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 3 episodes
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Carrie meets a politician at a FDNY calendar benefit in Staten Island. Miranda gets help from Steve after she undergoes LASIK eye surgery. Tired of waiting for a fairytale romance, Charlotte begins aggressively searching for a "Prince Charming" to marry. Samantha dates the pinup-boy fireman she met at the benefit.
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Directed by Michael Patrick KingWritten by Michael Patrick KingGuest stars Brad Beyer, Michael Lombardi, Marceline Hugot, Steven Skybell, Marc Grapey, Christopher Haro, Lynn Smith, Christina Rouner
Carrie continues dating her politician beau, but finds his sexual fetish to be anything but 'golden'. Miranda doesn't know how to respond when Steve asks her to "go steady". Charlotte throws a "used date" party to find a new man. Samantha dates a short man who shops at the Boy's Department in Bloomingdale's.
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Directed by Michael Patrick KingWritten by Darren StarGuest stars Anthony Alessandro, John Slattery, Elizabeth Banks, Mike Doyle, Donnie Keshawarz, Lisa Sauber, Sarah Clarke, Anthony F. Santapaola
Carrie must confront her past with Big when she runs into Natasha, Big's wife. Miranda hires Magda, an Eastern European maid with very traditional values. Charlotte deals with some of her body issues at a spa. Samantha gets banned from Helena Rubinstein when she gets physical with a masseur.
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Directed by Pam ThomasWritten by Cindy ChupackGuest stars Lynn Cohen, Barbara Garrick, Christopher Sieber, Jessica Russo, Athena Avella, Jean De Baer, Lovette George, Heather Goldenhersh
Carrie dates a twenty-something man who's openly bisexual. Miranda deals with personal issues when Steve proposes moving in with her. Charlotte poses as a drag king for an artist at her gallery. Samantha butts heads with her new twenty-something male assistant.
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Directed by Pam ThomasWritten by Jenny BicksGuest stars Eddie Cahill, Donovan Leitch, Alanis Morissette, Chris Tardio, Jenna Rosenberg, Joey Kern, Michael Medico, Eliza Pryor Nagel
Carrie's smoking becomes a problem when she goes on her first date with Aidan Shaw. Miranda makes more time for Steve in her life. Charlotte dates the worst kisser she's ever met. Samantha dates a black man whose sister is racist.
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Directed by Nicole HolofcenerWritten by Michael Patrick KingGuest stars Asio Highsmith, Sundra Oakley, Ross Gibby, Donald Berman, Misi L. Lecube, Prodigal Sunn, J.D. Williams, Jen Drohan
Carrie wants to sleep with Aidan, but he's reluctant to rush into a physical relationship. Miranda discovers she has chlamydia and has to inform her past sexual partners. Charlotte's new boyfriend calls her names during sex. Samantha's neighbors disapprove of her sex life after a late-night visitor lets in a burglar.
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Directed by Nicole Holofcener, Allison AndersWritten by Cindy ChupackGuest stars Christopher Orr, Carl T. Evans, Carol Lawrence, John Cosomano, Kevin Louie, Caitlin Clarke, Antonio Villacis, Susan S. McGinnis
Carrie obsesses about her perfect relationship when Aidan suggests she meet his parents. Miranda enjoys her intimate life with Steve. Charlotte gets upset when a married friend won't set her up with his bachelor buddy. Samantha tries Viagra while sleeping with a doctor.
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Directed by Allison AndersWritten by Darren StarGuest stars Billy Wirth, Ethan Sandler, Amy Redford, Luvada Harrison, Roy Farfel, Peter Stewart, Bridget Moynahan, Chris Noth
Carrie runs into Big who confesses that he misses her and can't stop thinking about her. Miranda gets annoyed with Steve's childish habits when he suggests they have a baby together. Charlotte falls in love with Trey after only a few weeks of dating and is convinced he's "The One". Samantha believes she's hit menopause when her period is a week late.
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Directed by Allison AndersWritten by Jenny BicksGuest stars Robert LuPone, Elan Atias, Emmanuel Todorov, Chris Noth, Kyle MacLachlan, David Eigenberg, John Corbett
Big tells Carrie that he's leaving his wife. Miranda deals with her breakup and Steve moving out of the apartment. After meeting the MacDougal family matriarch, Charlotte maneuvers Trey into making an "alrighty" proposal. Samantha is upset when dating a hot guy with "funky spunk".
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Directed by Charles McDougallWritten by Michael Patrick KingGuest stars Bobby Cannavale, Kirven Blount, Caroline Whitney Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Chris Noth, Kyle MacLachlan, David Eigenberg, Frances Sternhagen
Carrie feels guilty and wants to quit her affair with Big. Miranda enjoys phone sex with a co-worker from Chicago. Charlotte negotiates the terms of her prenuptial agreement with Trey's mother, Bunny. After celebrating her move to the new apartment in the exclusive Meatpacking District, Samantha's bout of the 'flu gives her a pessimistic outlook on life.
