The Worst Episodes of New Girl
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Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "New Girl" is "Hubbedy Bubby", rated 6.5/10 from 1113 user votes. It was directed by Steve Welch and written by Sarah Tapscott. "Hubbedy Bubby" aired on 9/27/2016 and is rated 0.5 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Bells".
6.5/10 1,113 votes#1 - Hubbedy Bubby
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2016
Jess and Cece jump on the campaign trail and make a bet with a disbelieving Schmidt that they can recruit voters for the upcoming Presidential election. Meanwhile, Winston teaches Nick about modern phone sex.
Director: Steve Welch
Writer: Sarah Tapscott
7.0/10 1,786 votes#2 - Bells
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/29/2011
Jess gets jealous when Winston joins her troubled-youth handbell quartet and instantly becomes a natural. Meanwhile Nick and Schmidt engage in class warfare when the toilet breaks and they each have their own idea of how to get it fixed.
Director: Peyton Reed
Writer: Luvh Rakhe
7.0/10 1,304 votes#3 - A Father's Love
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/2013
When Nick's con-man father suddenly reappears, Jess tries her best to fix the two men's relationship, despite Nick's fears that he's being used in another one of his dad's gambling schemes. Meanwhile, Schmidt teams up with Robby to try to win back Cece.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: Berkley Johnson, Josh Malmuth
7.0/10 895 votes#4 - 300 Feet
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 4/12/2016
When Jess is served a restraining order by her ex-boyfriend, Sam, she sets out to clear her name with Winstons help. Nick and Schmidt plot against the owner of a trendy new bar that opened on their street.
Director: Trent O'Donnell
Writer: Sophia Lear
7.0/10 754 votes#5 - Rumspringa
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 2/21/2017
When Jess gets nervous about starting her new position as principal, Nick and Schmidt decide to take her on a relaxing day trip to Solvang, which quickly goes "sideways." Meanwhile, with Cece's help, Winston tries to finalize his divorce from Rhonda, but finds that he and Aly are caught in a series of never-ending pranks.
Director: Josh Greenbaum
Writer: Sophia Lear, Noah Garfinkel
7.1/10 1,445 votes#6 - Neighbors
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/2012
Jess gets a quartet of very young new neighbors -- and she's determined to win them over, in spite of the fact that to them, she's not a New Girl -- she's an Old Girl
Director: Steve Pink
Writer: Berkley Johnson
7.1/10 1,176 votes#7 - The Box
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/2013
Nick becomes irresponsible with the money from his late father's estate, so Jess uses some of the money to pay Nick's unpaid bills, behind his back. With Nick's improved financial situation, Winston feels its finally time to ask Nick for the money he owes him.
Director: Andrew Fleming
Writer: Rob Rosell
7.1/10 1,036 votes#8 - Sister II
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/25/2014
Jess panics when her sister, Abby decides to stay in Los Angeles and sets her eyes on one of the loftmates. Meanwhile, Winston procrastinates about checking his test results for the LAPD entrance exam
Director: Bill Purple
Writer: Luvh Rakhe, Ryan Koh
7.1/10 923 votes#9 - Coming Out
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/2015
A class trip turns disastrous when Jess tries to avoid showing favoritism to Ryan; Schmidt develops an ulcer; Winston becomes fixated on wearing a crystal.
Director: Bill Purple
Writer: Sophia Lear
7.1/10 932 votes#10 - Swuit
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/3/2015
Jess helps Schmidt and Nick pitch their new business venture - the "Swuit," a suit made entirely of sweatshirt material - to entrepreneur Lori Greiner. Meanwhile, Winston and Coach decide they will invest in Cece's future.
Director: Trent O'Donnell
Writer: Noah Garfinkel
7.1/10 890 votes#11 - Sam, Again
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 3/29/2016
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.
Director: Steve Welch
Writer: Ethan Sandler, Adrian Wenner
7.1/10 869 votes#12 - Jeff Day
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 4/19/2016
Jess invents a male alter ego, "Jeff Day," in order to buy a new car from a sexist salesman, but her plan backfires when both Nick and Sam arrive at the dealership pretending to be him. Meanwhile, Schmidt and Cece panic when Winston decides to bring his new prankster girlfriend, Rhonda as his plus one to their wedding.
