Home > Ally McBeal > Season 5 « TV Series Page Ally McBeal: Season 5 (2001 - 2002) SEASON: Season 5 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Want to see Episode List Season 5 Ally McBeal Critics Consensus The perpetually lovesick lawyer finds her closure, but Ally McBeal's happy ending is marred by constant shuffling of the ensemble, some harebrained subplots, and the crestfallen feeling that the series ran out of compelling variations on the same theme. 47% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 17 60% Audience Score User Ratings: 5 More Info × Close Submit review Want to see Submit review Super Reviewer Super Reviewer Tap to review this movie Review this tv season Edit Review Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 Friends and Lovers Air date: Oct 29, 2001 Ally meets and hires a kindred spirit (Julianne Nicholson), whose ex-boyfriend (James Marsden) also joins the firm; and John misconstrues a comment by Ally. Boz Scaggs has a cameo. McCallister: Bruce French. Corretta: Regina King. Milbury: Josh Hopkins. Judge Walsh: Albert Hall. John: Peter MacNicol. Richard: Greg Germann. More 2 Judge Ling Air date: Nov 5, 2001 Dame Edna Everage plays the effusive plaintiff in Jenny's class-action suit. Also, Ling benefits from kind comments delivered with covert sarcasm; and John is offered a makeover by Corretta (Regina Hall). Mrs. Whoop: Linda Kerns. Stephenson: Mike Randleman. Milter: John Michael Higgins. Judge Walsh: Albert Hall. Jenny: Julianne Nicholson. Raymond: Josh Hopkins. Glenn: James Marsden. More 3 Neutral Corners Air date: Nov 12, 2001 John returns from vacation with a new look; Ally drafts Claire Otoms (Dame Edna Everage) to scare the opposition in the phone case; Ling demands a going-away party; Raymond decides to ask Ally out "for real." McCallister: Bruce French. Kendall: Ron Fassler. Raymond: Josh Hopkins. Glenn: James Marsden. Jenny: Julianne Nicholson. More 4 Fear of Flirting Air date: Nov 19, 2001 Raymond admits his guilt as Jenny defends him in a sexual-harassment suit; Ally takes off to be away from Glenn; in John's absence, Richard moves into his partner's bathroom oasis. Sarah: Anita Barone. Julie: Roma Maffia. Milter: John Michael Higgins. Raymond: Josh Hopkins. Glenn: James Marsden. Jenny: Julianne Nicholson. More 5 I Want Love Air date: Nov 26, 2001 Elton John plays in the bar; Jenny's mother (Jacqueline Bisset) sues after being fired because of her relationship with a much younger man; Jenny considers dating Raymond. Boyle: Jeremy Garrett. Rohr: David Selby. Furnwall: Terry Rhoads. Nixon: Lee Wilkof. Holden: Missy Doty. Mayfield: David Doty. Pax: Kevin Farrell. Milter: John Michael Higgins. More 6 Lost and Found Air date: Dec 3, 2001 John finds betrayal upon returning; Glenn and Ally double-date with Raymond and Jenny; Richard argues for a former con woman to marry; Judge Ling doffs her robe for a photo shoot. Nancy: Melinda McGraw. Gerard: Holmes Osborne. Halpern: Angela Sargeant. Judge Walsh: Albert Hall. Milter: John Michael Higgins. Raymond: Josh Hopkins. Glenn: James Marsden. More 7 Nine One One Air date: Dec 10, 2001 A minister (Tom Berenger) is fired by his church for not believing in God; John sues a town that's canceled its traditional Christmas events after a tragedy. Malcolm: Josh Groban. Mayor: Charles Martin Smith. Hooley: Peter Scolari. Judge: Albert Hall. Fixx: Ron Ostrow. Mathers: Christopher Nieman. Clayton: Craig Anton. John: Peter MacNicol. Richard: Greg Germann. More 8 Playing with Matches Air date: Jan 7, 2002 Mariah Carey plays an unhappy customer of a