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Joel McKinnon Miller Can't Imagine Working On Brooklyn Nine-Nine Without This Co-Star

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Sophia Koch

Published Aug 06, 2026

In a cast interview with Hulu, done around the time that the show's series finale was airing in September 2021, Joel McKinnon Miller shared his favorite memories as Norm Scully on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine." The actor talked about how fun it was to work on the series with Dirk Blocker, who portrayed Michael Hitchcock. "Pretty much any scene that I did with Dirk Blocker," McKinnon Miller says when asked about his favorite episodes to work on. "He was probably the best partner you could ever ask for." He went on to give a wholesome description of how the duo's shared desks made them feel like they were on an island and that he couldn't imagine sharing that space with anyone else. 

Much like Scully, Michael Hitchcock is an often disregarded character throughout the precinct. Along with his gross appetite, Hitchcock is also known for his bizarre and creepy attitude towards women. Despite this, he and Scully are the best of friends, and although the two were once a dynamic duo, with Hitchcock having the highest number of closed cases in the precinct due to his lengthy time of employment there, they now prefer to spend their time eating, lazing about, and doing paperwork. 

Thankfully, the relationship between the actors is not a one-sided affair. In an interview on 9Honey, Blocker and McKinnon Miller reveal that they both enjoy spending time with one another outside of the show.