Kylie & Zooey Deschanel on New Girl Celeb Cameos, Cat Dad Partners & Worst Kid Eating Habits | Ep. 48

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welcome back to not gonna lie a wave original brought to you by ollie pop a new kind of soda i'm your host kylie kelsey aka that lady with four kids is always warning you to stay away from her husband that's accurate i've watched all seven seasons of new girl at least eight times that's not an exaggeration and my version of self-care is driving by myself into the city playing the music that i want to hear and not getting screamed at for it and picking up food that i specifically want to eat to be quite honest i do that i drive into the city to get good city food when typically when i have a call because if it's a 30 if i know it's going to be 30 minutes and i don't have time to do it you're probably getting my undivided attention when i'm driving my car because i'm not a sitting duck in my house for my kids to be like hey mom mom hey mom mom can you get down the big snack bin mom can you can you get me something out of the drawer mom can you fill up my water bottle mom also uh wyatt recently figured out how to use the remote so i had to hide that on a higher shelf because every time someone's talking suddenly the volume on our living room tv was at 80. do you know how loud 80 is oh my god it straight up sounds like you are having the grand finale of disney fireworks in your living room it is insane and that's what she's doing and so i can't speak to other people in my house it's very passive aggressive it's so passive aggressive and she doesn't say anything she just turns it up and she also knows that i'm going to take her home and i'm going to take her home and i'm going to take the remote so she hides it next to her leg and turns it up and then just sort of looks at you like did she notice that it's deafening so loud that you can't even hear your own thoughts did she notice yet yes i noticed coming up in today's episode i'm going to get honest about the only type of gift opening event i do enjoy white elephants and some of the funniest moments we had during the eagles holiday party over the years after that i can't believe this is finally happening and i'm getting to talk to her in person i'm getting to talk to her in person i'm going to be joined by the lead actress from one of my all-time favorite tv shows zoe de chanel i'm so excited oh my gosh i cannot wait this was such a staple in my house i really cannot emphasize enough that it was like a it was like a full family event like this was one of those shows that we could put on and no one in the house would argue that's a big deal even big ad was sat you see what i did there big ad was sat for some new girl i could even get him to finish the theme song who's that girl it's jess but first let's get to a brand new edition of places kylie has some business being brought to you by cvs health this past week i guess i can admit i had some business attending the march of time sports luncheon because i was there to present jason with an award it was the sports achievement award he and katie ledecky were receiving it um i would just like to throw out there right off the jump you fangirling so hard on katie ledecky it was i was not cool about it i actually went up to her and said i am such a huge fan and then i immediately went into confession where i said to her i have to admit i have said that the one sport i don't want my kids to do is swimming and she said oh i know it is so i just don't i can't i i understand that i don't want my kids to do swimming i don't that my husband was very very good at his job i understand that he is probably on the trajectory and i'm saying probably because i am a superstitious individual end up in the hall of fame to be in the presence of someone who has 14 olympic medals i think i was trying to play it cool if i wasn't cool about it katie i tried my very hard i will say the event raised 1.4 million dollars to support maternal and infant health programs shout out to marcia dimes and all the incredible work they are doing it was so great to be able to sit at this luncheon and hear about all of the families that were impacted by their work and the research and programs that they are funding it is so important obviously as someone who uh has experienced loss myself who has experienced five pregnancies it is very much um an important cause uh and obviously i am in full support of all the work that they are doing so i'm i'm very grateful to have been able to sit there and and learn more about it now on a much lighter much more ridiculous note about this event there were also lots of clips going around of jason and i dressed up for the occasion and the real ones no i can't resist a comment section so starting with this one i love it how she's dressed like a normal person would dress for a big event guys normal person got dressed for an event but a majority of the comments were people shocked by how i look when i'm not wearing sweatpants for once someone's like at kai kelsey look at you with the flame emoji someone else said my don't you look good all dressed up guys it's strategic okay if i wear sweatpants all the time right then my my baseline is dirtball okay that's great that's my baseline then when i have to step it up a little bit okay when i wear hard pants or heels and then you guys will be like wait what does she does she got it guys sometimes i have to put on hard pants so that everyone doesn't keep asking why did that fine ass slice a man who are we kidding that's not a slice why that fine asshole dessert ass of a man pick that sometimes i gotta remind you when i want to i can look a little put together but you gotta set the bar low low because all that was that was like a that was like a blow dry i don't know that was a blow dry uh yep that was a blow dry and a blazer huh easy honestly fuck that it's not for anybody else it's for yourself you gotta you gotta dress up every so often just to be like oh yep you can still do it there it is there it is you can still actually use the things in your makeup bag there it is you can still use a curling iron there it is um and then promptly return back to dirtball and that's it for places kylie has some business being