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Episode Guide > Season 5, Episode 11

Ally McBeal: A Kick in the Head

 

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Air Date

Monday February 4, 2002

Production Code

5M11

Episode Summary

10 year-old Maddie Harrington shows up on Ally's door saying she's her daughter. She's the result of a mixup on the egg bank Ally deposited her eggs ten years ago. Since Maddie's father died six months ago, she's been living with her aunt, who sings TV themes on nightclubs for a living. After a lot of talking, Maddie decides to stay in Boston with Ally on a trial basis until they resolve where she will stay. Meanwhile, Richard takes the case of a man who killed his wife after kicking her in the head when he mistook her for a soccer ball. John doesn't think he'll be able to win the case because he can't litigate, but Richard surprises him when he wins.

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  • In the end of the trial Richard says "winning streak extended to one." It supposed to be two, because he also won the Jane Wilco case on episode "Home Again" in the forth season. []
  • Hayden Panettiere first airs as Maddie Harrington. []
  • Featured Music:
    "The Wildest Times of the World" by Vonda Shepard
    "Love, American Style" by Amy Pietz
    "The Brady Bunch" by Amy Pietz
    "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" by Amy Pietz
    "Welcome Back, Kotter" by Amy Pietz
    "Happy Days" by Amy Pietz
    "Love is All Around" by Amy Pietz
    "Ain't that a Kick in the Head" by James Marsden
    "Come On, Get Happy" by Amy Pietz []
  • Julianne Nicholson (Jenny Shaw) does not appear in this episode, although she is featured in the opening credits. []
More Notes
  • Richard: (To John) I need to prepare my closing now John, so why don't you scurry off into your hole. []

Allusions

  • Title: A Kick in the Head.

    This is a reference to the song Ain't That a Kick in the Head by Dean Martin. The song is performed by James Marsden in this episode. []
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