Changes: The 23rd

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The 23rd is the first Christmas episode of the 2011 FOX sitcom New Girl.

Synopsis

Jess and her friends attends Schmidt's holiday office party and Jess frets when she receives an expensive gift from her boyfriend Paul (Justin Long), because he also tells her he loves her, and she may not necessarily reciprocate those feelings.

Cast

Actor	Character
Zooey Deschanel	Jess
Jake M. Johnson	Nick Miller
Max Greenfield	Schmidt
Lamome Morris	Winston Bishop
Hannah Simone	Jo McGuire
Justin Long	Paul
Aline Elmsmar	Before Girl
Stephen Anell	Kyle
Gillian Vigman	Kim
Michaela Watkins	Gina
Blake Garrett	Elvin

External links

"The 23rd" at the Internet Movie DataBase

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-<!--Winston rolls around the apartment on the rollerskates Jess got him. Schmidt hates Christmas because everybody goes home. They're all planning on going to his office party tonight. He dresses up like Santa and gets dirty on all his coworkers when they tell him what they want and he uses that information to undermine and manipulate them the rest of the year, in the true spirit of Christmas. Schmidt gets up and we see he's in skates, too. He tries to tackle Winston at a slow roll. Nick, also in skates, tries to intervene, but they end up in a pile. Jess comes in, needing their help on getting a present for Paul. After only a month, she's not sure what's appropriate. She shows Nick the card she made for "Nerdy weird sex that works for both of us", which he instantly mocks.
+Winston rolls around the apartment on the rollerskates Jess got him. Schmidt hates Christmas because everybody goes home. They're all planning on going to his office party tonight. He dresses up like Santa and gets dirty on all his coworkers when they tell him what they want and he uses that information to undermine and manipulate them the rest of the year, in the true spirit of Christmas. Schmidt gets up and we see he's in skates, too. He tries to tackle Winston at a slow roll. Nick, also in skates, tries to intervene, but they end up in a pile. Jess comes in, needing their help on getting a present for Paul. After only a month, she's not sure what's appropriate. She shows Nick the card she made for "Nerdy weird sex that works for both of us", which he instantly mocks.
 On the way from the mall, Jess drives them through a neighborhood that she names "Candy Cane Lane," because it it is decked out with Christmas decorations. She wants to come back at night on the way from the office party to the airport, but Nick is resolved not to miss his flight for the fifth year in a row.
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 Jess sees them hugging and goes outside. Paul tries to cover for what they were talking about but only comes up with they both like jazz music. Nick confesses he told Paul she doesn't love him. Jess starts yelling at him and Nick tries to leave, only to find he's locked out on the balcony with them.
-Jess tries to talk to Paul gently, saying she feels overwhelmed. She says she got really badly hurt and is trying to not get hurt again. Nick's cell phone rings and he answers, explaining that he can't talk because he's in a weird situation.
+Jess tries to talk to Paul gently, saying she feels overwhelmed. She says she got really badly hurt and is trying to not get hurt again. Nick's cell phone rings and he answers, explaining that he can't talk because he's in a weird situation. Jess asks if they can keep going, just slow things down. Paul says he's not sure he can. Nick pipes up, but Jess shushes him.
-Jess asks if they can keep going, just slow things down. Paul says he's not sure he can. Nick pipes up, but Jess shushes him.
 Schmidt finds Kim in the supply room with a bunch of women and tells Kim he's done being Santa. "Santa's dead, I killed him!" Schmidt says. Gina's son hears and runs screaming. Schmidt tells him she needs to start taking him seriously, so no more Sexy Easter Bunny, Cinco de Sexy or Sexy Martin Luther King Day. Kim says she can't believe it took him five years to say so.
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 Winston wanders out front and finds Alvin in an igloo. He assures him Santa isn't dead. Alvin asks if Schmidt was just being a "d-bag", because that's what his mom said. Winston assures him he'll get extra presents this year. Alvin thanks Winston, but calls him "LeBron." Gina finds them and gives Winston her card. She says if he ever wants to hang out with Alvin again she'll pay him a lot of money, like whatever he's thinking, plus a lot more.
-The guys, Jess and CeCe drive to the airport. Nick, the driver, sees that Jess is bumming out and makes a detour. They pull into Candycane Lane, but it's late and the lights are all off. Jess laments her bad timing. Nick goes to knock on the people's door, shouting that there's a girl who really wants to see the lights. Everyone joins in, shouting at all the houses to turn on the lights. One by one they all come on, in an explosion of wonderful tacky lights. Back in the car, Nick gets a call from his mom and tells her he's going to miss his flight. He hands the call off to Winston as the lights go off.-->
+The guys, Jess and CeCe drive to the airport. Nick, the driver, sees that Jess is bumming out and makes a detour. They pull into Candy Cane Lane, but it's late and the lights are all off. Jess laments her bad timing. Nick goes to knock on the people's door, shouting that there's a girl who really wants to see the lights. Everyone joins in, shouting at all the houses to turn on the lights. One by one they all come on, in an explosion of wonderful tacky lights. Back in the car, Nick gets a call from his mom and tells her he's going to miss his flight. He hands the call off to Winston as the lights go off.{{endspoiler}}-->
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