New Girl

Coach is back!

Damon Wayans Jr. returns to New Girl in the Nov. 5 episode and TVGuide.com has the exclusive first look. In the episode, a newly single Coach returns to the loft wanting to pick up exactly where he left off when he moved out.

"He moved to Santa Monica and we didn't really know the circumstances of why he moved to Santa Monica, so he comes back in the picture at a time when the roommates are at odds with each other," executive producer Liz Meriwether tells TVGuide.com. "He walks into a heated situation. But then the guys are all fighting for his friendship because obviously he's the coolest one of all of them."

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But not everyone will be happy with Coach's return. "We're playing with Winston [Lamorne Morris] being really insecure about it," Meriwether says. "He's really intimidated by Coach and having to stand up for himself."

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New Girl airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on Fox.