I Kissed a Girl (Glee)
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"I Kissed a Girl" is the seventh episode of the third season
of the American musical television series Glee
, and the 51st overall. Written by Matthew Hodgson and directed by Tate Donovan
, it aired on Fox
in the United States on November 29, 2011. The episode featured the election for a new Senior Class President at McKinley High.
) is about to be suspended for hitting Finn (Cory Monteith
), but he claims it was merely a stage slap and then blackmails her into temporarily returning to New Directions, the old show choir, so he can show how they support her. Kurt (Chris Colfer
) and Blaine (Darren Criss
) sing "Perfect
" to her, which leaves her unimpressed, but Finn’s slow, stripped-down rendition of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun
" is better received.
Previously, Kurt confided to Rachel (Lea Michele
) that he is thinking about cheating to win the Senior Class President election; he fears that without the credential, he won’t get into NYADA, his college of choice.
Puck (Mark Salling) sings "I'm the Only One
" for Santana, but delivers most of the song to an embarrassed Shelby (Idina Menzel
) in front of a suspicious Quinn (Dianna Agron
). Quinn tries to seduce him, but he rebuffs her, calling her crazy. Shelby calls Puck when Beth has a minor medical emergency; the two later have sex, but she regrets it and asks him to leave. Angry, Puck returns to Quinn, where she tries to seduce him and reveals her desire to have a second baby with him. Puck refuses, and tries to comfort her; he offers to share an important secret if she promises not to tell anyone.
Meanwhile, to combat campaign rumors that she is a lesbian, Sue (Jane Lynch
) decides she needs a man, and chooses Cooter Menkins (Eric Bruskotter
), who has been having difficulty connecting with Coach Beiste (Dot-Marie Jones) due to her emotional armor. A distraught Beiste sings "Jolene
", confesses her love for Cooter and tells Sue she won’t give him up without a fight. Sue loses the congressional election to Burt Hummel (Mike O'Malley
).
An arrogant jock tries to seduce Santana to "make her normal". All of the female members of both glee clubs defend her, and together they sing "I Kissed a Girl". Santana comes out to her parents, who are accepting, but when she tells her abuela (grandmother), she tells Santana to leave and never return, as it is a scandal and a sin to speak of such things. Santana starts to cry, and she runs away back to her own home.
Meanwhile, Kurt and his father are called to Figgins, where it is revealed that Kurt won by 190 votes. However, this is impossible because there are more votes than students. It appears that someone stuffed the ballot box, and Kurt admits to his father that he thought about cheating so he could get into NYADA, but decided against it. Figgins is not convinced, so Kurt's victory is revoked, and Brittany wins the class election. Kurt starts to break down in front of Finn and Rachel, and when he leaves, Rachel admits that she did it because she wanted to help Kurt.
In the end, Santana sings "Constant Craving
" to her girlfriend Brittany (Heather Morris), with help from Shelby and Kurt. During the song, Rachel is seen heading to Figgins to confess about the cheating. At the end of the song, Rachel arrives in the choir room and reveals that the incident will go on her permanent record, she is suspended for a week, and that she is banned from competing at Sectionals.
" and "Mash Off
" respectively, were still shooting, though the fifth episode finished the following day. The final day of filming was November 1, 2011.
Series co-creator Ian Brennan
revealed to TV Guide
that the episode would have not one election in it, but two: both senior class president and the congressional special election would occur on the same day, and McKinley High will be a polling place for the latter. According to Brennan, "People are voting for both elections in the school, with signs pointing voters in different directions", and there will be a "very surprising twist" in the final results.
Football recruiter Cooter Menkins (Bruskotter) returns in this episode, and becomes a bone of contention between Coach Beiste and Sue. Other recurring guest stars who appear in this episode include Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba
), teachers Shelby Corcoran (Idina Menzel
) and Mrs. Hagberg (Mary Gillis), Kurt's father Burt Hummel (Mike O'Malley
), Coach Beiste (Jones), cheerleader Becky Jackson (Lauren Potter
), school reporter Jacob Ben Israel (Josh Sussman
), Troubletones member Sugar Motta (Vanessa Lengies
) and New Directions member Rory Flanagan (Damian McGinty
).
Music in the episode will include the song from which it gets its title, Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl", which was previously sung by Tina in her audition in the show's pilot
. Jones will be performing Dolly Parton's "Jolene
" during the episode, her second time singing on the show; her first was a duet with Matthew Morrison
in the second season episode "Blame It on the Alcohol
". Six songs from the episode are being released as singles including "I Kissed a Girl" and "Jolene"; the other four are k.d. lang
's "Constant Craving
", Cyndi Lauper
's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun
", Melissa Etheridge
's "I'm the Only One
" and a clean version of Pink
's "Fuckin' Perfect
" entitled "Perfect", sung by Chris Colfer
and Darren Criss
.
