The Awful Truth 

Three of the girls wrestle with the delicate question of what to tell or discreetly leave unmentioned with loved ones. For Miranda, this means overcoming her aversion to explicit ... See full summary »

Director:

Allen Coulter

Writers:

Darren Star (created by), Darren Star

Stars:

Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Carrie Bradshaw
Kim Cattrall	...	Samantha Jones
Kristin Davis	...	Charlotte York
Cynthia Nixon	...	Miranda Hobbes
Chris Noth	...	Mr. Big
Willie Garson	...	Stanford Blatch
James Goodwin	...	James (as Jamie Goodwin)
Daniel Gerroll	...	Mr. Marvelous
Molly Price	...	Susan-Sharon
Robin Irwin	...	Woman #3
Neal Jones	...	Richard
James Augustus Lee	...	Man (as James Lee)
Neil Pepe	...	Aaron
Amy Povich	...	Woman #1
Marilyn Sokol	...	Dr. Velma Rubin

Storyline

Three of the girls wrestle with the delicate question of what to tell or discreetly leave unmentioned with loved ones. For Miranda, this means overcoming her aversion to explicit encouragement and dirty talk in bed; Carrie's blabbermouth causes a friend to divorce, then she invites Mr. Big to her birthday party; Samantha finally tells her sweet lover, after he talked her into couples counseling (which she hates), that she finds his manhood too small. Meanwhile, Charlotte tries a pedigree dog as a temporary substitute for the unfindable perfect fiancé. All find out the downsides of their choices.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to u2 | cashmere scarf | yelling | cordless phone | bare chested male | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 June 1999 (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

Did You Know?

Goofs

Charlotte comes home to find her dog Henry has pooped in the hallway, and then she opens the door to her bedroom to find him tearing up her bedding. If Henry was behind a closed door in the bedroom, he couldn't have pooped in the hall.

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Connections

References The Awful Truth (1937)

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Soundtracks

Sex And The City Theme
Performed by Groove Armada

User Reviews

Kind of horrifying

Watching this episode, I was somewhat horrified by the rampant misogyny on display, particularly the idea that was reinforced throughout the story of the relationship between Susan Sharon and Richard that it's better to be in a horrific, abusive relationship than to be single. What is worse is the callous disregard that Susan Sharon's "friend" Carrie displays towards this, as if the idea that if by turning to her supposed friend for help that she is placing an unfair burden on her...I mean, if you can't turn to your friends for support when your husband is preventing you from leaving the house, then what is the point of those friends?