when it comes to the art of sudden scene
cuts for comedic effect Brooklyn
nine-nine is rarely if ever found
lacking welcome to watchmojo.com
nine-nine cutaways we get to field-test
a bunch of cool new weapons and there's
always a new training situation last
year's was Prison Break
it got super violent it's like being in
an action movie for this list we're
looking at what we feel are the funniest
and most clever of the show's cutaway
gags those jokes in which a described
situation is briefly shown before
abruptly returning to the ongoing plot
sometimes it's a matter of the length of
the gag other times it's the visual
payoff to an earlier set up regardless
the end result is we're left laughing
please be aware that as this involves
explaining the context and payoff of
certain jokes spoilers will be present
number 10
while Jake was gone it's easy to think
that in the time between seasons when
detective Jake Peralta is undercover
some serious high jinks would ensue at
the nine-nine
all right fill me in tell me everything
I missed however this ended up not being
the case as the episode undercover
quickly makes clear while Jake seeks to
get caught up on the events that
transpired at the precinct since his
departure Rosa begins to inform him of
the few noteworthy events that occurred
won't take long only three things
happened Terry chipped his tooth and had
a list for a week listen up even what
we're shown in a trio of quick cuts is
less hysterical madness and more of a
string of mildly ought occurrences what
it lacks in drama though the scene makes
up for in fun sight gags such as the
reason for headphones being been great
recap number nine the wooden duck I
would be happy to assist you if you will
just admit Raymond that you threw my
decoy in the garbage that will never
happen because it's not true thank you
for nothing
good day one of Captain Raymond Holts
most interesting qualities is a
deep-rooted pettiness when it comes to
those he feels have wronged him
an inability to let go of grudges and
ill-will it also tends to come up at the
most inconvenient times such as when
Jake asked his assistance in finding an
ob/gyn for Terry Jeffords pregnant wife
Sharon I behaved it out great we need a
doctor here immediately we have to get
your ex-boyfriend I will not help you
Jake and a reluctant Holt go to visit
one of Holt's ex-boyfriends Frederick
who was sore about holt supposedly
throwing a prized wooden duck in the
trash out of jealousy as it turns out
though the reality is both more extreme
and more amusing Lee basic holes
actually pushed the duck off a bridge
because he didn't like its beak I didn't
throw the duck in the garbage
I threw it off a bridge number eight too
much information
Charles Boyles sure loves to chat more
than is reasonable every time you talk I
hear that sound that plays on pac-man
dies that's part of why it's amusing to
witness Gina desperately try to keep
their budding affair under wraps Charles
I'm concerned that you're going to tell
Jake about the incident knowing how much
Boyle likes to confide in Jake about his
most unsettling or just plain weird
stories Gina makes clear how imperative
Boyle silences once Jake has returned
from undercover work unfortunately we're
immediately given evidence via cut away
that this will be quite the unique
struggle for Boyle he really just
doesn't seem to have any restraint when
it comes to sharing Jake's back and you
tell him everything oh I don't I got
aroused last night watching a nature
documentary on bees I was fine until
they went inside the hive frankly we'd
like to forget learning that much about
Boyle's attractions number seven Holt's
freaked out it's not like with college
professors calling ourselves doctors
that same thing was right kids don't
ever disrespect etymology at the very
least it seems unwise to do so in front
of one Raymond Holt ever the stickler
for clearly defined rules and principles
during the events of the Box in which
captain Holt and Jake seek to get a
confession from suspected murderer
Philip Davidson the
Davidson's credentials as a dentist are
brought up doctor it's funny when people
call dentist doctor we had doctors
initially it seems like a case of holt
simply nitpicking the notion of dentists
being comparable to doctors but then he
keeps getting more exasperated and
indignant when someone has a heart
attack on a plane today yo does anybody
here have an art history a PhD is
a doctor rip cutting out just as Holt's
ranting seems to be reaching a fever
pitch the scenes implications and the
subsequent cooldown leave quite an
impression captain I know we live in a
world with anything could mean anything
and nobody apparently that's a trigger
for me yeah apparently number six hold
and the soup interesting
very very interesting it might not be
the best use of a detective's time but
it sure is a fun turn of events during
the cold open to beach house an
eagle-eyed Jake notes Gena walking off
with a plastic bag and can only draw one
conclusion a very pantsless captain Holt
here are the facts at 11:55 a.m. captain
Holt walked past us holding a hot bowl
of soup at 12:03 p.m. I heard him yell
out were then treated to a rundown of
further evidence backing up Jake's claim
before he sets about his new mission of
proving the captain's predicament Jake's
determination however quickly outpaces
his common sense as he ultimately makes
