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Bit characters, family members, [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Ensemble Darkhorses]], and [[One -Scene Wonder|One Scene Wonders]].
 
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* [[Romantic False Lead]]: A subversion actually since Emma was never really into him.
* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]: Arguable, but Ken is considered to be the Manly Man to Will’s Sensitive Guy.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Ken calls Will out on his flirtation with Emma, though it has little effect. Will tries to gently discourage Emma, but she only swoons over him all the more
 
== Dustin Goolsby ==
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* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: {{spoiler|In "A Night of Neglect," she leaves Will despite having feelings for him because she knows he still loves Emma.}}
* [[Nerd Glasses]]: Had them in a flashback.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Holly mentions Sunshine putting in an appearance at their fundraiser to Dustin Goolsby, who then stops her and her followers from attending.
* [[Totally Radical]]: Subverted. She's up to date on all the cool things teens do, and they love her for it.
* [[Sexy Mentor]]
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* [[Informed Ability]]: You will probably never actually see Roz in the water, as NeNe Leakes can't swim in real life.
* [[Large Ham]]
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Gives one to Sue in "The Spanish Teacher."
* [[The Rival]]: To Sue.
* [[Sassy Black Woman]]
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'''Artie''': Ever }}
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]
 
 
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* [[Living Prop]]: They rarely interact with any of the other ND members.
* {{spoiler|[[Eleventh Hour Ranger]]: Bassist and Drummer join in "Hold On To Sixteen" so that New Directions has enough members to perform.}}
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: None of the members have names; they are simply referred to as the instrument they usually play ("Bassist", "Drummer", etc).
* [[The Voiceless]]
 
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* [[Jerk Jock]]: He even targets other jocks.
* [[Joker Immunity]]: There's apparently nothing anyone can do about him. He and Dave assault students in the middle of the halls, in one instance with a teacher watching, and suffer no consequences.
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]
* [[Politically -Incorrect Villain]]: He's extremely homophobic.
* [[Scary Black Man]]
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]]: With Karofsky
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{{quote| '''Brittany:''' It's like a Jewish cloud.}}
* [[Guilt By Coincidence]]: Being named Jacob makes him a target for the school's [[Twilight (Literature)|Twihards]].
* [[Hey ItsIt's That Guy]]: What's [[Wizards of Waverly Place|Hugh Normus]] doing in a mortal high school?
* [[Matzo Fever]]: A Jew, he is obsessed with the only other (confirmed) Jewish girl in the cast
* [[Panty Thief]]: He blackmails Rachel into this.
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Mercedes' new boyfriend in season 3 after Sam moves away, and also a linebacker for the football team. Unlike most of the other jocks, he is supportive of New Directions, or at least Mercedes.
 
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: He's at least as tall as Finn, and twice as wide.
* [[Manly Tears]]: After finding out about Sam and Mercedes' kiss.
* [[Nice Guy]]: Quite different from the other jocks we've seen; Shane supports the glee club and even encourages Mercedes to compete against Rachel for the role of [[West Side Story|Maria]]. And while he is displeased with Mercedes leaving him, he accepts it and moves on, and shows no ill will towards her and Sam by the time Prom rolls around.
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* [[Meaningful Name]]
* [[Promoted Fangirl]]
* [[Raven Hair, Ivory Skin]]
* [[The Rival]]: Teased as Rachel's rival, but ultimately subverted in "Hold Onto Sixteen" when we find out {{spoiler|she's just a sophomore.}}
 
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* [[Glamorous Single Mother]]: For the most part, averted. Carole is shown to be struggling juggling Finn and her many jobs at the same time.
* [[Happily Married]]: Burt and Carole.
* [[Open -Minded Parent]]: Is incredibly supportive of her son and his interests, and is one of the few characters who does not completely freak out when Quinn gets pregnant.
* [[Parental Substitute]]: For Kurt, who has apparently un-soured on his dad's romance with Carole and accepted her with open arms.
* [[Parent With New Paramour]]: Kurt sets her up with his own dad. By the time he's soured on the idea, it's too late.
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* [[Take That]]: The aforementioned Evangelicals; and Russell's infidelity was a parody of Jesse James' cheating on [[Sandra Bullock]].
* [[I Have No Son|We Have No Daughter]]: Their initial reaction to finding out about Quinn's pregnancy.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Quinn has very ''very'' mild shades of this. The fact that her dad brings up her sister Frannie, who was apparently married to a good Christian man, helps reinforce this.
* [[Your Cheating Heart]]: Russell cheated on Judy with a "tattooed skank," leading to her leaving him.
 