", which was broadcast on November 15, 2011.
Glee (season 3)
A third season of the Fox musical comedy-drama television series Glee was commissioned on May 23, 2010 while the first season aired. It premiered on September 20, 2011, and is being produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Ryan Murphy Television, with executive producers Dante Di Loreto and...
of the American musical television series Glee
Glee (TV series)
Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues...
, and the 51st overall. Written by Matthew Hodgson and directed by Tate Donovan
Tate Donovan
Tate Buckley Donovan is an American actor. He is known for his role in the FX drama Damages, as Tom Shayes, and for his role as Jimmy Cooper in the American teen drama television series The O.C....
, it aired on Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
in the United States on November 29, 2011. The episode featured the election for a new Senior Class President at McKinley High.
Plot
Santana (Naya RiveraNaya Rivera
Naya Marie Rivera is an American actress and singer known for her role in the musical comedy television series Glee, as cheerleader Santana Lopez.-Early life:...
) is about to be suspended for hitting Finn (Cory Monteith
Cory Monteith
Cory Allan Monteith is a Canadian actor and musician, best known for his role of Finn Hudson on the Fox television series Glee.-Early life:...
), but he claims it was merely a stage slap and then blackmails her into temporarily returning to New Directions, the old show choir, so he can show how they support her. Kurt (Chris Colfer
Chris Colfer
Christopher Paul "Chris" Colfer is an American actor and singer known for his portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the television series Glee, for which he won a 2011 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and was also nominated twice for an Emmy...
) and Blaine (Darren Criss
Darren Criss
Darren Everett Criss is an American actor, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, and a founding member and co-owner of the theater company StarKid Productions. He currently portrays Blaine Anderson, an openly gay high school student, on the FOX television series Glee...
) sing "Perfect
Fuckin' Perfect
"Fuckin' Perfect" is a song by American singer-songwriter Pink. It was released as the second and final single from her first greatest hits album, Greatest Hits... So Far!!! on December 14, 2010...
" to her, which leaves her unimpressed, but Finn’s slow, stripped-down rendition of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Girls Just Want to Have Fun may refer to:In music:* "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", the first major single released by singer Cyndi Lauper on She's So UnusualIn film:...
" is better received.
Previously, Kurt confided to Rachel (Lea Michele
Lea Michele
Lea Michele Sarfati , known professionally as Lea Michele, is an American actress and singer. Michele began working professionally as a child actress on Broadway in productions such as Ragtime and Les Misérables. She originated the role of Wendla in the musical Spring Awakening and currently plays...
) that he is thinking about cheating to win the Senior Class President election; he fears that without the credential, he won’t get into NYADA, his college of choice.
Puck (Mark Salling) sings "I'm the Only One
I'm the Only One
"I'm the Only One" is a Melissa Etheridge song that appears on her 1993 album Yes I Am. The single itself was released in 1993, and hit number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Adult Contemporary charts in January 1995...
" for Santana, but delivers most of the song to an embarrassed Shelby (Idina Menzel
Idina Menzel
Idina Kim Menzel is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is widely known for originating the roles of Maureen in Rent and Elphaba in Wicked.-Early life:...
) in front of a suspicious Quinn (Dianna Agron
Dianna Agron
Dianna Agron is an American actress, best known for her portrayal of Quinn Fabray on the television series Glee.-Early life:Dianna Agron was born in Savannah, Georgia, and raised in San Antonio, Texas and San Francisco, California. She is the daughter of Mary and Ronald S. Agron, a general...
). Quinn tries to seduce him, but he rebuffs her, calling her crazy. Shelby calls Puck when Beth has a minor medical emergency; the two later have sex, but she regrets it and asks him to leave. Angry, Puck returns to Quinn, where she tries to seduce him and reveals her desire to have a second baby with him. Puck refuses, and tries to comfort her; he offers to share an important secret if she promises not to tell anyone.
Meanwhile, to combat campaign rumors that she is a lesbian, Sue (Jane Lynch
Jane Lynch
Jane Marie Lynch is an American comedian, actress and singer. She gained fame in Christopher Guest's improv mockumentary pictures such as Best in Show and is currently best known for playing the role of Sue Sylvester in the television series Glee...
) decides she needs a man, and chooses Cooter Menkins (Eric Bruskotter
Eric Bruskotter
- Career :Bruskotter started acting in the mid-80's appearing in television shows like Mr. Belvedere and Amazing Stories. He gained notoriety when he appeared in the film Can't Buy Me Love in 1987...
), who has been having difficulty connecting with Coach Beiste (Dot-Marie Jones) due to her emotional armor. A distraught Beiste sings "Jolene
Jolene (song)
"Jolene" is a song written and performed by Dolly Parton from her album Jolene , produced by Bob Ferguson. It is ranked #217 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".-History:...
", confesses her love for Cooter and tells Sue she won’t give him up without a fight. Sue loses the congressional election to Burt Hummel (Mike O'Malley
Mike O'Malley
Michael Edward "Mike" O'Malley is an American actor and playwright who has appeared in films and television series. He hosted Nickelodeon GUTS, and he starred in the CBS comedy Yes, Dear...
).
An arrogant jock tries to seduce Santana to "make her normal". All of the female members of both glee clubs defend her, and together they sing "I Kissed a Girl". Santana comes out to her parents, who are accepting, but when she tells her abuela (grandmother), she tells Santana to leave and never return, as it is a scandal and a sin to speak of such things. Santana starts to cry, and she runs away back to her own home.
Meanwhile, Kurt and his father are called to Figgins, where it is revealed that Kurt won by 190 votes. However, this is impossible because there are more votes than students. It appears that someone stuffed the ballot box, and Kurt admits to his father that he thought about cheating so he could get into NYADA, but decided against it. Figgins is not convinced, so Kurt's victory is revoked, and Brittany wins the class election. Kurt starts to break down in front of Finn and Rachel, and when he leaves, Rachel admits that she did it because she wanted to help Kurt.
In the end, Santana sings "Constant Craving
Constant Craving
"Constant Craving" is a song written by k.d. lang and Ben Mink, and performed by k.d. lang on her album Ingénue. The song first made the charts in 1992, and won her the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1993 and an MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video...
" to her girlfriend Brittany (Heather Morris), with help from Shelby and Kurt. During the song, Rachel is seen heading to Figgins to confess about the cheating. At the end of the song, Rachel arrives in the choir room and reveals that the incident will go on her permanent record, she is suspended for a week, and that she is banned from competing at Sectionals.
Production
The episode began filming on October 13, 2011, while the fifth and sixth episodes, "The First TimeThe First Time (Glee)
"The First Time" is the fifth episode of the third season of the American musical television series Glee, and the 49th overall. Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and directed by co-executive producer Bradley Buecker, it first aired on Fox in the United States on November 8, 2011...
" and "Mash Off
Mash Off
"Mash Off" is the sixth episode of the third season of the American musical television series Glee, and the 50th overall. Written by former season one guest star and consulting producer Michael Hitchcock and directed by Eric Stoltz, the episode aired on Fox in the United States on November 15,...
" respectively, were still shooting, though the fifth episode finished the following day. The final day of filming was November 1, 2011.
Series co-creator Ian Brennan
Ian Brennan (writer)
Ian Brennan is a television writer, actor and producer. He is best known for his work on the television show Glee.-Early life:Brennan is the son of John and Charman Brennan. His sister, Sarah Brennan, is one of the founders of in Chicago...
revealed to TV Guide
TV Guide
TV Guide is a weekly American magazine with listings of TV shows.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles...
that the episode would have not one election in it, but two: both senior class president and the congressional special election would occur on the same day, and McKinley High will be a polling place for the latter. According to Brennan, "People are voting for both elections in the school, with signs pointing voters in different directions", and there will be a "very surprising twist" in the final results.
Football recruiter Cooter Menkins (Bruskotter) returns in this episode, and becomes a bone of contention between Coach Beiste and Sue. Other recurring guest stars who appear in this episode include Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba
Iqbal Theba
Iqbal Theba is a Pakistani-American actor. Theba currently has a recurring role as Principal Figgins in the show Glee.-Life and career:Theba became a familiar face in the 1990s when he appeared in various TV shows and commercials in the United States....
), teachers Shelby Corcoran (Idina Menzel
Idina Menzel
Idina Kim Menzel is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is widely known for originating the roles of Maureen in Rent and Elphaba in Wicked.-Early life:...
) and Mrs. Hagberg (Mary Gillis), Kurt's father Burt Hummel (Mike O'Malley
Mike O'Malley
Michael Edward "Mike" O'Malley is an American actor and playwright who has appeared in films and television series. He hosted Nickelodeon GUTS, and he starred in the CBS comedy Yes, Dear...
