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** Turns out, Hitchcock and Scully were actually attractive, competent, and cool detectives back in the 80's.
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** Turns out, Hitchcock and Scully were actually attractive, competent, and cool detectives back in the 80's.'80s.
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: When their old captain refused to put their informant in witness protection, they stole a duffle bag full of money from evidence to help her disappear.
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: When their Hitchcock and Scully's old captain refused to put their informant in witness protection, they stole a duffle bag full of money from evidence to help her disappear.
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* ShoutOut: The episode begins with a flashback to 1986, and the overall 80s noir-style of the scene, including the sultry jazz saxophone underscoring, is highly reminiscent of the Lethal Weapon (1987) franchise.
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* ShoutOut: The episode begins with a flashback to 1986, and the overall 80s '80s noir-style of the scene, including the sultry jazz saxophone underscoring, is highly reminiscent of the Lethal Weapon (1987) franchise.
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* TemptingFate: The young 80's Hitchcock and Scully before eating a Wing Slutz wing Marissa offered them: "One wing can't hurt".
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* TemptingFate: The young 80's '80s Hitchcock and Scully before eating a Wing Slutz wing Marissa offered them: "One wing can't hurt".
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* UnderestimatingBadassery: Jake and Charles didn't realize just how good Scully and Hitchcock were as detectives in the 80's.
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* UnderestimatingBadassery: Jake and Charles didn't realize just how good Scully and Hitchcock were as detectives in the 80's.'80s.
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* FanDisservice: In-universe. Young Hichcock and Scully are handsome, chiselled men straight out of an action movie. They're also, well, Hitchcock and Scully, the two disgusting old men everyone low-key despises. Jake spends a good part of the first half of the episode reeling over this.
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* SeriousBusiness: The feud between the downstairs and upstairs people in the precinct gets a grieving widow of a dead detective that bought the microwave in the breakroom to sign a contract to ban the downstairs people from its use.
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* BareYourMidriff: Scully in a flashback wears a croptop on his way to the gym.
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* FormerlyFit: Before getting addicted to chicken wings, cocaine, and ageing 35 years, they were the "office studs" who frequently attended the gym. When Jake and Charles saw their photo from the '80s, they couldn't believe they were the same people.
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* FormerlyFit: Before getting addicted to chicken wings, cocaine, and ageing aging 35 years, they were the "office studs" who frequently attended the gym. When Jake and Charles saw their photo from the '80s, they couldn't believe they were the same people.
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* FormerlyFit: Before getting addicted to chicken wings, cocaine, and ageing 35 years, they were the "office studs" who frequently attended the gym. When Jake and Charles saw their photo from the '80s, they couldn't believe they were the same people.
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** Hitchcock reveals that he's ridiculously broke, as if it's a point of pride. The reveal of the episode is that, despite having no money and nearing retirement, the only time they ever stole from a bust was to help someone else,
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** Hitchcock reveals that he's ridiculously broke, as if it's a point of pride. The reveal of the episode is that, despite having no money and nearing retirement, the only time they ever stole from a bust was to help someone else, else.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Took down Gio Costa in The '80s for trafficking cocaine, during the time in their lives when they were themselves doing massive amounts of cocaine. Overlaps with NecessarilyEvil since it's implied doing cocaine was the only reason they ever got any work done.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Took down Gio Costa in The '80s for trafficking cocaine, during the time in their lives when they were themselves doing massive amounts of cocaine. Overlaps with NecessarilyEvil since it's implied doing cocaine was the only reason they ever got any work done.
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* RetiredBadass: Not technically retired, but flashbacks show that Hitchcock and Scully were total badasses in The '80s.
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* BrickJoke: Hitchock nicknames their pair "Flattop and the Freak" in 5x24, which made Jake wince in second-hand embarrassment and seemed to directly follow up a joke earlier in the episode. 6x02 reveals they've actually had these nicknames since they were successful studs in the '80s, much less weird in this context
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: When their old captain refused to put their informant in witness protection, they stole a duffle bag full of money from evidence to help her disappear.
