Big Mouth, Biebster (Puck) Lady Lips (Azimio) Ken, The New Kid (Rachel) Macaulay Culkin Stunt Double, That Girl, Bee Sting, Kentucky-Fried Stripper (Sue) The Full Blonde Bieber, Trouty(himself) Biebs, Salamander Lips, Sammy Evans, Guppy Lips, Guppy Face, Grouper Mouth, Froggy Lips, Lisa Rinna, Lipsy McChapStick (Santana) The Cutest Guy At School (Quinn) The Epitome of a Leader (Mike) Sammy (Stacey) Trouty Mouth (Santana, Jacob, Mike, himself) Hobo McBieber, Big-Lipped Blondie, Hobo Stripper, Glee Club Celebrity (Jacob) White Chocolate (Stripper name) Mr. Vice President, Babe (Brittany) Blonde Chameleon (superhero alter ego)
Samuel Evans, commonly known as Sam, is a main character on the FOX TV show Glee. He is currently a senior at McKinley and he is also the Senior Class Vice President for the school year 2012-2013, with Blaine as Class President.
He made his first appearance as a sophomore in Audition, the first episode of Season Two. Sam's musical talent is discovered by Finn when he sings Poison'sEvery Rose Has Its Thorn in the shower, in the boys' locker room. He joins the New Directions in Duets, the fourth episode of Season Two, and later dates Quinn, but they break up because Quinn was cheating on him with her ex-boyfriend, Finn. In New York, the twenty-second and final episode of Season Two, it is revealed that he had secretly dated Mercedes for some time. In The Purple Piano Project, the first episode of Season Three, it is said by Mercedes that they dated in June before and they sang about having a summer romance before he left. Sam returns to McKinley and the New Directions after Finn and Rachel find him working as a stripper in a strip club in Hold on to Sixteen, the eighth episode of Season Three. It takes a lot of attempts to get the attention of Mercedes, but he eventually wins her over. They start dating again in Saturday Night Glee-ver, the sixteenth episode of Season Three, where they kiss after Sam posts a video of Mercedes singing Disco Inferno on YouTube. It seems that since this, they went their separate ways and Sam is once again single. In Season Four, he slowly reveals his feelings for Brittany and they begin a relationship in Swan Song, the ninth episode of Season Four; however, when Brittany leaves Ohio for MIT, they break up in All or Nothing.
who is also enjoying the performance. Finn is later seen hanging up posters to recruit new New Directions members in the boy's locker room and he hears Sam singing Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison in the shower and Finn explains that Sam had an amazing singing voice. Later, when Finn and Artie start talking about Artie joining the football team to get Tina back, Finn agrees to help Artie if he helps recruit Sam to audition for Glee Club because Sam will be a good addition to New Directions. Sam agrees because Finn is the popular quarterback. Sam introduces himself to Puck, Finn, Artie, and Mike, informing them about what he likes, and tells them that he has dyslexia and has difficulty in math class. He chooses Billionaire as his audition song. After Finn is kicked off the football by the new coach Shannon for trying to get Artie on the team, Sam doesn't come to the glee club audition. When questioned about this by Finn, Sam says that he wanted to come, but didn't want to risk being alienated the way Finn has been, since as the new guy at McKinley he already feels like an outsider. As he exits, Sam reveals that he is the new quarterback, news that greatly disappoints Finn.Sam singing Every Rose Has Its Thorn
After Finn asks Jesus to let him be the quarterback again, Finn gives Sam directions instead of listening to Coach Beiste. Sam goes along with Finn's directions, but after doing this, Sam dislocates his shoulder. Finn then returns to the position of quarterback, but feels guilty and sorry for Sam.
manages to convince Sam to reconsider joining the glee club, particularly since he can't play much football following his injury. Sam's attractiveness is immediately noted by the girls in the group, and also by Kurt Hummel, who thinks he plays on "team gay" because of his hair, and asks Sam to sing with him as his duet partner. Sam is a bit taken aback by Kurt's upfront nature, and the fact that Kurt accuses him of dying his hair, but still agrees to the duet. Finn, however, remembering how Kurt behaved towards him during Kurt's crush on Finn the previous year, worries that Sam will be bullied for singing with another man and attempts to get Kurt and Sam to back-out of the duet because he is afraid that Sam will leave glee club after being bullied. Sam refuses, stating that he gave his word to Kurt and wasn't going to back out. Kurt meanwhile is infuriated by what he deems to be Finn's homophobia, but after talking to his father, realizes that it might not be fair to Sam. The next day he approaches Sam in the showers and ends the partnership, much to Sam's confusion. As he leaves, Kurt again in a flirtatious manner accuses Sam of dying his hair, which Sam half-heartedly denies once more.Sam getting slushied.
Sam experiences the downside of being in glee when Azimio and Karofsky throw a slushie in his face. This is witnessed by Quinn, who, remembering how she felt the year prior, helps him clean up in the girl's washroom and there is an instant chemistry between the pair. Sam compliments Quinn's eyes in the Na'vi language from the movie Avatar. Later on, Sam asks Quinn to be his partner for the duet competition, but as they talk he tries to kiss her. Initially, she rejects him, citing her need to get her life back to normal after the events of the previous year (pregnancy). Still, eventually she agrees to be his partner (after being manipulated by Finn and Rachel) and together they sing Lucky by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat. With Finn and Rachel's vote, they win a free dinner at Breadstix together. Quinn is initially put off by Sam clumsy attempts at talking to her, and awkwardly the conversation turns towards Quinn's past pregnancy and keeping secrets. Sam admits to having one himself, and Quinn immediately jumps on this, asking if he is gay as many of them suspect. Sam denies this casually, and claims his true secret is that he dyes his hair with lemon juice. He reveals that he previously attended an all-boys boarding school, which he claims explains why he is so awkward in talking to girls. The two bond and Quinn pockets the gift certificate they won, stating that Sam should pay for dinner, as this is their first official date.Rocky Horror Glee Show
Sam is cast in the role of Rocky in the Rocky Horror Show. Later in the weight room, Sam and Finn discuss their insecurities with their bodies. Though Sam adheres to a strict and healthy diet, throughout the episode he displays signs of having an eating disorder or body dysmorphic disorder, stating that if he eats a hot dog or misses a workout, he hates himself for a few days. During a dress rehearsal, Sam walks onto the stage wearing a pair of very short gold shorts. Sam asks Emma Pillsbury if he can wear "board shorts" but his request is denied. Sam is later pulled out of the musical and replaced by Will. Sam initially believes that the reason he was pulled out was because of his complaints about his costume, but Mr. Schuester assures him that it has nothing to do with Sam's body or his complaints. Sam falls into a funk and confides in Finn that he feels fat, despite Finn's protests that Sam's body is fine. Sam advises Finn to be confident with his own body, but Finn seems to take Sam's words the wrong way, as he is nearly suspended after walking around the school in his underwear. After the musical is canceled, Mr. Schuester apologizes to Sam and Finn for making them feel uncomfortable and insecure. Sam later performs The Time Warp with the rest of the New Directions.
