| “ |
I don't want to be this jerk anymore. |
” |
—Jake Puckerman, Puppet Master | ||
Jacob "Jake" Puckerman is a major character on the fourth and fifth seasons of Glee. He was a student at William McKinley High School, and he is Noah Puckerman's younger half-brother. He is from Lima Heights. Jake briefly enters into a relationship with Kitty Wilde in Britney 2.0, but decides to break up with her in The Break-Up. Later, he is in a relationship with Marley Rose until he cheated on her with Bree, which she finds out about in The End of Twerk and consequently causes her breaking up with him. He is made fun of for being birracial. From Britney 2.0 up until New Directions, he was a member of the school's Glee Club.
In Homecoming, it is revealed that Sue transferred him to another school after the disbandment of the glee club. He is now a senior student.
Jake was a recurring character in Season Four, but was promoted to main cast in Season Five. He has been demoted again in Season Six and he returned in the series finale. He is portrayed by actor, singer, and dancer Jacob Artist.
Biography[]
Introducing himself as just "Jake," Jake Puckerman auditions for New Directions, performing the song Never Say Never. When Mr. Schuester stops the performance early, Jake is confused and lashes out, angry because he has been working on the song for several nights in preparation for his audition. He throws a music stand across the stage before departing. When Mr. Schuester posts the callback list on the bulletin board, Jake checks for his name, and when he doesn't see it, he angrily balls up the paper. Mr. Schuester calls Jake into his office to talk and reveals he has discovered he is Noah Puckerman's half-brother. He tells Jake that Puck never mentioned having a brother, to which Jake responds Puck doesn't know. Will tells Jake the reason why he cut his performance was because he knew the moment Jake finished the first verse that he was so good, he wanted him in the Glee Club. Despite being briefly taken aback by Will's complement, Jake refuses to accept Will's offer of a spot in the club, believing Will is only offering him a second chance because he is related to Puck. Jake is last shown looking on during the New Directions performance of Chasing Pavements, similar to how Puck watches New Directions perform Don't Stop Believin' in the Pilot episode. (The New Rachel)
Jake is seen chatting with Tina in the hallways of McKinley, exchanging stares with Marley as she passes by. When Marley expresses interest in Jake to Unique, Unique says he has already wrecked several girls' hearts at McKinley, despite only being at the school for two weeks. To further explain her point, Unique, Tina, and Marley launch into a performance of Womanizer, following Jake around as he bounces around from girl to girl throughout the school, quickly losing interest in one as another walks by. As the performance concludes in the gym, Jake tells Marley they should hang out sometime," which she quickly accepts, much to the chagrin of Unique and Tina. Later, after a huge breakdown with Brittany in the hallway, Mr. Schuester catches Jake riding a scooter in the hallway. Mr Schuester pulls him into a room and tells him he has learned Jake is not attending his classes. Will states it was his mistake not to accept Jake into Glee Club the first time and extends the offer yet again. Jake refuses, and Mr. Schuester compares him to Puck, stating how much he changed through his time in the Glee Club and saying it was because he had a community. Jake replies that he doesn't need friends and scooters off.
Crazy/U Drive Me Crazy
Later on, Jake meets Marley outside on the football field's bleachers. Marley states she can tell Jake's guitar, leather jacket, and hair are all walls to keep people from seeing how hurt he is inside. Rebuffing her comments, he asks her what they are singing in Glee Club and scoffs when he finds out it's Britney Spears Week. Marley dismisses his apparent scorn for her music, stating he hasn't heard her version yet. They launch into a duet with each other, Crazy/'U Drive Me Crazy, and almost share a kiss once the song ends. When Marley states it has suddenly gotten colder, Jake takes off his jacket and puts it around her, before they exchange shy smiles and leave.
At lunch, two jocks, Phil and Bobby, start to tease Marley's mom, and Jake comes to her defense resulting in a physical altercation between the three boys. Mr. Schuester breaks up the escalating fight and pulls Jake into the choir room, where we find Puck waiting. The two Puckerman's have a brief heart-to-heart conversation where Puck encourages Jake to join Glee Club, but as he leaves, he states that regardless of whether Jake joins New Directions, he's still his brother.
