Kicks

"Kicks" is the 3rd episode of Season Five in the Brooklyn Nine-Nine television series. It originally aired on October 10, 2017 to 1.68 million viewers. Viewers give it a 7.8 out of 10 on IMDb.

Episode Synopsis

Now that he's officially back at the precinct and desperate to solve a real case, Jake finds a loophole to get out of his temporarily designated desk duty. Unfortunately, that loophole rests on his ability to pass an official evaluation performed by Holt. While Charles Boyle provides Jake with moral support, Terry and Amy help Rosa, who believes Adrian Pimento may be cheating on her.

Cold Open
Cultural References

Cold Open 05 03 — **Jake's Out of Jail and Ready to Chow Down Cold Open**

In the European Spanish dub, since the characters are already speaking Spanish, Pimento is instead seeing a tutor in order to practice his accent to impress Rosa's father.
Buzzfeed actually had a quiz about what kind of onion you are
Jake’s personal lord and savior is the basketball player Steph Curry
- Andy Samberg is a devout fan of the basketball player Steph Curry, who plays for the Golden State Warriors
Lil Wayne

Cast

Actor		Character
Andy Samberg	...	Jake Peralta
Stephanie Beatriz	...	Rosa Diaz
Terry Crews	...	Terry Jeffords
Melissa Fumero	...	Amy Santiago
Joe Lo Truglio	...	Charles Boyle
Andre Braugher	...	Raymond Holt
Dirk Blocker	...	Michael Hitchcock
Joel McKinnon Miller	...	Norm Scully
Jason Mantzoukas	...	Adrian Pimento
Scott Deckert	...	Morris Richman
Vladimir Caamano	...	Phil
Amy Okuda	...	Chiaki
none		Jenny McFadden
Sean Mann	...	Frank

Trivia

Rosa and Adrian are living together
Jake’s Buzzfeed onion quiz result was vidalia. Charles was cipollini
Jake loves grand larceny
Terry dated Chiaki for a year
Pimento french kissed every slice of meat he put in the sandwich he made for Rosa
Pimento never leaves the house in clean clothes
Holt’s father gave him a pencil as a gift
If Nikolaj hears two men arguing in the next room he might think he’s getting sold again
Rosa spent 2 hours waiting outside the restaurant she saw Pimento and a woman go in
Rosa drank some water from a stream while she was riding her motorcycle all night
Pimento thinks jealousy is the hottest emotion
Rosa carved a giant hole into the Break Room table
Rosa breaks up with Adrian
Rosa wore a necklace that contained Pimento’s blood while they were dating. He knew about it and consented to it.
- Pimento carried around Rosa’s blood in a plastic baggie in the breast pocket of his leather jacket, Rosa did not know about it nor how he had gotten the blood.

Running Gags Mentioned

Featured Relationships

Videos

The Good, the Bad, and the Outwitted

Goofs

At about 17:42 Jake reaches for his badge necklace, with his hands clearly empty. In the next shot from behind, he already has the weapon holster in his right hand, while grabbing the necklace.

Behind The Scenes

Gina (and Chelsea Peretti) are absent from this episode as they are on maternity leave.
The Humble High Five was created on set by Andy Samberg and Joe Lo Truglio^[1]

Known Filming Locations
Filming Location	City, State	Details	Scenes
NYPD 78th Precinct	Brooklyn, New York	Building exterior	Establishing shots meant to represent the 99th Precinct
South 5th Street	Brooklyn, New York	Next to river, beneath Williamsburg Bridge	Ensemble walking down the street in the Title Sequence
CBS Studio Center	Studio City, California	Stage 12	Scenes that take place in the 99th Precinct
Sheikh Shoes	745 S. Broadway Los Angeles, California 90014	Interior of store	Investigation of sneaker robbery at Tredhedz Shoes
6th Street Market	220 West 6th Street Los Angeles, California 90014	Interior and Exterior of Store and alley	Charles and Jake go undercover to the bodega to try and meet Jenny McFadden and chase after the store clerk in an alley

References

↑ Variety.com, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Boss on Season 5: Jake and Rosa in Jail and the Milestone 99th Episode, 09/26/2017, (Archived)

[1] Variety.com, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Boss on Season 5: Jake and Rosa in Jail and the Milestone 99th Episode, 09/26/2017, (Archived)

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