The essential episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Brooklyn Nine-Nine — each pick states its reason.
- 01
When tightly wound Capt. Holt takes over the precinct, carefree Det. Jake Peralta and his dysfunctional coworkers' lives get demanding.
- 02
Halloween-hating Amy is anything but festive when she has to don a costume and hit the streets with Charles on busy Halloween night.
- 03
After Jake and Amy's bet about who can make more arrests is finally settled, the two go on a stakeout where Jake reevaluates their relationship.
- 04
Jake risks suspension when the commissioner shuts down his investigation of a civic leader and he gets Amy and Holt to help him work the case anyway.
- 05
For their annual Halloween wager, Jake bets Holt that he can steal his watch before midnight, and Gina gets kicked off her dance squad, Floorgasm.
- 06
Jake and Amy go undercover to catch an infamous identity thief, and the squad is rocked by an unexpected farewell.
- 07
For their annual Halloween heist, Jake and Holt draft teams and compete to steal a crown. But Amy's divided loyalties leave her out in the cold.
- 08
Jake and the team scour the hospital for a captive Captain Holt, while Amy and Charles book it back to New York to help their friends.
- 09
When a prison-van escape sets nine convicts loose in the city, Jake and Amy compete to see who can bring in the most fugitives.
- 10
Jake pulls off a major surprise during the squad's annual Halloween heist, a cutthroat competition to claim the coveted title of Amazing Human/Genius.
- 11
As Jake begins an intense interrogation of a wily dentist suspected of murder, an opera-bound Holt jumps in to assist. Sterling K. Brown guest-stars.
- 12
When Jake and Amy suffer a wedding day crisis, the Nine-Nine attempts to salvage the nuptials. Holt receives news on his bid for the commissioner job.
- 13
Mayhem and double-crossing overtake the squad as they try to distract Terry from his lieutenant's exam by kicking off the Halloween Heist on a new day.
- 14
Amy takes charge of the Nine-Nine during a citywide blackout, while Jake hits one snag after another as he races to her side.
- 15
The squad takes stock of its eight years together and looks toward the future.
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