brought to you by cbs health next let's move on over to doom scroll the week brought to you by toyota let's go places first up on doom scroll there's a viral clip from the other podcast going around uh that you guys keep asking me to comment on so here we go queen emma the clip please you claim that you and your wife haven't gotten in a fight in 10 years that's right are you lying no i'm not lying travis i'm just asking shall we ask you the same questions well it's only been two and a half years and you're right i haven't gotten an argument i've met this incredible woman that she's beautiful and smart and stands for all the most important things that i believe in in the world and i i can't believe how lucky i am so what am i gonna fight about yeah you can use that if you want i'm stealing it for sure we had a couple comments i need at kylie kelsey input with crying laughing faces uh someone said jason likes rage baiting kylie too much notice how my husband was oddly quiet during this segment uh he did ask a couple clarifying questions but for the most part his ass knew that he could not say that after almost eight years married we absolutely argue now do we argue often not really but we've definitely argued for sure i'm wondering if they're trying to classify an argument as like an argument right like a like almost like a yelling like to be fair i'm not a yelling arguer so like our like the arguments in our house don't they're not a yelling situation. I just think that if you're married, you live together, specifically if you have children. I think it gets, like, you're potentially having some sleepless nights. You might have, like, varying degrees of patience with certain situations with your kids. Also, I do think it's important to figure out what the definition is of the argument. That's why I'm saying, like, is it a yelling? Is that how we're, is it, like, a yelling thing that we're not going to argue? Is it, like, is that different from bickering? You're telling me you don't bicker or argue? Or maybe you do bicker, but you don't argue. I'm very confused about this. To George Clooney's credit, I would not argue with them all either. Absolutely not. I would be right behind her, like, yeah, get them. What she said. I'm with her. Whatever she says, we write it down. If she wants to come on this podcast, you just come through, girl. She is far more professional than this. Seems unlikely, but the invite's there. Next up, I've already briefed you guys on the goal that is the comment section, and I just stumbled across a whole bunch of questions. I don't know if you guys know this, but I just stumbled across a Hall of Fame-worthy one on a recipe video with the caption, what my future kids are going to be getting when they ask for a snack. There was a kneading of the dough, okay? There was a resting of the dough. There was a forming of the dough. They mixed cream cheese something or other, put a fresh-cut fig on top. They drizzled some honey and some pistachios. What you got to do when you see this kind of thing, you run, okay? You run. You sprint as fast as humanly possible. You go as fast as your little fingers will get you to that comment section, and you start scrolling. And let me tell you, this didn't disappoint, okay? Have you ever met a child before? It's one of the first comments, okay? My son wouldn't eat a bagel because, quote, the whole tastes weird, so good luck with that. Nope. Nope. You cut it the wrong way, okay? This is on don't you ever cut triangles when they wanted squares, okay? If you know, if you have witnessed a crash out by a toddler because you cut a food the wrong way, you are scarred for life. There's nothing that can bring, you are literally making a new sandwich. It's not. And people who want to be like, wow, let them have a tantrum. They'll eat when they're hungry. Yeah, you're right. You know what? My ears have had enough. I'm probably going to make another sandwich. Guys, here's the deal. I do just think, I just think that we're all, as parents, we're all just fighting the good fight, okay? And here's the deal. If this woman has kids and her kids are patient enough, to wait for the fig buns. Power to you. My kids are all different types of eaters. Some days they like the pasta. Some days they don't. Some days it's the shape of the pasta that is incorrect. Some days it is the wrong kind of cheese. It's crazy when you feed your kids something and they're like, that's great, and they don't argue with you. Typically, they don't even say that's great. They just don't argue with you. I don't know if that's anyone else's situation. It's not that my kids are like, wow, mom, this is delicious. To me, that is one of the sweetest, kindest feedbacks about a dinner presentation that I can receive. Our last video is one of the most heartwarming TikToks I've doomscrolled upon ever. It's a cause near and dear to my heart. Queen Emma, the clip, please. Come here. Come here. Nope. That wasn't embarrassing at all. Now that I think about it, I get rejected a lot. A little broke flying by. Meanwhile. My goal is to get the kids to a space where they're independent of their parents, and their parents are in a space where they can actually enjoy the rest of the haircut time. Come on. Thank you. That's all I need. Fist bump. That's it. She's right there. I love this so much. I love this so much. First of all, shout out to Vernon Jackson and the Gifted event in Cincinnati for all the incredible work that you're doing for neurodivergent kids. On the Gifted event homepage, it says, as a barber, I saw the need for a place where children with disabilities are supported during a haircut and an environment where parents or caregivers don't have to explain their child's behavior or apologize for something they may do or say. This is so important. This is so important to give families the space to do something that neurotypical families may take for granted. If you take kids into a barbershop or to get a haircut, a neurotypical kid might be uncomfortable with clippers or have an outburst, or it's not something that might be happening on a regular basis. So any kid might take issue with this. But specifically the neurodivergent population, the sensory of it, the clippers touching your neck, the