Anything on New Girl? — Jillian
If you follow the series on social media, you know that Schmidt will sport a mustache in the final season. But that’s not the only thing different about the former douche jar contributor: Thanks to the three-year time jump, Schmidt will be featured in full-on dad mode when the series comes back — a development that EP Brett Baer says helps illustrate how far he’s come. “We knew we wanted to come to a full completion for Schmidt, who started as a single douchebag,” Baer says. “We wanted to see what he would be like as the father of a daughter.” And besides, baby actors can be a pain, which is why they went with a time jump that would let Schmidt have scenes with a toddler. “Babies are not usually very good with jokes,” Baer quips. “They’re terrible comedians.”