Episode synopsis
S1 EP17 – Fancyman Part 1: Jess reluctantly dates the wealthy father of one of her students. Meanwhile, Nick attempts to buy a new cell phone and Schmidt and Winston get ultra-competitive playing bar trivia.
Cast
Zooey Deschanel…Jess Day
Jake Johnson…Nick Miller
Max Greenfield…Schmidt
Lamorne Morris…Winston Bishop
Hannah Simone…Cece Parekh
Rachael Harris…Tanya Lamontagne
Kali Hawk…Shelby
Dermot Mulroney…Russell Shiller
Best character
I actually have no idea who to choose for this episode. Nick has a lot of funny moments but I don’t like that he tells Jess to go for Russell. You’re in love with her you idiot, you just don’t realise it yet.
Favourite scenes
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Best quotes and one liners
NICK: I always wanted to be a mole person.
JESS: You know what? I’ll raise the money myself. I’ll get a ragtag group of kids together. A lost soul, an orphan, a Jewish kid with a keyboard, a little slսt who can dance, and one fatso, and I’ll choreograph some dances, make a show.
TANYA: You did that already, Jess. It’s called the spring musical, and it literally brought in $60.
NICK: This is the problem, Jess. It’s rich people. We are right where they want us, Jess just suckling on the teat of consumerism. That’s the exact reason I got rid of my phone.
WINSTON: You were denied a cell phone because you have the credit score of a homeless ghost.
WINSTON: You weigh more than your credit score.
JESS: You know me. I’m only attracted to guys who are afraid of success and think someone famous stole their idea. I like an underdog.
CECE: Spencer didn’t even own sheets.
JESS: Yeah. He slept on a pile of washcloths.
RUSSELL: Are you wearing my sweater?
NICK: No. Yes. It was on the back of the chair. So I thought the sweater belonged to the chair. I thought it was a chair sweater.
NICK: Is it possible to be sexually attracted to an object?
RUSSELL: Yes, it is. It really is. You can keep the sweater.
NICK: Thanks, I… I don’t know why I put it on, to be honest with you. I just came in here, and it smelled like Shakespeare, if Shakespeare were a damn cowboy. And hawk’s nests, and boat fuel, and cigars and burping… man stuff!
Final thoughts and fun facts
Ah, Russell, I forgot about him. For some reason, I thought this was the Jess dates Schmidt’s dad storyline but that’s much later I think.
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