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!Jess's Relatives
[[folder:Joan]]
!!'''Joan Day'''
->'''Played By:''' Creator/JamieLeeCurtis
Jess's fun-loving mother.
----
* GenkiGirl: Even ''Jess'' thinks her mom is too perky.
* LikeMotherLikeDaughter: She has a happy and bubbly personality like her daughter Jess.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Joan is loud and fun-loving while her ex-husband Bob is more serious. Although they assert that they will never get back together, they do enjoy hooking up.
* SexWithTheEx: She doesn't mind hooking up with Jess's dad even long after their divorce.
* StacysMom: Jess orders Nick to distract her during the ThanksgivingEpisode; Nick winds up a little too into his friend's mom.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bob]]
!!'''Bob Day'''
->'''Played By''': Creator/RobReiner
Jess's father.
----
* AccidentalMisnaming: He calls Winston "Wilson" because of a memory lapse and Nick "Rick" because he doesn't like him.
* LikeParentLikeSpouse: He admits he has many similarities with Nick. Later in the series it's revealed that one of the reasons he doesn't like Nick dating his daughter is because he reminds him of himself.
* MayDecemberRomance: He was married to Ashley, one of his daughter's classmates.
* OverprotectiveDad: Towards Jess, especially when it comes to her dating.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: His ex-wife Joan is loud and fun-loving while Bob is more serious. Although they assert that they will never get back together, they do enjoy hooking up.
* SexWithTheEx: He doesn't mind hooking up with Jess's mom even long after their divorce.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Abby]]
!!'''Abby Day'''
->'''Played By''': Creator/LindaCardellini
Jess's wild sister.
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* BlackSheep: The irresponsible and messed-up child of the Day family.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: She's a HardDrinkingPartyGirl and Jess feels the need to try to "fix" her.
* TheGadfly: She shatters Winston's confidence just because she can.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: To the point that she doesn't seem to do much else.
* PutOnABus: After the "Sister" trilogy of episodes, she moves away to live with her mother.
* RememberTheNewGuy: No mention of her was made up until she appears in the series. Jess talks to her mother and Cece about how wild she is and the trouble she's gotten into.
[[/folder]]
!Nick's Relatives
[[folder:Walt]]
!!'''Walt Miller'''
->'''Played By''': Creator/DennisFarina
Nick's father.
----
* CharacterDeath: The episode "Chicago" is about his funeral.
* ChubbyMamaSkinnyPapa: Skinny Papa to Bonnie's Chubby Mama.
* ConMan: He tries to get Jess to invest in buying a race horse and trying to sell it for studding.
* ParentalNeglect: He was never a supporting parent to Nick. He even told him that he loved Winston more than him.
* ParentalSubstitute: He's seen this way by Winston, who never met his real father.
* PosthumousCharacter: He is occasionally mentioned after his death, particularly in the episode "Virgins" where he appears in some flashbacks.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bonnie]]
!!'''Bonnie Miller'''
->'''Played By''': Creator/MargoMartindale
Nick's mother.
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* ChubbyMamaSkinnyPapa: Chubby Mama to Walt's Skinny Papa.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She doesn't like Jess at first, but eventually warms up to her.
* OneShotCharacter: Only appears in the episode "Chicago".
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jamie]]
!!'''Jamie Miller'''
->'''Played By''': Creator/NickKroll
Nick's younger brother.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Nick, who has to deal with his brother's irresponsibility.
* TheDitz: He's not very bright.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Foolish to Nick's Responsible. Jamie got the napkins for his father's funeral. Nick did everything else. You know it's bad when ''Nick'' is the responsible one.
* OneShotCharacter: Only appears in the episode "Chicago".
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!Schmidt's Relatives
[[folder:Louise]]
!!'''Louise Schmidt'''
->'''Played By''': Creator/NoraDunn
Schmidt's mother.
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* JewishMother: Very strict and overbearing when it comes to her son.
* LipstickLesbian: She's a feminine lesbian who eventually marries another woman.
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[[folder:Gavin]]
!!'''Gavin Schmidt'''
->'''Played By''': Creator/PeterGallagher
Schmidt's father.
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* CastingGag: Peter Gallagher plays Schmidt's dad after Max Greenfield played the younger version of Sandy Cohen on ''Series/TheOC''.
* DisappearedDad: Was an absent father for most of Schmidt's life.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Not very reliable, but realizes his mistakes and genuinuely tries to be a better father.
* ParentalAbandonment: He left his family when Schmidt was very young. He only reconnects with his son many years later.
* ReallyGetsAround: I's revealed that he dated six women at once. He even has a fling with Jess.
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!Winston's Relatives
[[folder:Charmaine]]
!!'''Charmaine'''
->'''Played By''': Anna Maria Horsford
Winston's mother.
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* MyBelovedSmother: She's overprotective of her son, and doesn't like Schmidt hitting on her daughter.
* ParentalObliviousness: Until season 6, she thinks that Winston still works in radio because he never told her that he has become a police officer.
