Amnesty

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**"Amnesty"** is the fifteenth episode of Season Three of *Superstore*, and the forty-seventh episode of the show overall.

## Summary

*Glenn and Dina offer amnesty to all the employees for any bad things they confess so Garrett and Cheyenne try to decide how to take advantage of it. Meanwhile, Jonah and Amy try to defuse an awkward situation that has the whole store gossiping.*

## Plot

In the Break Room, the staff laugh at a video on a loop of Amy and Jonah kissing. (♫ Boots Randolph - Yakety Sax ♫) Cheyenne asks Kelly if she hates Amy now which she denies. Isaac kids that Amy and Kelly are going to have a "cat fight". In the store, Mateo tells Cheyenne that he revealed his undocumented status to Jeff who left without commenting on it. He's worried that Jeff has reported him but Cheyenne doesn't think this has happened. Corey kiddingly points out where the condoms are to Amy and Jonah. Amy is sick of the constant kidding which is made worse when Justine and Isaac arrive and tease them more.

In Glenn's Office, Glenn can't believe Amy and Jonah kissed as he considered them good people and compares their actions to adultery. Dina tells Glenn that people are monsters and that he'd be shocked what they would admit to doing if the threat of punishment was removed. To prove her point, in the Break Room, Dina announces that a staff member has committed a fireable offence and if the person comes forward, total amnesty will be given. The staff are reluctant until Dina swears on her birds that no one will be told of the offences. A customer bowls down an aisle and knocks down a product display. (♫ Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It ♫) Cheyenne and Garrett realize that they have until day end to break a store rule and get amnesty. Cheyenne ponders wearing a hat or stealing a boat.

Mateo leaves Jeff a voice mail asking if he's done anything now that he knows about Mateo's undocumented status. A customer approaches Glenn and Dina complaining that no one is working cash. To Dina's delight, they find a mob of staff outside Glenn's Office waiting to confess offences. Mateo goes first and is evasive concerning his undocumented status. Jonah catches Amy eating her lunch in the Stock Room to avoid staff teasing. He relates that if they join in on the kidding, it'll stop. Sandra interrupts them and teases them with a sexual hand gesture which she gets wrong. Isaac goes next and admits to stealing shopping carts to stage homeless fights which he films. (♫ Fatboy Slim - Apache ♫)  Corey admits to smoking weed and drinking on the job. Myrtle confesses to stealing gum.

Sandra admits to paying four guys to ask Carol out and then stand her up and Carol admits to doing things to Sandra's lunch. Myrtle's story continues with an explosion at a factory her uncle worked at. Isaac finishes his story which causes Glenn to exclaim that he can't believe the amount of depravity going on in the store. Cheyenne and Garrett read the employee handbook but can't find any rules they'd like to break. Carol approaches Kelly and tells her she supports her over Amy in any troubles with Jonah. She then offers to do something to Amy's car or her daughter Emma which scares Kelly causing her to back away. Corey teases Amy and Jonah that he can leave them alone with a bed but they go along with the teasing and end up accidentally kissing so Justine runs off to tell everyone.

In the Warehouse, Jonah tries to explain the kiss to Kelly. A video created by Sandra of Amy and Jonah's kiss which is a parody of the a-ha "Take On Me" video is shown on the store's TVs which Amy admits is impressive. (♫ a-ha - Take On Me ♫) In the Break Room, Glenn introduces Pastor Craig to deal with the souls of the staff. He tells everyone God hates sin but loves sinners. He approaches Sandra and asks about her wanting to kill Carol which she admits to. He sympathizes with her frustration but when Sandra goes into detail on how she plans to kill Carol, he is shocked. A kiss cam parody of Amy and Jonah's kiss is shown on the store's TVs. (♫ Vengaboys - We Like to Party! ♫) Pastor Craig finishes his session which Glenn is disappointed with. Dina is happy as her point is proved that without punishment, people will do what they want.

