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Essential Brooklyn Nine-Nine Episodes

FOX, 2013 to 2021

Our 11 character guides for Brooklyn Nine-Nine point to 42 key episodes across 8 seasons. Of those, 11 turn up in two or more guides, so they come first, followed by every episode in air order.

Season and episode numbers follow the original broadcast order.

The essentials(11)

Episodes that matter to more than one character, the most shared first.

  1. Season 1, Episode 16

    "The Party"

    In 5 guides
    • Charles Boyle: At Holt's birthday party, Charles's love of food connects him with Vivian, an older woman.
    • Gina Linetti: Rosa unleashes Gina on a group of psychologists at Holt's party, and they find her fascinating.
    • Norm Scully: At Holt's birthday party, Scully surprises everyone by singing opera.
    • Raymond Holt: The squad attends Holt's birthday party and tries to impress Kevin and his academic friends.
    • Kevin Cozner: Kevin hosts Holt's birthday party and gives the squad, especially Jake, a frosty first impression.

  2. Season 8, Episode 9

    "The Last Day"

    In 5 guides
    • Jake Peralta: Jake stages one final heist and reveals he is leaving the NYPD to raise his son.
    • Gina Linetti: Gina returns to take part in the squad's final heist.
    • Michael Hitchcock: Hitchcock turns up at the precinct after all and wins the final heist.
    • Raymond Holt: On his last day at the precinct, Holt joins one final heist and tells Terry he will be the new captain.
    • Terry Jeffords: Terry interviews to become captain of the 99th and gets the job.

  3. Season 2, Episode 23

    "Johnny and Dora"

    In 3 guides
    • Jake Peralta: An undercover assignment brings Jake and Amy together, and they share their first kiss.
    • Amy Santiago: An undercover job pushes Amy and Jake together, and they kiss in the file room.
    • Raymond Holt: Forced into a promotion by Wuntch, Holt says an emotional goodbye to his squad.

  4. Season 1, Episode 1

    "Pilot"

    In 2 guides
    • Jake Peralta: Jake meets his strict new commanding officer, Captain Holt, and refuses to take orders like wearing a tie seriously.
    • Raymond Holt: Holt takes command of the 99th and immediately butts heads with Jake.

  5. Season 2, Episode 17

    "Boyle-Linetti Wedding"

    In 2 guides
    • Charles Boyle: Charles's father marries Gina's mother, and the squad scrambles to save the day.
    • Gina Linetti: Gina's mother marries Charles's father, making the former fling partners stepsiblings.

  6. Season 4, Episode 11

    "The Fugitive"

    In 2 guides
    • Gina Linetti: Gina helps teach Charles texting etiquette and is hit by a bus while reading his first good text.
    • Doug Judy: Doug Judy helps Jake and Holt catch his escaped foster brother and wins immunity.

  7. Season 4, Episode 22

    "Crime and Punishment"

    In 2 guides
    • Jake Peralta: Framed by Lieutenant Hawkins, Jake and Rosa are found guilty at trial.
    • Rosa Diaz: Rosa and Jake go on trial for crimes Hawkins framed them for and are found guilty.

  8. Season 5, Episode 4

    "HalloVeen"

    In 2 guides
    • Jake Peralta: Amy finds the heist's prize belt, only to discover Jake has changed its inscription into a marriage proposal.
    • Amy Santiago: Amy wins the heist belt only to find Jake has turned it into a marriage proposal.

  9. Season 6, Episode 2

    "Hitchcock & Scully"

    In 2 guides
    • Michael Hitchcock: Jake and Charles investigate an old case and learn the partners were once star detectives.
    • Norm Scully: A 1980s case reveals that Scully and Hitchcock were once star detectives.

  10. Season 7, Episode 13

    "Lights Out"

    In 2 guides
    • Amy Santiago: During a borough-wide blackout, Amy gives birth to Mac at the precinct.
    • Norm Scully: During a blackout, Scully and Hitchcock offer up their secret precinct bed so Amy can give birth to Mac.

