10 Best Terry Jeffords moments from Brooklyn 99

Created by Dan Goor and Michael Schur, Brooklyn 99 is a police procedural sitcom that revolves around a group of New York City Police Department detectives who regularly get into funny scenarios. The show is noted for its diverse cast and tackling of modern issues and is a critical and commercial success.

One of the most entertaining characters on the show is Terry Jeffords, played by Terry Crews, who is a sergeant and is known for being muscular, physically strong, and still being gentle towards the ones he loves. Here are the 10 best moments of Terry Jeffords.

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When Terry felt old, when he modeled in Japan, and other best moments of Terry Jeffords from Brooklyn 99

1. When Terry got high on pain medications

In season 2, episode 2 of Brooklyn 99, Terry Jeffords goes in for a vasectomy, but it fails because the doctors are unable to give him enough anesthesia due to his large size. Caught in an in-between state, where he has no filter and is half-awake, he delivers some hilarious lines, like how Captain Holt should just smoke weed, and more. As he is the epitome of physical strength, it is hilarious to note that his simple operation could not be completed because of his giant size.

When Detective Jake comes in to take him back, he is surprised that the surgery has been unsuccessful and is amused at Terry’s condition. Terry even delivers the iconic line about how he is sometimes unable to tell his twin girls apart and has to say booboo. While Terry is delirious and the doctor seems worried, Jake has a good laugh about the whole situation.

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2. When Terry’s laptop password is hilariously predictable

In season 2, episode 13, Detective Jake makes the mistake of accidentally revealing to the entire precinct via email that Terry is expecting another child. The whole squad gets excited and decides to get more information by hacking into his laptop. But it seems to be difficult at first. His colleagues try to enter by using the words “big muscles” and his wife’s name, “Sharon 1-2-3," which is hilarious, but it turns up no results.

Finally, one of them has the idea of using the word "yoghurt,” and they are able to hack inside, proving that Terry’s love for yoghurt is all-encompassing and a running gag of the show. When Terry’s wife comes to the office, Captain Holt congratulates them on their pregnancy, and Jake tries to get out of the situation by telling a colleague to fake a heart attack.

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3. Terry’s adventures with kittens

In season 3, episode 19 of Brooklyn 99, Terry Jeffords gets a box of kittens and is extremely annoyed, even calling them “evil little t**ds” in a hilarious manner. When Jake asks him why he is so angry at the cute kittens and that they make a wonderful pair, Terry recalls the story behind it. He mentions that when he was a new recruit in the police academy, everyone used to bully him and forced him to win a case to prove his worth. Terry therefore decided to work on a high-profile case.

He narrowed down a suspect and was sure that he was the man, but hilariously, when the police busted into his apartment, it was revealed that the man he was so sure about was disabled and could not have done any crime. To save his face, Terry put all the blame on the kittens he had as pets. This becomes a running joke for his seniors, who regularly send him kittens to make him remember his embarrassing moment.

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4. Terry’s modeling adventures in Japan

In season 4, episode 22, viewers get a more detailed look into his illustrious backstory. When his laptop gets hacked, he takes the help of a lady to set it right, even forcing her to work faster, which she takes as a sexist comment. However, when she gets inside, the hacker reveals that Terry used to be a catalog model when he spent a year abroad studying in Japan. Terry is flustered and admits that he was a starving student and says that “Terry needed the yen!”

Things get even funnier when another man joins in and starts to work on his laptop. When Terry asks who he is, he says that he has even more advanced knowledge about these types of hackings and can help him. While Terry is happy that more people are helping him, the man also says that to keep himself safe, he has to dig up some dirt on Terry to blackmail him, if needed. He then proceeds to show a video where Terry is dancing in workout clothes, which is extremely hilarious and even more damning to his reputation.

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5. When Terry did yoga

In season 5, episode 17 of Brooklyn 99, Terry comes to know that Holt and Boyle have started doing yoga, as Holt’s doctor has told him to be more active and his squash club has turned to racquetball, which he does not like. Therefore, he enlists the help of Boyle to teach him the art of yoga. Boyle also comments upon how his wife taught him and has made him flexible. Terry gets annoyed that Holt did not come to him for exercise and tells them he has a lot of muscle strength. To which, Boyle says that yoga is about bone strength and not muscles.

