“Why are you holding that box?” “I just love this box!” Great example of working with an actress when she gets pregnant and letting it add to the comedy instead of writing her character out and firing her.
firing her? I haven't heard of any studio that would do that, I've seen shows substitute in another actress for a season or if the actress chose to retire completely then more permanent substitute. or write in the plot to explain her absence for a period. No studio would want to face the wrath of the fans if they found out one of their favourite actor or show character is written out and fired because of pregnancy.
@@penitent2401 it's what seemed have happened to Charisma Carpenter on Angel. Both she and her character got pregnant and then she disappeared. She's made comments since that make it sound like she was fired for being pregnant. The audience may not have known at the time but it caused a huge uproar in 2020
@@penitent2401 That's what happened in the Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Also, the Disney Channel sitcom Zoey 101 reportedly got cancelled because the teen star got pregnant. They've since said that's not true, but the timeline is super suspicious, and all the planned specials after the show wrapped up production got mysteriously cancelled.
In wedding she wasn't that obviously pregnant i think they could've gotten away with it even without the bouquet. The scene where she "pretends" to be pregnant is funny and creative you could see how careful Jake was with her belly while Amy just manhandles like it's nothing
Yeah I literally didn't realise she was pregnant until just now. I actually think the flowers weren't to hide it, they were just... flowers Edit: apparently she wasn't even pregnant then so yeah, just flowers haha
I don’t think the bouquet was actually meant to hide her stomach, brides just usually hold a bouquet when they’re getting married. She’s often holding the bouquet in ways that very clearly show her stomach so it doesn’t seem like she was trying to hide it.
I think the last one came at a time when they wanted to have Amy pregnant anyway. It made sense since they started talking about having children and had been married for a bit by then
Fun fact about Stephanie Beatriz's pregnacy: She was also pregnant during the making of 'Encanto' but since it was animated, it was safer if everyone just recorded from their homes covid-wise. Stephanie actually went into labour during recording 'Waiting on a Miracle' but didn't want to cause a fuss so powered through. Later everyone was amazed at how she managed to portray so much pain in the characters voice
Two different pregnancies actually, the first one ended with the undercover as pregnant and the getting on a plane, the second was just making the character pregnant and following that storyline
In the one where she was supposed to be fakely pregnant to go undercover in prison you can tell its her real baby belly by the way they all wiggle it so gently whenever they do, like, Andy moved the shirt around rather than the belly but made it look as if he was grabbing and shaking the "fake" belly
@@juliacccm2251 I've just watched enough sitcoms to know it before hand, but then again I didn't notice that in yhe cruise episode Melissa was actually pregnant and had not just gotten our of a pregnancy and that's why she was a little more chubby
I noticed in the cruise episode, it was pretty obvious with the “if you like piña coladas” scene. I somehow never noticed before or after that episode though lol.The jail one was genius, especially because they added the whole “I don’t know, will they even buy that I’m pregnant?”
Love Jake being understandably disgusted at realizing where the toilets on the cruise ship dump.😂 Also, I love that Gina was the only one to realize the gift basket was from Kevin to Raymond.🤣🤣
The gift basket was such a good bit. Like great job hiding her pregnancy but even better as an actual comedic scene. W writers able to pull that off without us even knowing
They did a great job of masking it. tbh, except for the fake pregancy in prison and Amy's pregnancy with Mac, I really couldnt tell the other ones. I love this show and rewatch it constantly, but they concealed it well.
Lots of people really aren't that observant or perceptive. It's not difficult to hide something in that case. I immediately suspect the actress is pregnant when she starts carrying a large bag in every scene.
I'm usually really good at picking out baby bumps when they're trying to hide them. I noticed all of "Amy's" and "Gina's," but wow I never noticed Stephanie was pregnant!
Love the video, the lil bonus with hiding Stephanie's bump was so good too. I'm not totally sure why the S5 finale's in here though as Melissa wan't pregnant at that point (it was only S3 and S7 that she was pregnant for, as far as I know.)
