New Girl: Season 4

2014 · 22 episodes · ★ 7.4

What Season 4 of New Girl

The gang seizes new opportunities and makes last-ditch efforts at romance, and Jess gets a visit from her father — and an unexpected guest.

22episodes

Sep 16, 2014premiered

May 5, 2015latest episode

8 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 The Last Wedding
Sep 16, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 7.3
At the last wedding of the summer, the gang makes a pact: Each of them will get lucky by night's end. Jess sets her sights on the best man, who also has caught the eye of a beautiful scientist. Meanwhile, Schmidt and Nick get an indecent proposal. Winston recovers from his police academy training, and Coach panics when he realizes he already has hooked up with every woman at the party.
Directing: Trent O'Donnell · Writing: J. J. Philbin · Starring: Ciara Hanna, Jessica Biel, Reid Scott, Hina Abdullah
4x02 Dice
Sep 23, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 7.3
Schmidt tutors Jess in the not-so-fine-art of dating via mobile apps. Meanwhile, Winston is desperate to make a good impression on his fellow police cadets, which backfires when Nick, Coach and Cece show up at a party thrown by fellow officers.
Directing: Lynn Shelton · Writing: Alex Cuthbertson, Matt Fusfeld · Starring: Matteo Borghese, Hayes Mercure, Ryan O'Flanagan, Jon Barinholtz
4x03 Julie Berkman's Older Sister
Sep 30, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 6.8
Jess' dad arrives with his new girlfriend, who happened to be Jess and Cece's high-school rival. Meanwhile, Schmidt recruits the guys to be part of a focus group at work to help him land a big new account.
Directed by Fred Goss · Written by Nina Pedrad · Starring Kaitlin Olson, Kurt Braunohler, Heather Pasternak, Mandy Levin
4x04 Micro
Oct 7, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 7.0
To prove that girls aren't shallow, Jess goes out on a date with a guy whose shortcomings fall way below the belt. Meanwhile, Winston and Cece pit Schmidt and Coach against each other, while convincing them they could be male models.
Directing: Jay Chandrasekhar · Writing: Josh Malmuth · Starring: Alan Ritchson, Talia Tabin
4x05 Landline
Oct 14, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 7.6
When Coach's liaison with the school nurse gets messy, vice principal Jess must enforce a new, "no fraternization" policy among the teachers. But the tables soon get turned when she finds herself attracted to the hot new science teacher. Meanwhile, Nick is enjoying being Schmidt and Winston's secretary, after the loft gets a new home phone
Directing: Trent O'Donnell · Writing: Rob Rosell · Starring: Julian Morris, Angela Kinsey, Anna Konkle, Erinn Hayes
4x06 Background Check
Nov 4, 2014 · 21 min · ★ 8.0
As part of Winston's police academy training, the loft must pass a home visit and background check, which shouldn't be a problem until Jess admits she might be hiding illegal substances in her closet.
Directing: Lorene Scafaria · Writing: Rebecca Addelman · Starring: Cleo King, Marques Ray
4x07 Goldmine
Nov 11, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 7.5
Nick pretends to be gay to make his status as Jess' "ex" less of an issue to her new beau. To Coach's annoyance, Winston works his "Long Game" on their attractive neighbors, Michelle and Viv. Meanwhile, Schmidt panics when Cece considers having a breast reduction
Directed by Russ T. Alsobrook · Written by Berkley Johnson · Starring Alexandra Daddario, Michael Stahl-David, Amber Stevens West, Amanda Lund
4x08 Teachers
Nov 18, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 7.4
Jess, Coach and Ryan attend a teachers' conference, led by education guru Brenda Brown. Back at the loft, Nick, Schmidt and Winston try to have a wild weekend while Jess is out of town.
Directed by Trent O'Donnell · Written by Kim Rosenstock · Starring Julian Morris, Wayne Federman, Loretta Fox, Lisa Bonet
4x09 Thanksgiving IV
Nov 25, 2014 · 21 min · ★ 7.7
With winter coming and everyone still single, Schmidt initiates a "Bangs-giving"-themed Thanksgiving dinner party, to which everyone must bring someone compatible for someone else.
Directing: Fred Goss · Writing: David Feeney · Starring: Julian Morris, Alison Becker, Meghan Falcone, Alex Marshall-Brown
4x10 Girl Fight
Dec 2, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 7.3
Schmidt quickly regrets trying to understand the politics of a girl fight when one breaks out between Jess and Cece. Meanwhile, Nick goes on a date with Tran's granddaughter, whom Winston believes is hiding a secret.
