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Recap / Superstore S 6 E 6

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When Sandra's cat needs life-changing surgery, the Cloud 9 employees all chip in. Glenn tries to remind Dina why she loves security so she'll let him return to being the boss again.

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  • Crying Wolf: After Dina figures out that Glenn hired some thugs to pretend to vandalize the store, she doesn't believe him when he insists that the other thugs Bo brought in are real gang members, assuming they're also just actors.
  • Disproportionate Retribution: Bo mentions that "Straight Josh" killed an ice cream man in broad daylight over sprinkles.
  • Downer Ending: By the end of the episode, the store has been ransacked, Sandra's lost her cat and the necklace with its remains, most of the employees wasted their money helping Sandra, and Dina and Glenn get sued by Carol.
  • Faux Horrific: The most scary thing Glenn can imagine happening in prison is his cellmate needing to borrow his comb.
  • Mistaken for Gay: When Glenn asks Bo if Bo's rowdy friends could help Glenn out with something, Bo thinks Glenn wants to have a threesome with them.
  • Pet the Dog: Shocking all her coworkers, Carol acts very empathetic towards Sandra when Biscuit is dying (ironically, the same Biscuit she'd threatened to kill last season) and is the first one to give her money for the surgery.
  • "Shaggy Dog" Story: Not only does nobody get their money back from Sandra, but Sandra's diamond necklace with Biscuit's remains, which she spent the money on, gets stolen.
  • Shout-Out:
    • Justine quotes Hamilton when Mateo goes to ask Sandra for their money back.
    Justine: Immigrants — we get the job done!
    Jonah: "We"?
    Justine: My family is Swedish or something.
    • Bo's friends post images of The Babadook all over the store.
    • Sayid is mad about losing his money because he wants to watch Ray Donovan.
  • Take That!: Dina mistakes the creepy monster Babadook for Diane Keaton.
  • Team Power Walk: Dina and Glenn confidently walk into the warehouse side-by-side in slow motion after becoming co-managers.

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