After seven successful seasons, the 99th precinct cops of Brooklyn, New York, will say goodbye with the 8th and final season, premiering in August of this year.

While every episode has been met with laughter, the show’s characters and storylines have brought up relevant issues like racism, sexism, and homophobia. They did all of this without preaching. This article looks back at some of the episodes where social issues were discussed without losing its wit.

Moo Moo (Season 4 Episode 16)

We talk about racial profiling and police discrimination in this episode. One of the episodes depicts Sergent Terrance (Terry Crews) being stopped by a cop in his neighbourhood.

The episode illustrates the impact of racism on black people, as well as the difficulties they face, even as police officers. To Hitchcock’s (Dirk Blocker’s) surprise, Scully (Joel McKinnon Miller) appears to be lost as Terry explains the situation to his team, “He got stopped for being black! Get woke, Scully.” Terry, on the other hand, fights to the bitter end to hold the officer accountable for his racism.

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He Said, She Said (Season 6, Episode 8)

Jake (Andy Samberg) and Amy (Melissa Fumero) are tasked with investigating a “he said, she said” sexual assault case in this episode. Although it focused on a victim’s personal and professional life, it also dealt with victim-blaming and shaming, as well as the consequences of coming forward. In contrast, Jake, who is confused about his gender privileges, tries to help Amy overcome her trauma.

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Gray Star Mutual (Season 5, Episode 18)

This episode is notable for highlighting how ingrained sexism in people prevents women from doing the simplest of tasks because they are afraid of how others will perceive their actions. Amy confides in Detective Rosa (Stephanie Beatriz) that she has to work twice as hard to earn her officers’ respect as a female sergeant and that looking for a wedding dress would make her appear weak to her subordinates.

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When Rosa makes her try on dresses, she attempts to instil confidence in her, but that’s not the only thing that stands out in this episode. Amy chases a perp down the street and fights him while still wearing her wedding gown. Rosa brags about it in front of the entire precinct, telling her that other people’s opinions of her don’t prove her worth as a police officer.