Glee Season 1 Episode 4 - Preggers

Aired: 9/23/2009

Preggers is the fourth episode of Glee's first season. Preggers sees Kurt join the football team and come out to his father. Quinn discovers she is pregnant and tells Finn the baby is his, when in fact the father is his best friend Puck. Sue Sylvester and Sandy Ryerson team up in an effort to bring down the glee club, luring away a disillusioned Rachel, who quits when Will refuses to award her a solo song.

What Happened In This Episode?

• Kurt is caught dancing to Beyonce's "Single Ladies" with Tina and Brittany by his father Burt, and claims that it is a football exercise, and that he is now part of the team. Finn helps Kurt to practice, and finds him to be a skilled kicker. Finn convinces Ken to let Kurt try out for the team. Ken is delighted to find such an asset for the team and adds Kurt as the teams' kicker. 

• When Quinn give Finn "silent treatment" Quinn admits she's pregnant. Finn worries that his future prospects will be diminished by fatherhood. He asks Will to coach the football team at dancing, believing it will help them to improve, increasing his chances of securing a football scholarship. Finn confides Quinn's news to Puck, who later confronts Quinn, claiming to be the baby's father, seeing as she said she was a virgin when they had sex. Quinn rejects Puck, calling him a "Lima loser" who could never support her and the baby like Finn. 

• Terri reveals to her sister Kendra that she experienced a hysterical pregnancy and is not really carrying Will's baby. Kendra suggests that they acquire a baby, and when Terri learns of Quinn's pregnancy from Will, she confronts her, asking questions about her pre-natal care. 

• Sue approaches former glee club director Sandy Ryerson and enlists him in her plan to sabotage the club. She blackmails Principal Figgins into appointing Sandy as the school's new Arts director, and together they hold auditions for a school musical, hoping to entice away Rachel. 

• Rachel feels slighted when Will awards Tina a solo song, so auditions for the musical and is given the lead role. When Will refuses to reassign the solo song to Rachel, she quits the club. 

• The football team put their dance training into practice by performing the "Single Ladies" routine in the middle of a game, confusing and distracting the opposition, and with Kurt's help are able to win. Buoyed on by his success, Kurt comes out to his father, who tells him he knew all along and loves him just the same. 

Featured Music

• Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It): by Beyoncé. Once by Kurt Hummel, Tina Cohen-Chang, and Brittany. The other time by the entire McKinley High football team.
• Taking Chances: by Platinum Weird (Celine Dion version). Sung by Rachel Berry.
• Tonight from West Side Story. Sung by Tina Cohen-Chang.
• The Star-Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key. Played at the football game.

 And that's what happened on Glee. 

Glee Season 1 Episode 3 - Acafellas

Aired: 9/16/2009 

Acafellas is the third episode of Glee's first season. The episode sees the Glee club director Will Schuester form an all-male acapella group, the Acafellas, neglecting the club in favor of dedicating his time to the new endeavor.

What Happened In This Episode?

• The episode opens with Will telling his parents at dinner that Terri is pregnant. They are tickled but Terri is understandably shocked. Will confides in his father that he is scared. Will's father tells him parenthood is all about guts, and he regrets not following through with his dream of being a lawyer. 

• Later on voicing the concerns of the Cheerios members, Rachel tells Will at practice that their choreography needs work. They want to hire Dakota Stanley, professional choreographer with a Broadway background. 

• Shop teacher/cough medicine addict Henri is back at school after losing his thumbs in a table saw mishap. "I'll never hitchhike across Europe," he says. Sitting in the teacher's lounge several of the male faculty members swap sob stories about their lives. After a particularly strong rendition of 'For Hes a Jolly Good Fellow,' Will decides to form an acappella group named Acafellas with Sandy, Henri and Howard. 

• At home, Terri has sex with Will more frequently in attempt to actually get pregnant. Will is missing Glee practices to work with Acafellas. Finn is mad at Rachel for pushing Will away with the choreography critique. The members of glee decide to hire Dakota. Rachel and Finn have an argument related to their previous hook-up. She wants to bring in Dakota, even if it means Finn will quit.  

• The Cheerios update Sue about their progress taking down Glee from within. Quinn thinks Dakota will be so hard on the Glee kids they will "quit or commit suicide." 

•  Mercedes is wishing she had a boyfriend. The Cheerios think she should go after Kurt

• Acafellas perform "Poison" at a sports bar. After the show Figgins asks Will if they will perform at the next PTA meeting.  

