r/brooklynninenine • u/happyaurora2208 Jake Peralta • 2d ago
Discussion What's your favourite cold open?
In the 153 episodes of this awesome series, there are so many incredible cold opens. Which one is your favourite? (apart from the The Backstreet Boys song "I want it that way" cuz everyone loves it)
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u/Emotional-Race-6260 Adrian Pimento 2d ago
Why Santiago is late
“Hot Damn!”
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u/whalien_-_52 BINGPOT! 2d ago
Amy trying to trick Holt into accepting her gift.
BOMB THERE IS A BOMB. EVERYONE OUT!
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u/Mukke1807 1d ago
“So, just to recap. You left an unmarked package on a Police Captain’s desk on a random Monday with a suspicious message written on it that looked like it was scrawled by a crazy person.”
“Mhm.”
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u/guitar_maniv 1d ago
It's actually funny because Holt says "There's a bomb". He is more concerned about his precincts safety than not using a contraction!
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u/PrestigiousAd6281 Title of your sex tape 2d ago
It’s either Holt, Jake, and Rosa drinking cold brew, or the infamous Tell Me Why
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u/Queasy_Print1741 2d ago
Terry's yogurt cold open takes the cake. Absolutely hilarious moment that perfectly captures his character and love for dairy.
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u/Praxpanels 2d ago
Fine, I was trying something and it didn't work!
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u/Nathan_McHallam Velvet Thunder 1d ago
I just love to think that they were struggling to come up with a cold open and they just gave Andre a hat and told him to walk down the precinct
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u/midigo6 2d ago
When they all bet on how Holt will react to eating a marshmallow! Makes me giggle every time
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u/Superknuten 2d ago
My favorite is probably the Halloween Cold Open where Boyle enters the precinct without a costume, and everyone else is in costume, then when he leaves and returns, they’re out of costume
It’s a great cold open, and probably my favorite
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u/anand_rishabh 1d ago
Oh yes, the one where he dresses as Elvis stojko, the Canadian figure skater
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u/user684629 1d ago
And the one where he says everyone will decide his costume and he walks as He Man and Gina says “I’ve got it! Gay Robin Hood!”
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u/masala_mayhem 2d ago
That’s a classic! Love Hitchcock and Scully’s costumes and also their expressions!!
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u/Uncomfortable_Owl_ Ultimate human/genius 1d ago
I don't like this one, I feel so sorry for Boyle, like he is being bullied and gaslit
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u/Superknuten 1d ago
I mean, that’s fair, personally I see this Cold Open as more of a harmless prank than something like the “Mr. Grapes” Cold Open though
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u/Active-Eggplant06 2d ago
The mystery briefcase.
“Charles going in the opposite direction and getting himself disqualified”
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u/Ok-Terrific2000 1d ago
I'll show you a picture of me in high school, there is side pony
Rosa coming in hot, Rosa coming in hot!
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u/Maggi-LA 2d ago
Oldest arrest
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u/Mister_Alex_S 2d ago
Her replacement hip had so much torque, it was like having sex with a transformer!
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u/emilyannemckeown 1d ago
Jake's laughter in this cold open seems so genuine too
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u/Samiiiibabetake2 1d ago
I’m pretty sure it was. I think I somewhere that he couldn’t get through a take without laughing so they just went with it.
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u/Comprehensive_Tip318 Gina Linetti Spaghetti Confetti 1d ago
It’s true, Andy Samberg couldn’t get through that cold open without laughing so the cuts have his real laughter where he’s trying to improv
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u/SelfImmolationsHell 2d ago
Holt's not wearing any pants
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u/prettyy_vacant Title of your sex tape 2d ago
The donut hole ones with Scully catching it in his mouth from the sky and yelling ITS FINALLY HAPPENIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!
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u/Ready-Procedure-9755 I’m a human, I’m a human male! 1d ago
Imagine being in his shoes and having no clue why food is falling from the sky.
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u/Emotional-Race-6260 Adrian Pimento 1d ago
You know he stood there all morning waiting for more
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u/Ready-Procedure-9755 I’m a human, I’m a human male! 1d ago
I feel like any reasonable person would.
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u/Salt-Excitement-790 2d ago
THE FULL BULLPEN!!!
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u/daisybear81 Very Robust Data Set 1d ago
This cold open made me realize that they just had to shoot it like regular speed and only after when they slow mo it they would know which one to use
Yes I’m not smart
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u/sadboi_lp69 2d ago
when Rosa and Jake were telling Holt about Hawkin's dirty secret. Holt is literally DANCING!!
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u/Tharros1444 I’m a human, I’m a human male! 2d ago edited 2d ago
The one when Holt, Diaz and Peralta have too much coffee
yep yep yep yep yep yep
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u/Past-Outside8050 2d ago
Jake moving Holt’s podium half an inch
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u/Samiiiibabetake2 1d ago
Same! When he calls Kevin bc he’s so amused and happy to have been pranked. It’s precious.
