The WORST episodes of New Girl

Every episode of New Girl ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of New Girl!

Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys--especially at home.

Last Updated: 12/12/2024Network: FOXStatus: Ended
Single and Sufficient
star
7.18
2237 votes

#1 - Single and Sufficient

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2016

When Schmidt and Cece and Winston and Aly invite Jess on their couples glamping trip, members of her singles-only group tag along. Meanwhile, Nick struggles with the next chapter of his New Orleans-set novel after Schmidt gives him "no notes".

Directors: Michael Schultz
Tuesday Meeting
star
7.22
1198 votes

#2 - Tuesday Meeting

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/17/2018

Over a drunken power lunch, Jess and Cece decide to stand up to Russell and demand Jess be given more responsibility in her new job. Meanwhile, Nick struggles to come up with ideas for a new book and Schmidt is desperate to get Ruth to sleep.

Directors: Josh Greenbaum
Last Thanksgiving
star
7.22
2200 votes

#3 - Last Thanksgiving

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/2016

It's Thanksgiving and Jess and the gang are determined to make this year's festivities a success. However, things don't go according to plan when Robby surprisingly shows up and Schmidt's dad arrives heartbroken. Meanwhile, Nick finds out that Regan is postponing her move-in date and Winston deals with his heroic injury.

Directors: Trent O'Donnell
Hubbedy Bubby
star
7.25
2280 votes

#4 - Hubbedy Bubby

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2016

Jess and Cece jump on the campaign trail and make a bet with a disbelieving Schmidt that they can recruit voters for the upcoming Presidential election. Meanwhile, Winston teaches Nick about modern phone sex.

Directors: Steve Welch
Swuit
star
7.26
1696 votes

#5 - Swuit

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/3/2015

Jess helps Schmidt and Nick pitch their new business venture - the "Swuit," a suit made entirely of sweatshirt material - to entrepreneur Lori Greiner. Meanwhile, Winston and Coach decide they will invest in Cece's future.

Directors: Trent O'Donnell
Es Good
star
7.26
1991 votes

#6 - Es Good

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/2016

Schmidt enlists Nick to help him earn the respect of his difficult house contractor. Meanwhile, as Jess and Robby test the limits of their ability to be in a casual relationship, Winston and Cece debate the pros and cons of not being single.

Directors: Trent O'Donnell
Writer: Rob Rosell
Rumspringa
star
7.27
1998 votes

#7 - Rumspringa

Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/21/2017

When Jess gets nervous about starting her new position as principal, Nick and Schmidt decide to take her on a relaxing day trip to Solvang, which quickly goes "sideways." Meanwhile, with Cece’s help, Winston tries to finalize his divorce from Rhonda, but finds that he and Aly are caught in a series of never-ending pranks.

Directors: Josh Greenbaum
Bob & Carol & Nick & Schmidt
star
7.27
1861 votes

#8 - Bob & Carol & Nick & Schmidt

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/2/2016

Schmidt helps Nick ponder his future after Nick’s cousin and his wife visit to ask for a very special handout. Meanwhile, Winston helps Cece shop for a wedding dress.

Directors: Jake Johnson
Writer: Rob Rosell
Bells
star
7.28
4823 votes

#9 - Bells

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/29/2011

Jess gets jealous when Winston joins her troubled-youth handbell quartet. Nick and Schmidt each have their own idea of how to fix their broken toilet.

Directors: Peyton Reed
Writer: Luvh Rakhe
Oregon
star
7.29
1736 votes

#10 - Oregon

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/17/2015

Jess takes a bumpy stroll down memory lane when she and the gang travel to her childhood home in Portland, Oregon, for her father's wedding.

Directors: Russ Alsobrook
Writer: Nina Pedrad
What About Fred
star
7.30
1905 votes

#11 - What About Fred

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/2016

Jumping back into the dating pool, Jess finds herself dating a dud, but falls in love with his perfect parents. Meanwhile, Nick and Schmidt have very different ideas about how to run the bar.

Directors: Eric Appel
Kryptonite
star
7.31
5462 votes

#12 - Kryptonite

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2011

Nick and Schmidt convince Jess to get her stuff out of her ex-boyfriend's apartment. Jess meets new roommate Winston, who has returned from playing basketball abroad.

Directors: Jake Kasdan
Christmas Eve Eve
star
7.32
2047 votes

#13 - Christmas Eve Eve

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2016

Jess struggles to keep the loft's Secret Santa afloat, while helping Reagan plan a Christmas surprise for Nick. When Winston believes his gift for Cece won’t be delivered in time, Winston and Schmidt go on a mission to track it down.

