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.
- Directed by
- John Scott
- Written by
- Ian Brennan
Guest stars
Naya Rivera
Santana Lopez
Heather Morris
Brittany S. Pierce
Harry Shum Jr.
Mike Chang
Dijon Talton
Matt Rutherford
Stephen Tobolowsky
Sandy Ryerson
Brad Ellis
Brad the Piano Player
Kristin Chenoweth
April Rhodes
Josh Sussman
Jacob Ben Israel
Iqbal Theba
Principal Figgins
Jayson Blair
Chris
Susan Leslie
Sandra
Larry Udy
Barry the Bartender
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 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.
S1 E7Throwdown
Oct 14, 2009845 min
To cause distension among the Glee Club members, Sue forces the students to compete against each other, but the real showdown happens when she and Will get called into the principal's office. Meanwhile, the Glee kids rally to support Quinn