Sam and Finn are in cold tubs in the locker room and both discuss how they control their sexual urges while being with their girlfriends who abstain from sex. Finn tells Sam that he visualizes something that turns him off, encouraging Sam to use images of Coach Beiste in compromising positions to cool off during make-out sessions with Quinn. Upon telling Finn, it starts to circulate throughout the glee club. When Will tells Beiste about it, she takes it very personally and quits. Will invites her to see the boys' mash-up, Stop! In the Name of Love/Free Your Mind, and she accepts their apology and decides to stay at McKinley.
Sam performs background vocals in Forget You (sung by Holly) and Singing In the Rain/Umbrella, sporting a red and white checked top, and appearing to be closer to Santana as they sit together in the auditorium while Holly Holliday and Rachel perform the Chicago number. He also reveals that Mr. Schuester taught him how to tie his shoes, when the children are asked about him.
When Finn tells Sam that he might be getting replaced Sam says that he is on the verge of being super popular. Finn thought he didn't care about that stuff, and he admits that he does. He says that he will get Quinn to be his girlfriend, and Finn and Sam fist bump. As he walks away, Finn gives Sam a dirty look. After hearing that Burt and Carole are getting married, he asks Quinn for some alone time. He says that he wants to be like the stars with Quinn, and says he thinks he loves Quinn. Then, he bends down on one knee, and shows Quinn a ring.
Quinn says to get up, she's not ready to be married. Sam says that he wants to be married some day, and says that it is a promise ring. A promise ring that he will be true and never pressure her to do anything but kiss. He says that he will promise to make her feel proud, and do much more. He says that he cares about Quinn, and wants them to be together. When she closes the ring box, she says that it is a maybe. In an all glee girls meeting, Quinn says that Sam and her are not officially dating. In the boys locker room, all the glee guys, except Finn, are telling Karofsky to back off Kurt. After he knocks down Mike and Artie, Sam launches into Dave, starting a fight. Karofsky, who is bigger than Sam, ends up knocking him to the ground and punching him in the eye, but the fight is then ended by Coach Beiste. Back at Glee, Quinn puts an ice pack on Sam's eye. Quinn calls Sam's black eye hot. Kurt thanks Sam for what he did. Because Finn wasn't there, they all call Sam the new leader. At the wedding, Santana tells Finn that Sam is the new glee hotshot. Sam performs in Marry You. When Will is performing Sway, Sam is seen hugging Quinn. He performs in Just the Way You Are. Back at McKinley, Quinn says she's proud of Sam for doing what he did for Kurt. She said that what Finn did at the wedding was because of him. Lastly, she said that they had been talking for this amount of time, and he didn't notice she's wearing his ring. After Quinn leaves, Sam jumps happily. At the end of the episode, both Sam and Quinn are concerned about Kurt leaving.
After Emma convinces Will to let new people have solos, he lets the winners of the Duets competition, Sam and Quinn, take the ballad. Rachel is furious about it, and refers the couple to Ken and Barbie, respectively. During Hey, Soul Sister, they are seen smiling at each other. After being pepped up by Will in the green room, Sam and Quinn take the spotlight and sing (I've Had) The Time of My Life by themselves. Before, Sam tells Quinn that she looks beautiful. They also perform backup in Valerie. At the end, Sam is seen performing backup in Dog Days Are Over, next to Brittany and Rachel.
Sam performs a solo in The Most Wonderful Day of the Year. During Merry Christmas Darling him and Quinn are seen kissing each other against the lockers under the mistletoe. He also tells the mall Santa Claus, while sitting on his lap, that he wants tons of ChapStick for Christmas. Sam also performs Welcome Christmas with the rest of the glee club.
Sam gets into a fight with Finn after he hears Finn shouting at his then-girlfriend, Quinn, about quitting glee club for the Cheerios. Will has to break up the fight before it got too violent. Sam also performs Thriller/Heads Will Roll with the rest of the glee club and football team. At the end of the episode, Quinn kisses Finn.
Sam sees Quinn and Finn while he is at the kissing booth hat Finn set up. He then confronts Quinn about the mater and she then decides that she will kiss Finn after glee practice. He then watches them kiss and is satisfied then Quinn lies saying that she is getting her purse but actually is organising to meet Finn. Sam becomes jealous of Finn and Quinn's relationship and starts feeling threatened because Finn and Quinn both get mono. He then smiles at Santana at BreadstiX after she waves at him.
Sam forms a band called The Justin Bieber Experience and performs Baby and Somebody to Love to get Quinn back, after Quinn makes up an excuse. He is also seen in his underwear during the presentation of Lauren Zizes to make her less nervous. While for a moment everything seemed perfect, at the end Santana makes him realize that Quinn has cheated on him with Finn and that she will be there for him if he wants to. He ends his relationship with Quinn and starts dating Santana, which comes as a huge surprise to the rest of the Glee Club.
At Rachel's party, Sam is seen making out with Santana on the sofa. After Puck breaks into the liquor cabinets, Sam gets drunk and during spin the bottle, he gets to make out with Brittany. Santana gets jealous and screams at him but quickly starts kissing him. During Blame It (On the Alcohol) and Tik Tok, he performs along with New Directions under the influence of alcohol.
Sam is a part of the Brittany-Santana love triangle, along with Artie. After Brittany and Santana's performance of Landslide, he tells Artie "I wish we were that close," not knowing of their lesbian interaction.
Sam backs up the idea that New Directions should write original songs. He also volunteers to write one himself. Santana sings Trouty Mouth to him, much to his distaste. He even stops her halfway through the song and gets angry at her out of embarrassment. Mercedes also sings an original song, titled 'Hell to the No' and Sam holds up a sign reading Hell No while she sings. He also performs with New Directions at Regionals, singing Loser Like Me with them. Finally, when they announce that they won celebrates with his teammates and hugs Lauren.
Sam questions the decathlon team why they didn't tell their friends they were going to be on television. He also is the announcer for the Night of Neglect concert in the auditorium.
It is shown that he and Santana are no longer together, as she starts fake-dating Karofsky to hide that she is a lesbian. He might not be over Santana because before Born This Way is performed when Will asks about Santana's whereabouts, Sam jealously said that she's probably making out with Karofsky, then says that "he can have her."