matchmaker (Nell Carter), who's being sued by Kimmy Bishop (Jami Gertz). Also: Ally thinks Frances' fiancé wants her for a final fling. Frances: Jacqueline Bisset. Harriet: Nell Carter. Tim: Jeremy Garrett. Spaner: Joe Colligan. Judge: Albert Hall. Coretta: Regina King. More 9 Blowin' in the Wind Air date: Jan 14, 2002 A handyman (Jon Bon Jovi) examines Ally's new fixer-upper house; a wife seeks to jail her spendthrift husband (French Stewart); and Corretta's chiropractor is the talk of the office. Melissa: Tia Riebling. Dr. Slipp: Scott Adsit. Paget: Kurt Fuller. Milter: John Michael Higgins. Nancy: Shirley Jordan. Judge Walsh: Albert Hall. Corretta: Regina Hall. Jenny: Julianne Nicholson. Glenn: James Marsden. More 10 One Hundred Tears Air date: Jan 21, 2002 In the series' 100th episode, Ally is hired by a man who believes he can fly, and he tries to prove to her that she can, too; and John scoffs as Richard and Elaine try matchmaker Harriet Pumple (Nell Carter). Hall: Joe Regalbuto. Marie: Romy Rosemont. Victor: Jon Bon Jovi. Irene: Norma Michaels. Brickle: Charley Lang. Elaine: Jane Krakowski. John: Peter MacNicol. More Show More Episodes Ally McBeal: Season 5 Photos View All Photos (41) Tv Season Info Genre: Drama Network: FOX Premiere Date: Oct 29, 2001 Cast Calista Flockhart as Ally McBeal Greg Germann as Richard Jane Krakowski as Elaine Peter MacNicol as John Cage Portia de Rossi as Nelle Porter Regina Hall as Corretta Lipp Josh Hopkins as Raymond Milbury Lucy Liu as Ling Hayden Panettiere as Maddie Harrington Albert Hall as Judge Walsh James Marsden as Glenn Foy Julianne Nicholson as Jenny Shaw Jon Bon Jovi as Victor Morrison Barry Humphries as Claire Otoms Vonda Shepard Bobby Cannavale as Wilson Jade Christina Ricci as Liza Bump Vatrena King as Ikette #2 Renée Elise Goldsberry as Ikette #1 John Michael Higgins as Steven Milter Sybil Smith as Ikette #1 Bruce French as Simon McCallister Joe Colligan as Ronald Spaner Jacqueline Bisset as Frances Shaw Lee Wilkof as Atty. Henry Nixon Amy Pietz as Bonnie Melanie Taylor as Ikette #3 Nancy Lenehan as Principal Deborah Harkness Loudon Wainwright III as Jerome Trouper Nell Carter as Harriet Pumple Jeremy Garrett as Tim Boyle Shirley Jordan as Street Woman Robert Downey Jr. as Larry Paul Christian Ebner as Geekhead #1 Austin Tichenor as ADA Kenneth Tisbury Tom Leonard as Geekhead #2 Harper Roisman as Judge Whitaker Jean Sincere as Mary Ellen Stone Matthew Perry as Todd Merrick Jonathan Redford as Geekhead #3 Michael Gaston as Mark Horace Terry Tocantins as Geekhead #4 Alicia Coppola as Holly Richardson Mary Wickliffe as Cindy Meyers Lisa Nicole Carson as Renee Radick Linda Kerns as Pamela Whoop Stefan Umstead as Bailiff Eric Payne as Network Manager John Pankow as Barry Dekumbis Courtney Thorne-Smith as Georgia Thomas Julieann Campbell as Kelly Bridgman Nestor Carbonell as Miles Josephson Earl Billings as Ray's Client Eddie Conna as Coroner's Assistant Danny Bolero as Waiter Tom Berenger as Harrison Wyatt Loudon Wainright as Jerome Trouper Lily Knight as Mrs. Nichols Graham Bickel as Serena Feldman Heather Locklear as Nicole Naples Lily Mariye as Dr. Franklin Daniel Guzmán as Policeman Brandon Michael Depaul as Jackson Jane Sibbett as Beth Herman Michael Hyatt as Cindy Barnes Allie Habberstad as Ally (age 8) Kyra Sedgwick as Helen/Helena Greene Roma Maffia as Julie Beckenworth Josh Groban as Malcolm Wyatt Shirley Knight as Helen Apple Graham Beckel as Peter Feldman Vanessa L. Williams as Sheila Hunt David Selby as William Rohr Angela Sargeant as Halpern Christopher Neiman as Attorney Bob