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Directed by Charles McDougallWritten by Jenny BicksGuest stars Josh Hamilton, Marilyn Alex, Chris Noth, Kyle MacLachlan, Frances Sternhagen, John Corbett
Carrie continues her affair with Big, and tells Samantha after a girly night and Miranda after a drink on their cocktail night. Charlotte finds out by accident, when she bumps into them on the street together. No longer meeting in hotels where nobody knows them in to avoid getting caught,Natasha comes home early from the Hamptons catching Carrie in Big's apartment. She chases Carrie out, falls down the stairs and cracks her tooth. Carrie takes her to A&E where she tells Big "they are so over they need a new word for over". Miranda tries continually to get Carrie to end her affair. Charlotte hires stylist Anthony Marentino to help her find the perfect wedding dress. Samantha meets the "male version of herself", but he refuses to sleep with her because she hasn't had an HIV test.
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Directed by Dennis ErdmanWritten by Michael Patrick KingGuest stars Adrian Rieder, Sam Robards, Blanchard Ryan, Michelle Hurst, Emanuel Loarca, Keenan Shimizu, Ken Bhan, Bridget Moynahan
Carrie struggles to find the right time to tell Aidan about her affair. Miranda tells a guy she's a stewardess in hopes of getting a date. Charlotte has her dream wedding and marries Trey MacDougal—even after attempted late-night tryst reveals Trey's serious shortcomings. Cunning linguist Samantha sleeps with Trey's Scottish cousin, despite being unable to understand him.
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Directed by Daniel AlgrantWritten by Cindy ChupackGuest stars Clark Gregg, Ritchie Coster, Joe La Piana, Willie Garson, Kyle MacLachlan, Frances Sternhagen, John Corbett
Carrie meets with actor/producer Matthew McConaughey in LA to talk about optioning her columns to make a movie. Miranda wrestles with the level of open sexuality in Los Angeles. Charlotte uses the Internet to deal with Trey's impotence problem. Samantha meets a dildo model.
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Directed by John David ColesWritten by Michael Patrick King, Becky Hartman EdwardsGuest stars Matthew McConaughey, James MacDonald, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Edward Kerr, Will Stewart, Robert Peters, Faith Salie, Vince Morris
Carrie meets a publicity agent for celebrities who shows her the perks of the rich and famous in LA. Miranda meets an old friend from New York who's lost his East-Coast edge. Charlotte comes to LA after getting fed up with Trey's sexual problems. Samantha meets her idol, Hugh Hefner, and gets the girls invited to a party at the Playboy Mansion.
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Directed by John David ColesWritten by Jenny BicksGuest stars Carrie Fisher, Hugh Hefner, Vince Vaughn, Sam Seder, Marty Rackham, Amanda Bentley, Sandy Bentley, Lisa Mende
Carrie dates a hunky comic-book store owner who still lives with his parents. Miranda gets braces. Charlotte is shocked when she catches the supposedly impotent Trey masturbating. Samantha's latest client is Jenny Brier (Kat Dennings), a 13-year-old Jewish-American princess, planning her million-dollar bat mitzvah.
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Directed by Michael SpillerWritten by Allan HeinbergGuest stars Peyton List, Kat Dennings, Cane Peterson, Anita Gillette, Ron McLarty, James Villemaire, Blythe Auffarth, Zoe Dora Lukov
Carrie teaches at The Learning Annex—only her course on "How to Find Love" is as successful as her own love life. Miranda dates one of Carrie's ex-boyfriends (known as Mr. A--hole), whom she meets at the funeral of a dead never-met blind-date. Charlotte gets sexually frustrated with her sex life with Trey. Samantha gets in a fight with Charlotte about her attitude toward sex.
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Directed by Michael SpillerWritten by Jenny BicksGuest stars Jane Summerhays, Dominic Fumusa, Sherri Parker Lee, Vivienne Benesch, Rebecca Wisocky, Bill Dawes, Kevin Stapleton, Jen Nevergole
Carrie decides, after a broad-daylight Manolo mugging, that she must clear herself of bad karma and decides she needs to talk with Natasha about her affair with Big. Miranda dates a gorgeous NYPD detective and becomes self-conscious about her own looks. Unhappily-married Charlotte struggles with her lust for a hunky gardener; she and Trey decide to separate. Samantha meets another Sam Jones, who turns out to be an NYU student and desperate virgin.
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Directed by Allen CoulterWritten by Darren StarGuest stars Bridget Moynahan, Timothy Gibbs, Jacob Pitts, Scott Geyer, Allison Daugherty Smith, Steve Richard Harris, Brandon Fox, Matt Crane
Carrie meets with Big for the first time since his marriage ended. Miranda gets frustrated when she thinks the Chinese take-out girl mocks her stay-at-home lifestyle. Charlotte moves back into her old apartment and gets an up-lifting visit from Trey in the middle of the night. Samantha feuds with the raucous transsexual prostitutes who conduct business outside her apartment at two in the morning.
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Directed by Allen CoulterWritten by Michael Patrick KingGuest stars Michael Jefferson, T. Oliver Reid, Karen Covergirl, Samia Shoaib, Rebecca Boyd, Vivian Bang, Angela Ai, Jack Hartnett
