Episode synopsis
S1 EP18 – Fancyman Part 2: Jess’s first date with Russell ended with a pat on the back. The second date ends abruptly. He explains he is out of dating practice. Nick’s friend visits and helps him get over Julia. Winston finds out about Schmidt & CeCe.
Cast
Zooey Deschanel…Jess Day
Jake Johnson…Nick Miller
Max Greenfield…Schmidt
Lamorne Morris…Winston Bishop
Hannah Simone…Cece Parekh
Kali Hawk…Shelby
Martin Starr…Dirk
Jazz Raycole…Miriam
Natalie Dreyfuss…Skyler
Dermot Mulroney…Russell Shiller
Best character
I’m not too keen on how Cece treats Schmidt to begin with, but she really is a good friend to Jess. I love any episode where she’s actually present.
Favourite scenes
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Best quotes and one liners
JESS: Nick, your houseguest is urinating in the bathroom Tony the Tiger style.
SCHMIDT: Naked with a kerchief?
JESS: What?
SCHMIDT: Naked with a kerchief.
JESS: No, what do you call top, no pants?
SCHMIDT: Oh, that’s like a Winnie the Pooh or a Paddington.
WINSTON: Honey the Smacks Frog. There’s a Donald the Duck.
SCHMDIT: I guess pretty much any kind of bear except for Yogi ’cause that’s naked with a tie.
WINSTON: Alvin, Simon, Theodore.
JESS: I saw his entire butt.
NICK: Look, Dirk’s a good guy. He was my roommate when I was in law school. Smartest guy I know.
JESS: So, he’s a lawyer?
NICK: No, he’s not a lawyer, but he does have a law degree, a business degree, and a master’s in agriculture. He’s kind of like a degree collector. He’s got his PhD in poetry, so…
JESS: That sucks for poems.
WINSTON: Mind if I borrow your car to take Shelby to the airport?
SCHMIDT: Oh, I don’t have a car, Winston.
WINSTON: Hey, Schmidt, uh, you mind if I use the, uh, “man-bulance”?
SCHMIDT: The man-bulance is resting. He needs to get ready for the corporate team-building retreat on Monday.
WINSTON: That’s cool. I’m sure the man-bulance couldn’t handle all of Shelby’s luggage anyway.
SCHMIDT: Ooh… What the hell is wrong with you, Winston? The man-bulance could fit the luggage of nine Shelbys. It has the towing capacity of a thousand Shelbys.
JESS: Why is the cast of the Social Network in our apartment?
NICK: They don’t know what Saved by the Bell is and they’ve never felt pain.
Best musical moment
Final thoughts and fun facts
For reason I thought it took longer for people to find out about Schmidt and Cece but I clearly wasn’t remembering the season very well. It’s so weird, I’ve seen these episodes so many times, but I used to watch them on E4 and they weren’t always in chronological order.
In this episode, Schmidt refers to the movie Harold & Kumar Get the Munchies (2004). Jake Johnson plays Jesus in the movie’s sequel A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011).
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