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New Girl Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2016 - 2016
Episode 1
Big Mama P
Tue, Jan 5, 201620 mins
When Cece and Schmidt ask Jess and Nick to be their Maid of Honor and Best Man, respectively, their first task is to plan the engagement party. But when Jess invites Cece's mom to join in the celebration, Cece is forced to make a surprising announcement to Schmidt.
Episode 2
What About Fred
Tue, Jan 12, 201623 mins
Jess jumps back into the dating pool, but her attempt lands her a dud and things get complicated when she falls in love with his perfect parents, Meanwhile, Nick and Schmidt have very different ideas about how to run the bar and night out there.
Episode 3
Jury Duty
Tue, Jan 19, 201622 mins
Jess is called in for jury duty and meets a cute lawyer but must try to get out of it when she has the chance to be acting principal. Meanwhile things go awry while Jess is gone as Nick and Cece argue about the loft agreement and Winston gets a hammer stuck in the wall.
Episode 4
No Girl
Tue, Jan 26, 201621 mins
With Jess sequestered at jury duty, Nick turns the loft into an air b-n-b in order to help pay for Schmidt's upcoming bachelor party. Meanwhile, Winston asks Cece for help when he suspects KC is cheating on him.
Episode 5
Bob & Carol & Nick & Schmidt
Tue, Feb 2, 201621 mins
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.
Episode 6
Reagan
Tue, Feb 9, 201621 mins
A beautiful pharmaceutical rep enters the gang's life when she agrees to sublet Jess' room while she is on jury duty.
Episode 7
Wig
Tue, Feb 16, 201621 mins
When Nick's attraction to Reagan starts affecting Schmidt and Cece's relationship, they enact a plan to demystify her, in hopes of helping Nick get over her. Meanwhile, Winston teaches Reagan the art of the breakup.
Episode 8
The Decision
Tue, Feb 23, 201621 mins
Reagan causes chaos between Nick and Winston when she tells them she'll sleep with just one of them in an attempt to challenge the guys' indecisiveness. Meanwhile, Schmidt is reunited with his college frenemy, Benjamin, when looking at wedding venues with Cece.
Episode 9
Heat Wave
Tue, Mar 1, 201621 mins
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.
Episode 10
Goosebumps Walkaway
Tue, Mar 8, 201622 mins
Jess returns from jury duty and attempts to uncover the real identity of a juror sequestered with her. Meanwhile, Reagan prepares to move out of the loft and out of Nick's life, and Winston and Cece help Schmidt get over his fear of public dancing.
Episode 11
The Apartment
Tue, Mar 15, 201622 mins
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.
Episode 12
D-Day
Tue, Mar 22, 201622 mins
After Cece receives an exciting new job offer, Jess agrees to help Schmidt with the wedding preparations, but things don't go as planned when Schmidt's dad, Gavin, appears. Meanwhile, Winston and Nick get into a competition over whose job is harder.
Episode 13
Sam, Again
Tue, Mar 29, 201622 mins
Jess applies for a job at a progressive new school, but things take a turn when she finds out the principal is dating her ex-boyfriend, Sam. Meanwhile, Nick gets a cold and Schmidt quarantines the roommates to prevent himself from getting sick before his big presentation.
Episode 14
300 Feet
Tue, Apr 12, 201622 mins
When Jess is served a restraining order by her former boyfriend, Sam, she sets out to clear her name with Winston's help. Nick and Schmidt plot against the owner of a trendy new bar that opened on their street.
Episode 15
Jeff Day
Tue, Apr 19, 201622 mins
To turn the tables on a sexist car salesman, Jess invents a male alter ego, which backfires on her. Schmidt and Cece panic over Winston's date, his new prankster girlfriend, to their wedding.
Episode 16
Helmet
Tue, Apr 19, 201622 mins
Despite being happy with Sam, Jess confesses to Cece that she had a sex dream about Nick. And Schmidt attempts to help Winston land Furguson a cat audition when he finds out Aly's star boyfriend is a talent agent for pets.
Episode 17
Road Trip
Tue, Apr 26, 201623 mins
After being emasculated in front of Cece, Schmidt insists on a manly bachelor party weekend in Vegas, but the road trip goes awry when the guys end up at a desert biker bar and he must put his newfound bravado to the test.
Episode 18
A Chill Day In
Tue, Apr 26, 201621 mins
Cece and Jess try to have a "chill day" celebrating Cece's Bachelorette party.
Episode 19
Dress
Tue, May 3, 201623 mins
Jess races to make alterations to Cece's bridal dress, while Schmidt tries to keep his "wedding workshop" a secret at work, and Nick struggles to ask Reagan to be his date to the nuptials. Meanwhile, Winston and Aly try to keep their relationship on the down-low at work.
Episode 20
Return to Sender
Tue, May 3, 201623 mins
Jess is introduced to Sam's female best friend; Nick worries that Gavin will leave Schmidt disappointed again; Winston isn't happy about someone's reaction to a birthday present.
Episode 21
Wedding Eve
Tue, May 10, 201623 mins
On the night before the wedding, Nick and Winston try to help Schmidt re-write his vows and Jess, thinking that Sam is going to propose to her, rallies the gang into playing True American to avoid giving him an answer.
Episode 22
Landing Gear
Tue, May 10, 201623 mins
Schmidt makes a last ditch effort to convince Cece's mom to come to their wedding, but in doing so, he might miss the special day himself.
