Sadie Hawkins (Glee)
| "Sadie Hawkins" | |
|---|---|
| Glee episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 11 |
| Directed by | Bradley Buecker |
| Written by | Ross Maxwell |
| Featured music | |
| Production code | 4ARC11 |
| Original air date | January 24, 2013 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Sadie Hawkins" is the eleventh episode of the
Plot
Tina Cohen-Chang convinces Blaine Anderson to organize a Sadie Hawkins dance at McKinley to empower the female students. Glee club director Finn Hudson decides to have the female members of New Directors perform to the people they want to invite to the dance, and Tina sings "I Don't Know How to Love Him" for Blaine, having developed a crush on him. However, Blaine declines her invitation, having himself developed a crush on Sam Evans, who is investigating the possibility whether the Dalton Academy Warblers cheated at Sectionals.
In
In Lima,
At the dance, the guys of New Directions perform "
Ryder Lynn ends the dance with a performance of "I Only Have Eyes for You" while Jake and Marley begin a relationship. Rachel invites Brody to move in with her.
Production
The episode was written by Ross Maxwell and directed by Glee co-executive producer Bradley Buecker.[1]
The episode features six songs, all of which are being released as singles, including "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from Jesus Christ Superstar performed by Jenna Ushkowitz; "Tell Him" by The Exciters performed by Heather Morris and Benoist; "Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars performed by Newell and Benoist; "No Scrubs" by TLC performed by Kevin McHale, Darren Criss, Overstreet, Larsen and Jenner; and "I Only Have Eyes for You" by The Flamingos performed by Jenner.[3][6][7] The sixth song is Jonathan Coulton's arrangement of Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back", used without permission or attribution,[8] performed by new cast member Oliver Kieran Jones.[3][7][9] In response, Coulton re-released his version as "Baby Got Back (In the Style of Glee)", a "cover of Glee’s cover of my cover of Sir Mix-a-Lot’s song, which is to say it’s EXACTLY THE SAME as my original version". Coulton said he would donate the proceeds from all sales until the end of February 2013 to two Glee-related charities: The VH1 Save the Music Foundation, and The It Gets Better Project.[10]
Reception
Ratings
2.80 million Americans watched the episode through DVR playback, with a 1.4 rating among adults 18-49.[11]
In Australia, the episode garnered 269 000 viewers, one of the worst recorded for a prime time slot, and was subsequently moved to the digital only channel
References
- ^ a b c "Glee – 04 – Sadie Hawkins". FoxFast. Fox Broadcasting Company. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
- ^ "Glee – 04 – Untitled". FoxFast. Fox Broadcasting Company. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
- ^ a b c "The Boys Of Glee Don't Want No Scrubs! Listen To All Of The 'Sadie Hawkins' Songs HERE!". perezhilton.com. January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ Gelman, Vlada (January 16, 2013). "Glee Scoop: Heather Morris Says Brittana Is Done; Plus: Who's Blaine's New 'Friend'?". TVLine. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ Slezak, Michael (December 20, 2012). "Glee Scoop: Ashley Fink Books Return". TVLine. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ "Glee Cast – MP3 downloads". amazon.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ a b "Sadie Hawkins". Glee: The Music. Columbia Records. January 22, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ "Baby Got Back and Glee". Jonathan Coulton. January 18, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- Wired. January 18, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ "Baby Got Back (In the Style of Glee)". Jonathan Coulton. 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ "Live+7 DVR Ratings: 'Modern Family' Again Leads Adults 18-49 Ratings & Viewership Gains; 'Nashville' Earns Biggest Percentage Increase in Week 18 – Page 169036 – TV By The Numbers by zap2it.com". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. 2013-02-11. Archived from the original on 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
External links
- "Sadie Hawkins" at Fox.com
- "Sadie Hawkins" at IMDb