Sam is asked out by Rachel but turns her down, claiming that she is "not his type." Later, due to Sue's gossip paper, Sam is suspected by everyone in school to be having a secret affair with Quinn and Kurt who were both seen visiting him at an old motel. In the end, it is revealed that his dad has lost his job after the economy failed, his family has been living in a motel for quite some time. It's revealed that Kurt was bringing him some of his old clothes after seeing him at Dalton Academy delivering pizza as his part-time job. Quinn meanwhile discovered the truth due to them attending the same church, and offered to help him babysit his brother and sister Stacey and Stevie. When the rest of the glee kids discover this, they all pitch in to buy back Sam's guitar which he was forced to sell, and together they all sing Don't Stop to his siblings.
Rachel and Mercedes invite Sam to go to prom with them on a friendly three-way date, seeing as they are all single. At his return, Jesse St. James also accompanies them to prom, but ends up spending most of his time with Rachel. At the prom, Sam performs Friday with Artie and Puck. During the number Jar of Hearts, Sam goes up to Mercedes, telling her she looks beautiful and asking her to dance. Mercedes accepts and the two are seen dancing together for the remainder of the night.
Sam is seen along with the rest of New Directions enjoying being in New York city. He is later seen as part of the street performers serenading Finn and Rachel in a dream-like sequence, having solo lines in Bella Notte. Sam is seen performing back-up vocals during New Directions Nationals performance and looks devastated when the club only achieves 12th place. It is revealed that Sam and Mercedes are officially dating. It is also revealed that they are attempting to keep their relationship a secret from the glee club, although it is unknown why.
In the premiere, it is revealed that Sam and his family have moved out of state during the summer. At some point, he and Mercedes broke up, allowing her to start dating Shane Tinsley.
The New Directions are disheartened as they have three band members filling the number requirement for Sectionals and they are hopeless. Finn says that they need Sam back, so he and Rachel travel to Kentucky where the Evans family now live. They go to a bar that Sam is supposedly working at, thinking that he is in another singing group, and are shocked to discover he is stripping. Sam is shocked when he sees them, and Rachel asks him to come back to McKinley. Sam wants to, but isn't sure if his parents will let him go. However, they agree and Sam returns to McKinley, where he is welcomed back by New Directions and sings Red Solo Cup.
After the Glee meeting, Sam is approached by Quinn. Quinn tries to proposition Sam into raising Beth with her, but he promptly refuses, telling Quinn that she needs to stop trying to grow up so quickly. He tells her that his favorite line in the song Jack and Diane is "Hold on to sixteen as long as you can." Later when New Directions are practicing ways they could win Sectionals, Sam and Blaine instantly disagree on whether they should be 'cute' or 'sexy', leading to Blaine making a hurtful comment to Sam and resulting in the two boys attacking one another.
Sam later walks with Mercedes in the hallway, where she tells him that their relationship was a "summer fling" and that although he is still special to her, she is with Shane now. Sam doesn't believe that, and as Mercedes walks away, he announces that he doesn't care if Shane is "built like a bulldozer," he will still fight for her. Sam smiling at Mercedes performance
He is later seen smiling at Mercedes singing at Sectionals. During ABC he performs background vocals, and the same goes for Control. He gets a solo in Man In The Mirror, and finally when New Directions are celebrating their victory, he has a small solo in We Are Young.
After Glee Club, Sam helps Rory pick up some text books that had fallen out of his locker and they then jump into a conversation about being away from their families. After learning that Rory doesn't have any plans for the holidays, Sam invites Rory to spend the holidays with him and his family. He also offers to be Rory's Christmas sponsor, saying that he will show Rory how the holidays are celebrated in the USA.
Later after watching Rachel's performance of River, Artie goes on a spiel of the ideas he has for a Christmas special, the New Directions are scheduled to help with, nixing any sad stories. Sam argues with Artie, saying that Christmas is not all about being happy. That there are some sad moments that go along with the holiday as well.Artie rebukes what Sam says and Sam pulls himself out of the show, not wanting to be a part of something that he finds unrealistic. As he is getting ready to walk out of the auditorium, stating that he is going to rings one of those bells to help with the Salvation Army, he calls to Rory to help him. Rory, declines Sam, choosing instead to stay in the show. Sam is, sad and upset, storms out.
While most of New Directions are filming parts of the Christmas special, Sam is at the homeless shelter with Quinn, helping to give food to the homeless. Sam and Quinn have a conversation of how Quinn has changed for the good, stating that she deserves good things.
As they are running out of food to give out, the rest of New Directions appear, with food, claiming that Rory helped them see what truly mattered and Sam both surprised that they showed up and happy they came around.
Sam joins in with the New Directions as they sing Do They Know It's Christmas? (Feed The World) at the shelter.
Near the end, Sam and Rory are seen ringing bells for the Salvation Army
and Rory asks Sam to be his Valentine's Day sponsor as well to which Sam accepts, but under the condition of Rory helping him perfect his Sean Connery impression.They are then joined by Rachel and Finn who sold their gifts meant for each other in order to donate the proceedings. Finn and Rachel stay to help ring the bells with Sam and Rory.
Sam and Mercedes start the episode singing Summer Nights with the New Directions, recounting the summer they spent together.
After a Glee Club meeting where Mr. Schuester tells them that he plans to propose to Ms. Pillsbury, Sam walks with Mercedes down the hallway, questioning her about her future plans of marriage, wanting to be a part of those plans. Mercedes turns Sam down, and Sam brings up an memory of their summer that Mercedes had to admit was fun. But in the end, Mercedes states that she is dating Shane and what she and him had was a summer fling. Sam watches as Shane approaches Mercedes and walks away with their arms around her.
Sam later desperately pleads with Coach Beiste for a spot on a sports team in order to get a letterman jacket in the hopes to woo Mercedes. Coach Beiste tells Sam of the only open sport, which turns out to be the synchronized swimming team, coached by Roz Washington. Upon seeing Sam, Coach Roz Washington points out how big Sam's mouth is among other things. She then tells Sam of her struggle to get where she was and threatens Sam not to ever pee in her pool.
Sam meets Finn in the hallway and talks about how he joined the synchronized
swimming team to which Finn tells him to be quiet about, saying that it is "some kind of weird death wish" to be on that team and in Glee Club. Sam tells Finn that it's sexy but Finn disagrees and walks away.
Sam then sees Mercedes at her locker and states that he is "not worried" and smiles but is then slushied by the hockey team. Mercedes approaches Sam asking if he was okay and proceeds to clean the slushie from his face. Shane comes in and questions Mercedes' actions and states that Sam will be okay, offering to walk her to class. Sam once again watches as Mercedes walks away with Shane.
During Rachel's song Without You, Sam glances at Mercedes.
Later as Mr. Schuester is giving up hope of proposing to Ms. Pillsbury, Sam brings up an idea that he has to help. Sam is then seen taking part in Mr. Schuester's proposal performance of We Found Love.
Sam is seen with the rest of New Directions taking part in Bad during their face-off with the Warblers. Sam is also seen during Quinn's tribute to all her ex-boyfriends, Never Can Say Goodbye, and after her song, congratulates her on her acceptance to Yale.
