The third season of the American television sitcom '' New Girl'' premiered on

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on September 17, 2013, and concluded on May 6, 2014. Season three consists of 23 episodes. Developed by Elizabeth Meriwether under the working title ''Chicks & Dicks'', the series revolves around offbeat teacher Jess ( Zooey Deschanel) after her moving into a Los Angeles loft with three men, Nick ( Jake Johnson), Schmidt ( Max Greenfield), and Winston (

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); Jess's best friend Cece ( Hannah Simone) also appears regularly. The show combines comedy and drama elements as the characters, who are in their early thirties, deal with maturing relationships and career choices.

Production

In March 2013, Fox renewed ''New Girl'' for a third season. It premiered on September 17, 2013. On May 13, 2013, Fox reported that an episode of this season will air after Super Bowl XLVIII, said episode aired along with ''

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'', which aired after it. Prince guest starred in the Super Bowl episode, "Prince", marking his first time guest starring in a television sitcom. Initially scheduled to appear in at least four episodes,

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returned to the show as Coach in the seventh episode and stayed for the remainder of the season as a "special guest star".

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guest starred in Wayans, Jr.'s returning episode, as a ladies' man who hits on Jess.

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returned to guest star for one episode.

Angela Kinsey Angela Faye Kinsey (born June 25, 1971) is an American actress. She played Angela Martin in the sitcom ''The Office'' (2005–2013) and appeared in the sitcoms '' Your Family or Mine'' (2015) and ''Haters Back Off'' (2016–2017). Since ''The ...

guest starred as Rose, a teacher at Jess' new job, who clashes with Jess over her personality and work ethic.

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also guest starred in Kinsey's introductory episode, as a teacher named Molly, who immediately takes a dislike to Jess. Jamie Lee Curtis and Rob Reiner returned as Jess' parents in the episode "Birthday".

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also guest starred in "Birthday", and Jessica Chaffin first appeared in the episode "Longest Night Ever".

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appeared as Jess' ex-boyfriend Berkley in the episode "Exes".

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appeared in a three-episode arc as Jess' sister Abby, with her first episode entitled "Sister".

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guest starred as Michelle, a woman to moves into the apartment building where Jess and the guys live.

Cast and characters

Main cast

* Zooey Deschanel as Jessica "Jess" Day * Jake Johnson as Nick Miller * Max Greenfield as

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as Winston Bishop * Hannah Simone as Cece

Special guest cast

* Prince as Himself

Recurring cast

as Coach * Rob Reiner as Bob Day * Brenda Song as Daisy * Merritt Wever as Elizabeth *

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as Principal Foster *

as Rose *

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as Outside Dave * Jessica Chaffin as Bertie *

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as Biology Teacher * Jamie Lee Curtis as Joan *

as Abby Day * Jon Lovitz as Rabbi Feiglin *

as Mike *

June Diane Raphael June Diane Raphael ( ; born January 4, 1980) is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter. She has starred in TV comedy programs ''Burning Love'', Adult Swim's '' NTSF:SD:SUV::'', and ''Grace and Frankie''. Notable film work includes support ...

as Sadie * James Frecheville as Buster

Guest cast

Episodes

References

External links

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