"Superstore" Had Some Beautiful Moments Of Unlikely Friendships, But These 8 Are My All-Time Favorites

Jonah and Garrett will always be friendship goals.

1. Dina Eats Meat For Amy

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While Dina and Amy's relationship throughout the first series is generally pretty antagonistic, the two bond and become surprisingly solid friends after Amy's divorce. When Amy tries to throw a Golden Globes party for the first time as a singleton, it ends in complete disaster with a broken TV, an awkward atmosphere, and a grill with no gas. 

To help Amy feel better about the night, strict vegan and bird lover Dina steps up to bravely eat the MICROWAVED chicken leg that Amy has cooked. While it ended in some pretty unpleasant food poisoning, the sacrifice Dina made for Amy was a heroic one and made a big statement about their friendship.

2. Garrett Supports Jonah Through His Breakup

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Jonah and Amy's break up at the end of Season 5 of Superstore was a hard one for fans to watch. While Amy decided to pursue her career dreams in California and leave Cloud 9 behind, Jonah stayed back in her empty house with a rejected proposal and a broken heart. 

As the team all head out to the parking lot for fireworks on Amy's final day at the store, Jonah's reluctant best friend Garrett simply shows up, offering his flask and some support. Coming from such a sarcastic and apathetic character, this touching moment is all the more special and cements their friendship as one to last.

3. Glenn Gives Cheyenne Maternity Leave

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After teen mom Cheyenne gives birth in the first season of Superstore, it's a sad and all too relatable watch when she asks manager Glenn if she can be a little bit late the next morning. With no maternity leave offered by Cloud 9's higher-ups, she would be forced to leave the newborn with her mom while returning to work. 

Despite the fact it inevitably gets him fired, Glenn forces Cheyenne to take six weeks of "paid suspension" anyway, ensuring she gets to recover and bond with her baby, Harmonica.

4. Jonah Covers For Emma (and Amy)

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While Jonah and Amy's romance is at the heart of the show, the two began their relationship as unlikely friends first with a shared sense of justice, silliness, and sarcasm. So when Amy's daughter, Emma, confides in Jonah that she's high at her quinceañera, he steps in to cover for her and saves her the embarrassment. 

Despite the fact that Jonah's new status as Amy's boyfriend isn't going down well with the Sosa family or Amy's ex-husband, Adam, he continues to humiliate himself rather than let Emma fall on her own sword. It's a touching moment and it shows his dedication to both Amy and her daughter.

5. Glenn Visits Amy During Her Suspension

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At the very beginning of Season 5, we get to see the aftermath of Jonah and Amy's suspension from Cloud 9. After hooking up in the store and accidentally live-streaming it around the world, both of them temporarily lost their jobs and had to find new places to work. 

The season opens with a very pregnant Amy working a late shift in a greasy diner where an incognito Glenn visits as a pretend customer. Although Amy will return to Cloud 9 in the morning, it's revealed Glenn has visited her every single day since she started and has left a generous tip each and every time, just to make sure she's OK. It's a sweet and wholesome moment that really sums up Glenn's dedication to both his staff and Amy.

6. Garrett Hosts The Holiday Party For Glenn

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After COVID-19 causes the Cloud 9 employees to miss out on their favorite holiday traditions in Season 6, Glenn generously offers to host an "all holidays" party in the store that same day. But with little time, few resources, and increasing demands from the staff, he quickly gets overwhelmed and gives up on the party. 

After seeing the effort Glenn had put in, Garrett steps up and finishes the party for him, reminding the employees how much Glenn has done for each and every one of them. It's a touching moment and a great way to show Garrett's soft side for a change.

7. Sandra Gives Up Her Engagement Party for Mateo

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Longtime and often sidelined couple Jerry and Sandra finally got engaged in the fifth season of Superstore after surviving a tornado, a coma, affairs, and Carol. After spending much of the show being the butt of the joke, it was nice to see Sandra get her happy ending and celebrate. Despite Dina's protests, Jonah puts together a charming engagement party for her in the breakroom at work.

However, before it even starts, her engagement party gets derailed by Mateo's return from his detainment in an ICE detention center and the party turns into a celebration for him instead. Instead of getting upset, Sandra simply drops her bags and runs to give Mateo an emotional hug, letting him have her moment in a really touching scene.

8. The Employees Rally To Save Mateo

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In one of the show's most emotional, realistic, and devastating episodes, employee Mateo is hunted down by ICE in the middle of Cloud 9. When his undocumented status is revealed and he's warned that ICE is coming for him, the entire store rallies together to try and protect him from detainment. 

Everyone has a role to play: Jonah and Garrett put the lead ICE officer off the scent, Amy and Cheyenne run to help Mateo escape, Kelly and Bo distract the guards, and Dina guides them all through CCTV. Even though they sadly run out of time and Mateo gives himself up for arrest, it's an extremely heart wrenching and emotional scene — one that truly shows how much of a family the Cloud 9 team really is.

Which friendship was your favorite in Superstore? Let us know in the comments!