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  • čas přidán 19. 08. 2016
  • On the premiere of season 2 of NBC sitcom, “Superstore,” Mateo, a gay character from the Philippines, discovers that he is an undocumented immigrant. In humorous form, he discovers that the green card he has is fake. This strains an already contentious relationship with Glenn, his manager. While Mateo tries to convey this fact to Glenn, his boss; he is supported enthusiastically without real comprehension about his status.
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Komentáře • 200

  • @TheSuperk25
    @TheSuperk25 Před 3 lety +274

    Mateo's Tagalog accent is on point. That means he speaks it regularly. A lot of Filipino parents do not teach their children Tagalog.

    • @julz19
      @julz19 Před 3 lety +5

      That's only the boomers na matapobre 😂
      And some fil am who can't speak it fluently because of the same boomers na matapobre.

    • @CharmDogma
      @CharmDogma Před 3 lety +9

      He migrated to the US at 16 thats why. But yes, I also get your point :)

    • @Grillinnap
      @Grillinnap Před rokem +4

      I wish Filipinos had Latino values like always making sure their children are bilingual. Filipimos think they’re white that if you only speak English, you’re automatically smart 😂

    • @BabyKristoffCuteness
      @BabyKristoffCuteness Před 11 měsíci

      ​@Grillinnap not only Latino, also Chinese, Japanese, Korean American speak bilingual Kaya sila laging cast sa mga Holywood movies unlike sa mga Fil
      American 😅

    • @maraschinomachine5693
      @maraschinomachine5693 Před 10 měsíci

      Oh yeah. Ang llutong pati pati pag magmura :D

  • @28andee
    @28andee Před 4 lety +924

    Finally, a real Filipino representation. It's time the world realizes that NOT ALL ASIANS are Chinese. Lol.

    • @davevillas7397
      @davevillas7397 Před 4 lety +3

      Hahahahahaha

    • @conansredbowtie
      @conansredbowtie Před 4 lety +1

      I thought Family Guy did a pretty good job already. They made fun of us all the time lol.

    • @ropper08
      @ropper08 Před 4 lety +50

      In hollywood, there are only 3 kinds of asian. Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

    • @jostvonroy9269
      @jostvonroy9269 Před 4 lety +1

      @@conansredbowtie they did!?🤨

    • @jostvonroy9269
      @jostvonroy9269 Před 4 lety +5

      This something I would proud of not just watching it. Nakakatuwa na nakakatawa lalo may Filipino sa American TV show!!! 👍👏🙌

  • @wowokwow533
    @wowokwow533 Před 5 lety +551

    this was my favorite moment in the whole show. hearing my language in a mainstream American tv show was mind-blowing and to have a gay,undocumented, filipino character on top of all of that??I love Matteo.

    • @meganmcleod6152
      @meganmcleod6152 Před 2 lety +4

      yes but he's one of the worst characters personality wise

    • @fraserduffy4576
      @fraserduffy4576 Před 2 lety +3

      @@meganmcleod6152 I wonder if it was a deliberate dig at how other shows think that making their characters gay means they’re good characters.

    • @ingridangelicacustodio4463
      @ingridangelicacustodio4463 Před rokem

      YES YES YES YES 😭💖

  • @ABookNerd
    @ABookNerd Před 5 lety +196

    Mateo speaking tagalog is one of the moments I live for.

  • @littlesusieofficial
    @littlesusieofficial Před 5 lety +397

    For those of you who don't know...Nico Santos was born and raised in the Philippines and emigrated in the US when he was 16. Hence, the reason why Kris is NOT the only Filipino in Crazy Rich Asians. Oh and before I forget, he played a role in CRA and not just a cameo. You're welcome! 😉

    • @MiracleWinchester
      @MiracleWinchester Před 5 lety +26

      YES! His character was more memorable than Kris' LOL.

    • @cedbauzon4254
      @cedbauzon4254 Před 4 lety +4

      He also appeared in 2 broke girls S4E17 "And a Loan for Christmas"

    • @riejamarie
      @riejamarie Před 4 lety

      Reacting a bit late... but this is the truth!!

    • @noeminoemi1350
      @noeminoemi1350 Před 4 lety

      you're welcome for what?

    • @beckiehummelson4728
      @beckiehummelson4728 Před 4 lety +8

      well Kris paid great PR team to promote herself to the producers and mainstream media but yes Nico's character was far off better and more significant than Kris

  • @DatBoiAntix
    @DatBoiAntix Před 7 lety +886

    "grandma, do you remember buying that thing for me?"
    "so the green card is a counterfeit?"
    "so what you're saying is I'm not an American citizen?"
    "and I could have watched Spiderman legally on netflix?"
    You're welcome.