Sam sends a text to Mercedes, asking her to meet him in the auditorium where he puts her name in lights. He then asks Mercedes to sing a duet, Human Nature with him to which Mercedes tries to refuse but eventually gives in. At the end of Human Nature, Sam and Mercedes share a kiss.
Sam later helps New Directions with the song Black or White as a way to make peace with the Warblers.
Sam is first seen with Mercedes in Ms. Pillsbury's office where Sam and Mercedes talk about their relationship after their kiss and Ms. Pillsbury suggests that Sam and Mercedes don't talk for a week.
Later in glee club Sam tries to avoid eye contact with Mercedes while she sings Don't Wanna Lose You but couldn't help but watch her as she sings smiling. As a counter to this, Sam sings Bamboleo/Hero with the ND boys where he dedicates the lyrics to Hero to Mercedes.
Near the end of the episode, Sam is watching as the clock ticks down, ending the week that he and Mercedes couldn't talk. He meets her in the hallway and just as they are about to say something, Shane approaches them and after a short conversation on his part, Shane and Mercedes walk away and Sam is seen with a heartbroken look on his face as Mercedes walks away with Shane for the third time.
Sam joins The God Squad in an effort to earn money for glee-club. As part of the group he performs Stereo Hearts to Rachel, having been paid for doing so by Finn, and Cherish/Cherish to Brittany in the name of
Santana. When the members have an argument about if they should perform to a gay couple, Sam states that he is fine with doing so. His relationship with Mercedes is also followed up. He asks Mercedes to be his date for Sugar Motta's party and gives her a small statue of one of the Three Wise Men, that he painted to look like St. Valentine as a gift. Mercedes then reveals that she has told Shane about what had been going on between herself and Sam, and that she has gone on distance. When Sam asks if they now can be truly together, Mercedes declines.
She confesses her love to Sam, but explains that she is feeling remorse because she made Shane very sad by cheating on him, and she is having issues about being a bad person. She says that she has to be alone for the time being to solve those issues, thus declining Sam's present and his offers to be his date and his girlfriend. Sam walks off feeling rejected and subsequently, Mercedes sings I Will Always Love You, addressing it to Shane as well as to him. Sam becomes so sad while watching her sing, that he has to leave the room bursting into tears.
Sam is seen performing at Regionals with the rest of New Directions. Quinn is his dance partner. Earlier in the episode at a Glee Club meeting in the auditorium states that wants to be able to buy his family a house in the future.
Sam is excited when Blaine's big brother Cooper is giving the New Directions lessons in show business. He is also referred to as "Kentucky Fried Stripper" by Sue when she points out the sexual tension between him and Mercedes.
Sam records Mercedes' performance Disco Inferno and later posts the video on YouTube. He grabs Mercedes in the hallway as Kurt leaves them for them to be alone together. He shows Sam kissing Mercedes in Saturday Night Glee-ver.
Mercedes how talented she is with all the views and comments. He also proceeds to tell Mercedes that she will achieve big things and they kiss for a second time on screen. It is from this moment that Sam and Mercedes begin dating again. Sam later performs backing vocals in Stayin' Alive with the rest of glee club while wearing the white John Travolta suit.
When Mr. Shue tells the Glee Club that the week's assignment is to sing Whitney Houston songs, Sam questions whether or not that is appropriate because of her bad past. He is later approached by Joe Hart in the weight room where Joe asks Sam advice on sex, more specifically on Quinn. Sam reveals that he lost his virginity during his time working at a strip club, something Joe states is against the Christian religion. Sam tells Joe that even though he is religious, there are some things you cannot help. He tells Joe that he has to make a choice between his religion and Quinn. Later in the episode, Sam, Puck, Finn, Blaine, and Mike share a bromance moment where Puck proceeds to give them each a gift (shot glasses) and tells them that he will miss them and that he loves them and they all make a toast together. Sam is also later seen with the rest of the Glee Club singing My Love Is Your Love as one big family.
Sam and rest of the New Directions boys, except Kurt, are approached by Finn in the McKinley High weight room where Finn voices his worries regarding Puck's graduation. They later meet in the choir room and go over a plan to help Puck but Puck comes in and after telling them that he doesn't want to be like his father, Puck asks them to help him pass an important test. Sam and the ND boys stay at the school over night helping Puck study where they bust out singing The Rain in Spain after Puck managed to get one of the questions asked correct. They wait outside the classroom where Puck is taking a test, and after the test Puck thanks them for their help.
Near the beginning of the episode, Sam can be seen staring out the window of the choir room which seems to be a favorite pastime for a lot of New Directions members. He later attends prom with Mercedes where he talks to Mercedes about last year's prom and the fact that Mercedes thought that they wouldn't get together again. When Mercedes waves to Shane, Sam gives Shane a friendly nod and the gesture is returned. He later performs What Makes You Beautiful with some of the other ND Boys and takes a prom picture with Mercedes.
Sue explains to the New Directions the use of props for Nationals and Sam puts on a welding mask and pretends to be Darth Vader, something that confuses Joe. When Tina hits hear head after falling into a fountain and comes out to everyone being switched, Sam is Rory. Near the end of the episode, while Rachel and Finn are talking about the members of glee club, Sam is seen doing impressions with Mercedes, Brittany, Kurt, and Artie laughing around him.
Sam gets into a fight with Puck who is studying while the rest of the Glee Club is trying to practice which annoys him. Puck makes fun of his dancing and Sam is held back when he tries to charge at Puck again. He performs at Nationals in Paradise by the Dashboard Light which helps the New Directions to win. He is later seen giving Mr. Shue a hug during We Are the Champions.
Santana runs into Sam and Mercedes at Mercedes' locker where Sam and Mercedes are celebrating Mercedes getting a recording contract thanks to the video he posted of her singing Disco Inferno. Sam is seen enjoying the song the graduating seniors sing, You Get What You Give, to him and the others who are not graduating and is sad with the fact that they are leaving. Sam and the rest of the non-graduating class sing In My Life in return. Sam is later seen with the rest of the current glee members cheering on the graduating glee kids at the graduation ceremony. During Roots Before Branches, Sam is seen saying goodbye to Rachel with the rest of New Directions.
While Jacob Ben Israel reports on the new found fame of the New Directions, Sam expresses his joy in becoming a celebrity, performing a Taylor Lautner impression. Sam is present in the choir room when Will Schuester introduced Wade Adams as the newest member of the New Directions. Unlike several of his peers, he does not express interest in becoming "the new Rachel," and remains silent throughout the meeting. During lunch however, he expresses his concerns for Wade wearing makeup at the table, claiming the school environment was like "Game of Thrones," referring to some students' brutality. Blaine suggests Unique only be present on stage, and so Wade leaves to "take off [his] face."
