The Best Episodes Written By Nina Pedrad

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(13 votes)

   #1 - The Gang Inflates

   S16:E16/7/2023

   Dennis and Mac get into inflatable furniture to deal with the economy’s inflation, while Dee tries to find a place to crash after being evicted by her greedy landlord and Charlie wants to pitch Frank his crypto/online investment idea. And in this inflation episode everything gets bigger - Dee’s desperation, Mac’s lips, and even Charlie’s apartment!

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   8.1/10(13 votes)

   #2 - A Goon's Deed in a Weary World

   S7:E111/24/2013

   As her new kids arrive, Liz scrambles to save TGS from cancellation. Jack finds a new NBC president.

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   8.0/10(4 votes)

   #3 - Nothing Left to Lose

   S6:E164/5/2012

   Tracy regains his sense of smell and finds an unusual father figure in Liz, while the writers spark a prank war with Jenna.

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   7.8/10(11 votes)

   #4 - The Gang Replaces Dee with a Monkey

   S15:E412/8/2021

   When the Gang suspects Dee is menopausal, they scramble to find a new employee for Paddy's Pub. Dee decides to put her acting career on hold in order to mentor young actors.

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   7.4/10(17 votes)

   #5 - 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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   7.1/10(16 votes)

   #6 - Exes

   S3:E152/4/2014

   When Nick has an awkward run-in with his ex, Caroline, Jessica tries to convince him he can still be friends with her, by introducing him to her former boyfriend, Berkley. Meanwhile, Coach uses Schmidt's loft to impress a date, but things turn farcically disastrous when Schmidt arrives home with his own potential bedmate.

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   6.9/10(15 votes)

   #7 - Oregon

   S4:E162/17/2015

   Jess takes a bumpy stroll down memory lane when she and the gang travel to her childhood home in Portland, Oregon, for her father's wedding.

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   6.9/10(17 votes)

   #8 - Jury Duty

   S5:E31/19/2016

   Jess eagerly reports to jury duty, until she discovers she may be up for a work promotion. Meanwhile, Nick reaches his limit with Cece's messiness in the loft.

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   6.8/10(16 votes)

   #9 - Mars Landing

   S3:E203/25/2014

   Jess and Nick face some truths about their relationship, while Schmidt, Winston and Coach scramble to make a better second impression on their hot new neighbors. Also, Cece panics after she drunk-texts Buster

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    6.8/10(17 votes)

    #10 - The Apartment

    S5:E113/15/2016

    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.

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    6.7/10(15 votes)

    #11 - Julie Berkman's Older Sister

    S4:E39/30/2014

    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.

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    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Mac and Dennis Become EMTs

    S17:E37/16/2025

    After witnessing EMTs resuscitate a Paddy's patron, Mac and Dennis set out to become the pinnacle of masculinity; Frank tries to prove a prank's innocence with The Lawyer; Dee attempts to hack her part-time side hustle with Charlie's help as he descends into the fast-paced life of a chef.

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