    • @anitabalan2610
      @anitabalan2610 Před 5 lety +15

      Is that Tagalog?

    • @mgjnsn
      @mgjnsn Před 5 lety +10

      @@anitabalan2610 Yes

    • @like.clarkwork
      @like.clarkwork Před 4 lety +13

      I'm Filipino who grew up in a Tagalog household and this was so helpful to

    • @roj22fetals6
      @roj22fetals6 Před 4 lety +7

      "grandma do you remember buying that for me back then?"
      He said dati means back or back then

    • @earlnoli
      @earlnoli Před 4 lety +4

      i did not understand the spiderman in netflix bit.

  • @mariah4197
    @mariah4197 Před 3 lety +87

    It's now pretty common for Filipino charactiers to be in an American movie/show, but the legit Pinoy accent is that makes this one just perfect. True representation especially since THERE ARE A LOT of Pinoys in America.

    • @ReviewBoard-uy5nv
      @ReviewBoard-uy5nv Před 3 lety

      If that were true, most Filipinos I know wouldn’t be playing Chinese, Mexican, or Hawaiian characters. Name me one Filipino actor playing a Filipino in a non-Filipino production.

    • @SeaWiseBrain
      @SeaWiseBrain Před 2 lety +1

      @@ReviewBoard-uy5nv Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds in Spider-man. He even has a grandma speaking Filipino and all :D

    • @GRA5S
      @GRA5S Před rokem

      @@ReviewBoard-uy5nv Manny Jacinto played Jason Mendoza in The Good Place one of the main characters, Vincent Rodriguez as Josh Chan in Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Vanessa Hudgens as Stacy in the Princess Switch and Tobit Raphael as Yo-yo Santos in The Internship. Though Stacy and Yo-yo's characters are not centered on their nationality, it was mentioned they are Filipinos. The first two were very fleshed out Filipino characters.

    • @makelovenotwar9941
      @makelovenotwar9941 Před 6 měsíci

      But not all Filipinos in America have Tagalog as their primary language.

  • @comico19
    @comico19 Před 4 lety +121

    Hearing Mateo speaking Tagalog without an accent is trippy. 😳

    • @kaydecena
      @kaydecena Před 3 lety +3

      There’s also an episode on Grimm about the aswang. Some scenes, they spoke tagalog without the accents too.

    • @jaqui1401
      @jaqui1401 Před 3 lety +7

      I agree, sometimes they hire Filipino actors but when they speak, the accent is sooo americanized

  • @thebandboy
    @thebandboy Před 2 lety +22

    Anyone notice that Marcus actually holds his end of the pact when everyone finds out and tells people he lives in the store

  • @raineeeee27
    @raineeeee27 Před 4 lety +51

    It’s just amazing to hear your mother tongue in a american tv show.

  • @coffeequoh5487
    @coffeequoh5487 Před 5 lety +42

    "And I'm Filipino."
    *raises eyebrow*

  • @tessverceles2974
    @tessverceles2974 Před 3 lety +10

    So Proud of him to represent Filipinos👏👏👏

  • @dxvidmarcus
    @dxvidmarcus Před 7 lety +98

    Mateo, 'pare..you should've known that when your lola took you to Recto for "green card" shopping lol

    • @rovli816
      @rovli816 Před 4 lety

      😁

    • @Mudsville1
      @Mudsville1 Před 3 lety

      He is not a pare. He is a Mare, He is A She

    • @lemun-cr5gn
      @lemun-cr5gn Před 2 dny

      @@Mudsville1being gay doesn’t mean they’re trans 🤦

  • @agelesskarate
    @agelesskarate Před 7 lety +320

    Lol that Tagalog was awesome

    • @bappo8011
      @bappo8011 Před 6 lety +2

      Ageless Martial Arts Las Vegas he is a Filipino anyway

    • @wowokwow533
      @wowokwow533 Před 5 lety +12

      I mean not all filipinos speak Tagalog since the Philippines has 100s of other languages and dialects

    • @kennethandres7734
      @kennethandres7734 Před 4 lety +10

      @JL January I don't think your definition of the word "dialect" is correct. A dialect only applies when two languages are intelligible and speakers of one dialect can communicate with another speaking a different dialect of a common language. The Philippines has hundreds of languages, and the major language groups have dialects between them.

    • @berouja
      @berouja Před 4 lety +5

      @JL January Languages, not dialects. Mali ang tinuturo sa school natin.

