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Zooey Deschaneland Jake Johnson’s on-screen chemistry was a bit too real forNew Girlwriters.

On Monday’s episode of theWelcome to Our Show,podcast, hosts andNew Girlalums Lamorne Morris,Hannah Simone, and Deschanel share behind-the-scenes details of the hit series' second episode.

Morris, who starred inNew Girlas Winston Bishop, asks Deschanel, “Is it true that there was so much chemistry between you and Jake in the beginning that you guys couldn’t be in the same shot together?”

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“I remember them saying that,” she said, adding, “They were like, ‘Listen, you guys have such great chemistry. This is a series, we have to play this out over time, and we don’t want to put you guys in the same storylines together.’ "

“I was like, ‘Isn’t that a good thing?’ " Deschanel recalled. “I think we all had good chemistry together from the get-go, in different ways. They did say they wanted to play out that storyline, that our chemistry was really good.”

TheNew Girlrewatch podcast,Welcome to Our Show, debut episode was released on Jan. 24.

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In the podcast, Deschanel, Simone, andMorrisare rewatching all seven seasons of the hit Fox comedy while revealing never-before-told stories and sharing their favorite memories.

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“New Girlfans have a lot of questions about everything from the actual rules ofTrue Americanto ping pong etiquette with Prince,” Simone toldEWat the time. “Zooey, Lamorne, and I have missed each other so much, and I’m so excited that we’ve created a show where we can finally answer those questions and share so many untold crazyNew Girlstories that happened while we made the show!”

Charmaine Patterson

source: people.com