Superstore (2015–…): Season 2, Episode 1 - Strike - full transcript

I'm having this baby here!

Cheyenne, this is unacceptable.

You're suspended with pay.

What you did back
there was awesome.

- They let me go.
- They fired Glenn.

So about that walkout?

I know you're scared,

but rest assured Cloud 9
will be fine without you.

Oh, and have a heavenly day.

That's what I think of her.

Yeah, she's a fart noise.



Yeah!

Yeah.

Listen, who cares about Dina?

- We did it.
- Yeah!

We did it!

So do we just go home now or...

♪ ♪

- All the time, man.
- Yeah? So you heard it too?

Ma'am, ma'am, ma'am, ma'am,

please, let me help
you with that, okay?

- Oh, thanks.
- You're welcome.

- Glenn!
- What?

What are you doing, man?
We're protesting.

Oh, right! Oh, I'm sorry, ma'am.



I'm... I'm... Good
luck with that.

Oh, my God, what have I done?

Okay, I never meant to get
involved in a strike.

I just got caught
up in the drama.

- This is not a strike.
- Yeah, it is.

What would you call it?

A... demonstration?

An expression of
discontentedness?

I don't know, we're just here
to get Glenn's job back.

Mm, "Noun. A refusal to work",

organized by a body of employees
as a form of protest."

Okay, it doesn't matter
what we call it.

Cool, then we'll just
call it a strike.

- It's not a strike.
- Guys, should we be concerned

that a Cloud 9 corporate
car just pulled in?

We are screwed.

They just sent an enforcer
to drop the hammer on us.

Dennis, did I put
you on go-backs

or did I tell you to
stand around crying

about your dead dog all day?

Get in the game.
We're understaffed.

Hi.

Oh, who buys these?

Excuse me.

Hi, I'm Jeff Sutton. I'm
the District Manager.

Could I see some ID?

Sure.

Just a second.

You photograph terribly.
Never model.

Uh, who are you?

Dina Fox, Assistant Manager.

Well, I used to be
Assistant Manager.

I had to resign my position
in order to pursue

a sexual relationship
with a subordinate.

Didn't work out. Not
really your business.

Anyway, I've gone ahead and
taken my old job back.

Okay, I'm gonna have to let
Corporate know about that.

I get it. You want
me to work for it.

Show you I got what it takes.

- Here we go.
- Okay.

How many you want, 50? Hundred?

I could for sure do seven.

No, thank you.

No push-ups are necessary
today for this.

Maybe just run outside and
grab whoever's in charge

and ask them to come
in for a meeting?

Of course.

I mean, that's what an
assistant manager does, right?

- Yes.
- And for the record,

your body would
photograph great.

It's just your face that's bad.

- Oh.
- Jump on register one, Jeff.

Oh, hi.

Um...

Excuse me.

Your boos fuel me.

I'm here to talk to the heat.

I assume Amy and I are the heat?

District Manager Jeff
Sutton wants a meeting.

Okay, yeah. We'll talk.

Yes! I knew I could get you.

All right, break
room, ten minutes.

If you're not there by then...

well, we'll wait.

Okay, what are our demands?

No, we don't have demands.

We just want Glenn's job back.

- Hear, hear.
- And if they say no,

we go back to work anyway!

Mateo.

Why not try to get more than
Glenn's job back, right?

I mean, we're already on strike.

We're not on strike.

We're already on expression
of discontentedness.

Why not ask for things like...

like, uh, better
health insurance?

And we don't get
paid for overtime,

even when we work overtime.

There you go, Sandra.

Yeah, they should let us
vape in the store, right?

Well...

I want Cloud 9 to be
closer to my house.

Guys, if we go in there
asking for everything,

we're gonna get nothing, okay?

We need to get Glenn's job back.

Oh, so just like that

and the vaping thing, huh?

Yeah, good idea, madam.

Dougie, we all know that's you.

You're the only one who vapes.

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♪ All I do is win, win, win ♪

♪ No matter what, what ♪

♪ Got money on my mind ♪

♪ I can never get enough ♪

♪ Whenever me and
Khaled do the remix ♪

♪ Everybody hands go up ♪

♪ Go up ♪

♪ And they stay there ♪

♪ And they say yeah, yeah ♪

♪ And they stay there ♪

♪ Up, down, up, down, up, down ♪

♪ Up, down, up, down ♪

♪ 'Cause all I do
is win, win, win ♪

♪ And if you going in ♪

♪ Put your hands in the air ♪

♪ Make 'em stay there ♪

I'm not making fun of you.
It's just so pink.

It's all they had in my size.

And will you please take
off that stupid fedora?

It completes the look.

You look like Carmen Sandiego.

We do not negotiate
with terrorists.

Who's the terrorist in
this scenario, Dina?

