The episode was written by Patrick Welsh and Madeline Walter and directed by cast member Joe Lo Truglio in his directorial debut.
Kevin (Marc Evan Jackson) approaches Jake (Andy Samberg) for help in investigating a burglary at Columbia University where someone stole valuable coins from its classics department.
He reveals he didn't want him involved due to a previous incident where Holt misremembered a detail at a party and the Dean's (Oliver Muirhead) correction caused him to have a mental breakdown.
Bio, a Law & Order: Special Victims Unit rerun, For the People, Gotham, The Orville, Station 19, two Life in Pieces episodes, S.W.A.T., Superstore, Mom, Grey's Anatomy, and The Big Bang Theory.
"[4] Alan Sepinwall of Rolling Stone wrote, "The Jake/Holt role reversal, and the latest opportunity to spend more time around Holt and Kevin, was so strong, I wouldn't have minded giving the rest of the supporting cast the week off.
"[5] Nick Harley of Den of Geek gave it a 3.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "This is a pretty lightweight episode, but I enjoyed it mainly because I always find the glimpses into Holt's personal life, and his relationship with Kevin, to be illuminating and the perfect use of Jake's straight-man talents.
'The Bimbo' probably won't go down as anyone's favorite episode, but it serves up the right number of laughs and adds new understanding to Holt, so it still qualifies as a successful installment.