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Sex and the City

Sex and the City
★ 7.3/10•1998•TV-MA•Drama•Comedy
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The next best thing to being there.

Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex lives, all while trying to survive the New York social scene. 

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateJun 6, 1998

Episodes

Episode 1 - Sex and the CityE125m

Sex and the City

At a birthday party for thirty-something Miranda, Carrie and her friends vow to stop worrying about finding the "perfect" male and start having sex "like men". Carrie has several encounters with tycoon heartthrob Mr. Big. Miranda starts dating nice-guy Skipper Johnston. Charlotte goes on a date with Capote Duncan, but when she tells him she won't have sex with him, he goes to a club and winds up going home with Samantha.

Jun 6, 1998

Episode 2 - Models and MortalsE225m

Models and Mortals

After Miranda and Skipper bump into each other at the convenience store, they sleep together for the first time. Carrie interviews Barkley, a modelizer who videotapes his conquests. Derek, a male model client of Stanford Blatch, spends the night with Carrie after a fashion show, although they don't sleep together. Samantha chases Barkley while at a fashion show, in order to be taped.

Jun 6, 1998

Episode 3 - Bay of Married PigsE322m

Bay of Married Pigs

Carrie is invited to go up to their Hamptons beach house by Patience and Peter, but in the morning she bumps into Peter in the hall without his underwear on. Some friends introduce her to Sean, 'The Marrying Guy'; when she can't keep up on his quick-march to commitment, he ditches her for commitment-phile Charlotte. Miranda's colleague from work, Jeff, introduces her to a lesbian, Sid, at a baseball game, and they are invited to her senior partner's dinner party.

Jun 21, 1998

Episode 4 - Valley of the Twenty-Something GuysE422m

Valley of the Twenty-Something Guys

Mr. Big and Carrie continue to bump into each other during social events, which leads them to try to organize their first "drink thing". On a night out, Carrie meets twenty-something Sam for a fling, which turns out not to be so glamorous in the light of day.

Jun 28, 1998

Episode 5 - The Power of Female SexE523m

The Power of Female Sex

Carrie bumps into international party-girl Amalita and her latest man Carlo in a shoe store, who in turn introduce her to a French Architect, Gilles. He leaves Carrie $1,000 on the nightstand after a one-night stand. Charlotte meets Neville Morgan, a renowned artist, who paints pictures of her vagina for his latest exhibition.

Jul 5, 1998

Episode 6 - Secret SexE622m

Secret Sex

Carrie and Mr. Big have their first official "date", but Carrie suspects Mr. Big is keeping her secret from his social circle. Miranda dates a man from her gym class, but she discovers a spanking video in Ted's apartment.

Jul 12, 1998

Episode 7 - The MonogamistsE723m

The Monogamists

Carrie and Mr. Big begin dating on a regular basis, but she learns after bumping into him that he is dating other women. Samantha begins to look for an apartment to purchase.

Jul 19, 1998

Episode 8 - Three's a CrowdE823m

Three's a Crowd

Charlotte is dating Jack, who wants a threesome, but she is unsure. Carrie discovers that Mr. Big has an ex-wife, and feels threatened. Samantha is seeing a married man; when his wife finds out, she proposes a threesome to keep their marriage together. Miranda feels unattractive and looks for affirmation that she isn't.

Jul 26, 1998

Episode 9 - The Turtle and the HareE922m

The Turtle and the Hare

Mr. Big tells Carrie he's never going to marry again, which unsettles her. Miranda introduces the friends to the Rabbit, a mechanical aid, and Charlotte becomes addicted. Stanford Blatch proposes to Carrie as a cover, so he can inherit his part of the family fortune.

Aug 2, 1998

Episode 10 - The Baby ShowerE1022m

The Baby Shower

The four women attend a baby shower for their one-time wild-child friend Laney in her new buttoned-down Connecticut-suburb environs. Carrie is forced to think about motherhood by her late period. Miranda regards the other guests as part of the cult of The Motherhood. Still-single Charlotte fears her dreams of being a wife and mother are slipping away. Samantha throws a "no-baby shower" in response to the one the four women attended.

Aug 9, 1998

Episode 11 - The DroughtE1125m

The Drought

Carrie's relationship with Mr. Big has been going on for long enough that it is becoming less physical, especially after she farts in bed. Charlotte is dating a man who isn't interested in sex anymore thanks to the side-effects of Prozac. Samantha discovers that not having sex can be erotic. Miranda realizes that she hasn't had sex for months.

Aug 16, 1998

Episode 12 - Oh Come All Ye FaithfulE1227m

Oh Come All Ye Faithful

After being introduced as "a friend" to his mother, Carrie realizes her relationship with Mr. Big is one-sided and breaks up with him. Miranda dates an up-and-coming playwright who is also an up-tight Catholic. Samantha falls in love with a perfect man, but he doesn't measure up to her requirements. Charlotte gets psychic readings to see if she'll ever marry.

Aug 23, 1998

Actors

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker

Carrie Bradshaw

Kim Cattrall

Kim Cattrall

Samantha Jones

Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia Nixon

Miranda Hobbes

Kristin Davis

Kristin Davis

Charlotte York

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