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* OutOfGenreExperience: The flashback to their takedown of Gio Costa looked like something out of an action-packed cop show, rather than the workplace comedy this show actually is.
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* Hitchcock reveals that he's ridiculously broke, as if it's a point of pride. The reveal of the episode is that, despite having no money and nearing retirement, the only time they ever stole from a bust was to help someone else,
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** To [[Recap/BrooklynNineNineS5E22JakeAndAmy "Jake and Amy"]], in which we first learned Scully and Hitchcock's nicknames: Flat Top and The Freak.
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The Triple: "alert and cool and job-doing"
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--> '''Jake:''' What the hell happened to you?\\
'''Scully:''' Are you body-shaming us?\\
'''Jake Peralta:''' No, I'm personality-shaming you. You were so alert and cool and job-doing.
--> '''Jake:''' What the hell happened to you?\\
'''Scully:''' Are you body-shaming us?\\
'''Jake Peralta:''' No, I'm personality-shaming you. You were so alert and cool and job-doing.
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* Hitchcock reveals that he's ridiculously broke, as if it's a point of pride. The reveal of the episode is that, despite having no money and nearing retirement, the only time they ever stole from a bust was to help someone else,
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** The fact that Hitchcock and Scully used to be fairly competent cops back in TheEighties has been mentioned several times before.
* ChekhovsGunman: Marissa, the drug dealer's girlfriend in the ColdOpen. Turns out, she was helping Hitchcock and Scully with the investigation, but then the NYPD wouldn't put her in witness protection. So, Hitchcock and Scully stole one of the duffel bags of money and gave it to her, so she could change identities and start a new life.
* ChekhovsGunman: Marissa, the drug dealer's girlfriend in the ColdOpen. Turns out, she was helping Hitchcock and Scully with the investigation, but then the NYPD wouldn't put her in witness protection. So, Hitchcock and Scully stole one of the duffel bags of money and gave it to her, so she could change identities and start a new life.
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** The fact It was previously revealed that Hitchcock and Scully used to be fairly competent cops back held the precinct's arrest record, because "Brooklyn in TheEighties has been mentioned several times before.
the eighties was basically ''Film/ThePurge''".
* ChekhovsGunman: Marissa, the drug dealer'sgirlfriend wife in the ColdOpen. Turns out, she was helping Hitchcock and Scully with the investigation, but then the NYPD wouldn't put her in witness protection. So, Hitchcock and Scully stole one of the duffel bags of money and gave it to her, so she could change identities and start a new life.
* ChekhovsGunman: Marissa, the drug dealer's
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** Hitchcock and Scully also frequently check in on their informant, Marissa Costa, after their captain refused to put her in witness protection.
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** Hitchcock and Scully also frequently One of the running gags is the two of them constantly eating at a restaurant called Wing Slutz. Turns out, they go there to check on an informant in on their informant, Marissa Costa, after their captain refused to put her in witness protection.hiding who manages the place.
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* ShoutOut: The episode begins with a flashback to 1986, and the overall 80s noir-style of the scene, including the sultry jazz saxophone underscoring, is highly reminiscent of the Lethal Weapon (1987) franchise.
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* TemptingFate: The young 80's Hitchcock and Scully before eating a Wing Slutz wing Marissa offered them: "One wing can't hurt".
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** Scully still eats cheese even though he's lactose intolerant
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* DumbassHasAPoint: Scully, when Jake and Charles are interrogating him and Hitchcock, taunts Jake by reminding him that he's lactose intolerant and a 4-cheese pizza for lunch, and that Jake is trapped in a room with him.
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* DumbassHasAPoint: Scully, when Jake and Charles are interrogating him and Hitchcock, taunts Jake by reminding him that he's lactose intolerant and had a 4-cheese pizza for lunch, and that Jake is trapped in a room with him.
