S2 E9 - Eggs

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07/05/21 • 68 min

This podcast covers New Girl Season 2, Episode 9, Eggs, which originally aired on November 27, 2012 and was written by Kay Cannon and directed by Neal Brennan.

Here’s a quick recap of the episode:

Sadie and her wife Melissa are visiting for dinner and share that they are pregnant and also that women lose 90% of their eggs by the time they hit 30. This gives Jess much anxiety while Cece is less concerned and they both take fertility tests. Meanwhile, Nick is committed to writing his novel Z is for Zombies and Schmidt learns he may need a little more in bed despite his self-proclaimed va-genius status.

We discuss Pop Culture References such as:

Ernest Hemingway - Nick channels Ernest Hemingway in this episode so he can write his novel, Z is for Zombies.

Additional Pop Culture References such as:

Helen Mirren - Melissa mentions that her vagina is old, but gets better with age like Helen Mirren. Dame Helen Lydia Mirren DBE is an English actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is the first and only person to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting in both the US and the UK, winning a BAFTA Film Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress, a Tony Award, and an Olivier Award. In the Queen's 2003 Birthday Honours, Mirren was appointed a Dame (DBE) for services to drama and in 2013 she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is currently 75 years old.
Andrew Bynum - While at Winston’s radio show, Nick says he wants to say something about Andrew Bynum’s hair. Andrew Bynum is a former American professional basketball player, who played the majority of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers. He is known for having many hair-dos.
Shazam - In a flashback, Emma says “hold on, I’m ‘shazaming’ this song”. Shazam is an application that can identify music, movies, advertising, and television shows, based on a short sample played using the microphone on the device.
The Grapes of Wrath / 1930s Dustbowl - Jess says her uterus is like The Grapes of Wrath, inferring that it’s dry and empty. The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939, and won Steinbeck the Nobel Prize in 1962. Set during the Great Depression, the novel focuses on the Joads, a poor family of tenant farmers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought and economic hardship.
Blair Underwood - Winston says he has Blair Underwood-like skin. Blair Erwin Underwood is an American actor known for films like Gattaca, Deep Impact, Just Cause, and Rules of Engagement.
When Schmidt is describing how he navigates the vagina, he mentions a few different references:
- [Finding] Nemo - Schmidt shares there’s a move he does called ‘Losing’ Nemo. Losing Nemo is a play on Finding Nemo which is an animated movie where a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring his son home after he is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney.
- Oscar - Schmidt mentions at the end of his moves he “goes on stage to collect his Oscar”. The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in the film industry. They are regarded as one of the most significant and prestigious awards in the entertainment industry.
Downton Abbey - When Winston says Nick is not a finisher, he said that’s why Nick is only three episodes into Downton Abbey. Downton Abbey is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes.

We also cover a “Schmidtism” when Schmidt is trying to get advice from Sadie and set up an appointment with her. Our “not in the 2020s” was how the episode qualified Sadie and Melissa having a “lesbian” baby and our “yes in the 2020s” was Schmidt’s support of Nick’s constant misspelling of the word “rhythm” and the loft all listening to Winsto...

This podcast covers New Girl Season 2, Episode 9, Eggs, which originally aired on November 27, 2012 and was written by Kay Cannon and directed by Neal Brennan.

Here’s a quick recap of the episode:

We discuss Pop Culture References such as:

Ernest Hemingway - Nick channels Ernest Hemingway in this episode so he can write his novel, Z is for Zombies.

Additional Pop Culture References such as:

Helen Mirren - Melissa mentions that her vagina is old, but gets better with age like Helen Mirren. Dame Helen Lydia Mirren DBE is an English actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is the first and only person to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting in both the US and the UK, winning a BAFTA Film Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress, a Tony Award, and an Olivier Award. In the Queen's 2003 Birthday Honours, Mirren was appointed a Dame (DBE) for services to drama and in 2013 she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is currently 75 years old.
Andrew Bynum - While at Winston’s radio show, Nick says he wants to say something about Andrew Bynum’s hair. Andrew Bynum is a former American professional basketball player, who played the majority of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers. He is known for having many hair-dos.
Shazam - In a flashback, Emma says “hold on, I’m ‘shazaming’ this song”. Shazam is an application that can identify music, movies, advertising, and television shows, based on a short sample played using the microphone on the device.
The Grapes of Wrath / 1930s Dustbowl - Jess says her uterus is like The Grapes of Wrath, inferring that it’s dry and empty. The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939, and won Steinbeck the Nobel Prize in 1962. Set during the Great Depression, the novel focuses on the Joads, a poor family of tenant farmers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought and economic hardship.
Blair Underwood - Winston says he has Blair Underwood-like skin. Blair Erwin Underwood is an American actor known for films like Gattaca, Deep Impact, Just Cause, and Rules of Engagement.
When Schmidt is describing how he navigates the vagina, he mentions a few different references:
- [Finding] Nemo - Schmidt shares there’s a move he does called ‘Losing’ Nemo. Losing Nemo is a play on Finding Nemo which is an animated movie where a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring his son home after he is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney.
- Oscar - Schmidt mentions at the end of his moves he “goes on stage to collect his Oscar”. The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in the film industry. They are regarded as one of the most significant and prestigious awards in the entertainment industry.
Downton Abbey - When Winston says Nick is not a finisher, he said that’s why Nick is only three episodes into Downton Abbey. Downton Abbey is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes.

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S2 E8 - Parents

This podcast covers New Girl Season 2, Episode 8, Parents, which originally aired on November 20, 2012 and was written by Ryan Koh and directed by Jesse Peretz.

