Ally McBeal

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The basics: Ally McBeal is a young lawyer who gets a job at the same office as her childhood sweetheart. Unfortunately Billy didn’t wait around and has married another lawyer...Neurotic Ally, ever the romantic, sets out on a quest to find her Prince Charming.

Main characters: Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal), Gil Bellows (Billy Allan Thomas), Lisa Nicole Carson (Renée Radick), Courtney Thorne-Smith (Georgia Thomas), Greg Germann (Richard Fish)

Why we love it: Ally McBeal is all about a successful womwn with big career aspirations. She’s also romantic, hysterical, passionate and slightly crazy, but deep down we know she’s just like anyone else, just looking for happiness. Her blunders and mistakes make her all the more endearing. Tears, laughter and heartache are part of day-to-day life, and it’s gripping stuff.

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