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer: Joe Wengert
7.1/10 832 votes#13 - Single and Sufficient
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2016
When Schmidt and Cece and Winston and Aly invite Jess on their couples glamping trip, members of her singles-only group tag along. Meanwhile, Nick struggles with the next chapter of his New Orleans-set novel after Schmidt gives him "no notes".
Director: Michael Schultz
Writer: Kim Rosenstock
7.1/10 774 votes#14 - Last Thanksgiving
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/2016
It's Thanksgiving and Jess and the gang are determined to make this year's festivities a success. However, things don't go according to plan when Robby surprisingly shows up and Schmidt's dad arrives heartbroken. Meanwhile, Nick finds out that Regan is postponing her move-in date and Winston deals with his "heroic" injury.
Director: Trent O'Donnell
Writer: Joni Lefkowitz
7.1/10 770 votes#15 - Es Good
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/2016
Schmidt enlists Nick to help him earn the respect of his difficult house contractor. Meanwhile, as Jess and Robby test the limits of their ability to be in a casual relationship, Winston and Cece debate the pros and cons of not being single.
Director: Trent O'Donnell
Writer: Rob Rosell
7.1/10 794 votes#16 - Tuesday Meeting
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 4/17/2018
Over a drunken power lunch, Jess and Cece decide to stand up to Russell and demand Jess be given more responsibility in her new job. Meanwhile, Nick struggles to come up with ideas for a new book and Schmidt is desperate to get Ruth to sleep.
Director: Josh Greenbaum
Writer: Sarah Tapscott
7.2/10 2,206 votes#17 - Kryptonite
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2011
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.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: Elizabeth Meriwether
7.2/10 1,062 votes#18 - Basketsball
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/14/2014
Jess tries to become good friends with Coach by watching Detroit Pistons games with him and becoming a Pistons "fan". However Jess' "fandom" starts to interfere with her relationship with Nick, who is a lifelong Chicago Bulls fan. Winston agrees to shadow Schmidt at his marketing job, where Schmidt is later asked to guide Ed (Bob Gunton), a sixty-something intern, to avoid a company lawsuit over age discrimination.
Director: Lorene Scafaria
Writer: Rebecca Addelman
7.2/10 1,081 votes#19 - Sister
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/11/2014
Jess' wild-child sister, Abby, pays a visit and immediately throws the loft into disarray. Meanwhile, Schmidt enlists Nick to be his wingman in crashing a bar mitzvah and Winston throws a dinner party with Bertie, which turns awkward when only Cece and Coach attend.
Director: Max Winkler
Writer: Matt Fusfeld, Alex Cuthbertson
7.2/10 1,012 votes#20 - Sister III
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/4/2014
When Jess moves into Nick’s bedroom, they both must deal with their complete lack of personal space. Meanwhile, Cece worries that Abby is taking advantage of Schmidt, while Coach worries Cece is treating him like one of her girlfriends. Also, Winston struggles with physical fitness.
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer: Camilla Blackett
7.2/10 1,031 votes#21 - Julie Berkman's Older Sister
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/2014
Jess' dad arrives with his new girlfriend, who happened to be Jess and Cece's high-school rival. Meanwhile, Schmidt recruits the guys to be part of a focus group at work to help him land a big new account.
Director: Fred Goss
Writer: Nina Pedrad
7.2/10 967 votes#22 - What About Fred
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/2016
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 the bar.
Director: Eric Appel
Writer: Matt Fusfeld, Alex Cuthbertson
7.2/10 957 votes#23 - Wig
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/2016
Schmidt and Cece take action when Nick's attraction to Reagan impacts their relationship; Winston teaches Reagan about breakups.
Director: Christine Gernon
Writer: David Feeney
7.2/10 812 votes#24 - Dress
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 5/3/2016
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.
Director: Trent O'Donnell
Writer: Josh Malmuth, David Feeney
7.2/10 785 votes#25 - Ready
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2016
After Jess announces that she is ready to date again, Schmidt pushes her to give her workout partner, Robby, a fighting chance. Then, when Cece hires a hunky new bartender, Nick struggles to understand male beauty, while Winston's newfound confidence makes him irresistible.
Director: Trent O'Donnell
Writer: Noah Garfinkel