Party Foul: Inside 'The Story Of The 50' With 'New Girl' Cast

It’s the episode of New Girl that saw the biggest deposit in apartment 4D’s douchebag jar during the show’s seven season run.

Of course it’s season one’s "The Story of the 50," a school bus sized episode full of the hijinks that won over TV audiences across America. Co-hosts of Welcome to our Show, Zooey Deschanel, Hannah Simone, and Lamorne Morris dive into the episode where Max Greenfield’s “Schmidt” tries to kiss Deschanel’s “Jess” after his 29th birthday party flops and he gets fined a whopping $50 by his roommates.

“I remember laughing hysterically that Max had to try and pretend to make a move on me,” said Deschanel. “'Jess' and 'Schmidt' should never be together as we know.”

On top of giving a behind the scenes look at episode 10, the trio shared their skepticism of the show’s bear reference theory. According to fans of the show, there is a bear or bear reference in every episode of the 2007 sitcom. The former cast members however, aren’t seeing the pattern.

“Here’s what we will do, we’ve been sent on a wild chase here,” said Morris. “We’re gonna keep looking, but if we don't find it, if Hannah doesn't find it, and you do find it…”

“Please tell us,” Deschanel cut in. 

For every episode the hosts have revisited, Simone has kept her eyes out for bears of any kind. In The Story of the 50, the male birthday stripper accidentally hired by “Jess” asks if the stripper pole on the episode's makeshift party/school bus is weight bearing. 

“It’s hard for me to let go because I’m the person who wants to find hidden things in episodes,” said Simone. “But it feels like a stretch."

Reddit user Shrimpy McWaddles created a thread laying out all references in season 1, but whether Deschanel and co. will accept these as legitimate bear references is between the cast and their fans.

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