The BEST episodes of Pretend It’s a City season 1
Every episode of Pretend It’s a City season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Pretend It’s a City season 1!
Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.
#1 - Library Services
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/8/2021
Books opened up the world to young Fran. Today, she can't throw a volume away — but she will trash the writer of a glowing blurb for a lousy tome.
#2 - Cultural Affairs
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2021
The mysteries of talent are scrutinized as Fran looks at the peril of writing, the joy of Motown and the time Charles Mingus chased her on the street.
#3 - Department of Sports & Health
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/8/2021
Knowing that some are annoyed that she's still alive, Fran understands that smoking is bad for you. "Wellness" and sports sound even worse to her.
#4 - Pretend It’s a City
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2021
Meet Fran Lebowitz and join her on her rambles as she muses about deadly distractions, Times Square terror, subway stoppers and total building fails.
#5 - Hall of Records
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/8/2021
Fran's all about fun — guilty pleasures, not so much. Just give her a party, a movie, a small child or a luminous Cary Grant. You can keep technology.
#6 - Metropolitan Transit
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/8/2021
Mean cabbies, arty subway stations, interstellar tourism and spacey bus drivers can get Fran going. Then Leonardo DiCaprio offered her an e-cigarette.
#7 - Board of Estimate
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/8/2021
It's a living: Fran hates money but loves things, so she must work — though she prefers to read. Winning the lottery may be her only other option.