New Girl
The Story of the 50
TV Flash files “The Story of the 50” as hour 10 of 146 in the TV Flash guide — New Girl (2011–2018) on Fox, season 1, episode 10, aired 2012-01-17, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E10: listed hour 10 of 146 in the New Girl guide, hour 10 of 24 in season 1. It aired 2012-01-17 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The 23rd” (S01E09). Next is “Jess and Julia” (S01E11).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When Schmidt's plans for his 29th birthday fall apart, Jess takes charge and enlists the help of her school's party hungry vice-principal. Meanwhile, Nick begrudgingly has his first date at Schmidt's party with a beautiful lawyer who harbors a secret, and the gang wonders who placed a 50 dollar bill in the douchebag jar.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Story of the 50 sit in the New Girl guide?
S01E10 is listed hour 10 of 146 — hour 10 of 24 in season 1, season 1 episode 10.
When did New Girl S01E10 air?
The Story of the 50 aired 2012-01-17 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Do I need to start at season one?
The loft chemistry is the product. Early episodes teach Jess/Nick/Schmidt/Winston; later slow burns assume you already live there.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Loft hangout comedy at its stickiest: Zooey Deschanel's Jess, Nick's bartender mutter, Schmidt's peacocking, Winston's absurdist side quests. Friend-com chemistry over high concept — the adorkable engine that still streams like a warm Thursday, complete with true-love slow burns and roommate farce that never needed a gimmick.
The loft is the instrument, not the premise. Elizabeth Meriwether's Fox hangout (2011–2018) opens on a bubbly teacher moving in with three guys after a breakup, and the cut cares more about chemistry than a high concept. Zooey Deschanel's Jessica Day, Jake Johnson's Nick and the bartender mutter, Max Greenfield's Schmidt peacocking into an awards-contender breakout, Lamorne Morris's Winston on absurdist side quests, Hannah Simone's Cece, Damon Wayans Jr.'s Coach. Soft jokes, sticky rooms. Friend-com as a whole…
Filed against
- Zooey Deschanel as Jessica Day
Zooey Deschanel’s Jessica Day made New Girl loft hangout comedy at its stickiest — Nick’s bartender mutter, Schmidt’s peacocking, Winston’s absurdist side quests, friend-com chemistry over high concept. The adorkable engine that still…
- Jake Johnson as Nick Miller
Jake Johnson’s Nick Miller muttered New Girl into a loft religion — bartender weather, Zooey Deschanel’s Jess, Schmidt peacocking, Winston side quests. 2010s friend-com chemistry over high concept, adorkable engine with a true-love slow…
- Max Greenfield as Schmidt
Max Greenfield’s Schmidt peacocked through New Girl’s loft like cologne was a plot — 2010s friend-com chemistry, Nick’s mutter, Winston’s side quests, Zooey Deschanel’s Jess as the adorkable engine. Slow-burn true love in a Thursday…
- Hannah Simone as Cece Parekh
Hannah Simone's Cece Parekh gave New Girl its model-cool counterweight — loft hangout comedy, Zooey Deschanel's Jess, Nick's mutter, Schmidt's peacocking, Winston's side quests. Friend-com chemistry over high concept. TV Flash files her…
- Lamorne Morris as Winston Bishop
Lamorne Morris's Winston Bishop turned New Girl's loft into absurdist side quests — Zooey Deschanel's Jess, Nick's mutter, Schmidt's peacocking, friend-com chemistry over high concept. Adorkable engine that still streams like a warm…
- Damon Wayans Jr. as Coach
Damon Wayans Jr. played Coach on New Girl — loft hangout comedy at its stickiest, a roommate in Zooey Deschanel’s adorkable engine before the Thursday ritual fully set. Friend-com chemistry over high concept. TV Flash files him as 2010s…