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The Mattress (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)

"The Mattress"
Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 7
Directed byDean Holland
Written byLaura McCreary
Produced by
Featured music"Get Low" by Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
Cinematography byGiovani Lampassi
Editing byCortney Carrillo
Production code307
Original air dateNovember 15, 2015 (2015-11-15)
Running time22 minutes
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"The Mattress" is the seventh episode of the third season of the American television police sitcom series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. It is the 52nd overall episode of the series and is written by Laura McCreary and directed by Dean Holland. It aired on Fox in the United States on November 15, 2015.

The show revolves around the fictitious 99th precinct of the New York Police Department in Brooklyn and the officers and detectives that work in the precinct. In the episode, Amy blames Jake's old mattress for her back pain, and Jake is too cheap to buy a new one. This leads to subsequent fights over the mattress. Meanwhile, Boyle scratches Holt's classic sports car, which is parked crookedly over the line marking in the parking spot. Also, Rosa discovers that a teenage boy she once helped straighten out has been arrested.

The episode was seen by an estimated 2.69 million household viewers and gained a 1.3/4 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research. The episode received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, who praised the cast, but some considered the storylines "weak".