Glenn admits there was no fireable offence and now believes that all people are monsters. Mateo asks if Jeff said anything and deflects Dina's question. Glenn recalls various things staff have admitted to which causes Amy to protest that kissing Jonah wasn't adultery and, that she thought they were about to die. Cheyenne reminds Glenn he was praying to Allah during the tornado for which Pastor Craig says everyone makes mistakes and looking at Amy and Jonah, that all have lust in their hearts. They deny any lust so he counters that he senses something going on with them. Jonah points out he's dating Kelly and admits he had a crush on Amy years ago. Amy admits she had a crush on Jonah which surprises him. They both awkwardly try to explain the attraction away which no one believes. Sandra verbalizes the situation which causes Kelly to swear at her.

Amy approaches a group of staff who are opining whether Jonah should be with Amy or Kelly. She tries to kid about the Jonah situation but it falls flat. Dina tells Glenn that destroying his world view has been the highlight of her year. Glenn asks Garrett if he committed any offences and when Garrett admits to none, Glenn calls him good and kisses him on the head. Dina finds Glenn's ability to delude himself impressive. Jonah apologizes to Kelly and tells her that even if his and Amy's crushes had been at the same time, he'd still be with Kelly. They agree to move in together and hug as Sandra approaches them wearing a "Team Amy" shirt. At Coffee & Bakery, as Mateo leaves a voice mail for Jeff's boyfriend Chad looking for Jeff, Jeff surprises Mateo and tells him he quit his job. Mateo realizes Jeff hasn't reported his undocumented status. He asks Mateo out for a drink and they leave hand in hand.

## Cast

### Main cast

America Ferreraas Amy DubanowskiBen Feldmanas Jonah SimmsMark McKinneyas Glenn SturgisLauren Ashas Dina FoxColton Dunnas Garrett McNeillNichole Bloomas Cheyenne LeeNico Santosas Mateo Liwanag
### Featured cast

Kelly Stablesas KellyMichael Buninas Jeff SutinKaliko Kauahias SandraLinda Porteras MyrtleIrene Whiteas CarolKelly Schumannas JustineSteve Ageeas IsaacTravis Colesas CoreyDanny Guraas EliasJudd Lawrenceas HenryMariana Toscaas HeatherChristopher Riordanas ChrisJack Foleyas TerryKenneth Hodgesas Shrimp CustomerBashir Salahuddinas Pastor Craig

## Running Gags

* Amy's name tag: Amy wears a different name tag in every episode. For this one it's "Kelsey".
* **Crazy Customers and music**: For all customer interludes and music see Amnesty (music).
* Glenn's tie: Many clouds.

## References

* Cheyenne reassures Mateo that Jeff hasn't reported his undocumented status or else guys in uniform would have arrested him and sent him to Guantanamo.
* Isaac mimics porn music and says it isn't Seinfeld.
* Justine believes Isaac should write for Craig Ferguson.
* Garrett compares the amnesty to a Purge type situation.
* Jonah believes he started being teased in middle school when he did a Bossa Nova version of Material Girl on saxophone.
* Corey admits on Saturdays he goes nuts at Cinnabon.
* Myrtle confesses to stealing Sour Cherry Bubblicious gum from the store and that her uncle Frank worked for Jolly Time.
* Dina mentions she has a picture of herself with Balki but doesn't understand when Glenn mentions the actor who played this character is Bronson Pinchot.
* Sandra got the skills to create the a-ha parody video of Amy and Jonah kissing at The Learning Annex.
* Sandra uses Google to research how to kill Carol and avoid common mistakes in getting caught.
* Cheyenne reminds Glenn that he was praying to Allah when the tornado hit the store.
* Mateo leaves a voice mail for Chad in which he admits he made horrible Instagram comments about him.
* Jeff tells Mateo that his white shirt is like the one that Matt Damon wore at the end of The Bourne Identity.

## Trivia

* Glenn's office, Glenn's monkey puppet, Stock Room, the Warehouse, Stratus and Coffee & Bakery make an appearance.
* Myrtle's scene in Glenn's Office is similar to the one she made in "Demotion".

## Quotes

“*We are all monsters, who love to watch bum fights or put gross stuff in each other's lunches.*”— **Glenn**

## Video

Superstore - News to Jonah (Episode Highlight)