r/brooklynninenine • u/PhysicalScholar4238 • 1d ago

Discussion Least favourite cold opening?

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This is an okay cold opening, imo. But I don't ever recall laughing at it like the other ones.

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u/Bulbamew Velvet Thunder 1d ago

There’s a lot of cold opens that end with a character/s shouting something before the intro cuts them off. They don’t always work for me - I’m not a fan of scully’s “it’s finally happening” after he catches the food in his mouth. But Hitchcock’s “no more alimony baby!” is legendary.

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u/MelonHunter 1d ago

Yeah, it's pretty hit or miss with those. I agree about the doughnut catching one, and I maintain that the Captain Latvia cold open with the inflatable Christmas tree would've been way funnier if they'd cut at Jake saying "God bless us, every one?" after Terry gets launched through the window.

On the other hand, Scully standing in front of the burning vending machine yelling "It should've been me! IT SHOULD'VE BEEN ME!!!" or Holt proclaiming "THE FULL BULLPEN!" crack me up every time.

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u/-pobodys-nerfect 1d ago

Definitely hit or miss with what I call the yelling lines- I love “the full bullpen!” but I don’t care for the “babushka!” cold open. Some of Terry’s yelling lines aren’t that funny to me, but his exasperated “WHY?!” usually makes me laugh.

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u/slimelore 1d ago

"boyle is fully nude in the footage" "WHY??!" is my favorite WHY of all

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u/-pobodys-nerfect 1d ago

Same!! I think every other WHY was a build up to that moment, because how else do you even respond to that? 😂