Yeah, maybe someone just presumed that the flowers were concealing her pregnancy or something, just wondering why that clip was in the video. Thanks. :)
Turns out that keeping it a little visible is actually a great way to hide it. It's easy to see when you look for it, but otherwise, it's extremely subtle. They did a great job.
Fun facts bcs I’m obsessed with the show: In the s3 episodes in the jail they wrapped up weeks before she gave birth so she was literally 8 MONTHS!! In s7, the last episode was filmed in November of 2019 so she was 6 months and Melissa confirmed they used a padded belly to make her look 9 months not 6 😂 Also in the last episode of B99 in June of 2021, Stephanie was 7 months pregnant with Rosaline!!
Missing moments I can recollect at the moment: - during Rosa's bachelorette party, if you pay attention, you'll see she's always behind something hiding her belly; - before the prison mission, when at first they assign it to Rosa. There are other several moments I noticed while watching B99, but I can't remember them exactly right now 😅 Actually, she was not pregnant during the wedding scene.
No she wasn’t pregnant then - that’s a mistake. She was pregnant in seasons 3 and 7, and the wedding was end of season 5.. no idea how they stuffed that up
Can we just take a second here to appreciate how almost all of the detectives were idiots and looked past the fact that the gift basket was from france (from kevin) for captain holt and not them, but Gina who literally isn't even a detective but is just the assistant and she's the one who figures out the basket was addressed To Captain Raymond Holt and not the team... like we should just appreciate that genius humor writing.
Do we also know why when she was promoted to sergeant and wore the uniform she was always holding the belt with her hands? Was the costume too heavy for her and they never replaced it?
I believe she was already pregnant at this point and it was easier to hide when she was standing in this pose, especially as the other person said "that's how Amy thinks sergeants should stand" really does fit the character
I love bits like these, another funny one is in the Nanny Diaries series where chronically single C.C.'s actress was pregnant and in one episode they lampshade it super heavily where she talks about a show hiding a pregnancy behind large props while she is handling large props lmao
I do have to say that I prefer the even slightly awkward hiding of pregnancies over forcing babies into tv series where they don't fit. (not meaning B99 here). Extra minus points for every show that has something "supernatural" going on and where the pregnancy could have been written as something other than a normal pregnancy. If your storyline does not support having a toddler around (because the baby will be a toddle in a moment) and a baby is not needed for some huge plot reason, just people gave a ghost baby or something, instead of having to age-up, get rid, kidnap or otherwise do something random to the baby.
I swear I can sniff out when an actor in a show I’m watching is pregnant, it’s always immediately obvious to me. That being said, Melissa wasn’t pregnant at all in season 5. Her kids were born in 24th March 2016 and 14th February 2020, during seasons 3 and 7 respectively. They hid her pregnancy during season 3, but didn’t have to in season 7 as Amy was pregnant too.
I told my brother that she looked pregnant when we were watching one of the fist episodes of season 3 and he said i was crazy, well I just found the video that proves i was right lol
And, of course, now that I'm looking for it, it is incredibly obvious, but I absolutely didn't notice at the time.
I didn't notice it either until my father pointed it out.
That was the goal 😂😂😂😂
I noticed one the cruise one non of other
My wife realize immediately.
Exactly!
“Why are you holding that box?”
“I just love this box!”
Great example of working with an actress when she gets pregnant and letting it add to the comedy instead of writing her character out and firing her.
Where is that from?
firing her? I haven't heard of any studio that would do that, I've seen shows substitute in another actress for a season or if the actress chose to retire completely then more permanent substitute. or write in the plot to explain her absence for a period. No studio would want to face the wrath of the fans if they found out one of their favourite actor or show character is written out and fired because of pregnancy.
@@penitent2401 it's what seemed have happened to Charisma Carpenter on Angel. Both she and her character got pregnant and then she disappeared. She's made comments since that make it sound like she was fired for being pregnant. The audience may not have known at the time but it caused a huge uproar in 2020
what episode was that again?
