Ally McBeal and Billy Thomas were going steady throughout their childhoods. Ally even followed Billy to Harvard law school despite having no interest in law. But when Billy chose to pursue a career in law away from Ally, their relationship came to an end. In the present, an old classmate of Ally's named Richard Fish gives Ally a job at his law firm, where Billy and his new wife are also working. This puts Ally in a predicament since she still has feelings for Billy which she's laboring to get over. At the office, Ally puts up with a nosy, gossiping secretary named Elaine, and an oddball lawyer named John Cage never seems to lose a case. At home, Ally's friend and house-mate Renee regularly advises her on her love life. The series follows Ally's trials and tribulations in life through her eyes, and caricaturizes her personal thoughts and fantasies.

Episode Listing:
Sex, Lies and Second Thoughts
Girls' Night Out
Two's a Crowd
Without a Net
The Last Virgin
Tis the Season
Love on Holiday
The Man with the Bag
Reasons to Believe
The Ex-Files
Mr. Bo
Hats Off to Larry
Reach Out and Touch
Boy's Town
Falling Up
The Getaway
The Pursuit of Unhappiness
The Obstacle Course
In Search of Barry White
Cloudy Skies, Chance of Parade
Queen Bee
Home Again
The Prom
The Wedding