  11. Season 8, Episode 1

    "The Good Ones"

    In 2 guides
    • Michael Hitchcock: The squad learns that Hitchcock has supposedly retired and moved to Brazil.
    • Rosa Diaz: Now a private investigator, Rosa works a police brutality case with Jake.

Every key episode by season(42)

Season 1(7 episodes)

  1. Season 1, Episode 1

    "Pilot"

    An essential, in the guides for Jake Peralta and Raymond Holt. Read the notes

  2. Season 1, Episode 6

    "Halloween"

    • Jake Peralta: Jake bets Holt he can steal his Medal of Valor by midnight, starting the precinct's Halloween heist tradition.

  3. Season 1, Episode 12

    "Pontiac Bandit"

    • Doug Judy: Doug Judy helps Jake and Rosa hunt the Pontiac Bandit, then escapes and reveals he is the Bandit.

  4. Season 1, Episode 14

    "The Ebony Falcon"

    • Terry Jeffords: Jake and Charles recruit Terry, once known as the Ebony Falcon, to help infiltrate a steroid ring at a gym.

  5. Season 1, Episode 16

    "The Party"

    An essential, in the guides for Charles Boyle, Gina Linetti, Norm Scully, Raymond Holt, and Kevin Cozner. Read the notes

  6. Season 1, Episode 20

    "Fancy Brudgom"

    • Charles Boyle: Charles makes Jake his best man and tries to convince Vivian he does not want to move to Canada.

  7. Season 1, Episode 22

    "Charges and Specs"

    • Amy Santiago: Before going undercover, Jake tells Amy he has feelings for her, leaving her conflicted.

Season 2(4 episodes)

  1. Season 2, Episode 10

    "The Pontiac Bandit Returns"

    • Doug Judy: Captured at last, Doug Judy trades information on a drug ring and gets away again.

  2. Season 2, Episode 16

    "The Wednesday Incident"

    • Kevin Cozner: Kevin teams up with Jake and Gina to find out why Holt has been in such a bad mood.

  3. Season 2, Episode 17

    "Boyle-Linetti Wedding"

    An essential, in the guides for Charles Boyle and Gina Linetti. Read the notes

  4. Season 2, Episode 23

    "Johnny and Dora"

    An essential, in the guides for Jake Peralta, Amy Santiago, and Raymond Holt. Read the notes

Season 3(6 episodes)

  1. Season 3, Episode 3

    "Boyle's Hunch"

    • Charles Boyle: Jake tries to set Charles up with Genevieve, an art gallery owner who may be his soulmate.

  2. Season 3, Episode 4

    "The Oolong Slayer"

    • Raymond Holt: Holt helps Jake catch a serial killer, and Jake trades the credit to get Holt back to the 99th.

  3. Season 3, Episode 8

    "Ava"

    • Terry Jeffords: Sharon goes into labor while Jake is looking after her, and Terry's third daughter is born.

  4. Season 3, Episode 13

    "The Cruise"

    • Doug Judy: Jake and Amy find Doug Judy working as the entertainer on their cruise and end up protecting him from a hitman.

  5. Season 3, Episode 16

    "House Mouses"

    • Norm Scully: Jake hands his drug case to Hitchcock and Scully to chase a celebrity case, and their bust turns out to be the bigger one.

  6. Season 3, Episode 20

    "Paranoia"

    • Rosa Diaz: Rosa and Pimento announce they will marry in one week, until a hit ordered by Jimmy Figgis forces him into hiding.

Season 4(6 episodes)

  1. Season 4, Episode 4

    "The Night Shift"

    • Charles Boyle: Charles wants to spend time with his newly adopted son, Nikolaj, leaving Jake on his own.

  2. Season 4, Episode 11

    "The Fugitive"

    An essential, in the guides for Gina Linetti and Doug Judy. Read the notes

  3. Season 4, Episode 15

    "The Last Ride"

    • Michael Hitchcock: Terry learns that Hitchcock holds the precinct's record for closed cases, largely because he has been there so long.