Terry gets offended and challenges them to tell him a yoga pose, as he can easily do it. Boyle says that he can do the child pose, but they are in a warrior pose. Taking this as an insult, Terry also decides to do the warrior pose with them but pulls a muscle. Embarrassed by his injury, he acts as if everything is fine and hilariously takes small and awkward steps to go back to his desk. But it gets worse when his phone drops on the ground and he cannot pick it up.

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6. Terry’s woes with old age

In season 4, episodes 11 and 12, Terry Jeffords has an existential crisis and feels that he is getting old. The man who prided himself on his physical strength and mental clarity was caught amidst confusion and lack of clarity. His crisis starts when he and Rosa are investigating a case about a fugitive climbing up a wall and running away, and Rosa can climb up the wall, but Terry is unable to do it. He hilariously declares that he is old.

He goes on to rant that he now does not like even small things like how the TV is always quiet, the basketball shorts are baggy, and much more. The worst and actually the funniest part is that he now needs reading glasses. Terry goes haywire and starts wrapping himself with a shawl and eating elderly people foods. However, Rosa infuses him with confidence, and Terry is back to his old self.

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7. When Terry fails to be a criminal

In season 6, episode 9 of Brooklyn 99, Terry Jeffords and Captain Holt decide to go for an undercover mission with the help of Boyle and must disguise themselves as criminals. Terry becomes a criminal and is sent inside a hold-up with another criminal and must force him to a confession. However, the incident proves that he is unable to play the bad guy as he gets flustered by Boyle’s ever-changing and complex notes on how he must behave with the inmate.

Boyle keeps making Terry confused by giving him additional instructions, and it gets to a point where Terry accidentally reveals that he is an undercover and does not need any notes from Boyle. The inmate realizes that he is a police officer, and when Holt tries to get on the criminal’s team, he immediately says that he knows that even Holt is a cop because he keeps talking about his strengths and skills. The whole scene is hilarious, and Terry’s frustration is comedic gold.

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8. When Terry showcases his strength

Terry Jeffords is known for his inhuman strength, and there are times when he himself does not realize how strong he is. In season 2, episode 5, Jake comes into the office and sees Holt sitting on his desk. When he asks him what happened, Holt tells him that a few senior police officers are searching their office as they doubt that there is a mole among us. Jake rebuffs the idea and proudly says that he knows what everyone does after work and therefore, no one is a mole.

He points out how some will go for dancing, and Boyle will go for a pizza-making workshop. Finally, he points towards Terry and says that he can leap up in his arms and he will catch me without fail. And this is exactly what happens. In another scene, Jake tells Terry to choose heads or tails as he is flipping a coin, and Terry easily bends the coin into two, leaving Jake and Boyle amused.

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9. When Terry finds out that Jake knows about his wife’s pregnancy

In season 2, episode 13 of Brooklyn 99, Jake plays around with Terry and tells him that he is on his way to the bank to pay him back the money he owed to Terry. However, he says that he has done some sleuthing and knows why he wants the money in such a hurry, as he has never asked for it before. Terry dismisses him and says that he asked Jake as he should have paid back by now. Jake says that he has discovered that Terry is regularly going to the dentist, which might mean that he needs money.

And then Jake mentions that he found something on his desk. He mentions that he found a list of names, which point towards him becoming a father. While Terry initially says that those are just his cousin’s names, he closes the door and accepts that yes, his wife is pregnant, but it is too early to tell everyone and therefore requests Jake to keep it to himself. However, he lifts up Jake easily and threatens him to do this, which is Terry’s characteristic style.

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10. Terry’s dreams about his role model are shattered

In season 4, episode 8, Terry Jeffords writes a fan mail to his favorite childhood icon, DC Parlov, who is the author of a popular book series. Parlov seems to remember him, and Terry is extremely happy that his icon knows about him. However, his dreams come crashing down when he and Jake have to find out who is sending Parlov death threats, and Parlov admits that he always uses an assistant to reply back to his fan mail on his behalf.

Terry is devastated upon hearing the news, as he thought that Parlov replied to all those letters himself. Further, Parlov confesses that he does not know who Terry is and just feigned recognition as he was the officer assigned to his case. The scene is ironic as the tough and muscular Terry deflates and looks defeated. When Jake requests him to bust down the door of a suspect in the Parlov case, he disagrees.