Directed by Bill Purple · Written by Danielle Sanchez-Witzel · Starring Makhari Elam, Jasmyn Rae, LeAire George, Brooklyn-Eden
4x11 LAXmas Mid-Season Finale
Dec 9, 2014 · 22 min · ★ 7.3
As the gang prepares to depart for the holidays, they quickly find they may be home alone when they are all trapped at the airport.
Directing: Trent O'Donnell · Writing: Alex Cuthbertson, Matt Fusfeld · Starring: Julian Morris, Will Babbitt, Riley Lio, Billy Eichner
4x12 Shark
Jan 6, 2015 · 22 min · ★ 7.7
Nick and Coach become concerned when they meet Winston's new training officer; Jess uses Schmidt in hope of influencing a councilwoman to stop the night construction taking place outside the loft.
Directing: Alex Hardcastle · Writing: Rob Rosell, Jacob Brown · Starring: Julian Morris, Eben Ham, Amol Shah, Sky Elobar
4x13 Coming Out
Jan 13, 2015 · 22 min · ★ 6.9
A class trip turns disastrous when Jess tries to avoid showing favoritism to Ryan; Schmidt develops an ulcer; Winston becomes fixated on wearing a crystal.
Directed by Bill Purple · Written by Sophia Lear · Starring Julian Morris, Dartanian Sloan, Michaela Watkins, Erinn Hayes
4x14 Swuit
Feb 3, 2015 · 22 min · ★ 7.2
Jess helps Schmidt and Nick pitch their new business venture - the "Swuit," a suit made entirely of sweatshirt material - to entrepreneur Lori Greiner. Meanwhile, Winston and Coach decide they will invest in Cece's future.
Directed by Trent O'Donnell · Written by Noah Garfinkel · Starring Lori Greiner, Greta Lee, Craig Anton, Christopher Kager
4x15 The Crawl
Feb 10, 2015 · 22 min · ★ 7.4
When a new bar opens in the neighborhood, it completes the final piece of the puzzle for Nick's epic Valentine's Day pub crawl. Meanwhile, Jess and Ryan drunkenly contemplate their future, Coach meets a new woman - over and over again - and Schmidt tries to fit into the world of politics.
Directing: Jay Chandrasekhar · Writing: Kim Rosenstock · Starring: Glenn Keogh, Julian Morris, Lawrence Wayne Curry, Victor Samuel Lopez
4x16 Oregon
Feb 17, 2015 · 22 min · ★ 7.2
Jess takes a bumpy stroll down memory lane when she and the gang travel to her childhood home in Portland, Oregon, for her father's wedding.
Directed by Russ T. Alsobrook · Written by Nina Pedrad · Starring Curran Walters, Kaitlin Olson, Anthony Greenfield, Terence Leclere
4x17 Spiderhunt
Feb 24, 2015 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
It’s a lockdown in the loft when Schmidt’s arachnophobia forces the group go on a spider hunt. In the midst of this chaos, Winston inadvertently makes Jess think that Cece is in love with Nick.
Directing: Steve Welch · Writing: Berkley Johnson · Starring: Zoe Lister-Jones
4x18 Walk of Shame
Mar 3, 2015 · 22 min · ★ 7.2
After a night of partying at Bearclaw's, Jess and Cece make their way back to the loft and run into a familiar face. Meanwhile, Coach worries about bringing Nick and Winston around his sophisticated new girlfriend, May.
Directing: Christine Gernon · Writing: Danielle Sanchez-Witzel · Starring: Justin Long, Josh Gad, Billy Snow, Kerry Carney
4x19 The Right Thing
Mar 31, 2015 · 22 min · ★ 7.2
Jess crashes a funeral, hoping to delete a “sext” she recently sent to the deceased. Then, Schmidt’s mom, Louise, arrives in town for a visit to demand he write thank-you notes for his bar mitzvah gifts, and Winston is desperate to be off-duty friends with his police partner, Aly.
Directed by Erin O'Malley · Written by Alex Cuthbertson, Matt Fusfeld · Starring J.J. Watt, Ben Falcone, Fiona Gubelmann, Abbey DiGregorio
4x20 Par 5
Apr 7, 2015 · 22 min · ★ 7.2
Fawn takes Jess to a charity golf tournament, but the Vice Principal lands in the sand trap in her attempts to make a good impression. Meanwhile, Winston meets a beautiful woman and must lie about being a cop.
Directing: Trent O'Donnell · Writing: Rob Rosell, Lamorne Morris · Starring: Artemis Pebdani, Holly Sonders, Marisol Doblado, Rob Rosell
4x21 Panty Gate
Apr 28, 2015 · 22 min · ★ 7.4
Schmidt takes the fall to help Fawn out of a political scandal. Meanwhile, Jess declares herself a “love doctor” and Coach faces a life-changing decision with May.
Directed by Reginald Hudlin · Written by David Feeney, Veronica McCarthy · Starring Pearce Joza, Charlize Diaz De Leon, Bianca Collins, Samuel Gilbert
4x22 Clean Break Season Finale
May 5, 2015 · 22 min · ★ 8.3
As Coach prepares to move out of the loft, Schmidt also decides to get rid of his non-essentials and in the process discovers what is truly important to him; Jess and Nick reminisce about their “sex mug” and wonder if they still have feelings for each other.
Directing: Trent O'Donnell · Writing: Kim Rosenstock, Rebecca Addelman · Starring: Jack McBrayer, Regis Philbin, Meaghan Rath