No Ifs, Ands, or Butts

Sex and the City
Season 3, Episode 5

Air date	July 9, 2000
Written by	Michael Patrick King
Directed by	Nicole Holofcener
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“	Later that night, I couldn’t help but wonder, when the hell did dating become so dump-friendly? What happened to the time when a bad kiss or a cigarette or even a ridiculous dream was part of a person’s portfolio? In today’s volatile dating market, is it wise to liquidate certain stocks at the first sign they might not perform as well as expected? Or are there certain things one should try and negotiate? In relationships, what are the "deal breakers"?	”
	— Carrie

"No Ifs, Ands, or Butts" is the fifth episode of the third season of Sex and the City, which aired on July 9, 2000.

Synopsis[]

Carrie's smoking becomes a problem when she goes on her first date with Aidan Shaw. Miranda makes more time for Steve in her life. Charlotte dates the worst kisser she's ever met. Samantha dates a black man whose sister doesn't like her.

Trivia[]

The title is a reference to "no ifs, ands, or buts".

Cast[]

Main[]

Recurring[]

Willie Garson as Stanford Blatch

Guest[]

John Corbett as Aidan Shaw
David Eigenberg as Steve Brady
Asio Highsmith as Chivon Williams
Sundra Oakley as Adeena Williams
Ross Gibby as Brad the Bad Kisser
Donald Berman as Marty Mendleson
Misi L. Lecube as Line Patron
Prodigal Sunn as South Pole
J.D. Williams as Sweet Sauce
Jen Drohan as Waitress

	Episodes	v • t • e

Sex and the City Season 1

• Sex and the City (episode) • Models and Mortals • Bay of Married Pigs • Valley of the Twenty-Something Guys • The Power of Female Sex • Secret Sex • The Monogamists • Three's a Crowd • The Turtle and the Hare • The Baby Shower • The Drought • Oh Come All Ye Faithful •

Sex and the City Season 2

• Take Me Out to the Ball Game • The Awful Truth • The Freak Show • They Shoot Single People, Don't They? • Four Women and a Funeral • The Cheating Curve • The Chicken Dance • The Man, the Myth, the Viagra • Old Dogs, New Dicks • The Caste System • Evolution • La Douleur Exquise! • Games People Play • The Fuck Buddy • Shortcomings • Was It Good for You? • Twenty-Something Girls vs. Thirty-Something Women • Ex and the City •

Sex and the City Season 3

• Where There's Smoke... • Politically Erect • Attack of the Five Foot Ten Woman • Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl... • No Ifs, Ands, or Butts • Are We Sluts? • Drama Queens • The Big Time • Easy Come, Easy Go • All or Nothing • Running with Scissors • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • Escape from New York • Sex and Another City • Hot Child in the City • Frenemies • What Goes Around Comes Around • Cock a Doodle Do! •

Sex and the City Season 4

• The Agony and the 'Ex'-tacy • The Real Me • Defining Moments • What's Sex Got to Do with It? • Ghost Town • Baby, Talk Is Cheap • Time and Punishment • My Motherboard, My Self • Sex and the Country • Belles of the Balls • Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda • Just Say Yes • The Good Fight • All That Glitters... • Change of a Dress • Ring a Ding Ding • A Vogue Idea • I Heart NY •

Sex and the City Season 5

• Anchors Away • Unoriginal Sin • Luck Be an Old Lady • Cover Girl • Plus One Is the Loneliest Number • Critical Condition • The Big Journey • I Love a Charade •

Sex and the City Season 6

• To Market, to Market • Great Sexpectations • The Perfect Present • Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little • Lights, Camera, Relationship • Hop, Skip, and a Week • The Post-it Always Sticks Twice • The Catch • A Woman's Right to Shoes • Boy, Interrupted • The Domino Effect • One • Let There Be Light • The Ick Factor • Catch-38 • Out of the Frying Pan • The Cold War • Splat! • An American Girl in Paris: Part Une • An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux •

Sex and the City films

• Sex and the City (film) • Sex and the City 2 •

And Just Like That... Season 1

• Hello, It's Me • Little Black Dress • When in Rome • Some of My Best Friends • Tragically Hip • Diwali • Sex and the Widow • Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered • No Strings Attached • Seeing the Light •

And Just Like That... Season 2

• Met Cute • The Real Deal • Chapter Three • Alive • Trick or Treat • Bomb Cyclone • February 14th • A Hundred Years Ago • There Goes the Neighborhood • The Last Supper Part One: Appetizer • The Last Supper Part Two: Entrée •

And Just Like That... Season 3

• Outlook Good • The Rat Race • [[]] • [[]] • [[]] • [[]] • [[]] • [[]] • [[]] • [[]] • [[]] • [[]] • [[]] • [[]] •

The Carrie Diaries Season 1

• Pilot • Lie with Me • Read Before Use • Fright Night • Dangerous Territory • Endgame • Caught • Hush Hush • The Great Unknown • The Long and Winding Road Not Taken • Identity Crisis • A First Time for Everything • Kiss Yesterday Goodbye •

The Carrie Diaries Season 2

• Win Some, Lose Some • Express Yourself • Strings Attached • Borderline • Too Close for Comfort • The Safety Dance • I Heard a Rumor • The Second Time Around • Under Pressure • Date Expectations • Hungry Like the Wolf • This Is the Time • Run to You •

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