Season Three

Season Three
Season Three, Episodes 45-66
Season Premiere	September 20, 2011
Season Finale	May 22, 2012
Viewers (in millions)	8.71
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Season Three of Glee aired between September 20, 2011 and May 22, 2012. The third season took place during several New Directions students' senior year at William McKinley High School. 

The series focuses on a high school Glee Club called the New Directions, set within the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio.

Season Three follows the Club through the sectional, regional and national show choir competitions, and during nationals they finally take home the winning prize. Season Three also introduced several new characters, such as Sugar Motta, Sebastian Smythe, and the winners of The Glee Project: Damian McGinty (Rory Flanagan), Samuel Larsen (Joe Hart), Alex Newell (Wade "Unique" Adams), and Lindsay Pearce (Harmony). Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang) and Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson) were also promoted to the main cast, as their characters were only recurring in Season Two. Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Del Monico) and Mike O'Malley (Burt Hummel) both reduced their roles to recurring after being main cast on the previous season, with Gilsig's character being written out of the show.

Cast

Main Cast

• Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel (22/22)
• Kevin McHale as Artie Abrams (22/22)
• Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester (22/22)
• Lea Michele as Rachel Berry (22/22)
• Cory Monteith as Finn Hudson (22/22)
• Heather Morris as Brittany Pierce (22/22)
• Amber Riley as Mercedes Jones (22/22)
• Naya Rivera as Santana Lopez (22/22)
• Mark Salling as Noah Puckerman (22/22)
• Harry Shum Jr. as Mike Chang (22/22)
• Dianna Agron as Quinn Fabray (21/22) (episodes 1-17, 19-22)
• Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson (21/22) (episodes 1-11, 13-22)
• Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina Cohen-Chang (21/22) (episodes 1-11, 13-22)
• Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury (17/22) (episodes 1-3, 5-10, 12, 14-17, 19, 21-22)
• Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester (17/22) (episodes 1-4, 6-7, 9-10, 12, 14-16, 18-22)

Recurring Cast

Special Guest Stars

• Idina Menzel as Shelby Corcoran (6/22) (episodes 2-4, 6-8)
• Whoopi Goldberg as Carmen Tibideaux (3/22) (episodes 18, 20-21)
• Jeff Goldblum as Hiram Berry (2/22) (episodes 13-14)
• Brian Stokes Mitchell as LeRoy Berry (2/22) (episodes 13-14)
• Jonathan Groff as Jesse St. James (2/22) (episodes 16, 21)
• Helen Mirren as Becky's inner voice (2/22) (uncredited) (episodes 10, 19)
• Matt Bomer as Cooper Anderson (1/22) (episode 15)
• Ricky Martin as David Martinez (1/22) (episode 12)
• Gloria Estefan as Maribel Lopez (1/22) (episode 22)
• Rex Lee as Martin Fong (1/22) (episode 21)
• James Lipton as himself (1/22) (episode 22)
• Lindsay Lohan as herself (1/22) (episode 21)
• Perez Hilton as himself (1/22) (episode 21)

Guest Stars

• Damian McGinty as Rory Flanagan (17/22) (episodes 4-15, 18-22)
• Vanessa Lengies as Sugar Motta (15/22) (episodes 1-2, 4, 6-8, 10, 12-15, 18, 20-22)
• Chord Overstreet as Sam Evans (15/22) (episodes 8-22)
• Iqbal Theba as Principal Figgins (13/22) (episodes 1, 3-4, 7, 12-15, 19, 21-22)
• Dot-Marie Jones as Shannon Beiste (13/22) (episodes 1-3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 18, 20-22)
• Lauren Potter as Becky Jackson (10/22) (episodes 1-2, 6-7, 10, 12, 15-16, 19)
• Samuel Larsen as Joe Hart (10/22) (episodes 13-22)
• Mike O'Malley as Burt Hummel (10/22) (episodes 2, 4, 6-7, 10-11, 13-14, 17, 22)
• LaMarcus Tinker as Shane Tinsley (8/22) (episodes 1, 3, 5, 10, 12-13, 19)
• NeNe Leakes as Roz Washington (6/22) (episodes 10, 12, 15, 18, 21-22)
• Romy Rosemont as Carole Hudson-Hummel (5/22) (episodes 4, 10, 13-14, 22)
• Eric Bruskotter as Cooter Menkins (4/22) (episodes 5, 7, 18, 20)
• Grant Gustin as Sebastian Smythe (4/22) (episodes 5, 8, 11, 14)
• Keong Sim as Mike Chang Sr. (4/22) (episodes 3, 5, 8, 22)
• Tamlyn Tomita as Julia Chang (4/22) (episodes 3, 5, 8, 22)
• Max Adler as David Karofsky (3/22) (episodes 5, 13-14)
• Alex Newell as Unique Adams (3/22) (episodes 16, 20-21)
• Josh Sussman as Jacob Ben Israel (2/22) (episodes 1, 7)
• Lindsay Pearce as Harmony (2/22) (episodes 1, 8)
• Ashley Fink as Lauren Zizes (2/22) (episodes 1, 3)
• Valerie Mahaffey as Rose Pillsbury (2/22) (episodes 3, 10)
• Don Most as Rusty Pillsbury (2/22) (episodes 3, 10)
• Charlotte Ross as Judy Fabray (1/22) (episode 22)
• Gina Hecht as Mrs. Puckerman (1/22) (episode 22)
• Ivonne Coll as Alma Lopez (1/22) (episode 7)
• James Earl III as Azimio (1/22) (episode 3)