Jake and Marley have a conversation with each other in the hallway where it is revealed Jake has decided to join New Directions. Kitty approaches and reveals she and Jake and are dating, leaving Marley heartbroken. Later, as Jake enters the choir room, he is overwhelmed by the stares and greetings of some of New Directions' members, and quickly finds a seat. Marley then asks Mr. Schue if she could perform one more Britney song for the club. Still dismayed by Jake and Kitty's relationship, she performs Everytime. Jake watches the performance regretfully as it cuts to Jake serenading Kitty on the football field while Marley sadly observes from the bleachers. (Britney 2.0)
Jake is seen in the choir room as he and the rest of New Directions talk about the set list for Sectionals. When Will says he has an idea, but actually doesn't, Jake suggests they start preparing for their upcoming competition. Jake is also briefly seen sitting in the audience at the Senior Class Presidential Campaign, putting his arms around two girls, furthering his ladies man reputation. (Makeover)
Jake catches Marley
Later on, when Jake apologizes to Marley at school, she reiterates she doesn't get why someone like Jake would be with someone like Kitty. She says he tries to act like he doesn't care what anyone thinks, but he must be desperate to fit in and be popular if he's willing to date Kitty. Jake states Marley doesn't know what it's like being on the outside since the black kids think he is "too white" and the white kids think he's "too black", and that while Kitty can be crazy, she likes him, and when he stands next to her, no one makes fun of him. Kitty sees the two talking and approaches, hurling insults at Marley, to which Jake tells her to stop or he's breaking up with her. When Kitty presses the issue, Jake ends their brief relationship, for which Kitty holds Marley responsible. Once Kitty leaves, Marley tells Jake he didn't need to do that, but Jake responds that he actually did have to. She invites Jake to go over “Grease” music with her, revealing she wants to audition for the role of Sandy, but he politely declines and says he’ll see her in Glee rehearsal. (The Break-Up)
Although his role in this episode is brief, he is seen at the Auto Shop where he expresses his disbelief that Ryder got the part over him. He performs Greased Lightning with Ryder, Sam, Joe, and Mike. During Grease, he sees Ryder kiss Marley backstage before the final performance, and walks away disappointed. He performs with the cast in You're the One That I Want, but is only seen briefly because Rachel imagines his role being performs by Mike instead of him. (Glease)
After Finn partners Jake and Ryder together in the hopes they'll get over their differences, the two boys perform Superman, both taking the opportunity to serenade Marley. What begins as shoving one another aside, escalates to Jake punching Ryder. As the two tussle on the ground, Finn and Sam separate them. Finn takes them to the auditorium and gives them a new assignment: each must reveal their kryptonite, their greatest weakness, to the other.
As the work out begins in the weight room, Jake gives Ryder a note stating it contains his kryptonite in it. Ryder tells Jake to be a man and tell him to his face, to which Jake tells him being half-black, half-white, and half-Jewish, he never felt like he fit in anywhere, and he feels like he is constantly reminded of it. Hearing Jake's confession, Ryder admits he had Jake tell him his kryptonite because he couldn't read it.
Jake seeks out Finn to get Ryder help. Talking to Ms. Rose at lunch, Jake says there is something different about her. When se reveals she lost some weight, he says she looks great. When Ms. Rose confides to Jake that Marley talks about him all the time, he states that he feels like he blew his chance, but Ms. Rose replies that it's never too late. When Phil and Bobby start insulting Ms. Rose yet again, Jake confronts them, recalling their past altercation. Phil and Bobby reveal they aren't alone this time and several nearby jocks surround Jake, ready to attack, Fortu
Jake is partnered up with Puck as a mentor for Sectionals. Jake later tells Ryder that he and Marley went on a date last Friday, and wanted to make sure it was fine with him and their new friendship if he continued on, to which Ryder says it was, but asks Jake not to take the dance solo away from him.
When Mike auditions the guys to see who will be Brittany's dance partner during Gangnam Style, Jake throws the competition, hiding his true ability, in order for Ryder to win. Later, when Quinn sees him and Marley together in the hallways, Kitty lies and says he's been pressuring Marley into losing her virginity to him. Marley tells Jake she can't believe he isn't the one dancing with Brittany, as she's seen him dance and he's incredible and loves it. Jake tells he owed Ryder a favor since he was cool about the two of them dating and that he'll make sure Ryder does a great job. He asks her to let him take her to lunch since she's been skipping all week, but Marley says she can't because she has to practice.
After watching The Warblers perform their set list, Jake tries to comfort a visibly shaken Marley and calm her nerves. Right before the New Directions are about to go out, Marley confesses to a worried Jake that she hasn't slept in days and feels like she’s under an extreme amount of pressure and that if they lose, it'll be her fault. Jake assures her it's just nerves and she’ll kill the performance. Eavesdropping on their conversation, Ryder gives Jake the dance solo and New Directions heads out to the stage, performing Gangnam Style. Toward the end of the performance, Marley passes out, ending New Direction’s performance prematurely. (Thanksgiving)
Jake and Ryder carry Marley into the choir room, where the group tries to help her recuperate following her fall from “Thanksgiving.” Jake explains Marley hasn't been eating, and Santana confronts Kitty, saying she’s been trying to turn Marley into an anorexic. Because New Directions left the stage in the middle of the performance to check on Marley, they are disqualified from the competition, and the Warblers are declared the winners.
