S5 E1 - Big Mama P

This podcast covers New Girl Season 5, Episode 1, Big Mama P, which originally aired on January 5, 2016 and was written by Berkley Johnson and directed by Erin O'Malley. 

Here’s a quick recap of the episode:

As a newly minted Maid of Honor, Jess throws Cece and Schmidt an engagement party and flies out Cece’s Mom as a surprise. But the real surprise is that Cece never told her Mom she was getting married… Separately, Winston is recognized as the Carport Hero, but also has to deal with the fame it brings. 

This episode got an 8.5/10 rating from Kritika and an 8/10 from Kelly and we both had the same favorite character: Schmidt!

Episode Sections:

(00:00) Welcome 

(01:50) Episode Recap: Best Man & Maid of Honor

(10:18) Episode Recap: Winston the Carport Hero

(16:06) Episode Recap: One Month Later - Party Prep

(28:09) Episode Recap: The Party

(39:38) Episode Recap: The End

(42:57) Schmidtism

(45:13) Pop Culture

(50:41) Guest Stars

(52:57) Trivia & Fun Facts + Bear Hunt

(01:01:22) Rating & Favorite Character

(01:04:26) Spoilers

While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:

• Elizabeth “Liz” Taylor / Jackie O / JFK / Ellen DeGeneres / Neil Patrick Harris - With Schmidt’s Vision Board of his and Cece’s wedding, he had verbal and visual references to Liz Taylor, Jackie O, JFK, Ellen DeGeneres, and Neil Patrick Harris. 

• Twister - Jess was recollecting about where the loftmates were a year ago and she mentioned how last year she felt they all were “spinning around like cows in the movie Twister.” 

• Chinese Zodiac / Year of the Monkey - Jess proclaimed it was the loft’s year – “The year of us!” The year itself, Jess mentioned, was the Year of the Monkey in the Chinese Zodiac calendar.

• [Mahatma] Gandhi - The dance troupe that did the Bollywood dance at the event’s name - MaHotMoves Gandhi - was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi. 

• Fanfare - The electric scooter Jess borrows plays the tune of Fanfare when the horn is honked. 

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