Co-Stars

• Rock Anthony as Rick Nelson (7/22) (episodes 1, 4, 6-7, 10, 19-21)
• Dominic Barnes as Trent (3/22) (episodes 5, 11, 14)
• Riker Lynch as Jeff (3/22) (episodes 5, 11, 14)
• Curt Mega as Nick (3/22) (episodes 5, 11, 14)

Episodes

Image	Title	Original Airdate	U.S. Viewers (in millions)
	1. "The Purple Piano Project"	September 20, 2011	9.21
	Plot: The season premiere opens, revealing that for some members of New Directions, it's their senior year. As New Directions prepare to recruit members after losing Quinn and Lauren, Will thinks of "The Purple Piano Project," in which Al Motta, a rich business man, invests in the arts and gives purple pianos to the Glee Club. With the purple pianos scattered around the school, the New Directions have to sing a song if they spot one. With the seniors questioning their futures beyond high school, Rachel and Kurt attempt to find a college in New York after learning that Juilliard does not offer a musical theater program while Finn is lost and confused about his future plans. Singles: "We Got the Beat" (New Directions), "Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead" (Rachel and Kurt), "It's Not Unusual" (Blaine with Cheerios except Brittany and Becky), "Anything Goes/Anything You Can Do" (Harmony with Prospective NYADA students), "You Can't Stop the Beat" (New Directions)
	2. "I Am Unicorn"	September 27, 2011	8.60
	Plot: West Side Story is this year's school musical at McKinley as revealed in the season premiere. Some New Directions members prep up for their auditions for specific parts of the music, Rachel wanting the role of Maria and Kurt and Blaine wanting Tony. Kurt knows that the directors of the musical will choose Blaine since he is more masculine and Kurt is rather feminine, making Kurt re-think his audition plans. Along with the musical preparations, Brittany attempts to assist Kurt with his class presidency campaign, promoting his pride of being gay but Kurt isn't too sure about the idea. Will creates a weekly Booty Camp with Mike to help various members of Glee Club to practice dancing for future competitions, and Shelby returns to McKinley as a teacher which shakes up a few relationships. . Singles: "Somewhere" (Rachel and Shelby), "I'm the Greatest Star" (Kurt), "Something's Coming" (Blaine)
	3. "Asian F"	October 4, 2011	8.42
	Plot: The title is a reference to Mike receiving an "Asian F" in this episode. When Mike receives an Asian F, his father tries to drag him out of the New Directions and make him break up with Tina, because of distractions. When Mike reveals that he will audition for the musical, his father is enraged. Auditions for the musical continue. Mercedes begins to get sick of Rachel stealing the spotlight, and how Will continually picks on Mercedes only, causing Mercedes to rethink her commitment with Glee. The directors of the musical conduct a diva-off for Mercedes and Rachel, the class presidency campaign heats up between Brittany and Kurt, Shelby starts an all-female glee club group at McKinley and Emma faces her OCD problems with Will. Singles: "Spotlight" (Mercedes with Brittany and Tina), "Run the World (Girls)" (Brittany and Santana with WMHS Girls), "Cool" (Mike), "It's All Over" (Mercedes, Will, and Booty Camp), "Out Here on My Own" (Mercedes and Rachel), "Fix You" (Will with Artie and New Directions)
	4. "Pot o' Gold"	November 1, 2011	7.47
	Plot:  Pot o' Gold Season Three, Episode Four First Aired November 1, 2011 Episode Guide previous "Asian F" next "The First Time" Pot o' Gold is the fourth episode of Glee's third season and the forty-eighth episode overall. It premiered on November 1, 2011. Rory, a foreign exchange student from Ireland, is new to McKinley and is staying at Brittany's home and it is clear he has a crush on her. After Quinn's return to the New Directions, she tells Puck that she wants Beth back from Shelby, and asks for Puck's assistance. However, Puck and Shelby seem to have found a romantic connection together. Finn assists Rory and convinces him to join the Glee Club, while Shelby's all-female Glee Club, The Troubletones, recruits Mercedes and two other members from New Directions, leaving the Glee Club in shock. The episode was directed by Adam Shankman and written by Allison Adler. Plot This episode opens with Brittany at her locker when a new student, named Rory, comes up to her. They have a conversation that shows Brittany believes Rory to be a leprechaun. He goes along with it, because she says she will give him her "pot of gold," and promises to grant her first wish: an all marshmallow box of Lucky Charms. Finn eavesdrops on their conversation from across the hall. After Brittany leaves, Rory gets pushed into the lockers by a hockey player who tells him to "go back to Mexico." Puck and Quinn convince Shelby to let them babysit Beth for a night. Meanwhile, in another episode of Sue's Corner, Sue continues to campaign for "no arts in schools," mainly going after McKinley's musical. Parents agree with Sue and start calling McKinley to complain, which leads Figgins (who was assaulted by an angry parent that is outside the office holding up a sign with "ANGRY" written on it) to cut the musical's budget. Will claims he can get the money himself. Mercedes approaches Santana asking her how many solos she was given last year. Mercedes uses this to try convince Santana to join Shelby’s all-girl group because they would get all the solos. Her proposal intrigues Santana but she says she could never leave Brittany, and Mercedes tells her to bring Brittany along. Finn is following