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This podcast covers New Girl Season 4, Episode 15, The Crawl, which originally aired on February 10, 2015 and was written by Kim Rosenstock and directed by Jay Chandrasekhar.
Here’s a quick recap of the episode:
After his breakup with Kai, Nick wants to complete a bar crawl with all his friends… on Valentine’s Day. All had other plans – Jess with Ryan, Schmidt with Fawn, and Winston on call for work – but they all end up going to the Bar Crawl.
This episode got a 8.5/10 rating from Kritika and 9.5/10 from Kelly and we both had the same favorite character: Winston!
While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:
Elijah Wood - When sharing a job option for Ryan, Winston shared that he heard “Elijah Wood's looking for a stunt double.”
[E.L. Fudge Keebler Cookies] - This reference was by Winston about Ryan saying, “Get back in that tree and make me some cookies”, which resembles how the mascots on the Keebler cookies make the cookies.
Krumping - Schmidt noted that he “even krumped at that anti-gang initiative” for Dawn.
The Walking Dead - Nick shared that sometimes Jess didn’t hear him with all her hair, like when she didn’t respond after asking her what she thought about his “Walking Dead fanfiction”
The Temptations - “My Girl" - The tune of this song was sang by Winston and Nick during the karaoke bar, but instead of “My Girl” they sang “Bar Crawl”.
The Wright Brothers - Winston thought sparks were “flying like the Wright Brothers” between Cece and Schmidt.
Tom Colicchio - The bartender Mike thought Nick wasn’t going to make it to the last bar on the bar crawl and that he himself would never ride a jet ski with Tom Colicchio.
Mary Poppins - Schmidt said Winston is like a Black Mary Poppins.
Additionally we mentioned in our podcast episode a site with some notes by Cathy Guise, the creator of the comic Strip “Cathy”.
Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 16!
This podcast covers New Girl Season 4, Episode 14, Swuit, which originally aired on February 3, 2015 and was written by Noah Garfinkel and directed by Trent O'Donnell.
Here’s a quick recap of the episode:
Nick and Schmidt have brought their old company, Schnick Industries, to life and are trying to sell a new product. Meanwhile, Coach and Winston help Cece pay for college.
This episode got a 9/10 rating from both Kritika and Kelly; Kritika’s favorite character was Schnick Industries and Kelly’s favorite was Jess.
While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:
Lori Greiner - Nick and Schmidt had a pitch meeting with Lori Greiner. We also featured her as the guest star in this episode.
Hewlett Packard - While bickering, Schmidt said, “You think Hewlett had to put up with this crap from Packard? Think Again.”
Howard Hughes / Spruce Goose - Schmidt told Nick he can’t be “loosey-goosey”, which prompted Nick to say that Howard Hughes invented the Loose-Goose. However, Schmidt corrected that the plane was called the “Spruce-Goose”. But Nick did know that the plane did fly “for over a mile at an altitude of 72 feet!”
David Hockney - While discussing Cece’s classes at school, Winston and Coach asked “What you gonna do, Cece, join the South African space program and be the first woman to put a David Hockney painting on the moon?”
Batman and Robin - By the end of the episode, Nick and Schmidt felt like they were “Batman and Robin”, but both wanted to be Batman.
S4 E5 - Landline
Season 4 · Episode 5
Monday, January 15, 2024 • Duration 01:02:38
This podcast covers New Girl Season 4, Episode 5, Landline, which originally aired on October 14, 2014 and was written by Rob Rosell and directed by Trent O’Donnell.
Here’s a quick recap of the episode:
Because of some construction, the loft doesn’t have good cell reception. Jess’s answer to this is to get the loft a landline which prompts Nick to act as a secretary and Jess to find out about Coach’s relationships with their coworkers.
This episode got a 8/10 rating from Kritika whose favorite character was Nick and Kelly rated this episode a 8.5/10 and her favorite character was Coach!
