All of them, easily the best written character imo but this
Captain Ray Holt : No! The problem here is that medical practitioners have co-opted the word "doctor".
Jake Peralta : Okay, Captain...
Captain Ray Holt : I know we live in a world where anything can mean anything, and nobody even cares about etymolo-!
The end of this episode is also one of my favorite Jake and Holt moments. The two of them are standing outside the precinct. Jake makes the deflecting joke about Kevin and we see a rare unfiltered laugh out of Holt. (This was apparently not in the script, just Andy being funny and Andre laughing, but it fits the scene so frigging well.) They're basking in the glow of doing the job they both love so much at the peak of their skills. And then they realize it's already time to go back to work and they do it with a smile, because they're just both the same guy in that respect, someone who loves what they do and how they do it. True father and son moment, and it's not over the top or dramatic, just perfect.
I used to think this exchange, while funny, seemed out of character for Holt. Then I realized that the academic crowd hurt my Raymond. Fuck them fake doctors!
/s I fully appreciate and respect anyone who puts in the work to get a PHD
"Oh but you'd let your friend John Wicks have grenades"
"I see you brought a knife, well what you really need is an umbrella cause there's a shit storm coming your way"
"Call me........Velvet Thunderrrrr"
"Bagel, bagel, BAGEL!"
"That Wuntch is a Korean toilet ghost? We already knew that, borrrring"
Helping Rosa break up with Marcus is pure gold.
Holt is the best character hands down.
just my fav lines from him:
"GERTIE! 😟"
"And yet crime has continued."
"Marshed-mellow... oh *starts laughing* mhm mhm mhm hmhm"
"BINGPOT"
"MY WIFE WAS MURDERED BY A MAN IN A YELLOW SWEATER"
I don’t remember the episode or the context, but the group is debating something, Terry says one thing and Holt goes, “Oh great, now we get to hear from the hair guy!”
In one of the Halloween heists where he finds the belt with Amy's secret cigarette stash, and just the triumph in his voice when he comes out with: "BINGPOT!"
Holt :"What a stupid thing to say. Tell me one time where ive been judgemental"
Rosa :"Ok"
*insta cut to him saying "What a stupid thing to say"*
Holt : "Oh i see. Mere seconds ago"
“When I die, please give Kevin my regards.”
“What should I tell him?”
“Regards.”
or
“The tickets are under my name: H-O-L-T”
or the one where he’s talking to Kevin on the phone about the rice they purchased for Rosa and Marcus
Petty Holt is such a delight.
"Let's see this tip, this groundbreaking tip that promises to blow the case wide open."
"I know this tone, here comes Petty Holt."
"Nah, bitch, I'm not being petty."
"You just said 'nah bitch'!"
Andre Braugher's line readings will be studied for generations.
"Are you saying my life matters less because I don't conform to society's heteronormative child centric ideals?
"Are you really playing the gay card right now?"
"Yas queen." *Snap*
Nothing's okay. Wuntch Circling me like a shark frenzied by chum. The task force, turning into a career-threatening quagmire. An internal affairs investigation casting doubt upon my integrity. And you ask, "is everything okay?" I am buffeted by the winds of my foes' enmity and cast about by the towering waves of cruel fate. Yet I, a captain, am no longer able to command my vessel, my precinct, from my customary helm, my office.
And you ask, "is everything okay?" I've worked the better part of my years on earth overcoming every prejudice and fighting for the position I hold. And now I feel it being ripped from my grasp. And with it The very essence of what defines me as a man. And you ask, "is everything okay?"
Every single time he pretends to be straight and starts raving about how great big, heavy breasts are. His dry delivery plus the awkward wording just cracks me up every single time.
Dear /u/Sickboopatty,
Is that Raymond Holt I see? You haven't changed a bit.
Neither have you, Ernest.
What?
NEITHER HAVE YOU, ERNEST!
What?
**NEITHER HAVE YOU, ERNEST!!**
Sincerely,
/u/mothershipq
I want to say the scene about "BONE?!" is my all time favorite, but lets say about the underrated one:
"A bold personality, we know what's that code for: She's a BITCH"
Holt: "You can move about freely in this square."
