All episodes Season 1 S01E20 2010-05-25 60 min 2000s Fox

Glee

Theatricality

TV Flash files “Theatricality” as hour 20 of 121 in the TV Flash guide — Glee (2009–2015) on Fox, season 1, episode 20, aired 2010-05-25, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S01E20: listed hour 20 of 121 in the Glee guide, hour 20 of 22 in season 1. It aired 2010-05-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Dream On” (S01E19). Next is “Funk” (S01E21).

Glee — Theatricality (S01E20)

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Mr. Schuester encourages the glee club to express themselves using the music of Lady Gaga. Meanwhile, Rachael has a life-changing encounter, and Tina embraces her inner Goth.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Theatricality sit in the Glee guide?

S01E20 is listed hour 20 of 121 — hour 20 of 22 in season 1, season 1 episode 20.

When did Glee S01E20 air?

Theatricality aired 2010-05-25 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.

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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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