While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:
Blanche / Golden Girls - Coach called out Jess for commenting on his sleeping with other teachers and Coach said she was like the character Blanche from Golden Girls.
War Games / Short Circuit - Nick told an elaborate story about why you shouldn’t trust technology and as the loft mates called out he likely stole that from the movie War Games or more likely Short Circuit.
Splash - In response to listing out other movies, the loft shared that Splash was a good movie.
Carson Daly - When Winston pretended to be Schmidt during the interview, he said the last book Schmidt read was Carson Daly’s biography.
Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 6!
This podcast covers New Girl Season 4, Episode 4 Micro, which originally aired on October 4, 2014 and was written by Josh Malmuth and directed by Jay Chandrasekhar.
Here’s a quick recap of the episode:
After the guys start to rate women by their physical attributes, Jess dates a man with a micropenis to prove to the rest of the loft that she’s not shallow. Meanwhile, Cece and Winston decide to mess with Coach and Schmidt and get them “into” modeling.
This episode got a 7/10 rating from Kritika whose favorite character was Winston and Kelly rated this episode an 8/10 and her favorite character was Nick!
While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:
Vietnam War / Korean War - When the guys were comparing "cans" one of the guys noted the "Post-Korean war, pre-Vietnam war" time was the size he liked the best.
Paula Cole - In the bar, Winston put "five dollars in the jukebox" to play a "Paula Cole rock block."
Hercules - In the modeling sequence, Schmidt was told he looked like "the only Jewish Greek God, Hercules."
Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 5!
This podcast covers New Girl Season 4, Episode 3, Julie Berkman’s Older Sister, which originally aired on September 30, 2014 and was written by Nina Pedrad and directed by Fred Goss.
Here’s a quick recap of the episode:
Jess’s Dad, Bob, comes to visit and is bringing his new girlfriend...who happens to be someone that Jess went to high school with. Meanwhile, Schmidt asks the guys for help to land a new sponge ad campaign.
This episode got a 6.5/10 rating from Kritika whose favorite character was Schmidt and Kelly rated this episode an 8/10 and her favorite character was Winston!
While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:
Ed - Ashley shared she did “so much E” while watching the show Ed.
Annie - Schmidt felt like he was living in reverse Annie going from “riches to rags”.
Seal - Jess’s Dad, Bob, and Ashley thought they saw Seal at the airport, but it wasn’t him.
Crabtree and Evelyn - Jess was threatening Ashley and referred to her fists as “Crabtree and Evelyn.”
Thor / Mjölnir - Winston was reading Schmidt’s focus group cue cards, saying “I am Thor” but didn’t know how to pronounce Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir.
NPR - Jess said they needed to “turn Ashley off” by playing NPR.
[Weeble] - Ashley said Bob was her, “big, round, bald, fuzzy Weeble-Wobble.”
Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 4!
S4 E2 - Dice
Season 4 · Episode 2
Monday, October 9, 2023 • Duration 01:03:44
This podcast covers New Girl Season 4, Episode 2, Dice, which originally aired on September 23, 2014 and was written by Matt Fusfeld and Alex Cuthbertson and directed by Lynn Shelton.
Here’s a quick recap of the episode:
Jess takes a risk and learns how to use dating apps from Schmidt while Nick and Cece get Coach stoned for the first time…right before they get invited to a party with Winston’s cop coworkers.
This episode got a 8/10 rating from both Kritika and Kelly and we both had the same favorite character: Schmidt!
While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:
Babar - Nick thought Schmidt’s hookup, Barb, was the name of the cartoon elephant Babar.
DTF - Jess thought “Darn tootin' fun” could be represented by the acronym “DTF”.
Hemsworth - When training Jess on Dice, Schmidt showed a photo of a man who looked like a Hemsworth.
Taboo Buzzer - Schmidt used the loft’s Taboo buzzer to train Jess on Dice.
Kings of Leon - Schmidt commented that Kings of Leon was a good band, but stuck in one place musically.
