Superstore (2015–…): Season 5, Episode 15 - Cereal Bar - full transcript

Good morning, Store 1217.

We have a very exciting surprise today.

Zephra has sent us a little
break room upgrade

just to say "Welcome to the Z-Fam."

They asked me to say it that way,

and I'm happy to.

Okay, let me guess.

Ah... It's a pipe organ.

Oh, my gosh, I can call
Judy from the church

and she'll give us lessons,

though you have to practice



'cause otherwise
you're just wasting her time.

Don't need Judy. Not a pipe organ.

Oh, I like this game.

Is it bigger than a dog?

It's clearly bigger than a dog.

You don't know what dog I'm thinking of.

I actually know what it is
'cause I helped set it up.

Well, we're all about to
know what it is, so...

I knew from before.
I knew, like, two hours ago.

Okay, I'm gonna need
more data before I guess.

Otherwise, you're just giving me
a free chance to be wrong.

Nobody's asking anybody to guess.

Okay, Mateo, on three. Ready?

- One...
- It's a cereal bar!



Mateo, I just said...

It's a cereal bar!

That's way better than a dog.

But the dog that I was
thinking of is massive.

Free cereal?

Boy, you can really tell we work
for a tech company now, huh?

It's very disruptive.

Come on, peeps. Dig in.

Wait, wait.

What if I already
filled up on breakfast?

Just don't eat?

Ah, man!

Or, like, eat anyway.

Yes! Thanks, Amy. I owe you one.

Huh, look at that.

People are literally
whistling while they work.

That cereal really changed
the mood of this place.

I don't know. For me,
it just pales in comparison

to the health benefits
and pay raises they gave us.

What do you... oh, I get it.

You're being annoying.
It's a small thing,

but it makes peoples' day better.

They're just distracting us
with shiny objects.

Look, Jonah, I get it.

Cloud 9 has trained us
to be very suspicious

of anything corporate does,
but is there a small chance

that this could possibly just be a gift

to welcome us to the Z-Fam?

Be careful. Pretty soon, you're
gonna be saying that unironically.

Saying what?

Z-Fam?

- Z-Fam.
- Stop it.

- Z-Fam.
- People are gonna hear you.

Ooh, wow. No annual fee?

Limited time offer?

Yup, very limited.

That's why the guy in the
picture has a flip phone.

Hey, Garrett, listen.

The next guest in line,

the one with the Z-System, steps up,

I need you to act casual.

He's a scam artist.

He's been returning
bogus items for months.

Wow.

Is this, like, a sting operation?

Can I help?

You can say thank you and move
along like a normal person.

Yeah, okay, got it, got it.

Thank you.

Hey.

I'd like to return that, please.

Oh, sure, no problem.

I do need you to sign a form,
as it is a high-ticket item,

so follow me and I'll get you
your refund ASAP.

I'm just shopping.

Do you guys think
this is real Lucky Charms

or the knockoff brand?

Real.

The fake stuff turns your milk green.

This milk is true blue, baby.

Classy move, Zephra.

Okay, guys, come on.

We're talking about a billion
dollar corporation here.

I mean, how about giving us stuff

that actually has an
impact on our lives?

Jonah has a point.

I saw some pictures
of Zephra's headquarters.

It's so big, they have self-driving cars

to get around the campus.

We should all have those.

We wouldn't have to take
the bus to work.

Well, I don't know

that they're gonna give
every employee a car,

but what about a living wage?

Hey!

How are things over here?

Everyone happy with their cereal?

Yeah, everyone feeling "Grr-eat?"

Oh, my gosh.

Speaking of cereal, you sound
just like Tony the Tiger.

- Right?
- Yeah.

- You do!
- Just like him.

- Amazing.
- Impressions.

Yeah, no, I know.
That's what I was trying to...

Oh, you really flipped
this little closet.

Thank you.

Probably gonna have to take
that plant outside for sun

every once in a while though.

Oh, right. Sun.

Mm-hmm.

This is already too much work.

Mm-hmm.

But it is better than
being on the floor.

Plus I'm already tapped in

to the assistant gossip network.

Like, I heard...

Never mind. I shouldn't say anything.

Well, you want me to
shut this door for you?

Okay, fine!

You know how Carol got suspended for...

attempted cat-slaughter?

Mm-hmm.

Terri from HR told me

that she got suspended with pay.

What?

I guess it's Zephra policy?

Like, they're so afraid
of a lawsuit,

if they even hear the words
"mental distress,"

they just give you paid leave,
no questions asked.

- Seriously.
- Yeah.

Also, she said that the manager
at Hilldale has a micropenis.

So it's been a pretty busy morning.

Please have a seat.

I'll get right to
processing your return.

All I need from you

is a confession.

I know you've been scamming
the store for months.

What do you got?

