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Downtown is an animated series on MTV on urban life, based on interviews with real people. The show follows a diverse and multiracial cast who live in New York City, and presents their everyday lives

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Season 1

8.6/1054 votes
Insomnia
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/24/1999
Chaka arranges for Alex to share a dinner of slugs with the exotic Goth girl, Serena. Alex's overwhelming anxiety leads to night after night of insomnia. In the end, it's all worth it when he has an unexpected late-night encounter with his dream girl.
Director: Unknown
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8.6/1042 votes
Graffiti
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/7/1999
A subway line fire creates an irresistible opportunity for Matt to tag the stalled trains. Fruity and Chaka tag along and their friendship is tested.
Director: Unknown
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8.5/1041 votes
The Con
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/31/1999
Alex attends a Horror Con, where he is torn between his wish to impress Serena and his geeky, toy-collecting inclinations.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.4/1032 votes
Night Shift
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/18/1999
Jen is sick of Alex's fixation on Serena and tells him so. But despite her supposed indifference, Jen ends up stalking Serena herself.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.4/1037 votes
Trip or Treat
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/8/1999
Alex finally gets up the nerve to ask Serena out, but when she decides to drop the Goth look, Alex must deal with the question: does he really like her or her outfit?
Director: Unknown
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8.2/1054 votes
Train Pain
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/10/1999
Chaka and Mecca challenge Fruity and Matt to a battle-of-the-sexes subway race. Meanwhile, Alex and Jen's competitive board game play results in a big blowup.
Director: Unknown
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7.9/1040 votes
Limo
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/28/1999
Jen impulsively rents a stretch limo for the night and takes Alex along for a ride chock full of sexual tension. Chaka is pursued by Fruity's nasty ex-girlfriend Patty, the meanest Catholic school-girl in town.
Director: Unknown
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7.9/1029 votes
Before and After
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/25/1999
A set of extremely embarassing photos of Chaka are lost and she must retrieve them. Alex's apartment cleaning results in his secrets being revealed to the public.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.7/1040 votes
Hotel Bar
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/14/1999
Jen accompanies her gold-digging roommate to a fancy hotel bar, while Alex and Goat go cruising for chicks. All involved get more than they bargained for.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.7/1030 votes
Cropsey Clanners
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/1/1999
Alex, Jen, Chaka and Mecca take a trip to rural New Jersey. The car breaks down in the woods, close to where the infamous Cropsey Clanners are said to live.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.6/1067 votes
Sin Bin
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/3/1999
Alex moves into his own apartment, which turns out to be a total dump. When a young punk steals the moving van, Chaka is determined to get it back.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.5/1048 votes
Hot Spot
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/17/1999
A trendy new club replaces a dive bar on the ground floor of Alex's building. Chaka is thrilled, but Alex and Jen are appalled and try to shut the place down.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.4/1032 votes
Testing
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/5/1999
Alex, Fruity and Goat take part in a research study. Goat becomes extremely paranoid and Alex's high score leads him to question his non-ambition.
Director: Unknown
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