Acafellas

"Acafellas" is the third episode of the American television series Glee. The episode premiered on the Fox network on September 16, 2009. It was directed by John Scott and written by series creator Ryan Murphy. The episode sees glee club director Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) form an all-male a cappella group, the Acafellas, neglecting the club in favor of dedicating his time to the new endeavor. New Directions struggle with choreography, and resist attempts at sabotage by members of the cheer squad. Mercedes (Amber Riley) harbors romantic feelings for Kurt (Chris Colfer), who comes out as

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It sits within the topics 2009 American television episodes, 2009 LGBTQ-related television episodes and Glee season 1 episodes.

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Television episode.series: Glee
Television episode.season: 1
Television episode.episode: 3
Television episode.production: 1ARC02
Television episode.guests: Josh Groban as himself Stephen Tobolowsky as Sandy Ryerson Patrick Gallagher as Ken Tanaka Iqbal Theba as Principal Figgins Debra Monk as Mrs. Schuester John Lloyd Young as Henri St. Pierre Naya Rivera as Santana Lopez Heather Morris as Brittany Pierce Whit Hertford as Dakota Stanley Clint Culp as the teamster Kent Avenido as Howard Bamboo Victor Garber as Mr. Schuester
Television episode.writer: Ryan Murphy
Television episode.director: John Scott
Television episode.music: "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" "This Is How We Do It" "Poison" "Mercy" "Bust Your Windows" "La Camisa Negra" "I Wanna Sex You Up"
Television episode.episode_list: List of Glee episodes
Television episode.season_article: Glee (season 1)
Television episode.prev: Showmance
Television episode.next: Preggers

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production code: 1ARC02
publication date: 2009-09-16
title: Acafellas

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Singer Josh Groban guest stars as himself, John Lloyd Young appears as wood shop teacher Henri St. Pierre, and Victor Garber and Debra Monk play Will's parents. The episode features covers of seven songs, including the instrumental piece "La Camisa Negra" performed on guitar by Mark Salling. Studio recordings of two of the songs performed were released as singles, available for digital download, and two of the tracks also appear on the album Glee: The Music, Volume 1.

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