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New Girl Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2016 - 2016
Season 5 of the quirky comedy features a lot of changes for the whole gang. Cece (Hannah Simone) and Schmidt (Max Greenfield) deal with their engagement and planning the wedding, wondering what married life will be like; Jess (Zooey Deschanel) meets someone from her past and starts a relationship with him; Winston (Lamorne Morris) becomes a hero when he saves a boy's life; Nick (Jake Johnson) takes his job at the restaurant more seriously and becomes a tougher boss. When Jess is called away for jury duty, the others rent out her room to Reagan (guest star Megan Fox), whose lifestyle and past make everyone else question their relationship with each other.
Episode 1
What About Fred?
Tue, Jan 12, 2016 30 mins
Jess is ready to date again, but is disappointed in the dud spud she lands, and things get complicated when she takes a serious liking to his perfectly fun parents. Meanwhile, Nick and Schmidt's individual ideas about how to run the bar don't mix.
Episode 2
Jury Duty
Tue, Jan 19, 2016 30 mins
Jess is unable to sustain her excitement about jury duty after finding out she may be in line for a promotion at work. Meanwhile, Nick hits the ceiling over the mess Cece's made of the loft.
Episode 3
Big Mama P
Tue, Jan 5, 2016 30 mins
In the Season 5 premiere, Cece and Schmidt ask Jess and Nick to be maid of honor and best man at their wedding, so the two bridal-party members start to arrange an engagement party. But things take an unusual turn after Jess invites Cece's mom to the affair.
Episode 4
No Girl
Tue, Jan 26, 2016 30 mins
While Jess is sequestered at jury duty, Nick rents out the loft to earn money to help pay for Schmidt's bachelor party. Meanwhile, Winston suspects KC is being unfaithful and asks Cece for help learning the truth.
Episode 5
Bob & Carol & Nick & Schmidt
Tue, Feb 2, 2016 30 mins
Nick's cousin and his wife visit with a very special request, which prompts Schmidt to offer Nick a glimpse into the future. Meanwhile, Winston and Cece shop for a wedding dress.
Episode 6
Reagan
Tue, Feb 9, 2016 21 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, 2016 30 mins
Schmidt and Cece take action when Nick's attraction to Reagan impacts their relationship; Winston teaches Reagan about breakups.
Episode 8
The Decision
Tue, Feb 23, 2016 21 mins
Reagan challenges Nick and Winston's indecisiveness when she says she will sleep with only one of them; while looking at wedding venues with Cece, Schmidt runs into his college frenemy, Benjamin.
Episode 9
Heat Wave
Tue, Mar 1, 2016 21 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, 2016 30 mins
Jess attempts to discover the real identity of a juror who was sequestered with her; Reagan prepares to move on; Winston and Cece help Schmidt overcome his fear of public dancing.
Episode 11
The Apartment
Tue, Mar 15, 2016 21 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, 2016 21 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, 2016 30 mins
Jess' application for a job at a progressive new school may be jeopardized after she learns the principal is dating her ex-boyfriend. Meanwhile, Nick takes ill, so Schmidt quarantines the roommates to keep himself from getting sick before an important presentation.
Episode 14
300 Feet
Tue, Apr 12, 2016 30 mins
Jess' former boyfriend has a restraining order served on her, and she doesn't hold back in her efforts to clear her name with help from Winston. Meanwhile, Nick and Schmidt are up in arms over a trendy bar that opened on their street and plot against the attractive owner.
Episode 15
Jeff Day
Tue, Apr 19, 2016 30 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, 2016 30 mins
Jess admits to having a sex dream about Nick; and Schmidt dogs a talent agent for pets, hoping to get Winston's cat an audition.
Episode 17
Road Trip
Tue, Apr 26, 2016 30 mins
When his manhood is questioned in front of Cece, Schmidt demands the guys head to Las Vegas for a manly bachelor-party weekend, but the trip hits a snag and they wind up at a desert biker bar, where his newfound macho is called out.
Episode 18
A Chill Day In
Tue, Apr 26, 2016 30 mins
Jess and Cece's low-key bachelorette party takes a bad turn when they ruin the wedding gift from Schmidt's mother and, while under the influence, must come up with a plan to replace it.
Episode 19
Dress
Tue, May 3, 2016 30 mins
Jess rushes to get alterations to Cece's bridal dress done on time; Schmidt struggles to keep his "wedding workshop" a secret at work; and Nick has trouble asking Reagan to be his date to the nuptials. Meanwhile, Winston and Aly attempt to keep coworkers in the dark about their relationship.
Episode 20
Return to Sender
Tue, May 3, 2016 30 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, 2016 30 mins
'Twas the night before the wedding, and Nick and Winston help out on Schmidt's rewrite of his vows, while Jess, who suspects Sam will propose to her, gets the gang to play a game of True American to avoid having to answer him.
Episode 22
Landing Gear
Tue, May 10, 2016 30 mins
In the Season 5 finale, Schmidt's last ditch effort to convince Cece's mother to attend the wedding leads to complications that might result in him missing the big day.