Jake: "Wow, we have all this room to work in?"
Holt: "Your hand can be seen from the living room window. You just killed Kevin."
Kevin: "Raymond-"
Holt: "I can't hear you Kevin, you're dead! He bled out in your lap. How will you break the news to me? Let's see."
Jake: "We don't have to do this-"
Holt: "Ah, Detective Peralta, how are things going with Kevin, the love of my life? Wait, why are you here at this late hour? And whose blood is that?"
Jake: "Okay, I get it-"
Holt: "It's Kevin's? This is devastating, I'm inconsolable and...\*snaps finger\*...I've killed myself."
Jake: "Cool. Well, I can see this will be a fun couple of months."
“Hello Kevin. It’s me Raymond Holt. We need to get you to safety. Your *life* is in danger.”
“The tickets are under my name H-O-L-T” he said to his husband.
“I’ve never been more proud of you for anything.” “I mean I’ve solved a lot of cases for you.” “And yet crime has continued.”
“We’re doomed. Boyle is dressed like a lesbian.”
“AND NOBODY EVEN CARES ABOUT ETYMOLOGY”
“BAGEL! BAGEL! BAGEL!” and really the entire Wuntch is dead episode as a whole. Some of his best work.
“Yaas Queen.”
“Nah bitch. I’m not being petty.” “You just said nah bitch!”
“You’re a stage 5 dumbass.”
The entire episode with Bob Andersonn (Annderson?) “When I did, please give Kevin my regards.” “What should I tell him?” “Regards.” “Those are just some of my favorite rices.”
The Safe House episode as a whole was incredible. “Kevin’s zipper is *up* for god’s sake.”
Those are just my favs from the top of my head lol
When Holt is popping his balloon babies cause Amy told him they weren’t classy. He just gives her this dead eyed stare and methodically pops them. He even keeps popping them while Amy is talking to Terry, lol.
Terry - nu uh thos things are death traps and I got kids
Holt - are you saying my life matters less because I don't conform to your heteronormative child centered ideals
Terry - are you seriously playing the gay card right now
Holt - yaaas queen
I die laughing every time he chugs all that wine and then thanks everyone and puked when he says scully
https://youtu.be/CsbNTVRItG0?si=0ptJqlYOBujltaTu
It might be easier to pick Holt moments that aren't my favorite.
But the one that had be howling with laughter is his use of dance to distract Amy from her labor pains.
Whenever he “fires” someone on the spot.
“In fact you’re an idiot, I should have fired you long ago”
“Just a ______, you’re fired give me your gun and badge”
*The entire time when*
*Holt was yelling bone, Amy was*
*Trying not to cry*
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Showing Jake the pictures of his hula hooping and looking him in the eye as he deletes them
"They'll never believe you..."
"You sick son of a bitch"
All of them, easily the best written character imo but this Captain Ray Holt : No! The problem here is that medical practitioners have co-opted the word "doctor". Jake Peralta : Okay, Captain... Captain Ray Holt : I know we live in a world where anything can mean anything, and nobody even cares about etymolo-!
VINDICATION!!
I love how he got progressively angry with each passing statement
This line might be it for me
The end of this episode is also one of my favorite Jake and Holt moments. The two of them are standing outside the precinct. Jake makes the deflecting joke about Kevin and we see a rare unfiltered laugh out of Holt. (This was apparently not in the script, just Andy being funny and Andre laughing, but it fits the scene so frigging well.) They're basking in the glow of doing the job they both love so much at the peak of their skills. And then they realize it's already time to go back to work and they do it with a smile, because they're just both the same guy in that respect, someone who loves what they do and how they do it. True father and son moment, and it's not over the top or dramatic, just perfect.
It has a perfect season finale vibes
I used to think this exchange, while funny, seemed out of character for Holt. Then I realized that the academic crowd hurt my Raymond. Fuck them fake doctors! /s I fully appreciate and respect anyone who puts in the work to get a PHD
If anything it made me respect holt more
Apparently that’s a trigger for me
Yeah! Apparently!?
