Superstore Season 6 Episode 5
Superstore
Season 6

Ep 5. Hair Care Products

  • TV14
  • January 14, 2021
  • 21 min
  • 6.9  (2,415)

In Superstore season 6 episode 5, titled "Hair Care Products," things start becoming hairy for the team at Cloud 9 store when they suddenly find themselves with an oversupply of an unpopular hair care product. As soon as the episode begins, the viewers get a glimpse of the situation when during a store meeting, the product (a hairspray called "Curl D'Or") is labeled as the worst-selling item in the store.

To alleviate the problem, the store's district manager, Maya, suggests a competition among the employees called "Curl D'Or Challenge." The competition tasks the employees with trying to sell as many units of the hairspray as possible by the next day. The winner of the challenge is promised a "star employee" award, along with a bottled soda as a prize, over which the employees are really excited.

However, things start taking a turn when customers start to have some serious scalp allergic reactions to the hairspray. As a result, all registers at the store get blocked, and everyone needs to help with the customers lining up for returns. Meanwhile, the store manager, Glenn, tries to hide the incident from corporate, fearing bad PR. Jonah and Garrett try to help Glenn keep the situation under wraps, but time is running out when they realize that an ambulance needs to be called since someone is having a serious allergic reaction.

In the midst of all this, a romantic subplot brews where Mateo starts flirting with a male customer named Perry (played by recent Emmy winner Dan Levy) in the store, who is clearly signaling interest in him. Mateo, however, is apprehensive about this, and his co-workers try to encourage him to take a leap. Sandra, for example, urges him to "try a new dating pool," while Cheyenne tells him, "I married a gay guy. It's totally fine."

As the episode progresses, the hair care product problem becomes even more convoluted when the team realizes that they have a celebrity endorsement from a popular hairstylist named Aubree. Glenn urges everyone to keep this information on the low, fearing backlash. But when the hairstylist arrives for a meet-and-greet in-store, things don't go according to plan when a customer blows up Aubree's spot and exposes her glam squad for using competitor products. Aubree eventually leaves the store with a bad attitude and no Curl D'Or.

The episode concludes with a cliffhanger when a report is due the next day to Costco, and the staff needs to sell at least 1000 units. But with the mishaps that have taken place, along with the fact that most customers returned the faulty product, that seems like a tall order.

Overall, the episode brings back a lot of familiar elements from Superstore: the humor, charming characters, and hilarious scenarios. Hair Care Products, in particular, tackles themes of PR, inclusivity, and relationships. The bittersweet ending, however, leaves enough room for the audience to tune in for what's to come in the next episode.

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  • First Aired
    January 14, 2021
  • Content Rating
    TV14
  • Runtime
    21 min
  • Language
    English
  • IMDB Rating
    6.9  (2,415)