Sam is in the auditorium to view the auditions for New Directions. When Sugar notes that one of the male hopefuls, Jake, is sexy, Sam says he isn't. Wade agreed with Sugar's affirmation. Later, along with the other members of the New Directions, Sam welcomes Marley Rose to glee club. The next day, some members of the New Directions as well as Kitty make fun of an obese lunch lady. Marley reveals the lunch lady is her mom, and upset, she leaves the table. Sam later approaches her to apologize, revealing that like Marley's, his mom too sewed designer labels into Walmart clothes. The rest of the New Directions also apologize, and after being slushied by Kitty's crew, both Marley and Unique are "officially" welcomed to the glee club. Sam later rehearses Chasing Pavements with the rest of the glee club.
When New Directions attempts to intervene in Brittany's downward spiral, Sam asks what size coffee she's drinking, indicating her enormous Lima Bean cup containing 70 ounces of espresso. When Brittany eventually resigns from Glee Club, Sam appears to have an idea. Brittany follows a map to the auditorium. She finds Sam there. He tells her he knows what she's up to.
He knows she's intentionally hitting rock bottom. Brittany confirms that it's so she can make a glorious comeback. Sam tells her it's the last stop. She says she's ready but is sad everyone is mad at her. Sam suggests they think
the same, and they decide it is because they're both blonde. They discuss how much she misses Santana. He says he's a new friend for her.
After class, he confronts her about why she didn't choose him. She tells him she didn't want to ruin their friendship. She says she does think he'd be a great vice president and instead tells Blaine to take Sam on as his running mate. Sam talks him into it saying his family being on food stamps will get him the sympathy vote, that he'll also help with the "not gay" vote, and suggests his impressions will help, while doing a George Bush impression.
Blaine confesses his concern that choosing Sam as a running mate will seem like a desperate grab for the "straight vote" if he isn't a serious candidate. Sam becomes nervous and does a John Wayne impression. Blaine attempts to prep Sam for the debate as Sam and Brittany perform Celebrity Skin.
At the debate, when Artie gives a half hour long answer to a question, Sam responds by saying, "Whatever Artie said, I agree with that." Blaine expresses exasperation from the wings. Sue reads a question asking if he's ashamed of his past as a stripper. He says he is not and proceeds to strip off his jacket, tie, and shirt and dance.
Sam and Blaine celebrate that the "Blam" ticket won the election. Shortly thereafter, Blaine vents to Sam that he is feeling really alone without Kurt. Sam chastises him for killing his buzz and then tries to encourage Blaine with their friendship. He calls them Wolverine and Cyclops, but they each declare themselves to be Wolverine. Brittany congratulates Sam. Sam tells her he voted for her. He then encourages her by mentioning Al Gore lost an election then won an Oscar. She hugs him and thanks him for always knowing the right thing to say.
Sam is first shown to have attended Kitty's Left Behind Club. He is shown seated next to Marley and has come there with other Glee Club members, Joe, Marley, Jake, Brittany together with Santana. He was also there when Kitty pulled off the prank on Dottie and was shown to have been devastated by the prank as well. Back in Mckinley, Sam finds Finn and Blaine talking in the choir room. Sam, surprised, welcomes Finn back, hugs him, and introduces him to the new glee club members. The club then decided to perform Grease, as suggested by Finn.
Sam and Blaine signs up for the Glease audition. Sam says that as President and Vice-President, that they can decree on the roles they want to have. Blaine, uninterested with the musical tells Sam what happened and how terrible he feels about the break-up. Sam agreed that it must be pretty serious since Blaine said that he doesn't put gel on weekends. He consoles him and tells him that everyone has been there and that he'll get through it.
While looking for candidates to play Danny Zuko, Sam declines, showing an interest in playing Kenickie instead. He said that Greased Lightning is his ringtone and that he has been knocked down by a car door in the past and he wants to relive that on stage.
During Sandy and Danny Zucko's callback, Sam is seated in the auditorium between Joe and Brittany while they all perform Born to Hand Jive. He is seen on stage a few minutes after, joining in with the performance
After deliberations, Finn posted the results of the auditions. Sam is shown to be very thrilled when he bagged the role of Kenickie.
Everyone was amazed when Will makes the big announcement of being part of the Blue Ribbon Panel and that they will re-write the Arts Curriculum nationwide. However, Will's announcement of temporarily leaving Glee Club made Sam and the other Glee Club members upset.
Due to Sue reserving the auditorium left Finn no choice but to go on a full on-method rehearsal in the tire shop. Sam is at Hummel Tires & Lube with the guys. As Kenickie, he performs a duet with Ryder on Greased Lightning with backup from the guys.
He also appears as back-up for You're the One That I Want. In the choir room, Artie reads all the great reviews they had and Will makes his last pep talk before he temporarily leaves.
Sam is in the meeting of The Secret Society of Superheroes Club as Blonde Chameleon, his superhero alterego. His alter ego's power is impersonation. During the meeting, they discussed the induction of new members until Dottie came to ask them to go to the choir room. Somebody stole their trophy and left a laptop, with a video telling them that the Warblers have their trophy.
During the duets of Marley and Kitty, Jake and Ryder, He is shown seated in the choir room still dressed up as Blonde Chameleon,. When the New Directions knew that Blaine is transferring back to Dalton, Sam had a talk with Blaine while he is cleaning up his locker. He asked what really happened and why he didn't tell Kurt. Blaine told him that Kurt didn't listen. Sam reminded him of the friendship they had in glee club. They perform Heroes, showing the duo’s friendship grows as they run a food and clothes drive, and clean up graffiti with the Glee Club. When done, they share a bromance push, and Sam asks what his decision is. Blaine then tells him that they need to do one last mission.
Wearing their costumes, they go back to Dalton and steal back their Nationals trophy (with "Blam" and "Slaine" written in cartoon letterings). They then share tell the rest of the crew about their adventure, and Blaine gives the club an apology for doubting them as a family.
Sam first appears in this episode in the choir room. During the Glee Club meeting, Finn suggests a male should be a lead along with Brittany, Sam stands up and begins to do some of his 'White Chocolate' dance moves. Sam doesn't win the male dance lead, losing out to Ryder. He participates in the show circle. Just before the New Directions perform, Sam peers from behind the curtains and informs the other Mr Schue is there. During Gangnam Style, Sam performs the first dance solo, and is seen with New Directions doing back-up singing and dancing.
Sam can be first seen carrying Marley Rose off stage at Sectionals after she faints. Sam is also unable to get himself motivated for any future activity with the glee-club, since they have nothing to compete for anymore, and he will graduate at the end of the season. He also shows up to another meeting of the glee-club, and although he hasn't joined another club unlike the others, he is no longer interested.
Later, he makes a line of Cheerios (the cereal), that lures Brittany into a classroom to be alone with him.