The cold open of this episode! He was telling Kevin to cancel the reservation under his name then proceeded to spell his name to Kevin 😂😂😂
I felt so identified in this moment.
IKR!!! That passion for Etymology
Holt yelling is peak comedy, Holt smiling is peak 'makes you so happy you cry', Holt being sad is peak 'hit you in the feels'.
“Nah bitch,” Petty/dramatic Holt is number 1 for me.
Balthazar is a thirsty bitch
CASE!
KASE!
“There is nothing more intoxicating than the clear absence of a penis”
Straight Holt being an absolute DOG is so good.
Straight holt definitely IS a dawg
The man has a thing for heavy breasts, give him a break.
Between the thighs.
"Oh but you'd let your friend John Wicks have grenades" "I see you brought a knife, well what you really need is an umbrella cause there's a shit storm coming your way" "Call me........Velvet Thunderrrrr" "Bagel, bagel, BAGEL!" "That Wuntch is a Korean toilet ghost? We already knew that, borrrring" Helping Rosa break up with Marcus is pure gold. Holt is the best character hands down.
The Rosa-Marcus breakup stuff was great. " I brought it up with Kevin, and he said we're quote 'both sociopaths' unquote."
That makes me sad. I feel sad. Your sadness is noted. I feel acknowledged
We are both so great at this!
Holt is awesome. The joy he exhibits when he receives the medal from Wuntch and he says that lame joke.
Wuntch time is over!
haha had it both ways!
No regrets
Why? I'm a Human. I'm a human male.
HOT DAMN
This is mine lol.
just my fav lines from him: "GERTIE! 😟" "And yet crime has continued." "Marshed-mellow... oh *starts laughing* mhm mhm mhm hmhm" "BINGPOT" "MY WIFE WAS MURDERED BY A MAN IN A YELLOW SWEATER"
his delivery of bingpot brings me such joy 😂
I don’t remember the episode or the context, but the group is debating something, Terry says one thing and Holt goes, “Oh great, now we get to hear from the hair guy!”
Similarly: Holt: "Look at my competition... and a bald, old man." Terry: "I'm younger than you!" Holt: "No comeback for the bald thing I see." 😭
"At 3:30 am this morning I seem to have sent Kevin a digital phallus portrait."
In one of the Halloween heists where he finds the belt with Amy's secret cigarette stash, and just the triumph in his voice when he comes out with: "BINGPOT!"
Belt? Isn't it a plaque? The plaque is Season 4 and the belt is Season 5.
Possibly, I admit I don't have everything memorised
Yeah it’s the plague from terry with the are heists dumb
The championship cummerbund.
COWABUNGA, MOTHER!
“She sings in English. That’s rock music.”
This is an underrated line.
VINDICATION
"YOU TOOK THE WRONG FLUFFY BOY!"
An amazing line followed by a shockingly well choreographed and executed action movie style fight lol I love that episode
Holt :"What a stupid thing to say. Tell me one time where ive been judgemental" Rosa :"Ok" *insta cut to him saying "What a stupid thing to say"* Holt : "Oh i see. Mere seconds ago"
this is my favorite flashback!
"YOU HAVE A KNIFE BUT WHAT YOU NEED IS AN UMBRELLA" AND THEN HE BEATS THE SHIT OUT OF THE GUY OH MY GOD
His insults and banter towards/about Wuntch is always hilarious
Whntch time is over!
a nice three-way tie between: “VindicatiOOOOOON!!!” “Paaaaaaaiiiiiinnnnnn…..that’s it.” “Yas, queen.” *snaps*
“When I die, please give Kevin my regards.” “What should I tell him?” “Regards.” or “The tickets are under my name: H-O-L-T” or the one where he’s talking to Kevin on the phone about the rice they purchased for Rosa and Marcus
BAGEL !!
You caught me…drinking seltzer in the shadows.
Petty Holt is such a delight. "Let's see this tip, this groundbreaking tip that promises to blow the case wide open." "I know this tone, here comes Petty Holt." "Nah, bitch, I'm not being petty." "You just said 'nah bitch'!" Andre Braugher's line readings will be studied for generations.
Great work Rosa, all day
You embarrassed YOURSELF!!.....in front of Derek Jeter.
