"Serve & Protect" is the 14th episode of Season Four in the Brooklyn Nine-Nine television series. It aired on April 18, 2017 to 1.91 million viewers. Viewers give it a 7.7 out of 10 on IMDb.
Episode Synopsis
Terry Jeffords' ex-girlfriend replaces Teddy Wells in evaluating the precinct, but Jake Peralta and Rosa Diaz are distracted by a burglary case that occurred on the set of one of their favorite detective TV shows. As the rest of the Nine-Nine concentrate on the audit (and Terry's past relationship strategies), Jake and Rosa pass time with the series star and producer, who meddle in the case and charm Jake with the glamour of show business.
- During the scene where Boyle and Holt discuss appealing to the deputy commissioner while in the bathroom Boyle makes reference to the TV series Desperate Housewives.
- This show starred Eva Longoria who played Jake's short term girlfriend Sophia Perez in Season Two.
- Rosa tells Jake to keep calm since she knows he fantasizes about being a movie star. Jake counteracts by saying he wants to meet one, and then get invited to a party at George Clooney's Villa in Italy where he'll play pranks on Matt Damon.
- Charles and Holt talk about Bugs Bunny
- Jake compares Mark Deveraux to the actor Dustin Hoffman and him refusing to break character when not filming on Tootsie
- Terry says he wants to pay for a sandwich with money featuring Ellen Degeneres
- Charles compares Commissioner Grayson's wife to Patti Lupone
- A show within a show, "Serve & Protect" is a spoof of Law & Order
- Jake makes a not-so subtle reference to the Subprime mortgage crisis
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 | ... | Captain Ray Holt |
| Dirk Blocker | ... | Michael Hitchcock |
| Joel McKinnon Miller | ... | Norm Scully |
| Kimberly Hébert Gregory | ... | Veronica Hopkins |
| Nathan Fillion | ... | Mark Devereaux |
| Greg Germann | ... | Gary Lurmax |
| Kelly Sullivan | ... | Cassie Sinclair |
| Sujata Day | ... | Sarah |
| Steven M. Gagnon | ... | Deputy Commissioner Grayson |
| Diana Lu | ... | Mattingly |
| Jesse Mackey | ... | Pervert |
| Juliet Tondowsky | ... | Young Woman |
Cool Cool Cool Things
Trivia
- Jake didn't realize he fantasizes about being a movie star
- Gary Lurmax's vanity card has his pet African Grey parrot saying "Talk to my Lawyer!"
- Holt is steadfastly against bathroom conversations
- Boyle has been broken up with 210 times with women who still wanted to be friends
- 6 women who didn’t want to be friends after
- Mark Deveraux had cold b-cheeks for 4 days because he didn't have a heated toilet seat
- Fans really do have a thing for Nathan Fillion's feet (Google it)
- Cole Tracker's catchphrases include:
- So what’s it gonna be: Rock, paper, scissors or gun?
- Call me if you think of anything else
- Jake wanted his character's catch phrase to be "Lead the way hombre"
- Jake used his uncle, who was his parent's divorce attorney and disbarred as his agent
- Terry waited a year, year and a half after her mom's death to break up with Veronica
- Terry puts out
- Jake has watched over 200 episodes of Serve & Protect
- The Rosa rule is: No touchy
- Terry played tennis
Running Gags Mentioned
Featured Relationships
- Jake Peralta & Rosa Diaz
- Charles Boyle & Raymond Holt
- Terry Jeffords & Veronica Hopkins
Connections to Other Epiosdes
- Gina is wearing a neck brace in this episode from when she was hit by a bus in The Fugitive Pt. 2. This is an advancement from the Halo brace in the previous episode, The Audit.
- Boyle asks Holt if he she bring his leather jacket with him. His break up from Vivian Matrix outfit in the Season 1 episode Charges and Specs included a black, ankle length, fitted jacket.
- Although "Serve & Protect" is based off Law and Order later in the show in the episode The Crime Scene, Jake mentions Law and Order as one of the TV shows based on the NYPD. This implies that Law and Order as well as Serve and Protect both exist in the same universe.
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Goofs
- While interrogating Terry, Gina offered a cup of yogurt to Terry and then violently discarded it against the wall. At 15:45 into the episode, a splatter of yogurt can be seen in Amy's hair, though in previous and following clips, the yogurt is absent.
- Jake mentions how he’s never going to drink another smoothie but there’s no mention about a smoothie in the episode.
Behind The Scenes
- Nathan Fillion, played the main character of the Castle television series for 8 seasons.
- His character was a novelist who worked with a detective and her team.
| 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 | 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 |
| New York Street Backlot | Cole Tracker in Season 8 episode 16 making a bra pun |