BALLAD

SYPNOSIS
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Mr. Schuester has the Glee Club split up into pairs to sing their favorite ballad, but when one kid gets sick, he’s forced to step in and winds up in a sticky situation when Rachel gets a little caught up and/or obsessed. Meanwhile, Finn has dinner with Quinn’s parents, and Kurt tries to help him relieve some stress about the baby. All the attention focused on Finn and Quinn stars to get on Puck's nerves.
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EPISODE DETAILS
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EPISODE #: 10
SEASON: 1
AIRDATE: November 18, 2009
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SONGS
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SONG TITLE ORIGINAL ARTIST
I'll Stand By You Pretenders
Endless Love Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
Crush Jennifer Paige
Don't Stand So Close to Me / Young Girl The Police / Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
(You're) Having My Baby Paul Anka and Odia Coates
Lean On Me Bill Withers
More than Words Extreme
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MEMORABLE QUOTES
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Finn [to Will]: I don’t know if I can do this with another guy.

Will [to Finn]: The fates have spoken.

Kurt [to self]: I could totally sing this song with Finn, but screw him if he thinks he’s taking the Diana Ross’ part from me.

Puck [to self]: I love the days when I don’t wear underwear full commando.

Finn [to self]: I never noticed how nice Rachel’s butt is. Oh crap. I think Quinn knows I’m staring at it.

Rachel [to self]: Wow I never noticed this before because he’s always tried to destroy my career. Mr. Schue has really pretty eyes. And really nice teeth. He’s obviously invested in good oral hygiene. It shows good self esteem.

Quinn [to self]: God I miss the support of my Cheerios uniform. The control panels hid my baby bump perfectly.

Rachel [to Will]: Gold stars are sort of my signature thing. I figure every time you wear it you can think of the star you’re helping me become.

Suzy [to Will]: Peppers. So you can wear them and think of me. Suzy Pepper.

Terri [to Suzy]: Listen you little psycho, this is Will’s wife and if I don’t get enough sleep my anti-depressants won’t work and then I’ll go crazy and I’ll kill you.

Kurt [to Finn]: Sing to me. Everything you feel.

Kurt [to Finn]: You’re lashing out at me is fantastically compelling and inappropriate.

Kurt [to Finn]: How do you explain her constant irritation with you? It’s because she’s a girl!

Kurt [to Finn]: He was my knight in shining armor. Then we bonded over football, then glee, then skin care.

Kurt [to Finn]: I think you should use your greatest weapon. Your voice.

Terri [to Will]: Look Will, I’ve been dealing with these school crushes for years, so why shouldn’t I get a little something out of it?

Rachel [to Will]: I need a man who can keep up with intellectually and creatively.

Tina [observing Finn and Quinn fighting]: All this baby drama is making my rosacea act up.

Mercedes [to Puck]: You need to get something through that Mohawk real quick.

Mr. Fabray [to family]: He wears a helmet when he plays, right?

Finn [to Kurt]:[on phone] I have to go. They'll think I'm pooping.

Suzy [to Rachel]: Let me tell you a few things I learned from two years of psycho therapy and an esophagus transplant.
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BEHIND THE BLEACHERS
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The latest relationship drama at McKinley High:

We learned about Suzy Pepper's ( a former student) all-consuming crush on Will, which she eventually got over (after two years of psychotherapy and an esophagus transplant).

Rachel develops a school girl crush on Will, which becomes apparent in her rendition of Endless Love. Will then tries to send her a message through song (Please Don't Stand So Close to Me), and then finally talks with her straight out about how a teacher-student relationship can never be.

Ridden with guilt, Finn tells Quinn's parents about "their" baby. Quinn's parents react negatively, and give her 30 minutes to pack (on the microwave timer) and get out.

Kurt hints at his feelings toward Finn when the two are paired together as ballad partners. While Finn appreciates Kurt's caring advice about Quinn, he's uncomfortable getting too close to Kurt.

Terri, jealous of constant school girl crushes on Will, allows Rachel into their home and gets her to help cook and clean in their apartment.

Puck continues to be resentful of the all the attention that Finn constantly gets and blurts out to Mercedes that he is the real father of Quinn's baby. She tells Puck to keep it to himself as Quinn's already chosen who the father of her baby is.

Quinn now is residing with Finn and his mother at his house until furthur notice.
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FUN FACTS
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Although credited, Jane Lynch does not appear in this episode.
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BURNING QUESTIONS
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Will the truth about Puck being the father of Quinn's baby ever come out?

What will happen to Quinn?

Will Quinn's parents learn to forgive her?

Will Mercedes tell anybody about Puck's confession to being the father of Quinn's baby?

Does Suzy Pepper still harbor a crush on Will?

What would happen if a person swallowed the world's hottest pepper whole?

What will Quinn's reaction towards Finn be when she is able to digest all that happen and decide whether to be relieved or furious?
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