Beautiful TV: The Art and Argument of Ally McBeal

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index Page numbers in boldface refer to the primary discussion of a particular topic. Austin, April, 248n27 authorship, 6–7, 209n30, 210n35 Avengers, The, 4 baby, dancing, 55–56, 140, 166, 223nn40–41, 240n260 Babylon 5, 209n30 Bailey, Jim, 32 Baker, Ken, 234n116 Baker, Peter, 247n9 Band Wagon, The, 30, 220n8 Bark, Ed, 209n31 Barnhart, Aaron, 208n29 bars, 19, 28–30, 216n36 Barthes, Roland, 77, 228n13 bathroom, unisex, 109, 125, 152, 235n155, 237n213, 249n39 Baum, Kathleen, 227n100, 241n268 beauty, 8, 196–197, 200, 210n40 Bedell, Geraldine, 238n233 Bellafante, Gina, 219n91, 226n100 Ben Casey, 247n7 Bergstrom, Janet, 223n46 Berle, Milton, 152 Bernie Mac Show, The, 224n58 Bérubé, Michael, 207 Bianco, Robert, 212n59 Bierbaum, Tom, 209n31 Big, 240n261 Absolutely Fabulous, 227n101 addictions, drug, 3, 218n81 Airplane!, 50 Akass, Kim, 207n17 Albert, Mark (character), 33, 150–151 Alberti, John, 207n17 Alias, 2, 7, 80 Alice in Wonderland, 227n100 Allen, Robert C., 3, 205n6, 226n97, 229n18, 241n2, 246n5 Allen, Woody, 238n225 Alley, Robert S., 210n35 Ally (television series), 209n33 Altman, Rick, 28, 30, 44, 76–77, 215n12, 216n30, 228nn9–10 Alvarado, Manuel, 207n18, 225n69, 228n11, 229n16 American Idol, 250n4 Andy Griffith Show, The, 1 Andy Richter Controls the Universe, 56 Ang, Ien, 222n29, 223n46 Annie, 113 Anthony, Susan B., 45 anthropology, 84–85 Appelo, Tim, 218n70, 222n30, 234n115 Arabian Nights, The, 198–199 Arnold, Thomas K., 213n2 Arrested Development, 195 asides, 49  iNdex binary opposition, 76–77, 228n11 Black, David A., 230n24 Blazing Saddles, 213n1 blurting, 81–83, 147, 231n29 Blustain, Sarah, 241n270 Bochco, Steven, 225n69 Boddy, William, 210n34 Bonanza, 241n1 Bon Jovi, Jon, 32, 142, 243n22 Boomtown, 195 Bordwell, David, 230n19 Boston Legal, 6, 208n29 Bourdieu, Pierre, 208n26 Boyle, “Happy” (character), 171–175 Brady Bunch, The, 215n16 Braxton, Greg, 242n19 Brewster, Ben, 228n10 Bronk, Lucette, 211n42 Brooks, Albert, 238n225 Brooks, Peter, 219n82, 240n250 Brotherhood of Poland, N.H., The, 193, 209n32 Bruckheimer, Jerry, 192 Brunsdon, Charlotte, 207n21, 207n27, 211n42 Buchanan, Larry, 195 Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 2, 4, 6–7, 48, 80, 146–147, 178, 226n94, 241n3 Bukatman, Scott, 220n10 Bunker, Archie (character), 97, 236n155 Butler, Jeremy, 3, 205n6 Butters, Greg (character), 15 Bygrave, Mike, 249n31 Cage, John (character), 15, 22–23, 25–26, 29–30, 32, 35–36, 42, 44, 49, 57–58, 79–80, 90, 99, 104–105, 109, 123–131, 133–134, 141, 173–175, 186, 217n48, 237n202, 237n207, 238n221, 238n223, 238n225, 238n227 Caldwell, Gail, 241n6 Caldwell, John, 4, 9, 207n14, 210n35, 211n49, 217n48, 251n10 Campbell, John Edward, 242n18 Carmen Jones, 42 Carroll, Noël, 54, 213n4, 220n4, 222n35 Carson, Tom, 236n172 Carter, Bill, 208n29, 228n8, 248n13 Carter, Nell, 25, 32 Caughie, John, 205nn4–5 Chambers, Veronica, 226n97, 226n100, 237n213, 247n11 Checker, Chubby, 24, 32, 108 Cheers, 75, 244n42 Chicago Hope, 6, 27 childhood/childishness, 88–91, 102, 104– 105, 111–112, 116, 119–121, 127–128, 139–143, 168–169, 240n261 Chion, Michel, 218n68 Cianfaglione, Tony, 201 Clark, Tracey (character), 15, 23–24, 136–139 Clayburgh, Jill, 138 class, 243n22, 244n42 Clinton, Bill, 180, 247n9 Cogan, David, 206n9 Cohen, Jonathan, 212n64 Collins, James, 209n31, 228n6 community, 20–21, 27–30 competence, 94 Cook, John, 5, 208n23 Coontz, Stephanie, 240n264 Cooper, Brenda, 231n32, 242n7 Copeland, Gary A., 207n15 Corliss, Richard, 245n50 Corner, John, 210n37, 210n42 Cosby Show, The, 146 Cowie, Elizabeth, 223n46 Crafton, Donald, 222n30 Creeber, Glen, 211n55, 223n46, 228n7, 230n20 CSI, 179 CSI: Miami, 194 CSI: NY, 194 cultural studies, 4–5, 206n13 D’Acci, Julie, 4, 207n20, 211n45 Dallas, 11, 229n16 Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, The, 50, 221n11 Deadwood, 195 De Certeau, Michel, 218n67 Delasara, Jon, 207n19 D’Elia, Bill, 214n12 iNdex  iNdex  Denora, Tia, 215n15 Denvir, John, 232n59, 244n32 Dershowitz, Alan M., 249n44 Designing Women, 225n70 Desperate Housewives, 195 Diamond, Neil, 29 DiBattista, Maria, 214n12 Dickens, Charles, 79–80, 230n23 difference, 155–156, 163. See also eccentricity Dika, Vera, 205n1 Dolan, Marc, 230n25, 236n181 Doll’s House, A, 219n86 Donahue, Ann, 246n1 Doogan, Bailey, 227n100 Doogie Howser, MD, 225n69 doubt, 65–69, 129, 226n97 Dow, Bonnie, 192, 205n3, 225n70, 235n124, 240n267, 243n23, 246n1, 250n47 Dowd, Maureen, 246n75 Dragonball Z, 2 “Dragon Lady” stereotype, 96–97 dramedy, 7 Dream On, 50 Drew, Robert, 216n32 Dubrofsky, Rachel, 206n10 Durbin, Karen, 246n75, 248n27 dwarfism, 163–164 Dylan, Bob, 22 Dynasty, 11 Eagle, Herbert, 211n52 eavesdropping, 109–110 eccentricity, 7, 43, 74, 105, 123, 125, 128–131, 149, 154–176, 243n24, 245nn51–52 Eisenstein, Sergei, 220n4 Elber, Lynn, 245n52 Elliott, Emory, 210n40 Ellis, John, 211n42, 227n101...