sound of it, the comb running through their hair, all of these things could be things that could trigger any type of sensory issue. Or honestly, just be uncomfortable because it's unknown. It is so amazing that not only is Vernon taking it upon himself to create this safe space for these families, but he is also sharing it via social media to make sure that if you feel so inclined, you can donate, which is amazing. But the other thing is, is to show that he is using his tools to be able to interact with these kids in a way that is not only productive for them, but settling to their parents. So Vernon, thank you so much for making a safe space for these kids and their families. You can donate at thegiftedevent.com. NGL will be making a donation. We are so incredibly grateful to you and also for sharing what your strategies are and how you're using them so that maybe other people will feel inclined to donate. So thank you so much for making a safe space for these kids and their families. We are so incredibly grateful to you and also for sharing what your strategies are and how you're making a safe space for these kids and their families. who brought the gift that you ended up with, which is kind of fun. Um, the most memorable gifts. Hmm. I mean, my box of fucks was great. That was an Annie Elliott special. Uh, I ended up with a box of. Oh, my middle finger's missing. Oh no, it's right there. My middle finger candle was in the box of fucks. There was a Christmas ornament of an elf giving the middle finger. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck is also a book that was included in there. She's under here. You might be able to see her. Can you see her? She's under there. Squirrel's back. That's a full blown squirrel though. That's a hefty ass squirrel. He's big boy. Look at him. He's trying to hide a nut right now. Okay. I will tell you that I brought the exact same gift every single year. Okay. And this is my sleeper gift for a white elephant. Specifically one that is, you could do it if it's co-ed as well, but we were a room of women. So it translated very nicely. almost every single year on Black Friday or Cyber Monday, I would go online, find the best deals on some expensive ass sunglasses, and I would get sunglasses. One year, I got really nice ones that were funky and cool. Sunglasses I would never personally wear because I'm just not cool enough. But they were these awesome statement sunglasses, and I got those on hella sale. And then I brought them for The White Elephant. Otherwise, I would buy ones on sale that I would personally wear because they were a little more like everyday sunglasses. And they always, I feel like people were excited to get them because don't we all just lose all of our sunglasses? There was one year that Someone brought I don't even know what the bag is called But it's a bag that collapses down Someone will know in the comments And that collapses down and was just like a standard tote bag, but it was very nice and very, um, low key. And I liked it and I stole it and then it got stolen from me. So what I did before I left was I looked it up and I ordered it myself so that I could still have it because that's on not being a purse person, but knowing when a bag was going to do what I needed it to do. Things that people, again, not necessarily a specific size that a bunch of people would enjoy are great gifts. And one last white elephant pro tip here, real ones. If you have your own white elephant coming up, might I recommend a nice scroll on Amazon? They break down gifts into categories, which makes it super easy to find what you're looking for. You can also search for specific price points. Uh, plus you can pretty much find anything on Amazon and have it delivered right to your door. And let's be honest, if you forget and you're in a pinch, they probably got your back. That's it for, can I be honest, brought to you by Amazon coming up my conversation with Zoe Deschanel. Also shout out to our NGL Queens for decking out this festive set. You'll see what I mean. This episode is brought to you by Olipop. Before I go any further, I'm going to need to crack one of these right now. Are you kidding? Are you kidding? Oh, crisp apple. Look at the Yeti. We love Yetis in our house. Now, as I was saying, the real ones know I always keep it real about parenting and the holidays are always a particularly ridiculous time of year with four kids. And speaking of, if you listened to the last show, you know, our deadbeat elf on the shelf is officially back. Yep. Emmy Nemi is she busy. Sometimes she's busy doing nothing. And sometimes she's busy decorating like a crazy person. We're not quite sure how she does it, but why it calls it getting into mischief. That's adorable. It's fun. We're having fun. And so is Olipop with their 18 flavors and adorable cans. Seriously. Look at that cute Yeti. Look at it. The special holiday Yeti cans also come in the vintage cola and ginger ale flavors. You guys already know I always embrace the chaos, but it helps to have a short, refreshing moment of calm with my favorite flavors of Olipop. And get this, you can get a free can of Olipop by any two cans of Olipop in store and they'll pay you back for one. Shop at Walmart, Target, Whole Foods, or any other retailers near you. Sign up at drinkolipop.com/ngo. If you know just one thing about me, there's a very good chance it's that I have a lot of kids. Like I still can't believe I have four tiny humans. Four. I surprise myself every time I say that. But having four kids plus a husband, a dog, all our extended family and friends means I have quite the holiday shopping list. And that's where Amazon comes in clutch. You can find pretty much anything for anyone right on Amazon. I do love to scroll Amazon. Like a good old doom scroll. Because you get suggestions on the homepage. Sometimes you're like, you know what? I did need that. Thank you for suggesting it. I also love how Amazon has so many different categories for gifts. If I'm trying to think of ideas. I've said this before, but my gift giving skills could use some improvement. Plus, you guys already know I love a good deal. And with Amazon's holiday deals, I've been way ahead of the game this year. Not only can you find anything for anyone