History Recap / BrooklynNineNineS3E07TheMattress

* NeverMyFault: Holt is partially at fault for Charles scratching his car since he did double parked it, but he's too stubborn to accept blame. Up until Gina relays the situation to him and he has a [[JerkassRealization realization]].

* NotHelpingYourCase: Terry brings Rosa's old ballet teacher to help convince Rosa to take it easy on the "little brother". Instead, she turns out to be a SadisticTeacher, proving the exact opposite point that Terry was trying to prove. Subverted as it actually works, as it reminds Rosa that said teacher ruined her childhood and caused her to drop out of Ballet. [[BlatantLies Terry unconvincingly tries to claim this was his plan all along]].

** "Gertie" to Holt. The reveal is that she was a gift from Kevin, back when they were dating, that allowed them to visit the other a lot more often, explaining why he loves the car so much.

* TakeAThirdOption: An unwitting example. Upon discovering that Scully has bought a jar full of lemonade and that Hitchcock has bought a fish in an identical jar, Jake immediately takes bets on whether Scully will drink Hitchcock's fish or whether Hitchcock will put fish food into Scully's lemonade. He's unprepared for Hitchcock to drink his own fish for some reason.

'''''The Mattress''''' is the seventh episode of ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'''s third season.

** "Gertie" is this to Holt. The reveal it was a gift from Kevin, back when they were dating, that allowed them to visit the other a lot more often, goes to explaining this.
** Holt also seems to consider Jake's lack of knowledge of puzzle expert Will Shortz to be adequate reason for Amy to break up with him.

* GoingByTheMatchbook: Amy and Jake both find matchbooks at the scene of the crime and note that the exact same match is missing from both, which they intuit to be some sort of code. Holt is excited at the prospect of figuring out the code, but then Amy points out that there's a phone number on one of the matchbooks.

Back at the precinct, Charles finds himself fuming over a classic convertible that is carelessly parked across his designated spot. Things get complicated when he discovers that it actually belongs to Holt and he has to confess that he scratched the Captain's beloved "Gerty".

* ICallItVera: Holt and Kevin call their beloved convertible "Gerty".

** "Gerty" is this to Holt. The reveal it was a gift from Kevin, back when they were dating, that allowed them to visit the other a lot more often, goes to explaining this.

* TakeAThirdOption: An unwitting example. Upon discovering that Scully has bought a jar full of lemonade and that Hitchcock has bought a fish in an identical jar, Jake immediately takes bets on whether Scully will drink Hitchcock's fish or whether Hitchcock will put fishfood into Scully's lemonade. He's unprepared for Hitchcock to drink his own fish for some reason.

* WatchThePaintJob: Holt is livid that Charles scratched Gerty, especially since the color (raspberry sherbet) is no longer available.

* [[DontExplainTheJoke Don't Explain the Analogy]] Both Gina, and later Captain Holt, continue to explain exactly how their analogy applies to the other person's situation long after the other person has fully demonstrated they've understood the point being made:

* BigNo: Jake lets one out in the cold open.

Jake and Amy hit a new milestone in their career: their first case as a couple! Despite Captain Holt's warnings, they decide to track down the source of "Taxi" a new amphetamine that's hitting the streets, claiming that their relationship is strong enough to withstand any sort of conflict. Unfortunately for the couple, they quickly start butting heads, chiefly about Jake's uncomfortable mattress. More uncomfortable truths soon follow.

* WatchThePaintJob: Holt is livid that Charles scratched Gerty, especially since the color (raspberry sherbet) is no longer available.

* NeverMyFault: Holt is partially at fault for Charles scratching his car since he did double parked it, but he's too stubborn to accept blame. Up until Gina relays the situation to him and he has a [[JerkassRealisation realisation]].

* NeverMyFault: Holt is partially at fault for Charles scratching his car since he did double parked it, but he's too stubborn to accept blame. Up until Gina relays the situation to him and he has a [[JerkassRelisation realisation]].

* InsecureLoveInterests: As this episode reveals, both Amy and Jake are this to each other.
* NeverMyFault: Holt is partially at fault for Charles scratching his car since he did double parked it, but he's too stubborn to accept blame. Up until Gina relays the situation to him and he has a realisation.

* NeverMyFault: Holt is partially at fault for Charles scratching his car since he did double parked it, but he's too stubborn to accept blame.
* NotHelpingYourCase: Terry brings Rosa's old ballet teacher to help convince Rosa to take it easy on the "little brother". Instead, she turns out to be a SadisticTeacher, proving the exact opposite point that Terry was trying to prove.

** "Gerty" is this to Holt.

* WatchThePaintJob: Holt is livid that Charles scratched Gerty, especially since the color (raspberry sorbet) is no longer available.

* VitriolicBestBuds: When things are going well, Rosa and her "little brother" share both insults and fist bumps. Terry is confused.

Also, Rosa becomes apoplectic upon discovering that her "little brother" from the Big Brothers and Sisters program was arrested for shoplifting. Terry tries everything he can to cool her down and help the boy out instead of making sure that he gets sent to jail.

'''''The Mattress''' is the seventh episode of ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'''s third season.