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.
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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.
Season 1 episodes
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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.
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Directed by Susan SeidelmanWritten by Darren StarGuest stars Jeffrey Nordling, Scott Bryce, Donna Hanover, Bruce McCarty, Bill Sage, Sarah Wynter, John Cenatiempo, Navia Nguyen
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.
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Directed by Alison MacleanWritten by Darren StarGuest stars Gabriel Macht, Josh Pais, Andrea Boccaletti, Emily Cline, Sandra Daley, Katie Finneran, Andy Fowle, Michelle Griffin
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.
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Directed by Nicole HolofcenerWritten by Michael Patrick KingGuest stars Jennifer Guthrie, Joanna Adler, Remy Auberjonois, Kristen Behrendt, H. Jon Benjamin, Karen Braga, John Gleeson Connolly, Kerrianne Spellman Cort
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.
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Directed by Alison MacleanWritten by Michael Patrick KingGuest stars Timothy Olyphant, Kohl Sudduth, French Napier, Panicker Upendran, Michael Parr, Josh Stamberg, Robert Steinman, André Vippolis
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.
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Directed by Susan SeidelmanWritten by Jenji Kohan, Darren StarGuest stars Charles Keating, Carole Davis, Ed Fry, Sean Arbuckle, Kenneth Brown, Jordi Caballero, Mimi Langeland, Phyllis Somerville
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.
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Directed by Michael FieldsWritten by Darren StarGuest stars Michael Port, David Aaron Baker, Heather Ann Barclay, Philip Coccioletti, Glenn Fleshler, Chris Noth
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.
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Directed by Darren StarWritten by Darren StarGuest stars Caroline Aaron, Jack Koenig, Justin Theroux, James McCaffrey, Avalon Hodges, Todd Barry, Michael Dale, Melissa Darling
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.
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Directed by Nicole HolofcenerWritten by Jenny BicksGuest stars Gerry Bamman, Noelle Beck, Joseph Murphy, Sherri Alexander, Catherine Corpeny, Amy de Lucia, Laura Ekstrand, Lisa Emery
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.
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Directed by Michael FieldsWritten by Nicole Avril, Sue KolinskyGuest stars Haviland Morris, Timothy Wheeler, Sebastian Roché, Jack Merrill, Mimi Weddell, Willie Garson, Chris Noth, Irma St. Paule
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.
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Directed by Susan SeidelmanWritten by Terri MinskyGuest stars Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Betsy Aidem, Debbon Ayer, Blair Hickey, Anne Lange, Toby Poser, Lois Robbins, Robin Ruzan
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.
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Directed by Matthew HarrisonWritten by Michael Patrick King, Michael GreenGuest stars Anthony DeSando, David Lee Russek, Dann Fink, Joe Gately, Angela McNally, Joseph Mosso, Ellen Synn, Ed Vassallo
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.
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Directed by Matthew HarrisonWritten by Michael Patrick KingGuest stars John Benjamin Hickey, Marian Seldes, Duane Boutte, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Novella Nelson, Lázaro Pérez, Christopher Wynkoop, James Goodwin