Titanic - When Nick was high, he claimed, “No man or piece of scientific technology has ever been to the bottom of the ocean.” However, Cece, who was also high, confirmed the man who made the Titanic did.
Al Pacino - When Nick was high, he poorly did imitations and Coach guessed he was imitating Al Pacino.
- Jess felt she wasn’t ready to Dice date yet, saying, “I'm not ready. That's like taking a musical from rehearsals straight to Broadway. You got to workshop it first.”
S4 E1 - The Last Wedding
Season 4 · Episode 1
Monday, September 18, 2023 • Duration 01:10:49
This podcast covers New Girl Season 4, Episode 1, The Last Wedding, which originally aired on September 16, 2014 and was written by J.J. Philben and directed by Trent O’Donnell.
Here’s a quick recap of the episode:
It’s been a few months since Cruise and the loft mates have been to 11 weddings this summer… This episode has the gang attending a 12th wedding with a goal to not go home alone.
This episode got an 8/10 rating from both Kritika and Kelly; Kritika’s favorite character was Winston and Kelly’s favorite was Jess.
While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:
Academy Awards / Anna Paquin - Schmidt gets “angry and scared” that Jess knits and likens it to when he hears the phrase, "Academy Award winner Anna Paquin."
[Olaf] from Frozen - Coach thought the bridesmaid Nick made out with looked like “the snowman from Frozen”.
[Game of Thrones] - When Schmidt was making the case that “nobody meets anybody in fall…” he also said, “Winter... is coming” – a famous quote from the show Game of Thrones.
Malcolm Gladwell - Kat shared she lost her virginity to author, Malcolm Gladwell.
[Last Helicopter Out of Saigon] - Throughout the episode there was a bit between Schmidt and Nick regarding whether or not they should have a four way and they related Schmidt’s desperation to the “Last Helicopter Out of Saigon”.
The Best Man Holiday - A past hookup that Coach ran into again told him she “rented Best Man Holiday. You're not in it.”
Batman / - Jess’s first crush was on a Batman cake, but her first sexual feelings were for Teenage Simba.
S3 Bonus - Season 3 Recap
Season 3
Monday, May 8, 2023 • Duration 01:57:55
This podcast covers a recap of the third season of New Girl. We’re your hosts, Kelly and Kritika, and we originally met through work but now we consider ourselves long distance best friends. We’ve bonded over our love of TV and brought you this podcast to recap one of our favorite shows -- New Girl.
In Season 3, Nick and Jess are together… until they aren’t; they begin the season dating and by the end they agree to split up. Schmidt tries to date another woman while dating Cece and ends up losing them both, only to realize that he truly still loves Cece. He also moves out halfway through the season, but only ends up living across the hall. Winston takes Daisy’s cat Ferguson and applies for the LAPD and after Coach comes back to the loft after a break-up, Jess befriends him and helps get him a job at her school.
In this recap of Season 3, we break down the themes of each loft mate.
Jess - We explore Jess’s trouble fitting back in with her profession and her lack of communication with Nick, and her continued need for control, especially in her relationships.
Nick - We discuss how supportive Nick is with Jess and the other loftmates and how he began to really speak up for himself this season.
Winston - We examine how Winston is still getting a side-character edit, although he is getting more storylines than the last two seasons. Mostly, we feel Winston is the glue of the friend group, bringing everyone together.
Schmidt - We take a look at Schmidt’s whirlwind romances with Elizabeth/Cece and then Abby and how he continues to pine after Cece in this season.
Cece - We review Cece’s career changes, her romantic relationships, and how we saw her friendship with Jess grow.
Coach - We begin to explore Coach’s storyline with his return. We discuss how he is paired up with each character through this season and is actually coaching and showing his vulnerable side.
Additionally, we discuss our favorite scenes and quotes, “Schmidtisms”, “In the 2020s” segments, pop culture references, and guest stars we had previously featured on the podcast. We also do another quick review of Prince, the most notable guest star from this season.
