History Series / Glee

** It's even taken UpToEleven in Season 5, due to the cancellation of the glee club, after "New Directions", the last seven episodes of season 5 took place here, with Blaine, Sam, Artie, and Mercedes joining. (Season 6, of course, returned to Lima.)

* ChewingTheScenery: Darren Criss in "Love Shack" at the end of "Heart." In fact, the whole cast was [[LargeHam hamming it]] UpToEleven in that number.

** Jesse and Vocal Adrenaline luring Rachel out into the parking lot and ''egging'' her. No matter how much you may dislike Rachel, she didn't deserve that. Hell, even putting aside the horribleness of the act itself, ''[[UpToEleven Rachel's vegan.]]''

** Most characters seem to at least support Kurt and Blaine's relationship. Tina urged Blaine to call Kurt during their breakup, Kurt's dad brought Blaine to New York as a Christmas present while they were broken up, everyone looked beyond happy when they got engaged, and Brittany decided that part of her dream wedding involved them getting married along side her and Santana. Taken UpToEleven with Sue, who has a literal shrine devoted to them, though it might have been {{Lampshading}} the more fanatical shippers.

* StockEpisodeTitles: "[[Recap/GleeS6E08AWedding A Wedding]]", "[[Recap/GleeS6E02Homecoming Homecoming]]", "Home", "Dream On", "[[Recap/GleeS1E22Journey Journey]]", "Swan Song", "Hell-O", "Opening Night", "Sweet Dreams", "The Rhodes Not Taken", "Preggers", "[[Recap/GleeS4E14IDo I Do]]", "[[Recap/GleeS3E22Goodbye Goodbye]]", "[[Recap/GleeS2E4Duets Duets]]".

[[caption-width-right:300: ''[[Music/{{Journey}} Don't Stop Believin'...]]'']]

And all the while, they're singing. The first episode alone featured music from such disparate sources as ''Theatre/GuysAndDolls'' and Music/{{Journey}}, and the show went on to showcase everything from Creator/CharlieChaplin to Music/LadyGaga. The musical numbers were frequently given an in-universe justification with the activities of the Glee club, but just as often sprang fully-formed from the minds of characters in normal situations, as with most musicals. ThatRemindsMeOfASong was the order of the day, and in the event that somebody broke into a full-on song and dance sequence with back-up dancers and props and so forth, it was generally assumed that these moments appeared to be taking place at least partially in the individual's thoughts.

* DramaticDrop: Sue's [[RantInducingSlight overreaction]] to the Glee students using the photocopier.

* AbsenteeActor: Everyone missed at least one; appropriately considering how driven to succeed Rachel is, Creator/LeaMichele wins the best attendance prize (she only misses three episodes in season 4, thus putting her at 118/121), which used to belong to Creator/KevinMcHale until late season 5.

* TheCheerleader: Between them, Quinn, Santana and Brittany pretty much cover all aspects of the trope, though no one character is the trope trifecta of stupid, bitchy and slutty. The offscreen Cheerios seem to fit the BrainlessBeauty side of the trope if their test scores are any indication ("I have in my hand a Spanish quiz in which one of your Cheerios misspelled her name & answered every question with a drawing of a sombrero!")

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Put it this way, a Season Four promotional group shot featured eighteen characters (main cast and recurring) and was notably missing no less than eight other characters of similar standing.

And all the while, they're singing. The first episode alone featured music from such disparate sources as ''Theatre/GuysAndDolls'' and Music/{{Journey}}, and the show went on to showcase everything from Creator/CharlieChaplin to Music/LadyGaga. The musical numbers were usually given an in-universe justification with the activities of the Glee club, but just as often sprang fully-formed from the minds of characters in normal situations, as with most musicals. ThatRemindsMeOfASong was the order of the day, and in the event that somebody broke into a full-on song and dance sequence with back-up dancers and props and so forth, it was generally assumed that these moments appeared to be taking place at least partially in the individual's thoughts.

* AdultFear
** Karofsky's father walking in on his son's suicide attempt.
** The scenes of the kids trapped in the choir room (and Brittany alone in the washroom) while the school is in lockdown thanks to a possible shooter.
** Kurt getting gay bashed. His father Burt's reaction is absolutely heartbreaking. He is livid, yelling at Kurt, before breaking down and lamenting that Kurt was supposed to be safe in New York.

* ArtImitatesLife: Quite sadly, and potentially as a FunnyAneurysmMoment when you realize that but months after Creator/CoryMonteith died, Creator/HeatherMorris gave birth. Then, in the show, but months after [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Finn died]], Emma gave birth.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: An unusual in-universe example in "Mattress." When the club is discussing Glee yearbook pictures, one past member has a doodle of a knife stuck in her head. Kurt points out how awful this is, given what happened to the girl.

** Kurt fits this trope as well--[[SpearCounterpart sort of]]. All three guys he's shown interest in have been "good men": Finn, who told Puck not to shove Kurt into a locker once; Sam, who always keeps his word; and Blaine, who is just an overall [[FanNickname dapper gentleman]].

* SchoolgirlLesbians: Brittany and Santana could be the poster girls for this trope, though Brittany is bisexual. It's also a {{deconstruction}}; although it's ostensibly presented as titillation and harmless compared to the gay aspect of the cast as presented by Kurt, as of "Sexy," Santana started to acknowledge her feelings for Brittany and that part of her 'bitchiness' comes from anger and ''fear'' should people find out that she's not just having sex with Brittany but harboring said feelings. In effect, while the sexual aspect of female-female relationships is perhaps more openly acceptable, the emotional aspect tends to get drowned out in that as much if not more so than for gay men.