Oh. Well, this is a handsome guy.

But I have no idea
what you're talking about.

Then you won't mind if I open this.

It's your space.

You do you.

Whoa.

Rocks.

It's a good thing I'm returning that.

You guys should file a
complaint with the company.

Okay.

- Listen...
- Benny.

Listen, Benny, it's obvious

you've been doing this for a while.

You've got even weight
distribution with the rocks,

noise dampening padding,
industrial shrink wrap.

You're impressed.

Hardly.

Well, it's a shame I'm innocent,

because I would love to
impress a woman like you.

You're just flirting with me
to get out of trouble.

No, I'm flirting with you
to get into trouble.

Oh.

I feel like I'm in a full sweat.

I ate some ghost peppers earlier.

Just on toast.

Like to cleanse the system,

so I should probably just put
my butt over a bowl, and...

Hey.

So the cereal bar is running low.

Someone should really be refilling that.

Yeah. I kind of thought that
that someone would be you.

Right, or maybe, like, Justine or Sayid.

Anyway, Zephra also asked me
to set up a video conference

in the break room this afternoon.

A video conference? Why?

The CEO is doing a bunch of
surprise FaceTimes to Cloud 9s.

Just a five-minute meet-and-greet.

Oh. Okay.

Like, cool. That's exciting.

Do you think maybe they
sent us the cereal bar today

just so we'd be in a
good mood for the call?

Come on. No!

Why is everybody being
so cynical about this?

Not everything is always half empty.

Except the cereal bar is.

We should really get on that.

- That's right.
- Let me know what you decide.

No, I decided. It's you.

You have to admit,
it is pretty convenient timing.

Can you just help me
figure out how to play this?

Kira Moon isn't some stodgy Cloud 9 CEO.

She's young and edgy and fun,

and I think she's progressive.

Look at her profile pic.
It's just a purple square.

That's gotta mean something.

You know, maybe this could
actually be an opportunity.

No. No, Jonah.

No. I know what you're thinking.

Oh, come on, I'm just saying,

how often do employees
get to talk to the CEO?

You know, we could bring up
some of our issues.

And have her first impression of us

be Veruca Salt barking out orders?

"But Daddy,
I want health insurance now!"

That is pretty adorable.
I don't know how they'd say no.

Look, we're not giving up on the issues.

It's just... it's just a
friendly welcome call.

It's not the right time.

Okay. All right, fine. Yeah, I get it.

We will wait for the right time.

Okay, great.
So we're all just gonna smile

and make a good first impression.

Amy, I need to report an employee theft.

Hey, it's our cereal.

Who cares if I eat it here or at home?

- You can't fill up a backpack!
- Fine, take some.

I don't need your used cereal.

Maybe we should just
walk everyone through it.

You know, not that they're children...

No, they're children.

Hey, favor to ask.
What can you do to ugly me up?

Like, pockmarks, unibrow,
fewer eyes, more?

Well, why do you wanna look bad?

I have a scammer in custody
and I need him to confess,

but he's into me, and it's just
gonna make everything go wrong.

I mean, my personality's a homerun,

so that's not exactly helping.

Well, if he's already seen you,
it might be kind of weird

to go back in there
with more face parts.

- That's a really good point.
- Yeah.

We have to do something.

It's starting to get
very steamy in there.

Oh, my God. You like him!

No, no, no.

- Is he hot?
- Yes!

He's exceptionally hot.

But no, I don't like criminals, okay?

But try telling that to my
heart and my Hot Pocket.

Later today,

Kira Moon from Zephra
will be "surprising" us

with a video chat.

We get to talk to the CEO?

We should clarify which
Hemsworth she's dating.

I heard it's not the
one you think it is.

We should ask if the cereal
was meant to be taken home.

I'm just curious.

No, we should ask her for stuff we need,

like self-driving cars, right, Jonah?

That was all her...

it's just a friendly call,
Sandra, not an opportunity.

Exactly. But you know, Kira might
ask you all some questions,

so I thought it would be good
for us to practice, you know?

Like, Glenn, pretend I'm Kira.

But she's just a normal person.

Just think of it like
you're talking to me.

"Me" as in you,
or "me" as in her?

"Me" as in me, Amy.

But you just said that I
should pretend that you're her.

Right, and I'm saying
talk to her like she's me.

Okay, I should, or she should?

Oh, you know what, I forgot to mention

that not everybody has
to be on this call.

Oh, thank God.

Oh, Garrett, you're so stupid.

Oh, man.

That's embarrassing.

I'm sorry you had to see that, Glenn.

Oh, no. Come on, this is nothing.

I once drove a pallet of
Mentos into a stack of colas.

I thought it was the Rapture.

Is everything okay?

Yeah, no, I...

things are just really hard right now.

I'm feeling a lot of mental distress.

