The Best Episodes Written By Kim Rosenstock

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.1/10(192 votes)

   #1 - To Protect and Serve

   S1:E69/21/2021

   Mabel brings her new friends (and an old one) to her childhood home to meet her mother. Meanwhile, Detective Williams starts to have her own doubts about the case as she prepares for motherhood.

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   8.3/10(18 votes)

   #2 - Clean Break

   S4:E225/5/2015

   As Coach prepares to move out of the loft, Schmidt also decides to get rid of his non-essentials and in the process discovers what is truly important to him; Jess and Nick reminisce about their “sex mug” and wonder if they still have feelings for each other.

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   7.4/10(17 votes)

   #3 - Wedding Eve

   S5:E215/10/2016

   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.

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   7.4/10(17 votes)

   #4 - Teachers

   S4:E811/18/2014

   Jess, Coach and Ryan attend a teachers' conference, led by education guru Brenda Brown. Back at the loft, Nick, Schmidt and Winston try to have a wild weekend while Jess is out of town.

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   7.3/10(15 votes)

   #5 - The Crawl

   S4:E152/10/2015

   When a new bar opens in the neighborhood, it completes the final piece of the puzzle for Nick's epic Valentine's Day pub crawl. Meanwhile, Jess and Ryan drunkenly contemplate their future, Coach meets a new woman - over and over again - and Schmidt tries to fit into the world of politics.

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   7.3/10(18 votes)

   #6 - Menzies

   S2:E711/13/2012

   As Jess' job search kicks into high gear, the guys fear her time of the month is also affecting their physical and psychological well-being. Meanwhile, Schmidt begins a "50 Shades of Grey"-type of relationship with his corporate boss, and Nick gains wisdom from an unlikely, hands-on (and mute) source.

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   7.2/10(18 votes)

   #7 - Fancyman (2)

   S1:E183/27/2012

   Jess' sophisticated date with Russell doesn't go as planned. Meanwhile, Nick's college friend visits and brings out Nick's inner frat boy to help him get over his break-up with Julia. Also, Winston panics when Shelby goes on a "girls" vacation and Schmidt and Cece try to keep their relationship under the covers, but one of the friends finds out their secret.

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   7.2/10(17 votes)

   #8 - Tinfinity

   S2:E182/26/2013

   Jess catches the eye of a professional football player, with whom Winston landed an exclusive interview for his radio station. Meanwhile, Nick and Schmidt argue over the planning of their "TinFinity" party celebrating their tenth anniversary of living together, and Cece gets a surprise offer

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   7.2/10(17 votes)

   #9 - Mother of All Matches

   S2:E46/29/2018

   On the day of the big match between Welfare Queen and Liberty Belle, Tammé visits her son at Stanford, and Debbie hits an emotional wall.

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    7.1/10(19 votes)

    #10 - Reagan

    S5:E62/9/2016

    A beautiful pharmaceutical rep enters the gang’s life when she agrees to sublet Jess’ room while she is on jury duty.

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    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #11 - Big News

    S3:E214/15/2014

    Nick and Jess try to keep their breakup a secret; Winston passes the police academy entrance exam and demands a celebration.

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    7.1/10(18 votes)

    #12 - Birthday

    S3:E131/21/2014

    Nick struggles to throw Jess the perfect birthday party, while Schmidt works overtime to help out Cece in her new job as bartender and Winston and Coach engage in a bake-off.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - A Leash Is Not a Guinea Pig

    S1:E310/10/2018

    After seeing the way Douglas and the twins are barely affected by the death of their guinea pig, Pickle, Poppy encourages Douglas to stop repressing his and the twins' feelings. After seeing how close Graham and Will are becoming, Angie gets jealous when Graham asks Will to go get a colonoscopy to check on his health, so Angie decides to get one herself.

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    6.8/10(18 votes)

    #14 - Tomatoes

    S1:E224/24/2012

    Jess fears she and Russell don't share the fiery passion he exhibits with his ex-wife Ouli. Meanwhile, Cece is not yet willing to admit her true feelings for Schmidt, so she encourages him to go on a date with one of her Russian model roommates. Then, a down-in-the-dumps Nick channels all of his energy into a new vegetable garden.

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    6.7/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Rosalie

    S2:E96/29/2018

    As the ladies begin to plan for life after the show, Justine's mom shows up on Sam's doorstep, and Bash and Debbie scheme to woo buyers at a TV expo.

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    6.6/10(16 votes)

    #16 - Single and Sufficient

    S6:E310/4/2016

    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".

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    6.5/10(13 votes)

    #17 - The Cubicle

    S6:E121/10/2017

    When Jess insists on covering Robby's medical bill, she is stunned after finding out the total and goes to extremes to find a way to help pay. With Schmidt and Winston's help, Cece attempts to get her new modeling agency off the ground (and out of the loft), but is discouraged when her first client is inspired to change career paths. Meanwhile, Reagan puts off reading Nick's new novel.

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    5.6/10(6 votes)

    #18 - It's Not That Serious

    S1:E84/4/2025

    Molly reflects on her life.

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    5.0/10(10 votes)

    #19 - Good Value Diet Soda

    S1:E14/4/2025

    Molly leans on her best friend Nikki after receiving a distressing diagnosis.

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