@@penitent2401 That's what happened in the Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
Also, the Disney Channel sitcom Zoey 101 reportedly got cancelled because the teen star got pregnant. They've since said that's not true, but the timeline is super suspicious, and all the planned specials after the show wrapped up production got mysteriously cancelled.
In wedding she wasn't that obviously pregnant i think they could've gotten away with it even without the bouquet. The scene where she "pretends" to be pregnant is funny and creative you could see how careful Jake was with her belly while Amy just manhandles like it's nothing
Yeah I literally didn't realise she was pregnant until just now. I actually think the flowers weren't to hide it, they were just... flowers
Edit: apparently she wasn't even pregnant then so yeah, just flowers haha
Yeah the wedding episode was after her pretending to be pregnant
The wedding episode is season 5, Not season 3
I don’t think the bouquet was actually meant to hide her stomach, brides just usually hold a bouquet when they’re getting married. She’s often holding the bouquet in ways that very clearly show her stomach so it doesn’t seem like she was trying to hide it.
I mean, a bride needs a boquet, pregnant or not
I love the honesty about the last one
just gave up and made Amy pregnant
I think the last one came at a time when they wanted to have Amy pregnant anyway. It made sense since they started talking about having children and had been married for a bit by then
Fun fact about Stephanie Beatriz's pregnacy: She was also pregnant during the making of 'Encanto' but since it was animated, it was safer if everyone just recorded from their homes covid-wise. Stephanie actually went into labour during recording 'Waiting on a Miracle' but didn't want to cause a fuss so powered through. Later everyone was amazed at how she managed to portray so much pain in the characters voice
WHAT!? THATS SO BADASS- if she didn’t earn my respect before she has it now!
I had no idea! Wow
wait that's the plot of the blackout episode
I would really love to hear a source because that sounds very made-up
@@its_elkku135 you can search 'Stephanie Beatriz went into labour while singing' and find articles where she confirms it herself
Knowing she was pregnant at the time of that wedding scene really makes charles “get pregnant” line extra funny 😂
The "baby steps" line was funny too
She wasn’t pregnant then - that’s a mistake (even the caption doesn’t match up to the season or episode)
She was pregnant during season 3 and 7)
@@Kessiebear81thank god someone noticed that as well😂
lol ikr
I don’t think she looks pregnant at all in that scene like at certain angles her waist is snatched and literally opposite of pregnant
I've never seen a single episode of this show but I was thoroughly invested in how they hid this woman's pregnancy. The algorithm got me again
it's honestly so worth it to watch it. I put it off for months and now I've seen it 10+ times :)
Two different pregnancies actually, the first one ended with the undercover as pregnant and the getting on a plane, the second was just making the character pregnant and following that storyline
Watch it, you wont regret it
Watch it, the best show ever
“Rubber bands … that man really knows me” I’m dying that’s so funny
IT'S SO CUTE HAHAGDV
In the one where she was supposed to be fakely pregnant to go undercover in prison you can tell its her real baby belly by the way they all wiggle it so gently whenever they do, like, Andy moved the shirt around rather than the belly but made it look as if he was grabbing and shaking the "fake" belly
I'm so blind
I actually didn't notice it-
@@juliacccm2251 I've just watched enough sitcoms to know it before hand, but then again I didn't notice that in yhe cruise episode Melissa was actually pregnant and had not just gotten our of a pregnancy and that's why she was a little more chubby
wholesome :)
no coz everyone was gentle and melissa was like manhandling her baby hilarious
i love how jakes like “amy. women don’t watch..” and then amy and charles are both like “uh yeah. women do.” and jake is just purely intrigued
"Jake is purely intrigued"✨
It’s an exiting revelation for him
"EAT THE NOTE" is such an iconic moment
“I just love this box.”
a classic terry instinct
🏆🏆💯
and he even tried to eat it!
i love that the wrote her pregnancy into the show rather than do what other shows would have and find a way to write out the character
They didnt wrote her pregnancy into the show. Her character wasnt pregnant when the actress was.