He did it knowing that she would follow it, since she told him that she forgets breakfast on Tuesdays because the first few days of a week confuse her. He then admits that he has always liked Brittany, because she is the only person that truly understands him. Brittany also admits that she thinks Sam is a genius, an awesome guy, and that he makes amazing impressions. Sam then reveals that he regrets having never sung a love song with her, and proposed to Brittany to catch up on that. Sam then sings Somethin' Stupid with Brittany. At the end of the performance, Sam attempts to kiss her, but Brittany blocks him off. She tells him that, herself and Santana had many lesbian friends all over the country and that she is worried that they would attack Sam if she started a relationship with him (this is a reference to the real-life shippers of the Brittany-Santana Relationship). Although Sam assures her that he doesn't mind and tries to kiss her again, Brittany blocks him off again and escapes of the room.
He is later approached by Brittany again, who tells him that she has got a reservation for the VIP booth at Breadstix and wants Sam to go there with her.
Sam asks if she is taking him on a date, to which Brittany says that he is the only person that can make her smile ever since Santana left. She doesn't want to waste any more time being with Sam, and attempts to kiss him again. When Sam wonders what her lesbian fans will say, Brittany assures that it is alright and that they will want Brittany to be happy. They share a kiss. Sam shows up together with Brittany during the final performance of Don't Dream It's Over.
Sam first appears in the episode as a part of Artie's dream. In the dream, he is a part of the McKinley Titans and can be seen bullying Kurt Hummel. He later appears during Artie’s performance of Feliz Navidad in the choir room.
Later, when Brittany is seen giving expensive presents to members of the glee club, Sam approaches Brittany to ask her a question but he is cut off when Brittany tells him to stop if he is going to tell her that the Mayan apocalypse doesn’t exist. Sam corrects her to tell her that he believes in it too.
Sam and Brittany then have a discussion about the Mayan Apocalypse and later form a club to discuss the topic with some glee members, including (Tina, Marley , Joe, Ryder, and Jake). They try to tell them how they feel about them but after Brittany says that Tina should give up acting, and Joe is unnoticeable, the Glee members leave stating that they didn’t come to hear offensive things about themselves.
Sam later sings Jingle Bell Rock to Brittany with the Cheerios. After his performance, he proposes to Brittany saying that they only have three days to live so they should live it together. After Sam’s proposal to Brittany, he and Brittany are seen together in the boys’ locker room getting married by Coach Beiste . Sam asks her if she is certified to do this and she says that she was certified by a Mayan website. After 4 days, a confused Sam wakes up in Brittany’s bedroom and looks at the day realizing the apocalypse didn’t actually occur and he is still married to Brittany. At Breadstix, Sam approaches Coach Beiste for help and she tells them, to their relief that she is actually not certified to perform marriage ceremonies.
Sam is determined to prove that the Dalton Academy Warblers cheated to win Sectionals to Blaine. When he’s done talking about the Warblers, he asks Blaine if he can use Blaine’s lip chap because they are now “bros”, to which Blaine appears to show discomfort. Tina interrupts them and tells them to come to the student council meeting because they are late. Sam later appears him during the performance of Tell Him, where Brittany asks him out to the dance and he agrees. She is also seen dancing right in front of him. At the dance, Sam sings No Scrubs with Artie, Blaine, Joe and Ryder. After the performance, he proceeds to dance with Brittany. When the slow dances start, he
interrupts Tina and Blaine as they are about to kiss, and tells Blaine to go to the locker room to Finn and present the Warblers’ cheating conspiracy case. In the locker room, Sam presents his evidence to Finn – including a video that Artie and Joe Hart took of Hunter roid-raging at a coffee shop - the Warblers were using performance-enhancing drugs to bulk up unnaturally. Finn thinks the charges are far too serious - and the Warblers' reputations too sterling - to pursue without real evidence, so Blaine and Sam introduce him to Trent, a Warbler who refused to participate in Hunter and Sebastian's use of shots. He says that the Warblers’ reputation was ruined and it is acceptable for Trent to “betray” them by being evidence that they cheated.
Sam is first seen in Principal Figgins’ office with Brittany as they discover they've earned the highest and lowest SAT scores ever to be recorded at McKinley. Sam seems psyched because he believes he has received the high score, but he is surprised to learn that it is Brittany who has earned that score, meaning that he has earned the lowest score. Brittany consoles Sam by assuring him his great body will earn him a good future, to which he expresses utter disappointment.
When Sam comes to school wearing only swimming trunks, Blaine suggests he's overcompensating for his disastrous SAT score. Sam rudely turns Blaine down and later conducts a "seminar" in which he offers tips and techniques for posing for the sexy calendar. The New Directions boys warm up with "bro-ga" - "yoga for bros" – and buff themselves up as Sam sings lead in a mash-up of Centerfold/Hot In Herre.
The glee guys shoot their calendar photos, but as everyone continues talking and discussing as Sam is posing, he starts stressing about maintaining his pumped-up look and runs back to the locker room saying he needs to buff up some more. Blaine follows him, and Sam tells Blaine that he believes his physical qualities are what hook people in to him because it is the only quality that makes him special and loved. Blaine urges him to lighten up on himself and relax about his body because everyone loves him for who he is, not just his looks.
Sam is called into Emma's office after Blaine enlists her help to find schools that accept and provide scholarships to students regardless of their SAT scores. Emma tells Sam that all he has to do is write an essay about his experiences and accomplishments, and how he has affected or improved the lives of others.
Despite Emma’s efforts, Sam still doesn't know how he will furnish his personal essay. In a few moments, Blaine comes into the classroom and shows Sam a video in which his friends reveal the many things he's accomplished and what he's brought to their lives. Moved to tears by his friends' words, Sam embraces Blaine, thanking him for his help.
Sam tells Artie that there are still a few empty calendar pages, and he’d love it if Artie considered filling them up by posing for them. Artie admits that he is concerned about being the only one that poses with a shirt on but Sam assures him he won't; which is why Sam retakes his calendar photo with a shirt on.
doesn't work because long distance relationships will not satisfty either Brittany or Santana. Santana claims she's not going down without a fight and they sing Make No Mistake, She's Mine to try to win Brittany.
Brittany, while she's talking to Santana, say that she likes Sam and she won't break up with him.
He is seen talking with a few New Directions members about the mash up competition. Sam participates in the mash up competition by leading the New Directions Boys by singing Old Time Rock & Roll/Danger Zone with Blaine. Sam also sings in Footloose.
Sam receives $50 from Blaine at the beginning of the episode because he’s been taking pasta from the lunch room. He then proceeds to tell Blaine that it’s not because he’s hungry but rather because he likes working on macaroni art. He also reveals to Blaine that he’s made a portrait of Kurt too. When Tina shows up during his discussion with Blaine, Sam jokingly asks Tina if she will rub medicine on Mr. Schue’s chest as he is sick to which she ignores. Blaine and Sam decide to take in charge of the glee club this week as both Mr.Schuester and Finn are out and they set the bar by singing Wham!’s Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.
