Season 1, Episode 18: LARYNGITIS

Puck has shaved off his Mohawk after his mother found mole in it. It makes the nerds less afraid of him and they throw him in a trash can. He notices that Mercedes has become popular ever since she joined the chirioes. To be popular again he plans to date her. Rachel shows Will a list of the people in the glee club NOT pulling their weight. She sings "The Climb" in front of the glee club but she sounds terrible. Will tells her he think she has lost her voice. Puck asks Mercedes out but she refuses for a number of reasons. Will gives the glee club an assignment to find a solo to sing in front of the club expressing themselves very well. Kurt's Dad, Burt, shows up at school to take Finn to a basketball game. Kurt had no idea this arrangement was happening and it upset him that he was not invited. Kurt apologises to Sue for not showing up to Chirioes rehearsal because he was upset over his sexuality. Sue tells him to get over it. Kurt dresses like his father and starts acting more like a guy. He and his Dad go and get burgers. Finn takes Rachel to the doctors. The doctor tells Rachel she has a bad case of LARYNGITIS. Rachel asks Finn what she would do without her voice. They have an argument when she admit she still has feelings for Jesse. Finn gets up in front of the glee club and sings "Jessie's Girl." Then Puck and Mercedes sing "Lady Is A Tramp" and Mercedes agrees to date him. Mercedes asks Quinn if it okay and she gives her the go-ahead. Santana is jealous and she and Mercedes sing "The Boy Is Mine." Puck discovers he is popular again and the nerds fear him again. Mercedes realises Puck was only using her. She breaks it off with him and quits the Chirioes because it just isn't who she is. Finn brings Sean to Rachel. Sean is an old football player who was paralyzed during a game and can never play again. He reminds her that nobody is one thing. Kurt goes over the top when he makes out with Brittney in front of his Dad. He sings "Rose's Turn" on stage in the auditorium. It ends with his father clapping for him. The two of them hug and tell each other that they love each other. Rachel goes to see Sean by herself. Her voice is better. In the auditorium, New Directions perform U2's cover of "One."
SONGS: Jessie's Girl
Lady Is A Tramp
The Boy Is Mine
Rose's Turn
One
NEXT EPISODE: Dream On- Will's old high school Nemesis, Bryan Ryan, returns to make Will's life miserable by crushing the biggest thing he cares about- New Directions! Meanwhile Jesse and Rachel get back together and search for Rachel's birth mother and Artie struggles with his desire to walk.