@@Sarah-nr8sv I think Frank meant later when she was too pregnant to conceal it they wrote it into the show XD
I noticed in the cruise episode, it was pretty obvious with the “if you like piña coladas” scene. I somehow never noticed before or after that episode though lol.The jail one was genius, especially because they added the whole “I don’t know, will they even buy that I’m pregnant?”
literally i never noticed when watching the cruise scene but now it looks so obvious and the bag barely hides it
That was probably the shot where I noticed it the most, even before knowing she was pregnant
I love how when they're discussing the Isabel Cortez disguise, Jake very carefully pats her belly, while Amy just shakes the hell out of it
NIKOLAJ?!?!
Say hi to Boyle 4 me plz
Actually an error they hid the first one behind doug and jake's chemistry
Underrated comment 👏
This, because it's the only one I didn't notice the whole show on my own, so I can confirm. 🙂↔️
Love Jake being understandably disgusted at realizing where the toilets on the cruise ship dump.😂
Also, I love that Gina was the only one to realize the gift basket was from Kevin to Raymond.🤣🤣
I mean, he even used their pet names!
The gift basket was such a good bit. Like great job hiding her pregnancy but even better as an actual comedic scene. W writers able to pull that off without us even knowing
They did a great job of masking it. tbh, except for the fake pregancy in prison and Amy's pregnancy with Mac, I really couldnt tell the other ones. I love this show and rewatch it constantly, but they concealed it well.
Reminds me of The Nanny, where CC has to carry a bunch of things to hide her actress's pregnancy XD
All the while mocking this very same process 😆
My favorite was when she comes in with a sign and has Baby in big letters where the baby bump would be.
@@AnnJo-gq8gu "Elaine must've been...I dunno, twelve months pregnant."
@@5th_cellar😆😆
@@5th_cellar and they hid it with these ridiculous over sized props
*Picks up pot of flowers*
These need to be watered
I am dumb or they did excellent job, cause I watched entire show and didn't have idea the Amy actress was pregnant
I binged it while playing slay the spire on the other screen so I don't blame myself for not noticing
Lots of people really aren't that observant or perceptive. It's not difficult to hide something in that case. I immediately suspect the actress is pregnant when she starts carrying a large bag in every scene.
Amy: "We're you stern?"
Charles: "Amy, you know I wasn't"
Also Charles: *looking away to avoid eye contact*
You can just see her bump @ 1:10 when they switch into the more casual outfits before she moves behind the tote once again
Ikr 😂
I'm usually really good at picking out baby bumps when they're trying to hide them. I noticed all of "Amy's" and "Gina's," but wow I never noticed Stephanie was pregnant!
Love the video, the lil bonus with hiding Stephanie's bump was so good too. I'm not totally sure why the S5 finale's in here though as Melissa wan't pregnant at that point (it was only S3 and S7 that she was pregnant for, as far as I know.)
She only has 2 kids so I'm guessing the season 5 clip was wrong
That’s what I was thinking too
Yeah, maybe someone just presumed that the flowers were concealing her pregnancy or something, just wondering why that clip was in the video. Thanks. :)
Its simple they needed some excuse to show the wonderful moment.
It is an incredible moment, that's for sure.
Turns out that keeping it a little visible is actually a great way to hide it. It's easy to see when you look for it, but otherwise, it's extremely subtle. They did a great job.
Fun facts bcs I’m obsessed with the show: In the s3 episodes in the jail they wrapped up weeks before she gave birth so she was literally 8 MONTHS!! In s7, the last episode was filmed in November of 2019 so she was 6 months and Melissa confirmed they used a padded belly to make her look 9 months not 6 😂 Also in the last episode of B99 in June of 2021, Stephanie was 7 months pregnant with Rosaline!!
Missing moments I can recollect at the moment:
- during Rosa's bachelorette party, if you pay attention, you'll see she's always behind something hiding her belly;
- before the prison mission, when at first they assign it to Rosa.
There are other several moments I noticed while watching B99, but I can't remember them exactly right now 😅
Actually, she was not pregnant during the wedding scene.
I absolutely love how she man handles her stomach with the fake prison pregnancy and Jake is so gentle 😂
Love Amy’s imitation of Jake at 0:28
"I've been hiding them so well!"