the same mistake Holt did good thing
Holt's desk is big enough for two look
at us just three people with pants on
having a normal conversation yep no
story here number five the Santiago
drunkenness scale I've never seen
six-drink amy maybe she's the one I
could actually be friends with aka
absurd as the notion of drunk personas
maybe it's still grants characters
license to go wild with unusual yet
entertaining behavior so it goes with
Amy Santiago's escalating misadventures
when inebriated a concept introduced by
Gina as she and other nine-nine folks
prepare for a beach house excursion
Gina's sardonic descriptions of the
various drunk levels as conveyed by the
ever witty chelsea peretti
are endearing in themselves three drinks
amy dance pants for drink amy is a bit
of a pervert hey check it out
yet it's the visual cuts to Melissa
Fumero
Amy acting out overly enthusiastic
flirtation aggressive overconfidence and
other intense emotional states that make
this magnificent comedy work five drug
Amy is weirdly confident let's do this
little man
number four bad secondary hey Boyle no
you have enough Peralta as a secondary
in a while be careful it can be rough
what a strange way to incur property
damage while on the job one might raise
an eyebrow when Amy warns Boyle about
working a case with Jake as a secondary
after all Jake and Boyles friendship is
legendary
of course it's quickly revealed why she
harbors a certain lingering weariness
Jake's not exactly good at hanging back
and acting in a support role actually
that's putting it lightly
Jake has the death of a poor defenseless
one-way mirror on his hands because of
his need for control so you were just
borrowing those cars besides being a fun
aside it also handily sets up the
conflict for the rest of the episode
number three the pinata incident central
to Terry's personal growth in the first
season is dealing with lingering tension
and stress from the so called mannequin
incident sir I haven't found a weapon
since the incident the mannequin
incident I'm familiar
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that's not the only incident taunting
Terry though as becomes apparent when
captain Holt seeks Terry's assistance at
a shooting range via flashback were
shown that Terry freaking out and firing
blindly at a target was not an isolated
issue
what makes this potentially unsettling
moment funny lies both in Terry's
over-the-top shrieking and in how Jake
reacts to the slain pinata another got
some candy honestly we'd probably be no
different
number two scary Terry hey Sarge I need
someone followed a lineup will you be
scary Terry sometimes it's the little
things in comedy what glimpses we get of
Terry's life and interest beyond the
nine-nine suggest how comically mundane
yet seemingly earnest the man truly is
this is perhaps best showcased with the
persona of scary Terry a character Terry
portrays on occasion when the nine-nine
needs to fill out a lineup though only
shown briefly as part of a request made
by Charles Boyle it's still enough to
grasp scary Terry's nature plus it's fun
to imagine how much Terry wants to
embrace being blunt angry and very
openly passionate about local produce
before we unveil our most hilarious
number one pick
here are some honorable mentions what
made you decide to tell us now Charles
found on the road trip and I was
positive he was not gonna be able to
keep the secret for much longer
by Rosa I mean not by but by I mean see
ya we had fun only having sex with men
just betting and dudes left and right I
just stopped saying bye all together
ever since we've been down here you've
been a little depressed
don't eat the Dorito
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I'm a dark past now you know my deepest
shame I said you two need a bone Oh dare
you detective Diaz I am your superior
officer Oh what happens in my bedroom
detective is none of your business don't
ever speak to me like that again officer
deetmore help me off my crime scene so I
gave him a little thank-you present hey
deetmore you're gonna bag evidence like
a five-year-old you should have the
proper tools - my first police kit the
walkie talkie blows bubbles hope you can
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guitar let it never be said that Jake
lacks follow-through for ideas he
believes in by rushing to arrest
suspected jewelry thief Dustin Whitman
played by guest star Kid Cudi Jake puts
the nine-nine in the position of having
to definitively prove the man's guilt
within two days what evidence did you
have when you arrested this guy some
pretty ironclad stuff Dustin it's been a
while and I've asked you a few questions
well well well if it isn't joke Peralta
so you're under arrest case closed
after spinning their wheels with a bunch
of dead ends Amos suggests irritating
the suspect into talking and Jake shows
how desperate he is by trying out the
idea in earnest two three four
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Jake's deliberately abysmal guitar solo
is amusing in itself but his reaction to
the lackluster result really brings the
moment home didn't work q did not work
what's even better is seeing this same
tactic used four seasons later in a
similar interrogation scene like we said
the man has follow-through I just had an
idea
two three four
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