List of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt episodes
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is an American sitcom created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, starring Ellie Kemper in the title role, that has streamed on Netflix since March 6, 2015.[1] Originally set for a 13-episode first season on NBC for spring 2015, the show was sold to Netflix and given a two-season order.[2]
The series follows 29-year-old Kimmy Schmidt (Kemper) as she adjusts to life in New York City after her rescue from a doomsday cult in Indiana where she and three other women had been held by Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne (Jon Hamm) for 15 years. Determined to be seen as something other than a victim and armed only with a positive attitude, Kimmy decides to restart her life by moving to New York City, where she quickly befriends her street-wise landlady Lillian Kaushtupper (Carol Kane), finds a roommate in struggling actor Titus Andromedon (Tituss Burgess), and gains a job as a nanny for the melancholy and out-of-touch socialite Jacqueline Voorhees (Jane Krakowski). With their help, Kimmy struggles to adapt to an unfamiliar world and jump-start the adult life that had been taken away from her.
As of April 15, 2016, 26 episodes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt have been released, concluding the second season. On January 17, 2016, the show was renewed by Netflix for a third season.[3]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
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| 1 | 13 | March 6, 2015 | |||
| 2 | 13 | April 15, 2016 | |||
Episodes
Season 1
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Kimmy Goes Outside!" | Tristram Shapeero | Tina Fey & Robert Carlock | March 6, 2015 |
| Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper) has been held captive in an underground bunker for the past 15 years by a Reverend who told her and three other women that the Earth was destroyed in an apocalypse. After getting rescued, the women are dubbed 'The Mole Women'. Kimmy decides that she wants to stay in New York City and try out life there. On her first day, she looks for a roommate, which she finds in a broke prospective Broadway singer named Titus Andromedon (Tituss Burgess), who tells her that she must get a job first. Kimmy gets a new job as a nanny for a rich upper-class Manhattanite, Jacqueline Voorhees (Jane Krakowski). Later, at a nightclub, Kimmy gets her backpack stolen, along with the $13,000 in cash that she has from the 'Mole Fund'. The following morning, she shows up for her first day two hours late and is fired. After finding that she has nothing left and being told to return to Indiana by Titus, she remembers how she survived with the Reverend for fifteen years and decides to stay in New York City to fix what she can. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Kimmy Gets a Job!" | Tristram Shapeero | Sam Means | March 6, 2015 |
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Kimmy attempts to get her job back from Mrs. Voorhees and, to prove her worth, is tasked with throwing a perfect birthday party for Mrs. Voorhees' son and grounding her step-daughter, Xanthippe (Dylan Gelula), who seems to run the house. Mrs. Voorhees is devastated after she finds that her husband isn't coming to her son's birthday party, believing that he is cheating on her and that their marriage is falling apart. Kimmy blackmails Xanthippe and is able to ground her for drinking alcohol. Mrs. Voorhees tries to fire Kimmy but after she finds that Kimmy has done everything she tasked her with she proclaims that Kimmy is her best friend and rehires her. Meanwhile, Titus works to get his security deposit back from his costume rental after Kimmy tells him to quit his job to pursue his dream, as she now has her job back and is able to pay the rent and take care of things around the apartment. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Kimmy Goes on a Date!" | Beth McCarthy-Miller | Jack Burditt & Robert Carlock | March 6, 2015 |
| Kimmy believes that she needs someone to talk to, which prompts Jacqueline to set her up with a rich elderly man, which subsequently prompts jealousy from Charles (Andy Ridings). After being asked about her heritage, Jacqueline remembers the family that she came from, after Charles helps Buckley with a project, showing that she was originally a Native American Indian woman. Jacqueline stands up for Kimmy when Xanthippe sets out to find out everything about her and Charles tries to ask Kimmy out. Titus tries to hide his money from Lillian, which is for new head-shots so he can make it on Broadway, resulting in him going to a funeral of an elderly Korean man, but when he comes clean about what the money is for, it is stolen. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Kimmy Goes to the Doctor!" | Tristram Shapeero | Jack Burditt & Tina Fey | March 6, 2015 |
| Kimmy gets a call from Cyndee, from the cult after Titus sends her a letter to her because he believes that she needs to talk to someone about her life in the bunker. Jacqueline takes Kimmy to her surgeon (Martin Short), prompting Kimmy to want to get a new face because she doesn't want to get recognized from the bunker. Titus auditions for a spot in a Broadway production, after Kimmy convinces him that he needs to be more confident in himself. Later, she also explains to Jacqueline that she needs to accept herself for who she is and not focus so much on her looks. Kimmy then realizes that she needs someone to talk to about the bunker and invites Cyndee to come visit her in New York. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Kimmy Kisses a Boy!" | Linda Mendoza | Allison Silverman | March 6, 2015 |
