New Girl (season 4)

New Girl (season 4)
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Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	September 16, 2014 – May 5, 2015

The fourth season of the American comedy series New Girl premiered on September 16, 2014 on Fox and concluded on May 5, 2015. Season four consisted a total of 22 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

The series was renewed for a fourth season on March 7, 2014.^[1] The 22-episode season^[2] premiered on September 16, 2014.^[3] Beginning this season, Damon Wayans, Jr. was promoted to a series regular.^[4] Both Jessica Biel and Reid Scott guest starred in the season premiere.^[5] Biel played Kat, "the hottest scientist in the world" who competes with Jess after they both fall for Scott's character Ted, who they both met at a wedding.^[6] Kaitlin Olson will guest as Ashley, Jess' old high school nemesis and Bob Day's much younger fiancée.^[7] Michaela Watkins also reprised her role as Schmidt's boss Gina.^[7] Alan Ritchson guest starred as Matt, an attractive guy that Jess meets at a bar who unfortunately has some shortcomings below the belt.^[8] Julian Morris had a recurring role as Ryan Geauxinue, a handsome teacher that replaces Jess in her old teaching position, and for whom Jess ends up having romantic feelings.^[9]

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
• Damon Wayans, Jr. as Ernie "Coach" Tagliaboo

Recurring

• Rob Reiner as Bob
• Curtis Armstrong as Principal Foster
• Angela Kinsey as Rose
• Steve Agee as Outside Dave
• Brian Posehn as Biology Teacher
• Jamie Lee Curtis as Joan
• Julian Morris as Ryan Geauxinue
• Greta Lee as Kai
• Zoe Lister-Jones as Fawn Moscato
• Meaghan Rath as May

Guest

• Erinn Hayes as Ruth
• Nasim Pedrad as Aly
• Ben Falcone as Mike
• Jessica Biel as Kat
• Reid Scott as Ted
• Kurt Braunohler as Roy
• Kaitlin Olson as Ashley Berkman
• Michaela Watkins as Gina
• Alan Ritchson as Matt
• Cleo King as Sergeant Dorado
• Michael Stahl-David as Ian
• Alexandra Daddario as Michelle
• Amber Stevens as Viv
• Wayne Federman as Ned
• Rebecca Reid as Nadia
• Lisa Bonet as Brenda Brown
• Alison Becker as Pearl
• Billy Eichner as Barry
• Dennis Haskins as Santa
• Barry Bostwick as Robert
• Sarah Burns as Deb
• Lori Greiner as herself
• Craig Anton as Professor Dust
• Justin Long as Paul
• Josh Gad as Bearclaw
• J. J. Watt as himself
• Fiona Gubelmann as Val
• Nora Dunn as Louise
• Kiersey Clemons as KC
• Artemis Pebdani as Martha Yowtz
• Holly Sanders as herself
• Regis Philbin as himself