Later in the gym room, Sam urges to tell Blaine his true guilty pleasure, which is Barry Manilow. The boys in the
locker room all hear this and give Sam looks. Back at the glee club, Sam admits his passion for Barry Manilow and sings Copacabana with the New Directions joining him as the song progresses.
Later, Sam finds Blaine in the library and asks about his true guilty pleasure because he suspects it is not actually Wham! Blaine takes this and performs Against All Odds to the New Directions, constantly looking at Sam. Back at the choir room, Sam and Blaine introduce the New Directions Girls as they sing Wannabe.
Next, Sam walks in on Blaine as he is preparing another Phil Collins song but Sam talks to him about knowing that his guilty pleasure has been Sam all along. They then hug it out. Sam performsMamma Mia with the New Directions at the end of the episode.
At home, Brittany is trying to make amends with Lord Tubbington but claims that he doesn't believe she's sorry. Sam tells her that she could sing his favorite song to him but Brittany says tha
t she stopped singing to him since he joined the "KKKK" (Ku-Klux Klan for Kats), so Sam suggests that the New Directions could serenade him. Brittany tells Sam that, despite his outlandishly low SAT score, he’s a genius.
Later, Brittany, Sam and the New Directions sing More Than Words to Lord Tubbington. Sitting quietly in the dark choir room, Will tells them to start texting and tweeting so that outside people know what’s going on and can send help. Sam tries to get out of the choir room to get Brittany, who’s stuck in the girl’s bathroom, but Will and Artie stop him. Sam tries to go get Brittany s second time but is again held back by Will, Shannon, and Artie. Soon, Artie starts to record everyone with his phone camera until Sam stops him, slapping the camera out of his hand.
Sam and Brittany meet in the hallway and Sam tells her that, during the shooting, he couldn’t stop thinking about her, and Brittany says that feel the same. He apologizes for being rude to Lord Tubbington and says that, in order to get on his good side again and to get closer to Brittany, they need to start a family, and as a result, he brings out a female cat, Lady Tubbington. Happy, Brittany and Sam say 'I love you' to each other. He is seen with the rest of New Directions during Say.
nt person, his "smarter twin brother" named Evan Evans, he attempts to use his phone to pretend that he is talking to himself, he does this for half of the episode to switch back to himself. Marley believes that he has separation anxiety, causing him to create a twin. Later on, he is seen performing with Marley, Blaine, and Unique with a song that Marley wrote, You Have More Friends Than You Know, at first, jokingly playing as Marley asks to sing with them, he says "no," then says that he's kidding. At the end of the episode, he is seen cheering with Finn returns back to help with Glee Club for Regionals, and roots on Marley when Mr. Schuester agrees to let Marley use her original songs for Regionals. He is then seen performing Marley's song, Outcast, with New Directions.
When the lights go out, Sam tells the New Directions that it's a zombie apocalypse, clearly worried. Sam later performs You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' during the blackout
to demonstrate and unplugged song to the club. When Artie fails to carry out his performance due to the lack of synths, Sam gets and he tells Artie that the power went out a lot a while back, and he had to entertain his brother and sister with just his guitar and voice. Later when Ryder tells the club that he had been molested as an eleven year old, Sam thinks that Ryder should be proud. He participates and sings with New Directions during We Will Rock You, and later during For the Longest Time.
He is seen excited about Stevie Wonder week. At another Glee club meeting, Sam introduces Mercedes to the group. When Mike says that they should celebrate a wonderful talent, Sam stands up, but soon realizes that Mike isn't talking about him, and sits back down. Sam is last seen singing in For Once in My Life, with New Directions.
Blaine reveals to Sam that he is proposing to Kurt and wants him to be his best man. When Brittany returns from MIT, she breaks up with Sam via text when he attempted to calm her down from slamming the New Directions. Sam appears to Blaine while shopping for wedding rings with Tina, letting him know that he loves him and he supports his decision. Later, Sam calls Santana and asks for her help, knowing that Brittany has been acting different lately. Brittany eventually shows up at Regionals, much to Sam's delight. Brittany reveals to the New Directions that she was given early admission into MIT. She mentions Sam during her goodbye speech in which the two embrace, both saying how much they love and will miss eachother. After the New Directions win Regionals, Sam along with the others attend Will and Emma's private wedding in the Choir Room.
Personality
Sam appears to be a nice and self-possessed guy, and sometimes a bit of a dork, with a quirky awkwardness when he speaks, at first never being sure what to say. As the new kid, he is still trying to find his way within the social networks of his new school, and seems content to make friends. When Finn offers him the chance to join the Glee Club, Sam seems genuinely excited at the idea, and by how welcoming the people he met are. However, like all kids, Sam fears social alienation, embarrassment, and temporarily backed out of joining for fear of being bullied. But even at the risk of being alienated, Sam has shown signs of being very honorable, as he refused to back out of a duet with Kurt, even though Finn warns him that performing a duet with another boy might cause him to be bullied. Sam states he gave his word to Kurt and that was too important to go back on.
Sam seems to become embarrassed easily by the attention he's given at times. He becomes increasingly self-conscious about his body, particularly when Mr. Schuester replaces him in the role of Rocky in the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Although Will did it for other reasons, Sam assumed it was because he asked to not wear such tight-fitting shorts, and that stated he also felt grotesquely fat, despite Finn assuring him he was in perfect shape. This is also a regular feature in other episodes.
Despite being a nice guy, Sam is rather socially awkward and naive, and is generally oblivious to how much the girls find him attractive. He claims this is because of limited interaction with girls, due to previously attending an all-boys school. This appears to cause him to move a bit more quickly than most would in terms of interacting with girls, such as trying to kiss Quinn. He also appears to be very easygoing and likeable, as Santana declared him as the "new Glee favorite" in Furt. He is very determined to get what he wants, such as popularity or being Quinn Fabray's boyfriend. He is shown to care about Quinn and stays committed to her.
Adding to the fact that Sam would like to be popular, he has dated or kissed every girl in Glee Club that was once on the Cheerios and seems to always need a girl in his life. He also accepted Mercedes and Rachel's offer to go to prom.
Sam loves to play football and to sing, and he is apparently a bit of a nerd when it comes to things like the movie "Avatar." He often does impressions of various celebrities. He was only recently taught how to tie his shoes by Mr. Schuester, which was mentioned in the episode, The Substitute.