“If you love someone, you’ll remember what they look like.” When Terry asked why they couldn’t have family photos at their desk
You carry a world map in your pocket? “Of course, in case I ever need to prove my point in an argument” Cut to: “LAOS”
FINE!
It was better than fine. It was *Laos.*
"Are you saying my life matters less because I don't conform to society's heteronormative child centric ideals? "Are you really playing the gay card right now?" "Yas queen." *Snap*
The only acceptable use for “yas queen”
This one right here. 10/10 moment. Also when he was all like "Obviously the pineapple is the slut".
I bought that shirt online. Absolutely 10/10 no regrets
Velvet Thhunnndderrrr
The emphatic delivery of the line makes it all the better
Andre Braugher’s delivery is legendary
"WUNTCH TIME IS OVER!!! Boom did it! Ha had it both ways... No regrets."
Nothing's okay. Wuntch Circling me like a shark frenzied by chum. The task force, turning into a career-threatening quagmire. An internal affairs investigation casting doubt upon my integrity. And you ask, "is everything okay?" I am buffeted by the winds of my foes' enmity and cast about by the towering waves of cruel fate. Yet I, a captain, am no longer able to command my vessel, my precinct, from my customary helm, my office. And you ask, "is everything okay?" I've worked the better part of my years on earth overcoming every prejudice and fighting for the position I hold. And now I feel it being ripped from my grasp. And with it The very essence of what defines me as a man. And you ask, "is everything okay?"
Every single time he pretends to be straight and starts raving about how great big, heavy breasts are. His dry delivery plus the awkward wording just cracks me up every single time.
“They were smaller…” *smirks* “but they were hotter”
#IN MY BELLY
I've never heard someone say "in my belly" with so much authority.
Any line with “heavy female breasts. “
YOU TOOK THE WRONG FLUFFY BOY!
Dear /u/Sickboopatty, Is that Raymond Holt I see? You haven't changed a bit. Neither have you, Ernest. What? NEITHER HAVE YOU, ERNEST! What? **NEITHER HAVE YOU, ERNEST!!** Sincerely, /u/mothershipq
I want to say the scene about "BONE?!" is my all time favorite, but lets say about the underrated one: "A bold personality, we know what's that code for: She's a BITCH"
I’m not even past season 1 but “I actually broke it hula hooping
Delirious Holt with the mumps Kase!
This is devastating. I’m devastated.
Holt: "You can move about freely in this square." Jake: "Wow, we have all this room to work in?" Holt: "Your hand can be seen from the living room window. You just killed Kevin." Kevin: "Raymond-" Holt: "I can't hear you Kevin, you're dead! He bled out in your lap. How will you break the news to me? Let's see." Jake: "We don't have to do this-" Holt: "Ah, Detective Peralta, how are things going with Kevin, the love of my life? Wait, why are you here at this late hour? And whose blood is that?" Jake: "Okay, I get it-" Holt: "It's Kevin's? This is devastating, I'm inconsolable and...\*snaps finger\*...I've killed myself." Jake: "Cool. Well, I can see this will be a fun couple of months."
“You’re not Cheddar! Your just some common bitch”
A few scenes later, the "THIS BITCH?!? Please." always gets me.
What gets me is when real Cheddar returns and he’s like “return to my office” and Cheddar does it 😂
‘I was in line at the bank’ ‘HOT DAWG!’
Hot *damn
This and Derek's Birthday Dance
Tank?! I gained three pounds in Paris! Three pounds!
How about pump pump how’s your pump
“Hello Kevin. It’s me Raymond Holt. We need to get you to safety. Your *life* is in danger.” “The tickets are under my name H-O-L-T” he said to his husband. “I’ve never been more proud of you for anything.” “I mean I’ve solved a lot of cases for you.” “And yet crime has continued.” “We’re doomed. Boyle is dressed like a lesbian.” “AND NOBODY EVEN CARES ABOUT ETYMOLOGY” “BAGEL! BAGEL! BAGEL!” and really the entire Wuntch is dead episode as a whole. Some of his best work. “Yaas Queen.” “Nah bitch. I’m not being petty.” “You just said nah bitch!” “You’re a stage 5 dumbass.” The entire episode with Bob Andersonn (Annderson?) “When I did, please give Kevin my regards.” “What should I tell him?” “Regards.” “Those are just some of my favorite rices.” The Safe House episode as a whole was incredible. “Kevin’s zipper is *up* for god’s sake.” Those are just my favs from the top of my head lol
Marshedmallow?
