01 "Sex and the City" Susan Seidelman Darren Star June 6, 1998

At a birthday party for thirty-something Miranda, Carrie and her
friends vow to stop worrying about finding the "perfect" male and start
having sex "like men". Carrie has several encounters with tycoon heartthrob Mr. Big. Miranda starts dating nice-guy Skipper Johnston. Charlotte
goes on a date with Capote Duncan, but when she tells him she won't
have sex with him, he goes to a club and winds up going home with Samantha.

Production: All of Season 1 was shot with 16 mm film. This was later changed to 35 mm film
for the five following seasons. The songs that played in this episode
are "A Martini For Mancini" by Joey Altruda, and "Mucci's Jag Mark II"
by Joey Altruda. Aside from the four main characters, Big (played by Chris Noth)
is the only character to appear in both the pilot show and the series
finale "An American Girl in Paris, Part Deux". Mr. Big's nickname is
created by Carrie. His real name is jokingly covered up throughout the
series run and remains unknown until the last scene of the final
episode.

» *02 "Models and Mortals" Alison Maclean Darren Star June 14, 1998*
» *03 "Bay of Married Pigs" Nicole Holofcener Darren Star June 21, 1998*
» *07 "The Monogamists" Darren Star Darren Star July 19, 1998*
» *05 "The Power of Female Sex" Susan Seidelman Jenji Kohan July 5, 1998*
» *10 "The Baby Shower" Susan Seidelman Terri Minsky August 9, 1998*

*01 "Sex and the City" Susan Seidelman Darren Star June 6, 1998*

01 "Sex and the City" Susan Seidelman Darren Star June 6, 1998