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Season 3  "The Purple Piano Project"  3x1

Aired 12 years ago - Sep 20, 2011

The glee kids are down in the dumps following their disappointing showing at Nationals, so Will assigns them a project to get them back on track. Meanwhile, Ms. Sylvester wants to go to Washington: Sue's running for Congress.

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Recap of Glee Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 1
This year, I'm not going to let anything or anyone
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and my cool factor can't withstand it,
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WILL: Right. So Mr. Motta, as a lover of the arts,
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the nation's premiere performing arts school.
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It's really competitive,
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They want a candidate
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You know, I was really humbled when your Glee Club
Recap of Glee Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 8
Bless you, Sue Sylvester.
Recap of Glee Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 9
I'm going to beat you at Sectionals?
Recap of Glee Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 10
being on the Cheerios! isn't the same without you.
Recap of Glee Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 11
I've got new friends now, and they accept me for who I am.
Recap of Glee Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 12
We're planning this... this big, you know, recruiting number,
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Now let's hitch a ride over to Sue's Corner
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The arts are expensive, and we can't afford it anymore.
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She can't do this!
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I'm on the national stage
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When I look at a person,
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♪ Yeah, kids got the beat ♪
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♪ We got the beat ♪
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(students yelling)
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so I can pretty much say whatever I want.
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Okay.
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Sugar Motta was just... awful.
Recap of Glee Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 27
It looks like our anti-arts platform is actually working.
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Well, I commandeered it
Recap of Glee Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 29
♪ A house fell on her head ♪
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♪ She's gone where the goblins go ♪
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Cheerios! tryouts is in brutal honesty.
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in all walks of life.
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Wait, wait...
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♪ It's not unusual to have fun with anyone ♪
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♪ You find it happens all the time ♪
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♪ Whoa-whoa-whoa, oh-oh-oh ♪
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You're just in time to see a little number
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♪ Plymouth Rock would land on them! ♪
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♪ Yes... I... ♪ ♪ No... you... ♪
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Don't say that.
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Okay, so they have more experience.
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I mean, you could, you know, still sign up for some clubs.
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Turns out, your hate is a lot like high-octane Sue-fluid.
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It was you and the Cheerios! who set fire to our piano.
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a, shall we say,
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But...

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and my cool factor can't withstand it,
#2
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WILL: Right. So Mr. Motta, as a lover of the arts,
#3
Recap of Glee Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 4
the nation's premiere performing arts school.
#4
Recap of Glee Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 5
It's really competitive,
#5
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They want a candidate
#6
Recap of Glee Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 7
You know, I was really humbled when your Glee Club
#7
Recap of Glee Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 8
Bless you, Sue Sylvester.
#8
Recap of Glee Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 9
I'm going to beat you at Sectionals?
#9
Recap of Glee Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 10
being on the Cheerios! isn't the same without you.
#10
Recap of Glee Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 11
I've got new friends now, and they accept me for who I am.
#11
Recap of Glee Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 12
We're planning this... this big, you know, recruiting number,
#12
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Now let's hitch a ride over to Sue's Corner
#13
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The arts are expensive, and we can't afford it anymore.
#14
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She can't do this!
#15
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I'm on the national stage
#16
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When I look at a person,
#17
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♪ Yeah, kids got the beat ♪
#20
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♪ We got the beat ♪
#21
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(students yelling)
#22
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so I can pretty much say whatever I want.
#23
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Okay.
#25
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Sugar Motta was just... awful.
#26
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It looks like our anti-arts platform is actually working.
#27
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Well, I commandeered it
#28
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♪ A house fell on her head ♪
#29
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♪ She's gone where the goblins go ♪
#30
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Cheerios! tryouts is in brutal honesty.
#31
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in all walks of life.
#32
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Wait, wait...
#33
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♪ It's not unusual to have fun with anyone ♪
#34
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♪ You find it happens all the time ♪
#35
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♪ Whoa-whoa-whoa, oh-oh-oh ♪
#36
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You're just in time to see a little number
#38
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♪ Plymouth Rock would land on them! ♪
#39
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♪ Yes... I... ♪ ♪ No... you... ♪
#41
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Don't say that.
#42
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Okay, so they have more experience.
#43
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I mean, you could, you know, still sign up for some clubs.
#44
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Turns out, your hate is a lot like high-octane Sue-fluid.
#47
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It was you and the Cheerios! who set fire to our piano.
#48
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a, shall we say,
#49
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But...
#50