# New Girl season 4

The fourth season of the American television sitcom New Girl premiered on Fox on September 16, 2014, and concluded on May 5, 2015. Season four consisted a total of 22 episodes. Developed by Elizabeth Meriwether under the working title Chicks & Dicks, the series revolves around offbeat teacher Jess (Zooey Deschanel) after her moving into a Los Angeles loft with three men, Nick (Jake Johnson), Schmidt (Max Greenfield), and Winston (Lamorne Morris); Jess' best friend Cece (Hannah Simone) also appears regularly. The show combines comedy and drama elements as the characters, who are in their early thirties, deal with maturing relationships and career choices.

## Production

The series was renewed for a fourth season on March 7, 2014. The 22-episode season premiered on September 16, 2014. Beginning this season, Damon Wayans, Jr. was promoted to a series regular. Both Jessica Biel and Reid Scott guest starred in the season premiere. Biel played Kat, "the hottest scientist in the world" who competes with Jess after they both fall for Scott's character Ted, who they both met at a wedding. Kaitlin Olson guest starred as Ashley, Jess' old high school nemesis and Bob Day's much younger fiancée. Michaela Watkins reprised her role as Schmidt's boss Gina. Alan Ritchson guest starred as Matt, an attractive guy that Jess meets at a bar who unfortunately has some shortcomings below the belt. Julian Morris had a recurring role as Ryan Geauxinue, a handsome teacher that replaces Jess in her old teaching position, and for whom Jess ends up having romantic feelings.

## Cast and characters
### Main cast

* Zooey Deschanel as Jessica "Jess" Day
* Jake Johnson as Nick Miller
* Max Greenfield as Schmidt
* Lamorne Morris as Winston Bishop
* Hannah Simone as Cece
* Damon Wayans, Jr. as Coach

### Recurring cast

* Rob Reiner as Bob Day
* Curtis Armstrong as Principal Foster
* Angela Kinsey as Rose
* Steve Agee as Outside Dave
* Brian Posehn as Biology Teacher
* Jamie Lee Curtis as Joan
* Julian Morris as Ryan Geauxinue
* Greta Lee as Kai
* Zoe Lister-Jones as Fawn Moscato
* Meaghan Rath as May
* Nasim Pedrad as Aly Nelson
* Michaela Watkins as Gina
* Erinn Hayes as Ruth

### Guest cast

* Ben Falcone as Mike
* Jessica Biel as Kat
* Reid Scott as Ted
* Kaitlin Olson as Ashley Berkman
* Kurt Braunohler as Roy
* Jimmy O. Yang as Steve
* Alan Ritchson as Matt
* Cleo King as Sergeant Dorado
* Michael Stahl-David as Ian
* Alexandra Daddario as Michelle
* Amber Stevens as Viv
* Wayne Federman as Ned
* Rebecca Reid as Nadia
* Lisa Bonet as Brenda Brown
* Alison Becker as Pearl
* Billy Eichner as Barry
* Dennis Haskins as Santa
* Barry Bostwick as Robert
* Sarah Burns as Deb
* Lori Greiner as herself
* Craig Anton as Professor Dust
* Justin Long as Paul
* Josh Gad as Bearclaw
* J. J. Watt as himself
* Fiona Gubelmann as Val
* Nora Dunn as Louise
* Kiersey Clemons as KC
* Artemis Pebdani as Martha Yowtz
* Holly Sonders as herself
* Regis Philbin as himself