Mercedes and Santana during their conversation and looks worried. Back in the choir room, Tina and the other members are distraught that Mercedes has left, because she was one of their strongest singers, as well as an original member who had been with them right from the start. They start arguing and then Rachel comes in late, saying that she was hanging posters for her campaign; this leads Kurt to make a snide comment, showing that their friendship still hasn’t mended. Finn tells them to stop fighting and then attempts to raise their low spirits. Blaine backs him up but Finn is offended by the interjection to his pep talk. Will suggests they sell ads to raise money for the musical. Finn meets Rory, who explains that he is a foreign exchange student from Ireland who loves America. He wants more friends and to get Brittany's "pot of gold." Finn agrees to be Rory’s friend as long as Rory spies on Brittany and Santana for him. Quinn and Puck babysit Beth. Quinn plants false evidence to frame Shelby as an unfit mother in Shelby’s apartment so that she can call child services and get custody of Beth. Kurt tells Burt about the musical's money problem and Burt immediately gets the money (from Lima’s funeral owners) and goes to Figgins - as a result, the musical is back on. Sue and Burt have an argument in the hall about her campaign. Rory has a bullying problem; the hockey players keep targeting him. He grants Brittany’s first wish and she asks him to grant her a second wish - to make Lord Tubbington poop candy bars. He asks her out on a date but she declines, saying she has plans with a "friend." Rory has his first solo and the first song of the episode when he sings Bein' Green. Brittany and Santana are then seen on a date at Breadstix. Santana wants to talk about their "status" because she doesn’t know if they’re dating or not, and Brittany replies that she thought they were already dating. They agree that they are now officially dating. Santana says that she wishes that Brittany would join her into going to Shelby’s Glee Club, but Brittany says she doesn’t want to be a quitter. However, she does say that she’ll think about it. Santana asks to hold hands but puts a napkin over their linked hands, revealing that she is still afraid of people judging her because of her sexuality. Puck’s pool-cleaning business is booming, but Quinn doesn’t think that the job is good enough. They have a moment in which Quinn confesses her true feelings about Beth. Shelby helps Puck with his job. Will announces the musical is back on. Blaine wants the group to remember what Glee is all about and sings Last Friday Night. Santana gets mad, claiming that New Directions is going to become the "Rachel and Blaine show." Santana confronts Rory about his crush on Brittany, and ultimately scares him into granting her a wish; getting Brittany to join Shelby's show choir. Later, Rory puts candy bars in Lord Tubbington’s litter box and convinces Brittany to join Shelby’s group. Will visits Burt and asks him to run against Sue, who says that he was already going to do it because the arts saved Kurt’s life. Puck visits Shelby to thank her and get rid of the evidence Quinn planted earlier. During all of this Beth won’t stop crying, but he puts her to sleep by singing Waiting for a Girl Like You. Puck and Shelby have a moment where Puck lets her know that he will always be there to help her. Rory reveals the news of Brittany’s defection to Finn. Finn goes to Brittany to try and talk her out of defecting from New Directions. Santana points out Finn's jealousy towards Blaine, which aggravates him. He then snaps and frustratedly tells Brittany that leprechauns aren’t real, and tells her to stop being such an "idiot." However, this proves to be the wrong move, as Brittany is greatly offended by this, pointing out that, as Finn is the group's leader, he has even less of a right than the other guys in the club to say such a thing to her. This ultimately seals her decision to quit New Directions. Burt states his political views on "Burt’s Corner" as Sue and Will observe. Brittany and Santana go to Shelby’s choir. Sugar appears happy that there are more people to "sing back up for her," but Santana immediately tells her that all she's talented enough to do is sway in the background and sing "very quietly." The five of them (Brittany, Santana, Mercedes, Sugar, and Shelby) discuss their group name, which they conclude to be The  Troubletones. They sing Candyman in the auditorium and the impressive performance intimidates Finn and Will. Later Finn apologizes to Brittany and says he understands why they left, even if he doesn’t like it. Rory claims that he has granted Brittany’s last wish and that he is ready for her pot of gold, but Brittany tells him that she now knows leprechauns don’t exist and leaves. Santana tells Rory to disappear. Burt and Carole talk to Finn and Kurt about his campaign at Breadstix. Kurt expresses his concern for Burt’s health and Burt offers Finn the option of running the tire shop if he gets elected into office. Sue shows up at their table, thanking Burt for making her remember why she decided to run in the first place; not simply to cut arts budgets, but to give more money to special education programs. Later, back in school, Finn stands up for Rory. New Directions are upset because so many people have left, so Finn convinces Rory to try out for the club where he sings Take Care of Yourself. The episode ends with Shelby and Puck sharing a kiss. Songs Song Title Original Artist Performer(s) Bein' Green