Episode 9— The Dirty Joke
Aired November 17, 1997 · 43 min
Synopsis
Caroline Poop, Elaine's former attorney in a case involving a beautiful delivery woman, returns to represent Jennifer, the delivery woman, in her lawsuit against Fish and Cage for same-sex sexual harassment. At the same time, Ally challenges Renee to a contest in which Ally attempts to outdo Renee by telling a dirty joke that receives more laughs, with the competition taking place at the bar in their office building.
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Calista Flockhart
as Ally McBeal
Courtney Thorne Smith
as Georgia Thomas
Greg Germann
as Richard Fish
Lisa Nicole Carson
as Renee Raddick
Jane Krakowski
as Elaine Vassal
Gil Bellows
as Billy Thomas
Keene Curtis
as Judge Johnson Hawk
Brooke Burns
as Jennifer Higgin
Vonda Shepard
as Vonda Shepard
Sandra Bernhard
as Caroline Poop
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