Glee is a Golden Globe-winning Fox musical comedy created by Ryan Murphy ( Nip/Tuck ) that depicts Will Schuester's ( Matthew Morrison ) efforts to save McKinley High's Glee Club from cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester ( Jane Lynch ). Glee's musical numbers, underdog characters, and rousing soundtracks have all helped make Glee a runaway pop-culture hit.
The New Directions-Warblers rivalry heats up (with Jackson music on the soundtrack) as Regionals near; Kurt and Rachel hear about their applications to the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts; and things between Sam and M...
Will enlists the glee kids to help him surprise Emma (and sweep her off her feet). Meanwhile, Becky sets her sights on Artie; and Finn makes a surprising announcement about his post-high-school plans.
As the holidays approach, New Directions is asked to go in two directions at once: The glee kids have been invited to two events scheduled for the same time.
As McKinley High prepares to host sectionals, Finn tracks down Sam (Chord Overstreet) and persuades him to rejoin the glee club in an effort to beef it up. Meanwhile, Tina comes to Mike's defense and encourages him to pu...
Someone is caught trying to fix the election for student-council president. Meanwhile, Coach Beiste screws up the courage to challenge Sue; and Puck and Quinn's relationship gets complicated.
Sue starts a smear campaign to take down her biggest foe for the congressional seat. Meanwhile, Puck has a crush; and Will and Shelby Corcoran encourage some friendly competition.
The glee kids rehearse their production of "West Side Story" under Artie's direction. Meanwhile, Finn meets with a recruiter; and Coach Beiste has an admirer
Emma's parents (Valerie Mahaffey and Don Most) visit, and get an understanding of her problems. Meanwhile, Mike Chang's parents (Keong Sim and Tamlyn Tomita) step in to help their son confront his biggest problem
Shelby Corcoran (Idina Menzel) returns to McKinley High. Meanwhile, Will makes some of the glee kids attend a "boot camp."
As Season 3 begins, the glee kids are down in the dumps following their disappointing showing at Regionals, so Will assigns them a project to get them back on track. Meanwhile, Ms. Sylvester wants to go to Washington: Su...
Season 2 finale: The glee kids head to City to compete in Nationals---and take in the sights of the Big Apple. Patti LuPone appears as herself.
The glee kids continue to work on their Nationals set list, with help from Jessie St. James (Jonathan Groff). Meanwhile, one of McKinley's own is hit with an unexpected loss
Figgins asks the glee kids to perform at McKinley's prom (over the objections of prom coordinator Sue). Meanwhile, the competitions for prom king and queen heat up.
Sue takes control of the formerly dormant school newspaper and prints incendiary stories. Meanwhile, April (Kristin Chenoweth) returns and tries to persuade Will to take off with her; and surprising details about Sam's h...
While Will uses Lady Gaga's music for a lesson about self-acceptance, Lauren and Quinn duke it out to be prom queen, Emma faces her obsessions, Rachel struggles over a decision and Santana has something in mind that coul...
The glee club agrees to help raise funds for another under-the-radar group; big decisions are made and relationships are tested.
Substitute Holly Holliday fills in for the sex ed teacher and helps Mr. Schuester teach New Directions about the birds and the bees; Emma and Dr. Carl address some issues in their personal life.
The glee club is personally touched when Principal Figgins addresses the dangers of underage drinking; Mr. Schuester and Coach Beiste indulge in some fun.
Coach Bieste and Mr. Schuester plot to bring the warring glee club and football team together; Sue desperately tries to win cheerleading Nationals; New Directions tackles Michael Jackson's ``.''
New Directions compete against the Warblers and the Hipsters in a sectionals competition; Carl and Emma grow closer.
Sue's mother (Carol Burnett) comes to town to visit her daughters; relationships continue to develop among the members of glee club.
A substitute teacher (Gwyneth Paltrow) takes over Mr. Schuester's Spanish class when he gets sick; when Sue fills in for Principal Figgins, she tries to flex his power on campus.
When Finn and Sam find an unconventional way of controlling their urges, other members of glee club also start to use the strategy.
After learning of Emma's love of the film, Will has the glee club perform ``The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' for the school's annual musical.
Glee is set in a high school in Ohio where an idealistic teacher (Matthew Morrison) is determined to lift the school's glee club to great glory. In doing so, he recruits a group.
Summary: Mr. Schuester thinks he has gotten the upper hand over Sue; Quinn gets in touch with her ``funky'' side.
Summary: Mr. Scnuester encourages the members of glee club to express themselves using Lady Gaga's music; Rachel has a life-changing encounter; Tina embraces her inner goth.
Will gets an unexpected and unwelcome visit from his rival from his high school days, Brian Ryan, (who is played by How I Met Your Mother Star Neil Patrick Harris) whose main agenda on his visit is to go and bring down t...
Summary: A sore throat impacts Rachel's singing; Kurt tries to impress his father; Puck hopes to elevate his social status.
Summary: Mr. Schuester investigates when a salacious list about the glee club members circulates the school; a video surfaces of Olivia Newton-John performing with Sue.
Summary: Kurt sets his dad up with an unexpected partner; April (Kristin Chenoweth) returns to save the glee club.
Summary: Mr. Schuester is concerned that the guys are disrespecting the women of the glee club; the club members perform some of Madonna's greatest hits.
Summary: Rachel and Finn's romance hits a rocky patch when she becomes involved with a competitor (guest star Jonathan Groff), forcing Mr. Schuester to have a talk with the competitor's coach (guest star Idina Menzel).
Summary: Quinn's secret unravels as the sectionals approach, threatening club cohesion at the worst possible time. Meanwhile, Sue's scheming continues apace (and then some); and Will ponders an important decision as Emm...
Summary: Budget cuts mean no yearbook photo for the glee club, but Rachel is the only one upset about this. Meanwhile, Quinn tries to get into the Cheerios yearbook photo; and Will and Terri face serious problems in the...
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Will is concerned that Sue is leaking info, so he visits with a rival club's instructor (Eve) while the kids check out their competition. Meanwhile, Kurt gives Rachel a makeover, and he may have hidden ...
Summary: Mr. Schuester has the Glee Club split up into pairs to sing their favorite ballad, but when one kid gets sick, he’s forced to step in and winds up in a sticky situation. Meanwhile, Finn has dinner with Quinnâ...
Summary: Will encourages the Glee Club to support Artie, and asks each of them to perform in a wheelchair. Meanwhile, Kurt and Rachel compete for a big solo.
Summary: Inspired the by the students, Will composes a mash-up for a very special occasion. Meanwhile, in a shocking reversal of roles, McKinley High's cool kids are dethroned in an "icy" fashion, and Sue shows off her ...
Summary: Sue makes the Glee kids compete against each other to sow seeds of dissension, then gets called into Principal Figgins' office, along with Will. Meanwhile, the kids rally to show their support for Quinn.
Summary: Will decides to give New Directions some competition between them by having the boys go against the girls. Terri becomes the school nurse to check on Will.
Summary: A new face stirs things up for New Directions when April Rhodes (guest star Kristin Chenoweth) lends her voice to the show.
Summary: Kurt joins the football team just to impress his father. Finn and Quinn's relationship get a shocking development.
Summary: Will forms an all-male a cappella group, but when he neglects the glee club, the kids decide to hire a well-known choreographer to coach them. Meanwhile, Mercedes falls in love. Josh Groban appears as himself.