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* [[Sins of Our Fathers]]: It seems most of the "Nazis" she's been hunting as of late are the descendants of the original Party, who seem to be normal people in their 20's-40's, living normal lives and distancing themselves from the "family business". Doris hunting them down becomes [[Fridge Horror]] when you think about it.
* [[Special Guest]]: Oh hi there, Carol Burnett.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Sue calls her out on leaving the two of them as children to hunt Nazis.
 
== The Evanses ==
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* [[Girlish Pigtails]]: Stacy.
* [[Hair of Gold]]: Both of Sam's younger siblings.
* [[Open -Minded Parent]]: Dwight and Mary approve of Sam going back to McKinley and staying with friends.
* [[Parental Obliviousness]]: Yes, Mrs. Evans, Sam got all that glitter on his face from ''Dairy Queen''. Good thing she and Mr. Evans never thought to ask [[Single Mom Stripper|why so much of Sam's pay was in fives]]...
* [[Pottery Barn Poor]]: They sure have a pretty nice house for a family that was homeless just a few months prior to their introduction...
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*** {{spoiler|Mike Sr. looks like he's heading in this after the events of "Hold On To Sixteen."}}
* [[Jerkass]]: Mike Chang, Sr.
* [[Open -Minded Parent]]: Julia, after initially supporting her husband's position.
* [[Tragic Dream]]: Julia's dream of becoming a dancer.
* [[Women Are Wiser]]: Julia is much, ''much'' more understanding of her son's career ambitions.
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* [[Ice Queen]]
* [[I Have No Son|I Have No Granddaughter]]: {{spoiler|Pulls this on Santana when she comes out as a lesbian to her.}}
* [[Parental Substitute]]: She's implied to have been Santana's primary caretaker when she was a child (including putting her to bed at night), and it's suggested that her son and daughter-in-law practice [[Hands -Off Parenting]].
* [[TheyreThey're Called Personal Issues for A Reason]]: Believes in this. The problem isn't so much that {{spoiler|Santana is a lesbian}}, but more on the scandal when people talk about it out loud.
 
== Hiram & Leroy Berry ==
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* [[Giving Someone the Pointer Finger]]
{{quote| '''Cooper''': I’m sorry, are you talking to me right now? Because I can’t tell if you’re talking to me if you don’t point your finger.}}
* [[ItsIt's All About Me]]
* [[Large Ham]]: He suggests SHOUTING ALL OF YOUR LINES because the character is REALLY INTENSE.
* [[Metaphorgotten]]:
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* [[Punny Name]]: It's a reversal of news Journalist Anderson Cooper.
* [[Shout Out]]: His name is one to Anderson Cooper.
* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]
* [[Ted Baxter]]: May or may not be this; during his "master class" he gives out really nonsensical advice for someone who should know what he's doing. That, or he's just a [[Jerkass]].
 
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* [[Education Mama]]: Never got to go to college herself, and wants her daughter to.
* [[Open -Minded Parent]]: Is ultimately fine with Santana not going to college and following her dreams.
* [[Special Guest]]: Santana's mom is played by one of the biggest names in Latin pop music history.
 
