Video Game Release

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**"Video Game Release"** is the thirteenth episode of Season Three of *Superstore*, and the forty-fifth episode of the show overall.

## Summary

*When gamers invade the store for the release of a hot new video game, Jonah tries to help Amy secure herself a copy of the game, which takes them on an unexpected adventure. Mateo helps Garrett make a good impression on one of his heroes. Glenn and Sandra try to stand up for themselves with customers and end up instigating a breastfeeding "nurse-in."*

## Plot

A group of cosplaying gamers are seen lining up outside the store before it opens. Inside the store, Dina announces the release of a new video game "Barbarians Gate 3" to the staff and asks them to be vigilant so that tramplings are avoided. Amy asks if a game can be set aside for her but Dina says no. Jonah is surprised that Amy plays video games but Garrett is supportive. Glenn wonders what happened to innocent video games absent of violence but the staff point out flaws in the games he mentions including Myrtle mentioning a bug in Donkey Kong. Sandra says she creates a family when playing The Sims which evokes an incredulous response from Mateo.

A lineup of gamers is waiting at the cash in the electronics department, keen on buying the new video game. Amy still wants the game and asks Dina again if she'll make an exception to the rule that employees can't buy products until their shift is over but Dina refuses. Dina leaves so Jonah encourages Amy to sneak a copy of the game out of the cage. Amy is reluctant but Jonah convinces her. Garrett, an avid gamer, meets Erick Evans who does voices on many video games. He's uncharacteristically nervous around Erick and is too strong in his admiration for him. Glenn and Sandra can't get the gamers to clear an aisle so Dina yells at the gamers and they comply. She then calls Glenn and Sandra useless. Amy and Jonah are at the cage where the games are stored but can't reach them. They see a small door that leads into the cage and Jonah suggests they find the store plans and figure out how to get into the cage.

In Glenn's Office, Amy and Jonah consult the store plans which Jonah reads incorrectly. Amy moves a filing cabinet and finds a small door. In the Stock Room, Glenn convinces Sandra that they should stop being doormats. Garrett sees Mateo talking to Erick and wants to know everything they said. Mateo repeats their small talk in a mocking manner. Dina sprays the line-up of gamers with air freshener while making condescending remarks on their smell. Amy and Jonah venture into the bowels of the store and find a ladder. Glenn and Sandra emerge from the Stock Room and begin berating customers for breaking minor rules. (♫ The Qemists - Stalker (No Surprise) ♫) Amber, a nursing mother is sitting in a display area which forbids sitting and they make her leave much to her anger. Garrett gets a coffee for Erick and tells personal details about him which results in an awkward silence.

Amy and Jonah are navigating a tunnel when Dina phone calls Amy asking for help control the gamers. Amy lies that she's right near Dina and is busy with a customer and hangs up. Glenn and Sandra find that Amber has brought many breastfeeding women to the store to stage a protest. In the Break Room, Glenn discusses the "nurse-in" with the staff. Earl thinks breastfeeding should be done in private and doesn't get Garrett's support. Dina wonders why the protest is occurring since the store allows breastfeeding to which Glenn lies he doesn't know and shuts down Sandra from revealing their earlier confrontation. Marcus wonders where the limit is in men revealing their body parts in the store. Sandra wonders why adults aren't drinking breast milk and why cheese can't be made from it which Marcus sees as a business opportunity. Dina berates Garrett for not wanting to drink breast milk when he has sex with women.

Amy and Jonah discover the recall room which is filled with merchandise that is dangerous or offensive. A man in a Viking helmet sucks on a juice box and watches a woman breast feed. (♫ Oran "Juice" Jones - The Rain ♫) A mother yells at Glenn that breastfeeding shouldn't be allowed in the store. At the Pharmacy, Garrett butters up Mateo and asks for help becoming friends with Erick. Amy and Jonah play with a lot of the recalled merchandise. (♫ Drew Funk - Take the Money and Run ♫) As they play a racially offensive board game, Jonah recalls his first day on the job and gets Amy to admit that she's warmed to him over the years. They continue their quest in the tunnels and come upon a small door. They open it hoping it leads to the cage but find it comes out into a dressing room and sidle past Dennis who is trying pants on.

Glenn and Sandra unsuccessfully plead with the breastfeeding mothers to move. Dina finds them pathetic and says she can't believe she's having Glenn's baby. Glenn looks shocked which surprises Dina since she texted Glenn that the impregnation worked. She then realizes that she texted the wrong Glenn. Glenn is overjoyed and gets teary while the mothers look on in confusion. In the Break Room, Mateo has arranged for he and Garrett to have a beer with Erick. Erick says the situation is cool but Garrett breaks down and rants that it's not cool as he isn't comfortable with his own hero-worshipping of Erick. He insults Erick and leaves. Mateo says to Erick that Garrett actually is the cool one in the store. The game sold out, Jonah surprises Amy with one that he traded for with a customer. Delighted, she asks Jonah if he'd like to see the game played but he has to meet Kelly. As he walks way, Dina sees how Amy looks at him and asks if she has a crush on Jonah which she admits to.

## Cast

### Main cast

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

Kaliko Kauahias SandraJon Barinholtzas MarcusLinda Porteras MyrtleWill McLaughlinas EarlJon Miyaharaas BrettDanny Guraas EliasSelisha Shertickas SarahJudd Lawrenceas HenryMariana Toscaas HeatherChristopher Riordanas ChrisPhil LaMarras Erick EvansJolene Purdyas AmberHeather McPhaulas MotherBrendan Jenningsas DennisSusan Songas Breastfeeding Woman

## Running Gags

* Amy's name tag: Amy wears a different name tag in every episode. For this one it's "Claudia".
* **Crazy Customers and music**: For all customer interludes and music see Video Game Release (music).
* Glenn's tie: Large cartoon clouds.
* **Shut up Sandra!**: Glenn delivers Dina's line as Sandra is about to reveal why all the breastfeeding mothers are staging a "nurse-in" in the store.

## References

* Glenn wonders what happened to innocent video games and mentions Frogger, Q\*bert and Donkey Kong.
* Sandra sometimes gives herself a family when playing The Sims.
* Garrett tells Mateo that Erick has been nominated for five DICE Awards and he meeting Erick is like Mateo meeting J.Lo. Mateo's small talk with Erick includes that Erick's Taurus doesn't have enough power.
* Amy admits that she never saw the movie The Goonies and later asks about the character "Chunk".
* Dina tries to get Amy to help her stop one of the gamers from teaching Alexa racial slurs.
* While wearing balloon suits, Amy and Jonah play act that she is Violet from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Amy mentions she wants an Oompa Loompa.
* Garrett believes that the staff call him the Samuel L. Jackson of the store and to show he's cool to Erick mentions that he met Scott Bakula in an Outback Steakhouse and identifies him as that guy who "quantum leapt". He tells Erick to enjoy losing the DICE Award to Troy Baker.

## Trivia

* This is the second *Superstore* episode that America Ferrera has directed.
* Cheyenne does not appear in the episode but Nichole Bloom is credited.
* This is the beginning of Marcus's human cheese business.
* Glenn's office, Glenn's monkey puppet, the Stock Room and the Pharmacy make an appearance.
* Amy and Jonah drink "halo+" which Jonah recalls he drank at the end of his first day of work in "Pilot" when Garrett described halo+ as a caffeinated malt beverage which was recalled for killing college students. Jonah trades a couple of cans to get Amy a copy of Barbarians Gate 3.

## Quotes

“*If breast milk is so healthy, then why aren't we all drinking it all the time? Or making cheese with it?*”— **Sandra**

## Video

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