(Flashback to her snapping a clipboard in half)
"No, you haven't."
0:23 - that "baby steps" takes a whole new meaning now that I know 😂
Why didn't they blame the basket thing on hitchcock and scully? no one would've suspect it 😂
Peralta being physically unable to grow a mustache is hilarious to me.
And then he grows one in prison...😂
5:15 Jake way Jake says “That is psychotic” is always hilarious
i know this show by heart and i knew Melissa was pregnant at one point, but im amazed i never noticed half of these scenes
funny how you didn't mention them putting Boyle right in front of her at 2:31
4:01
Amy: How can I ever repay you?
Boyle: GET! PREGNANT!
Melissa: already there.
No she wasn’t pregnant then - that’s a mistake.
She was pregnant in seasons 3 and 7, and the wedding was end of season 5.. no idea how they stuffed that up
ITS SO OBVIOUS AT 1:09 HOW HAVE I NEVER NOTICED THIS
I like how amy does jake impressions
Noice and Smort
“Amy just make the noise, you aren’t fooling anybody” 🤣
Can we just take a second here to appreciate how almost all of the detectives were idiots and looked past the fact that the gift basket was from france (from kevin) for captain holt and not them,
but Gina who literally isn't even a detective but is just the assistant and she's the one who figures out the basket was addressed To Captain Raymond Holt and not the team... like we should just appreciate that genius humor writing.
Do we also know why when she was promoted to sergeant and wore the uniform she was always holding the belt with her hands? Was the costume too heavy for her and they never replaced it?
I always interpreted that as Amy believes that's how sergeants stand, so as to look professional.
I believe she was already pregnant at this point and it was easier to hide when she was standing in this pose, especially as the other person said "that's how Amy thinks sergeants should stand" really does fit the character
I love bits like these, another funny one is in the Nanny Diaries series where chronically single C.C.'s actress was pregnant and in one episode they lampshade it super heavily where she talks about a show hiding a pregnancy behind large props while she is handling large props lmao
"rubber bands..... that man really knows me!" love that part
i do think that "eat the note" is a great plan 🤣🤣
Amy : "hey melipnos"
Melipnos: "idk you"😂😂😂
Wait she was actually pregnant???? Hello?????
Bruh they had a kid
@@mkimway I think that persons mean actually pregnant in real life while filming
Yeah apparently the plan was for them to be trying to get pregnant all season but then Melissa was actually pregnant, so they worked with it
the baby that plays amy and jake's kid is literally melissa's son
Yall i swear i’ve watched the show nearly 10 times now and I didn’t even realized most of this 😭
they did it so well I legit forgot about the pregnancy halfway through the video
2:46 i love everyone knows him so well 😊
I can’t believe how blatantly obvious it is when they walk out to the piña colada song 😂
Props to them for wearing heels while pregnant and still looking amazing
1:10 - yeah, the way the shirt moves shows that belly 🙂
Also, Melissa gains weight when she's pregnant (perfectly normal) which is also a giveaway.
wow pregnant all the way since the cruise. ngl had too look real hard but yeah i see it
Mellissa: *Manhandles baby bump*
Andy: *holds bump Carefully*
I do have to say that I prefer the even slightly awkward hiding of pregnancies over forcing babies into tv series where they don't fit. (not meaning B99 here).
Extra minus points for every show that has something "supernatural" going on and where the pregnancy could have been written as something other than a normal pregnancy. If your storyline does not support having a toddler around (because the baby will be a toddle in a moment) and a baby is not needed for some huge plot reason, just people gave a ghost baby or something, instead of having to age-up, get rid, kidnap or otherwise do something random to the baby.
They look so cute when they get married 😍 🤧 😭
Amy's baby bump was melissa's actual baby bump ? Aww i love that
How did i not see it omg
They also had to hide Angela’s pregnancy in dinner party. They just made you focus on how awkward and funny the episode was I guess 😂😂
Isn't that an episode of The Office?
