 During an interview, she stated that if they could develop a storyline, she would be interested to return to the series, but this never occurred.The series reunited Curtis with Harmon, after he played her character's fiancé and later husband in the 2003 remake of "Freaky Friday".From 2012 to 2018, Curtis had a recurring role as Joan Day, the mother of Zooey Deschanel's character, in the sitcom "New Girl".