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Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal: The Musical, Almost

Season 3, Episode 21, Aired May 22, 2000

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Brian and Ally go to dinner with her parents. A nervous Ally and her hostile father make the dinner dreadful. Not even the entire restaurant engaged in a musical number can help the situation. Elsewhere, Nelle tells her lawyer, Hope, that she thinks she made a mistake leaving the firm and wants to go back. Rene sings the blues at the bar, and all join in. Meanwhile, Hope talks to Fish about Nelle coming back to the firm. He discusses it with John who nixes the idea. Next day, Ally's father visits and tells her she hurt her mother's feelings at the abysmal dinner the night before. Ally blames the situation on her father. They argue and Ally admits she's upset that her father didn't attend Billy's funeral. Ally heads home to meet Brian.moreless

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Joshua Finkel

waiter
GUEST STAR
Dakota Fanning

9 Year Old Ally
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Randy Newman

himself

Calista Flockhart

Ally McBeal
Courtney Thorne-Smith

Georgia Thomas
Greg Germann

Richard Fish
Lisa Nicole Carson

Renée Raddick
Jane Krakowski

Elaine Vassal
Vonda Shepard

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Para una serie que ha hecho de la música una extensión de nuestras emociones...

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By pequenoIban, Nov 19, 2006

Para una serie que ha hecho de la música una extensión de nuestras emociones, ¿Qué mejor que acabar una temporada con un episodio musical? Ally McBeal, El musical es un ejercicio de imaginación, locura y diversión a ritmo de coreografía. No sólo da respuesta a la relación Ally-Brian, Nelle-John sino que sobre todo definde en ese universo post-Billy la frágil esencia de una mujer que había perdido todo por lo que siempre había luchado. Y ahí está como ejemplo la delicada relación de su padre.

For a serie that has done of the music an extension of our emotions, what better that to end a season with a musical episode? Ally McBeal, The musical is an exercise of imagination, madness and amusement to pace of choreography. Not only it gives a response to the relation Ally-Brian, Nelle-John but especially definde in this universe post-Billy the fragile essence of a woman who had lost everything for what always she had fought. And there there is as example the delicate relation of her father.moreless
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- During the song that Nelle was singing, she sang that when she was 9 years old, her father left her. However, a year-and-a-half ago, she told John that her father left at the age of six.
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- Ling: I know I'm better than everybody else Richard, but some times it's nice to hear it.
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- This episode marks the final appearance of Courtney Thorne-Smith (Georgia Thomas) as a series regular.
  
  She would return in the Season 4 episode "Girls' Night Out" and for the series finale "Bygones".
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- Bill D´Elia was nominated for an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, for his work on this episode.
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- The opening show title changes to Ally McBeal: The Musical, only for this special episode.
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- Featured Music: "Falling in Love" by Vonda Shepard "Searchin' My Soul" by the entire cast of ALLY McBEAL "The Blues" by Vonda Shepard, Lisa Nicole Carson, Peter MacNicol & Portia DeRossi "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor "Relax, Enjoy Yourself" performed by a waiter, Tim Dutton, James Naughton & Jill Clayburgh "Johnny the Fat Boy" by Peter MacNicol "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" by Jane Krakowski, Greg Germann, Tim Dutton & Peter MacNicol "Lida Rose" by Calista Flockhart, Tim Dutton, Amy Castle & James Naughton "I Want You to Hurt Like I Do" by Vonda Shepard "Take Me Back" by Jane Krakowski, Lisa Nicole Carson & Courtney Thorne Smith "Hanky Panky" by Alicia Witt "Forever" by Vonda Shepard "There's A Party At My House" by Lisa Nicole Carson, Alicia Witt & Randy Newman "Real Emotional Girl" by James Naughton
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