I think everyone in the world, from babies to oldies, would agree that New Girl is bonkers funny. So, naturally, here are the funniest moments from every season of New Girl.*
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*I will say that after finishing this article — apart from the intro you’re reading right now — I know I am missing so many of the funniest moments, from the popcorn machine to The Pepperwood Chronicles. However, for my own sake, I must stop working on this.
Season 1
1. The loft mousetrap.
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2. The lives of Schmidt’s other friends.
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3. Jess’s type.
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4. Nick’s inability to be normal around Russell.
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5. Youths.
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6. When Schmidt has to put money in the douchebag jar because of this.
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7. When Jess says an A+ insult to Nick after he inadvertently messes up her day with her boyfriend’s daughter.
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8. The reason Nick doesn’t wash a towel.
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Season 2
9. Cymbals are part of the drum kit.
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10. The fact that the song that gets Nick pumped is “Cotton Eye Joe.”
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11. Schmidt’s declaration at his “re-branding event” (party), which he throws to celebrate his penis no longer being broken.
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12. Nick’s cookie meltdown.
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13. Jess’s effort to comfort Cece when Cece is freaking out about how she’s never seen her fiancé’s genitals.
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14. The Julius Pepperwood disguise.
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15. The 10-minute joke about squirrels.
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16. The names of Nick’s testicles.
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17. Jess’s response when Nick calls her a gold digger.
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Season 3
18. What Nick thinks is sexy.
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19. When Winston is attempting to complete a puzzle and he asks Schmidt what he thinks it will look like.
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20. When Cece brings over some Chinese food.
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21. What Nick forgot how to do.
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22. When everyone in the loft is having a weird and rough few days, so Winston gives them a talking to.
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23. When Jess violates Nick’s privacy, so Nick goes through all the stuff in her room.
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24. It was a Thursday.
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Season 4
25. Everything about Nick’s sauce.
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26. Winston rolling off the couch while he’s sore from police academy.
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27. This specific reveal about Nick’s childhood.
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28. Cece’s flawless diss.
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29. Schmidt’s reaction to a spider in the loft.
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At one point, he also says, “There it is, it’s right there. It’s licking its lips.”
30. The way a panicking Nick asks someone if they want a grape.
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31. The jerk Jess goes on a date with.
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32. Winston’s pickup line.
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33. What makes Schmidt angry and scared at the same time.
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Season 5
34. Prank Sinatra’s CV.
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35. The yardstick.
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36. Winston is sitting closer than Nick.
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37. The cherries.
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38. The love scene in the novel Fred Armisen’s character is writing.
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39. Bridgette Wilson-Sampras.
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40. Jeans is pants.
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41. The mashed potatoes.
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Season 6
42. Robby’s need to get away from Winston.
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43. When Cece and Schmidt try to have a nice first night in their new house after reading about the neighborhood’s crime rates, but then they hear a noise.
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44. Nick’s cooking skills.
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45. Schmidt and Jess’s conversation about her date with Robby.
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46. When Reagan arrives in the loft after Nick doesn’t pick her up from the airport.
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47. Where Schmidt blows off steam.
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48. The beginning of the bonding conversation between Nick and Cece and Schmidt’s contractor.
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Season 7
49. Schmidt’s reaction to hearing about a break-in at his daughter’s preschool.
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50. When Nick and Winston have a Chicago moment.
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51. The old man.
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52. When Cece sees Jess in her wedding dress on her wedding day for the first time, not knowing Jess is very high.
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53. Foot lotion hand.
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54. When Cece and Schmidt’s daughter is trying out for a fancy school and he’s worried.
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55. And when Winston attempts to leave the loft.
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56. But he actually does have to go.
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