on Amazon, you can also have it delivered right to your door. Which is so nice to not have to pack the kids up and go out shopping. Head to Amazon.com and shop holiday deals now. If you didn't already know, I'm a serious germaphobe. That's a big understatement. My kids know they have to wash their hands immediately when they come through the door. Honestly, do not bring your school germs into this house. Ew. Ew. Luckily, CVS always has me covered with everything I need to keep my family healthy. And you know I'm constantly stocking up on hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes, right on the CVS Health app. The CVS Health app is the single place to handle healthcare needs for the entire family. It makes the whole healthcare experience simpler and more convenient, especially for busy parents. The CVS Health app helps me refill, track, and manage our prescription needs anytime. There have been a number of times in my life where CVS has just transferred my prescription. When I've been down the shore and I've forgotten something, you can pick it up really anywhere. They are so incredibly helpful in the pharmacy. But I also go there for just everyday essentials as well. You can also quickly find care from qualified providers and schedule minute clinic appointments for vaccines, sports physicals, and more. I've been getting my flu shot from CVS for quite some time. I'm going to continue to do that. I actually had the pleasure of meeting with some of the CVS team. Shout out to Talaq. He thought I wouldn't sneak his name into the episode, but here we are. So that I could tell them about how much I've loved CVS for really my whole life. It's been our pharmacy in my family for a very long time. It's the only pharmacy in our shore town. We're CVS through and through. Go to cvs.com/app to learn more and download the app today. Our guest today is the Emmy, Golden Globe, and Grammy-nominated actress known for her iconic roles in Elf, 500 Days of Summer, and my favorite TV show of all time, New Girl. And now you can also watch her in her newest holiday movie, Merv, out now on Prime Video. She's also a fellow mom, an animal lover, and she's officially, not going to lie, Zoey Deschanel. Welcome to the show. Thank you for having me. This is so exciting. I rewatch New Girl every spring. I love that about you. Every single spring. That is amazing. I have shows that I watch in season. New Girl is a spring show. I can't explain it. It makes total sense. I think you're right. And I watch it start to finish every time. Oh my God. I love that. That's so great. And we have matching band-aids. Look at this. Yeah. Big fan. My dad is, I have to give a picture here. My dad, Big Ed. He's called Big Ed because he's six foot nine. Big guy. Union electrician, grew up in Philadelphia. He's a character. My family's from Philly too. Did we talk about this yet? No. Did you know that? No. This is groundbreaking information. Like way back. Like my family came over on a land grant from William Penn in the 1600s. Love it so much. Get deep in it. Pennsylvania. Yes. Yes. Yeah. So you have Philly roots. Deep Philly roots. Yes. Love it. Yeah. We will circle back to New Girl because I have a lot of questions. Okay. I have the answers. I love that. But first, since we're in this winter wonderland of a set and it's Christmas time, I'm going to start with Elf if that's okay. Please. But also, can I just, this artwork is really great. Who did that artwork? My children. They did a really good job. For their ages, yeah. For their ages. Yeah. Yeah. We watch Elf every year in our house. I think most households do. I saw you say that your daughter has finally started to show some interest in watching Elf. Has she watched it yet this year? No, she hasn't. I think she wanted to have like some friends over to watch it. I was like, I won't watch it with you because that's weird. But yeah, it's cute because they love rom-coms. Like these 10-year-olds, they love rom-coms. So I was like, yeah, I think they'll enjoy it. I think they'll enjoy this new film I have out, Merv. It's PG, so kids can watch it. So I was like happy about that. But yeah, I think she'll enjoy it. My son, no interest. He loves movies, but I think he wants mommy to be mommy and not like an actor. That's fair. He's fine with like voices in cartoons, but he's like weird. You're here and that's. Yeah. He's like no. He wants a divide. Yeah. Fair enough. Exactly. Yeah. It also feels like every year there's a viral tweet about how someone didn't recognize you as Jovi with your blonde hair. Yes. Do you hear that a lot? Like do people give you that feedback of, forgetting or not realizing that it was you? Yeah. I have a face that changes dramatically with makeup and hair changes. So like hair color changes, like no bangs. I look like a different person. I feel like I would be a good CIA agent if I weren't an actor, but also I don't have the nervous system for it. I wouldn't. But I do change a lot. Like if you put a wig on me, I really look different. And I'm not tall, so you might not notice me. That's where I can stick out like a sore thumb. Well, it's amazing because then everybody's like, "Who's this beautiful tall lady?" But if you're short, you're just like. Sneaking in. Sneaking in. That's where Jonathan being tall, everyone looks at him and then they go, "Oh, look, it's the property brother." And I'm like, "You're ruining everything for me." I can be incognito. "Hey, look at me down here." Like, "He. " Yeah. That's. You just have to do what I do to my mother-in-law in an NFL stadium, which is go, "Oh my gosh, is that Mama Kelsey?" And then I run the opposite direction and just like sick everybody on her. Is she short or tall? She's tall. She's almost. I would say she's probably 5'10", maybe 5'11". Oh, okay. Yeah. But it's great. I mean, it's a spectacle. Yeah. But it's great for me because I don't like to be the center of attention. So I'm just like, "Hey, what is that?" Yeah. Is that Travis's mom? And then just run. Yeah. Wow. Yeah. Yeah. It's great. Everyone's tall in your family. We love a Bane switch. Yeah. Except my mom, 5'2". Oh my God. My mom's 5'2" as well. She's the best-sized mom. My dad's 6'2", and then my sister's 5'9", and then I'm 5'4". So we're kind of