New Girl (season 3)

New Girl (season 3)
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Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	23
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	September 17, 2013 – May 6, 2014

The third season of the American comedy series New Girl premiered on September 17, 2013 on Fox and concluded on May 6, 2014. Season three consistes a total of 23 episodes. Developed by Elizabeth Meriwether under the working title Chicks & Dicks, the series revolves around offbeat teacher Jess (Zooey Deschanel) after her moving into an LA loft with three men, Nick (Jake Johnson), Schmidt (Max Greenfield), and Winston (Lamorne Morris); Jess' best friend Cece (Hannah Simone) also appear regularly. The show combines comedy and drama elements as the characters, who are in their early thirties, deal with maturing relationships and career choices.

Production

In March 2013, Fox renewed New Girl for a third season.^[1] It premiered on September 17, 2013.^[2]

On May 13, 2013, Fox reported that an episode of this season will air after Super Bowl XLVIII,^[3] said episode aired along with Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which aired after it.^[4] Prince guest starred in the Super Bowl episode, "Prince", marking his first time guest starring in a television sitcom.^[5]

Initially scheduled to appear in at least four episodes,^[6] Damon Wayans, Jr. returned to the show as Coach in the seventh episode and stayed for the remainder of the season as a "special guest star".^[7]

Taye Diggs guest starred in Wayans, Jr.'s returning episode, as a ladies' man who hits on Jess.^[8] Eva Amurri returned to guest star for one episode.^[9] Angela Kinsey guest starred as Rose, a teacher at Jess' new job, who clashes with Jess over her personality and work ethic.^[9][10] Dreama Walker also guest starred in Kinsey's introductory episode, as a teacher named Molly, who immediately takes a dislike to Jess.^[11] Jamie Lee Curtis and Rob Reiner returned as Jess' parents in the episode "Birthday". Ben Falcone also guest starred in "Birthday", and Jessica Chaffin first appeared in the episode "Longest Night Ever".^[10] Adam Brody appeared as Jess' ex-boyfriend Berkley in the episode "Exes".^[12] Linda Cardellini appeared in a three-episode arc as Jess' sister Abby, with her first episode entitled "Sister".^[13] Alexandra Daddario guest starred as Michelle, a woman to moves into the apartment building, where Jess and the guys live.^[14]

Cast

Main

• Zooey Deschanel as Jessica "Jess" Christopher Day
• Jake Johnson as Nicholas "Nick" Miller
• Max Greenfield as Schmidt
• Lamorne Morris as Winston Bishop
• Hannah Simone as Cecilia "Cece" Parekh

Special guest

• Damon Wayans Jr. as Ernie "Coach" Tagliaboo
• Prince as himself

Recurring

• Rob Reiner as Bob
• Brenda Song as Daisy
• Merritt Weaver as Elizabeth
• Curtis Armstrong as Principal Foster
• Angela Kinsey as Rose
• Steve Agee as Outside Dave
• Jessica Chaffin as Bertie
• Brian Posehn as Biology Teacher
• Jamie Lee Curtis as Joan
• Linda Cardellini as Abby

Guest

• Jon Lovitz as Rabbi Feiglin
• Ben Falcone as Mike
• June Diane Raphael as Sadie
• James Frecheville as Buster
• Dreama Walker as Molly
• Eva Amurri Martino as Beth
• Mark Proksch as Dan
• Alice Wetterlund as Hostess
• Riki Lindhome as Kylie
• Derek Waters as Mike
• Jillian Armenante as Eileen
• Marty Ingels as Pickled Patron
• Taye Diggs as Artie
• Gillian Vigman as Kim
• Bob Gunton as Ed
• Josh Gad as Bearclaw
• Clayton Kershaw as himself
• Alessandra Ambrosio as herself
• Ana Beatriz Barros as herself
• Lais Ribero as herself
• Adam Brody as Berkley
• Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Caroline
• Connie Sawyer as Oldest Woman in the World
• Alexandra Daddario as Michelle
• Kerri Kenney-Silver as Captain Jan Nortis
• Oscar Nuñez as Doug

