'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' recruits Bradley Whitford to play Jake's dad 

\'Brooklyn Nine-Nine\' recruits Bradley Whitford to play Jake\'s dad

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, when the Pontiac Bandit intimated that Jake was having “intense daddy stuff,” Jake responded:  “Oh yeah, the guy without a daddy is the one with daddy issues. Explain that logic.”

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Looks like we’re about to delve a little deeper into Absentee Father Land: Bradley Whitford has signed on to play Papa Peralta, Fox announced today.

Whitford is set to appear in at least one episode—and possibly more—as Captain Roger Peralta, a charming regional airline pilot who has made a career out of letting down Jake (Andy Samberg). The pair are reunited for a father-son weekend in Brooklyn that takes place in the Mar. 8 episode of the Fox police comedy.

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