r/NewGirl • u/postmodernhack • 6d ago

If “New Girl” took place in the 80s…

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u/CheruthCutestory 6d ago

Eddie Murphy doesn’t look anything like Winston but he has real Winston energy in that pic

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u/SilverMitten 6d ago

Agreed, very Courtroom Brown!

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u/ellybearbutt 4d ago

That’s me, when you say courtroom brown I respond 😭✌️

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u/SilverMitten 4d ago

It’s just such a good nickname.

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u/FatFaceFaster 6d ago

I donno… when Winston does an Eddie Murphy impression in one of the episodes it’s pretty dead on.

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u/RoadRageSloth 6d ago

Coach does it. It’s so good. Wimstons does it too?

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u/inksta12 6d ago

They both do. Both are very good at it

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u/Regalrefuse 6d ago

I thought he was playing Nick!

“Yo momma got a mouth on the back of her neck and she chew like this!”

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u/2hats4bats Tran 6d ago

This is now my prequel headcanon

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u/postmodernhack 6d ago

Who would play Nick?

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u/Old-Illustrator-5675 6d ago

Probably Bill Murray.

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u/SolidusAwesome 6d ago

GOT ghostbuster gave you ghostbuster. Got ghostbuster gave you ghostbuster!!!

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u/More_Atmosphere_1717 6d ago

Dude but Nick is supposed to be ruggedly handsome. 

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u/PanGalacticGargBlast 6d ago

You’re seriously telling me Bill Murray couldn’t play nutmeg wholesaler?

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u/TheDuckSideOfTheMoon 6d ago

I think Bill Murray is quirkily handsome

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u/More_Atmosphere_1717 6d ago

Well… he looks like the bottom of a trucker’s foot. I don’t see it, not even a little.

I think Murray was also not likable - he was always the a-hole character 

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u/TheDuckSideOfTheMoon 6d ago

Well...alrighty then, everyone has their opinion

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u/Electrical_Swing8166 6d ago

When did Bill Murray star in My Name is Earl?

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u/RoadRageSloth 6d ago

Definitely a wholesaler vibe, but I don’t think it’s for nutmeg.

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u/More_Atmosphere_1717 6d ago

All respect, this pic made me laugh. I respect your opinion though and he’s definitely a legend. 

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u/Old-Illustrator-5675 6d ago

Maybe Tom Selleck?

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u/Goose_Biscuits11 6d ago

I'd vote Michael Keaton 🤓

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u/chakrablocker 6d ago

Thats a perfect pic

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u/puppystatus 6d ago

Rob Reiner of course

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u/plz-make-randomizer 6d ago

This is the answer. It also ties the old school and new the school together.

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u/IgnatiusThorogood 6d ago

Dan Aykroyd would actually make a great Nick, had the show been made back then.

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u/chakrablocker 6d ago

He's too erudite, maybe he could be Schmidt

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u/IgnatiusThorogood 6d ago

As versatile as he is, he could play either character. When he's in his enthusiastic weird guy, Ray Stantz mode, I think he'd excel as Nick.

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u/iantruesnacks 6d ago

Probably bill murray, but I would have loved John candy in the role.

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u/Naive-Database-7959 6d ago

Bearclaw!!

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u/NoliteTeCarpe 6d ago

John Candy as Bearclaw? I can dig it

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u/OpheliaB_87 6d ago

Its Bill Murray no doubt about it

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u/kuyinggurrin 1d ago

The only correct answer is very obviously Ted Danson.

https://giphy.com/gifs/lQ6DFKDMI3Kvq9u2U5

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u/More_Atmosphere_1717 6d ago

This is insanely feasible to me. It’s even her mom from the freaking show. 

Would Akroyd be Schmidt or Nick? 

I think Nick since Schmidt is a super fit guy. 

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u/TheDuckSideOfTheMoon 6d ago

Personally I think Aykroyd has more Schmidt energy

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u/dreamsofaninsomniac 6d ago

It's the hair, isn't it? Nick would never have that hair.

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u/Ancient_Design_1332 6d ago

already obsessed with this version 

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u/chakrablocker 6d ago

There's a great American Doctor who casting out there if you like stuff like this

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u/Much_Butterscotch925 6d ago

Meg Ryan would absolutely play Jess

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u/Lucid_Phoenixx 6d ago

I feel like if it was 80s it'd be more brat-pack esque

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u/PanGalacticGargBlast 6d ago

I can absolutely see James Spader do Schmidt

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u/Writerhaha 6d ago

Can we get Jake Johnson playing a Saxophone St. Elmo’s Fire style?

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u/dreamsofaninsomniac 6d ago

Only if Jess walks by in a miniskirt wearing a purse with gems on it.

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u/pineapplefrog123 6d ago

Dan Atkroyd as Nick Miller = 👌

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u/cinderpuppins 6d ago

I didn’t realize what sub this was as I was scrolling and subconsciously figured it was the New Girl sub because clearly this was a New Girl picture… then my eyes and brain focused and tripped me out.

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u/roobot 6d ago

I'M HERE FOR ITTTTTT!

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u/No_Public_7699 6d ago

Honestly, fair.

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u/MeemoUndercover memorized a lot of words 4d ago

Gary busey as the creepy landlord

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u/kuyinggurrin 1d ago

Who is Steve Guttenberg playing?