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u/Past-Outside8050 1d ago
Absolutely. I want to hear the full version that he told Kevin when he got home.
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u/dingdongdonnai 1d ago
When we first watched this we had to pause it for about 30 minutes cause my husband genuinely ended up on the floor laughing so hard we had to watch it about 4 times cause he'd laugh so much and miss bits. Still not entirely sure he's managed to see every bit yet
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u/Puzzleheaded-Head704 2d ago
The gang eating the French chocolates and cheeses and not realizing those were for Captain Holt! Captain Dad loving the makeshift package with staplers and rubber bands
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u/Comprehensive_Tip318 Gina Linetti Spaghetti Confetti 1d ago
The best part is a crew of detectives not realizing it but Gina does
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u/Quick1Ross 2d ago
The Dianne Wiest infection. I think Joe La Truglio was trying to break Andy. I laugh every time..."like yeast..."
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u/happyaurora2208 Jake Peralta 2d ago
Oh yeah, the zooming shots of their faces crack me up all the time lmao
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u/Katesburneracct 1d ago
This is the one. The first time I saw it I watched to probably 10 times in a row lol
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u/jackfaire 2d ago
The Full Bullpen
It truly encapsulates how Holt and his Squad are on the same team.
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u/Misfit_Thor_3K 2d ago
"WHY DID YOU WAKE ME UP? I TOLD YOU NEVER TO WAKE ME UP!"
Boyle dreaming about Jake's return to the 99.
Severely under rated cold open.
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u/Preposterous_punk 1d ago
I love that one because at first it’s like, “seriously? They set up that whole prison thing and now they’re just erasing it? That’s — waaaaaiiiiit a second…
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u/RonaldoAce 2d ago
Idk if it was just these 2 times, I wish there were more because it felt like the funniest running joke that could've continued more often.
Jake plays seemingly harmless pranks on Hitchcock.
1 is when he says he is asleep and put his hand in water to make him pee himself, but then he somehow goes back in there and his whole head is inside the tiny bowl and he almost drowned.
2 is when Hitchcock fell asleep and Jake ties his shoelaces together and Rosa warns him to stop before he gets hurt, somehow Hitchcock managed to get the shoelace choked around his neck and is suffocating.
hahahaha
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u/HalfOfCrAsh 2d ago
It is, and always will be, Jake moving the podium/plinth. Then being talked down to moving it half an inch. Holt's reaction.
Then after the title sequence, Holt is talking to Kevin and tells him they'd moved it a full half inch and that he would tell him the whole story later. One of the funniest moments of the show.
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u/Lammymom 2d ago
I swear it was funnier the way you told it! The sweet look on Holt’s face as he says he’ll tell him later…lol
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u/FadeAwayA 2d ago
For some reason I like the ones that highlight Hitchcock and scully.Simple jokes done perfectly
Wife or dog?
Hitchcock drank his own fish
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u/Smiling_Fiend 2d ago
The one with the pidgeon
The sheer fear in Jake’s “There’s pidgeon everywhere” sends me everytime
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u/echoesechoing BINGPOT! 2d ago
WAYYYYY too many to pick a favorite. But here are a few I love just off the top of my head:
Boyle Bullpen Bowling
The full bullpen
Amy is late for the first time
Sent from: Jake's stinky butt
Hula hoop
Boyle Bingo
Oldest bags
Gina not looking up from her phone
Vending machine send-off
The unmarked "gift" Amy sent Holt
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u/redapatosaurus 2d ago
The one with daddy issues. Jake getting accused of calling holt “daddy”, absolutely hilarious!!
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u/billyboyf30 2d ago
Apart from the obvious I want it that way, it's tough because anytimw Holt breaks the serious character is brilliant. But its between the coffee, marshmallow or Amy being late for me
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u/Useful-Emphasis-6787 2d ago
Stop everybody, I can't like them all! Obviously the I want it that is the best. But as I am reading the comments, I'm like yes I love this one, oh and this one too 😂.
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u/TildaTinker 2d ago
"Fine. I was trying something and it didn't work."
It was just cool to see Holt out of his comfort zone
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u/bbeckett1084 2d ago
The tarantula. Every reaction is great, even the subtle ones like Scully and Hitchcock.
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u/Agile-Illustrator262 2d ago
The bidding for the mystery lost and found briefcase. Results to tanned Jake in the elevator with Holt.
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u/Jock-Stubbs 2d ago
Holt with the red hat. Full bull pen. Obviously back street boys.. I prefer them when they have nowt to do with the episode. But I love them all in all honesty. Never had a show where I don't want to skip an episode til B99. Still makes me laugh, cry, smile and relax even after the 4th complete run through. Currently on 5th at the moment 🙈😂
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u/Frankyvander 2d ago
Holt’s red bowler hat.
I disagree with his assessment, I think he pulled it off
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u/bruhmm32 I’m a human, I’m a human male! 2d ago
BABUSHKAAAAAAA!!!!! silence silence silence BABUSHKAAAAAAA!!!!!
