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Judge Dennis 'Happy' Boyle is a fictional character portrayed by Phil Leeds in the TV series Ally McBeal.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Compromising Positions (season 1), they were 81 years old.
They appear in 5 episodes out of a total of 112 aired

Judge Dennis 'Happy' Boyle

by Phil Leeds

character

Episodes5

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    Compromising Positions
    episode S1.E2 september 1997
    Ally is dismayed to be assigned as a litigator for humiliated firm partner John Cage. On top of that, Fish invites Ally to dinner with potential client Ronald Cheanie without telling her their outing is actually a double date. Ally's fury over being set up quickly cools when she sees Cheanie kissing Fish's girlfriend in the restaurant bathroom.
  • 7.3
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    One Hundred Tears Away
    episode S1.E5 october 1997
    Ally is arrested for assault and attempted shoplifting after an altercation with a hostile woman at a grocery store. Renee bails her out but word spreads quickly around the office. Ally is brought before the State Bar Review Board where her unconventional past and eccentric behavior is held up for scrutiny.
  • 7.3
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    Once in a Lifetime
    episode S1.E15 february 1998
    The firm takes on a case for a famous 80-year old artist who is battling his heirs for control of his estate. Ally and Billy co-council the case and find that the artist's relationship with his recently deceased wife mirrors their own. Fish intervenes in the relationship between Cage and Ally when she starts behaving in an obviously cold manner around the office.
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    These Are the Days
    episode S1.E23 may 1998
    John's second cousin assaults happy people. In court, his defense will be to baffle the witnesses and jury. Two men want a court order to switch their hearts, and Bobby Donnell wants Ally-to help with the case. But if Ally's imagination has any say in it, he will want her eventually.
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    Happy Trails
    episode S2.E7 november 1998
    Judge Happy Boyle has died, and the whole firm shares their Happy memories of him. John is fraught over moving his relationship with Nelle forward, and then he eats a meal he will never forget.