Antonio Sabato Jr (All I have to do is dream by Everly brothers)
6. Whenever John stutters "Poughkeep...Poughkeep...Poop!!" hahahaha!
7. When Elaine sweats looking at Jackson :)))
8. Tracy the therapist, every moment with her was outstanding!
9. After Ally has to fire Jenny she comes to the office the next day and she has the hallucination that it's so cold in there that it snows :)))))
10. There is an episode where Ally gets out of the house and her theme song doesn't fit and she stops several times until she gets the theme song that she wants :))))

[–] The-MovieWatcher 12 years ago

3. Elaine doing her last audition where she rocks that s***.

AGREED, could someone please upload it in youtube, this scene is amazing

Some people think they are worth a lot of money just because they have it

[–] s-mina 12 years ago

agree, but for 10, there was a scene everybody were dancing with the theme song while crossing the road. that was hilarious!

[–] Juga_333 11 years ago

Me too, he is a great character.

- John interrupting a couple arguing in spanish in by saying "I want to ride a little pony" and "can I have a cookie?" in spanish. That look on his face... I'm in stitches!

- When John was telling Richard about Ally, he ended with saying "she is magic" and then she showed up behind him, which made him scream and fall off the barstool. Same face, funny sound, me in stitches.

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[–] ricardo_ricc 12 years ago

Does anyone know which episode Elaine kisses Billy Thomas? He's in the bathroom and I think he's knocked out by Georgia, he passes out. Elaine comes out from other stall and performs mouth to mouth, well, she sticks her tongue in his mouth! Which episode is that? Thank you!!

[–] sugar22 11 years ago

1. Ally in the courtroom when Billy passed away after Billy said "with all my heart, forever"

2. Maddie leaning her head on Ally's shoulder after Maddie decided to live with Ally. Ally telling Maddie that while she was looking for a man to fill up a hole in her life, that it turned out to be a 10 yr old girl to make her happy.

3. Ally dancing to the guilty heartbeat noise in her office after she kissed Billy.

4. Bygones ending

5. Ally getting giddy and laughing after meeting and having sex with the car wash guy in her office as she brokered the deal to get him back together with the bride.

5. Ally singing Santa Baby

6. Cage spanking Nelle

7. Ally talking to her therapist about her date with Glen and spoke the lyrics of turn the beat around

8. Ally dancing/dreaming of Al Green.

9. John Cage's angry dancing/john as a mariachi singer

10. Fishisms.

[–] jttoft 11 years ago

Many excellent ones have already been mentioned. I'll try to come up with some other favourites of mine:

Any time John does something completely unexpected in court - lights a blowtorch (!) or screams at the jury, for instance. Many of his scenes are some of the funniest I've ever seen on television.

When Ling does something good-hearted to cheer the others up without them knowing - the blimp to remind Ally of God, and having the casting lady for the Tina Turner dancing contest tell Elaine she was too good, for instance.

Emotional scenes between Ally and Billy - especially in the earlier seasons before "the new Billy".

[–] Reena73 11 years ago

Everyone mentioned some really good moments!

I'd like to add one and that is when Billy starts making his entrances surrounded by his "Billy Girls".

[–] phantom2-2 11 years ago

ally dancing down the street and everyone she sees is al green singing let's stay together.