    • @MegaPaborito
      @MegaPaborito Před 4 lety +6

      @JL January That is not right. Some teachers taught Filipino students these wrong knowledge about languages and dialects. To make this clear, languages are Tagalog, Kapampangan, Hiligaynon, Chavacano, Ilocano, etc. Example of dialects are Bulakenyo Tagalog and Batangueno.

  • @kennedypacle8601
    @kennedypacle8601 Před 7 lety +90

    wow! Filipino now is a character in a TV Series.. cool

    • @MiracleWinchester
      @MiracleWinchester Před 4 lety +6

      Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Josh Chan is Filipino

    • @viperfwarlock
      @viperfwarlock Před 4 lety +5

      The Good Place's Jason Mendoza is a Filipino, too.

    • @ropper08
      @ropper08 Před 4 lety +5

      Oliver Hampton in How To Get Away With Murder is Half-Filipino too. Also Drew Wu from Grimm.

    • @jellyace1189
      @jellyace1189 Před 4 lety

      Boom. Nood nood rin.

    • @kaydecena
      @kaydecena Před 4 lety

      joecruz I love the episode about aswangs in Grimm.

  • @LeannsAdventures
    @LeannsAdventures Před 4 lety +17

    The 'Green Card Store' LOL

  • @puhsixxx
    @puhsixxx Před 3 lety +7

    yung pag add nya ng "so" sa tagalog nya very casual filipino lang talaga haha aliw

  • @josephkingbuensalida8652
    @josephkingbuensalida8652 Před 4 lety +4

    Im starting to watch the whole series of this.

  • @lovealix1014
    @lovealix1014 Před 4 lety +3

    This is gold!!!

  • @ABookNerd
    @ABookNerd Před 5 lety +169

    I cringed at how badly Glenn butchered how to pronounce "Manila"

    • @zikeyy8716
      @zikeyy8716 Před 4 lety +37

      i think it was intentional

    • @exowye
      @exowye Před 4 lety +8

      fah sure it's intended

    • @rjarcana4747
      @rjarcana4747 Před 4 lety +8

      It was intended. Duh.

    • @erwins8381
      @erwins8381 Před 4 lety +5

      That was the joke anuber

    • @yelkempis8256
      @yelkempis8256 Před 4 lety

      Ironically, it were Americans who gave that name.

  • @chrismateo4931
    @chrismateo4931 Před 3 lety +9

    Wow! He still speaks very good and legit Filipino accent! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @ramilnavato9975
    @ramilnavato9975 Před 3 lety +5

    I love the scene. It is just like freedom from discrimination of how should treat each other.

  • @wiltunes526
    @wiltunes526 Před 4 lety

    Perfect 👍

  • @OASIStraveltours
    @OASIStraveltours Před 3 lety

    Love it!💗

  • @AcousticAdd1ct
    @AcousticAdd1ct Před 3 lety +1

    I must watch this show. Its freaking hilarious! It cracked me up so much

  • @DominicGo
    @DominicGo Před 4 lety +8

    GURL love this, love the filipino representation 🇵🇭

  • @drcommondrate12
    @drcommondrate12 Před 4 lety +9

    I love him he is so sassy lmao

  • @Freedom2012ize
    @Freedom2012ize Před 4 lety +49

    hahahahhaa thats was funny... you are an American and I am a Filipino stab himself with the pin hahahahhahahahahaha that was priceless

  • @maquin0124
    @maquin0124 Před 4 lety +1

    Nice one

  • @sergssergio7621
    @sergssergio7621 Před 4 lety +10

    he also in the movie of paul blart: mall cop 2. he is the hotel front desk

  • @wtfstudioinc.1827
    @wtfstudioinc.1827 Před 4 lety +8

    Lmao!! Can’t stop laughing ! I wanna download the whole series!!!

    • @checkma8s
      @checkma8s Před 4 lety

      WTF STUDIO INC. download it legally

    • @mamitachocolate
      @mamitachocolate Před 4 lety

      The entire series is on Hulu. I watch it every night lol

  • @alvd4514
    @alvd4514 Před 5 lety +1

    yas

  • @hazerjune
    @hazerjune Před 3 lety

    I like this .

  • @taylor6672
    @taylor6672 Před 5 lety +42

    Not that I don’t love this scene and appreciate what it’s trying to do. But I want to point out that just because your not a citizen doesn’t mean your in the country illegally. There are plenty of people legally in this country that aren’t citizens. This is a common misconception.

  • @chloeharrison3567
    @chloeharrison3567 Před 7 lety +1

    what episode is this from

  • @leahsawe9985
    @leahsawe9985 Před 2 lety

    Ohhhh the flag on mateo chest so proudddddddddddd!

