Superstore may be the most underrated sitcom of the past decade

Those little vignettes of store life they used as transitions between scenes were so amusing!

I just started it for the first time and I’m loving it. As someone who works in retail I’m constantly seeing moments on the show that are meant to be funny but that I could actually see happening.

One of the hardest times I’ve ever laughed at a tv show was during the episode where the Cloud 9 mascot is discovered to be a cannibal, and there is a scene where two of the characters are having to paint over a big mural of Cloud 9 mascot standing behind a sleeping person with the words “see you in your dreams!” 😂😂

Bo is a favorite character of mine in any show.

Also felt like it was the only show where seeing the Covid outbreak didn’t feel jarring

Its in my routine of rewatchable binges when my wife and I don't have anything else to watch. Superstore, the office, parks and Rec, raising Hope, community, the good place, Brooklyn 99, new girl, the goldbergs and How I met your mother

Check out St Denis Medical. Created by the same ram I believe

What’s the biggest dog you’ve ever seen and why?

I liked the interstitial moments in between scenes.

It is definitely one of the most consistent sitcoms out there, it captures the absolute absurdity of retail life so perfectly that it is almost therapeutic for anyone who has ever worked a service job, the writers really knew how to weave social commentary into the comedy without losing the heart of the show

What do you mean underrated? Do you mean you slept on it? Because it had over 6 million viewers its first season. It moved to Thursday prime time for seasons 2-6, and it has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes for seasons 2-5. 

I’ve honestly tried to like it. I just find the characters unbearable. That said, they’d probably find ME unbearable. Potato potato.

Good soundtrack too

I mean it went for 6 seasons, it’s not like it failed

I found the absolute lack of chemistry between the two romantic leads really killed my interest in the show. Everything around them was decent enough but anytime it focused upon them, it just dragged it down to a halt for me

As someone who used to work at a walmart, its pretty relatable lol

I liked how American Ferrera had a different name tag with a new name every episode

Have you ever noticed that Amy's (America Ferrera) name on her name tag changes every episode?

The two mains become more and more dislikable but the rest of the cast shines. I wouldn't binge it but I do have it in my comedy background playlist.

Incredible show

One of our comfort shows - so good.

It is honestly such a hidden gem, the way it captures the absolute chaos of retail while keeping the characters grounded is brilliant, it manages to be hilarious and heartfelt without ever feeling forced, which is a tough balance to strike

It was. Although it was another awesome show that had it's final season tainted by current events though for me, like Brooklyn 99. My only other issue with the show is as a p******* tech I loved the pharmacist character. I wish he didn't disappear. I know the actor plays a similar type of personality in St. Denis Medical, I just haven't watched yet. It's a great show though. I'm surprised only one relatively"unknown" actor from before the show broke out (Bo).

Absolutely fantastic show. Not only the leads, not all of the supporting performances were pitch-perfect. The will they/won’t they was done well. And unlike a lot of shows, it totally stuck the landing.

Enjoyed the show a decent amount. Then watched compilations a while later and realized just how solid the show really was and how well it holds up multiple viewings. Rewatched and thoroughly enjoyed it!

I loved it from the jump, and the fact they brought up the Amazon show Patriot in a quick line was brilliant.

Love the music, the transitions, and the whiteboard work like the new benefits plan.

Glenn getting stuck on Steve slays me, every f****** time.

Mildly humorous and predictable

I loved it Yeah sure the main two leads aren’t the most likeable, but most of the rest of the cast was super funny Almost felt by design?

“I hope they don’t fire all the s****!”

That union conversation on the phone is one of the funniest scenes ever

I just started it and I totally agree.

I gave it a shot years ago, but Mark McKinney's kermit voice for his character was road block for me. I had to give it up.

I enjoyed it, but I feel like it was trying hard to land a laugh consistently, but doesn’t come close to some other iconic workplace comedies

I worked at a shitty retail store for years but I thought the show was so incredibly cheesy I had to turn it off after the first episode

Season 2 of that show is an all time banger. Every episode is great. OP, check out "[St Denis Medical](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1vXQeGjozs)" on Peacock. Its by the same guy.

Here maybe but it was really just somemore dumb/cringe comedy. Most people are over that or juat rewatch what they know

underrated? it had 6 seasons

Superstore is funny af. It is one of those kinda dumb sitcoms that you can just binge or have it on as backround noise.

Not exactly a hot take. The last decade hasn't been the best for new sitcoms, and Superstore has always been rated as good but not great, so it's never been in danger of being *over*rated.

finishing it up again for the billionth time rn wayyyyyyyyyy ahead of its time

There goes Listnook, not knowing what the word underrated means again.

It's typical quirky dialogue American sitcom slop.

Completely disagree. It’s mediocre, formulaic and the characters are two-dimensional ciphers delivering telegraphed punchlines. It’s safe, inoffensive TV families leave on in the background.

I found it more pleasant than funny. I don’t think I would rewatch it. 

Nah, it's pretty average.

Like what you want but this ain’t it

I enjoyed the first season or two but it got stale really fast. Still finished the series but it felt like a chore towards the end.  