After losing Sectionals, Jake and Ryder join the basketball team. When Finn tries to get the group to rehearse for an upcoming holiday concert in the auditorium, Marley seems to be the only one who shows up ready to rehearse, with Jake leaving with Ryder for basketball practice despite Marley asking him to stay. After Finn sends out a mass e-mail to the club talking about the importance of the club, New Directions meets up and sings Don't Dream It's Over. Jake cuddles with Marley while singing. (Swan Song)
When Jake gets into another fight with Phil and Bobby as a result of their taunts, Puck comes out of nowhere and breaks it up. As Jake and Puck walk down the hallway, Puck asks Jake to come with him to L.A. When they arrive, they go to Paramount Studios and perform Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah. Later, as they hang out at what Jake believes to be Puck's home, the actual homeowner returns and kicks them out. He admits to Jake he didn't want him to see his apartment so brought him to the home of one of his pool cleaning clients.
Jake is seen walking the halls with the boys while being eyed by several girls as a result of the Sadie Hawkins dance. In the science class room where glee club practice is being help, Kitty makes clear that she plans on asking Jake to the dance, much to Marley's chagrin. Encouraged by Brittany to empower herself and ask Jake out, Marley and New Directions girls perform to Jake out at the song's conclusion she asks Jake to which he happily accepts. In the hallways, Kitty corners Jake and tells him to go with her. He says no, but she offers him something she says she is certain Marley won't not give him: sex.
Later, Jake tells Puck about Kitty seduction attempt. Puck promises to make Kitty leave him alone. As Jake and Marley dance with each other. Marley tells Jake she really likes him, but that she wan
While Marley is waiting in line to get her calendar signed, Jake gives her one her already signed that says "I Love You." She tells him that she loves him back. At the end of the episode, she performs This is the New Year with the rest of New Directions. (Naked)
When the Diva competition is announced, Jake replies that the guys of New Directions are screwed this week, to which Blaine replies guys can be divas too. (Diva)
After Marley gives
Jake is singing "Unchained Melody" as a way to apologize to Marley.
Jake has Marley meet him in an art classroom, where he confesses he didn't come up with all his impressive Valentine's Day touches on his own. To make up for using Ryder's ideas, Jake sets up a pottery wheel and plans to sing Marley's favorite song, Unchained Melody, recreating the iconic scene from Ghost. During the performance, a guilt-ridden Marley has an out-of-body experience, watching in anguish as Ryder replaces Jake at the pottery wheel, singing to and kissing her. At the end of the song, as Jake attempts to kiss her, she stops him and confesses she let Ryder kiss her. Jake quietly storms out of the room as she pleads for him not to go, leaving her in tears. (Girls (and Boys) on Film)
Jake is then seen in the choir room, sitting beside Marley enjoying Ryder's and Unique's performance. When Ryder refuses to accept Unique as a girl, Jake calls Ryder a douchebag and tells him the in the New Direction's choir rooms, the students are whatever they choose to be. Jake and Blaine perform with Mr Schue, while the other boys perform with Finn in the Bye Bye Bye/I Want It That Way mash-up.
Marley angrily races towards Jake after hearing from Tina that his guilty pleasure is Chris Brown. Jake explains that he merely likes some of Chris Brown's songs, not him as a person, and argues you should be able to separate the art from the artist which the girls of New Direction do not agree with. Jake brings up the fact that the glee club has done songs by Whitney Houston, Britney Spears, and Rihanna, and he doesn't think that they are good role models either yet no one has a problem singing their songs.
Looking to avoid drama, Jake still performs a Brown song, but instead of Chris, it's Bobby. Jake sings My Prerogative. When the performance ends, Artie explains to Jake why the girls still aren't happy with his choice: Bobby Brown allegedly got Whitney Houston addicted to drugs, a fact of which Jake wasn't aware. Jake later apologizes to the girls, and he and Marley go talk privately. Marley accepts his apology and reveals her guilty pleasure: anything starring Jessica Simpson, but adds that he is one as well, and the two kiss. Later on, he sings in the New Directions' performance of Mamma Mia. (Guilty Pleasures)
When Ryder tells Jake about Katie, Jake advises him to take it slow and come up with a plan to personally introduce himself to her.
However, after Ryder realizes he's being catfished, Jake and Marley are both accused and questioned. Jake tells him he wouldn't do something like that, as does Marley, and Ryder storms off, confused. Afterward,
Jake is first seen with the rest of New Directions in the choir room when the week's assignment is revealed. He is in the next scene dancing back-up with Ryder during Kitty's performance of Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours. In the auditorium, he is seen dancing with the group as Mercedes, Blaine, and Marley perform Superstition.
Later, Mercedes and Mike approach Jake, offering Jake the chance to be one of the featured dancers for Mercedes' music video. Mike tells him he is a triple threat: he is an amazing singer, he has some sick dance moves, and—as Mercedes completes
Later in the glee club. Mike and Jake show off their moves in I Wish. When Mercedes asks the glee members what they're gonna do at Regionals, Jake answers, "Step up to the plate and embrace your talent." At the end of the episode, Jake is seen performing For Once in My Life with New Directions. (Wonder-ful)
Jake was with New Directions when Will briefed them on Regionals. He was next seen entering the choir room in the midst of a disagreement with Marley, presumably over what to do what the information that Unique has been catfishing Ryder, since he rushes to Marley's defense when she falsely claims it was her who was the guilty party. When Brittany tells the club about her early acceptance to MIT, Jake is happy for her. Later, Jake performs at Regionals with the club, getting a solo during Hall of Fame.
(All or Nothing)
In Season Five, Jacob Artist, Jake's actor, was promoted to series regular.
Jake is in the choir room when Will announces the Glee Club is doing a tribute to The Beatles, and he appears to be very excited about it. After Kitty questions if anyone can still relate to them, Jake tells the group how he relates to John Lennon by mentioning how Lennon's Dad walked out of his life when he was younger. Later, he is seen having fun with Marley and the rest of the club at the carnival during Drive My Car. While Blaine is telling the club about his master plan, he seems unenthusiastic about the idea, but goes with Blaine and Sam to the different show choirs to get them to help him. During Help!, he is seen teaching one of the Vocal Adrenaline members how to perfect his backflip.
While Kitty is talking about the failed relationships in the Glee club, Jake takes offense to that and smirks at Blaine when he says, “Kurt and I will have a happy ending.” He is then sitting with Sam and Ryder listening to Blaine coming up with an idea on how to help Tina, which leads them to dressing up as The Beatles’ and performing I Saw Her Standing There for her and the other girls. At the end of the episode, he is at Dalton Academy with the rest of New Directions, Haverbrook Choir, Vocal Adrenaline, The Warblers, Santana, Rachel, Mercedes, and Burt by providing backup during All You Need Is Love. (Love, Love, Love)
Jake is seen in the choir room while Mr. Schuester talks about The Beatles’ experimental period. He is then shown to be excited about Blaine, Artie, Kitty, and Tin
Jake has a very minor role and is seen for the first time in the auditorium with the other underclassmen singing Seasons of Love for Finn Hudson and is then joined by the seniors and the alumni. He later sings back-up vocals for Mercedes when she is singing her dedication song for Finn, I'll Stand by You. Jake also sings in the background during Artie and Sam's duet, Fire and Rain, Santana's If I Die Young, and later watches his half brother, Puck, sing, No Surrender for Finn. Once Puck is done singing, he goes to hug him with everyone else before Santana storms in asking him where Finn's jacket is. He is later shown putting a pair of drumsticks at Finn's memorial with several other New Direction members and is last seen when Rachel sings Make You Feel My Love for Finn while comforting Marley. (The Quarterback)
At Jake’s locker, Marley comes up to him and tells him what their plans are for their upcoming date. Jake is a little bored then tells her he loves her, but wants to do new and exciting things on their date. Marley offers several other suggestions, which all get turned down by Jake and then says she is "such a Katy and I don’t know how you’re going to pull off Lady Gaga." He kisses her on the cheek and then leaves, saying he is excited to see her Gaga performance. Later on, they are walking down the hallway and Marley suggests they go see John Mayer live. At first Jake doesn’t like the idea, but eventually says he is looking forward to it. Bree then walks up to them and asks Jake for some help with the Cheerios hip hop/ballet choreography. He is hesitant at first because he isn’t a choreographer, but Marley suggests he should do it.
In the choir room with Kitty, Tina, and Unique, Jake is lying on top of the piano as the girls come up with ideas for their assignment. He is bored because they’ve been there for five hours. He then gets up and mentions he is going to the dance studio to help the cheerleaders with a routine and is then dancing with Bree as Marley watches through the window. Later, Jake is seen sitting with the other "Katy's," Becky and Mr. Schue as the "Gaga's" are performing Applause. He looks rather intrigued by the performance and is
In Jake’s room, they make out and Jake starts to feel her up before Marley tells him to stop. Jake moves to the other side of the bed and asks if they can have an honest conversation about doing other things. Jake tells Marley he is upset she won’t consider the idea of taking their relationship to the next level and that she doesn’t understand how hard it is for him at times. He mentions he has been patient with her and he no longer stops talking to girls who wouldn't let him into their pants after six hours. This makes Marley upset, and she tells him to go and be with one of those girls. She then starts crying and Jake comforts her. He is then seen walking down the hallway to the dance studio and asks Bree if she wants to go to a private place in the school with him, and the two then walk out together.
