USPIS (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
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Episode 8
| "USPIS" | |
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| Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Ken Whittingham |
| Written by | Brian Reich |
| Cinematography by | Giovani Lampassi |
| Editing by | Sandra Montiel |
| Production code | 207 |
| Original air date | November 23, 2014 |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Guest appearance | |
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"USPIS" is the eighth episode of the second season of the American television police sitcom series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. It is the 30th overall episode of the series and is written by Brian Reich and directed by Ken Whittingham. It aired on Fox in the United States on November 23, 2014. It was the seventh episode of the season to be produced but the eighth to be broadcast.[citation needed]
In the episode, Rosa is leading a task force focusing on the "Giggle Pig" drug and enlists Jake to participate in the operation. They also need to work with United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and are partnered with the incompetent Agent Jack Danger (Ed Helms). Meanwhile, Holt and Terry seek to help Amy overcome her cigarette addiction. The episode was seen by an estimated 3.04 million household viewers and gained a 1.5/4 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research. The episode received critical acclaim from critics, who praised Ed Helms' guest performance, the cast and the writing in particular and noting it as one of the show's best episodes.
In the cold open the squad members are informed that they missed Scully's birthday party. They pool in money to compensate, though it's revealed to be a ploy by Hitchcock and Scully.
Rosa (Stephanie Beatriz) is leading a task force on "Giggle Pig" drug operations and asks Jake (Andy Samberg) to participate in the force but asks him and Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio) to get help from the USPIS due to the drug operations' use of post boxes.
Terry (Terry Crews), Holt (Andre Braugher) and Gina (Chelsea Peretti) begin to note Amy (Melissa Fumero) acting strangely and soon find out that she has decided to quit her tobacco addiction, but is having trouble due to stress. Terry tries to help her overcome it with the same techniques he used for his overeating addiction but fails. Holt and Gina also try to help her with exercise and meditation respectively but she still fails to pass it. Holt manages to make her see that she's just being an extreme perfectionist and tells her she should reconsider her issues.
Jake and Boyle visit USPIS Agent Jack Danger (pronounced 'Donger') (Ed Helms), who is self-righteous and incompetent, believing the USPIS to be superior to the NYPD as well as other federal agencies. During an investigation to find where the drug is supplied through mailboxes, Danger's ineptitude stops Jake from catching a supplier. When Danger refuses to lend them a list with the suspects unless they go with USPIS's methods, Jake and Boyle steal the list and arrest the supplier. However, their actions receive punishment as their case is handed to USPIS. Jake, realizing that this reflects poorly on Rosa, decides to apologize to Danger, who decides to hand back the case, though not without Jake enduring a boring and longwinded lecture about the history of the U.S. Postal Service. The Nine-Nine and USPIS lead a raid on a drug ring and arrest everyone inside, although Danger knocks himself out by the entrance.