Synopsis
Ally McBeal premiered on Fox on September 8, 1997. The show is about Ally McBeal who is 28 years old, newly graduated from Harvard Law School.
Ally is harassed on the job by one of the other employees in the firm where she works. Ally lets the partners of the firm know what happens and ends up losing her job. She runs into an old friend on the street and he who offers her a job at his new firm. She accepts the job. This show is trendy, cool, and hip and shows Ally as a modern woman – confused yet independent.
Jonathan stars as Chris Emerson in the episode called “Do You Wanna Dance” (episode 3.19/65) which aired the first time May 8th, 2000.
He plays a teenager who has cybersex with Ally, under the screenname “Thunder Thighs”. They decide to meet, but when they do, Ally finds that he’s much younger than she expected.
Chris gets her convinced that he’s 19, and Ally agrees to go to dinner with him. But just when they start to leave, Chris’ mother shows up with the cops, and Ally is charged for having had Cybersex with a minor, as Chris is only 16.
You can find the official Fox transcript of “Do you Wanna Dance” Here.
The Cast and Crew:
- Jace Alexander: Director
- Allan Arkush: Director
- Roberto Benabib: Writer
- Shelly Landau: Writer
- Calista Flockhart as Ally McBeal
- Greg Germann as Richard Fish
- Lisa Nicole Carson as Renee Raddick (1997-2001)
- Jane Krakowski as Elaine Vassal
- Vonda Shepard as Vonda Shepard
- Portia de Rossi as Nelle Porter (1998-2002)
- Lucy Liu as Ling Woo (1998-2001)
- Robert Downey Jr. as Larry Paul (2000-2001)
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For Sale:
Ally McBeal season 3, the one with “Do You Wanna Dance” is released on DVD and VHS on October 7th, 2002. This is only for the european market (Region 2 and Pal).
There’s no info about it beeing released for the American market, but come back from time to time, to check for any updates on this.
- Pre Order the DVD’s or Video’s here.(Region 2 and Pal version only) Release October 7th, 2002 (Amazon.co.uk)
- Pre Order the DVD’s or Video’s here.(Region 2 and Pal version only) Release October 7th, 2002 (Blackstar)
Other Movies by Jace Alexander
- “Now and Again” (1999)TV Series
- “Ally McBeal” (1997) TV Series
- “Xena: Warrior Princess” (1995)TV Series (two episodes including “Hooves and Harlots”)
- “New York Undercover” (1994)TV Series(5 episodes)
- “Homicide: Life on the Street” (1993)TV Series(episode “Damage Done, The”)
- “Law & Order” (1990)TV Series
Other Movies by Shelly Landau
- “Meego” (1997)TV Series
- “Ally McBeal” (1997)TV Series
- “Wings” (1990)TV Series
- “Growing Pains” (1985)TV Series
Watching Calista Flockhart:
- Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000) as Christine Taylor (segment “Goodnight Lilly, Goodnight Christine”)
- 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, The (1999) (TV) as Ally Marie McBeal
- “Ally” (1999) as Ally Marie McBeal
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1999) as Helena
- Milk and Money (1997) as Christine
- “Ally McBeal” (1997)TV Series as Ally McBeal
- Telling Lies in America (1997) as Diney Majeski
- Birdcage, The (1996) as Barbara ‘Barbie’ Keeley
Watching Greg Germann:
- Joe Somebody (2001) as Jeremy
- Down to Earth (2001) as Sklar
- Imaginary Crimes (1994) as Mr. Drew
- Clear and Present Danger (1994) as Petey
Watching Lisa Nicole Carson:
- Divas (1995) (TV) as Jewel
- Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) as Coretta James
Watching Jane Krakowski:
- Ice Age (2002)(voice) Female Sloth
- Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, The (2000) as Betty O’Shale
- Vacation (1983) as Cousin Vicki
Watching Lucy Liu:
- Charlie’s Angels 2 (2003) as Alex Munday
- Charlie’s Angels (2000) as Alex Munday
- Shanghai Noon (2000) as Princess Pei Pei
- True Crime (1999) as Toy shop girl
- Payback (1999) as Pearl
- Jerry Maguire (1996) as Former Girlfriend
Watching Robert Downey Jr.:
- Wonder Boys (2000) as Terry Crabtree
- Bowfinger (1999) as Jerry Renfro
- In Dreams (1999) as Vivian Thompson
- U.S. Marshals (1998) as Special Agent John Royce
- Gingerbread Man, The (1998) as Clyde Pell
- Natural Born Killers (1994) as Wayne Gale
- Short Cuts (1993) as Bill Bush
- Chaplin (1992) as Charlie Chaplin
- Air America (1990) as Billy Covington, Pilot