S1·E1 Pilot
Aired September 8, 1997 43 min ★ 7.3/10 · 6 TMDB votes
Synopsis
Ally McBeal, 28, and a recent graduate of Harvard Law School, is harassed on the job by a senior associate. When she confronts the partners, it backfires and she loses her job. On the street, she literally bumps into an old classmate, Richard Fish, who offers her a position working for his new firm. She accepts, despite her misgivings about his ethical standards. While being introduced to her new fellow associates, she receives the shock of her career.
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Director & writers
James FrawleyDirectorDavid E. KelleyWriter
Guest stars
Michael GaleotaBilly ages 12-14 Jeffrey KramerPedestrian Tom VirtueAlly's Father Paul CollinsJudge Williams Mika BooremAlly age 7 Richard RiehleJack Billings Michael LaskinHenry Thorton David DunardJudge Hupp Larry BrandenburgJudge Raynsford Hopkins Nicholas PapponeYoung Billy Pat McNamaraRalph Lyne Michael MantellJoseph Shapiro Susan KnightJoanne Wilder Kim DelgadoCourt Clerk Ashley MarieAlly ages 12-14
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