like all different heights. you have sides of the family kind of yeah my dad's side is all pretty tall i think my grandma's like five ten or something like that so yeah so tall and my mom's family's short so yeah those philly roots the philly roots of the tall is the tall it's some in the water yeah or in the water you get it you get it you are you are from philly okay now since we're talking holiday movies yes you mentioned you have a brand new one out now on prime video called merv yes uh it just came out last night so real ones you know what to do uh first of all as a dog lover thank you for this movie uh now i've been trying to get our irish wolfhound to be a set dog oh my god uh we actually got clearance to bring her to this set but um cute she's working on it okay you know what she also peed in our minivan this morning it's a whole thing she's also huge they're they're very big dogs she's very big um which is why also my love of wolfhounds yeah merv with the scruff scruff so cute a wiry coat is so good i love a wiry dog yeah now how was it working on set with the trained dog oh he's a professional he's such a pro he actually works at universal studios in florida like doing like he can do so much cool stuff he's a rescue dog his name is gus he's such a good boy he like we were doing press with him this morning and he was like sitting there like perfectly and there's like they had like a treat by the camera but he's just such a sweet dog he's very calm like he's special you know like yeah we actually would have to because he kind of doesn't get like you know how dogs will get like a treat like that excited yeah yeah he he kind of he's more like dignified you know and and so when we'd have to get a dog to be kind of like wild and dog like like the kind of dog that pees in your minivan yes we'd have to bring in his stunt double whose name was captain chaos and captain chaos was like is that his government name i don't know they called him captain chaos got it okay he would was chaotic yeah um one of my favorite movie is definitely the holiday rom-com uh yes then love actually for you love actually in the holiday are all-timers for me yes um what was about merv that made you want to do another holiday rom-com well i didn't even realize it was a holiday movie when i read it i just thought it was a rom-com and i love rom-coms and i just i don't think people are making enough of them and i'm like this is a genre i love i love to do rom-coms i love that it has like this mix of like like it's like character driven it's it's like a piece where you can really like have you know interesting characters and then the the fact that it's at the holidays to me i thought of it like this when you think of a guy eating alone on a tuesday you're like that's kind of sad but maybe you won't see it alone you then you think of a guy eating alone on christmas then you go oh my god i feel so infinitely sadder it heightens your emotions like talking about like love actually in the holiday like i love those films because they have this christmas element but they also have like a depth to them and i think this film it's very funny but it also has a depth to it that i that i really connect with and i i i think for me makes the rom-com so much sweeter you know yes now speaking of animals uh just from a quick scroll of your uh tiktok i can tell that you also love cats yes i have three i love my kitties i want to take every opportunity on this podcast that i possibly can yes to try and influence my husband yes get cats to get a cat oh my gosh you okay i'm gonna tell you i have like super affectionate cats love this and so we had two dogs that we loved a chihuahua and a yorkie and they were jonathan's when we met and um they were very old and then they passed away which we were very sad and had a little hole in our hearts for our you know uh animals but we didn't want a dog because they're another dog just because it's a lot to take on yes so i'd always wanted a cat but my parents were allergic when i was growing up and so i'd never gotten one and then my daughter our daughter had been asking for a cat since she was like 18 months old like basically since she could say cat she'd be like i don't like dog i like cats she's like i like cats more like it was so cute and her christmas list every year would be like cat cat get a cat it'd be like summer bucket list get a cat like everything was cats and so finally i was like can we get this jonathan was a little bit like skeptical about cats can we get you know can we get a cat and i was like i think we need to get two because they need to keep each other company then we ended up with three but they are cat math yes exactly cat math they are super affectionate they're so sweet jonathan loves them now that's that's so much he's a total cat dad love and the thing is they are so low maintenance okay now i would love it if you could put out a plea to my husband okay if you could do it direct to camera just like a quick okay uh just like hey jason yeah cats are it hey jason cats are it i want you to know about them is they're basically like dogs but they're they have liquid bodies they have like liquid bodies but or like maybe like a dog with a slinky as a spine um they're super fun and athletic and they play fun games and they're so sweet and i'll send you guys a video of my cat dove she like rolls over and like every time if i try to leave she'd get up against the door and like what's going on and she's like i don't know what's going on and i'm like roll over and it's so cute and she licks my hand just like a dog so you gotta get a cat they're so sweet two we gotta get two you can't have one you can't have one you get two or three it was no different having a third cat no different i love this also so like dogs are so great but sometimes they can be overwhelming and if they're big and they're jumping up a lot it's like cats are totally different energy in there they have a lot more calm energy well i live about cats too oh here's another reason jason it's cats are great for kids because it's taught my son is like tons of energy and it's taught him like it's taught him how to be calm in a great way because the cats only will come up when you're chilling when they're chilling and my