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 73 | 1 | "The Last Wedding" | Trent O'Donnell | J. J. Philbin | September 16, 2014 (2014-09-16) | 4ATM01 | 3.04 |
| With the gang attending yet another wedding this summer, Schmidt motivates everyone to get back in the sexual game. Jess competes with Kat (Jessica Biel), an overachieving scientist, for the affection of Ted (Reid Scott). Ted is the best man - and, according to Kat is the only eligible guy at the wedding. Schmidt tries to convince Nick to take part in a foursome with two of the bridesmaids - but then Schmidt decides against it. Coach has a hard time trying to hook up with women at the wedding because of his history with them, while Winston tries to function while being really physically sore from training at the police academy. Cece reveals that she and Buster have broken up. ||||||||
| 74 | 2 | "Dice" | Lynn Shelton | Matt Fusfeld & Alex Cuthbertson | September 23, 2014 (2014-09-23) | 4ATM02 | 2.35 |
| With a little help from Schmidt, Jess uses a dating app called Dice to effectively find the best guy for her. Coach reveals that he never tried marijuana, so Nick and Cece bake pot brownies for Coach's first stoned experience, where they all get stoned, just as LAPD cadet Winston invites them all to a barbecue with other LAPD cadets. ||||||||
| 75 | 3 | "Julie Berkman's Older Sister" | Fred Goss | Nina Pedrad | September 30, 2014 (2014-09-30) | 4ATM03 | 2.37 |
| Jess' father Bob visits with his new young girlfriend Ashley Berkman (Kaitlin Olson), a classmate from Jess' old high school and a recovering sex addict. Bob proposes to Ashley and she accepts. Schmidt rigs a product focus group with Coach, Nick and Winston participating on giving their thoughts on sponges. ||||||||
| 76 | 4 | "Micro" | Jay Chandrasekhar | Josh Malmuth | October 7, 2014 (2014-10-07) | 4ATM04 | 2.61 |
| Jess tries to prove to the guys that she is not superficial by dating Matt (Alan Ritchson), a handsome guy who has a rare male endowment issue (a micropenis). She stops seeing him after his girlfriend walks in. Cece and Winston trick Coach and Schmidt into thinking that they are good looking enough to be male models. ||||||||
| 77 | 5 | "Landline" | Trent O'Donnell | Rob Rosell | October 14, 2014 (2014-10-14) | 4ATM05 | 2.26 |
| Vice principal Jess implements a non-dating policy with the faculty members, just as she becomes attracted to Ryan Geauxinue (Julian Morris), the new teacher, who is taking over her old science teaching position. When Jess gets a new landline phone for the apartment, Nick becomes the "secretary" of the phone taking messages and acting in behalf of Schmidt and Winston. ||||||||
| 78 | 6 | "Background Check" | Lorene Scafaria | Rebecca Addelman | November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) | 4ATM06 | 3.38 |
| As a part of his police academy processing, Winston must undergo a background check, as well as having the apartment searched by his superior Dorado (Cleo King). However, Jess reveals to the guys that she has a bag of meth in her possession. She informs the officer doing the check, who tells Jess that the 'meth' is actually aquarium rocks. ||||||||
| 79 | 7 | "Goldmine" | Russ Alsobrook | Berkley Johnson | November 11, 2014 (2014-11-11) | 4ATM07 | 3.04 |
| Nick pretends to be gay to avoid conflict with Jess' new boyfriend Ian (Michael Stahl-David). When Cece reveals that she is considering breast reduction surgery, Schmidt is emotionally distraught. Winston does handyman tasks hoping it will lead to him sleeping with either Michelle (Alexandra Daddario) or her new roommate Viv (Amber Stevens West), but Coach tries to short cut the strategy. ||||||||
| 80 | 8 | "Teachers" | Trent O'Donnell | Kim Rosenstock | November 18, 2014 (2014-11-18) | 4ATM08 | 2.83 |
| Jess and Coach go to a teachers workshop during the weekend, held by Brenda Brown (Lisa Bonet), a free-spirited education guru. During the weekend, Jess is terrified to spend any intimate time with Ryan and Coach is doubtful that he will be a good enough health teacher. While Jess is away, Nick, Schmidt and Winston have a "guys weekend". ||||||||
| 81 | 9 | "Thanksgiving IV" | Fred Goss | David Feeney | November 25, 2014 (2014-11-25) | 4ATM09 | 2.77 |
| For Thanksgiving, Schmidt demands that everyone bring a friend to sleep with another friend for "Bangsgiving". Coach invites Ryan for the occasion, with Jess still having conflicting feelings for him. ||||||||
| 82 | 10 | "Girl Fight" | Bill Purple | Danielle Sanchez-Witzel | December 2, 2014 (2014-12-02) | 4ATM10 | 3.00 |
| An old disagreement between Jess and Cece is brought up again, causing more tense ramifications than before. Nick begins dating Tran's granddaughter Kai with Winston putting the thought into Nick's mind that she may be homeless. Winston has a hard time buckling down to study for the LAPD entrance exam. ||||||||
| 83 | 11 | "LAXmas" | Trent O'Donnell | Matt Fusfeld & Alex Cuthbertson | December 9, 2014 (2014-12-09) | 4ATM11 | 3.28 |
| The gang arrives at the Los Angeles International Airport, where most of their flights are delayed. Jess is invited by Ryan to meet his family in the United Kingdom for Christmas, and is worried that she is not good enough for them when she sees his family's house, and gives up when her gifts are stolen by a perverted Santa (Dennis Haskins). Coach wants to go vacationing instead of seeing his sister and niece. Schmidt and Cece visit an airport lounge. ||||||||
| 84 | 12 | "Shark" | Alex Hardcastle | Jacob Brown & Rob Rosell | January 6, 2015 (2015-01-06) | 4ATM12 | 3.19 |
