New Girl S4 E19 – The Right Thing

Last updated on December 8, 2024

This podcast covers New Girl Season 4, Episode 19, The Right Thing, which originally aired on Mar 31, 2015 and was written by Alex Cuthbertson and Matt Fusfeld and directed by Erin O’Malley.

Episode Recap

Jess, Cece, and Coach attend the funeral for a guy Jess went on two dates with and “sext”ed. Meanwhile, Schmidt’s mom, Louise, comes to visit and Winston is trying to get his cop partner, Aly, to hang out with him!

References

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

• Boyz II Men – “Motownphilly” – When Winston and Aly were helping Winston remember who attended his Bar Mitzvah, they were playing the song Motown Philly, which Winston sang along to. 
• J.J. Watt – The real J.J. Watt guest acted in this episode and played himself where Pete was his agent. 
• Alan Iverson / [Memphis] Grizzlies / [Philadelphia] 76rs – Jess is trying to tell a story about Pete to keep up the ruse or her working with him and mentioned that Allen Iverson should not go to the  “Grizzlies” but should finish his career off with “the ’76ers!”
• Kieran Culkin / Owen Wilson – When Nick thought they may not have the money for the bar, Mike said the right guys would have the money, “Or Kieran Culkin’s mouth” and further asked, “How about Owen Wilson’s nose?”

This episode got a 7/10 rating from both Kritika and Kelly and we both had the same favorite character: Winston!

Podcast Notes

• Most Likely To:
  • Own part of a bar
  • Dance and be excited after getting out of the shower
  • Try and be friends with your work partner
  • be a Jess vs an Aly
• Schmidtism:
  • Lunch with Schmidt’s Mom
• In the 2020s:
  • Not: Schmidt not accepting his mom being a lesbian and Louise’s assumptions and opinions around Cece
  • Yes: Louise’s eventual respecting of boundaries and Schmidt standing up for his friendship with Nick
• Pop Culture:
  • Perfect Stranger
  • “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now”
• Guest Stars:
  • Nora Dunn (Louise)

Additionally we mentioned in our podcast episode a promo video that J.J. Watt filmed for the promo of this episode.

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 20!

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