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--->'''Charles:''' There were so many warning signs about Dragomir. Nikolaj had never heard of him.\\
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'''''Hitchcock and Scully''''' is the second episode of ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'''s sixth season.
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* BulletproofVest: During the climactic siege, Charles notes that neither he nor Jake are wearing vests. Hitchcock and Scully decide to improvise and strap tubs of Slut Sauce to their torsos. Surprisingly, it works!
* CallBack:
** Charles was made completely sterile by a GroinAttack.
** Jake calls Holt "[[FreudianSlip dad]]" once again.
** Holt talks about how he "give(s) a hoot", a call-back to [[Recap/BrooklynNineNineS6E01Honeymoon the previous episode]].
** The fact that Hitchcock and Scully used to be fairly competent cops back in TheEighties has been mentioned several times before.
* ChekhovsGunman: Marissa, the drug dealer's girlfriend in the ColdOpen. Turns out, she was helping Hitchcock and Scully with the investigation, but then the NYPD wouldn't put her in witness protection. So, Hitchcock and Scully stole one of the duffel bags of money and gave it to her, so she could change identities and start a new life.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Charles is being scammed. He was contacted by someone who is supposedly a brother of his adopted son Nikolaj. Jake is like a broken record during one conversation:
* CallBack:
** Charles was made completely sterile by a GroinAttack.
** Jake calls Holt "[[FreudianSlip dad]]" once again.
** Holt talks about how he "give(s) a hoot", a call-back to [[Recap/BrooklynNineNineS6E01Honeymoon the previous episode]].
** The fact that Hitchcock and Scully used to be fairly competent cops back in TheEighties has been mentioned several times before.
* ChekhovsGunman: Marissa, the drug dealer's girlfriend in the ColdOpen. Turns out, she was helping Hitchcock and Scully with the investigation, but then the NYPD wouldn't put her in witness protection. So, Hitchcock and Scully stole one of the duffel bags of money and gave it to her, so she could change identities and start a new life.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Charles is being scammed. He was contacted by someone who is supposedly a brother of his adopted son Nikolaj. Jake is like a broken record during one conversation:
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* BulletproofVest: During the climactic siege, Charles notes that neither he nor Jake are wearing vests. Hitchcock and Scully decide to improvise and strap tubs of Slut Sauce to their torsos. Surprisingly, it works!
* CallBack:
** Charles was made completely sterile by a GroinAttack.
** Jake calls Holt "[[FreudianSlip dad]]" once again.
** Holt talks about how he "give(s) a hoot", a call-back to [[Recap/BrooklynNineNineS6E01Honeymoon the previous episode]].
** The fact that Hitchcock and Scully used to be fairly competent cops back in TheEighties has been mentioned several times before.
* ChekhovsGunman: Marissa, the drug dealer's girlfriend in the ColdOpen. Turns out, she was helping Hitchcock and Scully with the investigation, but then the NYPD wouldn't put her in witness protection. So, Hitchcock and Scully stole one of the duffel bags of money and gave it to her, so she could change identities and start a new life.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment:BrokenRecord: Charles is being scammed. He was contacted by someone who is supposedly a brother of his adopted son Nikolaj. Jake is like a broken record during one conversation:
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** Charles was made completely sterile by a GroinAttack.
** Jake calls Holt "[[FreudianSlip dad]]" once again.
** Holt talks about how he "give(s) a hoot", a call-back to [[Recap/BrooklynNineNineS6E01Honeymoon the previous episode]].
** The fact that Hitchcock and Scully used to be fairly competent cops back in TheEighties has been mentioned several times before.
* ChekhovsGunman: Marissa, the drug dealer's girlfriend in the ColdOpen. Turns out, she was helping Hitchcock and Scully with the investigation, but then the NYPD wouldn't put her in witness protection. So, Hitchcock and Scully stole one of the duffel bags of money and gave it to her, so she could change identities and start a new life.
