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.
#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".
#2 - 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.
#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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#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.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#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.
#10 - 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.
#11 - 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.
#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.
#13 - Heat Wave
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/1/2016
Things heat up between Nick and Reagan over who can provide the loft with the best air conditioning unit. Meanwhile, Winston uses his “cop voice” to help Schmidt prep Cece for a newscaster audition.
#14 - 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.
#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.
#16 - The Hike
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/24/2017
While on a day hike, Jess and Robby discover something unexpected about their relationship. Also, Winston throws a surprise welcome home party for Aly. Meanwhile, Schmidt and Cece fail to impress their new neighbors.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - The Cubicle
Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/10/2017
When Jess insists on covering Robby's medical bill, she is stunned after finding out the total and goes to extremes to find a way to help pay. With Schmidt and Winston's help, Cece attempts to get her new modeling agency off the ground (and out of the loft), but is discouraged when her first client is inspired to change career paths. Meanwhile, Reagan puts off reading Nick's new novel.
#22 - 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.
#23 - Mars Landing
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/25/2014
Jess and Nick face some truths about their relationship, while Schmidt, Winston and Coach scramble to make a better second impression on their hot new neighbors. Also, Cece panics after she drunk-texts Buster.
#24 - 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.
#25 - Homecoming (2)
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2016
Part 2 of a crossover with Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Jess and the gang head to New York, where Schmidt believes he is being honored at his high school. Jess meets Det. Jake Peralta and helps him on a case, which leads her to Brooklyn’s 99th Precinct and a fateful encounter with Gina Linetti and Capt. Raymond Holt. Meanwhile, Nick and Winston scramble to make subway fare, while trying to impress Det. Charles Boyle, and Cece faces off with her new mother-in-law. The crossover starts on Brooklyn Nine-Nine S04E04: The Night Shift (1).