daughter's a bit more chill than my son and so it's great to teach kids how to regulate their emotions so my son would get in he would be like so excited to see the cats and he'd be like hey and then they just run away but then when he walks in calm then they'll come back and he'll be like oh my god i'm so excited to see the up and climb in his lap and cuddle him the first time they came up and cuddle him it was like i was about to cry it was so sweet because he was so happy but i would cry yeah it taught him like you know he has that like boy energy he's like super you know kind of like up and excited him for the calm they rewarded him for coming in are you kidding yeah i would cry yeah that would get me yeah yeah i was misty eyes okay now shifting gears to the main event here um for me as a fan girl as i mentioned earlier i've watched new girl i can't even tell you how many times all the way through uh it's one of my favorite tv shows uh i love this so much so first and maybe most important question for you when are we getting more i don't know i will totally do it though i'm in i've said it i'm in let's do it let's do it oh please we'll have to do it we'll have to do it jake doesn't jake johnson doesn't really like to like leave his house much so we might have to like film it at his house but new set i think he would do it if we filmed at his house one day a week this can this sounds super doable okay great it's doable great please dear god do it um is there going to be a reunion maybe also at his house we don't have anything planned but like again i'm up for it okay yeah all right so i just need to like rally the troops just rally the troops got it yeah um i'm also a sucker for bloopers and yeah the bloopers you guys had from the show was oh well we were so tired let me tell you we work 16 17 hours some days is that that's not normal not normal we work like twice a normal work shift yes um and then have to drive home um and i remember there were times we were like six a.m on sunday morning and then we'd have to be like they'd be like we have a pickup from last week's episode that we have to like cut in and we'd be like falling like literally falling asleep or like like our body your body just like stops isn't answering a certain level of tiredness it's like there's not enough coffee in the world actually since you're a mom you'll get this when i was pregnant with my daughter and i it was like before i could tell anyone and we're doing one of these like crazy marathon night shoes and i'm like i'm gonna go to bed and i'm gonna go to bed and i'm you know they were like you can only have one cup of coffee i was like i don't know how i'm gonna get through this i was drinking orange juice okay not the same get the sugar up the sugar the caffeine yeah caffeine was like no wow yeah it was a lot that must have stung yeah but so the bloopers are great because we were unbelievably delirious we're delirious and we did have so much fun you could tell we had so much fun how hard was it to not laugh so it's it's funny because i remember first season like we we got better at it first season i remember everyone cracking up like crew everyone and i remember the boom mic that we had this this um boom operator named val and then i would be like oh val's laughing because it'd be shaking and they'd be like like that was the best feeling i'd be like we got the crew to let like if the crew laughs you know it's great you know it's funny like funny is if people laugh and it's a validation so it was very nice that's amazing you guys uh also had so many amazing guest stars over the years oh my god yeah um does anyone stand out as your favorite i know you were just talking about prince well prince taylor swift um i mean rob reiner and jamie lee curtis um i mean we had so it was crazy the list is so impressive i mean quinta brunson came in and did a tiny part before she did um abbott elementary um we had like amazing it was incredible they just they found people before they were well known too so that was that was pretty cool oh olivia rodrigo was on when she was like 13 she was just a child actor and i remember her because i was pregnant with my son and my daughter was a baby like in my trailer and i was like and she she kept asking me questions about uh my daughter i was like this kid's so sweet she keeps asking me questions and then i was like and then later when she became famous you're like people she looks familiar yeah brought up all these things and i'm like that she was like a child actor on my show that is like a lot of people it was it was pretty cool yeah yeah so if we bring it back yeah we have to have everyone come back that would honestly be very cool it would be very cool yeah let's do that yeah seems very good um queen emma my producer is asking uh oh what episode was my favorite and i don't think i feel like that's like picking your favorite child oh what yeah what's your do you have a favorite i don't do you have any like do you have like a top 10 or anything or a top five um when when jess and nick get together when you guys get together that was like oh yeah that's because it was such a build it was such a build that that i remember shooting that episode that um like everyone came it felt like everyone was on set the other time actually here's another good um guest star we had tay diggs on and he took his shirt off and like all of a sudden everyone was on set and i was like we had like people from accounting i'd never met and they were like they were and i was like oh hi i was like i'm zoe like who are you like oh i'm in accounting they're like um i'm like why are you here and they're like um we are dated oh my god okay that's actually amazing it was yeah it was like we had a full like day um but yeah during that cooler episode we had everyone just wanted to be there when nick and jess got together we were trying to figure out like the best way the most like i was like what if i walk away and he grabs my hand i was like that's better you know and then everybody was to come up with like the best kiss you know yeah an episode i love from the first season every time i go back to it i'm like oh that was so much fun it feels like a movie almost was um the wedding episode natasha leone another amazing