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.
- Directed by
- Peyton Reed
- Written by
- J. J. Philbin, Nick Adams
Guest stars
All episodes — Season 1
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S1 E1Pilot
Sep 20, 2011724 min
After leaving her long-time boyfriend, Jess moves into an apartment with three men, and tries to re-enter the dating world.
S1 E2Kryptonite
Sep 27, 20116.922 min
Nick and Schmidt convince Jess to get her stuff out of her ex-boyfriend Spencer's apartment; Jess meets new roommate Winston, who has returned from playing basketball in Latvia. Winston tries to get his old room back from Schmidt.
S1 E3Wedding
Oct 4, 20117.222 min
The guys are invited to a wedding, and Nick is fearful that he'll run into his ex, so he asks Jess to be his date. Meanwhile, Winston takes his role as usher very seriously, and Schmidt catches the eye of two women.
S1 E4Naked
Nov 1, 20117.622 min
Jess accidentally walks in on Nick naked, sending his self-confidence to an all-time low - just after an attractive co-worker agrees to go out on a date with him. Meanwhile, Winston becomes obsessed with learning pop-culture references onli
S1 E5Cece Crashes
Nov 8, 20117.322 min
Cece convinces Jess that Nick likes her more than just as a roommate and Schmidt tries to seal the deal with Cece.
S1 E6Thanksgiving
Nov 15, 20116.922 min
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.