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
50	1	"All In"	Max Winkler	Elizabeth Meriwether	September 17, 2013	3ATM01	5.53[15]
After Cece's wedding, Nick and Jess flee to Mexico for some alone time and Nick ends up in trouble with the law. Meanwhile, back home, Schmidt cannot bring himself to decide between Cece and Elizabeth and Winston has trouble putting a puzzle together.
51	2	"Nerd"	Fred Goss	Kay Cannon	September 24, 2013	3ATM02	4.04[16]
With Nick's help, Jess tries to fit in with a group of cool teachers Molly, Rose and Dan (Dreama Walker, Angela Kinsey and Mark Proksch), by sneaking in to use their principal's Dr. Foster's (Curtis Armstrong) hot tub. Schmidt has to deal with both Cece and Elizabeth attending a party at his job, while he is still dating them both, while also dealing with his co-worker Beth (Eva Amurri) trying to sabotage things for him. Winston is left taking care of Daisy's (Brenda Song) cat Furguson, after deciding that he wants to date her exclusively, even though she is already sexually active with another guy.
52	3	"Double Date"	Max Winkler	Luvh Rakhe	October 1, 2013	3ATM03	3.85[17]
Nick finds out about Schmidt dating both Cece and Elizabeth, and has a hard time keeping the secret to himself. Winston is left the responsibility of reserving a table for the gang at a restaurant.
53	4	"The Captain"	Fred Goss	J. J. Philbin	October 8, 2013	3ATM04	3.96[18]
Schmidt plots to break up Jess and Nick, just as they are about to celebrate dating for a whole month. Winston tries to get Furguson to have cat sex with another cat named Fatty owned by Kylie (Riki Lindhome).
54	5	"The Box"	Andy Fleming	Rob Rosell	October 15, 2013	3ATM05	3.45[19]
Nick becomes irresponsible with the money from his late father's estate, with Jess using the money to pay for Nick's unpaid bills, behind his back. With Nick's new fortune, Winston feels its finally time to ask Nick for the money he owes him. Still feeling guilty about hurting Cece and Elizabeth, Schmidt seeks advice from Rabbi Feiglin (Jon Lovitz) and then saves the life of Mike (Derek Waters), a bike messenger who nearly choked on his gum.
55	6	"Keaton"	David Katzenberg	Dave Finkel & Brett Baer	October 22, 2013	3ATM06	3.74[20]
Schmidt gets a series of recent e-mails from his favorite actor Michael Keaton, who has sent letters ever since he was a kid. However, it turns out those letters and e-mails were not from the actor himself but from Schmidt's mother and Nick. Cece indulges in nightly parties to get over her break up with Schmidt.
56	7	"Coach"	Russ Alsobrook	David Feeney	November 5, 2013	3ATM07	3.85[21]
Coach (Damon Wayans, Jr.) visits the apartment to spend a "guys night out" with the guys, after breaking up with his girlfriend. Nick going to a strip club with the guys, upsets Jess to the point that she has "girls night out" with Cece at the bar. While at the bar, Jess gets hit on by Artie (Taye Diggs), the owner of a coffee shop that she frequently goes to.
57	8	"Menus"	Trent O'Donnell	Matt Fusfeld & Alex Cuthbertson	November 12, 2013	3ATM08	3.36[22]
After being denied permission to take her class to the beach, Jess focuses her attention on fighting Brian (Justin Chon), a Chinese restaurant owner who floods the apartment with his restaurant menus. Coach tries to get Nick in shape, Winston also tries to get involved in their workout, but keeps getting hurt. Schmidt starts to feel left out by the gang, now that he lives across the hall from them and Coach has moved into his room.
58	9	"Longest Night Ever"	Nicholas Jasenovec	Ryan Koh	November 19, 2013	3ATM09	3.26[23]
Schmidt becomes jealous when Coach and Cece go on a date, with Jess being left the responsibility of calming his nerves while the date is taking place. Nick accidentally loses Furguson, while Winston goes out. The cat is later found by Bertie (Jessica Chaffin), a woman that Winston becomes instantly attracted to.
59	10	"Thanksgiving III"	Max Winkler	Josh Malmuth	November 26, 2013	3ATM10	3.51[24]
To prove to Coach that Nick still has a secure manhood while dating Jess, the gang has Thanksgiving in the wilderness.
60	11	"Clavado En Un Bar"	Eric Appel	Berkley Johnson	January 7, 2014	3ATM11	3.20[25]
Jess gets a job offer to work at a museum, and has minutes to make her decision to take the job or not. The gang also helps her on her decision.
61	12	"Basketsball"	Lorene Scafaria	Rebecca Addelman	January 14, 2014	3ATM13	3.24[26]
Jess tries to become good friends with Coach by watching Detroit Pistons games with him and becoming a Pistons "fan". However Jess' "fandom" starts to interfere with her relationship with Nick, who is a lifelong Chicago Bulls fan. Winston agrees to shadow Schmidt at his marketing job, where Schmidt is later asked to guide Ed (Bob Gunton), a sixty-something intern, to avoid a company lawsuit over age discrimination.