• A local newspaper prints a glowing review of the Acafellas' performance. Sandy (who hasn't been allowed to join the group) wants in because Josh Groban is scheduled to be at the PTA meeting. Sandy is a hardcore fan of Groban's after Groban accidentally friended him on MySpace and has heard Groban may be looking for a opening act.  

• On the way to watching rehearsal of one of Dakota's groups, Vocal Adrenaline, Mercedes asks Kurt on a date. Members of the group including Andrea Cohen warn the Glee kids that Dakota is too hard. Following an outstanding rehearsal by Vocal Adrenaline, Dakota screams for them to "get off my stage." Afterwards Dakota tells the McKinley kids his fee is $8,000.

• Howard calls Will and quits the Acafellas. Emma tells Will and Ken that Henri is headed to rehab. Emma convinces Will not to give up on Acafellas. Finn tells Will he wants to quit Glee, that he isn't having fun anymore. Will brings up Acafellas. Mohawked football player and Cougar-chaser Puck asks Ken if he can be in the Acafellas.The new Acafellas lineup works on its dance moves. 

• Rachel and Tina try and warn Mercedes that Kurt is gay. Mercedes isn't convinced, and tells them she is tired of being lonely.  

• Sue has the Cheerios help with Glee's choreographer car wash fundraiser. When Mercedes asks Kurt if they can make their relationship "official," he tells her he's in love with someone else. He stares at Finn but tells Mercedes it is Rachel. She throws a rock through the windshield of his truck, leading to a performance by Mercedes of "Bust Your Windows."  

• At the first Dakota-run rehearsal, the new choreographer begins by cutting Artie and Mercedes and making fun of everybody. When everyone starts to quit, Rachel decides
• Before the Acafellas go on stage, Sandy tells them Josh Groban is in the front row. During their performance of "I Want to Sex You Up," Terri seems to notice how much Emma is enjoying watching Will. Groban comes backstage and serves Sandy with a restraining order.
   
• In the parking lot after the show, Terri tells Will how impressed she was with the performance. We see Groban is all over Will's mother. Will tells his father the Acafellas thing was fun, but he is a teacher at heart. Will's father has decided to pursue his dream and go to law school.
  
  
• At school the next day Kurt tells Mercedes he is gay. He also reveals that she is the first person he has ever told. Mercedes tells him he shouldn't be ashamed of who he is. Kurt tells her he isn't confident enough to be himself. Glee is back to work on a new number and Sue is furious the Cheerios failed at bringing down the club: "I'm going to need you to smell your armpits. That's the smell of failure." Quinn tells Sue she taught her "when you really believe in yourself you don't have to bring other people down."

Featured Music

• "This Is How We Do It": by Montell Jordan. Sung by Acafellas.

• "Poison": by Bell Biv DeVoe. Sung by Acafellas.

• "Mercy": by Duffy. Sung by Vocal Adrenaline.

• "Bust Your Windows": by Jazmine Sullivan. Sung by Mercedes Jones.

• "I Wanna Sex You Up": by Color Me Badd. Sung by Acafellas.

Guest Stars

• Josh Groban: as himself

• Debra Monk: as Will's mother

• John Lloyd Young: as Henri St. Pierre

• Victor Garber: Will's father

And that's what happened on Glee.

Glee Season 1 Episode 2 - Showmance

Aired: 9/9/2009

Will Schuester finds out that he must recruit more people for New Directions in order to show up at Regionals. Then the Glee Club has their first performance in front of the whole school. This leads Quinn to realize that Rachel has feelings for Finn making her go through great lengths to keep her man. Meanwhile, Will's wife, Terri, receives some unexpected news.

What Happend In This Episode: 

• The Glee episode entitled “Showmance” begins as Will (Matthew Morrison) starts his day.  We see him drive up in his beat up car, and walk through the parking lot engaging in some quick banter with all of the New Directions kids.  As he enters the campus, we see Emma (Jayma Mays) waiting around a corner to “accidently” run into Will, and as he approaches that’s exactly what she does.  They have a quick conversation, and Quinn (Dianna Agron) passes and tells will that Ms. Sylvester (Jane Lynch) is waiting for him in her office and she doesn’t like to be kept waiting!

