10 things you never knew about New Girl

Do you know Schmidt's first name? No, we didn't think so...

new girl opening

by Laurence Mozafari |
Published on

1.

![]

Damon Wayans Jr was in the pilot as a character named Coach, however he was unable to continue filming when his other show Happy Endings was renewed (he thought it was going to get cancelled). He was replaced with Lamorne Morris who plays Winston and returned to New Girl for the third season. Yay.

2.

It's Jess. Wait, hang on...
It's Jess. Wait, hang on...

Amanda Bynes was considered for the role of Jess. Yep, really.

3.

![]

Nick (Jake Johnson) and Jess (Zooey Deschanel) were told to have as little physical contact in the first season as possible, as they had too much dang chemistry.

4.

![]

No one knows what Schmidt’s crazy sex move “The Captain” really is.

5.

Almost* exactly the same outfit

Nick and Jess wear almost exactly the same thing and stand in exactly the same place when they first kiss and break up.

6.

Hi Tommy, From Zooey

Zooey wears several looks from her Tommy Hilfiger collection - “To Tommy, From Zooey” in season three’s finale, Cruise.

7.

![]

Schmidt’s first name is never revealed.

8.

![]

Schmidt can vomit on command.

9.

![]

Schmidt (Max Greenfield) improvised kissing Nick a lot in season 1, until that the writers started putting Schmidt–Nick kisses into the script.

10.

![]

Jake Johnson who plays Nick was asked to lose 15 pounds. He said: "I basically got told I was too fat for Fox"

If all that trivia has tickled your I-want-to-watch-New-Girl-bone, then you'll be glad to hear Season 3 is out on DVD now.

Just so you know, whilst we may receive a commission or other compensation from the links on this website, we never allow this to influence product selections - read why you should trust us