62	13	"Birthday"	Richie Keen	Kim Rosenstock	January 21, 2014	3ATM12	3.75[27]
Its Jess' birthday, with Nick planning out the entire day. Schmidt helps Cece be a better bartender, while she is continually being ridiculed by her co-worker Mike (Ben Falcone). Coach and Winston compete to bake the perfect birthday cake for Jess.
63	14	"Prince"	Fred Goss	David Feeney & Rob Rosell	February 2, 2014	3ATM15	26.30[28]
Jess and Cece are invited to a party at a mansion held by Prince. Nick blurts out that he loves Jess, with Jess giving an unexpected response. As a result, Nick and the guys try to get into Prince's mansion so Nick can set the record straight with Jess.
64	15	"Exes"	Alex Hardcastle	Nina Pedrad	February 4, 2014	3ATM14	3.48[29]
Jess tries to prove to Nick that exes can still be friends, by introducing him to her ex-boyfriend Berkley (Adam Brody). Caroline (Mary Elizabeth Ellis) returns, wanting an explanation from Nick for why he left her. Schmidt finally finishes decorating his new apartment, and then agrees to have Coach and Winston use it whenever they please.
65	16	"Sister"	Max Winkler	Matt Fusfeld & Alex Cuthbertson	February 11, 2014	3ATM16	2.97[30]
Jess is asked by her mother to pick up her troublesome older sister Abby (Linda Cardellini) from jail. Jess also tries to prevent Nick from meeting Abby, because of her sister's unruly behavior. Meanwhile, Nick accompanies Schmidt to a Bar Mitzvah, so Schmidt can go on a date with Rachael (Allyn Rachel), who is the daughter of Rabbi Feiglin, who dislikes Schmidt. Cece and Coach are the only ones that attend a soup dinner party held by Winston and Birdie.
66	17	"Sister II"	Bill Purple	Ryan Koh & Luvh Rakhe	February 25, 2014	3ATM17	2.84[31]
When Abby announces that she is staying in the loft permanently, Jess then goes to find a safe place for Abby to live. Nick is then left to baby-sit Abby, while Jess looks for Abby's new place. Winston is nervous about looking at the results of his LAPD entrance exam.
67	18	"Sister III"	Jay Chandrasekhar	Camilla Blackett	March 4, 2014	3ATM18	2.93[32]
Schmidt and Abby are now dating, with Abby also living in Schmidt's place. Feeling jealous about Schmidt and Abby's relationship, Jess decides to move into Nick's room, however, the living arrangement does not make either one of them happy. Cece begins treating Coach as just a friend, to the point that Coach begins acting feminine. Winston tries to get into physical shape to ace the LAPD obstacle course.
68	19	"Fired Up"	Steve Welch	Sophia Lear	March 11, 2014	3ATM19	2.48[33]
Jess gets Coach a coaching job at her school, she must then fire him for budget reasons, after being promoted to vice principal. Schmidt gets sued and has Nick (who passed his bar exam) and Winston (who loves legal procedural shows), to represent him in a deposition. Cece gets hit on by a younger Australian guy named Buster (James Frecheville).
69	20	"Mars Landing"	Lynn Shelton	Josh Malmuth & Nina Pedrad	March 25, 2014	3ATM20	2.49[34]
Still hung over from playing a game of True American the night before, Jess and Nick have a serious argument about their future together. Coach, Schmidt and Winston compete to get the attention of two attractive neighbors Michelle and Laurie (Alexandra Daddario and Stevie Nelson), who are moving into the building. Cece accidentally drunk texts Buster.
70	21	"Big News"	Steven Tsuchida	Berkley Johnson & Kim Rosenstock	April 15, 2014	3ATM21	2.19[35]
Jess and Nick deal with the aftermath of their break up. Nick tries to not think about the break up by planning a "honey roast" for Winston to celebrate the news of him passing his police academy entrance exam. Jess seeks comfort from Cece, even though Cece is busy studying for her GED exam with help from Schmidt.
71	22	"Dance"	Trent O'Donnell	Rebecca Addelman & Ryan Koh	April 29, 2014	3ATM22	2.20[36]
Jess is in charge of the school dance, but the teachers that she has recruited to chaperone bail have abandoned, leaving Jess to call Cece and guys to chaperone instead.
72	23	"Cruise"	Elizabeth Meriwether	Luvh Rakhe & Rob Rosell	May 6, 2014	3ATM23	2.40[37]
The gang goes on a cruise that Jess and Nick booked when they were still dating. During the trip, Coach deals with his fear of boats; Schmidt tries to get Cece back; and Winston attempts to reconcile Jess and Nick's friendship.

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External links

• Official website
• New Girl at the Internet Movie Database
• New Girl at TV.com