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Captain Raymond Holt has died! A thread of his best lines

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TheWetBandits · 13/12/2023 07:55

I'm absolutely gutted this morning to read the actor who played Raymond Holt on Brooklyn 99 has died. Of course he's played other roles but this for, for me, the iconic one!

I used to love all his barbs at Wuntch

Captain Wuntch, good to see you. But if you're here, who's guarding Hades?

What are your favourite quotes?

https://amp.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/dec/13/andre-braugher-dies-cause-of-death-illness-61-brooklyn-nine-nine

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BitOutOfPractice · 13/12/2023 08:38

Aww that’s genuinely sad news.

As well as bring such a great comic actor, what A BEAUTIFUL speaking voice he had.

tothesea · 13/12/2023 08:40

Oh this is so sad. Captain Raymond Holt is one of my favourite comic creations of all time.

Velvet Thunderrrrrr!

Ditzydaisychain · 13/12/2023 08:41

I find this one quite fitting but it always makes me and DH laugh and we regularly ask the other to pass on our regards 🤣

Holt - ”When I die, please give Kevin my regards.”

“What do you want me to tell him?”

Holt - “Regards.”

tothesea · 13/12/2023 08:41

How is your pump wife pump pump

Ditzydaisychain · 13/12/2023 08:44

Forgot to add I teared up at Marc Jackson’s (Kevin) tribute to Andre.

‘O captain, My captain.’ And a lovely photo of them arm in arm.

Sobbing! I am pregnant though so cry at everything currently. 🤣

FedUpWithBriiiiick · 13/12/2023 08:46

VINDICATION!

and

BOOOOONNNNNEEEEE??!!!!

RIP Andre Braugher

VelvetThunder · 13/12/2023 08:47

Paaaiiinnn.
Love the mumps episode.
And 'how's your pump?'
Straight Holt. So many.
Such sad news. RIP captain.

Simplelobsterhat · 13/12/2023 08:48

Really sad about this. My teenage daughter and I discovered Brooklyn 99 this year and it's been very much our thing to do together to watch them we just finished the last episode this week, and are already missing it, so the timing feels particularly sad. Holt is definitely my favourite.

I realised the first line that sprung to my mind isn't actually him saying it, it's someone quoting him, but it works because you can really imagine how the actor would say it. It's when he and Terry are undercover and the criminal says "Oh please, you're obviously a cop too, you keep telling me how nefarious you are". We used the word nefarious a lot after that episode. Also the episode where he won't say whodunnit and him and his friend keep talking about 'who has done this?'

MarleyandMarleyWoooo · 13/12/2023 08:48

I said it… AND I MEANT IT!!

Boooooooooone

The whole balloon arch ridiculousness, I made a stupidly big balloon arch for my husbands 30th bash purely for that and to shout vindication! when he said it was great 😂

When he’s shouting back and forth with the disco strangler

tothesea · 13/12/2023 08:54

Bingpot!!

Oh Andre you were brilliant and meant so much to our family. We quote BB99 all the time. I’ve just cried telling my son the news. RIP Andre Braugher.

MarleyandMarleyWoooo · 13/12/2023 08:59

Oh and all his wonderful skirmishes with Wuntch, particularly’BOOM. Did it. Had it both ways. No regrets!’

JamesGetIn · 13/12/2023 09:04

"i cannot."

RIP Captain Dad. Very said 😢

Rewis · 13/12/2023 09:12
bone GIF

One of the best sitcom characters

FlatWhiteExtraHot · 13/12/2023 09:19

Holt: Care to sit? I’m sure you’d like to take some weight off your cloven hooves.
Wuntch: Are you calling me the devil, Raymond? How original.
Holt: Actually, I was calling you a goat. You goat.

The time he referred to her as Wuntchmeat. For some reason this had me rolling.

Not forgetting the all time classic “Hello Deputy Chief Wuntch, you’ve aged”.

The comic timing between the two of them was genius. He was an excellent actor and the part was made for him. It’s a sad day.

TheMousePipes · 13/12/2023 09:29

Bingpot!

And the balloon arch.

Ding dong, the wuntch is dead.

61 is no age, what sad news to wake up to.

SingSongVerilyTheSky · 13/12/2023 09:36

The caboodale!!!

Catsmere · 13/12/2023 09:40

I'm sorry to hear that, Captain Holt was my favourite character.

HotGirlInHell · 13/12/2023 09:41

Gina runs into his office saying something about a 'code chartreuse' warning.

And he says...Gina, I've asked you to contain your alerts to ROY G BIV.

I loved that.

Sad times.

SpacePotato · 13/12/2023 09:41

So sad. He was perfect as Holt.

DonnaGiovanna · 13/12/2023 09:43

I just watched the first episode this week and he was my favourite character from his opening scene. So although I don't have the same long relationship with the show as all of you, this news has upset me. Amazing comedy skills, much too young.

BellaTheDarkOverlord · 13/12/2023 09:44

When they all have to sleep in the office overnight and Jake asks Holt how he manages to look the same after sleeping in his office. Holt replies what are you talking
about? My hair is a mess!” Looks exactly the same 😂

SingSongVerilyTheSky · 13/12/2023 10:05

Donna you have so many laughs ahead of you! I only started watching it in the last couple of years - DS and I binged the lot together. It’s so bloody good.

SingSongVerilyTheSky · 13/12/2023 10:06

I also love how despite being a comedy it does deal with issues like racism really well. Just an amazing show all round.

Lovingitallnow · 13/12/2023 10:09

Balthazar is a thirsty bitch

bippityboppity87 · 13/12/2023 10:10

"Now you've done it. You've made me turn my chair"

"Captain Wunch, good to see you. But if you're here, who's guarding Hades?"

"Wunch rhymes with lunch. This opens up so many other opportunities"

He'll be sorely missed. Love this programme

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