| Charles tells Kimmy that he likes her and when she says the same, the two kiss. Cyndee arrives with her boyfriend Brandon, who had also been her former middle school crush. Titus immediately suspects that Brandon is gay, but Kimmy disagrees. After Kimmy realizes how many free things Cyndee has been getting due to the sympathy of others, she tricks Brandon into revealing that he is gay, but he says that he's only with Cyndee because he too feels sorry for her. Shortly after, Brandon proposes to Cyndee, prompting Kimmy to tell Cyndee the truth, though Cyndee says she already knows and does not care. After a misunderstanding when speaking to Charles on the phone, Kimmy tells him that she loves him. She then realizes that she hadn't been working on the goals she set out when in the bunker and was jealous of all Cyndee had done, leading her to enroll in a GED program. Meanwhile, Titus has a crisis regarding his age and if he is still found attractive. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "Kimmy Goes to School!" | Michael Engler | Dan Rubin & Lon Zimmet | March 6, 2015 |
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Kimmy enrolls into an adult GED class in an attempt to pass the eighth grade. There, she encounters a teacher (Richard Kind) that could not care less for her education, and would much rather screw up until he's placed in a room where he can do nothing. He uses his tenure as a stand for never actually getting fired. Kimmy, who is vehemently against this, enlists her classmates – including a Vietnamese immigrant named Dong Nguyen (Ki Hong Lee) – to fight against the teacher. Meanwhile, Lillian helps Titus make a music video in Jacqueline's house. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Kimmy Goes to a Party!" | Nicole Holofcener | Robert Carlock | March 6, 2015 |
| Jacqueline's husband Julian (Mark Harelik) finally makes it home and is throwing a surprise cocktail party, which Jacqueline believes she can use to prove his infidelity. Jacqueline invites Kimmy as a guest/accomplice and Kimmy invites Titus to sing at the party. While at the party, Kimmy flirts with an upscale guest Logan Beekman (Adam Campbell) and Titus seeks to impress a guest he believes works on Broadway. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "Kimmy Is Bad at Math!" | Michael Engler | Meredith Scardino | March 6, 2015 |
| Realizing just how poor her math skills are, Kimmy seeks out classmate Dong to get some private tutoring sessions, which he agrees to in exchange for some help at his delivery job. Meanwhile Jacqueline is contemplating her ability to survive without Julian's financial assistance. Titus starts his new job as a werewolf at a horror-themed restaurant on Broadway, but finds that life as a werewolf may be easier than that of a black man. Kimmy also begins dating Logan. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "Kimmy Has a Birthday!" | Todd Holland | Jack Burditt | March 6, 2015 |
| It's Kimmy's 30th birthday and she's throwing a party. She invites both Logan and Dong, but is also unwillingly joined by her incompetent state trooper step-father Randy (Tim Blake Nelson) and half-sister Kymmi (Kiernan Shipka). Titus invites an attractive coworker to the party without seeing his face, only to realize the two had a rough history together. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "Kimmy's in a Love Triangle!" | Jeff Richmond | Azie Dungey & Lauren Gurganous | March 6, 2015 |
| Logan wants Kimmy to stop talking to Dong and tries to have him deported. Kimmy finds out, breaks up with Logan, and begins dating Dong. Meanwhile, Titus is overlooked for a new role at the restaurant because he can't "play straight." As a result, he seeks out help from a "straight coach," M. La Loup (Dean Norris). | |||||
| 11 | 11 | "Kimmy Rides a Bike!" | Beth McCarthy-Miller | Sam Means & Allison Silverman | March 6, 2015 |
| Kimmy is summoned to testify against Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne (Jon Hamm) but refuses. Kimmy and Jacqueline begin regularly attending a spinning class instructed by Christopher "Tristafé" Micellito (Nick Kroll) to escape their problems – Kimmy to avoid the guilt of not returning to testify and Jacqueline to cope with her divorce. Kimmy notices similarities between Tristafé's spinning class and a cult and exposes Tristafé's scheme. Titus goes to the local library to watch the trial unfold online, though the prosecuting attorneys Marcia and Chris (Tina Fey and Jerry Minor) aren't doing very well. | |||||
| 12 | 12 | "Kimmy Goes to Court!" | Ken Whittingham | Emily Altman & Jack Burditt | March 6, 2015 |
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Kimmy returns to Indiana to testify against Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne. The Mole Women return to the shelter to look for evidence against Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne when the prosecutors begin to lose the case. Titus becomes an internet sensation. | |||||
| 13 | 13 | "Kimmy Makes Waffles!" | Tristram Shapeero | Robert Carlock & Sam Means | March 6, 2015 |
