The Reason Amy's Pregnancy On Brooklyn Nine-Nine Almost Didn't Happen

As Goor told E! News, he wasn't sure he wanted Amy to be pregnant on the show at all. "We had been thinking about it for a while because, you know, there are natural stepping stones in a relationship — not that our relationships have to go in that direction, but after marriage, having children is one direction it could go," Goor said. "And I really was firmly of the belief that it's a workplace show, and their relationship exists in the workplace, and I wasn't keen on them having kids. I just felt like that wasn't necessary."

Fumero, however, argued that trying — and, at first, failing — to get pregnant could be an amazing journey for Amy, a classic overachiever who is always the best at everything she attempts. Goor recalls a discussion he had with his lead actress, saying, "I said, I can't think of a compelling reason, and [Fumero] had one. Her reason was 'I feel like Amy — this is Melissa speaking –is a person who wants to get an A on every test, and getting pregnant is a test you can't study for, so if she has difficulty getting pregnant, it could drive comedy and be really compelling.'"

Ultimately, Fumero's real-life pregnancy played a role, though it wasn't the reason Goor changed his mind about Amy and Jake's baby. "Immediately, I was like, oh yeah. She knows that character so well, and that is so true," he said. "And so we decided, at that point, before the season started and before I knew she was pregnant, to make her and Jake decide to try and have a kid. And obviously there were several different directions we could then go in."