• Will enters Sue’s office where she is just finishing up “blasting her hammies” and she offers him an iron pill with the advice that it “Keeps your strength up while menstruating.”  To which Will says, “I don’t menstruate” and Sue announces “either do I”.  Sue mentions to Will that Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba) has told her that if the Glee club doesn’t place at Regionals, they will be disbanded.   She then offers him a job as his assistant if and when that happens.  Will tells Sue that he’s not worried as the Glee kids are phenomenal, and then Sue pulls out a copy of The Show Choir Rule Book and informs Will that if the Glee club wants to perform at Regionals they need to have 12 members, and currently they only have 5 and a half.

• The next scene cuts to Finn (Cory Monteith) and Quinn arguing by Finn’s locker, Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) is nearby not so subtly eavesdropping on their conversation.  Quinn is yelling at Finn because she is concerned that his involvement in the Glee club is going to jeopardize their chances of becoming Homecoming King and Queen, and she promises him that if he quits New Directions that she’ll let him feel her up, over the bra of course!  Finn walks away and Quinn pulls Rachel aside to not so nicely tell her to back off of her man!  As the conversation is wrapping up Puck (Mark Salling) walks by and throws a slurpee in Rachel’s face.

• Now we are brought to the Glee club rehearsal.  The scene begins as the kids are performing Le Freak.  As they wrap up the song Will announces that they will be performing the song at the school assembly to try and drum up some new members for the Glee club.  Everyone is horrified, convinced that performing the song will be humiliating so they try to get Will to pick a more updated song but he insists that Le Freak is the way to go, after all they did win the 93’ Nationals with it!

• Next we join Terri (Jessalyn Gilsig) and Will as they are having brunch with Terri’s sister and her family.  They decide that since Terri is expecting, the Scheuster’s are going to have to buy a new house.  Terri and Will go look at a model home and Terri falls in love.  Will promises to provide whatever she wants, no matter what it takes as the new house is at the top of their budget.  Will takes a second job as school janitor to help foot the bill.

• Back at the school, we’re again brought to the Glee kids rehearsing.  Will lets the group know that he was listening when they asked for some updated music, and breaks out the sheet music for a new song.  Gold Digger!  They perform the song, with Will doing the main rap and everyone is excited as they want to sing this at the school assembly instead of Le Freak.  Will disappoints the group as he tells them the number won’t be ready in time, and they will still be singing Le Freak.

• Rachel is determined to save herself and the rest of the Glee kids from humiliation, so with the help of Finn sets out to make fliers to hang around school in an effort to get some new members and be able to cancel the show.  The two are caught by Sue and brought to the Principal’s office, where Will is asked to join them.  Sue goes on and on about how the principal won’t believe what they were doing, and when it comes out that they were just using the Cheerio’s copy machine, they decide to just make them pay for the copies and that is that.

• The group decides to meet behind Will’s back, and they decide to sex up the performance for the assembly.  Not knowing anything about this, Will introduces the group to the school and the sing their version of Push It.  The song is a huge hit with the student population however the administration is horrified.  Will, Principal Figgins, and Sue Sylvester.  Sue urges the principle to disband the Glee club; however, he realizes their talent and potential and gives them a second chance.  The only condition he has is they must sing songs from a list given to him by his pastor.

• Rachel and Finn are practicing together when things get a little romantic.  The two begin eating a picnic lunch, and start to make out.  Finn, realizing he’s unable to control his excitement jumps up and begs Rachel not to tell anyone this happened.  Meanwhile, Terri is at the doctor and discovers that she is having a hysterical pregnancy.

• Not wanting to lose her man to the Glee club, Quinn and her friend decide to audition.  They sing a fabulous rendition of “I Say a Little Prayer” and a very impressed Will lets them in.  Coach Sue Sylvester is not happy that the girls have decided to join the Glee club, and decides to take advantage of their membership to try to infiltrate from the inside.  Finn and Quinn patch things up and Rachel watches as it all happens and is very hurt.  The show ends as Rachel is singing “Take a Bow”, and reflecting on the relationship she wants to have with Finn.

 And that's what happened on Glee. 

The Cast Of Glee - Artie Abrams

 

Artie Abrams (Kevin McHale) is a guitarist and paraplegic manual wheelchair user. McHale describes Artie as a "nerd" who loves the glee club wholeheartedly and uses it as a form of escapism.He found it challenging to adapt to the fact Artie is in a wheelchair, explaining: "Coming from a dance background, I instinctually want to start dancing or tapping my foot to the music. 

 So, I've been learning how to keep that under control and how quickly being in the wheelchair becomes natural." Artie uses a wheelchair due to a spinal cord injury he received in a car crash at the age of eight. He has feelings for fellow glee club member Tina, but is hurt to discover she has been faking her own disability, a speech impediment.The two later reconcile, and Artie begins to accept his disability and the fact he will never become a dancer.