S3 E23 - Cruise
Season 3 · Episode 23
Monday, March 20, 2023 • Duration 01:08:09
This podcast covers New Girl Season 3, Episode 23, Cruise, which originally aired on May 6, 2014 and was directed by Elizabeth Meriwether and written by Luvh Rakhe and Rob Rosell.
Here’s a quick recap of the episode:
The loft goes on a cruise together while Nick and Jess continue to deal with the awkwardness of their break up.
We discuss Pop Culture References such as:
“Shame, shame I know your name” / The Goonies - Winston said the phrase “Shame, shame I know your name” to Schmidt and Cece at different times in the episode, calling them out for liking the other. We also shared that Josh Gad reunited the cast of The Goonies in his Reunited Apart series on YouTube.
Additional Pop Culture References such as:
“Amazing Grace” - When Coach is scared during the cruise safety training, the trainer, Doug, starts singing “Amazing Grace”, which is a Christian hymn published in 1779. Words for the song were originally written by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton. In the United States, the song is very popular and is used for both religious and secular purposes.
On this episode’s Most Likely To we see who is more likely to make the most of the money they’ve already spent, make their own rosé, plan an intervention for their friends, and go on a cruise. We also cover the moment where Schmidt cued up the violinist for his big moment with Cece as our “Schmidtism”. For “Not in the 2020s” we highlight the return of the fat shaming and how Coach felt that if he showed his fear of boats it would make him less of a man. For “Yes in the 2020s” we discuss Schmidt prioritizing Cece over himself and the loft coming together for Nick and Jess. We give a brief look into Kerri Kenney (Captain Jan Nortis) and (Doug), the guest stars we feature in this episode.
S3 E22 - Dance
Season 3 · Episode 22
Monday, March 6, 2023 • Duration 01:02:21
This podcast covers New Girl Season 3, Episode 22, Dance, which originally aired on April 29, 2014 and was directed by Trent O'Donnell and written by Rebecca Addelman and Ryan Koh.
Here’s a quick recap of the episode:
Jess is throwing a school dance where the theme is Love is Forever and Ever and Ever (with 12 total Evers) so when the dance is sabotaged, the loft comes together to fill in the gaps and support Jess.
We discuss Pop Culture References such as:
Flo-Jo - When Schmidt went outside to race the bully, he said, “I'm like a Hebrew cheetah, on the count of three. One, two... Flo Jo!”
Gosford Park - When the dance was being sabotaged, Jess shared that all the doors should be locked to keep everyone in like it was Gosford Park.
Additional Pop Culture References such as:
Good Will Hunting - When making jokes about Buster’s age, Schmidt said Buster would have been 7 when Good Will Hunting came out. Good Will Hunting is a 1997 American psychological drama film directed by Gus Van Sant, and written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The film received nominations in nine categories at the Academy Awards and won in two: Best Supporting Actor for Robin Williams and Best Original Screenplay for Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The film was met with highly positive reviews and in 2014, it was ranked at number 53 in The Hollywood Reporter's "100 Favorite Films" list.
“Call Me Maybe” - Carly Rae Jepsen - This song played when Winston was having trouble turning down the “heat” on the dance floor. "Call Me Maybe" is a song recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen for her EP Curiosity and later appeared on her second studio album and first international album Kiss. "Call Me Maybe" was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2012 – Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. The song was the best-selling single worldwide, selling over 12 million copies in that year alone.
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Beatnik - Jess was asking one of her Dice dates if he was a chef or Beatnik because of his turtleneck shirt.
Charlotte’s Web - Winston was telling a story about a spider and shared how he hoped it was “Charlotte's Web and [it’s] nice" before spoiling the plot for the partygoers who didn’t know the story of Charlotte’s Web.
Michael Strahan - One of Jess’s Dice dates said, “I'm not gay, but I would go crazy on Michael Strahan.”
Meryl Streep - One of Jess’s Dice dates said he thought Meryl Streep was dumb.
[Hockey Positions] - Jess used an excuse to get out of a date mentioning the “Center Wing” in hockey and he confirmed that’s not a position.