It's really funny and I loved watching it but let's be honest here, it has the same problem as US The Office: the first season isn't that funny. There are some real cringe bits in there but I stuck around and glad I did.

it’s a weird show. a lot of its discrete parts work, but it doesn’t feel cohesive at all and basically nobody has any chemistry with each other. the main dude in particular ultimately i found it pretty unrewarding. the transitional vignettes are inspired, though.

COVID killed this show. It was a great show. A little over the top at times, but it was a tv show so it could be.

Never would have though to watch a network TV show, but I gave it a chance based on your post, and you are so right.

First two seasons were good but after that it’s just dribble

this show is securely in my top 5 for a reason

I agree it's sooo freakin funny. Anybody who has ever worked retail will get it. Also if you're in the mood for rare gems Happy Endings as well as Better Off Ted

I so enjoyed this show ! Funny, fun and comforting for me ! Loved all the characters too !

Show was great, one of the last network sitcoms I actually watched and enjoyed

So good.

I believe you. But im still not gonna watch it

It's great retail comedy, and great workplace comedy. Unfortunately, it has poor character development so you never really care like you did for characters on The Office or P&R or Seinfeld or Golden Girls.

a lot of those actors are now on st denis medical

Agreed.

Didn't this show have multiple seasons?

It’s honestly my Office. I found that show a little too exhausting to watch because it was a little too good at parodying workplace micro aggressions. It’s not exactly fun to relive those when you’re trying to relax and you already have to put up with it in real life. Superstore just feels more chill and down to earth.

Loved the show but boy the covid season made me feel uncomfortable. Hated being reminded we were still living in that time.

I've been binging it from the UK here it's funny almost finished it now but definitely enjoying it.

I dont know why this didnt have a bigger audience, it was funny, the cast was great and the story and jokes were relevant to the time

Yeah I loved it. The characters/actors were great.

Sitcoms ceased to exist when they were replaced by scripted fake reality trash TV programming in the early 2000s.

IMDB 7.9 RT 93% Prime Video 7.9 Underrated how

Is this derived from the UK programme “Trollied”? Literally just finished the final episode last night. Sounds like it. If not, it’s very uncanny. Trollied started 2011.

Superstore is my favorite show and I’ve been searching for a show as funny ever since it ended. I think Stumble is on par and deserves so much more attention than it’s getting.

I’m a pretty big comedy nerd who has followed Spitzer from both the office and Mulaney’s failed sitcom which I may have been the only person who enjoys parts of it. I loved this show from the jump, it was one of the last shows I was DVR’ing each week on my cable box before I cut the cord and I have fond memories of seeing a new episode in my Library. Even if plenty of people slept on it while it was airing, it made it to 6 seasons. It’s hard to call a network comedy **the most** underrated show if it made it to 6 seasons in the mid-aughts. Any show that I would consider truly underrated would have been cancelled by the 2nd or 3rd season which I’d consider just a clever and with equal jokes per minute but didn’t remotely enter the larger cultural zeitgeist or spark gif memes, etc. I can think of a few other single camera comedies that I found just as funny but had half the run and none of the notoriety & second life on streaming.

It was a really fun show that I enjoyed.

I’m glad I stuck with it when I started binging. Too many of the characters were grating in the beginning. They needed the edges softened so we could sometimes laugh with them instead of at them (or yell at them). Had I watched it weekly when it first aired, I don’t know if I’d’ve stuck it out.

Yup

Don’t forget to watch The Americans as well ;)

NBC didn’t seem to really promote their comedies after the must see tv era ended. They became way more focused on the franchise dramas and the different tv personalities they had on their roster. They had some great sitcoms around that time that you hardly ever heard about. A lot of their shows streamed well within the past 10-15 years and became way more popular after the fact. Superstore is a great example of this!

I love this one. I recommend it often on the tv subs

It's so good!! Kind of like the office but in Walmart.

It’s sooooooo good

I finished it a few days ago, and I'm very glad I gave it a shot. I always respect when a network sitcom is willing (and allowed) to go dark, and Superstore is one of the better examples of that. Garrett's "walk" card is one of my favorite examples, but the show skillfully mines everything from the working poor circumstances of the employees to slave reparations for laughs without resorting to lazy shock humor. The running gag about severed feet being found in/around the store was *gold*, and I love that they actually paid it off. The one thing that did put me off a bit was the increased frequency of full cringe scenes as the show went along. Awkwardness was present through the run and was mostly used expertly (Jonah at the quinceañera, Amy's dinner with Jonah's family), but I just don't like extended cringe scenes like Amy talking in front of Emma and her friends during the teen store takeover and every 20+ second scene where Jonah digs himself deeper by correcting himself eight times while trying to clarify an initial statement. I also think the writers did Amy a little dirty by leaning hard into the "awkward mom" angle from season three on. But a lot of people love cringe (US version of The Office, Curb Your Enthusiasm, etc.), so maybe that's a positive for others. As a whole, it's one of my favorite modern broadcast sitcoms. Not quite Michael Shur territory, but close.

It was good but I think the romantic angle was pushed too fast. It seems once the “will or won’t they” is done, the show loses some of its charm. The office handled that rather well, but that show went on to two seasons too many.