10 Best Brooklyn Nine-Nine Cold Opens

1. Halloween Heist IV

The Halloween Heist has proven to be the defining gag running through the entire series. It started in season one when Jake was challenged to steal Holt's Medal of Valor from his office before midnight. Jake won, igniting a rivalry that drew the entire department in, as well as Kevin, Cheddar and the incredibly disturbing Bill.

But more than the actual Heist, the announcement of the Heist has taken on a life of its own.

The cold open for Halloween Heist IV featured Jake and Amy in bed together. The alarm went off, revealing that they're both fully dressed in an attempt to get a jump on each other. Jake then revealed he had taken things a step further by preparing breakfast the night before, which he kept in bed with them. Admittedly, an odd choice.

But when Jake threw the covers back to make the reveal, the breakfast had been eaten. Holt then turned a light on. He was sitting in the corner of their bedroom, watching them sleep and eating the breakfast Jake had made. It might be the creepiest thing Holt has ever done. Even stranger was the fact that neither Jake or Amy seemed upset by this.

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