guest star we had on that episode the best part is like when i still re-watch it yeah i still laugh out loud like the parts that made me laugh they still get me they still like sneak up on you i love that it's the best so great i think it's like my adhd i can like disassociate enough that it just leaves my brain i have adhd too it's great yeah we're having fun it's called object permanent no object permanence right yes that's why a lot of my snacks live on the counter otherwise i forget them and then i don't need them me too well i really like it's like if i don't see it it doesn't exist um i i i realize that thing is like when people be like well i got into a habit i'm like no i have to see it that's why all the things must be out yes that's why my skincare is like takes over my side of the sink is so ridiculous my side is now on jason's side it is a whole there aren't sides anymore it is just a full full all the stuff yes jonathan's like um he's so nice and he'll be very tolerant of my skincare and he'll be like um are you like gonna maybe edit some of this away or no because then i'll like forget like this one's i'm really trying to be good about this one this episode is brought to you by toyota who would have thought that almost a year ago when i reluctantly admitted that minivans were in for 2025 that i'd be 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drinking game true american is featured in multiple episodes the rules change but it consistently starts with everyone shouting three letters i actually know the answer to this even if i didn't look at it because I made it up. We all did. That is a question I did have for you. Yeah, yeah. I know that people have like since compiled the rules online. When I was an RA in college, the apartment across the hall, you could hear them playing because you would hear this. Oh my God. And it was so clear, but you would walk in and they had written down the rules and put them above the kitchen. Yeah. Naturally. Yeah. College decor. I love. Do you want to guess this and then I can say? It's the initials of a president. Yes. I think that it's JFK. Yes. And then everyone chants back FDR. Yeah. Okay, great. Yeah. So we were all like, it was kind of the original way it was written was just like, they do a bunch of, it didn't say all that stuff. And I like American history. So I was like, oh, what if we shout JFK and then FDR and then George Washington cherry tree. Like we were all, all that stuff. We, that was all, we made it up. Okay. Uh, in season three, Winston takes his cheating girlfriend's cat. What is the name of his cat? Ferguson is the name of the cat. This is the thing that sucked. I freaking love cats and I never got to work with Ferguson and and Winston. Lamorne hates cats and had to constantly work with this cat. Okay. Um, Jess. Jess ended her date with Robbie with a punch in the arm and a handshake. This form of departure is called a, the Philly. Fuck you. B Cleveland sign off. C the Pittsburgh goodbye or D the, the old Topeka one too. Is it C? Yes. Yes. You knew another Pennsylvania, right? I was like, it's definitely not Philly, but that might be scratching a Pennsylvania itch. Yeah. In season six, Nick gets a tattoo of Schmidt and CC inspired by which classic rom-com? Wait, I would not have had this. Wait, sorry. Nick gets a tattoo of a classic of Schmidt and CC inspired by which classic rom-com? Oh my God. I don't know. I wouldn't remember him getting a tattoo at all. Can we see a picture of the tattoo? Oh, it's from pretty woman. It's from pretty woman. Yeah. Okay. That's I didn't remember. We might have to, we might have to give a, type pretty woman into Google. No. Okay. In the episode titled CC's boys, Schmidt accidentally books, the guys, this service, something, your husband, Jason Kelsey, if you forgot his name has said he refuses to do. I mean, rightfully so he refuses to do this. Yeah. He shouldn't want to do this. Is it a Brazilian? Yes. Okay. Nobody wants to do that. He's on record saying he will not get his ass crack waxed. He did get the rest of himself. Yeah. Waxed. Okay. Um, was that for sports reasons? No, it was because he was going to wear, he lost a bet and he had to wear a Speedo at a guest bartending event. Yeah. Waxing is painful. Yeah. That's what, but I said to him, if you're going to do it, don't do it half ass pun intended to a full get in there. Get in there. He didn't. Yeah. Whatever. Jason, get a cat. You lost the bet. What name did the roommates call Schmidt when they were pretending only three people lived in the loft? A. Jilly. B. Ginny. C. Jetty or D. Poopy. I think Ginny was your correct. Okay. Yeah. Yes, that is correct. Okay. In season two, finale, in the season two finale, Taylor Swift plays a character who crashes Cece's wedding. Yeah. What is the name of Taylor's character? Oh no. It's actually the name of the episode. It's, she's in the name of the episode actually. Yeah. I love how you have all of the episode names. Yeah, I do. Locked in. That's very impressive. I have a very good memory for specific things. And then there'll be things that just like, aren't important to me. But if it's like, usually I'll remember meeting people and where we stood and what kind of what they're wearing and what it looked like. Yes. I don't know if everyone is like that, but that's kind of how my brain works. Yeah. I don't think I would. I don't think I would know. Okay. Elaine. Oh, I would have never gotten that. Okay. Okay. You remember now. Of course. How does Jess respond when Nick tells her he loves her for the first time? Hmm. I love this so much. Does she say like bye or something like that? It's a gesture. I'll give you it's a gesture. And it involves both hands. I think there's like a very. I know it. I can picture the moment. I know where we were when we shot that part. Okay. I don't remember what I did, but I remember we were outside the, in the alley. Not me preparing for that. Yeah. Okay. Tell me. Oh, yes. Those. Just a casual finger guns. Finger guns. Right. Because that plays big in the Prince episode. Yes. Uh-huh. Yeah. She didn't know what to say. Yep. Caught her off guard. She needed Prince to. To mentor her. To have a makeover montage. Prince actually brought a suitcase full of his clothes