That suit you're wearing.

Eh, no one's a terrorist.

Again, you don't
have to be here.

Oh, I'm not gonna leave you
alone with these two monsters.

Okay, so why don't you guys
just tell me what you want?

Well, Jeff, it's really quite...

I'm sorry, Jeff. I'm
gonna need a minute.

I'm not saying anything.

I'm just doing this
to intimidate him.

Nod your head.

That was way too big.
Smaller nods.

Okay, now giggle like I
said something charming.

Okay, Jeff, what we want

is for Glenn to be rehired
as Store Manager.

I would sooner slit my
throat and Jeff's throat

before I'd let that happen.

Dina, if... if you're
gonna be here,

I just need you to observe.

Ah, Assistant Manager style.

I got it.

So I am authorized
to rehire Glenn.

Really?

Well, that's... that's great.

Fantastic news, Jeff. Thanks.

Take that off.

Corporate is just asking

that you and the rest of
the employees sign here.

Then everybody can
get back to work,

and I can go home,
which is a relief

'cause they've got me in a
motel out by the airport.

It says, "continental
breakfast,"

but it's, like,
cereal and toast.

I'm like, "I can
make that at home."

Not even a muffin?

I didn't look. I
was running late.

I'm sorry, excuse me. This
is an apology letter.

Are you asking us to
apologize for walking out?

I know it's annoying,

but you're gonna have to give
Corporate a little something.

Oh.

We're supposed to give
Corporate a little something.

That's hilarious because you
fired our boss for giving

Cheyenne maternity leave.
You don't give us overtime.

You don't give us health
insurance, and we're not allowed

to vape in the store.
Myrtle's got a...

Maybe not as high up
on the priority list.

Okay, can I offer some advice?

You guys walked out
with no planning.

You have no experience.

I can see the tag
on your sleeve.

My point is you're just
in way over your heads.

So sign the letter.
Say thank you.

And then don't do anything
you're gonna regret.

- We are on strike!
- We are still on strike!

Why do you have to be like that?

We are on strike for
the first time!

So they wouldn't give
Glenn's job back?

No, they offered it to us,

but we said, "That's
not good enough."

- Yeah.
- All right!

Turning down my job!

What an awesome idea!

Glenn, your job is
still a priority,

and we can get that and more.

Sandra, you were saying

you weren't getting
paid for overtime?

I didn't mean to complain.

No, Sandra, you were
right to complain.

This is what change looks like.

Regular people like
us demanding action.

Corporate says we're
in over our heads.

I think we're in
under our heads.

Just go with it, guys.

She's going, she's flowing.

She's dressed like Barbara Bush.

Tomorrow we're gonna
come back with signs.

- We're gonna have T-shirts.
- T-shirts.

We're gonna have one of
those big, inflatable rats.

Yes, and we are gonna...

Burn down the store!

Um, good energy, Dougie.

- I like where your head's at.
- No bad ideas.

So who's ready to
stick it to Cloud 9?

All right!

- Yeah!
- That's right.

As Dr. Martin Luther
King once said...

- No, no.
- No. No is right.

We'll see you tomorrow.

For our first day of strike!

All: Boycott Cloud 9!

Boycott Cloud 9!

Boycott Cloud 9!

Boycott Cloud 9!

Well, this came
together really well.

- I mean, one day.
- Yeah.

And it's kinda nice
to be out here

doing something important.

Yeah.

Someone needs to clean
the porta potty.

What porta potty?

All: Boycott Cloud 9!

Boycott Cloud 9!

Oh, God.

Okay, everybody needs

to stay out of the garden shed.

Morning. How was your night?

Oh, not great actually.

They put me in a
room by the runway,

and the noise was just...

Well, I slept here.

Guarded the store with my life.

Don't worry, I don't smell.

Took a whore's bath in the
ladies' room this morning.

Just the major stink zones.

You know, armpits,
posterior, vag.

That's, uh, in the front in
case you're a homosexual.

Yeah, I know where all the
parts are, thank you.

Oh, okay. Anyway,
just showing you

what I bring to the table
as Assistant Manager.

And I'm gonna break the strike.

Mm, I'm not asking
you to do that.

I got it.

You can't ask me.

Don't worry, 'cause
you just did.

Just tell me what to do.

I mean, we've got baseball
bats, fire hoses.

I mean, it's the
first time for me,

so if you take the lead...

Okay, no.

So we just want to
end this peacefully.

We don't want to trample
on anybody's civil rights.

Ooh, but that... that
sounds so good to me.

All: Boycott Cloud 9!

- Who is that?
- I don't know.

I mean, I Tweeted
out ♪ProtestCloud9,

and I guess just all these
people showed up to support us.

Not to brag, but I have,
like, 1,500 followers,

and then they
inevitably retweet,

and so it's essentially
like community organizing,

which is actually how
Obama got started...

all: Boycott Cloud 9!

