Who's That Girl? A 'New Girl' Podcast

S5 E10 - Goosebumps Walkaway

Who's That Girl? A 'New Girl' Podcast

Show Notes

This podcast covers New Girl Season 5, Episode 10, Goosebumps Walkaway, which originally aired on March 8, 2016 and was written by Berkeley Johnson and directed by Trent O’Donnell.

Here’s a quick recap of the episode: Jess is back and Reagan helps her find her missed connection! Meanwhile, Schmidt is learning to “let loose”.

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

Episode Sections: (00:00) Welcome (01:33) Episode Recap: Dancing (11:47) Episode Recap: Reagan Leaving and Finding Jess’s Juror (41:48) Schmidtism (43:36) Pop Culture (47:24) Guest Stars (50:48) Trivia & Fun Facts + Bear Hunt (54:10) Rating & Favorite Character (56:49) Spoilers

While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including: Goldilocks - When Reagan finds Jess in her bed, Jess explains that she "went full Goldilocks" because the bed looked so good.

"The Humpty Dance" / Digital Underground - This song by the group Digital Underground played in the dance class Winston took Schmidt and Cece to.

Golden Girls Theme Song - Jess sings a version of this song with different lyrics to Reagan.

800-Pound Gorilla / Elephant in the Room - When trying to get Jess and Reagan to talk about his past with both of them, Nick confuses the phrase "800-pound gorilla" with "elephant in the room."

Beijing Opening Ceremony - Schmidt mentions that he will call his "Beijing Opening Ceremonies contact" to learn a new wedding dance instead of taking a dance class. ()

Pat Sajak - When referring to a designer named "Lawrence of Brentwood," Jess says he sounds like a sponsor at the end of a game show, like "Pat Sajak's wardrobe furnished by Lawrence of Brentwood."

Time Warp - Schmidt hangs up on Jess while saying that someone is "desecrating the Time Warp" at the dance class.

Cookie Monster - Winston compares Jess and Gary on the news to "Cookie Monster's parents" because of their muffled voices.

Zuul - After being told that she and Gary sounded great on television, Jess jokingly says she wants to be remembered as "blurry and talking like Zuul."

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 10 Bonus Episode!

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