"Parking Spot" is the 17th episode of New Girl's second season.
Schmidt discovers their loft comes with a parking spot, and the roommates bicker over who gets it. Meanwhile, Winston tries to hook up with Daisy.
Tropes in this episode:
- Friend Versus Lover: How Nick choosing between Jess (whom he has feelings for) and Schmidt (his longtime friend) is framed.
- Potty Failure: Schmidt would rather pee his pants than lose out to Jess and Nick in the parking spot battle.
- Sexy Coat Flashing: Jess takes advantage of Nick's attraction to her by putting on one of his hoodies and doing the beginnings of a striptease so he'd let her have a parking space. He knows what she's doing, he recognizes that she's doing it clumsily, and he goes right along with it anyway.
- Ship Sinking: Jess and Schmidt kiss joylessly and both come out of it gagging. Apparently it was even worse than they anticipated.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: Winston has been all over town trying to hook up with Daisy and failing, and at the end tells his roommates that he needs a win. They let him have the parking spot, but it turns out to be way too cramped.
