New Girl Season 1 : |
After her boyfriend cheats on her quirky teacher Jess moves in with three freewheeling bachelors who have plenty of issues of their own. |
Episode 1 - [Pilot] |
Details : After leaving her long-time boyfriend Jess moves into an apartment with three men and tries to re-enter the dating world. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Caroline | Gillian Vigman as Kim | Damon Wayans Jr. as Coach | Rebecca Reid as Nadia | |
Air Date : Sep. 20, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
Episode 2 - [Kryptonite] |
Details : Nick and Schmidt convince Jess to get her stuff out of her ex-boyfriend Spencer's apartment; Jess meets new roommate Winston who has returned from playing basketball in Latvia. Winston tries to get his old room back from Schmidt. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Jake Kasdan | Writer : Elizabeth Meriwether | |
Air Date : Sep. 27, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
Episode 3 - [Wedding] |
Details : The guys are invited to a wedding and Nick is fearful that he'll run into his ex so he asks Jess to be his date. Meanwhile Winston takes his role as usher very seriously and Schmidt catches the eye of two women. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Caroline | Katie Cassidy as Brooke | Natasha Lyonne as Gretchen | Writer : Donick Cary | Director : Jason Winer | |
Air Date : Oct. 04, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 4 - [Naked] |
Details : Jess accidentally walks in on Nick naked sending his self-confidence to an all-time low - just after an attractive co-worker agrees to go out on a date with him. Meanwhile Winston becomes obsessed with learning pop-culture references online. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Lake Bell as Amanda | Director : Jake Kasdan | Writer : J. J. Philbin | |
Air Date : Nov. 01, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 5 - [Cece Crashes] |
Details : Cece convinces Jess that Nick likes her more than just as a roommate and Schmidt tries to seal the deal with Cece. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Rachel Axler | Director : John Hamburg | |
Air Date : Nov. 08, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 6 - [Thanksgiving] |
Details : Jess invites Paul a music teacher at her school on whom she always has had a crush to the gang’s big Thanksgiving dinner at the loft which naturally goes horribly awry. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Justin Long as Paul Genzlinger | Director : Miguel Arteta | Writer : Berkley Johnson | |
Air Date : Nov. 15, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 7 - [Bells] |
Details : Jess gets jealous when Winston joins her troubled-youth handbell quartet and instantly becomes a natural. Meanwhile Nick and Schmidt engage in class warfare when the toilet breaks and they each have their own idea of how to get it fixed. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Raven Goodwin as Desiree | Ki Hong Lee as Hector | Director : Peyton Reed | Writer : Luvh Rakhe | |
Air Date : Nov. 29, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
Episode 8 - [Bad In Bed] |
Details : When Jess decides to take her relationship with Paul to the next level she consults with the guys for some sex advice. Meanwhile Schmidt worms his way into his boss' baby shower to compete with his office female counterpart. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Justin Long as Paul Genzlinger | Eva Amurri Martino as Beth | Michaela Watkins as Gina | Director : Jesse Peretz | Writer : Josh Malmuth | |
Air Date : Dec. 06, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 9 - [The 23rd] |
Details : The gang attends Schmidt's holiday office party and Jess frets when she receives an expensive gift from Paul. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Justin Long as Paul Genzlinger | Gillian Vigman as Kim | Michaela Watkins as Gina | Stephen Amell as Kyle | Writer : Donick Cary | Director : Jason Winer | |
Air Date : Dec. 13, 2011 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 10 - [The Story Of The 50] |
Details : When Schmidt's plans for his 29th birthday fall apart Jess takes charge and enlists the help of her school's party hungry vice-principal. Meanwhile Nick begrudgingly has his first date at Schmidt's party with a beautiful lawyer who harbors a secret and the gang wonders who placed a 50 dollar bill in the douchebag jar. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Rachael Harris as Tanya Lamontagne | Lizzy Caplan as Julia Cleary | Matt Besser as Martin Fuller | Director : Troy Miller | Writer : Luvh Rakhe | |
Air Date : Jan. 17, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 11 - [Jess And Julia] |
Details : Nick panics when Julia doesn't want to put a label on their relationship. Meanwhile Jess enlists Julia to help her get out of a traffic ticket Winston reconnects with a former booty call and Schmidt is baffled as to why his shower towel is always damp. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Lizzy Caplan as Julia Cleary | Kali Hawk as Shelby | June Diane Raphael as Sadie | Director : Jake Kasdan | |
Air Date : Jan. 31, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 12 - [The Landlord] |
Details : Against Nick's wishes Jess makes it her mission to get the loft's cantankerous landlord to like her. In doing so she inadvertently jeopardizes their living situation and the guys are forced to admit they've made some unofficial changes to the apartment. Meanwhile Schmidt tries to decipher what he thinks are mixed signals from his boss Kim. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Jeff Kober as Remy | Gillian Vigman as Kim | Director : Peyton Reed | |
Air Date : Feb. 07, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 13 - [Valentine's Day] |
Details : Single for the first time on Valentine's Day Jess convinces Schmidt to be her wingman as she attempts to have an attachment-free fling with a handsome stranger. Nick's romantic plans are foiled when he finds himself spending more time with Julia's law firm assistant than with her. Winston becomes one of the girls when Shelby invites him over on the holiday. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Clark Duke as Cliff | Lizzy Caplan as Julia Cleary | Kali Hawk as Shelby | Ryan Kwanten as Oliver | Stephen Amell as Kyle | Director : Tucker Gates | Writer : Lesley Wake Webster | |
Air Date : Feb. 14, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 14 - [Bully] |