Oh, really? I'm...

well, I'm so sorry.

What's going on?

Just so much.

Unfortunately, as my supervisor,

you're not allowed to ask.

Well, is there anything I can do?

I mean, I guess you could grab

the Zephra corporate guidelines
and look up what it says

under "Employee Mental Distress"?

Yeah, okay. All right, look.

You stay right here.
I'm gonna be right back.

Thank you.

Page 43. Just a guess.

Thank you for your patience.

This is Cheyenne, our head of security.

Totally.

So let's keep things professional.

So look, we have altered merchandise,

a documented history of returns.

It'll be easier on
yourself if you confess.

So you think that's my best move?

A lot of people would say
it's your only move.

Since when do you and I care
about what people say?

Ooh, so do you guys know each other?

I'm not one of the herd, Dina,

and neither are you.

Herds are for turds.

Herds are absolutely for turds.

I'm stealing that.

Ah, then you admit you're a thief.

- Oh, you're good.
- You have no idea.

So, like, how's this going?

She's gonna let me walk
so I can take her to dinner.

Like hell I am.

Cheyenne, what are you doing? Come on.

Um...

Ozark Highlands, how are we doing?

Oh, my God! Everybody, look!

It's... it's Kira Moon, Zephra's CEO.

- What?
- Hey!

A household name we all know!

Just popping in to say hello
to my new Cloud 9 stores.

Amy, right?

Yes. Yes, hi, I'm Amy.

Sorry, you just said that.
Sorry, thank you.

I gotta say, it's fitting
that it's Valentine's Day

'cause I love what's
happening in your store.

Your holiday numbers were outstanding,

and your rollout of the Z-tablets

led the region.

Whatever you're doing, bottle that

because I want it in my raw water.

Ha!

I'm gonna be honest with you.

Retail's new to me,
so you all are the experts.

Tell me what you think we could do

to make your lives better.

Uh...

well, actually, for a long time now,

we've been trying to get
Cloud 9 to address...

Address our breakfast needs,

which, by the way, you killed it today

with the cereal bar.

And also getting to work in the morning

can be tough for us, so...

Which is why it's so great
that we get to arrive

and be greeted by the cereal bar!

Anyway, that's it.

That's all we wanted to say.

Okay, then.

You know, well, I'm getting the signal

I gotta hop on another call,
but we'll do this again soon.

Wow.

Hey, guys, I don't know if Kira noticed,

but my fly was open
for that whole thing.

Like, down and open.
Like, basically framing it.

Okay, and if you could just
get me that number

by the end of the day,
that'd be great.

Thank you.

Hey, a customer asked
if the Zephra tablet

is compatible with AirPlay.

Zephra is compatible with everything.

We do not question Zephra.
All hail Zephra.

- Is that a yes?
- Don't mind Jonah.

He's just upset that the tablet

won't do everything he wants it to.

And it never will if I'm
not allowed to ask it to.

Would you guys just, like,
get together already?

- God.
- We are together.

Look, all I'm saying is...

Oh, crap.

I totally forgot I set this up.

I mean, I know we said

we weren't gonna do anything
for Valentine's Day...

Oh, okay, so you're allowed
to break an agreement,

but if I do it... wait, is that
the guy from our first date?

Yes, you said you loved him.

- That was very thoughtful.
- I know.

- Is that gnocchi?
- Yes, your favorite.

- I love gnocchi.
- I know.

You can't tell your problems
to Glenn the floor supervisor,

so he clocked out.

Now Glenn the friend is here,

and you can tell him everything.

Well, you know, if you must know,

everything is just making me wanna cry.

It's... every time I see kids.

- Mm-hmm.
- Or adults purchasing items.

Mm.

Just everything here at work.

Well, sounds like you
got a lot going on,

but don't worry, I have a solution.

Is it signing the mental distress forms?

No, it is not. It's better.

Great. Better's great.

What information don't you have?

Okay. Yes.

At first, I was trying to
seduce you into letting me off,

but there's some real chemistry here.

You're willing to let all that go?

You're a thief,

and I'm not about to
compromise my morals

for some completely earth-crushing,

soul-shattering sex.

This is about more than just sex.

But yes,

it would probably feel like
a thunderstorm in our pants.

- Dear God.
- Come on.

Your whole job is preventing risk.

What if you took one?

Okay.

Okay, I'll come clean.

I know that you did it,
and I don't even care.

I knew that you knew.

But that's part of our tango.

So how about dinner?

Dinner it is.

And breakfast.

Mm.

The storm shelter is just a great place

to get things off your chest.

Whenever I have troubles,

I come down here and I shout 'em out.

Yeah, I'm not gonna do that.

Here, watch me.

Why did I have a baby

so late in life?

You know, stuff like that.

You know, I think

I understand what you're saying,

but maybe I could use
some more examples.

