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"What the World Needs Now" is the sixth episode of the sixth season of the American musical television series Glee, and the 114th overall. The episode was written by Michael Hitchcock, directed by Barbara Brown, and first aired on February 6, 2015 on Fox in the United States.
The episode takes place as Mercedes Jones returns to McKinley High to help Rachel Berry with New Directions, and at the same time convince her to attempt to return to New York to be on Broadway. Meanwhile, Santana Lopez and Brittany Pierce prepare for their wedding as Brittany tries to repair the torn relationship between Santana and her grandmother. Special guest appearances were made by Ken Jeong and Jennifer Coolidge as Brittany's parents, Pierce Pierce and Whitney Pierce, and Ivonne Coll who reprised her role as Alma Lopez, the grandmother ("abuela") of Santana Lopez.
Original Release
05/18/2015
Cast
Name | Character |
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Chris Colfer | Kurt Hummel |
Darren Criss | Blaine Anderson |
Dot-Marie Jones | Shannon Beiste |
Jane Lynch | Sue Sylvester |
Kevin McHale | Artie Abrams |
Lea Michele | Rachel Berry |
Matthew Morrison | Will Schuester |
Chord Overstreet | Sam Evans |
Amber Riley | Mercedes Jones |
Ken Jeong | Pierce Pierce |
Directors
Writers
Jess Meyer, Ned Martel, Michael Hitchcock
Creators
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan
Cast
Name | Character |
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Chris Colfer | Kurt Hummel |
Darren Criss | Blaine Anderson |
Dot-Marie Jones | Shannon Beiste |
Jane Lynch | Sue Sylvester |
Kevin McHale | Artie Abrams |
Lea Michele | Rachel Berry |
Matthew Morrison | Will Schuester |
Chord Overstreet | Sam Evans |
Amber Riley | Mercedes Jones |
Ken Jeong | Pierce Pierce |
Jennifer Coolidge | Whitney S. Pierce |
Heather Elizabeth Morris | Brittany S. Pierce |
Naya Rivera | Santana Lopez |
Becca Tobin | Kitty Wilde |
Ivonne Coll | Alma Lopez |
Samantha Marie Ware | Jane Hayward |
Noah Guthrie | Roderick Meeks |
Marshall Williams | Spencer Porter |
Billy Lewis Jr. | Mason McCarthy |
Laura Dreyfuss | Madison McCarthy |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Hitchcock | Executive Producer |
Ian Brennan | Executive Producer |
Bradley Buecker | Executive Producer |
Dante Di Loreto | Executive Producer |
Brad Falchuk | Executive Producer |
Ryan Murphy | Executive Producer |
Jeff Dickerson | Producer |
Matthew Hodgson | Producer |
Ross Maxwell | Producer |
Karen Romero | Producer |
Kenneth J. Silverstein | Producer |