Bygones: The Ally McBeal Podcast

We're SO CLOSE to having our 2019 eyeballs installed but we couldn't let go of S1 without a final mailbag! Yes, today we're answering some of your most fascinating and hilarious emails, which lead to some epic ranting, and some questionable cat and dog impressions. Soon we'll be back to talk about the first episode of Season 2. AAAAH! *** Things we mention this episode: 🆚 Our appearance on Pod vs...

Today we sit at our desks, hugging our briefcases, after calling our best friend and calling them a "witch", looking back on all that we have endured together over these last 23 episodes. This first chapter of Ally McBeal gave us some truly exquisite highs and some absolutely ATROCIOUS lows, and we're discussing all our favourite moments and all our most OBJECTIONable ones. This is our Season 1 Wr...

In this special bonus episode, as a New Year's treat, we have gathered up all of our fuck ups from Season 1 and present it to you in this tiny bite-sized package for you to enjoy! WHAT A DELIGHT! *** Find Bygones: On TWITTER! @bygonespodcast On FACEBOOK! Search Bygones Podcast On INSTA! @bygonespod  On EMAIL!  bygonespodcast@gmail.com *** 🎶 Follow our Season 1 Spotify playlist where we collected...

Holy shit! We made it to the end of season one and we are rewarded with something that causes us to gauge our 2018 eyeballs out, burn them and NEVER LOOK BACK! But you know what they say: if you replay your year and it doesn't bring you tears of joy, sadness or nausea - consider it a year wasted! 🤢 Come with us for the final push as discuss the finale of Season One s1e23: These Are The Days. ***...

Guys, it's the penultimate episode of season 1!! Can you even believe it?! We're on the home straight! Join us as John bumps into an old crush and is adorable, Richard makes a (TERRIBLE) last-ditch attempt to win back Whipper, and Ally just keeps on inserting herself into everyone else's problems - plus ça change, eh?!. This episode we're discussing Ally McBeal s1e22: Alone Again. NB: The Youtube...

🚨Content Warning: In this episode we discuss topics related to sexual assault, and racial abuse. For this landmark episode, where Renee is centre stage being prosecuted for assaulting her date/sexual predator, we needed to call in reinforcements for the 90s shit show that ensues! Alice Farrant joins us to pick apart every ridiculous claim, argument and problematic attitude - and trust us we leave...

It's a bonus special episode for you today as we dive right in to the concluding part of this crossover for the ages that brings the Allyverse into the offices of the gang from The Practice. Which Ally McBeal characters get featured? Will Bobby Donnell double down on the serious as Ally dials up the kook? And we find out for the FIRST TIME what on earth happens in this goddamn murder trial!! Buckl...

It's a bumper ep today as we break down the successes and failings of the ambitious crossover episode with David E. Kelley's other new show, The Practice. New characters appear without introduction, the kook is dialled up to 11 and Billy gets to put on his big-boy pants and represent an alleged MURDRESS! Yep, this episode we're discussing S1E20: The Inmates. *** Find Bygones: On TWITTER! @bygonesp...

Guys, its the episode with Ally's birthday and Greg sings, and Elaine hires a stripper, and Greg sings, and something to do with foot fetishes and DID WE MENTION GREG SINGS?! (Renee then also sings.) What a time to be alive! This episode we're discussing S1E19: Happy Birthday, Baby. Now someone get us a Bounty Quicker Picker-Upper because we are SODDEN. *** Find Bygones: On TWITTER! @bygonespodcas...

In what will go down as an historic episode of Bygones, it's full blown war between pro-Dr. Butters stan Laura-Jane, and anti-Greg beef-mongerer Eleanor!! Who will win?! And what on earth happened that caused us to fall out on air?! You'll just have to listen to find out! Also in this episode, more Tracey, more singing, questionable attitudes towards children with growth disorders and iconic hairc...

Three Six Nine! The goose drank wine! The monkey chew tobacco on the street car line! The line broke! And the monkey got choked! And they all went to heaven in a little rowboat!  It's a BUMPER ep today, because the girls have got into kickboxing, Ally finally goes to therapy (and we get to pick a theme song, yay!) AND we meet DR GREG BUTTERS! *swoon*. So gather your thirsty asses round as we discu...

Everyone needs to take a moment because tensions run HIGH in this episode at Cage & Fish! The gang are defending a senator against breaking up a marriage in a high profile case, Ally hates on the super smiley opposing counsel and the ridiculous love triangle FINALLY comes to a head as Georgia serves Billy and Ally some long overdue TEA with a side of BALLSY ultimatum. And we are 👏🏼 HERE 👏🏼 FOR...

PEOPLE WE JUST DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN COPE WITH THE EVENTS THAT UNFOLD IN THIS EPISODE! Consider this your TRIGGER WARNING... this podcast contains some explicit Billy, grotesque secretions and some butt-hurt scenes. On the plus side... BARRY WHITE makes his debut appearance! So sit down and take some deep breaths as this episode, we are discussing S1E15: Once In A Lifetime. *** Find Bygones: On TWI...

