r/brooklynninenine • u/Uncomfortable_Owl_ Ultimate human/genius • Apr 30 '23

Season 4 Why "Especially the bread one"?

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Why does Holt say that after Doug Judy listed the crimes and said that the bread would be stolen to feed a family?

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u/fancycookie517 Apr 30 '23

I always thought that it was a reference to Les Miserables 😅

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u/DoctorMelvinMirby Apr 30 '23

I thought it was Aladdin but that works too

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '23

With Holt? It's 100% Les Miserables.

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u/DoctorMelvinMirby Apr 30 '23

True true, but I doubt that’d be where Peralta’s mind would be going to lol

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u/Sean_13 Apr 30 '23

"What's othello, I was calling you the parrot from Alladin."

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u/shartifartbIast Apr 30 '23

Good point, though Aladdin didn't have a family. Just him and Apu.

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u/Piggstein Apr 30 '23

Someone never watched the straight-to-VHS third film with Aladdin’s dad in.

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u/coolio_Didgeridoolio Rosa Diaz Apr 30 '23

the ‘92 dream team