Directors: Trent O'Donnell
Writer: Sophia Lear
The Crawl
star
7.33
1622 votes

#14 - The Crawl

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/10/2015

When a new bar opens in the neighborhood, it completes the final piece of the puzzle for Nick's epic Valentine's Day pub crawl. Meanwhile, Jess and Ryan drunkenly contemplate their future, Coach meets a new woman - over and over again - and Schmidt tries to fit into the world of politics.

Jeff Day
star
7.33
1860 votes

#15 - Jeff Day

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/19/2016

Jess invents a male alter ego, “Jeff Day” in order to buy a new car from a sexist salesman, but her plan backfires when both Nick and Sam arrive at the dealership pretending to be him. Meanwhile, Schmidt and Cece panic when Winston decides to bring his new prankster girlfriend, Rhonda as his plus one to their wedding.

Writer: Joe Wengert
300 Feet
star
7.34
1950 votes

#16 - 300 Feet

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/12/2016

When Jess is served a restraining order by her ex-boyfriend, Sam, she sets out to clear her name with Winstons help. Nick and Schmidt plot against the owner of a trendy new bar that opened on their street.

Directors: Trent O'Donnell
Writer: Sophia Lear
Walk of Shame
star
7.35
1873 votes

#17 - Walk of Shame

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/3/2015

After a night of partying at Bearclaw's, Jess and Cece make their way back to the loft and run into a familiar face. Meanwhile, Coach worries about bringing Nick and Winston around his sophisticated new girlfriend, May.

Directors: Christine Gernon
Ready
star
7.36
2180 votes

#18 - Ready

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2016

After Jess announces that she is ready to date again, Schmidt pushes her to give her workout partner, Robby, a fighting chance. Then, when Cece hires a hunky new bartender, Nick struggles to understand male beauty, while Winston's newfound confidence makes him irresistible.

Directors: Trent O'Donnell
Road Trip
star
7.36
1871 votes

#19 - Road Trip

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/26/2016

After being emasculated in front of Cece, Schmidt insists on a manly bachelor party weekend in Vegas, but the road trip goes awry when the guys end up at a desert biker bar and he must put his newfound bravado to the test.

Directors: Trent O'Donnell
James Wonder
star
7.36
2180 votes

#20 - James Wonder

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2016

In order to land the soon-to-be open principal's position at her school, Jess must impress the disapproving president of the Parents' Council. Winston puts his undercover skills to the test and Nick struggles to come up with the perfect wedding gift for Schmidt and Cece.

Directors: Trent O'Donnell
Jaipur Aviv
star
7.36
2129 votes

#21 - Jaipur Aviv

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2016

While the gang helps Schmidt & Cece remodel their fixer-upper, Jess spearheads a vote to let Reagan eventually move back into the loft. Meanwhile, Nick and Winston make a revealing discovery and Schmidt and Cece learn the art of compromise.

Directors: Erin O'Malley
Coming Out
star
7.37
1666 votes

#22 - Coming Out

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/2015

Jess struggles not to show favoritism to Ryan, now that they are officially a couple, which leads to a disastrous class field trip. Meanwhile, Schmidt gets an ulcer and Winston becomes obsessed with wearing a crystal.

Directors: Bill Purple
Writer: Sophia Lear
The Apartment
star
7.37
1879 votes

#23 - The Apartment

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/15/2016

It’s time for Cece to move into the loft. While Jess is helping her friend move out of her beloved apartment, she has to finish the school’s budget by morning, which the new principal has neglected to tell her. Meanwhile, Winston gets a new partner to avoid having to work side-by-side with Aly.

Directors: Christine Gernon
Writer: Nina Pedrad
No Girl
star
7.38
1942 votes

#24 - No Girl

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/2016

With Jess sequestered at jury duty, Nick turns the loft into an air b-n-b in order to help pay for Schmidt's upcoming bachelor party. Meanwhile, Winston asks Cece for help when he suspects KC is cheating on him.

Writer: Rob Rosell
House Hunt
star
7.38
2422 votes

#25 - House Hunt

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2016

Jess tries anything and everything to get her mind off of Nick, who returns from his summer in New Orleans sooner than anticipated. Meanwhile, Schmidt and Cece struggle in the search for their first home and Winston deals with having a long-distance relationship with Aly.

Directors: Zooey Deschanel
Writer: Luvh Rakhe