Here’s a quick recap of the episode:

It’s Thanksgiving again and Jess’s divorced parents are coming to the loft along with Schmidt’s cousin who is also named Schmidt. Jess tries to get her parents back together while Schmidt begins competing with his cousin about who’s more manly.

We discuss Pop Culture References such as:

LEGOLAND - Schmidt mentions that Big Schmidt never made him feel bad about not wanting to ride the rides at LEGOLAND.
The Parent Trap (1961 and 1998) - Jess tries to “Parent Trap” her parents into getting back together while they both visit for Thanksgiving.
Grey Gardens - Jess and her mom Joan joke how they always could be like the Mom and daughter in the documentary Grey Gardens as a back-up plan.

Additional Pop Culture References such as:

Rocky IV - When Cece mentioned the movie Jess made her watch a million times, Jess first thought Cece meant Rocky IV, which is a 1985 American sports film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the fourth installment in the Rocky series, which focuses on a professional boxer’s life.
Twilight - When Nick was sharing the premise of his book, Z is for Zombies, with Bob, Bob mentions it sounds like the plot of Twilight, which is a young adult vampire-romance novel by author Stephenie Meyer.
Katie Couric - After Jess and Cece did Joan’s make-up, Joan thought she looked like a “slutty Katie Couric”. Katie Couric is an American television and online journalist, presenter, producer, and author. She is founder of Katie Couric Media, a multimedia news and production company and has been a television host at all Big Three television networks in the United States: NBC News, CBS News, and ABC News.
Jimmy Croche - When Nick and Joan were cooking, they had Jimmy Croche’s music playing. James Joseph Croce was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. His breakthrough came in 1972, but in 1973, the day before the lead single to his fifth album was released, Croce and five others died in a plane crash.
When the Schmidt’s were plating the Thanksgiving dinner, they made comments of how their plates appeared like:
- Picasso - Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. He is known for his neoclassical style in the 1910s and early 1920s; his work in the mid-1920s often has characteristics of Surrealism.
- Bobby Flay - Robert William Flay is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and reality television personality. He is the owner and executive chef of several restaurants and has hosted several Food Network television programs.

We cover Schmidt and Big Schmidt’s “all day” dialogues as our Schmidtism. The masculinity contest in this episode kinda blurred the lines between the “not” and the “yes” for our “in the 2020s” section including not allowing Winston to consent to the kiss at the end of the episode as a “no”. Our other “yes in the 2020s” included normalizing self-prioritization (how Jess’s parents didn’t get back together and are happier that way) and your parents’ relationship status doesn’t dictate your own relationships. We also explore the careers of Jamie Lee Curtis (Joan), Rob Reiner (Bob), and Rob Riggle (Big Schmidt), the guest stars of this episode.

Also in this episode were the following guest stars who we do not discuss in the podcast: Matthew Jacob Wayne (Young Schmidt) and

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S2 E10 - Bathtub

This podcast covers New Girl Season 2, Episode 10, Bathtub, which originally aired on December 4, 2012 and was written by Donick Cary and directed by Tristram Shapeero.

Here’s a quick recap of the episode:

Jess is lobbying the rest of the loft to get a bathtub but the only one onboard is Winston (secretly). Meanwhile, Nick meets a new woman and Schmidt tries to get back together with Cece.

We discuss Pop Culture References such as:

James Brown - When Jess makes a collage of everyone in a bathtub, she replaced Winston with a photo of James Brown stating, “If you don’t smile for my photos, you get replaced.” As we mentioned in the podcast, here’s an article about the controversy of James Brown’s death.

Additional Pop Culture References such as:

"Raspberry Beret" / Prince - When Winston and Jess are discussing the bathtub at the bar, they talk about what they want to play on the jukebox. "Raspberry Beret" is a song written by Prince and the lead single from Prince & the Revolution's 1985 album Around the World in a Day. Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actor, and director. Widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of the late 20th century, he was known for his flamboyant and androgynous persona, eclectic work, and wide vocal range.

We also cover Schmidt’s double V pitch as our “Schmidtism” this episode. Our “not in the 2020s” included how Nick tried to make Angie’s job more moral and our “yes in the 2020s” included Winston’s eventual comfort in sharing that he wanted a bathtub and the way the show normalized panic attacks and spoke about mental health issues. We also explore the career of Olivia Munn (Angie), the guest star of this episode.

Also in this episode were the following guest stars who we do not discuss in the podcast: Carla Gugino (Emma - discussed in S2E7), Jeff Kober (Remy - discussed in S1E12), Jeremiah L. Barrow (Teenage Winston), Alicia Sixtos (Tiffany), Porscha Coleman (Blade), Peter Navy Tuiasosopo (Steve), Paul McKinney (Driver's Ed Teacher), and Craig Gellis (Mike).

Additionally in this podcast, we discussed how the hose was not on while the bathtub was overflowing and how the way Winston was laying on the roof changed based on where the camera angle was. We also talked about how Olivia Munn was in the movie Magic Mike which is a movie referenced earlier in New Girl when Schmidt dressed up as Matthew McConaughey for Halloween and how at the beginning of this episode, the guys were watching an actual WWF championship match between Hulk Hogan and the Iron Sheik in 1984.

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

Camel Clutch - At the beginning of the episode, Nick, Winston, and Schmidt are watching wrestling and commenting on the particular wrestling move, the camel clutch. The camel clutch is a move that was popularized by the wrestler "The Sheik" who used it as a closer. There are also multiple variations of the camel clutch including the leg-trap camel clutch and the stepover armlock camel clutch.
Herringbone - When Schmidt’s reviewing his binder of suits, he pulls out a page with a herringbone suit exclaiming about how he d...