Despite all of the flack that social media can get for keeping people chained to their phones/computers, it has proven many times that through the power of massive communication anything is possible - such as saving Brooklyn 99.
When Fox dropped the cop-comedy after it's fifth season there was a gigantic outcry from every possible media source begging any other network to pick it back up for a sixth season. Luckily fans had their wishes fulfilled when NBC took over the show and Brooklyn's 99th precinct continued to take down bad guys and look good doing it.
A Tale of Two Bandits, Episode 5 (8.2)
It wouldn't be a season of Brooklyn 99 without a Doug Judy episode, and it's pretty impressive that the writers keep coming up with fresh new hijinks for Judy and Peralta to get into. This episode had audiences terrified when it seemed as though Doug Judy had passed away, but luckily it was all a ruse and he and Jake got to team up to catch the copy-cat car-thief who was using Judy's methods. The copy-cat turned out to be Trudy Judy, Doug's little sister, and she winds up double-crossing Jake and Doug in true Judy fashion.
The Golden Child, Episode 9 (8.3)
Who would have thought that Amy Santiago, the girl known for having to do everything perfectly all the time, had a brother who was better than her at everything? When Jake and Amy have dinner with Amy's mother and her brother, David, he effortlessly brags about his superior accomplishments and intellect, causing Amy to fume with anger.
But when David gets framed for investigating a gang of Brazilian cops, Jake helps Amy realize that she has to put aside her frustrating feelings toward her brother in order to save him.
Ticking Clocks, Episode 14 (8.4)
It wasn't a complete bubble-episode, but it was pretty darn close as the entire 99 had only 21 minutes and 30 seconds to find a computer hacker trying to break into the precincts system. While the detectives try to find the hacker and deal with their individual problems throughout the episode (Rosa has relationship issues with her girlfriend, Terry handles a group of mean girls, Hitchcock and Scully make Lasagna) it's revealed that the hacker is inside the building. The detectives rush to the source, only to realize that Knox (not really a Sergeant) was the hacker all along. They return to Holt's office and save their captain from a gun-wielding Knox.
Honeymoon, Episode 1 (8.5)
The very first episode of Brooklyn 99 that came from NBC picked up right where Fox left off and followed Jake and Amy on their honeymoon. Unfortunately, NBC also made the decision to not give Captain Raymond Holt the job as Commissioner of the NYPD and (in typical sitcom fashion) Jake and Amy run into Holt on their getaway. A distraught Holt ends up tagging along to all of Jake and Amy's honeymoon festivities, finally deciding that he's going to retire and quit being a cop. Jake and Amy eventually talk him out of the idea and return to the 99, only to find the place a mess since Holt decided to stand up to the new Commissioner instead of quit.
The Honeypot, Episode 7 (8.5)
No, the episode wasn't centered around an actual honeypot. In fact, it was a spoof on Red Sparrow the Jennifer Lawrence's spy movie from 2018. With the 99 at war with Commissioner Kelly, it was only natural that he would want somebody working on the inside. Enter Gordon Lundt, a candidate for Holt's new assistant who immediately has tremendous sexual tension with the Captain (apparently). Gordon turns out to be a spy who reveals that he loves Holt too much to double cross him and wants to sabotage Kelly for Holt.
In true spy-movie fashion the episode contains a triple-cross and even a quadruple-cross as Jake and Holt thwart all of Kelly and Gordon's traps.
Sicko, Episode 17 (8.5)
It isn't everyday that a cop runs into a serial killer stealing his victims hearts. But hey - that's Brooklyn. In this episode Jake and the 99 investigate a killer who (you guessed it) was stealing the hearts of the people he murdered. When the forensics team reveals to the 99 that the hearts seemed to have been removed by a professional surgeon, Jake and Holt look to see if there are any known crime-lords on the waiting list for a new heart. Their hunch ends up being correct and they catch the killer along with the crime-lord, but the episode ends with the 99 and Commissioner Kelly at each others throats forcing Jake to form a team to help them take down Kelly once and for all.
The Crime Scene, Episode 6 (8.6)
Fans were starting to wonder when Brooklyn 99 was going to do a CSI/NCIS spoof episode and NBC finally pulled the trigger. When Jake and Rosa investigate an apartment that has a murder victim, they keep hitting dead-ends whenever they come up with possible leads. To make matters worse, Jake promises the victims mother that they'll find out who killed her son.
After two months of getting nowhere and going absolutely insane inside the blood-stained room, Jake and Rosa have to give up on the case. However, after they talk with the victim's mother they decide to give the apartment one last look and discover a clue that leads them to the killer.
Hitchcock & Scully, Episode 2 (8.8)
There are a couple of Brooklyn 99 episodes that audiences can predict will happen every season no matter what (Halloween Heist, Doug Judy) but the one episode that nobody saw coming was the one that finally gave Hitchcock and Scully the credit they deserved. The episode served as an origin story as to what the two outdated detectives were like in the 80's (spoiler, it was a huge improvement). Unfortunately, an old case that the two worked gets brought back up and they get accused of stealing a giant duffel bag of drug cash. It turns out that they did take the money but gave it to one of their C.O.'s who needed to disappear, so they were punished with desk duty.
Suicide Squad, Episode 18 (9.1)
In the final episode of NBC's first season with the 99th precinct, Jake and the gang assembled a group of their former enemies (Madeline Wuntch, The Vulture, C.J.) to help them take down Commissioner Kelly. The group tries to set up a fake kidnapping to prove that the Commissioner is tapping into the public's cell-phones to find information (a Dark Knight machine) but the plan goes wrong when the villains double-cross the 99. When all hope seems to be lost, a triple-cross orchestrated by Jake and Wuntch throws Kelly (and Holt) for a loop and they take down the Commissioner once and for all. However, the season ends with quite a cliffhanger when Wuntch (as acting Commissioner) demotes Holt from a Captain to a beat cop.
Cinco De Mayo, Episode 16 (9.2)
They finally did it! After taking the second-place spot for four consecutive seasons, the Halloween Heist episode for season 6 finally scored the highest IMDb rating.. While it technically wasn't a Halloween heist and took place on Cinco De Mayo instead, this heist was one of the most elaborate yet with the group only taking part in order to help distract Terry from the stress of taking his Lieutenant's exam. The heist played out in typical fashion, but the end result shocked audiences and blew everybody away when Terry not only won the heist but also revealed that he had already taken the Lieutenant's exam and passed. Lieutenant Jeffords certainly is an amazing human/genius.