- When Glee Club is left out of the yearbook due to budget cuts, everyone's relieved that they won't have to suffer the ridicule of years past.
- When the Glee Club is left out of the yearbook because of budget cuts, everyone seems to be relieved that they won't have to suffer the ridicule of years past. Everyone except Rachel, that is, who wants her legacy cemented in print. Meanwhile, Quinn makes it her mission to be in the Cheerios yearbook photo, and Will and Terri's relationship is shaken to its core.—Fox Publicity
- The show opens with Will sitting with Emma and Ken in the teacher's lounge. They tell him their wedding will be the following Saturday, on the same day as sectionals. Will is a little shocked at the this turn of events, until Sue walks in with a pair of black eyes, the result of having some work done prior to yearbook pictures. Will is excited that his kids will have something in the Yearbook that shows their club, but is surprised when Sue tells him that she convinced Figgins not to allow Glee to have a yearbook picture in this year's Thunderclap.
In the Glee room, Kurt explains to everyone that not having a yearbook picture may save from them countless hours of ridicule, which seems to be an agreement by everyone. However, just as they conclude their meeting, Will comes in claiming he is going to override Sue's decision and that the kids will have a Glee Club picture for sure (much to their silent 'horror').
When Will complains to Figgins, the principal tells him that this is for the best, as almost every previous Glee Club photo has been vandalized in the yearbooks. Will claims that this should not make a difference, and lobbies to still have the club acknowledged in a picture. Figgins tells him that his only option is to buy a quarter-page ad for Glee for $325. That will be room enough for two members, of which Figgins suggests he pick Finn and Brittany, since they are least likely to have their faces vandalized. Just as Will is about to leave, Rachel barges into the office demanding Glee have a picture, before Will tells her the news.
In a monologue, Rachel explains to the viewers that she has joined every club possible in order to get her picture in the yearbook dozens of times. Unlike her other clubs however, Rachel is particularly proud of Glee.
In a monologue of her own, Quinn tells of how sad it is that she's no longer in the Cheerios, and vows to find a way to get into the squad picture for this year.
Back at home, Will tries to convince Terri to let him use the $325 of their own money for the picture, to which she refuses. Will writes Figgins a check anyway, but asks him to wait a few days before cashing it.
Will then tells Glee they must pick two team captains for the photo. Every single vote is for Rachel (including Rachel's), with nobody wanting to be in the photo with her.
Will asks Emma how to find another kid to be in the picture. She apologizes for having to miss sectionals, and Will thinks Ken scheduled the wedding conflict on purpose. Emma defends Ken and Will ends up apologizing.
Will then asks Rachel to pick a co-captain. Everyone she contacts comes up with bogus excuses. Eventually, she's able to convince Finn to do the picture with her. Rachel says she is going to teach Finn how to smile correctly via them singing a duo of Lily Allen's "Smile."
Several of Finn's football teammates tell him they are already planning to deface his Glee picture, causing him distress about posing with Rachel.
Finn ends up bailing on Rachel at the photo shoot, and Rachel ends up having the picture taken just of herself. When she claims she has multiple poses she wishes to try, the photographer claims he does not have the time, and that he has to work on an upcoming commercial for a friend. In order to get her way, Rachel volunteers the Glee Club for the assignment, which is a commercial to sell mattresses for the store "Mattress Land." The news is met with excitement by the club, who see it as their first "big break."
The group goes down for the read-through, but note that the commercial seems rather mediocre. Rachel suggests that since they are a Glee Club, they should dance and sing. The store owner gives in to their idea, and the group puts on an entertaining show for the store's commercial, singing a mattress-hopping version of "Jump" by Van Halen.
While looking for his pocket square, Will finds one of Terri's old fake pregnancy bellies. Furious, he goes to the kitchen and demands she show him her belly. The discovery leads to a huge fight, with Terri explaining the origins of the lie and telling him about adopting Quinn's baby. Will is both angered and heartbroken at what his wife has told him. "I loved you Terri," he says. "I really loved you," before storming out of the apartment.
Taking refuge at the school in the Glee Club's office, Will is surprised to find a stack of new mattresses in the rehearsal room (payment for the Glee Club's services to "Mattress Land" from the store owner). Casually, Will takes one of the mattresses and rips off the plastic covering on it, before settling in for the night.
After filming her television spot for the local news, Sue spots the Glee kids' mattress commercial on TV. The next day, Quinn asks Sue to be in the cheerleader photo but is denied, with Sue claiming that the glee club is in big trouble.
Sue goes to Figgins and tells him the commercial compromised the Glee kids' amateur status. According to the Show Choir Rule Book, the Glee Club cannot accept payment for services. Will claims that they can just give the mattresses back, but this proves to not be possible, since Will opened the plastic covering on one and slept on it. With no way to get out of the acceptance of payment by mattresses, Figgins tells Will that "Glee is over."
Quinn shows up in Sue's office in her Cheerios uniform, claiming that her outfit still fits and that she still wants in on the Cheerios Yearbook photo. Sue once again denies Quinn's request, until Quinn reminds her of all the swag she's been giving the Cheerios over the years (the equivalent of accepting payment). Sue gives into Quinn's demand for a full page photo to be given to Glee Club (knocking the 6 pages the Cheerios would have down to 5 in the yearbook), but Sue insists that if Quinn still wants to be in the photos for the Cheerios, she'll be stuck in the back. Quinn is willing to live with the photo request, but refuses to be sidelined by Sue and leaves.
Will goes to Emma to talk about what Terri did. Emma tells Will he should focus on his own life. She says she understands why Terri did what she did, claiming that he is 'alot to lose.'
Will tells the Glee kids that in order to keep Figgins from disbanding the Glee Club due to the mattresses, he has claimed receipt of the mattresses as payment...therefore, he (Will) is technically the one disqualified and cannot join them at competition. Several of the kids feel that without Will, they won't be able to win. "If you can't win with me there, then I haven't done my job," he tells them. He asks that they take their Glee photo with pride.
While getting ready for the picture, the Glee kids sing Michael Jackson's "Smile." Eventually, the group has their picture taken, while Will watches from outside the Glee Club's door, before walking away. The show then concludes with several of the football players mercilessly defacing the Glee Club photo in the Yearbook.
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