Season 1 (2011)

Pilot
7.2

September 20, 2011 • 24m

After leaving her long-time boyfriend, Jess moves into an apartment with three men, and tries to re-enter the dating world.

Kryptonite
7.0

September 27, 2011 • 22m

Nick and Schmidt convince Jess to get her stuff out of her ex-boyfriend Spencer's apartment; Jess meets new roommate Winston, who ...Read more

Wedding
7.2

October 4, 2011 • 22m

The guys are invited to a wedding, and Nick is fearful that he'll run into his ex, so he asks Jess to be his date. Meanwhile, Wins...Read more

Naked
7.5

November 1, 2011 • 22m

Jess accidentally walks in on Nick naked, sending his self-confidence to an all-time low - just after an attractive co-worker agre...Read more

Cece Crashes
7.2

November 8, 2011 • 22m

Cece convinces Jess that Nick likes her more than just as a roommate and Schmidt tries to seal the deal with Cece.

Thanksgiving
6.9

November 15, 2011 • 22m

Jess invites Paul, a music teacher at her school on whom she always has had a crush, to the gang’s big Thanksgiving dinner at the ...Read more

Bells
6.6

November 29, 2011 • 22m

Jess gets jealous when Winston joins her troubled-youth handbell quartet and instantly becomes a natural. Meanwhile Nick and Schmi...Read more

Bad In Bed
6.8

December 6, 2011 • 23m

When Jess decides to take her relationship with Paul to the next level, she consults with the guys for some sex advice. Meanwhile,...Read more

The 23rd
6.9

December 13, 2011 • 22m

The gang attends Schmidt's holiday office party and Jess frets when she receives an expensive gift from Paul.

The Story of the 50
7.1

January 17, 2012 • 22m

When Schmidt's plans for his 29th birthday fall apart, Jess takes charge and enlists the help of her school's party hungry vice-pr...Read more

Jess and Julia
7.2

January 31, 2012 • 22m

Nick panics when Julia doesn't want to put a label on their relationship. Meanwhile, Jess enlists Julia to help her get out of a t...Read more

The Landlord
7.1

February 7, 2012 • 22m

Against Nick's wishes, Jess makes it her mission to get the loft's cantankerous landlord to like her. In doing so, she inadvertent...Read more

Valentine's Day
7.4

February 14, 2012 • 22m

Single for the first time on Valentine's Day, Jess convinces Schmidt to be her wingman as she attempts to have an attachment-free ...Read more

Bully
6.9

February 21, 2012 • 22m

When Jess tries to intervene with a classroom bully she finds herself the target of the bad seed student. Schmidt, meanwhile, is t...Read more

Injured
7.2

March 6, 2012 • 22m

When Nick is hurt playing a game of touch football and Jess discovers he doesn't have insurance, she takes him to her doctor frien...Read more

Control
6.9

March 13, 2012 • 22m

After Jess realizes that Schmidt is unfairly doing all of the housework, she pushes him to "go on strike," and the entire ecosyste...Read more

Fancyman (1)
7.4

March 20, 2012 • 22m

Jess reluctantly dates the wealthy father of one of her students. Meanwhile, Nick attempts to buy a new cell phone and Schmidt and...Read more

Fancyman (2)
7.2

March 27, 2012 • 22m

Jess' sophisticated date with Russell doesn't go as planned. Meanwhile, Nick's college friend visits and brings out Nick's inner f...Read more

Secrets
7.3

April 3, 2012 • 22m

While training for a marathon, Jess discovers that Cece has been keeping a secret from her, and their friendship is put to the tes...Read more

Normal
7.2

April 10, 2012 • 22m

A nervous Jess invites Russell to spend the weekend at the loft, and her fears are amplified when he gets along better with the gu...Read more

Kids
7.1

April 17, 2012 • 22m

Jess babysits Russell's pre-teen daughter for the weekend and meets his ex-wife. Then, Schmidt and Cece panic when they think she'...Read more

Tomatoes
6.9

April 24, 2012 • 22m

Jess fears she and Russell don't share the fiery passion he exhibits with his ex-wife Ouli. Meanwhile, Cece is not yet willing to ...Read more

Backslide
7.1

May 1, 2012 • 22m

When Jess and Nick run into their exes Paul and Caroline, the gang fears they both may "backslide" into romantic relationships. Me...Read more

See Ya
7.3

May 8, 2012 • 22m

When one of the roommates decides to move out of the loft, the gang makes an unexpected trip to the desert where Winston faces his...Read more