Details : When Jess tries to intervene with a classroom bully she finds herself the target of the bad seed student. Schmidt meanwhile is thrilled over his post-Valentine's sexcapades but hates that his paramour wants to keep it a secret; and Nick goes into a tailspin when Julia sends him a cactus. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Rachael Harris as Tanya Lamontagne | Joey King as Brianna | Lizzy Caplan as Julia Cleary | Roxana Ortega as Greta | Tressa DiFiglia as Karen | Writer : David Walpert | Director : Daniel Attias | |
Air Date : Feb. 21, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 15 - [Injured] |
Details : When Nick is hurt playing a game of touch football and Jess discovers he doesn't have insurance she takes him to her doctor friend -- an OB-GYN. The gang rallies together and Nick evaluates his life when his seemingly innocuous back injury may prove to be more serious than thought. |
Guest Cast and Crew : June Diane Raphael as Sadie | |
Air Date : Mar. 06, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 16 - [Control] |
Details : After Jess realizes that Schmidt is unfairly doing all of the housework she pushes him to go on strike and the entire ecosystem of the loft is thrown off balance. Meanwhile Nick scrambles when he must pay up to Winston after losing a poker game. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Dave Finkel | Writer : Brett Baer | Director : Jesse Peretz | |
Air Date : Mar. 13, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 17 - [Fancyman Part 1] |
Details : Jess reluctantly dates the wealthy father of one of her students. Meanwhile Nick attempts to buy a new cell phone and Schmidt and Winston get ultra-competitive playing bar trivia. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Rachael Harris as Tanya Lamontagne | Dermot Mulroney as Russell Schiller | Kali Hawk as Shelby | Randall Park as Will | Blake Garrett Rosenthal as Elvin | Director : Peyton Reed | Writer : Nick Adams | Writer : J. J. Philbin | |
Air Date : Mar. 20, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 18 - [Fancyman Part 2] |
Details : Jess' sophisticated date with Russell doesn't go as planned. Meanwhile Nick's college friend visits and brings out Nick's inner frat boy to help him get over his break-up with Julia. Also Winston panics when Shelby goes on a girls vacation and Schmidt and Cece try to keep their relationship under the covers but one of the friends finds out their secret. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Dermot Mulroney as Russell Schiller | Kali Hawk as Shelby | Martin Starr as Dirk | Natalie Dreyfuss as Skyler | Jazz Raycole as Miriam | Director : Matt Shakman | Writer : Berkley Johnson | Writer : Kim Rosenstock | |
Air Date : Mar. 27, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 19 - [Secrets] |
Details : While training for a marathon Jess discovers that Cece has been keeping a secret from her and their friendship is put to the test. Meanwhile Winston can't handle being the only one who knows about Cece and Schmidt and Nick reluctantly asks for Schmidt's help as he tries to juggle dating two women at once. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Katrina Bowden as Holly | Rebecca Reid as Nadia | Director : David Wain | Writer : Josh Malmuth | |
Air Date : Apr. 03, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 20 - [Normal] |
Details : A nervous Jess invites Russell to spend the weekend at the loft and her fears are amplified when he gets along better with the guys than she hoped. Meanwhile Winston begins work at a sports radio station but quickly finds out his boss is more of a shock jock and Nick tries to make an invention from his Idea Notebook into a reality. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Dermot Mulroney as Russell Schiller | Phil Hendrie as Joe Napoli | Michaela Watkins as Gina | Blake Garrett Rosenthal as Elvin | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as Himself | Rizwan Manji as Interviewer | Director : Jesse Peretz | Writer : Luvh Rakhe | |
Air Date : Apr. 10, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 21 - [Kids] |
Details : Jess babysits Russell's pre-teen daughter for the weekend and meets his ex-wife. Then Schmidt and Cece panic when they think she's pregnant. Also Nick's new girlfriend may be too young and Winston discovers his new boss is a big baby. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Phil Hendrie as Joe Napoli | Jeanne Tripplehorn as Ouli | Annalise Basso as Sarah Shiller | Writer : Donick Cary | Director : Tristram Shapeero | Writer : Lesley Wake Webster | |
Air Date : Apr. 17, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 22 - [Tomatoes] |
Details : Jess fears she and Russell don't share the fiery passion he exhibits with his ex-wife Ouli. Meanwhile Cece is not yet willing to admit her true feelings for Schmidt so she encourages him to go on a date with one of her Russian model roommates. Then a down-in-the-dumps Nick channels all of his energy into a new vegetable garden. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Dermot Mulroney as Russell Schiller | Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Caroline | Jeanne Tripplehorn as Ouli | Kali Hawk as Shelby | Writer : David Walpert | Director : Michael Spiller | Writer : Kim Rosenstock | |
Air Date : Apr. 24, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 23 - [Backslide] |
Details : When Jess and Nick run into their exes Paul and Caroline the gang fears they both may backslide into romantic relationships. Meanwhile Schmidt desperately tries not to get aroused as he deals with a delicate medical issue Winston suffers the consequences of a wild night out with his boss and Cece brings Schmidt to a nursing home to meet her grandmother. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Justin Long as Paul Genzlinger | Phil Hendrie as Joe Napoli | Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Caroline | Madhur Jaffrey as Nana | Melissa Tang as Jenn | Writer : David Quandt | Director : Nanette Burstein | |
Air Date : May. 01, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 24 - [See Ya] |
Details : When one of the roommates decides to move out of the loft the gang makes an unexpected trip to the desert where Winston faces his fear of the dark Cece and Schmidt’s relationship reaches a turning point and Jess and Nick square off with a coyote. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Jeff Kober as Remy | Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Caroline | Thomas Lennon as Neil | Director : Michael Spiller | |
Air Date : May. 08, 2012 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |