Wheels

Season 1, Episode 9, Aired
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Will encourages the Glee Club to support Artie, and asks each of them to perform in a wheelchair. Meanwhile, Kurt and Rachel compete for a big solo.
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  • Sue lets a handicap girl enter her cheerleading club, but Will thinks she's up to something. Actually, she pays respect for the girl since her own older sister is handicap. The Glee Club members are all caught in a wheelchair to share Arty's feelings.moreless

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    By SunGemini, Feb 09, 2011 Report Abuse
    Arty cannot make it to Sectionals on a bus, and the members of Glee Club are not willing to make a bake sale to support their friend. Will makes every member of Glee Club stay in a wheelchair for three hours a day to feel what their friend feels. They decide to throw a bake sale, with all the misery it may bring along. A handicap girl shows up at Sue's cheerleading auditions and she is willing to take her in her team, but Will thinks she is up to something. Sue's more personal life is revealed as she visits her older sister at an institution, where she is revealed to be handicap (very sad part). Quinn runs out of money for pregnancy treatments, Puck tries to help her, and Kurt and Rachel fight to conquer the lead of a female-sang song.moreless

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    By Jaychris135, Dec 31, 2010 Report Abuse
    I have to say this one of the best episodes I have seen yet. It was a very touching episode. I like it how the show is dealing with handicaps. That makes the show a bit different. I also was surprised and very touched to see Sue with here sister.
    I loved to see how the father of Kurt tried to deal that he son is gay How he is struggling and try his best to come along with that.
    And last but not least I was happy to see Terri wasn't again in an episode. I do not like her much. It is a very boring character for me.moreless

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  • Touching although one of the weaker episodes

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    By 24Ashan24, Aug 29, 2010 Report Abuse
    I enjoyed that the plot arch deterred from Will, Finn, Quinn although we did see and hear about them. Puck shows that he has substance feelings and desire to have a family life with Quinn. Kurt sabotages his defying gravity solo on purpose after watching his father become ridiculed due to his sexual preference and they have a very touching scene in the garage where we are introduced to the fact that they may have found common ground. The biggest character revelation was with Sue. She picks a new member of the cheerios who is developmentally disabled. Throughout the episode I think all were holding our breath to see how she crushes her. But oh no we see a side of her that has an emotional investment in this as her sister is also developmentally disabled. I enjoyed that Artie did not sacrifice his values when it came to women also. This episode was overall well but not on my favorite list.moreless

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  • not my favourite but still good.

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    By bellagirl_008, Jun 09, 2010 Report Abuse
    While ceratainly not the best episode of the season it's still very good, there were some excellent moments and Noah has this great chemistry not only with rachel, but with quin, it's the sign of a good actor. I really liked seing more of artie he has an incredible voice much beter than finns i thought it was silly that the asian girl ( sorry i can't remeber her name) had been faking her stutter for all that time, and how touching was it seing that sue really does have a heart and cares about her little sister. I can't wait to see next week and would really like to hear more of mercedes and artie singing wise.
    See you next week fellow gleeks.moreless

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  • For me, the best episode yet!

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    By TerezaJX, Apr 19, 2010 Report Abuse
    I really loved this episode... Glee is not afraid to touch themes that are usually spoken about with a certain "whisper factor".. And the thing I like about Glee the most is that it touches them with love and understanding in such a nice way.

    I must admit that the Sue conclusion in this episode made me cry a bit... It was so touching, I didn't see that coming. It shines a whole new light on Sue's character. She was my favorite character before, but now she's definitely number 1.

    The whole Diva fight didn't interest me that much, but that's most likely because of Rachel. That girl has the voice of a goddess, but those fights she keeps having with everyone about every single solo are getting kinda old for me :( Kurt's storyline was great tho, his dad is awesome for dealing so well with everything and I always like their scenes.

    Artie is just so cute! It was nice to see how the whole team came together and saw what was it like for him being around them and trying very hard to fit in. I was sorry that it didn't work out with Tina, they would've been lovely together, but we can't have everything, can we :)

    All in all, definitely my new favorite episode of Glee. I look forward to see how it all unravels.moreless

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    • Music featured in this episode: • "Dancing With Myself" by Nouvelle Vague. • "Dancing With Myself" by Generation X. • "Defying Gravity" from Wicked. • "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner. Edit
    • When Artie is singing "Dancing With Myself" shots of two different wheel chairs were used as one had supports on the back to prevent falling over and one did not. Edit

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    • International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Na vozíku (On a Wheelchair) Edit
    • At the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards "Wheels" earned two nominations: -Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, Mike O'Malley as Burt Hummel -Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, Paris Barclay Edit
    • This episode was nominated for the 2010 Directors Guild Award for "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy", and, the Cinema Audio Society Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series". Edit

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    • Rachel: (About the bus) We didn't think you would take it personally. Artie: Well, you're irritating most of the time, but we don't take that personally. Edit
    • Quinn: (to Finn) Somewhere in that pea brain of yours is a man. Access him and tell him to prove to me that I chose the right guy to have a baby with. Edit
    • Puck: $1,200. That's enough for the short bus and two cases of Natty Light for the ride home. Edit

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