Did you know that all women want to do is get married and all men want to do is avoid it?? No? Well, that's what this latest episode would have us believe as Richard and Whipper steer their dead horse relaish* past Janet Reno's wattle, Ally and Georgia conspire to impregnate a client with a prisoner's sperm in the name of nuptials and we see a disturbing number of terrible bridesmaids dresses. On...

So it turns out Big Dong Glenn never did leave town and he reveals his true colours this episode, leading to Ally and Renee giving him questionable payback in the form of The Penguin 🐧. Meanwhile, Billy continues to be Butt-Hurt and incur the wrath of both of us... yes, this week we're talking all things s1e13 of Ally McBeal: The Blame Game.  (Spoiler alert: we blame Billy.) *** Find Bygones: On...

This mailbag episode is all about YOU! We answer your tough questions, like "If you had to marry a character from the show who would it be?" and "Who would be your perfect 2018 reboot cast?" and "Can we just forget season 5 ever existed?" JUST TAKE A LISTEN TO THIS MAILBAG EPISODE, AND IT WILL REVEAL ALL TO YOU, GENTLE LISTENER! Also, Laura-Jane makes an EXCITING announcement about her TOP-SECRET...

Well well well, this episode has got it ALL going on! Meat whistles, a screaming John Cage, stink sticks and (YES) dancing baby hallucinations that everyone is weirdly blasé about. Possibly the most infamous of Ally eps, this week we're taking your hand as we dive in to Ally McBeal s1e12: Cro-Magnon. *** Find Bygones: On TWITTER! @bygonespodcast On FACEBOOK! Search Bygones Podcast On INSTA! @bygon...

Elaine is organising the Cage & Fish Christmas party but nobody's got time for that, because the case of the week about a man with two wives causes Georgia to realise *gasp* her own relationship has its own third wheel! GODDAMMIT GEORGIA WAKE UP, YOU DON'T NEED BILLY! LITERALLY. NOONE. DOES. This episode we're discussing Ally McBeal s1e11: Silver Bells. *** Find Bygones: On TWITTER! @bygonespodcas...

THIS IS IT GUYS. THE MOST HEARTBREAKING EPISODE IS HERE. GET. YOUR. TISSUES. READY. This week we're discussing Ally McBeal s1e10: Boy To The World. *sobs uncontrollably* *** Find Bygones: On TWITTER! @bygonespodcast On FACEBOOK! Search Bygones Podcast On INSTA! @bygonespod  On EMAIL!  bygonespodcast@gmail.com *** Follow our Spotify playlist where we'll be adding all the songs from the season as we...

The time for Renee and Ally to square up on a bet is upon us, and no one is safe... from Renee's butt waggle! Also, is it just us or does Richard need to watch his back because we spy another lawsuit against Cage & Fish incoming! This episode we're discussing Ally McBeal s1e9: The Dirty Joke   *** Find Bygones: On TWITTER! @bygonespodcast On FACEBOOK! Search Bygones Podcast On INSTA! @bygonespod ...

Liam H Dempsey (Spocklight) joins us this episode to talk about Starbucks, the questionable writing of Elaine's wonky lawsuit arc, and the basics of why Billy refuses to leave Ally alone. We are also compelled to host the first installment of the Unisex Stall Foot Acting Appreciation segment, inspired by the one and only Jane Krakowski! This episode we're discussing Ally McBeal s1e8: Drawing the L...

OMFG YOU GUYS DON'T PANIC BUT CAN YOU EVEN BELIEVE WE MAY HAVE FOUND AN EPISODE WE ACTUALLY LIKE!!?!?!??!?! Ally has a run-in with Judaism, salad dressing and Georgia's lap (not all at once). And it's also the first appearance of The Bells.. SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE *** Find Bygones: On TWITTER! @bygonespodcast On FACEBOOK! Search Bygones Podcast On INSTA! @bygonespod  On EMAIL!  bygonespodca...

When Ally goes up against fat lawyer Harry Pippin and somehow becomes the architect of his love-life, all fat-phobic hell breaks loose! Buckle up for a bumpy episode, as objections come thick and fast from both of us. Meanwhile, we also see John Cage in lawyer-mode for the first time and the very first taking of a moment! And trust me, after this episode - we all need one. *** Find Bygones: On TWI...

Join us for a bumper ep as Ally's character is basically put on trial by the bar association after they suspend her licence to practice law because she kicked a women senseless over a snack treat! In her defence, she *was* only going for a stumble... And in other news, Billy continues to be, well... Billy. Yep that's right - this week we're discussing Ally McBeal s1e5: One Hundred Tears Away. If e...

When the widow of your former professor that you also had a secret affair with asks you to speak at his funeral, then relationships, sanities and eulogies are tested! Yep - this episode we're discussing Ally McBeal s1e4: The Affair. And it's also the last we see of goddamn Cheanie, which has got to be a reason to celebrate, right?! #boybye   If you're into this podcast, perhaps you'd like to leave...