  • @bethesdaboy29
    @bethesdaboy29 Před 4 lety

    Loooooove it. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @minai07bubblers
    @minai07bubblers Před 4 lety +1

    Which season and episode is this?

  • @disneyrockz12
    @disneyrockz12 Před 4 lety

    I understood all of this

  • @jhaneacosta7430
    @jhaneacosta7430 Před 3 lety

    I love Superstore ... pilipino loves it

  • @kiddo_thesuitsandtiemaniac
    @kiddo_thesuitsandtiemaniac Před 9 měsíci +1

    1:33 Glenn: Your an American. And im Filipino 😂
    Mateo: 🤨

  • @notiancel
    @notiancel Před 3 lety

    Nico's "WTF face" is my favorite thing hahahah

  • @blakebrentthirdyalcantara4787

    proud pilipino here💪

  • @michaelsyotrp
    @michaelsyotrp Před 4 lety +7

    OMG. This is so real, thank you Mateo for just emancipating this reality. :))) Yeah, Filipinos are Asians and this is our reality.

  • @vancarl818santos7
    @vancarl818santos7 Před 3 lety

    Love this show hahah

  • @lindltaylor3438
    @lindltaylor3438 Před 3 lety

    Where can
    I watch this?? It's not on Netflix 😭

  • @jambalbasor4173
    @jambalbasor4173 Před 3 lety

    I didn't see it coming. ❤️🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

  • @noseupper
    @noseupper Před 4 lety

    Hahaha funny! And Yeyyy for having a filipino actor in amainstream Ameican Show...loved it!!

  • @mjstwilight
    @mjstwilight Před 3 lety

    The ending is funny 😆

  • @teneesh3376
    @teneesh3376 Před rokem

    Why is the audio peaking so bad in this?

  • @almondcris0182
    @almondcris0182 Před 4 lety +10

    I say im fiL-Am proud to be! I was born and raise in ManiLa .

  • @guevarrajjd
    @guevarrajjd Před 4 lety

    Feb 12 2020
    Hello recommendation

  • @enzmondo
    @enzmondo Před 3 lety +1

    “At pwede natin panoorin ang Spider-Man legally sa Netflix???”

  • @apaulm2082
    @apaulm2082 Před 4 lety

    I just laughed so hard 😂😂😂😂

  • @momoland270
    @momoland270 Před 6 lety +7

    Man-eye- la Looooool

  • @belgie1356
    @belgie1356 Před 3 lety

    He's defending asians and filipino💗

  • @angeliricafort2478
    @angeliricafort2478 Před 3 lety +1

    I have yet to see a Filipino nurse in the many medical shows they have on TV. As Michael Che said, try going to a hospital and you will for sure see a Filipino nurse there.

    • @joshmoritzsan
      @joshmoritzsan Před 3 lety

      There was a Filipino nurse in one of the episodes of Grey's Anatomy wherein Miranda Bailey had to reassure a rude patient that he's getting the best care from a nurse who happened to be from the Philippines

  • @johnfernandclemente8955
    @johnfernandclemente8955 Před 6 lety +3

    Hayup! 😂😂😂

  • @ialexander8715
    @ialexander8715 Před 3 lety +4

    Who cares? As long as you love the USA and willing to defend her, you're an American. 🇸🇽🇺🇸

  • @sugodboyztv4759
    @sugodboyztv4759 Před 3 lety

    I bet that hurts . But I feel proud

  • @belgie1356
    @belgie1356 Před 3 lety

    I wanna friking migrate to the us and be an actor too!

    • @eduardochavacano
      @eduardochavacano Před 3 lety

      hundreds have done that... those who almost made it huge were destroyed by Pinoy Pride Trolls. A Filipino actress almost became part of Harry Potter. But too much Pinoy Pride online made producers cringe.

  • @elyjoh3645
    @elyjoh3645 Před 4 lety +1

    Mateo sounds like my tito

  • @Narvan87
    @Narvan87 Před 4 lety

    Haha your american and im a filipino haha amazing

  • @mamitachocolate
    @mamitachocolate Před 4 lety +1

    I hate that Sayid snitched on Mateo but I also understand he was scared that he could get caught up in it. I just really hate that he snitched on him and it lowkey makes me really dislike Sayid. Plus he gives me serious #immigrantsfortrump vibes lmao

  • @katson88
    @katson88 Před 5 lety +4

    Ang galing nya mag Tagalog

    • @littlesusieofficial
      @littlesusieofficial Před 5 lety

      Thats because he was born and raised in the Philippines and only emigrated in the US when he was 16. 😉

  • @johnmacasinag3996
    @johnmacasinag3996 Před 4 lety

    Time to get married 😂

  • @LesterLaoagan
    @LesterLaoagan Před 4 lety +5

    Funny there is a Filipino character and he works in Cloud Nine!!! Filipino chocolate bar cloud 9 heha!