Mathers Barry White as Himself Mike Rnadleman as Warren Stephenson Eric Fleeks as Trainer Joe Anita Barone as Sarah Werner Richard Topol as Dr. Walter Ober Ron Ostrow as Martin Fixx Ralph P. Martin as Trainer Jim Holmes Osborne as Gerard Billow Scott Adsit as Dr. Ted Slipp Tim DeKay as Kendall Willis Charles Kimbrough as Charlie Fish Christian Clemenson as Harold Hookland Jesse D. Goins as Detective Chouinard Terry Rhoads as Furnwall Craig Anton as Roger Clayton Nikki Fuller as Body Builder (female) Debra Lee Ortega as Martha Strickland Dwier Brown as Steven Greene Mary Margaret Robinson as Foreperson Jami Gertz as Kimmy Bishop Judith Moreland as DA Sharon Aderson Mark Moses as Robert Hoover Bradford English as Marshall Polk Andy Hubbell as Steven Cerina Vincent as Penny Lisa Renee Pitts as Bailiff Melinda McGraw as Nancy Gower Michael Tomlinson as Dr. Reynolds Charley Lang as Martin Brickle Julia Campbell as Kelly Bridgeman Jack Shearer as Judge Rancor Janet Carroll as Ellen Fish Boz Scaggs as Himself Stephon Fuller as Photographer Michael O'Neill as Dr. Bernard Colbert Jerry Giles as Foreman Joe Regalbuto as Harvey Hall John Aylward as Owen Cobb Ben Livingston as Gerry Bird Robert Joseph Morris as Mover Patricia Belcher as Marsha Forrester Natalija Nogulich as Melissa Bloom Colette Kilroy as Martha Crystal John K. Wilson as Waiter Christopher Nieman as Barry Mathers Ashley Johnson as Serena Feldman Bob Stephenson as Peter Jordan Baker as Dr. Heather Winston Kurt Fuller as Phillip Paget Ron Fassler as Kendall Hunter Grey as Destiny Carl Reiner as Reverend Johnson Buck Peter Scolari as Brian Hooley French Stewart as Michael Walker Romy Rosemont as Marie Hall Earl K. Kim as Foreman Alex Zimmerman as Security Officer Lacey Kohl as Sandy Missy Yager as Molly Stewart Michael A. Shepperd as Dr. Liston Mary Ostrow as Woman with Twins Kevin Farrell as John Pax Maggie Egan as Foreperson Robert John Morris as Mover Missy Doty as Holden Amy Warner as Dr. Wazard Garret Davis as Guard Shelby Kemper as Lisa Mike Randleman as Warren Stephenson Terry Rhoades as Furnwall Bryan Anthony as Young Man Charles Martin Smith as Mayor Horn Sean G. Griffin as Minister Tia Riebling as Melissa Walker Ryan Horner as Emerson Raquel Velasquez as Orderly Christopher McGraw as Foreperson Misty Louwagie as Model Norman Large as Kranepool Kirsten Nelson as Connie Staples Mariah Carey as Candy Cushnip Brad Kalas as Foreman Sharline Liu as Angela Winters Gil Bellows as Billy Alan Thomas Tick Boggs as Man on the Street Norma Michaels as Irene Bootle Lili Ishida as Rica David Doty as Mayfield Mark Mueller as Foreman Randy Thompson as Police Officer David Weisenberg as Tailor Paul Gutrecht as Clerk Kevin Dorsey as Singer Sandy Simmons as Mrs. Smith Amy Bruckner as Hayley Bret Loehr as Boy Eric Ziemann as Paramedic Warren Sweeney as Ken Falco Michael A. Sheppaerd as Dr. Liston Elton John as Himself Daniel Nathan Spector as Joshua Campbell Sean G. Griffith as Minister Felice Heather Montieth as Richard's Elderly Date John Ducey as Randy Peterson Lara Flynn Boyle as Tally Cupp Amick Byram as John Martin Geoff Koch as Patron James Earley as Lawrence Franklin Amber Corwin as Calista's Skating Double Raquel Valasquez as Orderly Matt Reithmayr as Michael Flynn Felice Heather Monteith as Sylvie Farrell George Llanes Llanes as Mariachi Show More Cast Episodes 1 Friends and Lovers Air date: Oct 29, 2001 Ally meets and hires a kindred spirit (Julianne Nicholson), whose ex-boyfriend (James Marsden) also joins the firm; and John misconstrues a comment by Ally. Boz Scaggs has a cameo. McCallister: