"Jess and I want a tub. We want candles and bubbles. Oh, damn it, Schmidt, we want bubbles, man. I want to cover everything up on my body with bubbles. You know, and then just blow 'em off like this... and laugh, like..."
— Winston
"Bathtub" is the 10th episode of New Girl's second season.
Jess and Winston conspire to put a bathtub in the loft, Nick hits it off with a fiery stripper named Angie, and Schmidt tries to balance his relationship with his boss with his torch for Cece.
Tropes in this episode:
- Anything but That!: Jess and Winston are so terrified of incurring Schmidt's neurotic materialistic wrath that, when they accidentally soak his entire collection of suits with a bathtub he didn't want them to get, rather than own up, they decide to fake a burglary.
- Continuity Nod: After fixing the ceiling Remy the landlord again tries to proposition the roommates like he did back in "The Landlord".
- Faking and Entering: Jess and Winston stage a robbery to cover up the fact that they accidentally wet all of Schmidt's suits.
- Mood Whiplash: There is a sweet moment where a drunk Schmidt lays down in Cece's lap, and it seems she has forgiven him for standing her up and drinking with his boss, but as soon as he passes out she calls her mother and says she is ready to be set up with someone.
- Tacky Tuxedo: Because his entire suit collection is soaked, Schmidt has to spend two important appointments wearing a garish beige suit with a lightning bolt on the back. He bemoans his unflattering appearance.
