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Ally McBeal

What I'll Never Do for Love Again

Season 5, Episode 20, Aired May 06, 2002

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- Elaine performs the song "Dance: 10; Looks: 3" from the musical A Chorus Line, a show about performers trying out for a perfectionist director. The musical first premiered on Broadway in 1975.
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- Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal) only appears briefly after the opening credits.
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- Featured Music: "Teach Me How To Shimmy" by the Coasters "Dance: 10; Looks: 3" by Hamlisch/Kleban "Mustang Sally" performed by Vonda Shepard "The Music and the Mirror" performed by Jane Krakowski "What I Did for Love" from "A Chorus Line" performed by Vonda Shepard "Steppin' Out With My Baby" performed by Bryan Anthony
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- Jane Carroll, who played Charles Kimbrough's wife in this episode, also played his wife Doris on a comedy show Murphy Brown.
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- This episode was retitled several times. It's also known as What I Did for Love and Reality Bites.
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- The other casting director/producer of "A Chorus Line" is Bill D'Elia, the series real life executive producer. He went uncredited in this episode.
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- Josh Hopkins (Raymond Milbury) does not appear in this episode. Hayden Panettiere (Maddie Harrington) is seen in this episode, but doesn't have any lines.
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- Charles Fish: But that's why I fired her! Love without sex is an empty experience. Senior fishism. This quote by Richard's father is an allusion to Woody Allen's 1975 film "Love And Death", referring to Boris and Sonja's conversation: Sonja: Sex without love is an empty experience. Boris: Yes, but as empty experiences go, it's one of the best.
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- Episode Title: "What I'll Never Do for Love Again" This episode's title is a play on the song "What I Did for Love" from A Chorus Line. The song is also sung by Vonda Shepard during the episode.
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