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The Box

‘The Box’

Season 3, Episode 5 -  Aired October 15, 2013

After Nick inherits some money from his father, Jess tries to steer him to use the money wisely. Meanwhile, Schmidt seeks advice from Rabbi Feiglin (guest star Jon Lovitz) on how to be a good person.

Quote from Schmidt

Schmidt: It doesn't make any sense.
Rabbi Feiglin: Can you not see I'm in the middle of a bar mitzvah class here?
Schmidt: Yeah, well, they should hear this. A man helping cancer kids got creamed by a bus today.
Rabbi Feiglin: Everything happens for a reason.
Schmidt: But what if it doesn't happen for a reason? Maybe... Maybe there aren't any good guys and bad guys. Maybe there are just winners and losers. I was beating myself up, but maybe I should... [chuckles] Maybe I should have been celebrating. Have you ever dated two women at once?
Rabbi Feiglin: What are you talking about? I went to camp. They used to call me the Octopus.
Schmidt: Clearly, you have not, sir.
Rabbi Feiglin: That's enough. You get out of here right now! Out.

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Quote from Jess

Eileen: All right, Mr. Miller, your checking account is good to go. Oh, there's just an eight dollar processing fee.
Nick: Eight dollars? That's a very specific amount. [chuckles] That's fine. It's your world, your rules, so...
Eileen: Excellent.
Nick: You go to the castle, you got to pay the king.
Jess: What is processing? What does that mean? It's just a word you use to make more money off of us. That makes me mad!
Nick: Me, too, yeah.
Jess: Hey, how about this? What's a bank?
Nick: Yeah.
Jess: It's just a paper bag-
Nick: That's right. Yes!
Jess: ...with walls.
Eileen: You're making some really, really, really good points, ma'am.
Jess: You are the puppeteers that puppet the world.
Nick: No more banks! Or some banks, I don't care! But I want my money on a boat!

Quote from Jess

Jess: I understood at least 30% of the financial crisis, and guess what I got from that? You suck!
Nick: Yeah.
Jess: You suck so hard. And now, I'm gonna process this man's face, 'cause I think he's great. And I'm crazy about him.
Eileen: Fine, I'll waive the fee.
Jess: Yeah! We won eight dollars!
Eileen: Just wait till you have children. You'll never touch each other again.
Jess: [o.s.] Banks suck! Banks suck!

Quote from Schmidt

Winston: Damn, man. You look tired. Your eyes are puffy as hell.
Schmidt: I'm unwell, Winston. I'm just torn up about this whole Cece and Elizabeth thing. I feel so guilty, I can't even look at myself in the mirror. Do you think that I'm good person?
Winston: I'm gonna...
Schmidt: Hey, guys, do you guys think that I'm a good person?
Nick: You're a terrible person. It's hilarious.
Jess: You cheated on my best friend, Schmidt.
Schmidt: F-Fair enough. Okay. Well, I'm better than Winston.
Nick: You're better at things than Winston, but he's a better person.
Schmidt: Winston freakin' stinks!
Winston: Okay, why am I being dragged into this?
Schmidt: Because I'm mad, Winston. And I'm tired. And I'm a good- I'm a good man.
Winston: Are you crying?

Quote from Nick

Nick: What's in there? It's a hand, isn't it? Just tell me if it's a hand.
Jess: Oh, my God! It is a hand.
Nick: It's a- I knew it. It's a hand. What does that mean, though?
Jess: Full of dollar bills, y'all!
Winston: You are rich, man!

Quote from Winston

Winston: I'm gonna be honest with you. Nick owes me $1,900 is my opportunity to get it back.
Jess: How are you expecting to get your money back if he blows it all on stupid stuff?
Winston: Oh, don't worry, Jess. I have a plan.
Jess: Hey, listen, you know you don't have to con him if he actually owes you money. You can just ask him. [Winston laughs] I just told you to ask him for the money. [laughing continues]

Quote from Schmidt

Schmidt: Oh, God. Whoa. Are you choking? You're choking. Okay. Uh... What, are you biking and eating? All right, I got you, I got you. Come on! Live! Live! Live, biker! Ew. Yeah!
Man: Thank you. You saved my life.
Schmidt: What?
Man: You saved my life. You saved my life.
Schmidt: I did. Yes. Yes.
Man: [panting] Thank you. Thank you.
Schmidt: Yes! Dude! This is exactly what I needed. Oh, my God. Let us rejoice in song. Sh'ma Yis'ra'eil Adonai Eloheinu
Man: Please call 911. I'm hurt.
Schmidt: Oh, yeah, no, that's a great idea. I'm gonna call 911. I hope you don't have a dance recital later. I'm just kidding. Don't look at your legs. [Man wails]

Quote from Jess

Jess: [on the phone] That's, uh, $900 to the Parking Authority of Los Angeles. Oh, is it okay to mail cash? I'm gonna do it anyway. All right, it's on its way.

Quote from Nick

Winston: Yeah, and, um in the spirit of brotherhood just 'cause we on that level right now I was just thinking... Maybe, I don't know, um...
Nick: Anything, man. Shoot.
Winston: Oh, man. Maybe you can just pay me back that money that you owe me. Remember? 'Cause you owe me that money? Uh, Nick? Nick?
Nick: Oh...
Winston: Nick? Nick? Hey, Nick.
Nick: Oh, you stink!
Winston: Um, can we?
Nick: You son of- You son of a bitch, Winston!

Quote from Nick

Jess: Look, it was so much worse than I thought. Why does he have the deed to an old Mercury Cougar in there?
Winston: Oh, yeah, he lost that.
[flashback to the guys in vacation clothes at the airport:]
Schmidt: For crying out loud, where is it? We've been looking for hours.
Nick: It's done.
Winston: What about your car, Nick?
Nick: I said it's done.

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