In the fourth episode of Sex and the City , titled the show explores the generational divide in the New York dating market . The title is a satirical play on Jacqueline Susann's novel Valley of the Dolls , framing the allure of younger men as a consumable, drug-like thrill. Plot Summary
Carrie and Mr. Big keep "accidentally" bumping into each other until they finally schedule a deliberate meeting—which Big ambiguously labels a "drink thing" rather than a date. When Big cancels at the last minute, Carrie ends up flirting with Sam (played by Timothy Olyphant ), a 20-something friend of a chef at Samantha's PR event. [S1E4] Valley of the Twenty-Something Guys
Carrie is initially charmed by Sam's youthful stamina and talent for kissing. However, the illusion shatters the next morning when she wakes up in his "nightmare" apartment—a cramped space with a roommate and, most famously, no toilet paper . In the fourth episode of Sex and the