Bruce French. Corretta: Regina King. Milbury: Josh Hopkins. Judge Walsh: Albert Hall. John: Peter MacNicol. Richard: Greg Germann. More 2 Judge Ling Air date: Nov 5, 2001 Dame Edna Everage plays the effusive plaintiff in Jenny's class-action suit. Also, Ling benefits from kind comments delivered with covert sarcasm; and John is offered a makeover by Corretta (Regina Hall). Mrs. Whoop: Linda Kerns. Stephenson: Mike Randleman. Milter: John Michael Higgins. Judge Walsh: Albert Hall. Jenny: Julianne Nicholson. Raymond: Josh Hopkins. Glenn: James Marsden. More 3 Neutral Corners Air date: Nov 12, 2001 John returns from vacation with a new look; Ally drafts Claire Otoms (Dame Edna Everage) to scare the opposition in the phone case; Ling demands a going-away party; Raymond decides to ask Ally out "for real." McCallister: Bruce French. Kendall: Ron Fassler. Raymond: Josh Hopkins. Glenn: James Marsden. Jenny: Julianne Nicholson. More 4 Fear of Flirting Air date: Nov 19, 2001 Raymond admits his guilt as Jenny defends him in a sexual-harassment suit; Ally takes off to be away from Glenn; in John's absence, Richard moves into his partner's bathroom oasis. Sarah: Anita Barone. Julie: Roma Maffia. Milter: John Michael Higgins. Raymond: Josh Hopkins. Glenn: James Marsden. Jenny: Julianne Nicholson. More 5 I Want Love Air date: Nov 26, 2001 Elton John plays in the bar; Jenny's mother (Jacqueline Bisset) sues after being fired because of her relationship with a much younger man; Jenny considers dating Raymond. Boyle: Jeremy Garrett. Rohr: David Selby. Furnwall: Terry Rhoads. Nixon: Lee Wilkof. Holden: Missy Doty. Mayfield: David Doty. Pax: Kevin Farrell. Milter: John Michael Higgins. More 6 Lost and Found Air date: Dec 3, 2001 John finds betrayal upon returning; Glenn and Ally double-date with Raymond and Jenny; Richard argues for a former con woman to marry; Judge Ling doffs her robe for a photo shoot. Nancy: Melinda McGraw. Gerard: Holmes Osborne. Halpern: Angela Sargeant. Judge Walsh: Albert Hall. Milter: John Michael Higgins. Raymond: Josh Hopkins. Glenn: James Marsden. More 7 Nine One One Air date: Dec 10, 2001 A minister (Tom Berenger) is fired by his church for not believing in God; John sues a town that's canceled its traditional Christmas events after a tragedy. Malcolm: Josh Groban. Mayor: Charles Martin Smith. Hooley: Peter Scolari. Judge: Albert Hall. Fixx: Ron Ostrow. Mathers: Christopher Nieman. Clayton: Craig Anton. John: Peter MacNicol. Richard: Greg Germann. More 8 Playing with Matches Air date: Jan 7, 2002 Mariah Carey plays an unhappy customer of a matchmaker (Nell Carter), who's being sued by Kimmy Bishop (Jami Gertz). Also: Ally thinks Frances' fiancé wants her for a final fling. Frances: Jacqueline Bisset. Harriet: Nell Carter. Tim: Jeremy Garrett. Spaner: Joe Colligan. Judge: Albert Hall. Coretta: Regina King. More 9 Blowin' in the Wind Air date: Jan 14, 2002 A handyman (Jon Bon Jovi) examines Ally's new fixer-upper house; a wife seeks to jail her spendthrift husband (French Stewart); and Corretta's chiropractor is the talk of the office. Melissa: Tia Riebling. Dr. Slipp: Scott Adsit. Paget: Kurt Fuller. Milter: John Michael Higgins. Nancy: Shirley Jordan. Judge Walsh: Albert Hall. Corretta: Regina Hall. Jenny: Julianne Nicholson. Glenn: James Marsden. More 10 One Hundred Tears Air date: Jan 21, 2002 In the series' 100th episode, Ally is hired by a man who believes he can fly, and he tries to prove to her that she can, too; and John scoffs as Richard and Elaine try matchmaker Harriet Pumple (Nell Carter). Hall: Joe Regalbuto. Marie: Romy Rosemont. Victor: Jon Bon Jovi. Irene: Norma Michaels. Brickle: Charley Lang. Elaine: Jane Krakowski. John: Peter MacNicol. