Glee
The Power of Madonna
TV Flash files “The Power of Madonna” as hour 15 of 121 in the TV Flash guide — Glee (2009–2015) on Fox, season 1, episode 15, aired 2010-04-20, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E15: listed hour 15 of 121 in the Glee guide, hour 15 of 22 in season 1. It aired 2010-04-20 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Hell-O” (S01E14). Next is “Home” (S01E16).
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Mr. Schuester is concerned that the girls in the glee club are being disrespected and bullied by the guys. Looking to Madonna and her musical message of equality as inspiration, he challenges the entire team to choose Madonna songs as their next assignment in the hopes that the girls embrace her strength, independence and confidence and that the guys will see the error of their misogynistic ways. The glee club takes the assignment to heart as they perform some of Madonna's greatest hits, including "Express Yourself" and "Like A Prayer." Meanwhile, Kurt and Mercedes give Sue a vote of confidence with a makeover that is definitely in "Vogue".
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Power of Madonna sit in the Glee guide?
S01E15 is listed hour 15 of 121 — hour 15 of 22 in season 1, season 1 episode 15.
When did Glee S01E15 air?
The Power of Madonna aired 2010-04-20 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Early Glee or the whole run?
Impact peaked early as a Fox event that launched stars and singles. Later seasons (through 2015) divided fans on how hard the phenomenon was worked.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Show choir as a Billboard weather system: mashups, slushies, and Jane Lynch's Sue as a comic superweapon. Glee turned high-school musical into a Fox event that launched stars and singles — then split the room on how hard the later seasons worked the phenomenon.
The first look is a slushie stain and a mashup, which is to say costume and chart position in the same frame. A high-school glee club fights for respect while belting pop covers — music, identity, and teen soap fused into a Fox phenomenon. Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan (2009–2015) made show choir a Billboard weather system: Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Chris Colfer, Jane Lynch's Sue as a comic superweapon in a tracksuit, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley. Songs routinely charted. Mashups and slushies…
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