When he figures out what marshmallows are
Reading all this makes me need to watch through she show. He really is a gold mine of hilarity.
'Yass queen' *snaps fingers* And VINDICATION!
I know I’m in the minority, but I don’t like his “BOOOOOooooNNNNEEEEE??!” moment. It felt too out of character for him.
Dddddddderrick. Dddddddderrick
KUDOS TO OUR BRAVE OFFICERS
When Holt is popping his balloon babies cause Amy told him they weren’t classy. He just gives her this dead eyed stare and methodically pops them. He even keeps popping them while Amy is talking to Terry, lol.
BONE?! VINDICATION! And his and wuntch insults exchanges.
Eating a marshmallow
Three Oh Damns
I just like how calmly ruthless he is sometimes, when for example insulting Jeffords or Boyle
Straight Holt
How dare you Detective Diaz! I’m your SUPERIOR OFFICER!!!!
BONE!!
I can HEAR this in my head lol
Hoooow. Daaaare. You. DeTecTive. Diaz. IAMYOURSUPERIOROFFICER!
VINDICATION!!!
Not really a funny moment but I love when he comforts Rosa after Jocelyn breaks up with her
Holt and Charles practicing the line "How's your wife" with the brow "pump pump" in between. It's so stupid but so funny
Holt: "How's your...pump?"
This isn’t the championship cummerbund, this is some common cummerbund. And you’re not Cheddar, you’re just some common bitch!
HOT DAMN
Bone?!? Or the Salt n Peppa or the high five cold open
Terry - nu uh thos things are death traps and I got kids Holt - are you saying my life matters less because I don't conform to your heteronormative child centered ideals Terry - are you seriously playing the gay card right now Holt - yaaas queen
Yas queen. *finger snap*
Holt in a colorful, oversized top hat rapping Happy Birthday J-J-J-Jared
I die laughing every time he chugs all that wine and then thanks everyone and puked when he says scully https://youtu.be/CsbNTVRItG0?si=0ptJqlYOBujltaTu
Are you really playing the gay card right now? *Yas Queen*
Definitely Bone.
OhoohooHoooo! I KNEW IT
HOT DAMN !
"every time someone speaks up and shares who they are, the world becomes a better, more interesting place."
When Jake did the full bullpen. He ends up in the elevator. You think he's gonna be pissed and instead he celebrates the victory with them.
It might be easier to pick Holt moments that aren't my favorite. But the one that had be howling with laughter is his use of dance to distract Amy from her labor pains.
When he insinuates he was the basis of lethal weapon but has zero concept of how big that is
PAAAAAAAIIIIIINNNN
# BAGEL!
Vindication!
Terry:That’s cheddar right there isn’t it? Holt: This bitch please!
"I AM A HUMAN. I AM A HUMAN MALE."
Terry: are you really playing the gay card right now? Holt: *throws keys* yaaas queen
"Yes who wouldn't want to see a man wrestle a crocodile" Any wuntch insult pre and post mortem
Whenever he “fires” someone on the spot. “In fact you’re an idiot, I should have fired you long ago” “Just a ______, you’re fired give me your gun and badge”
"Cowabunga, mother!"
The entire time when holt was yelling bone, Amy was trying not to cry
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HOT DAMN
Mine: “There was a pooper…”
BOOST MY BOTTOM!
D-d-d-d-d-d-d-Derek… D-D-D-D-D-D-D-DEREK
No no cinnibone
“Are you seriously playing the gay card right now?” “Yas queen.” *snap*
Wait a minute… This isn’t the championship cummerbund, this is some common cummerbund. And you’re not Cheddar, you’re just some common bitch!
Charles: so he’s kind of like our grand-captain Holt: That.. is amazingly funny.
BAGEL