Jake Johnson, the actor who plays Nick in the show, just put this on his Instagram, along with a clip from Purple Rain.

mrjakejohnsonThe wait is almost over. An all new New Girl this Tuesday on FOX.#NewGirl #jan5 #Prince

Is Prince going on the show again?

Purple reissues/remasters? This soon?

Ha! Ha! just kidding...though the actor guy did say the wait is almost over.

What does he mean by that?

If so, i'll wait till somebody edits it with just his scenes. He's a ratings spike for em, but the show is lame otherwise.

scorp84 said:

If so, i'll wait till somebody edits it with just his scenes. He's a ratings spike for em, but the show is lame otherwise.

Its one of my favorite shows!! I guess I like "lame shows". Hell I like Prince still also

It appears that they do a Bollywood theme "Prince Narula" dance. Therefore the Prince reference.

via thefutoncritic.com:

EDITOR'S NOTE: Audio descriptions for tonight's episodes of NEW GIRL, GRANDFATHERED, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE and THE GRINDER are available on the SAP Audio Channel.]

**SEASON PREMIERE** --"NEW GIRL" - (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

CECE HAS A SHOCKING CONFESSION TO MAKE ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF "NEW GIRL" TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, ON FOX

When Cece and Schmidt ask Jess and Nick to be their Maid of Honor and Best Man, respectively, their first task is to plan the engagement party. But when Jess invites Cece's mom to join in the celebration, Cece is forced to make a surprising announcement to Schmidt in the all-new "Big Mama P" season premiere episode of NEW GIRL airing Tuesday, Jan. 5 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (NG-503) (TV-PG D, L, V)

Cast: Zooey Deschanel as Jess; Jake Johnson as Nick; Max Greenfield as Schmidt; Lamorne Morris as Winston; Hannah Simone as Cece

Guest Cast: Anna George as Priyanka, Kenneth Bowers as Glen, Rob Riggle as Big Schmidt, Nelson Franklin as Robby, Fred Melamed as J. Cronkite Valley-Forge, Mona Sishodia as Not-Mom

I might add Prince is a big fan. So, it probably is just reminding Prince the show is on.

[Edited 1/1/16 21:31pm]

trax said:

scorp84 said:

If so, i'll wait till somebody edits it with just his scenes. He's a ratings spike for em, but the show is lame otherwise.

Its one of my favorite shows!! I guess I like "lame shows". Hell I like Prince still also

Prince was the only thing good about the episode he was on (his scenes were hilarious!).

I bought the season on DVD and could not bring myself to watch any other episodes. They might as well have sold the single episode on a DVD. Hell, my wife won't even watch the other episodes and she loves that kind of romantic comedy sitcom crap. The main cast of that show are annoying and unfunny. Glad Prince likes it and glad you like it, but I'll pass.

purplethunder3121 said:

That always gets me

trax said:

djThunderfunk said:

tongueinthecrease said:

djThunderfunk said:

Prince was the only thing good about the episode he was on (his scenes were hilarious!).

I bought the season on DVD and could not bring myself to watch any other episodes. They might as well have sold the single episode on a DVD. Hell, my wife won't even watch the other episodes and she loves that kind of romantic comedy sitcom crap. The main cast of that show are annoying and unfunny. Glad Prince likes it and glad you like it, but I'll pass.

Do you collect Prince? Edit: Prince merchandise*? Lol [Edited 1/2/16 12:21pm]

Kind of a silly question, but, yes, of course I do.

I would have bought the set for Prince being on it even if his scenes weren't as hilarious as they were. But like I said, I'd have been happier in this case to buy a disc with only that single episode since that's all I'm ever going to watch anyway...

djThunderfunk said:

tongueinthecrease said:

djThunderfunk said:

Kind of a silly question, but, yes, of course I do.

I would have bought the set for Prince being on it even if his scenes weren't as hilarious as they were. But like I said, I'd have been happier in this case to buy a disc with only that single episode since that's all I'm ever going to watch anyway...

Oh, okay. Just wondering! Super off topic, but do you own a lot? I only have CDs and DVDs so far. I love collections.

There are definitely collector's on this site that put me to shame, but, yeah, a lot. Vinyl, Cass, CD, VHS, DVD, Blu, books, magazines, comics, posters, t-shirts, buttons, etc... Collecting for 33 years does add up!

djThunderfunk said:

djThunderfunk said:

trax said:

Its one of my favorite shows!! I guess I like "lame shows". Hell I like Prince still also

Prince was the only thing good about the episode he was on (his scenes were hilarious!).

I bought the season on DVD and could not bring myself to watch any other episodes. They might as well have sold the single episode on a DVD. Hell, my wife won't even watch the other episodes and she loves that kind of romantic comedy sitcom crap. The main cast of that show are annoying and unfunny. Glad Prince likes it and glad you like it, but I'll pass.

No biggie. The Prince episode wasn't as funny to me as others even though I did like it. That is a pretty funny show though. Its a nerdy type of comedy. This season will be interesting with Megan Fox joining and Wayans leaving. Can't wait!!

I have to admit, Prince was actually generally funny on that episode of New Girl. It could had been just good writing, but Prince displayed to be an actual relatable character. The chemistry between him and Zooey was spot on. I was delightfully surprised by that episode. I may dvr this upcoming episode Jan 5th.

don't think so, just read the sypnosis for the new episode, no mention of PRINCE what so ever.

feeluupp said:

don't think so, just read the sypnosis for the new episode, no mention of PRINCE what so ever.

lol, it would be sooo much like Prince (now-a-days) to demand they cancel the episode he's in at the last minute, just to infuriate his remaining fans. lol

Fallinlove2nite is right up there among the worst tracks ever released by Prince, but certainly by any artist who has "legend" as part of their title.

Chocolate Box and Purple & Gold win by a nose, but Fallinlove2night is right there. You could smell it.

scorp84 said:

If so, i'll wait till somebody edits it with just his scenes. He's a ratings spike for em, but the show is lame otherwise.

If you arent under 30 and white, this show blows. I will wait with you.