Excuse me.

I know this looks
like Coachella,

but if you were waiting for
the bands to start playing,

you're gonna be
sorely disappointed.

I'm actually here to support.

You know, if anyone’s gonna
protest a big-box store,

I'm there.

Oh, okay, well, I guess
it's cool to have hobbies.

If I wasn't here,
I'd just be at home

shooting Hellspawn.

I'm sorry, that's
a reference to...

"Dead Chaser 4."

- Yeah.
- Yeah, I know.

I mean, how much better is
it than "Dead Chaser 3"?

I mean, now when you shoot
people in the head...

both: Their brains come out.

Well, I'm having a good day.

I am having a very good day.

All: Boycott Cloud 9!

Boycott Cloud 9!

Boycott Cloud 9!

Boycott Cloud 9.

Boycott Cloud 9.
Boycott Cloud 9.

Here, let me help
you out with that.

Thank you.

Oh, almost done
with this display.

- Nice work.
- Thank you.

It's Mateo Fernando Aquino
Liwanag on the job.

Not like those sons
of bitches outside.

Here, take this.

Please disperse.

I have been authorized
to break this strike,

and I will hose you.

You've been warned.

No, no.

Okay.

Oh, come on.

Oh, that looks refreshing.

No, no, no!

Look, a rainbow!

Why isn't there a setting
that hurts people?

♪ ♪

Hey, how's the rat coming?

The blower's plugged in.

I just gotta hook
it up to the valve.

- Is this the valve?
- I don't know.

Look, can you just hurry up?

Because the news just got here,

and I really want us
to look professional.

- Uh, hey, Dougie!
- Huh?

I'm gonna have you wait
in your car, okay?

Great idea. I'm not
gonna let you down.

- Thanks, bud.
- All right? Okay.

All: Boycott Cloud 9!

Boycott Cloud 9!

I'm Mo Frank, reporting
live from the Cloud 9

on Ozark Highlands Road

where things are
anything but heavenly.

We're here with Amy
"Dub-anowski,"

- who is one of...
- "Doob-anowski."

- I'm sorry?
- "Doob-anowski."

Amy "Doob-anowski," who is the
organizer of this protest.

Amy, uh, what's this about?

Thank you, Mo.

Well, we are Cloud 9 employees,

and we are asking people
to boycott the store.

Really, what it comes down to,
what this is all about is...

Making sure that
transgender people

should not be allowed
in a women's bathroom!

What?

No, that's not at all...

So, Amy Dubanowski, why is
restricting trans rights

- so important to you?
- No, it's... it's not.

I'm sorry, there's been
a misunderstanding.

I Tweeted out to my
1,506 followers,

and I should have
been more clear

that we're just
protesting our thing.

Down with the government!

Statehood for Puerto Rico!

- No! No!
- Okay.

This is about workers' rights.

Workers' rights.

We're asking customers
to boycott the store

because this company
is a rat, okay?

It is a dirty, filthy rat!

- Oh, it's adorable.
- It's so cute.

I believe that's
actually a teddy bear.

Yeah, Mo, I can see
that it's a teddy bear.

I ordered a rat, but there was
a mix-up at the rental house.

We got the teddy bear,
and I guess there's a

a five-year-old in Crestwood

having a horrifying
birthday party.

Well, they're having a
better day than we are.

Look, I want you to know that

not all Christians
are bigots, okay?

That one is. That's Maggie.

She goes to my church.

She thinks she's so great

because she has a
karaoke machine.

Garrett, isn't that the
girl you were talking to?

Eh, I knew there
had to be a catch.

I just thought it'd be
something I could live with,

like she's just real
stupid or something.

Please disperse!

This is your final warning.

You're gonna turn a
pressure washer on us?

Yeah, that could
legit kill somebody.

Yeah, that's why
it's a deterrent.

Whoa, whoa, oh!

That's my new car!

What are you doing?

- Turn it off!
- I'm trying.

Why are you doing this?

I... think I've made my point.

♪ And your mama too ♪

♪ 'Cause we about to go down ♪

♪ And you know just what to do ♪

♪ Wave your hands in the air... ♪

It feels like no matter
what we do out here,

people are still in there
buying stuff like normal.

Then maybe we need to go inside

and stop them from buying stuff.

- You... you need to explain...
- Yeah.

- I was going to explain more.
- Okay.

♪ ♪

Attention Cloud 9 shoppers.

The spider infestation in
produce has been 80% contained.

So we will be focusing
our attention

on the bedbug infestation
in the mattress section.

Meanwhile, we are down
to only one raccoon

left in the store.

Unfortunately, that raccoon
has grown powerful

beyond our wildest fears.

♪ ♪

Don't buy that.