@@tomodaphne yeah, I just mentioned it cuz this channel also covers the office
I never knew the actress got actually pregnant. Was that before she got pregnant on the show?
@@any2473 yeah it was like way back in season five
rosa getting mad at chedder while also hugging him five mintues later is so iconic for her
I watched the whole series for the first time this year on peacock. I had no clue she was ever actually pregnant
The scene where Jake and Amy are on the cruise ship with Doug Judy, Melissa’s pregnancy is so obvious.
That first clip, Andy was terrified to even move Melissa’s belly around. 😂
7:55 you sick SOB ❤❤
If you pay attention, you can see it.
i’ve watched this series so many times and had absolutely no idea they were both pregnant during the show!!
I swear I can sniff out when an actor in a show I’m watching is pregnant, it’s always immediately obvious to me.
That being said, Melissa wasn’t pregnant at all in season 5. Her kids were born in 24th March 2016 and 14th February 2020, during seasons 3 and 7 respectively. They hid her pregnancy during season 3, but didn’t have to in season 7 as Amy was pregnant too.
That’s funny that she was pregnant that many times but her character Amy and jake tried a million times to get pregnant and failed
That's crazy. Literally started the show in 2023 and I barely noticed 😭😭
But wasn't Jake and Amy's wedding in season 5?
I dont think the wedding episode should be in this video…
Why not?
Why wouldn’t it be included?
@@somebody5086 She was only pregnant in season 3 and 7, not 5
No it shouldn’t.. no idea how they stuffed that up so badly lol
1:09 Lol you can still clearly see the baby bump 😂 Funny how easy it is to miss things
Melissa has commented that there are portions of the end of s3 she doesn’t remember working on bc her brain was in full end of pregnancy mode so
I told my brother that she looked pregnant when we were watching one of the fist episodes of season 3 and he said i was crazy, well I just found the video that proves i was right lol
I somehow never noticed this, and it's so funny watching this video. On the boat when she is wearing the pink shirt it is very obvious.
I never realized how much she was holding the tote bag in the cruise episode
"So pregnant" 🤣
i’ve watched the show at least 10 times over and have no clue how i never noticed this😭
How many times has Melissa been pregnant while filming B99? This vid makes it seem like she was constantly pregnant 😂
2 (during S3 & S7). They wrote her irl pregnancy in during S7, if I remember correctly
Being pregnant is her default state
Only 2 - the wedding episode in this reel is a mistake.. she was pregnant during seasons 3 and 7 and that was season 5
I’m in the middle of watching and it’s definitely not season 3 where they get married.
I like how everybody wear captain holt house
“Wow. That is an exciting revelation for me.”
1:14 very obvious thanks to the title now I’m looking for it
And before they make amy pretend to be pregnant to go under cover, she is always sitting, whith something covering her belly
3:50 that is season: 5 episode: last episode
It's impossible to see they did a GREAT job ._. even knowing it's hard to spot !!
Feeling proud of myself that I spotted it on my first watch through
i love how they barely tried to hide it lol it was so easy to know every episode did was pregnant😂
"get pregnant, use your body to give the world more jake" 😂😂😂😂
NY really is the most cosmopolitan city; it took them less than half an hour to find a shop selling office appliances labelled in French.
I noticed right away because her skin looked glowing and she just looked a bit lush
Wait she was pregnant on season 7? I thought she wasn't because I couldn't find anything more than her pregnant on season 3 🙀🙀
Also the subtitle says season 3 during the wedding...
Yep.. second kid born a week after season 7 aired.
Just started watching the show 2 weeks ago, I knew something was up when they were going up the cruise.
The black dress.
"Hiding"
Next scene shows the whole world 😅
"I conjured him" took me out
I could always tell when the actress playing Gina was pregnant. They hid hers very well but you could always tell by her face looking a bit fuller.
kevin sent a gift basket to hide amys pregnancy
2:14 chocolate covered strawberry 🤣🤣🤣
4:00 "How can I ever repay you?"
"GET PREGNANT!"
Too late for that
Love this show it’s fantastic!! 😂