because he wanted a makeover montage with his clothes and me to wear them. And he was literally my size. He was. Do you ever. The same size as me. Do you ever like when you say sentences, like that out loud? Yeah. Do you ever have a moment of like, what? Excuse me? Yeah. Totally. Because I was talking about it just a couple of days ago. Mm-hmm. On the Tonight Show. And I was like, wait, what? And then I have this thing where I'm not like afraid to talk to anybody. Like I can talk to anyone because I'm, I just always have chit chat in my, my heart. And, um, and not that there aren't people who are like standoffish and I'm like, that person does not want to talk. Yes. Leave him alone. But I, but if, if need be, I can talk to anyone. And I remember they were like, everyone was like really intimidated by Prince. He had such a presence. Like he walked, he, he was like five foot four, but he was like, he had like this perfect posture and he would just sit and he was like, so he had so much mystique and everyone was so intimidated by him. And then they were like, Zoe, you go talk to him. And I was like, oh, okay. So I ended up like hanging out with him like the whole day, night shoot. Um, and, um, it was so cool. But I was just like, you're talking to Prince. You're talking to Prince. Like, I love it. Um, oh, we don't have to do the tiebreaker because we have it. Um, I feel like this is a technicality. It says that I won by one point, but I think this is a technicality because the tattoo was, we went rogue. No, it's totally fine because I knew you would win because you've seen it a lot more than me. Well, that's fair, but you were actually there. I was, I, you know what? I didn't, there were like episodes I didn't watch later, you know, especially when the years where I was pregnant and then had a baby and then pregnant and then had a baby. The last four seasons was like pregnant, baby, pregnant, baby. And those seasons I wasn't going back and watching all the time as much. I would maybe like see my scenes, but I didn't always see like stuff with Winston or, you know, like if he had storylines without me or stuff with Schmidt or Nick, if they had story or CC, like if they all had storylines that I wasn't in, I probably didn't see the them in. Cause I wasn't shooting them. Also like amnesia. It's the, it's the motherhood amnesia. Thank you so much for coming today. Thank you so much for having me. This has been incredible. Philly. I love it. I know. I cannot wait. I mean, we should just drag you like you should just come back to it. Do you live in Philly? Yes. We live just outside. I drove up here today. I love it so much. And I don't have any like family left there at all. I haven't been, cause like my dad grew up there, but like, um, where did he grow up? Do you know? He grew up actually in Swarthmore. But my grandma's near us. Oh, it is. Yes. So we live just outside the city. Oh, okay. Swarthmore is one of the like earlier exits. Okay. Well you come back to Philly whenever you want. You can come visit us whenever you want. I love that because I actually haven't been a long time and I really like it. Does this mean you're a birds fan by proxy? Like you're you, it's just, I don't know anything. You can just be a birds fan. Can you can assign me any, this is actually the great thing about me in sports. If you want an extra fan, I don't know if they need extra fans, but we love more. We strengthen numbers. Let's make me. You have Philly roots so that automatically like we joke around like Philly people, we say we bleed green. Like it's just like how we were raised. Yeah. So as long as you can say go birds, you're in. Go birds. Yeah. And then if anyone ever tries to get you to enjoy anything related to the Cowboys, you tell them fuck the Cowboys. They're from Dallas, right? Correct. Okay. You nailed that. Thank you. You know what I need? I also grew up in a place without a football team. Like LA most of the time, you know, didn't have a football team. So I need. one we will adopt you this is perfect thank you go birds go birds we'll we'll enjoy some tasty cakes butterscotch crumpets they're the best they're the best my dad would have them like shipped out for special occasions yes we are um every year my dad breaks lent with a tasty cake eclair pie and i give them to him because he gives up sweets for the entire oh you know what i because i grew up catholic i started giving up shopping for lent and it was actually like a really great it's really hard that sounds very challenging it's so challenging um and then but then sometimes i go way too hard after makeup for lost time does this count well yeah but it's good this is good to give up stuff sometimes okay well if you ever need a shipment of butterscotch crumpets i will send them to you in a heartbeat you're the best thank you this is great and we'll get you to philly okay and i love it and go birds and that's a wrap on this episode of not gonna lie you can find even more clips for my longer conversation with zoe on my youtube channel on more monday i'll be back next thursday with our season one finale don't worry real ones you won't have to wait long for season two follow not gonna lie on all social media once again if you haven't seen me meet some of my favorite animals at the zoo yet check out fafo episode two right now on the ngl youtube channel it has its own little playlist also please don't forget to submit your firehouse suggestions for the hydration heroes donation from our partners at liquid iv in the comments of that video a firehouse will be chosen on december 18th listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcast not gonna lie is a wave original brought to you by ollie pop a new kind of soda thanks again to the real ones for tuning in wow i powered through that that was like i was professional pink panther is here coach and spotify are teaming up to bring music and style together and they want you to be part of it grab your friends and head to the tabby tour hitting cities around the country with live performances from special artists exclusive experiences and personalized products and discover custom playlists on spotify but just for you based on who you are and how you listen live your story with coach learn more at coach.com