Sex and the City
Hot Child in the City
TV Flash files “Hot Child in the City” as hour 45 of 94 in the TV Flash guide — Sex and the City (1998–2004) on HBO, season 3, episode 15, aired 2000-09-24, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E15: listed hour 45 of 94 in the Sex and the City guide, hour 15 of 18 in season 3. It aired 2000-09-24 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Sex and Another City” (S03E14). Next is “Frenemies” (S03E16).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Samantha is hired as the publicist for Jenny Bryer's A-list Bat Mitzvah. Jenny and her galpals are so New York, and so over-sexed that Samantha starts to wonder whether there's any difference between Jenny at 13 and Samantha at 34. Miranda's new braces also have her feeling like a teenager these days. After a new date fears he'll get caught in her jaws, she dumps the braces. Charlotte scours the internet in a desperate search for a solution to Trey's sexual problem. When she suggests they discuss options, Trey gets angry and asks Charlotte to accept that he's just not that sexual of a guy. Finding this unacceptable, Charlotte demands they see a sex therapist whose first suggestion is they name their private parts, Rebecca and Schooner respectively. Meanwhile, Carrie meets her latest man, Wade, at a comic store. She falls in love with his amazing Manhattan apartment, until Wade's mom comes home. Carrie plays along with her mama's boy, accepting fresh-baked cookies and all, until Wade's mom busts Carrie and Wade for smoking pot. But Carrie isn't the only one busted. Charlotte wakes up in the middle of the night to find Trey masturbating in the bathroom to Juggs magazine.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Hot Child in the City sit in the Sex and the City guide?
S03E15 is listed hour 45 of 94 — hour 15 of 18 in season 3, season 3 episode 15.
When did Sex and the City S03E15 air?
Hot Child in the City aired 2000-09-24 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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