| Jess and Schmidt disagree on the approach that should be taken concerning overnight construction disturbing the neighborhood. Matters get even more complicated with Schmidt falling for Fawn Moscato, a cold and manipulative councilwoman working for the neighborhood district. Winston graduates from the police academy and is assigned a partner named Aly. Nick and Coach then become worried that Aly is too small to protect Winston when they are on duty. ||||||||
| 85 | 13 | "Coming Out" | Bill Purple | Sophia Lear | January 13, 2015 (2015-01-13) | 4ATM13 | 2.90 |
| Jess finally tells the school staff about her relationship with Ryan Geauxinue, however she also tries not to show favoritism to Ryan, when the teachers are tasked to come up with a school field trip. When Schmidt is diagnosed with ulcers and recommended to take a day off from work, Nick and Kai make sure that he does. Coach changes his personality to hook up with Nurse Ruth (Erinn Hayes). Winston is obsessed with wearing a crystal around his neck that he thinks is a good luck charm. ||||||||
| 86 | 14 | "Swuit" | Trent O'Donnell | Noah Garfinkel | February 3, 2015 (2015-02-03) | 4ATM14 | 2.96 |
| Jess tries to mediate when Nick and Schmidt continually clash concerning business ideas that they plan on presenting to Shark Tank investor Lori Greiner. Cece is unable to pay for her college tuition, but does not want to tell Jess, so Coach and Winston offer to "invest" in her. However, the two guys then hover over Cece to pick more profitable college courses. ||||||||
| 87 | 15 | "The Crawl" | Jay Chandrasekhar | Kim Rosenstock | February 10, 2015 (2015-02-10) | 4ATM15 | 2.71 |
| After Kai breaks up with him, Nick has the gang take part in a bar crawl on Valentine's Day, with Winston providing the equivalent of the designated driver. While struggling to find a new job at another school, Ryan asks Jess to move in with him. Schmidt and Fawn are now dating, but she is more concerned with impressing her fellow colleagues, leaving Schmidt to emotionally reconnect with Cece. Coach meets a woman named May but is rejected for his cheesy pick-up antics, but he keeps running into her at the next bar crawl destinations. ||||||||
| 88 | 16 | "Oregon" | Russ Alsobrook | Nina Pedrad | February 17, 2015 (2015-02-17) | 4ATM16 | 3.08 |
| The gang travels to Jess's old hometown of Portland for Bob's wedding to Ashley. When Ryan fails to show up for the trip to Portland, Jess begins to feel that continuing her long distance relationship with him was a mistake. The gang support Jess by going on her hometown tour of the places she frequented. Cece gets flustered trying to talk to an old high school crush. Nick and Coach return to Jess's mother's house to retrieve the wedding rings, only to find Joan on a "trip" with her friends. ||||||||
| 89 | 17 | "Spiderhunt" | Steve Welch | Berkley Johnson | February 24, 2015 (2015-02-24) | 4ATM17 | 2.85 |
| Schmidt's arachnophobia causes the gang to hunt for a spider loose in the loft. Cece is reluctant to tell Jess about her feelings for Schmidt. Nick cooks his infamous sauce. Coach has a hard time typing an e-mail to send to May, asking her out on a date. ||||||||
| 90 | 18 | "Walk of Shame" | Christine Gernon | Danielle Sanchez-Witzel | March 3, 2015 (2015-03-03) | 4ATM18 | 2.53 |
| Jess and Cece end up taking the walk of shame, in Jess's case she spends the night with Bearclaw (Josh Gad). Coach is embarrassed to invite Nick and Winston to an art exhibit where May, who is a cellist, will be performing. ||||||||
| 91 | 19 | "The Right Thing" | Erin O'Malley | Matt Fusfeld & Alex Cuthbertson | March 31, 2015 (2015-03-31) | 4ATM19 | 2.32 |
| Jess feels obligated to attend the memorial of Pete, a guy she only dated twice, only to find out later that the memorial is being conducted by Pete's girlfriend Val (Fiona Gubelmann). Pete was also a sports agent, with one of his clients being J. J. Watt, who Coach becomes starstruck over. Nick and Schmidt want to become part owners of Mike's (Ben Falcone) bar, but in order to come up with the money, Schmidt asks his mother Louise (Nora Dunn) for his long-awaited Bar Mitzvah money. Winston wants to hang out socially with Aly, however she is not interested. ||||||||
| 92 | 20 | "Par 5" | Trent O'Donnell | Lamorne Morris & Rob Rosell | April 7, 2015 (2015-04-07) | 4ATM20 | 2.14 |
| Jess accompanies Fawn Moscato to a female charity golf tournament, so Jess can network with politicians to get new computers for her school. Winston falls for KC (Kiersey Clemons), an activist who is not too fond of the police, so Winston hides the fact that he is a police officer. With Cece's help, Schmidt put on bronzer, to not look too pale when he is out with Fawn. ||||||||
| 93 | 21 | "Panty Gate" | Reginald Hudlin | David Feeney & Veronica McCarthy | April 28, 2015 (2015-04-28) | 4ATM21 | 2.07 |
| Coach and May decide to break up after May gets a job offer in New York, but the decision affects them both emotionally, with Jess trying to fix things between them. Schmidt agrees to be by Fawn Moscato's side after an embarrassing mishap. A book inspires Cece to take chances. ||||||||
| 94 | 22 | "Clean Break" | Trent O'Donnell | Story by : Rebecca Addelman Teleplay by : Rebecca Addelman & Kim Rosenstock | May 5, 2015 (2015-05-05) | 4ATM22 | 2.22 |
| Coach prepares to move to New York to live with May and refuses to hold on to any mementos of his time living in the loft. Jess and Nick re-evaluate their friendship. Schmidt finally gets rid of his mementos of Cece, although he soon regrets his decision. Schmidt finally admits his feelings to Cece and proposes to her. ||||||||

## Home media release

Unlike the previous seasons, Fox Home Entertainment instead released the fourth season as a manufacture on demand title that is sold exclusively online.