This podcast covers New Girl Season 5, Episode 13, Sam, Again, which originally aired on March 29, 2016 and was written by Ethan Sandler and Adrian Wenner and directed by Steve Welch. 

Here’s a quick recap of the episode:

Jess is interviewing at a new school, but chaos ensues when she spreads germs to the loft leading to Schmidt quarantining loft members as they get sick. More chaos happens when Jess learns the principal of the new school is dating her ex-boyfriend, Sam!

This episode got a 7/10 rating from Kritika and an 8/10 from Kelly and we both had the same favorite character: Nick!

Episode Sections:

(00:00) Welcome 

(02:06) Episode Recap: Nick Being Sick

(13:49) Episode Recap: Jess’s Job

(39:57) Schmidtism

(41:37) Pop Culture

(48:01) Guest Stars

(50:45) Trivia & Fun Facts + Bear Hunt

(54:10) Rating & Favorite Character

(56:16) Spoilers

While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:

• Arcade Fire - Jess felt like the kids at the new school looked like tiny members of the band Arcade Fire. 

• Jim Morrison - Nick compared Sam's appearance to the late lead singer of The Doors.

• Kids’ Choice Award - Nick mentioned that one time he and Jess tried to sneak into the Kids’ Choice Awards. 

• Yoni - Genivieve used the Sanskrit term for the female reproductive organs, when urging Sam to share to “honesty”. 

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 13 Bonus Episode!

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This podcast covers our bonus content for New Girl Season 5, Episode 12, D-Day where we dive into our ‘Most Likely To’ picks and we also answer some of your listener questions.

Episode Sections:

(00:00) Welcome

(00:54) Most Likely To

(07:31) Listener Questions

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 13!

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This podcast covers New Girl Season 5, Episode 12, D-Day, which originally aired on March 22, 2016 and was written by Josh Malmuth and directed by Michael Schultz. 

Here’s a quick recap of the episode:

When Cece gets called back to film for her gas station TV, Jess steps in to help a sleep-deprived Schmidt make wedding decisions. Meanwhile, Nick and Winston compete for who has the “harder job”.

This episode got a 9/10 rating from Kritika whose favorite character was Schmidt and Kelly rated this episode a 8.5/10 and her favorite character was Aly!

Episode Sections:

(00:00) Welcome 

(01:54) Episode Recap: Who Has the Harder Job

(16:23) Episode Recap: Wedding Planning

(42:39) Schmidtism

(45:47) Pop Culture

(49:56) Guest Stars

(53:14) Trivia & Fun Facts + Bear Hunt

(58:07) Rating & Favorite Character

(1:01:00) Spoilers

While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:

• Bone Thugs-n-Harmony - Schmidt compared the look of the calligraphy on one of the options for the wedding invitations to a Bone Thugs album. 

• Turducken - Winston shared, “I busted a poker room, which was a front for a crack house, which was a front for a brothel” and referred to this as a "crime turducken." 

• D-Day - Schmidt referred to the day of wedding tasks as “D-Day”, or "Decision Day," but really it’s a reference to the historic WWII invasion, D-Day. This was also the name of the episode. 

• The Black Keys - A poster for the band The Black Keys was visible on the wall of the bar office.

• An Inconvenient Truth - Schmidt mentioned he had not had two hours of uninterrupted sleep since Cece made him watch the documentary An Inconvenient Truth. 

• Uncle Buck - Schmidt explained that his Dad missed all his major life events growing up, including when he played the “titular role” in a stage adaptation of the film Uncle Buck. 

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 12 Bonus Episode!

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This podcast covers our bonus content for New Girl Season 5, Episode 11, The Apartment where we dive into our ‘Most Likely To’ picks and we also answer some of your listener questions.

Episode Sections:

(00:00) Welcome

(00:59) Most Likely To

(08:18) Listener Questions

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 12!

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This podcast covers New Girl Season 5, Episode 11, The Apartment, which originally aired on March 15, 2016 and was written by Nina Pedrad and directed by Christine Gernon. 

Here’s a quick recap of the episode:

Cece is finally moving into the loft, and Jess is torn between helping her best friend pack up and scrambling to fix a surprise school budget mess her boss conveniently “forgot” to mention. Meanwhile, Winston learns the hard way that his new partner, Dunston, might be a bigger challenge than hiding his feelings for Aly.

This episode got a 8/10 rating from Kritika whose favorite character was Schmidt and Kelly rated this episode a 8.5/10 and her favorite character was Jess!

Episode Sections:

(00:00) Welcome 

(01:52) Episode Recap: Packing up Cece’s Apartment + Jess’s Job

(27:03) Episode Recap: Flasher + Winston’s New Partner

(42:20) Schmidtism

(43:59) Pop Culture

(48:42) Guest Stars

(51:09) Trivia & Fun Facts + Bear Hunt

(56:21) Rating & Favorite Character

(59:32) Spoilers

While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:

• Paul Reiser / Dave Coulier / Urinetown / Pez - While returning Winston’s belongings, Aly listed him having a signed biography of Paul Reiser, a photo of him with Dave Coulier, a ticket stub from Urinetown, and loose Pez. 

• Looney Tunes - Jess commented one of the items Cece was deciding to get rid of or not was a wine stained sweatshirt with an off-brand Looney Tunes character named “George Bunny” on it. 

