When a sore throat affects Rachel's singing voice, she goes into panic mode. Meanwhile, Kurt tries to change his persona to impress his father, and Puck makes a strategic move to elevate his social status.
- Directed by
- Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
- Written by
- Ryan Murphy
Guest stars
Naya Rivera
Santana Lopez
Heather Morris
Brittany S. Pierce
Mike O'Malley
Burt Hummel
Harry Shum Jr.
Mike Chang
Rizwan Manji
Dr. Gidwani
Dijon Talton
Matt Rutherford
- Z
Zack Weinstein
Sean Fretthold
Eve Gordon
Mrs. Fretthold
Brad Ellis
Brad the Piano Player
Josh Sussman
Jacob Ben Israel
Ashley Fink
Lauren Zizes
- A
Alexander Wenger
Dweeb
All episodes — Season 1
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S1 E1Pilot
May 19, 20097.750 min
Optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the McKinley High School's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential. Going up against McKinley's cruel high
S1 E2Showmance
Sep 9, 20097.146 min
As McKinley High School's glee club begins new routines, a restriction forces them to make some choices. Will must decide whether to continue with his passion or provide for his wife, which ultimately brings him closer to Emma. As some memb
S1 E3Acafellas
Sep 16, 20097.445 min
As Will aims towards completing New Directions, a visit from his father reminds him how much this all means to him. New songs are introduced and a song originally given to a star, is given to a celibate. Will forms an all-male a cappella gr
S1 E4Preggers
Sep 23, 20097.945 min
While Kurt tries out for the football team (taking a page from the glee playbook with him), Rachel storms out of glee practice when Will gives a plum part to Tina. Meanwhile, Sue comes up with a new plot to boost her program at glee's expen
S1 E5The Rhodes Not Taken
Sep 30, 20097.646 min
Will thinks the glee club desperately needs more of an edge, so he brings in his former classmate, April Rhodes, to spice things up. Will's plan seems to be going smoothly until he realizes he may be losing a key member of the club.
S1 E6Vitamin D
Oct 7, 20097.845 min
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.