‘Sex and the City’: Relive the Biggest, Most Memorable Moments

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'Sex and the City': Relive the Biggest, Most Memorable Moments

You never looked at Post-its the same. Twenty-one years ago, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) and Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) walked into the world in stilettos and changed everything. During Sex and the City's run from 1998 to 2004, there were too many epic moments to count. From breakups to makeups (and makeup sex) to — above all else — important friendship bonding moments, the six seasons had many ups and downs. However, it didn't come without its controversies. The ending, which is detailed below, didn't make everyone happy. “I think the show ultimately betrayed what it was about, which was that women don’t ultimately find happiness from marriage. Not that they can’t, but the show initially was going off script from the romantic comedies that had come before it. That’s what had made women so attached," creator Darren Star revealed in a 2016 interview, referencing Big (Chris Noth) arriving in Paris and he and Carrie living happily ever after. "At the end, it became a conventional romantic comedy. But unless you’re there to write every episode, you’re not going to get the ending you want," he continued. Scroll through our gallery below for more of the series' most memorable moments.

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'Sex and the City': Relive the Biggest, Most Memorable Moments

You never looked at Post-its the same. Twenty-one years ago, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) and Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) walked into the world in stilettos and changed everything. During Sex and the City's run from 1998 to 2004, there were too many epic moments to count. From breakups to makeups (and makeup sex) to — above all else — important friendship bonding moments, the six seasons had many ups and downs. However, it didn't come without its controversies. The ending, which is detailed below, didn't make everyone happy. “I think the show ultimately betrayed what it was about, which was that women don’t ultimately find happiness from marriage. Not that they can’t, but the show initially was going off script from the romantic comedies that had come before it. That’s what had made women so attached," creator Darren Star revealed in a 2016 interview, referencing Big (Chris Noth) arriving in Paris and he and Carrie living happily ever after. "At the end, it became a conventional romantic comedy. But unless you’re there to write every episode, you’re not going to get the ending you want," he continued. Scroll through our gallery below for more of the series' most memorable moments.

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Carrie Meets Big

Big and Bradshaw’s first encounter is picking up her spilled purse filled with condoms on the street.

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Hubbell

A friendly lunch, what could go wrong? Big serves up a main course called “I’m engaged” and Carrie has a meltdown for dessert. But no fear: Carrie’s kiss-off to Big outside of the Plaza is worth reusing on anyone who dumps you for a boring babe.  

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Natasha's Epic Fall

When Carrie sneaks down the stairs after hooking up with Big, only to be caught by Natasha (Bridget Moynahan) who — crack — won’t be smiling in the near future. 

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Off to L.A.

A peek at the Playboy Mansion plus Vince Vaughn posing as Matt Damon’s agent is reason enough to watch the girls rock Los Angeles. That is, when they’re not dealing with dates, purse heists and smoking bans. 

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Fashion Roadkill

Tripping on the runway in Dolce & Gabbana? Epic fail. But instead of crawling away like fashion roadkill, Carrie picks herself back up and gets a standing ovation. Sashay, Shante! 

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Samantha Goes to the Farm

Usually, she prefers her men to do anything she wants, but in season 4, Samantha fell for a farmer and to impress him, went the extra mile: ie., milked a cow!

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Aiden vs Big

Whether you shipped Carrie with Aiden (John Corbett) or Mr. Big, watching the men come face to face and literally wrestle in the mud over Carrie, was a sight to see. Also, Aidan's dog biting Mr. Big in the butt will go down as one of the best moments. 

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Harry and Charlotte Forever

After a huge fight and break up from Harry (Evan Handler), women from the synagogue set Charlotte up on dates with their son. However, she runs into Harry and he's ready to profess his love. He does so — and proposes! Her tearful yes gets us every time.

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I Can't

Berger (Ron Livingston) will forever go down in history as one of the worst, thanks to his Post-it break up note, which read, "I'm sorry. I can't. Don't hate me." Well, we do.

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Another Proposal

Miranda and Steve (David Eigenberg) were always meant to be, but when she proposed to him while sitting at a bar, the surprise was still there and it was oh-so-beautiful.

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Cue the Tears

After Samantha reveals she has cancer, she starts losing her hair and decides to shave her head. Smith (Jason Lewis), known for his luscious locks, decides to shave his, as well. 

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Go Get Our Girl

The women — understandably so — weren't crazy about Big through the series. That's what made the scene in the penultimate episode even more swoon-worthy. They finally came around and told Big, "Go get our girl."

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We'll Always Have Paris

We love watching Carrie find her necklace — and herself again. A determined Big (seriously, have we ever seen him climb stairs?) shows up just in time to trip on the carpet and get corny on a bridge, for better or for worse. “Carrie, you’re the one.” Finally! Plus, his reaction to Aleksandr Petrovsky (Mikhail Baryshnikov) slapping her, made our hearts skip a beat.