Mm, these have all the
luxury of Egyptian cotton

at half the price.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

What a mess!

I'm taking my
business to Target.

♪ ♪

I'm sorry, Dennis. It's
just 'cause of the strike.

Excuse me!

Support our strike by
boycotting Cloud 9.

Don't give your
money to a company

that mistreats its employees.

I don't know about youse guys,

but this broad's making
some good sense, huh?

Boycott Cloud 9!

Thank you! People power!

Power to the people!

- That was great.
- Good job, everybody.

- We did it, guys.
- That was really good.

- Great job.
- Who are they?

Oh, I know those dudes.

They're from the
Kirkwood branch.

Oh, my God, it's spreading.

- Tight.
- Hey!

- Thank you!
- Welcome!

- Thank you for your support.
- Where are they going?

Thanks again for coming, guys.
Appreciate it.

- Hey, there he is, all right.
- Thanks a lot.

They're not here to join us.

They're here to replace us.

Then why did they high-five us?

- It's reflexive.
- Hmm?

Oh, yeah.

Okay, everybody,
listen up, please.

Corporate doesn't want
anyone to loose their jobs.

They just want things
the way they were.

Dina is back as
Assistant Manager.

It is both an honor

and a privilege to be able...

And anybody who's willing

to come in and sign the letter

by the end of the day,
we welcome you back.

Glenn, that goes for you too.

But I'm Glenn.

- Really?
- Yeah.

Oh, he just has an air
of authority about him.

Anyway, if that's something
you feel you can't do,

I understand, and
I wish you well.

Okay.

- Wait.
- Hey.

No, no, hey, guys.

They're not really
gonna replace us!

What are they gonna do,

find someone who stocks
go-backs like Mateo

or who works the cash
register like Elias?

Yes.

Those are both very
easy things to do.

Scab!

Hey, Nik-Nik-Nikki.

I had a quick just, like,
silly question for you.

Uh, how serious are
you about all this

- sort of trans bathroom stuff?
- What do you mean?

I mean, like, is it the
only thing you think about

or is it more like one of those

barely talk about it,
just how you were raised,

opinion could change if
you surrounded yourself

with a cooler, more diverse
group of friends type deals?

No, I think it's pretty simple.

I mean, you're born a gender.

I think it's unnatural
to try and change that.

That's what I was afraid of.
Hey...

Think about it this way.

Your brain doesn't
make you a woman.

Breasts make you a woman.

You know, these
make you a woman.

You're not gonna make
this easy on me, are you?

♪ ♪

Boycott Cloud 9!

Boycott... I see you, Andre!

Sandra, what are you doing?

Sandra!

Come back to work, Sandra.

Sandra, no, no.

Come here, Sandra.
Sandra, come here.

- Sandra, no, stay.
- Come here, come here.

- Sandra, Sandra, stay.
- Sandra, come here!

Come back. Come on, girl.

Come here, Sandra. Come on!

No, Sandra. Sandra,
Sandra, Sandra, stay.

Sandra, come back.
Come here, baby.

Come on. Come on, girl.

- Come on!
- Sandra, stay!

- Sandra, no!
- Good girl.

Bad Sandra!

You sure it's okay if I go back?

Yep.

You stuck it out as
long as you could.

You're one of the good ones.

Yeah, it was tough,
but principles.

Hey, dude, I'm bouncing.

You're gonna go out
with that girl?

Isn't she kind of a bigot?

Okay, dude, I'm the black
guy in a wheelchair.

I'll decide who the bigots are.

Oh, no, you're right. I'm sorry.

And this girl is a bigot,
but I have a plan.

I'm gonna take her
out to dinner.

Then I'm gonna
have sex with her.

A couple times.

Possibly six.

But then when she asks for more,

- I'm gonna say no.
- Ah.

Not unless she takes a look

at who she is as a person

and makes some serious changes.

Well, that will show her.

I'm just trying to make the
world a better place, Dude.

Thank you so much
for your service.

This is what Martin
Luther King would do.

Let's go, girl! Ha ha!

Thank you guys so much for
getting me my job back.

You don't have to stay
out here, you know?

Oh, no, I'm staying out
as long as you do.

Which is when, do you think?

I don't know. Maybe forever.

Cool.

It's just that as soon as
we put these signs down

it's all over.

All of it. Like it
never happened.

Just back to square one.

Everything's gonna be back
to the way it used to be.

Except for that garden shed.

That's never gonna be the same.

You know, just
because we go inside

doesn't mean it's over.

The fight'll go on. This
was just the first punch.

So...

to be continued?

To be continued.

I'm exhausted.

It's hard work not working.

Yeah.

My feet hurt.

Well, we have been on
strike for two full days.

One day.

Mmm, agree to disagree.

I don't agree. You're wrong.