Showmance (Glee)

"Showmance"
Glee episode
Cheerleaders Santana, Quinn and Brittany perform "I Say A Little Prayer" auditioning for the glee club.
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 2
Directed by	Ryan Murphy
Written by	Ryan Murphy Brad Falchuk Ian Brennan
Featured music	"Le Freak" "Gold Digger" "All by Myself" "Push It" "I Say a Little Prayer" "Take a Bow"
Production code	1ARC01
Original air date	September 9, 2009 (2009-09-09)
Guest appearance(s)
Patrick Gallagher as Ken Tanaka Iqbal Theba as Principal Figgins Jennifer Aspen as Kendra Giardi Romy Rosemont as Carole Hudson Naya Rivera as Santana Lopez Heather Morris as Brittany Pierce Kenneth Choi as Dr. Wu Valorie Hubbard as Peggy Michael Loeffelholz as Phil Giardi Josh Sussman as Jacob Ben Israel
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"Showmance" is the second episode of the American television series Glee. The episode premiered on the Fox network on September 9, 2009. It was written by series co-creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan and directed by Murphy. The episode sees the glee club attempt to recruit new members by performing Salt-n-Pepa's "Push It" in a school assembly. It advances the love triangles between Rachel (Lea Michele), Finn (Cory Monteith) and Quinn (Dianna Agron) and Emma (Jayma Mays), Will (Matthew Morrison) and Terri (Jessalyn Gilsig), and sees antagonist Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) begin to conspire against the club.

The episode features covers of six songs. Studio recordings of three of the songs performed were released as singles, available for digital download. Three of the tracks also appear on the album Glee: The Music, Volume 1. "Showmance" introduces recurring cast members Jennifer Aspen, Kenneth Choi, and Heather Morris, and guest-stars Valorie Hubbard.