Nathan For You Season 3 Episode 4 Sporting Goods Store; Antique Shop
- TVMA
- November 5, 2015
- 21 min
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8.4 (831)
In this episode of Nathan For You, Nathan Fielder sets his sights on revamping a struggling sporting goods store and antiquities shop in Los Angeles. The sporting goods store sells outdoor gear, from camping equipment to fishing tackle, but is struggling to keep up with the competition. Meanwhile, the antique shop is full of unique and valuable items, but is failing to attract customers.
To help the sporting goods store, Nathan comes up with a plan to turn it into a destination for extreme sports enthusiasts. He enlists the help of a professional snowboarder to create a custom snowboarding ramp inside the store. The ramp is sure to attract attention and bring in customers, but Nathan has more tricks up his sleeve. He invites a group of extreme sports enthusiasts to come to the store and test out the ramp, hoping that their enthusiasm will rub off on other customers.
To boost sales at the antique shop, Nathan creates a fake antique item with an interesting backstory. He hires a group of actors to come to the store and pose as customers who are interested in the fake antique. When other customers see the interest in the item, they become more curious about the other antiques in the store. Nathan also creates a fake appraiser who offers to value any items that customers bring into the store. The fake appraiser manages to generate interest in some of the less popular items in the store.
Throughout the episode, Nathan is his usual awkward and deadpan self, eliciting cringe-worthy moments as he interacts with the store owners and customers. He is determined to help these struggling businesses, but his methods are often bizarre and outlandish. While some of his ideas may seem crazy, they often generate results and help the businesses he works with to thrive.
Overall, this episode of Nathan For You is a hilarious and entertaining look at the world of small business, and the lengths that one man is willing to go to help out struggling entrepreneurs. Nathan's unique approach to problem-solving may not always make sense, but it certainly keeps things interesting.