Kermit the Frog Rory Flanagan Last Friday Night Katy Perry Blaine Anderson with New Directions Waiting for a Girl Like You Foreigner (Near Unplugged version) Noah Puckerman Candyman Christina Aguilera The Troubletones Take Care of Yourself Teddy Thompson Rory Flanagan Unreleased Songs Sugar, Sugar by The Archies. Sung by Sugar Motta with The Troubletones Guest Cast Special Guest Star Idina Menzel as Shelby Corcoran Guest Stars Mike O'Malley as Burt Hummel Iqbal Theba as Principal Figgins Romy Rosemont as Carole Hudson-Hummel Vanessa Lengies as Sugar Motta Damian McGinty as Rory Flanagan Bill A. Jones as Rod Remington Earlene Daviss as Andrea Carmichael Co-Stars Rock Anthony as Rick Nelson Claudia Choi as Make-Up Woman Sonya Eddy as Angry Mom Jack Harding as Mr. Baroody Kristopher Logan as Mr. Shor Joe Davis Massigill as Jock #1 Suraj Partha as Pony Suzy Sincock as Mrs. Denny-Brown Tava Smiley as Mrs. Figler Peter Spruyt as Mr. Danforth Talula as Beth Corcoran Absent Cast Member Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury Trivia The song at the end of this promo for the episode, although originally thought to be an original song, is actually "Lightyears" by Mica Javier. Full Version This is the debut episode for Damian McGinty (Rory Flanagan), one of the winners from The Glee Project. Blaine sings Last Friday Night in this episode, with Artie singing backup in parts. Likewise, both Darren Criss and Kevin McHale were in the original music video by Katy Perry. This is the first episode not to be written by any of the Glee co-creators (Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, or Ian Brennan). Instead, it's written by co-executive producer Allison Adler. Mistakes When Mercedes talks to Santana about how many solos she got last year, Santana says only Valerie and Science Fiction Double Feature (as the Rocky Horror lips). Santana doesn't mention Songbird but it seems clear she didn't mention it because she was alone with Brittany in the choir room and it wasn't a solo that was given or sung in front or with the club. Gallery Kurt feeling threatened Puck and Beth. Santana and Mercedes performing 'Candy Man'. Blaine singing Last Friday Night! 1/251 Videos Behind the Glee - Pot o' Gold Quotes “ Kurt: She could have a field day with this whole gay son thing. Burt: I'm proud of you, Kurt. Don't care who knows it. ” —Kurt and Burt “ I have one final wish, Leprechaun. Would you do this whole school a favor and just disappear? ” —Santana “ Finn: It's true? Brittany: Of course not. Finn: You're not quitting New Directions? Brittany: Oh, I thought you meant the Selena Gomez pregnancy rumors. ” —Brittany and Finn “ You cannot call your future president an "idiot." It's mean, it's bullying and I won't accept it. ” —Brittany to Finn “ Beth is perfect. She's my perfect thing. ” —Quinn Navigational v - e - d Glee Episodes Season One Pilot • Showmance • Acafellas • Preggers • The Rhodes Not Taken • Vitamin D • Throwdown • Mash-Up • Wheels • Ballad • Hairography • Mattress • Sectionals • Hell-O • The Power of Madonna • Home • Bad Reputation • Laryngitis • Dream On • Theatricality • Funk • Journey Season Two Audition • Britney/Brittany • Grilled Cheesus • Duets • The Rocky Horror Glee Show • Never Been Kissed • The Substitute • Furt • Special Education • A Very Glee Christmas • The Sue Sylvester Shuffle • Silly Love Songs • Comeback • Blame It on the Alcohol • Sexy • Original Song • A Night of Neglect • Born This Way • Rumours • Prom Queen • Funeral • New York Season Three The Purple Piano Project • I Am Unicorn • Asian F • Pot o' Gold • The First Time • Mash Off • I Kissed a Girl • Hold on to Sixteen • Extraordinary Merry Christmas • Yes/No • Michael • The Spanish Teacher • Heart • On My Way • Big Brother • Saturday Night Glee-ver • Dance with Somebody • Choke • Prom-asaurus • Props • Nationals • Goodbye Season Four The New Rachel • Britney 2.0 • Makeover • The Break-Up • The Role You Were Born to Play • Glease • Dynamic Duets • Thanksgiving • Swan Song • Glee, Actually • Sadie Hawkins • Naked • Diva • I Do • Girls (and Boys) on Film • Feud • Guilty Pleasures • Shooting Star • Sweet Dreams • Lights Out • Wonder-ful • All or Nothing Season Five Love, Love, Love • Tina in the Sky with Diamonds • The Quarterback • A Katy or A Gaga • The End of Twerk • Movin' Out • Puppet Master • Previously Unaired Christmas • Frenemies • Trio • City of Angels • 100 • New Directions • New New York • Bash • Tested • Opening Night • The Back-Up Plan • Old Dog, New Tricks • The Untitled Rachel Berry Project Season Six Loser Like Me • Homecoming • Jagged Little Tapestry • The Hurt Locker, Part One • The Hurt Locker, Part Two • What the World Needs Now • Transitioning • A Wedding • Child Star • The Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester • We Built This Glee Club • 2009 • Dreams Come True Singles: "Bein' Green" (Rory), "Last Friday Night" (Blaine with New Directions), "Waiting for a Girl Like You" (Puck), "Candyman" (The Troubletones), "Take Care of Yourself" (Rory) Absent: Jayma Mays
	5. "The First Time"	November 8, 2011	6.91
	Plot: The episode is focused on McKinley putting on the West Side Story musical and Finn and Rachel's and Blaine and Kurt's first sexual encounters. The Warblers are also re-introduced with a new leader who has an eye for Blaine. Singles: "Tonight" (Rachel and Blaine), "Uptown Girl" (Dalton Academy Warblers), "A Boy Like That/I Have A Love" (Santana and Rachel), "America" (Santana, Tina, Puck, Rory, and Mike with West Side Story Cast except Kurt, Blaine, and Rachel), "One Hand, One Heart" (Blaine and Rachel) Absent: Jane Lynch
	6. "Mash Off"	November 15, 2011	7.08
	Plot: The third annual "mash-up competition" takes place in this episode. With Brittany and Santana in The Troubletones with Mercedes, it's big trouble for New Directions. Puck has the hots for Shelby and tells of Quinn's true intentions. Burt and Sue's campaign heats up and when the two Glee Clubs rivalry is taken seriously, Shelby and Will attempts to hold a mash-up competition between the two clubs. But in secret, Finn and Santana plan a Dodgeball competition for the two Glee Clubs. Singles: "Hot For Teacher" (Puck and Finn with Blaine and Mike), "You and I/You and I" (Shelby and Will), "Hit Me with Your Best Shot/One Way or Another" (Finn and Santana with New Directions and The Troubletones), "I Can't Go for That/You Make My Dreams" (New Directions), "Rumour Has It/Someone Like You" (The Troubletones)
	7. "I Kissed a Girl"	November 29, 2011	7.90
	Plot: Picking up from the last episode, Santana is to be suspended for slapping Finn but Finn thinks of a better idea. After he outed her, he feels bad and he makes an assignment for both The Troubletones and the New Directions. The assignment is Lady Music Week, and to sing songs to show Santana that they support and love her for who she is. Santana learns to love herself and be proud of her and Brittany's relationship. The McKinley Senior Class Presidential campaign and Congress Campaign heats up as it's time to vote while Puck and Shelby's relationship slowly comes to an end. Singles: "Perfect" (Kurt and Blaine with New Directions), "I'm The Only One" (Puck), "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (Finn with Artie and New Directions Boys), "Jolene" (Shannon), "I Kissed a Girl" (Santana and Rachel with New Directions Girls and The Troubletones), "Constant Craving" (Santana, Shelby, and Kurt)
	8. "Hold on to Sixteen"	December 6, 2011	7.11
	Plot: The episode features the return of Sam at McKinley, and the New Directions and The Troubletones participation at Sectionals. Quinn plans to get Shelby fired for sleeping with Puck after learning of their affair. After Rachel is suspended from school, the New Directions need more members, and Mike's father makes a decision about his son's dream of dancing due to Tina's words. Singles: "Red Solo Cup" (Sam with New Directions), "Buenos Aires" (Harmony with The Unitards), "Survivor/I Will Survive" (The Troubletones), "ABC" (New Directions), "Control" (New Directions), "Man in the Mirror" (New Directions), "We Are Young" (New Directions and Troubletones) Absent: Jane Lynch
	9. "Extraordinary Merry Christmas"	December 13, 2011	7.13
	Plot: After Sectionals, The Troubletones are part of the New Directions again. Meanwhile, Sue attempts to recruit homeless shelter volunteers for Christmas, hoping to get the Glee Club. They happily agree, but when the Glee Club is asked to create a holiday special for the local PBS station with Artie directing, Sue is in dismay when they decline. Rory struggles as it is his first Christmas without his family and Rachel asks Finn for too much. Singles: "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (Mercedes with New Directions), "Blue Christmas" (Rory), "River" (Rachel), "Extraordinary Merry Christmas" (Blaine and Rachel), "Santa Baby" (Santana), "Let It Snow" (Blaine and Kurt), "My Favorite Things" (Blaine, Kurt, Mercedes, and Rachel), "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (Finn, Puck, and Joe), "Christmas Wrapping" (Brittany with Tina and the Cheerios), "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (New Directions)
	10. "Yes/No"	January 17, 2012	7.50
	Plot: Mercedes and Sam's relationship is explored further after their supposed 'summer fling' at the end of Season Two. Becky decides that she wants a boyfriend, having an eye for Artie. Emma really wants to get married and, to her surprise, Will decides to propose to her but needs help from the New Directions. He sets an assignment up to see what wedding song they can sing during the proposal. Finn is struggling as he wonders what he'll do about his future after the shocking discovery about his father. Singles: "Summer Nights" (Sam and Mercedes with New Directions except Artie), "Wedding Bell Blues" (Emma with Sue and Shannon), "Moves Like Jagger/Jumpin' Jack Flash" (Artie with Puck, Finn, and Blaine), "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (Rachel, Tina, Mercedes, and Santana), "Without You" (Rachel), "We Found Love" (Rachel and Santana with New Directions)
	11. "Michael"	January 31, 2012	9.07
	Plot: In this tribute episode to Michael Jackson, Mercedes, Santana, and Brittany are upset about missing out on doing Michael Jackson with New Directions at Sectionals when they were in The Troubletones, so Will thinks about doing Michael Jackson for Regionals. When Blaine happens to tell Sebastian this, the Glee Club is purely disappointed at how Blaine can betray them, for the Warblers are now planning to do Michael for Regionals. The two clubs fight, but when Blaine is slushied and injured, the rivalry between the two clubs turns serious. Quinn is accepted into Yale and decides to leave her past behind. Singles: "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (Blaine with New Directions), "Bad" (New Directions and Dalton Academy Warblers), "Scream" (Artie and Mike), "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Quinn with New Directions Girls), "Human Nature" (Mercedes and Sam), "Ben" (Kurt, Rachel, and Finn), "Smooth Criminal" (Sebastian and Santana), "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (Finn and Rachel), "Black or White" (New Directions) Absent: Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays
	12. "The Spanish Teacher"	February 7, 2012	7.81
	Plot: Will and Sue's teaching abilities are questioned after there have been some complaints and is revealed that there is a spot for tenure. A student is questioning Will's ability to teach Spanish, and after Sue's ability to coach the cheerios is questioned, Coach Roz Washington steps in to try and steal her job. Will goes to a Spanish night school lesson and meets David Martinez who speaks fluent Spanish and brings Mr. Martinez to Glee Club. Sam and Mercedes seek Emma's guidance after they kissed, although Mercedes is dating Shane, and Emma advises them not to talk until the end of the week, only to speak through song. Eventually, to settle things, Santana challenges Will and David and encourages them to have a Spanish-off. Singles: "Sexy and I Know It" (David with Artie and New Directions), "Don't Wanna Lose You" (Mercedes), "Bamboleo/Hero" (Sam with New Directions Boys), "La Isla Bonita" (David and Santana), "A Little Less Conversation" (Will) Absent: Darren Criss, Jenna Ushkowitz
	13. "Heart"	February 14, 2012	6.99
	Plot: Will declares to the Glee Club that they need money to pay for costumes and hairspray for Regionals to which Sugar offers to pay. She tells them that she rented Breadstix out for Valentine's Day and is making a party for the Glee Club and other people from the school. Artie and Rory vow for Sugar's love and to take her as a date to the night. Hiram and LeRoy Berry, Rachel's dads, find out about Finn and Rachel's engagement, which they have mixed feelings about. The truth about Mercedes and Sam's love affair is exposed while The God Squad, consisting of Mercedes, Sam, Quinn, and new character Joe, is asked to sing songs to other people's Valentines, but when Santana asks them to serenade Brittany, it becomes questionable. Singles: "L-O-V-E" (Mike and Tina), "Let Me Love You" (Artie with Mike, Sam, Puck, and Kurt), "Stereo Hearts" (The God Squad and Choir), "Home" (Rory), "I Will Always Love You" (Mercedes), "You're the Top" (Leroy, Hiram, and Rachel), "Cherish/Cherish" (The God Squad), "Love Shack" (New Directions) Absent: Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays
	14. "On My Way"	February 21, 2012	7.46
	Plot: Sebastian blackmails Rachel by threatening to post a photoshopped photo of Finn Hudson on the internet unless she drops out of Regionals. Sue seeks Quinn's advice on her pregnancy, Dave Karofsky faces bullying about rumors about him being gay spreading at his new school, which pushes him to attempt to end his own life, and Finn and Rachel move up their wedding to immediately following the competition. When Sebastian hears of Karofsky's experience, he abandons his plan to blackmail Rachel. As the New Directions grapple with challenging subjects and they go head to head with the Warblers at Regionals. Singles: "Cough Syrup" (Blaine), "Stand" (Sebastian with Dalton Academy Warblers), "Glad You Came" (Sebastian with Dalton Academy Warblers), "Fly/I Believe I Can Fly" (New Directions), "What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)" (The Troubletones), "Here's to Us" (Rachel with New Directions)
	15. "Big Brother"	April 10, 2012	6.76
	Plot: This episode debuts Matt Bomer's appearance as Blaine's older brother Cooper. In the episode, Quinn's return after her car accident causes the New Directions to be in shock as she comes back in a wheelchair. Artie and Quinn become close friends due to the incident. Sue is told that if she can't win another National Championship, Coach Roz will eventually be the coach of the Cheerios, causing Sue to co-direct the New Directions with Will, training them in Booty Camp. Along the way, Cooper also shows himself in Lima, eventually causing Blaine to be sick and tired of him. Finn and Rachel face problems when Rachel wants Finn to move to New York with her, but he wants to seek a dream in California. Singles: "I'm Still Standing" (Artie and Quinn), "Hungry Like the Wolf/Rio" (Blaine and Cooper with New Directions), "Fighter" (Blaine), "Up Up Up" (Artie and Quinn), "Somebody That I Used to Know" (Blaine and Cooper)
	16. "Saturday Night Glee-ver"	April 17, 2012	6.23
	Plot: This episode paid tribute to the movie Saturday Night Fever. When Blaine, Brittany, and Mike perform a disco song from Saturday Night Fever, Will asks what brought on the performance to which they respond that the Nationals theme is "vintage." But the New Directions are certain that disco sucks, which motivates Will to convince them otherwise. Sue installs a plexi-glass, shatterproof dance floor, the real one used in Saturday Night Fever and the Glee Club has a dance-off. Will picks Finn, Mercedes, and Santana as the winners, as they are his main concern as to what their dreams after graduation are. Kurt and Mercedes pretend to assist Unique, the lead singer of Vocal Adrenaline, who Sue wants to manipulate, convincing him to present femininely at their Regionals. Finn, Mercedes, and Santana perform disco songs and reveal their dreams after the school year is complete, Rachel supporting Finn's dream that involves New York. Singles: "You Should Be Dancing" (Blaine, Mike, and Brittany), "Night Fever" (Will, Joe, and Blaine with New Directions and Sue), "Disco Inferno" (Mercedes with Santana and Brittany), "If I Can't Have You" (Santana with Kurt, Mercedes, and Tina), "How Deep is Your Love" (Rachel with Jazz Band), "Boogie Shoes" (Unique with Vocal Adrenaline), "More Than a Woman" (Finn with Kurt and Santana), "Stayin' Alive" (Finn, Mercedes, and Santana)
