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Summary

The scene is set on Thanksgiving Day at the 99th precinct. The detectives play "Boyle Bingo" where they mark off Charles-related scenarios on their cards, with the winner getting $100. Meanwhile, Amy is late, and the others take guesses on why. When she arrives, she explains she was at the bank.

Jake, Amy, and Captain Holt receive an award, and Madeline Wuntch makes an appearance. Jake and Boyle prepare for a mission, and Boyle tricks Jake into eating a breakfast bar.

Later, Hitchcock introduces his new goldfish, which lives in a mason jar identical to Scully's lemonade jar, leading to a bet on what will happen first.

Jake gets an intervention for wearing tips on his shoes, and the group tries to convince him to get rid of them. Amy and Jake bond over their shared love of tips.

The scene then shifts to a competition to see who can do the best impression of Captain Holt.

Finally, Charles gets sick after watching a musical, and a witness tries to identify a suspect by having the detectives sing along to the Backstreet Boys.

Facts

1. The characters are playing Boyle Bingo, a Thanksgiving edition.
2. Boyle explains that lobsters were served at the first Thanksgiving and were called "ocean bugs".
3. Boyle played Pocahontas in his third-grade play.
4. The game of Boyle Bingo has a prize of $100 for the winner.
5. Boyle has a winning card in the game.
6. Amy Santiago is late to work and the others are speculating why.
7. Amy explains that there was a problem at the bank.
8. The NYPD bestows an award on detectives Rosa Diaz, Jake Peralta, and Captain Raymond Holt for meritorious service.
9. Captain Holt gives a speech after receiving the award.
10. Amy Santiago receives a phone call and leaves the room.
11. Jake Peralta is wearing a pair of novelty sunglasses with tips on the frames.
12. The other characters tease Jake about his sunglasses.
13. Boyle hurt his wrist hula-hooping with Kevin.
14. Boyle has mastered several hula-hoop moves, including the pizza toss, the tornado, the scorpion, and the oopsie doodle.
15. Scully has a mason jar full of lemonade.
16. Hitchcock introduced Boyle to his new goldfish, which lives in an identical mason jar.
17. The characters are placing bets on whether Hitchcock will put fish food in Scully's lemonade or Scully will drink from Hitchcock's goldfish jar.
18. Jake and Amy are going to an intervention for Jake's novelty sunglasses.
19. The characters are participating in a competition to see who can do the best impression of Captain Holt eating a marshmallow for the first time.
20. Boyle got sick after watching the movie "Bullets Over Broadway" on TV.
21. Boyle claims to have caught a "Diane Wiest infection" from watching the movie.
22. Amy asks the characters if they recognize any of the men in a lineup.
23. Boyle sings along to the Backstreet Boys song "I Want It That Way".
24. Charles brought in a coffee machine that can warm up the room temperature.
25. The characters are drinking coffee from the new machine.