* SassyBlackWoman: She's described as a "tough lady" and has the attitude.
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[[folder:Alisha]]
!!'''Alisha Bishop'''
->'''Played By''': Keenyah Hill
Winston's sister.
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* LustObject: She's seen this way by Schmidt, much to her mother's dismay.
* OneShotCharacter: Only appears in the episode "Katie".
* StatuesqueStunner: A very tall basketball player and Schmidt finds her attractive.
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!Cece's Relatives
[[folder: Priyanka]]
!!'''Priyanka Parekh'''
->'''Played By''': Anna George
Cece's mother.
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* AlliterativeName: '''P'''riyanka '''P'''arekh.
* DefrostingIceQueen: In her first appearance, she doesn't give Cece her blessing to marry Schmidt. But in the season finale, she attends their wedding because she realizes how much Schmidt loves her daughter.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: Initially very cold and dismissive of Schmidt.
* TheStoic: A very serious and composed woman.
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!Others
[[folder:Ruth]]
!'''Ruth Parekh-Schmidt'''
->'''Played By''': Danielle and Rhiannon Rockoff
Schmidt and Cece's daughter in season 7.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: A precocious and confident little girl, evidenced by her interactions with the adults.
* TheCutie: She's an adorable kid who provides cute/childlike comic relief.
* DaddysGirl: To Schmidt. PlayedForLaughs when Nick tells her that, before her birth, he was Schmidt's baby girl and Schmidt used to dress him too.
* LikeParentLikeChild: With both her parents. Like her mom, she's sassy and has a VitriolicBestBuds relationship with Nick, but she also has some of her dad's eccentricities.
* MouthyKid: Especially towards Nick, like telling him "You’re a diarrhea head!"
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[[folder:Furguson]]
!!'''Furguson Michael Jordan Bishop'''
Winston's cat.
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* CoolCat: When Winston and Schmidt try to get Furguson an audition, the casting directors find him original and funny, even if he's not talented like the other cats.
* TheGhost: In many episodes, he's mentioned but not seen.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Winston considers him his "best friend".
* KilledOffscreen: He dies one year before the TimeSkip in season 7.
* OutOfFocus: For most of season 4, he's rarely mentioned (especially compared to his prominence in season 3) and only appears in the finale. Averted in season 5 and 6, where he's mentioned in nearly every episode and appears more often.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: An odd but adorable cat.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Most people assume his name is Ferguson, but it's actually spelled "Furguson", as confirmed in "Where the Road Goes".
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!Jess's Relatives
[[folder:Joan]]
!!'''Joan Day'''
->'''Played By:''' Creator/JamieLeeCurtis
Jess's fun-loving mother.
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* GenkiGirl: Even ''Jess'' thinks her mom is too perky.
* LikeMotherLikeDaughter: She has a happy and bubbly personality like her daughter Jess.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Joan is loud and fun-loving while her ex-husband Bob is more serious. Although they assert that they will never get back together, they do enjoy hooking up.
* SexWithTheEx: She doesn't mind hooking up with Jess's dad even long after their divorce.
* StacysMom: Jess orders Nick to distract her during the ThanksgivingEpisode; Nick winds up a little too into his friend's mom.
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[[folder:Bob]]
!!'''Bob Day'''
->'''Played By''': Creator/RobReiner
Jess's father.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: He calls Winston "Wilson" because of a memory lapse and Nick "Rick" because he doesn't like him.
* LikeParentLikeSpouse: He admits he has many similarities with Nick. Later in the series it's revealed that one of the reasons he doesn't like Nick dating his daughter is because he reminds him of himself.
* MayDecemberRomance: He was married to Ashley, one of his daughter's classmates.
* OverprotectiveDad: Towards Jess, especially when it comes to her dating.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: His ex-wife Joan is loud and fun-loving while Bob is more serious. Although they assert that they will never get back together, they do enjoy hooking up.
* SexWithTheEx: He doesn't mind hooking up with Jess's mom even long after their divorce.
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[[folder:Abby]]
!!'''Abby Day'''
->'''Played By''': Creator/LindaCardellini
Jess's wild sister.
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* BlackSheep: The irresponsible and messed-up child of the Day family.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: She's a HardDrinkingPartyGirl and Jess feels the need to try to "fix" her.
* TheGadfly: She shatters Winston's confidence just because she can.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: To the point that she doesn't seem to do much else.
* PutOnABus: After the "Sister" trilogy of episodes, she moves away to live with her mother.
* RememberTheNewGuy: No mention of her was made up until she appears in the series. Jess talks to her mother and Cece about how wild she is and the trouble she's gotten into.
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!Nick's Relatives
[[folder:Walt]]
!!'''Walt Miller'''
->'''Played By''': Creator/DennisFarina
Nick's father.
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* CharacterDeath: The episode "Chicago" is about his funeral.
* ChubbyMamaSkinnyPapa: Skinny Papa to Bonnie's Chubby Mama.