	17. "Dance With Somebody"	April 24, 2012	6.90
	Plot: Mercedes, Kurt, Santana, and Rachel pay tribute to Whitney Houston, causing Will to discuss the famous icon with Emma. He decides that Whitney Houston may be a good way to start to say goodbye as New Directions will be losing members soon due to graduation. Blaine accuses Kurt of cheating with another guy he met at the music store who texts him and compliments him daily. Santana and Rachel grow closer after a Whitney duet and as Joe assists Quinn with her therapy, she seems to be making progress. Singles: "How Will I Know" (Mercedes, Santana, Kurt, and Rachel), "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (Brittany and Santana with Cheerios), "Saving All My Love for You" (Joe and Quinn), "So Emotional" (Santana and Rachel), "It's Not Right But It's Okay" (Blaine with New Directions except Kurt), I Have Nothing" (Kurt), "My Love Is Your Love" (New Directions) Absent: Jane Lynch
	18. "Choke"	May 1, 2012	6.01
	Plot: Kurt and Rachel prepare for their auditions at NYADA, focused and determined to get in. Kurt decides to take a risk but when Rachel goes with her typical number, something unexpected happens, leaving Rachel's future hanging. Some of the New Directions Girls make fun of Coach Beiste's black eye and domestic violence which Coach Roz and Coach Sue aren't too happy about. When Roz and Sue find out that Coach Beiste was hit by Cooter, they decide it's time for her to move out. New Direction Boys assist Puck as he struggles to pass a history class test, because if he doesn't, he won't be able to graduate. Singles: "School's Out" (Puck), "Cell Block Tango" (Mercedes, Tina, Sugar, Brittany, and Santana), "Not the Boy Next Door" (Kurt with Tina, Mercedes, and Brittany), "The Rain in Spain" (New Directions Boys), "Shake It Out" (Santana, Tina, and Mercedes), "Cry" (Rachel) Absent: Dianna Agron, Jayma Mays
	19. "Prom-asaurus"	May 8, 2012	6.67
	Plot: After Rachel chokes during her audition for NYADA, she is certain that her Broadway dreams are dead while Finn runs with Quinn for Prom Queen and King, causing Rachel to be even more devastated. Brittany is told that she has accomplished nothing as Senior Class President and is advised to use Prom as her comeback. Once again, the New Directions are asked to perform at Prom while Blaine, Kurt, Rachel, Puck, and Becky decide to have an Anti-Prom Party and ditch Prom instead, but those plans eventually alter. Quinn begins to gain her first steps after ending up in a wheelchair, but after Finn finds out, he is infuriated at the way she uses her disability to buys votes. Quinn and Santana decide to make a difference as they count the Prom Queen and King votes together. Singles: "Big Girls Don't Cry" (Blaine, Kurt, and Rachel), "Dinosaur" (Brittany), "Love You Like a Love Song" (Santana), "What Makes You Beautiful" (New Directions Boys), "Take My Breath Away" (Quinn and Santana)
	20. "Props"	May 15, 2012	6.09
	Plot: This episode is mainly focused on Tina as she is usually un-noticed in Glee Club thinking it's unfair, while they are preparing for Nationals. The storylines from Choke are continued in this episode: Rachel's future at NYADA, and Beiste and Puck's storyline. When Tina is further infuriated, she bumps her head and has a hallucinated dream where the Glee Club members switch identities. The title is a reference to Tina disliking being used as a prop in the club and also Sue wanting to use props for the New Directions' Nationals setlist. Singles: "I Won't Give Up" (Rachel), "Because You Loved Me" (Tina), "Mean" (Puck and Shannon), "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Rachel and Tina) Absent: Jayma Mays
	21. "Nationals"	May 15, 2012	6.03
	Plot: The New Directions are stressed with Nationals approaching and as they all try to come together, things quickly unravel. Mercedes is sick in bed, Quinn's struggling with the dancing, Puck's trying to cram in his studying, Rachel fears her dreams aren't coming true, while Will is doubting the last three years, and even the star of Vocal Adrenaline is on the verge of backing out. If they want to win this, New Directions are going to have to work together. Singles: "Edge of Glory" (The Troubletones, Quinn, and Tina), "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (Rachel with Mike, Rory, Blaine, Quinn, Tina, and Sugar), "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" (New Directions), "Starships" (Unique with Vocal Adrenaline), "Pinball Wizard" (Unique with Vocal Adrenaline), "Tongue Tied" (New Directions), "We Are the Champions" (New Directions)
	22. "Goodbye"	May 22, 2012	7.46
	Plot: As the year comes to an end, the New Directions look back and reflect on the good and the bad memories of the year. For some, it'll be their final days at McKinley, leaving them only a limited amount of time to decide upon their futures and spend time with each other. The seniors begin to review their years here before they graduate, and Will sets up a final assignment titled, "Goodbye." With the final days coming to an end, Finn, Kurt and Rachel are to face whether they will be accepted into their selective colleges. And will Rachel be saying goodbye to just McKinley? Singles: "Forever Young" (Will), "I'll Remember" (Kurt), "You Get What You Give" (New Directions Seniors), "In My Life" (Sam and Tina with New Directions Juniors), "Glory Days" (Puck and Finn), "Roots Before Branches" (Rachel and Finn)

