New Girl S4 E14 – Swuit

Last updated on August 4, 2024

This podcast covers New Girl Season 4, Episode 14, Swuit, which originally aired on February 3, 2015 and was written by Noah Garfinkel and directed by Trent O’Donnell.

Episode Recap

Nick and Schmidt have brought their old company, Schnick Industries, to life and are trying to sell a new product. Meanwhile, Coach and Winston help Cece pay for college.

References

While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:

• Lori Greiner – Nick and Schmidt had a pitch meeting with Lori Greiner. We also featured her as the guest star in this episode. 
• Hewlett Packard – While bickering, Schmidt said, “You think Hewlett had to put up with this crap from Packard? Think Again.” 
• Howard Hughes / Spruce Goose – Schmidt told Nick he can’t be “loosey-goosey”, which prompted Nick to say that Howard Hughes invented the Loose-Goose. However, Schmidt corrected that the plane was called the “Spruce-Goose”. But Nick did know that the plane did fly “for over a mile at an altitude of 72 feet!” 
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Kai wanted to have “Ninja Turtle sex” with backpacks on with Nick. 
• David Hockney – While discussing Cece’s classes at school, Winston and Coach asked “What you gonna do, Cece, join the South African space program and be the first woman to put a David Hockney painting on the moon?” 
• Batman and Robin – By the end of the episode, Nick and Schmidt felt like they were “Batman and Robin”, but both wanted to be Batman.

This episode got a 9/10 rating from both Kritika and Kelly; Kritika’s favorite character was Schnick Industries and Kelly’s favorite was Jess.

Podcast Notes

• Most Likely To:
  • Take money from your friend
  • Have an idea that someone invented after you that you didn’t pursue like Nick with the iPhone
  • Excited about something you made and then realized it was crap
  • Forget the prototype for a pitch
• Schmidtism:
  • We couldn’t pick just one this episode, so here are some of our favorite Schmidt moments were:
    • Swuit intro
    • Pitch & 7S’s
    • Hewlett Packard / Loose Goose & Spruce Goose
    • If you’ll still have me / look at me fight at the end
• In the 2020s:
  • Not: man problems making you care about someone more and Coach calling Cece “young lady”.
  • Yes: n/a
• Pop Culture:
  • Garage at Cupertino / Apple
  • “Taking Care of Business” by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• Guest Stars:
  • Lori Greiner (Herself)

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 15!

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