Sex and the City
Cock a Doodle Do!
TV Flash files “Cock a Doodle Do!” as the last listed hour of season 3 — Sex and the City (1998–2004) on HBO, season 3, episode 18, aired 2000-10-15, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E18: listed hour 48 of 94 in the Sex and the City guide, last listed hour of season 3. It aired 2000-10-15 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “What Goes Around Comes Around” (S03E17). Next is “The Agony and the 'Ex'-tacy” (S04E01).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Samantha and Carrie are having trouble getting their beauty sleep. Samantha is bothered by the late-night cackling and ranting of the transsexual prostitutes outside her window, while Carrie is awakened a tad too early by roosters crowing on a nearby rooftop. Carrie and Miranda spot Steve and Aidan and their dogs at an outdoor cafe. They decide they can't avoid interaction and approach their exes, only to discover they have new girlfriends. Carrie wonders if maybe everything isn't the man's fault, if maybe the problem is them. Carrie gets an even bigger wake-up call when Big rings her up and asks her to lunch at the Boathouse in Central Park. Carrie agrees to go and when she confides in Miranda, the friends have their first big fight. Miranda tells Carrie that it's a huge mistake to see Big again and Carrie calls Miranda "judgmental." Miranda, who feels like she's in a life rut, runs into Steve at her local Chinese restaurant. They have a nice friendly exchange, and Steve allays some of Miranda's fears. Meanwhile, Charlotte, in her new-old single-girl apartment gets a 4am visit from Trey, who turns on the heat and manages to keep his Schooner going with Rebecca. After their sexy session, the couple has a real heart-to-heart about their marriage, but no decisions are made. Carrie calls Miranda before she meets Big and the girls make up. At the Boathouse, Carrie and Big fall into the pond and go back to Big's place to dry off. Carrie says the two are like "war buddies." Big hints that Carrie can stay a while, but Carrie says "It's a good idea in theory, but somehow it doesn't quite work." She leaves. After some serious cat-fighting with the transsexuals, Samantha ends up inviting them, plus Carrie, Miranda, and Samantha, over for a roof party. The girls all get down, drink Flirtinis and try to stop obsessing.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Cock a Doodle Do! sit in the Sex and the City guide?
S03E18 is listed hour 48 of 94 — last listed hour of season 3, season 3 episode 18.
When did Sex and the City S03E18 air?
Cock a Doodle Do! aired 2000-10-15 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.
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