He is last seen in the choir room sitting next to Ryder, looking a bit lost as Tina bursts in telling them Throat Explosion will be doing "Applause" at Nationals, and Blaine suggests they are mocking them. He turns to Ryder and asks him if Mr. Schue just made that up, to which he responds with "no, Mr. Schue is a genius." Along with the rest of the club, he is suspended by Sue and performs Roar with the rest of the club. During the performance he is happy to see Marley watching him perform, but is soon consumed with guilt as Bree walks into the auditorium and stands next to Marley. (A Katy or A Gaga)
At the start of the episode, Jake is in the choir room with the rest of New Directions, watching Blaine’s twerk video.
After Unique performs If I Were a Boy, Jake, Ryder, and Sam stand up and ask for the names of the boys who made fun of her. Mr. Schuester says that isn’t the way to handle things, and Unique agrees it wouldn’t do anything. Next, Mr. Schuester is in the auditorium in front of the school board to try and get their permission to "twerk" by showing the evolution of dances that were deemed "inappropriate" for their time. Jake and Marley dance the "lambada," an ‘80s style Brazilian dance, then twerk along with everyone else.
Jake is then in the choir room with the rest of New Directions staring quizzically at a purple porta-potty with question marks on it that Sue installed as a "gender-confused bathroom." Marley confronts Jake in the hallway to ask him to show her his right hip because Bree told her that she and Jake got it on and she hoped Bree was lying. Jake apologizes for his actions and Marley leaves crying. Jake is last seen in the choir room looking upset after his falling out with Marley and performs On Our Way in the auditorium. As Marley is singing the final line of the song, Jake has a really sad look on his face. (The End of Twerk)
Jake is first seen in the choir room when Mr. Schue announces the weekly assignment, Billy Joel, stating that looking "too Jewish" was one of the obstacles the artist had to face, before sharing an awkward look with Marley. He provides back-up in the performance of Movin' Out (Anthony's Song).
Marley opens her locker and several roses fall out, but she kicks them away. Jake walks up to her holding another rose and apologizes, but she walks away after saying he will never change. While Jake is working out in the locker room, Ryder confronts him about messing up his relationship with Marley. Agitated, Jake claims is hewho he is and that his friend can either accept that or leave him alone. He performs My Life for the rest of the club, during which he is seen flirting with several girls, including Bree. He is upset when Ryder performs An Innocent Man to Marley and asks her out on a date, but later congratulates them, before leaving after a couple of girls. After Will and the New Directions confront Sue in the hallway, he participates in their performance of You May Be Right. (Movin' Out)
Jake is first seen in the choir room, playing guitar while everyone else is jamming out before the club starts. After Blaine walks in telling them they need to work on ideas for Nationals, Jake and Sam talk silently with each other to come up with some ideas until Blaine tells them to be quiet. While everyone else disagrees with Blaine’s ideas, Jake gets up and says "Acapella is worth a shot" while everyone else is reluctant.
As the gas is starting to really affect his mind, Jake asks them if they want to see an epic routine and Nasty/Rhythm Nation starts playing. The Cheerios, minus Kitty, with a new look, join him in the number as well as Marley. When Marley walks out of the room, Jake and the Cheerios go to follow her into the hallway. Bree then starts singing towards Jake, and to his surprise, she slaps him. The number then becomes black and white, looking like Janet Jackson’s music video for Rhythm Nation and Jake wears a male version of what she wore in the video, while the rest of New Directions as well as Bree watch from behind a cage. When the song ends, Jake is woken up by Figgins and he tells him that everyone has left the room uttering hateful things about Jake’s behavior.
As Bree drags Jake down the hallway, he tells her he doesn’t want a girlfriend, but she says she doesn’t want to be his girlfriend either, which confuses Jake. She then tells him she is pregnant with his baby. Jake asks her what her parents are going to say, but Bree tells him “no parents” and that it is going to stay between them forever. Jake is then shown with Blaine and Becky in detention, which Figgins calls the "Beck-fast club", named after Becky. Jake is in detention for being caught red-handed starting another exciting yet forbidden fistfight in the hallways. He then asks him, "Why are you such a mysterious musical bad boy?", to which Jake responds with a shrug. Jake then looks over at Becky, puts his head down, and then looks up at Blaine with a confused look on his face when Blaine says they could use this time to get to know each other. After Becky shuts him down, Blaine turns around, and both Jake and Becky turn into puppets. Jake thanks Becky for sharing a personal story about herself, then asks Blaine what is going on with him. He helps lift up Blaine’s spirits for missing Kurt’s show because he "goes to New York all the time" and that he was just there last week. He goes on to tell Blaine they all need him because he is awesome and that everyone should wise up and start doing whatever Blaine says because he is "right" every time. He then asks Blaine if he noticed he is having puppet fantasies outside of the choir room, and tells him to get a CAT scan.
