Season 1 Breakdown

Normal Episodes: 24
TV Specials: 0
TV Movies: 0

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New Girl Season 1 (2011-2012)

New Girl Pilot 1x01 Pilot
After leaving her long-time boyfriend, Jess moves into an apartment with three men, and tries to reenter the dating world.
Sep. 20, 2011
New Girl Kryptonite 1x02 Kryptonite
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 ...
Sep. 27, 2011
New Girl Wedding 1x03 Wedding
Jess becomes convinced that Nick wants to be more than friends; Schmidt tries to seal the deal with Cece.
Oct. 04, 2011
New Girl Naked 1x04 Naked
Nick's confidence takes a hit after Jess walks in on him in the buff; Winston researches pop culture references on the Internet.
Nov. 01, 2011
New Girl Cece Crashes 1x05 Cece Crashes
Jess is convinced by Cece that Nick may like her as more than a friend, while Schmidt tries to finally get together with Cece.
Nov. 08, 2011
New Girl Thanksgiving 1x06 Thanksgiving
Jess invites Paul (guest star Justin Long), 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 ...
Nov. 15, 2011
New Girl Bells 1x07 Bells
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 ...
Nov. 29, 2011
New Girl Bad In Bed 1x08 Bad In Bed
Jess asks the guys for sex advice with Paul. Schmidt competes with a female co-worker at his boss's baby shower.
Dec. 06, 2011
New Girl The 23rd 1x09 The 23rd
The roommates attend Schmidt's holiday office party; Jess frets when she receives an extravagant gift from Paul.
Dec. 13, 2011
New Girl The Story of the 50 1x10 The Story of the 50
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 ...
Jan. 17, 2012
New Girl Jess and Julia 1x11 Jess and Julia
Nick's new lawyer girlfriend Julia helps Jess fight a traffic ticket but it results in a fight between the two girls. Meanwhile, Winston runs into an ex-lover of his.
Jan. 31, 2012
New Girl The Landlord 1x12 The Landlord
Gainst 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 ...
Feb. 07, 2012
New Girl Valentine's Day 1x13 Valentine's Day
Jess convinces Schmidt to help her land a stranger on her first Valentine's day without a date. Nick spends more time with Julie's Assistant than Julie, ruining his special day pla ...
Feb. 14, 2012
New Girl Bully 1x14 Bully
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 ...
Feb. 21, 2012
New Girl Injured 1x15 Injured
When Nick is hurt playing a game of touch football and Jess discovers he doesn't have insurance, she brings him to her doctor friend - an OB-GYN. The gang rallies together and Nick ...
Mar. 06, 2012
New Girl Control 1x16 Control
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 ...
Mar. 13, 2012
New Girl Fancyman (Part 1) 1x17 Fancyman (Part 1)
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. ...
Mar. 20, 2012
New Girl Fancyman (Part 2) 1x18 Fancyman (Part 2)
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. ...
Mar. 27, 2012
New Girl Secrets 1x19 Secrets
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 ...
Apr. 03, 2012
New Girl Normal 1x20 Normal
Jess nervously invites Russell to spend the weekend at the loft; Winston gets a job at a sports radio station.
Apr. 10, 2012
New Girl Kids 1x21 Kids
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 ...
Apr. 17, 2012
New Girl Tomatoes 1x22 Tomatoes
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 ...
Apr. 24, 2012
New Girl Backslide 1x23 Backslide
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 ...
May. 01, 2012
New Girl See Ya 1x24 See Ya
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 ...
May. 08, 2012
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Season 1 Characters

Jess played by Zooey Deschanel
Nick Miller played by Jake Johnson (XVI)
Schmidt played by Max Greenfield
Cece played by Hannah Simone
Winston Bishop played by Lamorne Morris
Young Jess played by Portia Berman
Caroline played by Mary Elizabeth Ellis
Shelby played by Kali Hawk
Paul played by Justin Long
Julia played by Lizzy Caplan
Russell played by Dermot Mulroney
Kim played by Gillian Vigman
Gina played by Michaela Watkins
Tanya Lamontagne played by Rachael Harris
Joe Napoli played by Phil Hendrie
Elvin played by Blake Garrett Rosenthal
Spencer played by Ian Wolterstorff
Remy played by Jeff Kober
Dr. Sadie played by June Diane Raphael
Rochelle played by Ashton Swinford
Ouli played by Jeanne Tripplehorn
Nadia played by Rebecca Reid (II)
Interviewer played by Molly Bryant

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Season 1 Videos

Cute Guy Alert
Cute Guy Alert (01:06)

Early
Early (00:50)

Best Friend
Best Friend (01:26)

Pros and Cons
Pros and Cons (01:02)

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Season 1 Quotes

01x04 - Naked Season 1 / Episode 4: - Naked

Schmidt: [about Nick's penis] Why haven't I seen it?
Winston: Why do you wanna see it?
Schmidt: He's my best friend.
Winston: Again, why do you wanna see it?
01x15 - Injured Season 1 / Episode 15: - Injured

Jess: How many ears did Daniel Boone have? He had a left ear, a right ear, and a [suddenly musical] Front-ier!


Jess: Frontier. Get it?
Nick: You don't get to speak at my funeral.
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Season 1 Trivia

  • Episode 11 - Goof (revealing mistake): Jess clearly drives a 1970s blue Volvo station wagon, but her red light running citation says she was in a black 2006 Ford coupe.
  • Episode 23 - In the scene playing over the closing credits, Past Nick says to Future Nick, "Be nicer to Coach, or he's gonna take off, live with a bunch of other white people." Damon Wayans Jr., who played Coach in the pilot episode, left 'New Girl' for a co-starring rol
  • Episode 13 - Schmidt is talking about True Blood just before Jess meets Ryan Kwanten (Jason Stackhouse in True Blood).
  • Episode 01 - Goof (miscellaneous): When Coach asks Jess on tips for talking to women, the curling iron that Jess has disappears for a brief moment when she tells him to lower his voice.
  • Episode 07 - Goof (factual errors): When Schmidt gets back from working out, he is unable to get into his bedroom because Nick put his freezer in the room. However, Nick and Schmidt are the same size. If Schmidt couldn't get in, that means Nick wouldn't have been able to get out.

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