• Green Bay Packers - Jess tried to make a pun to emphasize Cece was a bad packer, saying “Your favorite team is the Green Bay, NOT Packers”.

• G8 Summit / Climate Change - Winston made a joke about the G8 Summit and climate change to signify the mood had changed. 

• Jackson 5 - Aly questioned whether or not Winston was referencing a song by the Jackson 5 when he said, "I want you back." 

• David Letterman - Schmidt mentioned that he wanted to hear all of Cece’s stories unless he gets tinnitus, to which he then commented that David Letterman had tinnitus. 

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 11 Bonus Episode!

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This podcast covers our bonus content for New Girl Season 5, Episode 10, Goosebumps Walkaway where we dive into our ‘Most Likely To’ picks and we also answer some of your listener questions.

Episode Sections:

(00:00) Welcome

(00:56) Most Likely To

(06:52) Listener Questions

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 11!

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This podcast covers New Girl Season 5, Episode 10, Goosebumps Walkaway, which originally aired on March 8, 2016 and was written by Berkeley Johnson and directed by Trent O’Donnell. 

Here’s a quick recap of the episode:

Jess is back and Reagan helps her find her missed connection! Meanwhile, Schmidt is learning to “let loose”.

This episode got a 9/10 rating from both Kritika and Kelly; Kritika’s favorite character was Winston and Kelly’s favorite was Nick.

Episode Sections:

(00:00) Welcome 

(01:33) Episode Recap: Dancing

(11:47) Episode Recap: Reagan Leaving and Finding Jess’s Juror

(41:48) Schmidtism

(43:36) Pop Culture

(47:24) Guest Stars

(50:48) Trivia & Fun Facts + Bear Hunt

(54:10) Rating & Favorite Character

(56:49) Spoilers

While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:

• Goldilocks - When Reagan finds Jess in her bed, Jess explains that she "went full Goldilocks" because the bed looked so good.

• "The Humpty Dance" / Digital Underground - This song by the group Digital Underground played in the dance class Winston took Schmidt and Cece to.

• Golden Girls Theme Song - Jess sings a version of this song with different lyrics to Reagan. 

• 800-Pound Gorilla / Elephant in the Room - When trying to get Jess and Reagan to talk about his past with both of them, Nick confuses the phrase "800-pound gorilla" with "elephant in the room."

• Beijing Opening Ceremony - Schmidt mentions that he will call his "Beijing Opening Ceremonies contact" to learn a new wedding dance instead of taking a dance class. ()

• Pat Sajak - When referring to a designer named "Lawrence of Brentwood," Jess says he sounds like a sponsor at the end of a game show, like "Pat Sajak's wardrobe furnished by Lawrence of Brentwood." 

• Time Warp - Schmidt hangs up on Jess while saying that someone is "desecrating the Time Warp" at the dance class.

• Cookie Monster - Winston compares Jess and Gary on the news to "Cookie Monster's parents" because of their muffled voices. 

• Zuul - After being told that she and Gary sounded great on television, Jess jokingly says she wants to be remembered as "blurry and talking like Zuul." 

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 10 Bonus Episode!

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This podcast covers our bonus content for New Girl Season 5, Episode 9, Heat Wave where we dive into our ‘Most Likely To’ picks and we also answer some of your listener questions.

Episode Sections:

(00:00) Welcome

(01:00) Most Likely To

(08:22) Listener Questions

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 10!

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This podcast covers New Girl Season 5, Episode 9, Heat Wave, which originally aired on March 1, 2016 and was written by Matt Fusfeld and Alex Cuthbertson and directed by Erin O’Malley. 

Here’s a quick recap of the episode:

Nick and Reagan duke it out over cooling the loft — Nick cobbles together a makeshift “fan‑pool” system while Reagan simply installs a real air conditioner. Meanwhile, Winston pulls out his “cop voice” with Schmidt and Cece, to encourage Cece to go to her dream newscaster audition. 

This episode got an 8/10 rating from Kritika and a 6.5/10 from Kelly and we both had the same favorite character: Winston!

Episode Sections:

(00:00) Welcome 

(01:30) Episode Recap: Cece + Schmidt

(17:12) Episode Recap: Reagan + Nick

(42:27) Schmidtism

(44:11) Pop Culture

(53:13) Guest Stars

(54:47) Trivia & Fun Facts + Bear Hunt

(01:00:21) Rating & Favorite Character

(01:03:18) Spoilers

While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:

• Picabo Street - When in Reagan’s room with the AC unit, the loft mates try on Jess’ winter coats because they are so cool. Winston thought he was like Olympic skier Picabo Street. 

• Arnold Schwarzenegger - Schmidt was trying to do his own cop voice but it sounded more like Arnold Schwarzenegger.

• Chicago Cubs / World Series - When Nick blew the power in the whole building, Reagan said “I hope that the Chicago Cubs win the World Series while you're in a coma.” 

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 9 Bonus Episode!

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This podcast covers our bonus content for New Girl Season 5, Episode 8, The Decision where we dive into our ‘Most Likely To’ picks and we also answer some of your listener questions.

Episode Sections:

(00:00) Welcome

(00:49) Most Likely To

(10:29) Listener Questions

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 9!

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