When Blaine’s fantasy ends, Jake asks Blaine if he will cover for him because he has to go meet up with Bree. When he gets to Bree’s locker to ask if she is ready to go, she tells him there is no need to because she had her period. Jake tells Bree he is so relieved by this news, but she tells him he is a douchey playboy who’s gonna spend the rest of his life dealing with one mess after another. She tells him she feels sorry for whomever he will actually knock up next. Jake responds thzt he will be a great one, and Bree says, "To who? Your seven kids by seven different women? Not unless you change." Jake tries to calm her down, but Bree tells him to stay away from him because he is toxic.
Meanwhile, Jake performs Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree with New Directions in the choir room, as he shares moments with Marley and decorates the Christmas tree with the rest of the glee club. Jake is later seen cheering Marley, Tina, and Unique on as they audition for the role of Virgin Mary. Later on, Jake performs in a very controversial reenactment of the living Nativity story, including performing in Love Child, to immediately push Kitty to get the part as the Virgin Mary. At the end of the episode, Jake performs in Away in a Manger with the rest of New Directions during their Nativity scene. (Previously Unaired Christmas)
Jake, along with the rest of New Directions, joins Artie and Tina's performance of Whenever I Call You Friend. When Becky blatantly storms into the Choir Room to insult their performance, Jake asks her what's up. When Artie and Tina both nominate themselves for a solo at Nationals, Jake, along with the rest of New Directions, does back-up vocals and dancing for My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It). He's shocked when Tina pushes Artie out of her wheelchair. At the end of the week, Artie, Blaine, and Tina perform Breakaway in the Auditorium to practice for their valedictorian song. Jake, along with the rest of New Directions, watches the performance and later joins in. (Frenemies)
Jake is first seen sitting and watching Blaine, Sam, and Tina dance and sing Jumpin' Jumpin' then dances with them in the hallway. Jake is then seen walking into the choir room with the other members and listening to Mr. Schuester talk about having one for more till Nationals then sits next to Kitty in the audience while watching Artie, Blaine, Sam, and Tina singing Hold On. (Trio)
Jake is lying shirtless on his bed as Ryder walks in telling him to get ready. Jake tells Ryder how he felt about Ryder trying to date Marley shortly after she broke up with him. Jake forgives him then wonders why Marley is quitting glee club after Nationals then helps Ryder find Mercedes to have her talk to Marley to get her to stay in Glee Club. Inside the bus going to Nationals, Jake sits next to Tina as Sam is giving another pep talk to them. Jake is backstage with New Directions getting ready to perform when Burt and Carole show up to tell them to give it everything they have and win, then does a show circle with the team.
Jake is performing backing vocals during the New Directions performance's of More Than a Feeling, America, and I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, while dancing with Marley. After the performance, Jake is cheering with the New Directions in excitement before going on stage waiting to hear who won. Jake is upset when he hears the New Directions got second place. He is in the choir room with the New Directions, still looking upset, when Burt and Carole walk in to cheer the team up by saying Finn would’ve been proud of what they did. (City of Angels)
Jake is first seen in the choir room with both the current and alumni members of New Directions as Mr. Schuester is giving them a final lesson, when April Rhodes comes in. He is by the piano with everyone as April tells them about her newest relationship, then sings backup and dances with Mike and Mr. Schue during Raise Your Glass. Jake is in the choir room watching The Unholy Trinity perform Toxic. He is then shown sitting in the choir room watching Kurt, Mercedes, and Rachel sing Defying Gravity in order to see who is the true star of the club: Mercedes or Rachel.
Following this, he is in a classroom with Artie, Kitty, Marley, and Ryder, where both Mercedes and Rachel tell them why they should vote for them. Jake is then shown first watching Brittany and Santana perform Valerie then gets up and joins the routine along with Mike. He is then in the auditorium where he sings back up for Puck as he sings Keep Holding On to Quinn, then helps recreate the routine on the risers with the rest of the club.
Jake is back in the choir room sitting next to his half-brother when Santana says why people shouldn’t vote for Rachel. He is then shown sitting next to Ryder when he asks him who he is going to vote for, and Jake responds with “Well, I’m torn, one is black and one is Jewish” then claps when Mr. Schue says both Mercedes and Rachel are equally talented. When he sees Holly enter, he looks confused, while the alumni, Artie, Tina, and Sam clap when they see her. He then sings backup and dances with her and Mike during Happy. (100)
Jake first appears in the auditorium, sitting next to Blaine, when Kurt and Mercedes sing I Am Changing to Rachel and Santana. He is later seen in the choir room watching and clapping along to Be Okay, which is sung by Rachel and Santana. He is sitting next to Mercedes while Puck and Quinn sing Just Give Me a Reason and confess their relationship. He then looks sad and disappointed when Mr. Schue tells them this is the last song that will be sung in the choir room for Glee Club.
