Want to improve your English while watching great American television? Start by watching season 1 of episode 6 of New Girl. I've included some explanations of English language jokes and American cultural references so that you can understand more of the show.

English Language Jokes and American Cultural References

​0:40: I did not need to know that the Riblet sandwich is back - The riblet sandwich refers to the McRib, a sandwich that occasionally is served at McDonald's.

​1:41: I was just making some table legs, but if it's too loud I can table them for later: To 'table' something means to postpone thinking about it. This pun means that she will delay thinking about and working on the legs of the table.

​4:00: If anyone is inserting themself it's Winston. He's like a tongue at a seventh grade birthday party - The joke is that seventh graders (about 13 years old in the US) are just starting to learn about kissing, and might insert their tongue in someone else's mouth at a party.

​6:40: Ok, we can do it. We'll just make sacrifices. We'll pack our lunches. We'll cut out coupons. Schmidt is mispronouncing the word "coupons." The first syllable rhymes with "you," not "cup." Cece is pronouncing the word correctly.

​9:01: Who gets a belly button ring with an outie: Belly buttons are either an innie or an outie, depending on how it looks.

​16:58: I jumped the gun. I should have said... I don't know.: To "jump the gun" means to do something too quickly or say something before you should.

19:21: To Anthony Rizzo and the Chicago Cubs for all we've been through, and to my friend Jessica Day, for the same thing: ​Anthony Rizzo is a baseball player for the baseball team the Chicago Cubs. Both Nick Miller and the actor who plays him love the Chicago Cubs.

​21:08. It's a fireplace. Narnia!: Narnia is a reference to the 'The Chronicles of Narnia,' a series of books and movies that begin with the main characters finding a magical portal to another world in an old house. Winston thinks that this fireplace could be a way to transport to another fantasy world.

Are there any other lines that you don't understand? Post in the comments and I will explain them for you.