* ConMan: He tries to get Jess to invest in buying a race horse and trying to sell it for studding.
* ParentalNeglect: He was never a supporting parent to Nick. He even told him that he loved Winston more than him.
* ParentalSubstitute: He's seen this way by Winston, who never met his real father.
* PosthumousCharacter: He is occasionally mentioned after his death, particularly in the episode "Virgins" where he appears in some flashbacks.
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[[folder:Bonnie]]
!!'''Bonnie Miller'''
->'''Played By''': Creator/MargoMartindale
Nick's mother.
----
* ChubbyMamaSkinnyPapa: Chubby Mama to Walt's Skinny Papa.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She doesn't like Jess at first, but eventually warms up to her.
* OneShotCharacter: Only appears in the episode "Chicago".
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[[folder:Jamie]]
!!'''Jamie Miller'''
->'''Played By''': Creator/NickKroll
Nick's younger brother.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Nick, who has to deal with his brother's irresponsibility.
* TheDitz: He's not very bright.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Foolish to Nick's Responsible. Jamie got the napkins for his father's funeral. Nick did everything else. You know it's bad when ''Nick'' is the responsible one.
* OneShotCharacter: Only appears in the episode "Chicago".
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!Schmidt's Relatives
[[folder:Louise]]
!!'''Louise Schmidt'''
->'''Played By''': Creator/NoraDunn
Schmidt's mother.
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* JewishMother: Very strict and overbearing when it comes to her son.
* LipstickLesbian: She's a feminine lesbian who eventually marries another woman.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gavin]]
!!'''Gavin Schmidt'''
->'''Played By''': Creator/PeterGallagher
Schmidt's father.
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* CastingGag: Peter Gallagher plays Schmidt's dad after Max Greenfield played the younger version of Sandy Cohen on ''Series/TheOC''.
* DisappearedDad: Was an absent father for most of Schmidt's life.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Not very reliable, but realizes his mistakes and genuinuely tries to be a better father.
* ParentalAbandonment: He left his family when Schmidt was very young. He only reconnects with his son many years later.
* ReallyGetsAround: I's revealed that he dated six women at once. He even has a fling with Jess.
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!Winston's Relatives
[[folder:Charmaine]]
!!'''Charmaine'''
->'''Played By''': Anna Maria Horsford
Winston's mother.
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* MyBelovedSmother: She's overprotective of her son, and doesn't like Schmidt hitting on her daughter.
* ParentalObliviousness: Until season 6, she thinks that Winston still works in radio because he never told her that he has become a police officer.
* SassyBlackWoman: She's described as a "tough lady" and has the attitude.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Alisha]]
!!'''Alisha Bishop'''
->'''Played By''': Keenyah Hill
Winston's sister.
----
* LustObject: She's seen this way by Schmidt, much to her mother's dismay.
* OneShotCharacter: Only appears in the episode "Katie".
* StatuesqueStunner: A very tall basketball player and Schmidt finds her attractive.
[[/folder]]
!Cece's Relatives
[[folder: Priyanka]]
!!'''Priyanka Parekh'''
->'''Played By''': Anna George
Cece's mother.
----
* AlliterativeName: '''P'''riyanka '''P'''arekh.
* DefrostingIceQueen: In her first appearance, she doesn't give Cece her blessing to marry Schmidt. But in the season finale, she attends their wedding because she realizes how much Schmidt loves her daughter.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: Initially very cold and dismissive of Schmidt.
* TheStoic: A very serious and composed woman.
[[/folder]]
!Others
[[folder:Ruth]]
!'''Ruth Parekh-Schmidt'''
->'''Played By''': Danielle and Rhiannon Rockoff
Schmidt and Cece's daughter in season 7.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: A precocious and confident little girl, evidenced by her interactions with the adults.
* TheCutie: She's an adorable kid who provides cute/childlike comic relief.
* DaddysGirl: To Schmidt. PlayedForLaughs when Nick tells her that, before her birth, he was Schmidt's baby girl and Schmidt used to dress him too.
* LikeParentLikeChild: With both her parents. Like her mom, she's sassy and has a VitriolicBestBuds relationship with Nick, but she also has some of her dad's eccentricities.
* MouthyKid: Especially towards Nick, like telling him "You’re a diarrhea head!"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Furguson]]
!!'''Furguson Michael Jordan Bishop'''
Winston's cat.
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* CoolCat: When Winston and Schmidt try to get Furguson an audition, the casting directors find him original and funny, even if he's not talented like the other cats.
* TheGhost: In many episodes, he's mentioned but not seen.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Winston considers him his "best friend".
* KilledOffscreen: He dies one year before the TimeSkip in season 7.
* OutOfFocus: For most of season 4, he's rarely mentioned (especially compared to his prominence in season 3) and only appears in the finale. Averted in season 5 and 6, where he's mentioned in nearly every episode and appears more often.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: An odd but adorable cat.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Most people assume his name is Ferguson, but it's actually spelled "Furguson", as confirmed in "Where the Road Goes".
[[/folder]]