Glee Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot

Aired: 5/19/2009 

Will Schuester, an optimistic high school teacher, tries to reinvent the McKinley High School's glee club, while reinventing himself. He challenges a group of outcasts to realize their true star potential, while facing harsh criticism from everyone in the school. 

What Happend In This Episode:

• In the first episode of Glee we are introduced to each of the characters, and are given a breakdown of the McKinley High social standings. As explained by Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) coach of Mckinley’s cheerleading squad The Cheerios, High School is a caste system where the athletes, cheerleaders and popular kids are in the penthouse, and members of the Glee Club are in the sub-basement.

•  Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), a former member of the glee club back in it’s glory days decides to take over the glee club, and is surprised to see that the club is made up of such an eclectic group. You have Rachel (Lea Michele) the self proclaimed super-star, Mercedes (Amber Riley), the resident diva, Kurt (Chris Colfer), the fashion forward male soprano, Arty (Kevin McHale), the in a wheelchair guitar player, Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz) the punk rocker. Even though Will recognizes their talent, he knows that for the club to survive he needs to find out a way to get more members – especially a strong male lead.

•  After realizing that the clubs survival depends on getting more talent, Will sets out to recruit some members for the glee club and starts out with the football team. However, since being a member of the glee club would be social suicide none of the football players are interested in joining. Will is forced to resort to using blackmail, and convinces the football team’s star quarterback Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith) that he has found a bag of his marijuana, and unless he agrees to join the glee club, Schuester will have no choice but to turn him in which would end his football career. 

•  Finn agrees to join the glee club – which Will has renamed New Directions, and takes his place as the clubs male lead. Rachel and Finn have immediate chemistry, however, the glee club as a whole needs to figure out how to put it all together. 

•  Complicating things is the news that Mr Scheuster is leaving the school and the glee club to take a higher paying job after hearing of the upcoming arrivial of his first child. Shocked by the news, the members of New Directions get to work and by the end of the episode we see the club come together and do a fantastic rendition of the Journey Song Don’t Stop Believing. Will catches this performance and realizes that he cant quit something he loves and decides to stay on as director of the glee club.  After the song ends Will states that it’s a 9 and they’ll need a 10 to win nationals, and the group gets back to work.

And that's what happened on Glee.  

GLEE : NEW MUSICAL TV SHOW

Glee is a musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States. It focuses on a high school show choir (a modern glee club) called "New Directions", at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio. The pilot episode of the show was broadcast after American Idol on May 19, 2009, and the first season began airing on September 9, 2009. 

On September 21, 2009, Fox officially gave the series a full-season pick-up. Glee aired its mid-season finale on December 9, 2009 and returned from a four-month hiatus on April 13, 2010, picking up the remaining nine episodes of the season. The spring premiere had an estimated 13.7 million viewers, nearly doubling in followers on its return. It was renewed for a second season, which began on September 21, 2010, and featured three new cast members.On May 23, 2010, it was announced that Glee had been picked up for a third season.

The show's creators, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, first conceived Glee as a film. Murphy selects the series' music, aiming to maintain a balance between show tunes and chart hits. Songs covered in the show are released through the iTunes Store during the week of broadcast, and a series of Glee albums has been initiated by Columbia Records, beginning with Glee: The Music, Volume 1, which was released on November 2, 2009. The music of Glee has been a commercial success, with over seven million digital sales.

The show has received mostly positive reviews from critics and viewers. 

The series won the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series—Musical or Comedy and received three additional nominations for Best Actress (Lea Michele), Best Actor (Matthew Morrison), and Best Supporting Actress (Jane Lynch). The show won a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Comedy in 2010. Its first season also earned a Peabody Award. 

It received a comedy writing award at the Just for Laughs conference in Montreal in July 2010. It won four Emmy Awards including Outstanding Supporting Actress for Jane Lynch, Outstanding Guest Actor for Neil Patrick Harris and Outstanding Direction of a Comedy Series for Ryan Murphy's direction of the pilot episode. 

It was also nominated for 15 other Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Actress for (Lea Michele), Outstanding Actor for (Matthew Morrison), Outstanding Supporting Actor for (Chris Colfer), Outstanding Guest Actress for Kristin Chenoweth, and Outstanding Guest Actor for Mike O'Malley. It also received one writing nomination and one other nomination for directing.