  • @marcky1920
    @marcky1920 Před 3 lety

    I've been crying for almost an hour because of my Babies (my inaanak) they left for good (change of location to live and after I saw him slap that pin on his chest... Wahahaha... Its killing me...

  • @rafputin4659
    @rafputin4659 Před 3 lety

    "MANAYLA" 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

  • @luzabad2990
    @luzabad2990 Před 4 lety

    Just laughing😀😀😀😀

  • @DOI_ARTS
    @DOI_ARTS Před 4 lety +1

    RECTO, putragis 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @eldinamita7550
    @eldinamita7550 Před 3 lety

    He went to a green card store🤣

  • @Farzaana98
    @Farzaana98 Před 7 lety +2

    👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

  • @BadActingWYIM
    @BadActingWYIM Před 7 lety +5

    just be with me XD dead

  • @diandrealine7744
    @diandrealine7744 Před 3 lety

    Just be with me hahhaahahahahahahaha

  • @tigzhalas
    @tigzhalas Před 7 lety +1

    Lol

  • @MJ-lx2pb
    @MJ-lx2pb Před 7 lety +1

    lmao

  • @jivi3184
    @jivi3184 Před 4 lety

    Why does Jonah looks like jefree starts ex bf nathan well for me a little bit of assemble in jaw line, eyes

  • @renzyreyes615
    @renzyreyes615 Před 4 lety +1

    😂😂😂

  • @DavidMiddleton101
    @DavidMiddleton101 Před 3 lety

    0:51

  • @amihan99
    @amihan99 Před 5 lety +1

    Lol tagalog though

  • @davismendosa9493
    @davismendosa9493 Před 3 lety

    😂😂😂😂😂❤

  • @annajuan7256
    @annajuan7256 Před 4 lety

    Hahaha

  • @johnmanuelbuenaobra1984
    @johnmanuelbuenaobra1984 Před 4 lety +1

    😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @DavidMiddleton101
    @DavidMiddleton101 Před 3 lety

    1:05

  • @toktokapp9131
    @toktokapp9131 Před 3 lety

    pany hahahaha!

  • @richmoncahilig1062
    @richmoncahilig1062 Před 3 lety

    Hahahah

  • @patrickmullane30
    @patrickmullane30 Před 3 lety

    I just find little humor in this as an American married to a filipina cannot get a visa for my wife of 6 years or our other children even though two are American citizens. Our country is shameful

  • @lindaleelaw5277
    @lindaleelaw5277 Před 5 lety +3

    " suddenly discovered"? how can mature adults no know at some point???

    • @slideshowgurl
      @slideshowgurl Před 2 lety

      It happens all the time actually. If you’re brought into the country illegally as a child, how are you suppose to know the difference? It’s easy to have counterfeit items like a birth certificate and whatnot that you may not realize is false until you apply for a certain job or school. There are countless stories of people who have lived their lives here thinking they were citizens only to find out they were not born here and brought in by their parents as infants.

  • @iashakezula
    @iashakezula Před 3 lety

    Lol, pretty funny.

  • @LeonahMagalona
    @LeonahMagalona Před 3 lety

    😂

  • @joselitacadlum123
    @joselitacadlum123 Před 4 lety

    For what

  • @dodong4007
    @dodong4007 Před 3 lety

    Hahahaha

  • @seaneram.d.r.3298
    @seaneram.d.r.3298 Před 4 lety

    Look at that pin..a Ph Flag..

  • @cheska.
    @cheska. Před 4 lety +1

    I justhope every white people are understanding like that boss to all undocumented and really know what is going on and what really happened in the past of how america needed people to be in their country but once you find them useless already you deport them. American logic? Idk .. i just hope they do realize that America is a country we (Fil perspective or any immigrant) hope to one day go to have a better life. But I realize that America, too, is not perfect in all aspects.

  • @calilyn1026
    @calilyn1026 Před 3 lety

    lol

  • @travisglenn7003
    @travisglenn7003 Před 2 lety

    the guy who said "american blue jeans pants" is also "gay". why? i have never heard anybody talk like that ever, except here. very strange. i dont believe that people are allowed legally in any country without being documented. or are we going back to the 1600's?

  • @aaronhank6015
    @aaronhank6015 Před 3 lety

    Hahhahahah

  • @thethirdjegs
    @thethirdjegs Před 3 lety

    What a weird

  • @edseltan8691
    @edseltan8691 Před 4 lety

    So 😂😂😂😂