# Ally McByeBye

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ally-mcbyebye/104377>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 18, 2002, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ally-mcbyebye/104377 "2002-04-18T20:13:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![HoldenCaulfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/22d042/32.png) [@HoldenCaulfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoldenCaulfield)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ally-mcbyebye/104377/21 "2002-04-19T04:16:16Z")

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Yeah, John Cage was my favorite character. I was a little upset when he stopped showing up so often, but he kinda explained the reason for his absence on Monday’s episode. I liked how they always had little allegories for real life events in the show…I’ll miss stuff like that.

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**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ally-mcbyebye/104377/22 "2002-04-19T05:03:21Z")

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I never really took to Ally McB, but one of my favourite mannerisms is drawn from the show. My friends and I compulsively “take a moment” (a la John Cage) whenever one of us says something particularly stupid or inappropriate.

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**Author:** ![sophbella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@sophbella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sophbella)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ally-mcbyebye/104377/23 "2002-04-19T11:30:52Z")

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Robert downey jnr. was my favourite character, he saved it for some time there. In australia it hasn’t screened since he left, perhaps they recognised its deterioration.  
bygones i suppose.  
David E. Kelley needs some new material, “the practice” IMO is becoming exceedingly boring.

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ally-mcbyebye/104377/24 "2002-04-19T12:23:23Z")

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Never watched it, never cared. Still don’t.

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**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ally-mcbyebye/104377/25 "2002-04-19T12:34:56Z")

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She’s going to marry Harrison Ford??? WTF when did this happen and why wasn’t I informed immediately??

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**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ally-mcbyebye/104377/26 "2002-04-19T12:57:59Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Rysdad \*  
> \*\*Alas, it’ll probably go the way of the Venus Butterfly. \*\*

Oh, you’ve spoken volumes, Grasshopper… I tried the **Venus Butterfly** once.

1. I didn’t know I had muscles there.
2. I wish I never found out I had muscles there.
3. My wife still will not permit me to bring a living reptile into the bedroom. :eek:
4. Stuart Markowitz is God.

That about covers it. Oh, I never got into Ally. I watched it a few times, it felt to formulaic to me. I tend to go in for the more meaty television offerings, such as **A.L.F.** 😃

Cartooniverse

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