Major Events

• New members of New Directions: Blaine Anderson, Rory Flanagan, Sugar Motta, and Joe Hart.
• Quinn's transformation after summer break, joining the Skanks and making over herself.
• Rachel and Kurt trying to get into NYADA.
• Blaine transferring to McKinley.
• Quinn trying to get Beth back from Shelby.
• Mike's father briefly not supporting his dreams of being a dancer.
• Mercedes, Santana and Brittany quitting New Directions and joining The Troubletones.
• Puck and Shelby's relationship.
• Finn's fear of not having plans after graduation.
• The relationship progression of Kurt and Blaine, Santana and Brittany, Finn and Rachel, and Will and Emma.
• Santana Lopez and Brittany Pierce become officially a couple
• Santana's coming out.
• The Troubletones being integrated into the New Directions.
• Shannon and Cooter's relationship and the domestic violence by Cooter to Shannon.
• The wedding proposals: Finn to Rachel and Will to Emma.
• Sebastian's attempt to steal Blaine from Kurt and destroy New Directions, leading the rivalry between New Directions and Warblers.
• Sam-Mercedes-Shane love triangle.
• The rivarly between Sue and Roz.
• Sue's pregnancy.
• Dave Karofsky's suicide attempt.
• Quinn's car accident.
• Quinn and Joe's relationship.
• Puck's fear of not graduating and being a "Lima loser."
• New Directions winning Nationals for the first time.
• Senior members of New Directions graduated from McKinley: Rachel, Finn, Kurt, Santana, Mercedes, Quinn, Puck, and Mike and their future plans after graduations.

Trivia

• This is the first and only season that sees Rachel and Finn in an uninterrupted relationship.
• During the season Rachel, Kurt, and Blaine lost their virginities. Sam lost his virginity during or prior to Season Three.
• New Directions reached an unprecedented number of 16 members.
• Brittany and Santana wore their Cheerios uniform in every episode.
• Chris Colfer, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, and Harry Shum Jr. appeared in all 22 episodes.
• Jane Lynch is the only main character to not sing at all in the course of the season.
• This is the only season to not feature an episode named after a character.
• This is the last season:
  • To feature Dianna Agron and Jayma Mays as main cast members.
  • Mike, Puck, Quinn, Rory and Santana appear as New Directions members.
• This season features the first absence of Dianna Agron, being the episode Choke, and Jenna Ushkowitz, being the episode The Spanish Teacher.
• This is the only season in which Jesse St. James appears without performing any song.
• This is the first season where the show wasn't nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series at the Emmy Awards.

Albums

Note: No albums were released for the songs from the episodes Yes/No, Michael, The Spanish Teacher, Heart, On My Way, Big Brother, Saturday Night Glee-ver, Dance With Somebody and Prom-asaurus.

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