), Coach Beiste (Jones), cheerleader Becky Jackson (Lauren Potter
Lauren Potter
Lauren Potter is an American actress best known for her role as Becky Jackson on the hit show Glee.-Biography:Lauren was born May 10, 1990 in Inland Empire, California, U.S.A. She is currently 21 years of age...
), school reporter Jacob Ben Israel (Josh Sussman
Josh Sussman
Josh Sussman is an American actor, best known for his role as Hugh Normous in Wizards of Waverly Place and his role as Jacob Ben Israel in Glee.-Biography:Sussman grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey...
), Troubletones member Sugar Motta (Vanessa Lengies
Vanessa Lengies
Vanessa Lynne-Marie Lengies is a Canadian actress best known for starring in the drama American Dreams as Roxanne Bojarski...
) and New Directions member Rory Flanagan (Damian McGinty
Damian McGinty
Damian McGinty, Jr. is a Northern Irish singer and actor from Derry, Northern Ireland, and was a member of the group Celtic Thunder. He has been performing for the past thirteen years, winning his first music competition before the age of six...
).
Music in the episode will include the song from which it gets its title, Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl", which was previously sung by Tina in her audition in the show's pilot
Pilot (Glee)
"Pilot" is the pilot episode of the television series Glee, which premiered on the Fox network on May 19, 2009. An extended director's cut version aired on September 2, 2009. The show focuses on a high school show choir, also known as a glee club, set within the fictional William McKinley High...
. Jones will be performing Dolly Parton's "Jolene
Jolene (song)
"Jolene" is a song written and performed by Dolly Parton from her album Jolene , produced by Bob Ferguson. It is ranked #217 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".-History:...
" during the episode, her second time singing on the show; her first was a duet with Matthew Morrison
Matthew Morrison
Matthew James "Matt" Morrison is an American actor, director, musician, and singer-songwriter. He is best known for starring in multiple Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, including his portrayal of Link Larkin in Hairspray on Broadway, and most notably for his Emmy and Golden Globe nominated...
in the second season episode "Blame It on the Alcohol
Blame It on the Alcohol
"Blame It on the Alcohol" is the fourteenth episode of the second season of the television series Glee, and the 36th overall. The episode was written by Ian Brennan, directed by Eric Stoltz and first aired in the United States on Fox on February 22, 2011...
". Six songs from the episode are being released as singles including "I Kissed a Girl" and "Jolene"; the other four are k.d. lang
K.D. Lang
Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC , known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress...
's "Constant Craving
Constant Craving
"Constant Craving" is a song written by k.d. lang and Ben Mink, and performed by k.d. lang on her album Ingénue. The song first made the charts in 1992, and won her the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1993 and an MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video...
", Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Girls Just Want to Have Fun may refer to:In music:* "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", the first major single released by singer Cyndi Lauper on She's So UnusualIn film:...
", Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Lou Etheridge is an American rock singer-songwriter and musician.Etheridge is known for her mixture of confessional lyrics, pop-based folk-rock, and raspy, smoky vocals...
's "I'm the Only One
I'm the Only One
"I'm the Only One" is a Melissa Etheridge song that appears on her 1993 album Yes I Am. The single itself was released in 1993, and hit number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Adult Contemporary charts in January 1995...
" and a clean version of Pink
Pink (singer)
Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
's "Fuckin' Perfect
Fuckin' Perfect
"Fuckin' Perfect" is a song by American singer-songwriter Pink. It was released as the second and final single from her first greatest hits album, Greatest Hits... So Far!!! on December 14, 2010...
" entitled "Perfect", sung by Chris Colfer
Chris Colfer
Christopher Paul "Chris" Colfer is an American actor and singer known for his portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the television series Glee, for which he won a 2011 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and was also nominated twice for an Emmy...
and Darren Criss
Darren Criss
Darren Everett Criss is an American actor, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, and a founding member and co-owner of the theater company StarKid Productions. He currently portrays Blaine Anderson, an openly gay high school student, on the FOX television series Glee...
.
Ratings
"I Kissed a Girl" was first broadcast on November 29, 2011 in the United States on Fox. It received a 3.2/8 Nielsen rating/share in the 18–49 demographic, and attracted 7.90 million American viewers during its initial airing, up from the 7.08 million viewers and 3.0/8 rating/share for the previous episode, "Mash OffMash Off
"Mash Off" is the sixth episode of the third season of the American musical television series Glee, and the 50th overall. Written by former season one guest star and consulting producer Michael Hitchcock and directed by Eric Stoltz, the episode aired on Fox in the United States on November 15,...
", which was broadcast on November 15, 2011.