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New Girl S5E2 — What About Fred

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New Girl•Season 5•Episode 2

What About Fred

7.2/10 · 1,122 votesJan 12, 201622 min

Ranked #17 of 22 in Season 5•−0.3 vs season avg

Jumping back into the dating pool, Jess finds herself dating a dud (guest star Taran Killam), but falls in love with his perfect parents (guest stars Henry Winkler and Julie Haggerty). Meanwhile, Nick (Jake Johnson) and Schmidt have very different ideas about how to run

Directed byEric Appel

Written byAlex Cuthbertson, Matt Fusfeld

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Cast5

Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

Jessica 'Jess' Day

Jake Johnson

Jake Johnson

Nick Miller

Max Greenfield

Max Greenfield

Schmidt

Lamorne Morris

Lamorne Morris

Winston Bishop

Hannah Simone

Hannah Simone

Cecilia 'Cece' Parikh

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Alex Cuthbertson

Writer

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Matt Fusfeld

Writer

Eric Appel

Eric Appel

Director

Nina Pedrad

Nina Pedrad

Producer

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Episode Summary

"What About Fred" is episode 2 of New Girl season 5. It scored 7.2/10 from 1,122 votes, ranking #17 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Eric Appel and written by Alex Cuthbertson, Matt Fusfeld, it aired on January 12, 2016.

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