He is then seen walking into the auditorium with the rest of New Directions and performing backing vocals to Don't Stop Believin', with the alumni and Mr. Schue. He also dances with Mr. Schue, Mike, Kitty, and Brittany, as well as doing a flip. When the song is over he hugs Mr. Schue with the rest of the club.
In Season Six, Jacob Artist was demoted to recurring cast and made guest appearance in the series finale.
In Homecoming, it is revealed that Sue transferred him to another school after the disbandment of the glee club. It's mentioned by Kitty, too.
Jake is mentioned by Rachel when she talks with Kurt about the former New Directions and that she didn't know any of the new members' names, and referred to Jake as Puck's Brother.
Jake makes his first appearance this season in the New Directions performance of I Lived for the re-dedication of The April Rhodes Civic Pavilion as the Finn Hudson Auditorium. He shows up in the middle of the song with Brittany, Santana, Puck, Kitty, Lauren, Dave, Joe, Ryder, and Unique. He reunited with his old friends Ryder, Kitty, and Unique for the first time since New Directions and joins the whole cast of Glee on stage. He's seen dancing with everyone, and seems happy about it. This marks the last time we saw Jake Puckerman on Glee.Relationships[]
- Main article: Jake-Marley Relationship (Jarley)
- Main article: Jake-Kitty Relationship (Jitty)
- Main article: Bree-Jake Relationship (Brake)
- Main article: Jake-Puck Relationship (Puckermen/Puckerbros)
- Main article: Jake-Ryder Relationship (Jyder)
Songs[]
Total - 35
- Solos
- Duets
- Solos (In a Group Number)
| Season Four | ||
|---|---|---|
| Song | Episode | Solos with |
| Born to Hand Jive | The Role You Were Born to Play | Marley, Mercedes, and Ryder |
| Some Nights | Dynamic Duets | Blaine, Joe, and Kitty, Marley, Ryder, Sam, and Tina |
| Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Glee, Actually | Blaine, Brittany, Kurt, Marley (episode), Puck, and Sam, |
| Centerfold/Hot In Herre | Naked | Ryder and Sam |
| This Is the New Year | Artie, Blaine, Brittany, Marley, Ryder, Sam, Tina, and Unique | |
| We've Got Tonite | I Do | Artie, Betty, Blaine, Finn, Kurt, Marley, Quinn, Rachel, and Santana |
| Anything Could Happen | Artie and Marley | |
| Outcast | Sweet Dreams | Kitty, Marley, Ryder, and Unique |
| We Will Rock You | Lights Out | Artie, Blaine, and Ryder |
| Longest Time | Artie, Kitty, Marley, Ryder, and Sam | |
| Hall of Fame | All or Nothing | Artie, Joe, Ryder, and Sam |
- Solos
- Solos (In a Group Number)
| Season Five | ||
|---|---|---|
| Song | Episode | Solos with |
| I Saw Her Standing There | Love, Love, Love | Blaine, Ryder, and Sam |
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Tina in the Sky with Diamonds | Marley, Ryder, and Unique |
| Wide Awake | A Katy or A Gaga | Kitty, Tina, and Unique |
| Blurred Lines | The End of Twerk | Artie, Bree and Will |
| On Our Way | Artie, Blaine, Kitty, Marley, Ryder, Sam, Tina, and Unique | |
| You May Be Right | Movin' Out | Artie, Kitty, Ryder, and Will |
| Nasty/Rhythm Nation | Puppet Master | Bree and Marley |
| The Fox | Artie, Blaine, Elliott, Kitty, Rachel, Santana, and Tina | |
| Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree | Previously Unaired Christmas | Artie, Kitty, Marley, and Will |
| I Love LA | City of Angels | Artie, Blaine, Sam, and Will |
Dance[]
Total = 20
- Solos
- Duets
- Solos (In a Group Number)
| Season Four | ||
|---|---|---|
| Song | Episode | Solos with |
| Born to Hand Jive | The Role You Were Born to Play | Kitty, Mike, Marley, Mercedes, and Ryder |
| Centerfold/Hot In Herre | Naked | Blaine, Joe, Ryder and Sam |
- Back-up dancing
| Season Four | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Song | Episode | Sung by | Back-up with |
| Greased Lightning | Glease | Ryder Lynn | Artie, Finn, Joe, Mike, and Sam |
| Old Time Rock & Roll/Danger Zone | Girls (and Boys) on Film | Blaine and Sam | Artie, Joe, and Ryder |
