Sex and the City
Escape from New York
TV Flash files “Escape from New York” as hour 43 of 94 in the TV Flash guide — Sex and the City (1998–2004) on HBO, season 3, episode 13, aired 2000-09-10, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E13: listed hour 43 of 94 in the Sex and the City guide, hour 13 of 18 in season 3. It aired 2000-09-10 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” (S03E12). Next is “Sex and Another City” (S03E14).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In a spur of the moment mad dash, the girls (minus Charlotte) head to Los Angeles in search of the care-free life. Within minutes, Samantha meets Garth, a model -- a dildo model that is. "Mr. Dildo" invites the girls to a party for his new product. Carrie and Miranda find the celebration revolting, but Samantha enjoys it and ends up going home with the guest of honor. At his apartment, Garth reads Samantha poetry and wants to get to know her, but she's focused on sampling the goods. Meanwhile, Carrie meets with Hollywood producer Matthew McConaughey who is interested in making a movie based on her sex columns. McConaughey makes tasteless remarks about Carrie and Big's relationship and then gets skeevy with Carrie, intimating they should sleep together. Carrie leaves in disgust. These days, Miranda wishes someone would see her as a sex object. After feeling invisible to men for too long, Miranda takes a wild ride on a mechanical bull, determined to unleash her inner sex goddess. And after a sexless honeymoon in Bermuda, Charlotte resolves to get to the bottom of Trey's sexual underperformance. She devises a little experiment and discovers Trey's issues are not physical.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Escape from New York sit in the Sex and the City guide?
S03E13 is listed hour 43 of 94 — hour 13 of 18 in season 3, season 3 episode 13.
When did Sex and the City S03E13 air?
Escape from New York aired 2000-09-10 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Season 1, episode 1. The voiceover and the four-silhouette contract are the whole machine.
In the series
Why this series still plays
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