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* BulletproofVest: During the climactic siege, Charles notes that neither he nor Jake are wearing vests. Hitchcock and Scully decide to improvise and strap tubs of Slut Sauce to their torsos. Surprisingly, it works!
* CallBack:
** Charles was made completely sterile by a GroinAttack.
** Jake calls Holt "[[FreudianSlip dad]]" once again.
** Holt talks about how he "give(s) a hoot", a call-back to [[Recap/BrooklynNineNineS6E01Honeymoon the previous episode]].
** The fact that Hitchcock and Scully used to be fairly competent cops back in TheEighties has been mentioned several times before.
* ChekhovsGunman: Marissa, the drug dealer's girlfriend in the ColdOpen. Turns out, she was helping Hitchcock and Scully with the investigation, but then the NYPD wouldn't put her in witness protection. So, Hitchcock and Scully stole one of the duffel bags of money and gave it to her, so she could change identities and start a new life.
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** Charles was made completely sterile by a GroinAttack.
** Jake calls Holt "[[FreudianSlip dad]]" once again.
** Holt talks about how he "give(s) a hoot", a call-back to [[Recap/BrooklynNineNineS6E01Honeymoon the previous episode]].
** The fact that Hitchcock and Scully used to be fairly competent cops back in TheEighties has been mentioned several times before.
* ChekhovsGunman: Marissa, the drug dealer's girlfriend in the ColdOpen. Turns out, she was helping Hitchcock and Scully with the investigation, but then the NYPD wouldn't put her in witness protection. So, Hitchcock and Scully stole one of the duffel bags of money and gave it to her, so she could change identities and start a new life.
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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Charles is being scammed. He was contacted by someone who is supposedly a brother of his adopted son Nikolaj. Jake is like a broken record during one conversation:
--->'''Charles:''' There were so many warning signs about Dragomir. Nikolaj had never heard of him.\\
'''Jake:''' He's 45.\\
'''Charles:''' He asked for money.\\
'''Jake:''' He's 45.\\
'''Charles:''' He didn't have a birth certificate.\\
'''Jake:''' He's 45.\\
'''Charles:''' He looked older than 15.\\
'''Jake:''' He's 45.\\
'''Charles:''' Fine. He was 45.
--->'''Charles:''' There were so many warning signs about Dragomir. Nikolaj had never heard of him.\\
'''Jake:''' He's 45.\\
'''Charles:''' He asked for money.\\
'''Jake:''' He's 45.\\
'''Charles:''' He didn't have a birth certificate.\\
'''Jake:''' He's 45.\\
'''Charles:''' He looked older than 15.\\
'''Jake:''' He's 45.\\
'''Charles:''' Fine. He was 45.
* GoodLuckGesture: Scully and Hitchcock cross their fingers on both hands and chant "desk duty, desk duty, desk duty" when Captain Holt announces that it was found out they did steal the money, but used it to help someone who would end up a victim.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Charles thinks Nikolaj's brother is this, but Jake thinks it is clearly a middle-aged man trying to scam him.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Marissa, the drug dealer's girlfriend in the ColdOpen. Turns out, she was helping Hitchcock and Scully with the investigation, but then the NYPD wouldn't put her in witness protection. So, Hitchcock and Scully stole one of the duffel bags of money and gave it to her, so she could change identities and start a new life.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Marissa probably didn't expect a simple offering of food to turn two handsome, competent detectives into the Hitchcock and Scully we know today.
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* BadassDecay: In-universe as Hitchcock and Scully were once two of the NYPD's all-time best cops before turning into incompetent messes.
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->'''Gina:''' Ellen Musk.\\
'''Holt:''' Season one winner of VH1's ''Queen Bitch''.
'''Holt:''' Season one winner of VH1's ''Queen Bitch''.
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'''Holt:''' Season one winner of