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The Mole Women become trapped in the bunker when Kimmy's stepdad fails to properly guard the hatch door and begin to argue. Jacqueline and Lillian attempt to travel to Indiana to support Kimmy, but struggle to make it out of New York as neither of them drive. Eventually, Jacqueline uses knowledge from her Native American heritage to navigate them to Indiana. Meanwhile, the Mole Women make up and work together to escape the bunker themselves. The Mole Women head back to the trial and use a tape of Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne found in his bunker to win the case. Jacqueline decides to return to her home in South Dakota. Dong gets married to Sonya from GED class to avoid being deported. Titus' estranged wife finds him after seeing his YouTube video. | |||||
Season 2
On November 21, 2014, NBC sold Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt to Netflix with a two-season order.[1] The second season commenced principal photography in August 2015, and began streaming on April 15, 2016.[4][5]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 14 | 1 | "Kimmy Goes Roller Skating!" | Tristram Shapeero | Tina Fey | April 15, 2016 |
| Titus' ex, Vonda, sues him. Kimmy decides to go after Dong even though he's married. Jacqueline overstays her welcome with her Native American parents. Lillian begins dating Robert Durst (Fred Armisen). | |||||
| 15 | 2 | "Kimmy Goes on a Playdate!" | Jeff Richmond | Robert Carlock | April 15, 2016 |
| Jacqueline returns to Manhattan and has Kimmy help her get her back on track. When giving away his old clothes, Titus makes a connection with the construction worker he talked to the previous year. | |||||
| 16 | 3 | "Kimmy Goes to a Play!" | Linda Mendoza | Sam Means | April 15, 2016 |
| Titus puts on a one-man show about one of his past lives. Jacqueline attempts to make her ex-husband jealous. Lillian fights the gentrification of her neighborhood. | |||||
| 17 | 4 | "Kimmy Kidnaps Gretchen!" | Robert Carlock | Allison Silverman | April 15, 2016 |
| Kimmy attempts to save Gretchen from joining another cult. Titus goes on a date with Mikey. | |||||
| 18 | 5 | "Kimmy Gives Up!" | Ken Whittingham | Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan | April 15, 2016 |
| Kimmy gets distracted from her GED by preventing Dong from getting deported. Jacqueline medicates her hyperactive son, Buckley. Titus decides to teach Lillian some forgotten showtunes. | |||||
| 19 | 6 | "Kimmy Drives a Car!" | Shawn Levy | Dan Rubin | April 15, 2016 |
| Titus rents his apartment on Airbnb to a couple of hipsters from Austin (Zosia Mamet and Evan Jonigkeit). Kimmy puts her foot down on her relationship with Jacqueline. | |||||
| 20 | 7 | "Kimmy Walks Into a Bar!" | Maggie Carey | Leila Starchan | April 15, 2016 |
| Jacqueline throws a gala the same night that her frenemy, Deirdre Robespierre (Anna Camp), throws a party. Kimmy has a brief relationship with an Army vet (Samuel Page) she met in a bar where she used the bathroom. | |||||
| 21 | 8 | "Kimmy Goes to a Hotel!" | Steve Buscemi | Tina Fey & Sam Means | April 15, 2016 |
| Kimmy and the gang celebrate Fake Christmas. Kimmy takes Dong to an abandoned hotel in the Poconos. A Jewish family claims the rights to the painting Jacqueline bid on. | |||||
| 22 | 9 | "Kimmy Meets a Drunk Lady!" | Claire Scanlon | Meredith Scardino | April 15, 2016 |
| On her Uber run, Kimmy meets a drunk therapist named Andrea (series co-creator Tina Fey) whom she begins to open up to. Meanwhile, Titus decides to build his own tape tower. | |||||
| 23 | 10 | "Kimmy Goes to Her Happy Place!" | John Riggi | Emily Altman & Robert Carlock | April 15, 2016 |
| Kimmy begins therapy with Andrea. Titus helps Mikey come out to his family. | |||||
| 24 | 11 | "Kimmy Meets a Celebrity!" | Tristram Shapeero | Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan | April 15, 2016 |
| Cyndee comes back to New York where Kimmy finds out she has been seeing a celebrity television therapist (Jeff Goldblum). Titus mentors a teenage boy and contemplates having a family of his own. Lillian handcuffs herself to a bulldozer to prevent gentrification. | |||||
| 25 | 12 | "Kimmy Sees a Sunset!" | Beth McCarthy-Miller | Azie Dungey & Dan Rubin | April 15, 2016 |
| Kimmy attempts to help Andrea stop drinking, but to no avail. Jacqueline decides to pursue Russ, the lawyer who took away her painting. Titus and Mikey move in together. | |||||
| 26 | 13 | "Kimmy Finds Her Mom!" | Michael Engler | Tina Fey & Sam Means | April 15, 2016 |
| Kimmy reunites with her long-lost mother (Lisa Kudrow) at Universal Studios Florida. Titus heads to Miami, but makes a detour at Titusville, Florida, taking it as a sign. Jacqueline invites Russ' family for Thanksgiving, but finds out they are the same Snyder family who own the controversial Washington Redskins. | |||||
References
- 1 2 Wallenstein, Andrew (November 21, 2014). "Netflix Nabs 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' from NBC". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (May 11, 2014). "NBC 2014-2015 Schedule: 'Parenthood' Renewed; 'State of Affairs' & 'Marry Me' To Air Post-'Voice'; 'The Blacklist' Moves Midseason + 'Parks and Recreation' Final Season Benched". TV by the Numbers. Tribune Digital Ventures. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ↑ Vlada Gelman. "'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix - TVLine". TVLine.
- ↑ Snetiker, Marc (April 2, 2015). "Everything we know about season 2 of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ↑ Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (January 17, 2016). "Release date confirmation". Facebook. Retrieved January 17, 2016.