Show Notes
This podcast covers New Girl Season 5, Episode 11, The Apartment, which originally aired on March 15, 2016 and was written by Nina Pedrad and directed by Christine Gernon.
Here’s a quick recap of the episode: Cece is finally moving into the loft, and Jess is torn between helping her best friend pack up and scrambling to fix a surprise school budget mess her boss conveniently “forgot” to mention. Meanwhile, Winston learns the hard way that his new partner, Dunston, might be a bigger challenge than hiding his feelings for Aly.
This episode got a 8/10 rating from Kritika whose favorite character was Schmidt and Kelly rated this episode a 8.5/10 and her favorite character was Jess!
Episode Sections: (00:00) Welcome (01:52) Episode Recap: Packing up Cece’s Apartment + Jess’s Job (27:03) Episode Recap: Flasher + Winston’s New Partner (42:20) Schmidtism (43:59) Pop Culture (48:42) Guest Stars (51:09) Trivia & Fun Facts + Bear Hunt (56:21) Rating & Favorite Character (59:32) Spoilers
While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including: Paul Reiser / Dave Coulier / Urinetown / Pez - While returning Winston’s belongings, Aly listed him having a signed biography of Paul Reiser, a photo of him with Dave Coulier, a ticket stub from Urinetown, and loose Pez.
Looney Tunes - Jess commented one of the items Cece was deciding to get rid of or not was a wine stained sweatshirt with an off-brand Looney Tunes character named “George Bunny” on it.
Green Bay Packers - Jess tried to make a pun to emphasize Cece was a bad packer, saying “Your favorite team is the Green Bay, NOT Packers”.
G8 Summit / Climate Change - Winston made a joke about the G8 Summit and climate change to signify the mood had changed.
Jackson 5 - Aly questioned whether or not Winston was referencing a song by the Jackson 5 when he said, "I want you back."
David Letterman - Schmidt mentioned that he wanted to hear all of Cece’s stories unless he gets tinnitus, to which he then commented that David Letterman had tinnitus.
Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 11 Bonus Episode!
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