“Pomp and Circumstance” - Coach, Cece, and Nick were singing this song in the closet after they said they could “see” Cece going back to school.
Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 3!
In the episode, we also mentioned the following articles:
New Girl Guys Recall Horrible Questions They Were Asked - In our “Not in the 2020s” least favorites section, we referenced this YouTube video where the cast shared how they were asked if Winston would leave the show now that Coach was back.
“Who’s That Girl? A ‘New Girl’ Podcast” Show Notes - As we shared in our “Pop Culture” section, all pop culture references for each episode can be found in each episode’s show notes. For example, the S3E14 Prince show notes share pop culture references and other articles about the Prince episode.
This season as a whole got a 7/10 rating from Kritika and a 7.5/10 from Kelly, who both had the same favorite character: Nick.
While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:
Skee-Ball - Nick asks Winston to cash in his Skee-Ball tickets as he didn’t want to go to the other side of the boat. Skee-Ball is an arcade game where a person throws a ball up an incline, with the hopes of getting it into a group of rings of different sizes, which account for different points.
PG-13 - When Nick and Jess were given the Grand Romance Package, they asked to have a PG-13 package instead. PG-13 denotes “Parental Guidance: Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13 to 15.” and is used in the United States, Singapore, Jamaica, the UAE, and Thailand as a movie and TV rating system.
This episode got an 8/10 rating from Kritika and 7.5/10 from Kelly and we both had the same favorite character: Winston!
Thanks for listening and stay tuned for our Season 3 Recap!
Ray Charles - Coach said the three guys were the worst chaperones, noting that Ray Charles’ ghost would be better. Ray Charles Robinson Sr. was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and alto saxophonist who is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history. Charles was blinded during childhood, possibly due to glaucoma and when Coach is saying Ray Charles’ ghost would be a better chaperone, even though he was blind.
8 Mile - When having a rap battle at the end of the episode, Schmidt says it’s like 8 Mile. 8 Mile is a 2002 American musical drama film that contains autobiographical elements from Eminem's life. The story follows white rapper Jimmy Smith Jr. aka B-Rabbit and his attempt to launch a career in hip hop, a music genre dominated by African-Americans. The title is derived from 8 Mile Road, the highway between the predominantly African-American city of Detroit and the largely white suburban communities to the north that Eminem originally lived in.
On this episode’s Most Likely To we discuss who is more likely to challenge a little kid to a foot race, sabotage an event, accidentally hurt their friend while trying to bond or hug, and race in a shopping cart. We also cover what Schmidt thinks “makes a man” in our “Schmidtism”. For “Not in the 2020s” we mention Nick calling Cece a “stupid girl” and the kid calling Schmidt a “flamer”. In our “Yes in the 2020s” we highlight Jess and Cece’s conversation with Wendy where they talk to her but don’t punish her. We also give a brief look into Mary-Charles Jones (Wendy) and Mason Cook (Tommy), the guest stars of this episode.
In this episode we also discuss some of the callbacks from earlier seasons like how Jess couldn’t say penis in Season 1 and how the men chant “Men!” like they did in this season’s Thanksgiving episode. Neither of us found the bear this episode.
While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:
City of big shoulders and dreams - When Nick is trying to entertain the kids he asks “who is from Chicago, the city of big shoulders and dreams.” The reference is from a 1916 poem by Carl Sandburg where he mentions the hard-working tradesmen and physical laborers who made the city the industrial center of the region.
Munchausen syndrome - In this episode, one of the teachers mentions that she has never volunteered to chaperone a school dance because of her Munchausen syndrome. Munchausen's syndrome is a rare condition where a person fabricates or induces symptoms of illness in themselves. This is different from hypochondria as people with Munchausen syndrome actually manipulate results rather than just believe they are ill.
This episode got a 7/10 rating from both Kritika and Kelly; Kritika’s favorite character was Coach and Kelly’s favorite was Cece.
Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 23!
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