| Footloose | Artie, Joe, and Sam | Kitty | |
| Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours | Wonder-ful | Kitty | Ryder |
- Unreleased Songs
- FANTASTIC BABY by BIGBANG (Thanksgiving)
- Solos
- Solos (In a Group Number)
| Season Five | ||
|---|---|---|
| Song | Episode | Solos with |
| Blurred Lines | The End of Twerk | Artie, Blaine, Bree, Kitty, Marley, Sam, Tina, and Will |
| Valerie | 100 | Brittany, Mike, and Santana |
| Don't Stop Believin' | New Directions | Brittany, Kitty, Mike, and Will |
- Back-up dancing
| Season Five | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Song | Episode | Sung by | Back-up with |
| Raise Your Glass | 100 | Will Schuester | Mike |
| Happy | 100 | Holly | April, Mike, and Will− |
- Unreleased songs
- Who's On My Rocket by Miss Amani. (The End of Twerk)
Appearances[]
| Glee: Season 4 | |||||||||||
| "The New Rachel" Appears |
"Britney 2.0" Appears |
"Makeover" Appears |
"The Break-Up" Appears |
"The Role You Were Born to Play" Appears |
"Glease" Appears |
"Dynamic Duets" Appears |
"Thanksgiving" Appears |
"Swan Song" Appears |
"Glee, Actually" Appears |
"Sadie Hawkins" Appears | |
| "Naked" Appears |
"Diva" Appears |
"I Do" Appears |
"Girls (and Boys) on Film" Appears |
"Feud" Appears |
"Guilty Pleasures" Appears |
"Shooting Star" Appears |
"Sweet Dreams" Appears |
"Lights Out" Appears |
"Wonder-ful" Appears |
"All or Nothing" Appears | |
| Glee: Season 5 | |||||||||||
| "Love, Love, Love" Appears |
"Tina in the Sky with Diamonds" Appears |
"The Quarterback" Appears |
"A Katy or A Gaga" Appears |
"The End of Twerk" Appears |
"Movin' Out" Appears |
"Puppet Master" Appears |
"Previously Unaired Christmas" Appears |
"Frenemies" Appears |
"Trio" Appears | ||
| "City of Angels" Appears |
"100" Appears |
"New Directions" Appears |
"New New York" Credit Only |
"Bash" Credit Only |
"Tested" Credit Only |
"Opening Night" Credit Only |
"The Back-Up Plan" Credit Only |
"Old Dog, New Tricks" Credit Only |
"The Untitled Rachel Berry Project" Credit Only | ||
| Glee: Season 6 | |||||||||||
| "Loser Like Me" Absent |
"Homecoming" Absent |
"Jagged Little Tapestry" Absent |
"The Hurt Locker, Part One" Absent |
"The Hurt Locker, Part Two" Absent |
"What the World Needs Now" Absent | ||||||
| "Transitioning" Absent |
"A Wedding" Absent |
"Child Star" Absent |
"The Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester" Absent |
"We Built This Glee Club" Absent |
"2009" Absent |
"Dreams Come True" Appears | |||||
Trivia[]
- His phone number is 419-555-0176. (Dynamic Duets)
- New New York was the first episode he did not appear in since his first appearance in The New Rachel, appearing in 35 episodes in a row.
- He was present at every Glee Club meeting.
- Opposite to his brother, he doesn't like to go by his surname.
- He keeps a razor scooter in his locker and is usually seen riding it in the hallways.
- Jake is the only member who joined in Season Four to not sing a duet with one of the original six.
Gallery[]
Quotes[]
- Main article: Jake's Quotations
[]
| New Directions | ||
| Directors | Emma Pillsbury • Finn Hudson • Holly Holliday • Kurt Hummel • Rachel Berry • Sam Evans • Will Schuester | |
| Members | Alistair • Jane Hayward • Madison McCarthy • Mason McCarthy • Myron Muskovitz • Spencer Porter | |
| Alumni | Artie Abrams • Blaine Anderson • Brittany Pierce • Quinn Fabray • Finn Hudson • Kitty Wilde • Kurt Hummel • Mercedes Jones • Mike Chang • Noah Puckerman • Rachel Berry • Roderick Meeks • Sam Evans • Santana Lopez • Skylar • Tina Cohen-Chang • Unique Adams | |
| Former Members | April Rhodes • Joe Hart • Jesse St. James • Lauren Zizes • Matt Rutherford • Rory Flanagan • Sugar Motta • Sunshine Corazon • Marley Rose • Jake Puckerman • Ryder Lynn | |
| Related | New Directions Boys • New Directions Girls • Dalton Academy Warblers • Sue Sylvester • Dakota Stanley • Bassist • Drummer | |