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
73	1	"The Last Wedding"	Trent O'Donnell	J. J. Philbin	September 16, 2014	4ATM01	3.04[10]
The gang attends yet another wedding this summer. While there, Jess competes with Kat (Jessica Biel), an overachieving scientist for the affection of Ted (Reid Scott), the best man at the wedding. Schmidt tries to convince Nick to take part in a sexual foursome with two other women. Coach has a hard time trying to hook up with women at the wedding. Cece reveals that she and Buster have broken up.
74	2	"Dice"	Lynn Shelton	Matt Fusfeld & Alex Cuthbertson	September 23, 2014	4ATM02	2.35[11]
Jess uses a dating app called Dice and with a little help from Schmidt to effectively find the best guy for her. Coach reveals that he never tried marijuana, so Nick and Cece bake brownies, for Coach's first stoned experience, where they all get stoned, just as LAPD cadet Winston invites them all to a barbecue with other LAPD cadets.
75	3	"Julie Berkman's Older Sister"	Fred Goss	Nina Pedrad	September 30, 2014	4ATM03	2.37[12]
Jess' father Bob (Rob Reiner) visits with his new young girlfriend Ashley Berkman (Kaitlin Olson), a classmate from Jess' old high school and a recovering sex addict. Schmidt rigs a product focus group with Coach, Nick and Winston participating on giving their thoughts on sponges.
76	4	"Micro"	Jay Chandrasekhar	Josh Malmuth	October 7, 2014	4ATM04	2.61[13]
Jess tries to prove to the guys that she is not superficial by dating Matt (Alan Ritchson), a seemingly handsome guy who has a rare male endowment issue. Cece and Winston trick Coach and Schmidt into thinking that they are good looking enough to be male models.
77	5	"Landline"	Trent O'Donnell	Rob Rosell	October 14, 2014	4ATM05	2.26[14]
Vice principal Jess implements a non dating policy with the faculty members, just as she becomes attracted to Ryan Geauxinue (Julian Morris), the new teacher, taking over her old science teaching position. Jess gets a new landline phone for the apartment. Nick becomes the "secretary" of the phone taking messages for Schmidt and Winston.
78	6	"Background Check"	Lorene Scafaria	Rebecca Addelman	November 4, 2014	4ATM06	3.38[15]
As a part of his police academy processing, Winston must undergo a background check, as well as having the apartment searched by his superior Dorado (Cleo King). However, Jess reveals to the guys that she has an illegal drug in her possession.
79	7	"Goldmine"	Russ Alsobrook	Berkley Johnson	November 11, 2014	4ATM07	3.04[16]
Nick pretends to be gay to avoid conflict with Jess' new boyfriend Ian (Michael Stahl-David). Cece reveals that she is considering breast reduction surgery, which leaves Schmidt emotionally distraught. Winston does little tasks hoping it will lead to him sleeping with either Michelle (Alexandra Daddario) or her new roommate Viv (Amber Stevens West).
80	8	"Teachers"	Trent O'Donnell	Kim Rosenstock	November 18, 2014	4ATM08	2.83[17]
Jess and Coach go to a teachers workshop during the weekend, held by Brenda Brown (Lisa Bonet), a free-spirited education guru. During the weekend, Jess is terrified to spend any intimate time with Ryan Geauxinue and Coach is doubtful that he will be a good enough health teacher. While Jess is away, Nick, Schmidt and Winston have a "guy's weekend".
81	9	"Thanksgiving IV"	Fred Goss	David Feeney	November 25, 2014	4ATM09	2.77[18]
For Thanksgiving, Schmidt demands that everyone bring a friend to sleep with another friend for "Bangsgiving". Coach invites Ryan Geauxinue for the occasion, with Jess still having conflicting feelings for him.
82	10	"Girl Fight"	Bill Purple	Danielle Sanchez-Witzel	December 2, 2014	4ATM10	3.00[19]
An old disagreement between Jess and Cece is brought up again, causing more tense ramifications than before. Nick begins dating Tran's granddaughter Kai (Greta Lee), with Winston putting the thought into Nick's mind that she may be homeless. Winston has a hard time buckling down to study for LAPD entrance exam.
83	11	"LAXmas"	Trent O'Donnell	Matt Fusfeld & Alex Cuthbertson	December 9, 2014	4ATM11	3.28[20]
The gang arrives at the Los Angeles International Airport, where most of their flights are delayed. Jess is invited by Ryan Geauxinue to meet his family in England for Christmas, and is worried that she is not good enough for them.
84	12	"Shark"	Alex Hardcastle	Jacob Brown & Rob Rosell	January 6, 2015	4ATM12	3.19[21]
Jess and Schmidt disagree on the approach that should be taken concerning overnight construction disturbing the neighborhood. Matters get even more complicated with Schmidt falling for Fawn Moscato (Zoe Lister-Jones), a cold and manipulative councilwoman working for the neighborhood district. Winston graduates from the police academy and is assigned a partner named Aly (Nasim Pedrad). Nick and Coach then become worried that Aly is too small to protect Winston when they are on duty.