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Ally McBeal Season 5 All Critics (17) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (9) On Ally McBeal, the characters' cuteness and narcissism are tiring. The once-amusing comedy wants to coast by on whimsy, and the results are just too precious. Rather than being screwball comedy, the results are simply screwy. Mar 13, 2019 | Full Review… Hal Boedeker Orlando Sentinel Top Critic In the past two series the show has got tired, its quirks more irritating, its once outrageous court cases too try-hard. Mar 13, 2019 | Full Review… Zoe Williams London Evening Standard Top Critic Fantasy permeated all the characters' lives and made real life seem paltry by comparison... In this way, "Ally McBeal" played like an extended anti-fantasy public service announcement. Mar 13, 2019 | Full Review… Carina Chocano Salon.com Top Critic Ally McBeal, in her final unsurprising swansong, is a disturbing and humour-deficient parody of herself. The appointment of the very talented Dame Edna Everage to a role is ill-conceived, and recycling of scripts is frankly unforgivable. Mar 13, 2019 | Full Review… SMH Staff Sydney Morning Herald Top Critic The show faded quickly over the last two seasons and while it was once considered iconic, it's now an embarrassment. Mar 12, 2019 | Full Review… John Doyle Globe and Mail Top Critic I won't pretend that the quality of the show didn't decline towards the end: the ludicrous decision to introduce Dame Edna Everage as a character (what? No). That pretty much killed it for me. Mar 13, 2019 | Full Review… Hannah Jane Parkinson Guardian Top Critic Although the show is mainly driven by comedy, there is a more real human side to it... One can only hope that the show will eventually find its feet this season and also go up and up Mar 13, 2019 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review… James Welsh Digital Spy The series finale of "Ally McBeal" wasn't quite a nightmare, but nobody thought it'd end with the kind of whimper it did. Mar 12, 2019 | Full Review… Roger Catlin Hartford Courant It was a show with little concern for sensible plots; what mattered were the vibrant, offbeat characters and dazzling fantasy sequences. Mar 13, 2019 | Full Review… Amy Amatangelo and Jim Vorel Paste Magazine The show is seriously over-heating. What was once zany has been upped several notches and passed through the stratosphere of absurdity... Yet even when dreadfully surreal, Ally McBeal still entertains as it explodes in self-ridicule. Mar 13, 2019 | Full Review… Scotsman Staff Scotsman The problem with a show that made a name for itself with flights of fancy is that those flights tend to get higher, longer and more fanciful until the show spins out of orbit. And "Ally" left Earth behind some time ago. Mar 13, 2019 | Full Review… Scott D. Pierce Deseret News (Salt Lake City) This legal dramedy (two words that don't necessarily seem like they'd go together) gave us a protagonist both messy and motivated, imperfect and interesting in ways that had rarely been explored on television Mar 12, 2019 | Full Review… Jade Budowski Decider View All Critic Reviews (17) Audience Reviews for Ally McBeal: Season 5 There are no featured audience reviews yet. Click the link below to see what others say about Ally McBeal: Season 5! See All Audience Reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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