** Even though Brittany cheated on Artie with Santana for months, the show presents their breakup as ''Artie's'' fault for calling her stupid because Santana had persuaded her that it wasn't cheating 'if the plumbing is different'. Additionally, Santana has called Brittany stupid plenty of times, and got away with it.
** Likewise his first relationship with Tina ended because he was a "bad boyfriend". Never mind that she cheated on him with Mike.

The first episode actually aired in spring of 2009 as a special preview before the actual premier that fall. The show had a full-season order by the time the other episodes started airing, and was renewed for both a second and third season before the first was halfway finished. The series led to a touring cast concert, 3D movie of said concert, and reality show spin-off ''Series/TheGleeProject'' where hopefuls competed to land a recurring role on the series.

The show was renewed for a fourth season in 2012 and another double-renewal in 2013. It might have lasted longer as well were it not for the untimely death of star Cory Monteith in the summer of 2013, a few weeks before the fifth season was due to begin filming. It was later confirmed by Ryan Murphy that the sixth season would be the final season, and it ended on March 20, 2015 after six seasons and 121 episodes.

* [[Characters/{{Glee}} Character Sheet]].

''Glee'' was a Musical [[TeenDrama Teen]] {{Dramedy}} created by Creator/RyanMurphy that aired on Creator/{{FOX}} from September 21, 2009 to March 20, 2015. It begins with Ohio high school teacher Will Schuester (Creator/MatthewMorrison) attempting to organize his small public school's show choir while dealing with both his personal issues and the torrid personal lives of his students. Said kids include [[ThePrimaDonna Prima Donna]] Rachel Berry (Creator/LeaMichele), LovableJock Finn Hudson (Creator/CoryMonteith), gay romantic Kurt Hummel (Creator/ChrisColfer), and cheer captain AlphaBitch Quinn Fabray (Creator/DiannaAgron). As time goes on and more kids join, they face all manner of struggles like bullying, homophobia, teen pregnancy, and [[SeriousBusiness losing show choir competitions]]. They're also constantly pursued by Sue Sylvester (Creator/JaneLynch), the vindictive cheerleading coach who arbitrarily has declared the Glee Club her nemesis. Tons of character stereotypes showed up, to the point of reviving a few {{Dead Horse Trope}}s.

[[caption-width-right:300: ''[[Music/{{Journey}} Don't Stop Believin']]...'']]

** Kurt's cover of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in "Grilled Cheesus," which was lifted directly from the version done in ''Film/AcrossTheUniverse''.

* StrollingThroughTheChaos: Blaine walks through the practicing football team during "Hopelessly Devoted to You" as an homage to ''Film/AcrossTheUniverse''.

* [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Comically Missing the Point]]:

* InstantBirthJustAddWater: In "Journey," Quinn seems to give birth within a five or six minute time frame.

* RealityEnsues:
** Puck studies for his European geography test using "The Rain in Spain" from ''Theatre/MyFairLady'', and finds out the hard way that the rain in Spain does ''not'' fall mainly in the plain.
** The new kids in season 4 (Marley, Jake, Ryder, Kitty, and Unique) were mostly ignored by both the founding members still in the club and the graduated members of New Directions. Come graduation, and the founding members essentially forget about the other five now that the club is officially disbanded, instead going on to focus on their own drama. Come season six, when Rachel is trying to put the club back together, and Kitty takes the group down a peg by reminding them that they never bothered to get to know her or her friends, they never stayed in touch, and after they way they were treated she's not interested in coming back to the club.

* AbortedArc: Repeatedly. Most notably was any Finn story lines occurring past season 4, since between season 4 and 5 Creator/CoryMonteith [[AuthorExistenceFailure passed away.]]

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Sadly invoked in between seasons four and five, with the death of Cory Monteith. [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Finn was put to rest as well, with no cause of death listed, as his life was what was emphasized.]].

** A combination of RealLifeWritesThePlot and [[AuthorExistenceFailure Actor Existence Failure]], the death of [[Creator/CoryMonteith Finn Hudson]] in Season 5.

** [[note]]Before his transition[[/note]] Coach [[UnfortunateNames Beiste]]: In his case it's due to his manly frame, deep voice, and talent at sports. At age forty, he has ''still'' [[TitleDrop never been kissed.]] By a romantic partner at any rate.

* UnfortunateNames:
** One student from the Jane Addams Academy is named ''Aphasia'', which is a type of language disorder.
** Finn wanted to name Quinn's baby "Drizzle."
** Puck wanted to name Quinn's baby "Jackie Daniels."

* BackForTheFinale: Carol Burnett reprised her role as Mrs. Sylvester in the tail end of the final season. Max Adler also returned as Karofsky in a recurring role, and Jonathan Groff as Jesse for two guest spots. In the final number, almost every major cast member returned to perform [[labelnote:note]] the only missing members were Marley, due to Melissa Benoist being busy with ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}'', and Rory, due to a scheduling conflict with Damian McGinty[[/labelnote]].

** Sue is a subversion of this trope -- while her opinions are indeed extreme, they don't skewer any one group or party but are rather a grab-bag of crazy. Although [[http://twitter.com/S_SylvesterGLEE/status/4744498617 one post on Sue's Twitter]] seems to show she leans towards Republicans. Even more evident in Season 6, in "The Hurt Locker, Part 2", which shows that she voted for McCain and later Mitt Romney, and then she got upset when Obama was elected as President for both terms.

* NotSoDifferent: The kids spent three years complaining about Rachel hogging the spotlight. What happens after she graduates? The senior members bitch at each other about who should be "the new Rachel," completely forgetting the gripe they had with the old one.