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Tomatoes

‘Tomatoes’

Season 1, Episode 22 -  Aired April 17, 2012

Jess fills in an awkward silence by inviting Russell's ex-wife to join them for dinner. Nick decides to swear off women and start growing tomatoes. Meanwhile, Cece breaks things off with Schmidt following the pregnancy scare.

Quote from Jess

Jess: Hey, Russell.
Russell: Mm-hmm.
Jess: Do I ever drive you crazy?
Russell: Of course not.
Jess: Come on. There has to be something that I do that just, like... gets under your skin.
Russell: No, I can't think of anything.
Jess: Come on, Russell. Think. Think, think, think, think. Thin-k. That's annoying, right, the way I say, "Think"?
Russell: Well...
Jess: With a "K."

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Quote from Jess

Russell: Okay, Jess, um... Your eyes bug out a little when you're trying to make a point.
Jess: Yeah?
Russell: Yeah. And you do this, uh, squatting thing when you're thinking sometimes.
Jess: Yeah?
Russell: Yeah. Don't love that.
Jess: Like that? Like that?
Russell: Uh... Yeah, and I've never actually seen both of those things together, so it's not a favorite of mine.
Jess: Is this just driving you crazy?
Russell: Um... No, but it's not pleasant.

Quote from Cece

Cece: How, um... how was your date last night?
Nadia: Brief. Small man go to hospital.
Cece: The hospital? Is he okay?
Nadia: I don't know. I leave him there, I go make bowling.
Cece: Nadia... like, honestly, what did you do to him?
Nadia: Well, he cry and cry. It was so funny.
Cece: Oh, my God.

Quote from Jess

Russell: Yeah, that seems to happen every time you're in this car.
Jess: But there's so many buttons. It's like... The Batmobile doesn't have so many buttons.
Russell: Look, Jess, I've already done the crazy, explosive passion thing. When I was with Ouli, it was like edging closer and closer to a wood chipper. I'm not looking for that any more.
Jess: I understand. But I am. And... I want passion... even if it's harder and hurts more.
Russell: So that's it.
Jess: Good-bye, Russell. Well... [fails to open the door] Yeah.

Quote from Jess

Jess: Caroline?
Nick: Yeah, I know. I just called her, and then... I don't know, it's...
Jess: What are you doing? You guys had such a terrible relationship. Are you crazy? Are you burning incense?
Nick: Yes, I am, for ambiance. She digs it.
Jess: She digs it? Are you kidding, Nick? What happened? What happened to swearing off women and focusing on tomatoes?
Nick: I can't grow tomatoes, Jess. I think this is what was supposed to happen all along. Me and Caroline. And I'm okay with it. I'm happy.
Jess: That is pathetic, Nick. You're just saying that 'cause you don't have the patience or the courage to be alone.

Quote from Jess

Jess: I'm just really disappointed in you.
Nick: You know, maybe I'll be more like you, Jess, and I'll go run into the kitchen and make pastries with sprinklies on them...
Jess: That isn't what I do.
Nick: Then throw some dumb pajama outfit on, and then tell other people how to live their lives!
Jess: It's not a pajama outfit! They're called pajamas!
Nick: That's what I said!
Jess: Nick, why don't you go back in your room and put on your stupid flannel and keep not living up to your potential!

Quote from Nick

Nick: I don't want your help.
Jess: Stop making that face at me. I hate that face.
Nick: This is my only face! I don't have a lot of faces, and if you don't like looking at my face, Jess...then look at my ass!
Jess: Oh!
Nick: Yeah! Get a good look!
Jess: Stop shaking your ass at me, you quitter.
Nick: This is the ass of a failure.
Jess: You get a look.
Nick: Look right at my ass.

Quote from Nick

Nick: You bought the ticket, take a ride.
Jess: Feast your eyes on my butt.
Nick: I'm winning this moment.
Jess: You quitter.
Nick: Look at my butt, it's going faster than yours!
Jess: I have the fastest butt in the land.
Nick: I got a faster one!
Jess: No, you don't.

Quote from Winston

Schmidt: You really think Nick is gonna believe that a tomato just sprung up overnight?
Winston: Yes, I do. When it comes to tomatoes, no one in the world knows less than Nick.

Quote from Schmidt

Cece: So what are you doing here?
Schmidt: So, look, we've barely spoken since I almost impregnated you.
Cece: You know, it's just, it's this whole thing has just kind of got me thinking. Maybe this is just too intense, and we should stop.
Schmidt: That's what you want?
Cece: It's how I feel right now, so, yeah.
Schmidt: Oh... Coolio.
Nadia: So he goes out with me.
Cece: Oh, Nadia, I think that...
Schmidt: I think that's a great idea. I mean, that's what you want, right?
Cece: Yeah. It's great. Totally cool with me.
Nadia: Yay! We have fun. I make him put on black shawl, pretend he's grandma.

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