  4. Season 4, Episode 16

    "Moo Moo"

    • Terry Jeffords: Terry is racially profiled near his home and pushes to file a complaint.

  5. Season 4, Episode 18

    "Chasing Amy"

    • Amy Santiago: Amy avoids the sergeant's exam out of worry about outranking Jake.

  6. Season 4, Episode 22

    "Crime and Punishment"

    An essential, in the guides for Jake Peralta and Rosa Diaz. Read the notes

Season 5(8 episodes)

  1. Season 5, Episode 4

    "HalloVeen"

    An essential, in the guides for Jake Peralta and Amy Santiago. Read the notes

  2. Season 5, Episode 7

    "Two Turkeys"

    • Kevin Cozner: Holt's prized Thanksgiving pie goes missing, and the thief turns out to be Kevin, who has secretly hated it for years.

  3. Season 5, Episode 9

    "99"

    • Rosa Diaz: On a chaotic trip home from Los Angeles, Charles discovers that Rosa is bisexual.

  4. Season 5, Episode 10

    "Game Night"

    • Rosa Diaz: Rosa comes out to her parents with Jake by her side.

  5. Season 5, Episode 12

    "Safe House"

    • Kevin Cozner: Kevin and Jake spend two months hiding from Seamus Murphy, and the pressure strains Kevin's marriage.

  6. Season 5, Episode 13

    "The Negotiation"

    • Michael Hitchcock: Holt and Terry try to train Hitchcock to be less disgusting before he is interviewed about Holt's commissioner bid.

  7. Season 5, Episode 14

    "The Box"

    • Raymond Holt: Holt and Jake spend a long night interrogating a murder suspect in a single room.

  8. Season 5, Episode 22

    "Jake & Amy"

    • Amy Santiago: A bomb threat derails the wedding plans, but Amy and Jake marry outside the precinct.

Season 6(5 episodes)

  1. Season 6, Episode 2

    "Hitchcock & Scully"

    An essential, in the guides for Michael Hitchcock and Norm Scully. Read the notes

  2. Season 6, Episode 4

    "Four Movements"

    • Gina Linetti: Gina announces she is quitting and gives each coworker a farewell moment.

  3. Season 6, Episode 5

    "A Tale of Two Bandits"

    • Doug Judy: Doug Judy fakes his death and teams with Jake and Terry to unmask a copycat, his sister Trudy.

  4. Season 6, Episode 13

    "The Bimbo"

    • Kevin Cozner: Jake investigates a theft at Kevin's university, and Kevin stands up for Holt in front of his colleagues.

  5. Season 6, Episode 16

    "Cinco de Mayo"

    • Terry Jeffords: The squad holds a heist to distract Terry from his lieutenant's exam, and he reveals he already passed.

Season 7(1 episode)

  1. Season 7, Episode 13

    "Lights Out"

    An essential, in the guides for Amy Santiago and Norm Scully. Read the notes

Season 8(5 episodes)

  1. Season 8, Episode 1

    "The Good Ones"

    An essential, in the guides for Michael Hitchcock and Rosa Diaz. Read the notes

  2. Season 8, Episode 5

    "PB & J"

    • Doug Judy: Jake escorts an arrested Doug Judy to prison for one last adventure, and the Bandit escapes once more.

  3. Season 8, Episode 7

    "Game of Boyles"

    • Charles Boyle: A family funeral turns into a murder investigation that reveals Charles is not a Boyle by blood.

  4. Season 8, Episode 8

    "Renewal"

    • Kevin Cozner: After reconciling, Kevin and Holt renew their wedding vows.

  5. Season 8, Episode 9

    "The Last Day"

    An essential, in the guides for Jake Peralta, Gina Linetti, Michael Hitchcock, Raymond Holt, and Terry Jeffords. Read the notes

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