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* [[The Gump]]: "Saw that guy get stabbed" at Altamont, and was a regular on the club scene with [[Queen]] in the 1970s.
* [[Ho Yay]]: He partied ''hard'' with [[Queen|Freddie Mercury]].
* [[I'm a Man, I Can't Help It]]: Rod says something similar to Sue after she catches him with Andrea.
* [[ItsIt's All About Me]]: Seems unable to participate in any conversation without turning the topic to himself.
* [[Large Ham]]: The actor appears to be doing his best [[William Shatner]] impression.
* [[Really Gets Around]]: He likes to play the field. Even on getting married, he proudly proclaimed it an "open" situation.
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* [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]: Bryan’s antagonistic role in “Dream On” is only more accentuated by the black leather and dark clothing he wears.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: He is played by [[Neil Patrick Harris]], so this comes as no surprise to anyone.
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]?: Bryan Ryan lies to his wife that he's going on "business trips" when he's actually visiting New York to see Broadway plays. He has a secret stash of playbills in the basement.
* [[Foe Yay]]: With Will. He also has "angry sex" with Sue.
* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: He gives a brutal one to New Directions, stating callously and quite coldly that dreams are only that-dreams- and that they'll never come true. The lecture affects the members of New Directions to the point that it leaves all of them badly shell-shocked and actually ''drives Tina to tears''.
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* [[Jerkass]]: But he will [[Pet the Dog]] if everything is going his way.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: What part of ''[[Neil Patrick Harris]]'' was confusing? Bryan Ryan himself was one In–Series as well during his school days.
* [[One -Scene Wonder]]: Quite possibly the most popular adult character in the series (excluding Sue), not only because he is played by the magnificent [[Neil Patrick Harris]], although this does help, but because he stole every scene he was in.
* [[The One That Got Away]]: He describes Terri as this.
* [[Two First Names]]: Bryan Ryan, played by the king of two (or is it three?) first names himself.
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* [[Always Someone Better]]: For New Directions.
* [[Card -Carrying Villain]]: This seems to be the case.
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]
* [[Fake Band]]: Except for the soloists, the performers are professional dancers lip-syncing to a group of anonymous singers. A number of ''So You Think You Can Dance?'' finalists have appeared as Vocal Adrenaline "singers".
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* [[Fake Band]]: In Season 2, the non-lead part was performed by the Tufts University Beelzebubs, and the visible cast just lip-synced.
* [[Fan Fic Magnet]]: ''Oh boy.'' There's even an [http://daltonacademy.livejournal.com entire LiveJournal community] dedicated solely to Dalton fanfic.
* [[Hey ItsIt's That Guy]]: Telly Leung, aka Wes, will be a familiar face to any Broadway aficionados; he's been seen in ''Flower Drum Song'' and ''[[Rent]]'', among others.
** Re-watching previous episodes you'll notice [http://gleecriticspersonalblog.tumblr.com/post/14362083095/in-which-tubby-warbler-trent-was-either-a-spy one of the Warblers looks familiar.]
** Also, one warbler happens to be [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2790478/ Antonio Garcia, the Gold Samurai Ranger]
* [[One -Gender School]]
* [[Put On a Bus]]: Wes graduates between seasons 2 and 3.
* [[School Uniforms Are the New Black]]: Nobody except Blaine has been seen outside their uniforms. Mostly justified as most of their screentime is set in Dalton Academy, but they even wear them when singing in public and to competitions (which is also justified as they are representing the school at competitions and may be required to be in uniform by school rules).
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* [[Took a Level In Jerkass]]: In "Michael," although this is something of Sebastian's fault, and they get better by the end of it.
* [[Word of Gay]]: Trent, the slightly chubby Warbler, is usually called the "sassy Warbler" behind the scenes.
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Unlike, say, [[Card -Carrying Villain|Vocal]] [[Opposing Sports Team|Adrenaline]], the Warblers wouldn't even ''think'' of using underhanded tactics to win. They and New Directions even cheer for each others' teams at Sectionals and Regionals (although, admittedly, Kurt leads them in that).
** When Sebastian {{spoiler|throws a rock-salt-laced slushie in Blaine's face, lacerating his eye, the Warblers seem too stunned to react - this being Dalton, they're not really used to anything other than good-natured competition. This lasts until the end of the episode, when they stage an implied coup d'etat}}.
*** Three episodes later{{spoiler|, however, Sebastian attempts to blackmail Rachel into dropping out of the competition.}}
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* [[A House Divided]]: Mercedes, Santana, and Brittany end up quitting New Directions temporarily when they complain that they aren't getting enough attention within it, and join up with the Troubletones.
* [[Defector From Decadence]]
* [[Four -Temperament Ensemble]]: The four major characters in the group counts, with Mercedes being phlegmatic I, Santana being choleric, Brittany being supine and Sugar being sanguine.
* [[Little Black Dress]]: The "Rumour Has It/Someone Like You" mashup has tons.
* [[Living Prop]]: The members that aren't Santana, Mercedes, Brittany, and Sugar are this. No dialog and are barely treated as actual members of the team outside of performances. When Finn has the two teams temporarily merge, the extra girls are nowhere to be seen. {{spoiler|And they disappear after the Troubletones lose Sectionals and permanently merge with New Directions, only to then briefly reappear at Regionals for the Troubletones performance. Nationals as well, which is even more amazing considering they didn't even ride the bus with New Directions. Maybe they teleported.}}
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