"The Venue" is the 6th episode of Season Five in the Brooklyn Nine-Nine television series. It aired on November 14, 2017 to 1.65 million viewers. Viewers give it 7.6 out of 10 on IMDb.
Episode Synopsis
The always unwelcome Vulture (guest star Dean Winters) pops back into Jake and Amy's lives, threatening to swoop in and take something important away from them. Meanwhile, Boyle and Rosa must track down "Sergeant Peanut Butter," the kidnapped NYPD horse that Charles envies, and Holt challenges Terry to be less image-conscious.
Jake and Amy begin their wedding planning making their deposits for flowers, cake, photography, etc. Their last stop is a nice mansion for their wedding venue, but they're told that someone else came in at the last minute to make a deposit despite Amy having an oral agreement with the manager. They realize that the Vulture had come in to take the venue, who is getting married to a woman named Jean Munhroe on the same day as Jake and Amy.
Jake and Amy attempt to confront Jean, only to realize she is a kind woman who runs a children's charity. Jake and Amy are at a loss until they realize that the Vulture uses a hookup app that is also used by Hitchcock, and that the Vulture is marrying Jean because she is an heir to millions. Jake and Amy create a fake account to catfish the Vulture, who sends them multiple penis pictures. They confront the Vulture and tell him to break up with Jean respectfully or they will show her the penis pictures. The Vulture offers to give them the venue for their silence and they agree. However, seeing how much the Vulture has lied to Jean, including claiming his nickname is the "Eagle", Jake and Amy decide to reveal the truth to Jean, who breaks up with the Vulture.
Meanwhile, Boyle and Rosa are tasked with tracking down Sergeant Peanut Butter, the kidnapped NYPD horse that Charles envies. They find Peanut Butter and the horse thief, who sets the building on fire. Boyle manages to free Peanut Butter, who drags Boyle away in the chaos. Peanut Butter gets credit for saving Boyle, and while dashcam footage proves otherwise, public relations don't want Peanut Butter undermined. Rosa, however, leaks the footage and Boyle gets credit.
When Terry gloats about his butt in the third person, a female officer named Teri assumes he's talking about *her* butt and is offended. When Terry tries to explain he was talking about himself, Teri calls him arrogant. When Terry asks Holt for petty cash to throw Teri a party as an apology, Holt claims Terry has a pathological need to be liked, which Terry denies, but proves Holt right when he is unable to avoid talking to people. When Terry uses his own money to get various types of food for a party for Teri, Holt calls him unhinged and says he will like Terry less if he throws the party. Terry then decides to use the food for a party for Boyle for saving Peanut Butter.
In the aftermath following the Vulture and Jean, Jake and Amy manage to find a less glamorous venue at a rec center, while Hitchcock reveals the Vulture is throwing an all girl pudding wrestling party at the old venue on the same day.
Below are references made to television shows, movies, musicians and celebrities in this episode. Clicking on the link will go to its relevant Wikipedia page for further explanation of each reference.
- The actors who play The Vulture and Jean Munhroe were both in the tv show 30 Rock
- Jake and Amy are impressed with Jean's letter from Michelle Obama
- Part of Jake & Amy's catfish profile includes, "What ever happened to Girls Gone Wild?"
- Jake compares the wedding venue to their very own Hogwarts. Amy says she's Hermione Granger and Jake says he's Severus Snape
- The Vulture's says that talking to his fiancee gives him a Woody Harrelson
- Shrek
- Charles is upset that Peanut Butter gets to go on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show and dance with DJ tWitch
- Charles is upset that Reese Witherspoon is optioning the Peanut Butter story
- Jake and Amy Catfish the Vulture on Hitchcock's dating app
- Jake drops that winter has come which is a line from Game of Thrones
- He also mentions there is a The Young Pope
- Rosa asks if Charles had seen The Post newspaper
- Jake makes up the Chowder Killer who moved from Manhattan to New England
- Manhattan Clam Chowder & Clam Chowder#New England Clam Chowder are 2 of the most popular regional variants of the soup, clam chowder in the United States
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 |
| Dean Winters | ... | The Vulture |
| Maria Thayer | ... | Jean Munhroe |
| Kevin D'Arcy | ... | Jeremy |
| Ryan Radis | ... | Chip |
| Franco Vega | ... | Officer Brian |
| Nicole Pettis | ... | Teri Haver |
| Ellen D. Williams | Helgeta | |
| Paige Smith | Jesse Gurmwald | |
| Abbey McBride | ... | Susan Mintz-Plasse |
| None | ... | Jean's Dad |
| Uncredited | ... | Peanut Butter |
| Uncredited | ... | Amanda |
99th Precinct
Brownrock Mansion
The Zenith Fund
Toit Nups
Vulture
Noice
Trivia
- Peanut Butter is Charles' nemesis
- Peanut Butter had a boner in the background of every photo of Charles and the mayor
- Terry and Sharon Jeffords' wedding was in Albany, New York in December
- Terry was too cold to have sex on their wedding night
- Jake thinks Valerie is the sexiest name
- Nikolaj dressed up as Wario for Halloween 2017
- Terry bought 200 pints of ice cream
- Terry ordered a taco-bar, barbecue, a popcorn guy and vegan options for catering for Teri's party
- Holt was voted least popular in high school
- Jean Munrhoe is over 30 years old
- The Vulture told Jean his nickname is The Eagle
- Rosa leaked the dash cam footage to the press
- Holt likes Jeffords a lot and always has
| Michael Hitchcock | Dave, age 28 I'm just a typical 28 year old guy. I'm into young people music,women who are my age (28 or younger), talking about being a child in the 1990's,and combing my hair. |
| The Vulture | Let's Do This |
Running Gags Mentioned
Featured Relationships
Soundtrack
Express Yourself by N.W.A. plays during Jake and Rosa's d-hole montage
Connections to Other Episodes
- Charles being upset with Peanut Butter is from the Season One episode, The Bet, when Boyle was award the Medal of Honor at the same ceremony as the horse.
- Charles' body wasn't burned after being drug through a fire and the city by a horse because his body is so damp, a trait he tells Amy and Holt about in the upcoming episode Return to Skyfire.
- Scully's dislike for vegan food comes up again when giving the run down of hot dog vendors in Brooklyn in the Season 7 episode [[Manhunter]].
- Jake tells the story of when he decided to propose to Amy, which he told everyone at Shaw's Bar when they were celebrating their engagement in the episode HalloVeen
Videos
Images
Behind The Scenes
- Jake and Amy announce that May 15, 2018, will be their wedding day.
- This was the anticipated air date of the fifth season finale before the show was moved to Sunday nights to air the second half of the season.
- Chelsea Peretti is not in this episode because she was on maternity leave[1]
| 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 |
| Stage 10 |
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| NY Street Backlot | Establishing shots meant to represent Shaw's Bar | ||
| The Castle Green | Pasadena, California | Lobby | Scenes that take place inside Brownrock Mansion |
References
- ↑ Variety, 09/26/2017, Brooklyn Nine-Nine Boss on Season 5: Jake and Rosa in Jail and the Milestone 99th Episode,"Chelsea and Gina are both on maternity leave, so Chelsea’s not in at least the first eight or nine episodes. We saw a little bit of it at the end of last year, but Chelsea would kill me if I made her put on a pregnancy suit."