Winston's Birthday

 is the twenty-fourth episode of the second season of New Girl, and the 48th episode overall. The episode originally aired on May 7, 2013.

Summary
Jess’ dad chooses the worst day to pay the loft an unexpected visit, forcing a nervous Nick to spend time alone with him. Meanwhile, Jess gets a shot at a big new job on the day before Cece’s wedding. Then, Schmidt struggles to publicly date a less-than-physically-ideal woman, and Winston continually psyches himself up for his huge surprise birthday celebration, which no one seems to remember to throw for him.

Notes & Trivia

 * Time-wise, this episode occurs the morning after the episode, Virgins.

Main

 * Zooey Deschanel as Jessica Day
 * Jake Johnson as Nick Miller
 * Lamorne Morris as Winston Bishop
 * Max Greenfield as Schmidt
 * Hannah Simone as Cece Meyers

Guest

 * Rob Reiner as Bob Day
 * Mary Lynn Rajskub