New Girl

After breaking up with her two-timing boyfriend, schoolteacher Jess Day moves in with three single males: a bartender, a womanizer, and a personal trainer.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Jake Kasdan
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether

Nick and Schmidt help Jess get her things out of her ex's apartment. Later, Jess meets new roomie Winston, who's back from playing basketball abroad.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Jake Kasdan
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, Nick Adams, Berkley Johnson

Fearful that he'll run into his ex-girlfriend at a wedding, Nick asks Jess to be his date. Meanwhile, Winston takes his role as an usher seriously.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Jason Winer
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, Donick Cary, Nick Adams

When Jess walks in on Nick naked, his confidence is sent to an all-time low, just after a pretty co-worker agrees to go out with him.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Jake Kasdan
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, J.J. Philbin, Nick Adams

Cece crashes at the loft after a bad breakup, and convinces Jess that Nick likes her more than just as a roommate.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): John Hamburg
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, Rachel Axler, Nick Adams

Jess invites Paul, 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 horribly awry.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Miguel Arteta
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, Berkley Johnson, Nick Adams

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 they each have their own idea of how to get it fixed.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Peyton Reed
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, Luvh Rakhe, Nick Adams

When Jess decides to take her relationship with Paul to the next level, she consults with the guys for some sex advice. Meanwhile, Schmidt worms his way into his boss' baby shower to compete with his office female counterpart.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Jesse Peretz
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, Josh Malmuth, Nick Adams

The gang attends Schmidt's holiday office party and Jess frets when she receives an expensive gift from Paul.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Jason Winer
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, Donick Cary, Nick Adams

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 date at Schmidt's party with a beautiful lawyer who harbors a secret, and the gang argues why one of them has to place a 50 dollar bill in the douchebag jar.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Troy Miller
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, Luvh Rakhe, Nick Adams

Nick panics when Julia doesn't want to put a label on their relationship. Meanwhile, Jess enlists Julia to help her get out of a traffic ticket, Winston reconnects with a former booty call and Schmidt is baffled as to why his shower towel is always damp.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Jake Kasdan
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, Luvh Rakhe, Nick Adams

Against 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 forced to admit they've made some "unofficial" changes to the apartment. Meanwhile Schmidt tries to decipher what he thinks are mixed signals from his boss Kim.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Peyton Reed
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, Berkley Johnson, Josh Malmuth

Single for the first time on Valentine's Day, Jess convinces Schmidt to be her wingman as she attempts to have an attachment-free fling with a handsome stranger. Nick's romantic plans are foiled when he finds himself spending more time with Julia's law firm assistant than with her. Winston becomes one of the girls when Shelby invites him over on the holiday.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Tucker Gates
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, Lesley Wake, Berkley Johnson

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 that his paramour wants to keep it a secret; and Nick goes into a tailspin when Julia sends him a cactus.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Daniel Attias
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, David Walpert, Berkley Johnson

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 evaluates his life when his seemingly innocuous back injury may prove to be more serious than thought.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Lynn Shelton
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, J.J. Philbin, Joe Port

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 scrambles when he must pay up to Winston after losing a poker game.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Jesse Peretz
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, Brett Baer, Dave Finkel

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.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Peyton Reed
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, J.J. Philbin, Nick Adams

Jess's first date with Russell ended with a pat on the back. The second date ends abruptly. He explains he is out of dating practice. Nick's friend visits and helps him get over Julia. Winston finds out about Schmidt & CeCe.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Matt Shakman
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, Berkley Johnson, Kim Rosenstock

Winston shares the secret about Schmidt and CeCe with Nick, and Nick tells Jess. Jess is upset CeCe did not tell her when it started and it puts a strain on their friendship. Nick's dating younger women and asks Schmidt for help to handle it.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): David Wain
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, Josh Malmuth, Berkley Johnson

Jess invites Russell to stay overnight at her place and is worried about how the guys will react. Winston gets a job at a radio station but finds it is not what he thought it would be. Nick pitches one of his marketing ideas to Russell.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Jesse Peretz
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, Luvh Rakhe, Berkley Johnson

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 young and Winston discovers his new boss is a big...

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Tristram Shapeero
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, Donick Cary, Lesley Wake

CeCe does not want to admit she cares for Schmidt, so she tells him to date her gorgeous model roommate. He does, but then she gets jealous. Jess meets Russell's first wife and does not think she matches up to Ouli who seems so ex...

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Michael Spiller
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, David Walpert, Kim Rosenstock

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 as he deals with a delicate medical issue, Winston suffers the consequences of a wild night out with his boss and Cece brings Schmidt to a nursing home to meet her grandmother.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Nanette Burstein
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, David Quandt

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 reaches a turning point and Jess and Nick square off with a coyote.

Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield
Director(s): Michael Spiller
Writer(s): Elizabeth Meriwether, Brett Baer, Dave Finkel