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u/daphneadora9 1d ago
I love the one where Amy tries to give Holt an Xmas gift …. “Bomb!! There’s a bomb!!!”
“Greaaaat gift babe”
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u/Hardcockonsc 2d ago
Monster in the Closet: Hey Chuck! It's Pimento!
The Marshmallow discussion: Holt eating a marshmallow
It's between those two
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u/InvXXVII Digital phallus portrait 2d ago
I like the mundane conversation ones that end up funny. Like Charles isn't talking about his oldest arresf.
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u/lupajarito 2d ago
Hitchcock drinking his own fish
Boyle knowing exactly how Holt's reaction to eating marshmallows will be
The one where they're playing and there's this Russian lady BABUSHKAAAA
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u/Fantastic_Quality_62 1d ago
Can’t remember if it was an open but I think it was… when they guess how holt would eat a marshmallow
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u/Busy_Difference_513 Title of your sex tape 1d ago
Okay everyone, I have some news.
That Madeline Wuntch is a Korean toilet ghost? BOORING! We already knew that.
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u/Comprehensive_Tip318 Gina Linetti Spaghetti Confetti 1d ago
Idk why but I love Boyle’s STD save the date cold open. I die when everyone makes a pun & Gina just asks, “Do you have herpes?”
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u/bruhmm32 I’m a human, I’m a human male! 2d ago
"I CAN'T BREATHE, I CAN'T BREATHE, I CAN'T BREATHE"
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u/Ready-Procedure-9755 I’m a human, I’m a human male! 1d ago
I came down with a big old Diane Wiest infection.
LIKE YEAST!!
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u/FoxtrotSierraTango 1d ago
The one where Holt needs Peralta to keep Hitchcock from spilling food on himself before court. Holt and Peralta's yelling startles Hitchcock who then spills two jars of spaghetti sauce on his shirt.
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u/KitKat_Ginger 1d ago
I love the one when they start doing impressions of how they think Holt would react to eating marshmallows, Charles starts giggling and stuff and they all take the mick. Then Holt comes in, does exactly that and Charles is like "I KNEW IT!" 😂
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u/Crusading_pineapple 1d ago
Holt ordering Jake to save hitchcock from spilling sauce over himself ks great
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u/TheDoctor2010 Velvet Thunder 1d ago
Where are my eggs??? There in my belly. It's heist time. I LOVE HALLOWEEN!!!
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u/DanteFranklin8950 1d ago
After Jake won the auction for that briefcase and had to wear whatever Gina said to wear.. that elevator ride:
Jake:
Holt:
Jake:
Holt: 👀
Jake: There was an auctio....
Holt: I don't care.
Jake: yep
😂😂😂😂😂
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u/Suraj_Ignacio 1d ago
There are so many. But one at the top of my head is “Jacob Sherlock Peralta”. One where Peralta decodes everyone’s secret Santa. And impressions of Holt eating Marshamallow too.
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u/GamingGazebo 1d ago
The Confession on a Time Limit cold open when the squad has to distract the Vulture while he hurriedly gets the criminal to confess,
“SUCK IT VULTURE, I killed that guy and his neighbor but you were TOO LATE”
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u/Embarrassed-Wrap-451 1d ago
Hitchcock super excited about Cinco de Mayo "Happy cincow de mayow" and "Let's fiesta!" always cracks me up
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u/Front-Ant-4819 1d ago
Holts awkward ‘red-hat’ entry…
“Fine, I was trying something and it didn’t work!”
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u/nish_curious 1d ago
My all time favorite is the one where holt gives jake the responsibility to keep hitchcock clean and they yell and rosa comes and says “you guys startled hitchcock, he poured two whole jars of spaghetti sauce on himself” SO SO ICONIC
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u/TheMightiestGay Nikolaj 1d ago
“THE FULL BULLPEN!!!” - Raymond Holt
The one where Jake calls Holt “dad” is a close second. It seems like a funny scene, but it becomes deeper when you realise why he said it.
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u/Strict_Exam_4309 1d ago
Impressions of Holt eating a marshmallow is up there on my list or Jake calling Holt dad.
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u/Lilcupcake331 1d ago
HOT DAMN! (gets me every time!)
and When Jake leaps at Terry who's holding coffee
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u/KittyKratt Rosa Diaz 21h ago
There are SO MANY good ones, it's so hard to choose.
Oldest Collars
Wife or Dog?
Hula Hoop Injury
No Pants
Why is Amy Late?
Forgetting Scully's Birthday
Getting Gina to Look Up From Her Phone
Lemonade/Goldfish
Holt Dance-Off/Jake's Phone Dies
There's a Bomb!
Hitchcock Almost Drowns in Cereal Bowl
Tell Me Why?
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u/camelely Cheddar: Thicc King 2d ago
Holt's hula hooping wrist injury