7. Last Thanksgiving

It's Thanksgiving and Jess and the gang are determined to make this year's festivities a success. However, things don't go according to plan when Robby surprisingly shows up and Schmidt's dad arrives heartbroken. Meanwhile, Nick finds out that Regan is postponing her move-in date and Winston deals with his "heroic" injury.

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Schmidt's father, Gavin, ( Peter Gallagher ) comes over to the loft for Thanksgiving, however he is recovering from a recent breakup, putting a damper on the father-son bonding time that Schmidt planned. Jess has difficulty telling Robby that she sees him as just a friend, all while Robby is recovering from his injuries that Jess is partly responsible for. Reagan bails at the last minute on showing up for Thanksgiving dinner at the loft, leaving Nick disappointed.

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