I rewatched it all last year and I pretty sure it was season 3 where they properly figured out his character
Did you hear the joke about the two white guys and two black guys who went into the police station? The two white guys came out.
"What do you think its gonna look like?" "What do I think it'll look like? ITS ON THE BOX. ITS A JAPANESE GARDEN."
Guys...I’ve been thinking a lot about the earth. We gotta leave it better than we found it. You know, sometimes I feel like I never really felt love, ya know? ... do ya know?
"Your hair, I mean look at it, your hair, I'd eat it out of a bowl, I'd put your hair in a bowl and eat it."
Lynn Shelton directed two of my favorite episodes of the show, “Pepperwood” and “Mars Landing,” among others. RIP
Schmidt: Do you really think I’m top dog? Nick: yes Schmidt: You think I’m head baller, shot caller? Nick: ...yeah Schmidt I feel that way