The Best Episodes Written By Rebecca Addelman

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.4/10(23 votes)

   #1 - Cooler

   S2:E151/29/2013

   Nick and Schmidt go out on a "bro's night," but quickly become infatuated with, and highly competitive over, a beautiful woman attracted to sadness. Meanwhile, Winston falls for a girl with absolutely no interest in him, which only makes him more attracted to her. Then, Jess' decision to have a night alone in the loft doesn't go as planned and involves another round of the drinking game "True American," and a surprising development in her relationship with one of the loft mates.

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   8.3/10(19 votes)

   #2 - Clean Break

   S4:E225/5/2015

   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.

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   8.0/10(23 votes)

   #3 - Background Check

   S4:E611/4/2014

   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.

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   7.9/10(8 votes)

   #4 - 8th Quarter

   S2:E29/3/2026

   Ahead of the team’s big bye week house party, Coach Hudson grows increasingly suspicious of Chad’s behavior.

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   7.7/10(26 votes)

   #5 - I Have to Be Honest

   S1:E95/3/2019

   As Jen's life begins to crumble personally and professionally, she reveals her darkest secret to Judy, who does some confessing of her own.

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   7.4/10(19 votes)

   #6 - Parking Spot

   S2:E172/19/2013

   When Schmidt discovers a previously unknown, yet highly-coveted parking spot, Jess and the roommates battle it out to see who will get to use it. Meanwhile, Winston has a hard time finding a condom when he gets an impromptu invitation from Daisy.

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   7.2/10(18 votes)

   #7 - Dance

   S3:E224/29/2014

   Jess fears someone is trying to sabotage her first middle school dance and she enlists the gang to help her chaperone on the big night.

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   6.3/10(3 votes)

   #8 - Basketsball

   S3:E121/14/2014

   Jess tries to become good friends with Coach by watching Detroit Pistons games with him and becoming a Pistons "fan". However Jess' "fandom" starts to interfere with her relationship with Nick, who is a lifelong Chicago Bulls fan. Winston agrees to shadow Schmidt at his marketing job, where Schmidt is later asked to guide Ed, a sixty-something intern, to avoid a company lawsuit over age discrimination.

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