Okay, um...

Diabetes stinks!

I think I voted wrong!

I think Ellen DeGeneres dances too much!

It's unprofessional!

Still not getting it.

Oh, hey, is Amy looking for me?

No, she's getting cash
to tip an accordion player.

Thank God.

I just came to get some fresh air.

Everybody thinks I'm their cereal boy.

Earl just shook an empty bowl
at me and snapped his fingers.

Hey, Jonah. I'm doing it.

I'm going to the Chesterfield store

to get in on their CEO call

and get us our self-driving cars.

Again, not our... oh, no!

Sandra, no! I don't think you should...

Amy is not gonna be happy about this.

I better go tell her.

This job just keeps giving and giving!

Your rollout of the
Z-tablets led the region.

Whatever you're doing, bottle it up,

'cause I want it in my raw water.

Sandra. Sandra.

- Sandra.
- Sandra, come here.

Come on, come on.

We have to go.

I know this year has
been a tough one for...

- Sandra.
- Retail is new to me.

Sandra, come on. Let's go.
We gotta go. We gotta go.

- No, stop. I'm gonna be heard.
- No, you don't have to be heard.

- We gotta leave right now.
- I want a car.

I understand you want a
car, but she's...

Okay, Jonah, that's enough.
Come on, let's go.

Hey, is everything okay back there?

Um, yes. It's all good.

Hey! Just coming by to say hey.

Hey, Kira. Hey, everybody.

You don't... you don't
work at this store?

No. No, no, it's Amy Sosa?

From the Ozark Highlands branch?

We just had our chat?

Right, the cereal fan.

You remember.
That's... that's good.

Well, it was nice catching up.
Sandra, let's go.

No, I have something to say.

I'm Sandra Kaluiokalani,

and we demand self-driving cars.

I know Zephra has them,
so you need to give them to us

so I can stop taking the bus,

where people watch their
phones at full volume

and make me hold their babies
while they change its diapers.

Right, Jonah?

I'm not on board with...

I didn't even know the diaper part.

Oh, I am so sorry.

I am... I'm getting the signal,
so we're out of time,

but it was so great meeting you all,

and Amy, my next call's
at the Taipei store,

so see you there?

Real nice.

We were gonna do
our store chant for her.

We're really sorry.

What's your chant?

Go, Chesterfield!

- Yeah.
- It's a good chant.

Okay, so shouting didn't do the trick,

but how about I take you
on a fishing trip, huh?

Just you and me and a gentle breeze.

- It'll be relaxing.
- I would not like that.

Oh, yes, you would.

What are you doing...
no, no, don't do that!

I'm picking you up
at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow,

come rain or shine,

and unfortunately,
it is supposed to rain.

Okay, no. That's not happening.

Look, Glenn,

there are no problems.

I made it all up.

I was just trying to get
some paid time off.

You lied about mental distress?

Yeah, I guess when you say it like that,

it sounds really bad,
but I just needed a break.

Man, I'm tired.

I just wanted a day
off where I could just

sit at home alone
playing video games

and not shower and eat pizza.

That's how you spend your days off?

Sitting in your apartment, alone?

Well, I mean, I'm not really alone.

I'm playing with the people online.

Of course.

That's basically like having friends.

It is!

Hey, I'm just glad that you
don't have any problems.

I don't have any.

And I'm not thinking about my life.

I'm just being quiet
'cause you walked away.

The cereal's gone.

It was supposed to last a month,
and those monsters ate it in a day.

Oh, my God. You did it.

- You got us cars.
- I did?

Zephra just sent a mass email

saying that Cloud 9
employees now get 50% off

all Lyfts nationwide.

Holy crap.

Huh.

Okay, well, I guess
I am pleasantly surprised

that Kira seems to have listened.

Yeah, she did, didn't she?

Maybe they're different.

Oh, my God. Is that a dirty diaper?

Ugh, God, our customers are animals.

Oh.

"Happy Valentine's Day, Grandpa."

Yeah, well, I had to raid

what was left of the seasonal aisle.

- Aww.
- If you're gonna break our agreement...

It's only fair.

And a half-eaten box of chocolates.

Did a coconut check for you.
Took care of 'em.

Thank you.

Oh, I can still taste the...

Yeah, I ate, like,
a whole coconut's worth.

And there was, like,
a little bit of gnocchi in there.

Oh, yeah, you don't like
that gnoc-onut vibe?

Don't say that.
Don't say gnoc-onut.

Hey, thanks for taking a chance on me.

It's Valentine's Day.
I had to follow my heart.

Nah...

are you kidding me?

Look, I'm sorry, Benny,
but I had no choice.

This doesn't mean anything
has to change between us.

Yeah, it kind of does.

I'll wait for you!

Not sexually,
or if I've met someone else.

Up yours!

I wish.