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    9 Moments That Made Us Fall in Love With SATC

    From the premiere 16 years ago, it was love.

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    1. When Carrie got splashed by a bus with her own face on it wearing a tutu (opening credits)

    We knew we were going to experience something we've never seen before and be totally hooked. And, we couldn't help but wonder, 'Where can we buy a tutu?'

    2. Carrie introduced us to the age of uninnocence (AKA Dating in NYC during the '90s) (3:15)

    "No one has Breakfast at Tiffany's, and no one has Affairs to Remember. Instead we have breakfast at 7 a.m. and affairs we try to forget as quickly as possible."

    3. When Carrie first mentioned Manolos (3:45)

    The start of Sex and the City's most famed love affair.

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    4. When we first met Miranda and she reminded us that we should never have to settle (5:41)

    Preach, Miranda.

    5. When Charlotte mentions dildo over dinner (6:51)

    Because sex talk with your girls over cake is the best night ever.

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    6. Samantha poingently points out that this is the first time in Manhattan history that women have as much power and money as men. (7:18)

    Except that it's only 77 cents for every man's dollar.

    7. We're introduced to Stanford Blatch's blunt insight. (8:40)

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    8. When We Met Samantha

    Samantha Jones had us at "If you're a successful single woman in this city, you have two choices: You can bang your head against a wall and try and find a relationship, or, you can say 'screw it', and have sex like a man." A New York inspiration, indeed.

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    And we all became hopelessly invested.

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