85	13	"Coming Out"	Bill Purple	Sophia Lear	January 13, 2015	4ATM13	2.90[22]
Jess finally tells the school staff about her relationship with Ryan Geauxinue, however she also tries not to show favoritism to Ryan, when the teachers are tasked to come up with a school field trip. When Schmidt is diagnosed with ulcers and recommended to take a day off from work, Nick and Kai make sure that he does. Coach changes his personality to hook up with Nurse Ruth (Erinn Hayes). Winston is obsessed with wearing a crystal around his neck that he thinks is a good luck charm.
86	14	"Swuit"	Trent O'Donnell	Noah Garfinkel	February 3, 2015	4ATM14	2.96[23]
Jess tries to mediate when Nick and Schmidt continually clash concerning business ideas that they plan on presenting to investor Lori Greiner. Cece is unable to pay for her college tuition, so Coach and Winston "invest" in her by giving her money and hovering over her to pick better and much easier college courses.
87	15	"The Crawl"	Jay Chandrasekhar	Kim Rosenstock	February 10, 2015	4ATM15	2.71[24]
After Kai breaks up with him, Nick has the gang take part in a bar crawl on Valentine's Day. While struggling to find a new job at another school, Ryan Geauxinue asks Jess to move in with him. Schmidt and Fawn Moscato are now dating, and she is more concerned with impressing her fellow colleagues, leaving Schmidt to emotionally reconnect with Cece. Coach tries to hook up with May (Meaghan Rath), a woman also taking part in a bar crawl of her own and has similar interests as him.
88	16	"Oregon"	Russ Alsobrook	Nina Pedrad	February 17, 2015	4ATM16	3.08[25]
The gang travels to Jess' old hometown of Portland for Bob's wedding to Ashley. Ryan Geauxinue fails to show up for the trip to Portland, with Jess beginning to feel that continuing her long distance relationship with him was a mistake. Cece gets flustered trying to talk to an old high school crush.
89	17	"Spiderhunt"	Steve Welch	Berkley Johnson	February 24, 2015	4ATM17	2.85[26]
Schmidt's arachnophobia causes the gang to hunt for a spider loose in the loft. Cece is reluctant to tell Jess about her feelings for Schmidt. Nick cooks his infamous sauce. Coach has a hard time typing an e-mail to send to May, asking her out on a date.
90	18	"Walk of Shame"	Christine Gernon	Danielle Sanchez-Witzel	March 3, 2015	4ATM18	2.53[27]
Jess and Cece end up taking the walk of shame, in Jess's case she spends the night with Bearclaw (Josh Gad). Coach is embarrassed to invite Nick and Winston to an art exhibit where May, who is a cellist, will be performing.
91	19	"The Right Thing"	Erin O'Malley	Matt Fusfeld & Alex Cuthbertson	March 31, 2015	4ATM19	2.32[28]
Jess feels obligated to attend the memorial of Pete, a guy she only dated twice, only to find out later that the memorial is being conducted by Pete's girlfriend Val (Fiona Gubelmann). Pete was also a sports agent, with one of his clients being J. J. Watt, who Coach becomes starstruck over. Nick and Schmidt want to become part owners of Mike's (Ben Falcone) bar, but in order to come up with the money, Schmidt asks his mother Louise (Nora Dunn) for his long-awaited Bar Mitzvah money. Winston wants hang out socially with Aly, however she is not interested.
92	20	"Par 5"	Trent O'Donnell	Lamorne Morris & Rob Rosell	April 7, 2015	4ATM20	2.14[29]
Jess accompanies Fawn Moscato to a female charity golf tournament, so Jess can network with politicians to get new computers for her school. Winston falls for KC (Kiersey Clemons), an activist who is not too fond of the police, so Winston hides the fact that he is a police officer. With Cece's help, Schmidt put on bronzer, to not look too pale when he is out with Fawn.
93	21	"Panty Gate"	Reginald Hudlin	David Feeney & Veronica McCarthy	April 28, 2015	4ATM21	2.07[30]
Coach and May decide to break up after May gets a job offer in New York, but the decision affects them both emotionally, with Jess trying to fix things between them. Schmidt agrees to be by Fawn Moscato's side after an embarrassing mishap. A book inspires Cece to take chances.
94	22	"Clean Break"	Trent O'Donnell	Story by: Rebecca Addelman Teleplay by: Rebecca Addelman & Kim Rosenstock	May 5, 2015	4ATM22	2.22[31]
Coach prepares to move to New York to live with May and refuses to hold on to any mementos of his time living in the loft. Jess and Nick re-evaluate their friendship. Schmidt finally gets rid of his mementos of Cece, although he soon regrets his decision. Schmidt finally admits his feelings to Cece and proposes to her

Home media release

Unlike the previous seasons, Fox Home Entertainment instead released the fourth season as a Manufacture On Demand title.^[32]

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External links

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