Valley of the Twenty-Something Guys 

Carrie and Samantha hook up with two twenty-something guys and explore the pros and cons of dating younger men. The girls advise Charlotte.

Director:

Alison Maclean

Writers:

Darren Star (created by), Michael Patrick King

Stars:

Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Carrie Bradshaw
Kim Cattrall	...	Samantha Jones
Kristin Davis	...	Charlotte York
Cynthia Nixon	...	Miranda Hobbes
Chris Noth	...	Mr. Big
Ben Weber	...	Skipper Johnston
Timothy Olyphant	...	Sam
Daniel Gerroll	...	Mr. Marvelous
Kohl Sudduth	...	Jon
French Napier	...	Jock Guy
Panicker Upendran	...	Cab Driver (as Upendran Panicker)
Michael Parr	...	Groovy Guy
Josh Stamberg	...	Brian
Robert Steinman Elden	...	Salesman (as Robert Steinman)
André Vippolis	...	Underage Guy

Storyline

Carrie and Mr. Big keep bumping into each-other till they date (without that term) at Samantha's hot restaurant PR-opening, but he cancels last minute. The cook, just Jon, is reserved for Samantha's bed, but his hot friend Sam, also twenty-something (those always seem to know the right people) flirts with Carrie; Big turns up saying he was on time but couldn't find her, time to leave town. At a twenties club Sam takes Carrie on his lap and kisses really well, five hours long, and again while she helps him pick a shirt. Samantha eagerly reports on a night of sex with Jon, twenties-men are so hot and consider thirties-women a good deal. Charlotte is embarrassed Bryant explicitly asked for anal sex, Miranda warns her not to give in on respect which is power, Samantha says a hole is just that; Charlotte gets a decent first date. Samantha realizes she'll always feel older with twenties-men, and resolves to give them up. After Big brought his just divorced friend Jack to their drink, Carrie...

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Plot Keywords:

chance meeting | kissing in public | talking to the camera | restaurant opening | sleeping with a blindfold | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sarah Jessica Parker counts this particular episode as her personal series favorite. She revealed this to host James Lipton as a guest on Inside the Actors Studio: Sarah Jessica Parker (2008).

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Goofs

When Carrie receives a phone call from Samantha, her voice over says she needs her morning Marlboro Light, however, when she picks up her pack of cigarettes, it is a pack of Merits.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Carrie: [narrating voice over] Once upon a time... in a kingdom faraway, a certain man and a slightly less certain woman kept bumping into one other. They seemed to meet everywhere. On street corners. At parties. It was almost as if they were dating accidentally. And then, after another chance meeting, at a wealthy lawyer's new son's rbis, they decided to pick a time to bump into each other on purpose.

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Connections

References Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)

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Soundtracks

Sex And The City Theme
Performed by Groove Armada

User Reviews

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 June 1998 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Darren Star Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1