Sam seems to be insecure, having body issues (as seen by his insecurities in the Rocky Horror Glee Show) and wanting be more popular, looking very shallow in the process. His popularity issues (first stated in Auditions) has been a problem for him for a while. Ever since he began dating Quinn, he has been trying to boil up to Quinn's standards and to be a perfect boyfriend and is resulting in his nerdy side being ignored for awhile. He struggles with his dyslexia throughout the series also making it hard to take tests. He said, "After I take test my head starts to hurt," which he said to the guys in Choke.
When he returns in the episode Hold On To Sixteen, he seems to have gained a lot of confidence.
Sam met Kurt when he decided to join the New Directions and Kurt instantly believed he was gay due to his lips and the fact he dyed his hair. Kurt and Sam were going to be duet partners for a glee club contest. However Finn advised otherwise saying Sam was going to get enough heat from being in glee club alone.
Sam was fine with Kurt being gay and ignored Finn's advice. However Kurt decided he didn't want Sam to suffer because of him and told Sam he didn't need him to sing with. Sam showed loyalty towards Kurt by defending him from Karofsky and his bullying.
He was upset when Kurt left for Dalton however they remained friends. Sam was there to welcome Kurt back to McKinley. In the episodes throughout Sam shows he is close to Kurt and they are friendly to each other.
In Duets, after being slushied by the football jocks, Quinn attempts to help Sam deal with being an outcast due to being in Glee Club. Sam then asks Quinn to be his partner for the duet competition, and attempts to kiss her. Due to her past year and desire to get "back to normal," Quinn refuses the kiss and the duet partnership. However, thanks to the manipulation of Finn and Rachel, the two performed together and won a dinner at Breadstix. While there, the two bond and share their secrets. After Sam assures her that he is not gay, Quinn declares that they will use the coupons another day, as this would be considered their first date and that as a gentleman, Sam should pay for it.
In Never Been Kissed, Sam is seen with Quinn by a fireplace having make-out Quinn and Sam in Duets, singing "Lucky"
sessions. When Quinn asks him to say her name, Sam uses a cooling down method taught by Finn in which he is supposed to imagine Coach Beiste so that it turns him off, but the method backfires and he says Beiste's name instead. This leaves Quinn suspicious but later in the episode the New Direction boys reveal to Mr. Schue that it is a cooling down method, and Quinn becomes embarrassed and apologizes to Sam.
In Furt, Sam offers Quinn a promise ring and hopes to marry her someday, but she gives him a maybe. Later in the episode, she breaks into his locker and wears the ring, hinting that they're officially dating.
In Silly Love Songs, Quinn cheats on Sam and makes out with Finn, who gives Quinn mono. Sam finds out about that in Comeback. He had believed what Quinn had told him, namely that Finn was choking on a gumball and Quinn saved him. While backstage after the Justin Bieber Experience performs, Santana Lopez spills the beans about the truth with Finn and Quinn, causing Sam to break up with Quinn.
In Hold on to Sixteen, Sam returns to Lima and Quinn wants to begin dating him again so that he can help her raise Beth. Since Sam wants Mercedes back and because he believes her idea to be ridiculous, he tries to talk Quinn out of it instead.
Santana and Sam start dating in the episode, Comeback. They only start going out because Santana says that she could help his reputation. But, it is soon clear that she is only dating him to cover up the feelings she has for Brittany. Sam only agrees to the offer because he believes that Quinn cheats on him with Finn and that is how she and Finn both got mono, not because Quinn saved his life after he was choking on a gum ball, as they had told him. Sam and Santana are next seen in the choir room, with Santana on Sam's lap fixing his hair, while Quinn, looking forlorn, stares down at them.
Santana then starts dating David Karofsky in Born This Way, to which "He can have her" is the only thing Sam has to say, which confirms them to have broken up.
In Prom Queen, Rachel, Sam, and Mercedes don't have dates to prom. Rachel and Mercedes decide to have Sam go with them as a group of friends, and Jesse St. James eventually joins in too. While Rachel is singing Jar of Hearts, Mercedes is sitting alone. Sam tells Mercedes that she looks beautiful and holding out his hand, he asks if she would like to dance, she agrees and takes his hand. They share this dance, and are later seen dancing during I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You. At the end of the episode, Sam, Rachel and Mercedes are seen taking a prom picture together.
In New York, after Light Up the World, Sam and Mercedes share a hug. After returning from nationals, Sam and Mercedes run into Kurt and Blaine at the Lima Bean. They explain that they just ran into each other in the parking lot. After their conversation with Kurt and Blaine, they walk away and Mercedes asks, "Do you think they know?" to which Sam replies, "I don't think anybody knows." They smile and then they hold hands, revealing that they are secretly a couple. It is unknown why they have opted to keep their relationship a secret, or how long they have been together, but it is assumed that they started dating some time between Prom Queen and New York.
They decide to break off the relationship when Sam moves out of state. When asked about it, Mercedes claims that it was "just a summer fling" and that she is with her new boyfriend, Shane.
In Hold on to Sixteen Sam returns and Quinn asked him to help her raise Beth but he declines her offer because he wants Mercedes back. Mercedes claims that what they had was a summer fling but Sam believes it was something more. Sam claims he doesn't care how "big and bad" Mercedes' boyfriend is, and he is willing to fight to get her back. She smiles and blushes as she walks away. Mercedes later smiles and giggles at his performance in ABC.
In Michael, Sam and Mercedes sing their first duet together, Human Nature, and kiss for the first time on screen.
In The Spanish Teacher, Sam and Mercedes talk to Ms. Pillsbury about their relationship after their kiss in Michael where Ms. Pillsbury suggest they don't talk for a week. Sam with the ND boys sing Bamboleo/Hero, with Sam dedicating the Hero lyrics to Mercedes.He later watches the clock as his time for avoiding conversation with Mercedes is ending. They meet in the hallway but before anything can be said, Shane approaches them and he and Mercedes walk away again.
In Heart, when Sam approaches Mercedes giving her a box with a statue of one of the Three Wise Men painted red to represent Saint Valentine, she tells him that she broke up with Shane and that she couldn't be with Sam at the moment because she has to sort out her feelings.
In Saturday Night Glee-ver, Sam films Mercedes performing Disco Inferno as a homework-assignment. He loads it up onto YouTube where it receives a lot of positive response. This inspires Mercedes to purchase her dream to become a singer, and it is later revealed that it earned her a recording contract as a back up singer. They kiss then on-screen for the second time and are revealed to be a couple again in Prom-asaurus. They seem to have broken up prior to Season Four.
During Britney 2.0, sympathises with Brittany and her struggles and leads her into the auditorium, where he is waiting to comfort her. Probally showing his intrest in her.
Sam runs for vice-president and Brittany for President from different parties in Makeover. Brittany suggests that they run from different parties since she doesn't want them to be enemies. Sam even went so far as to vote for his opposing party and not for his own as a token of their friendship. They become a couple in Swan Song. Sam tries to kiss Brittany but she backs away at first. Brittany locates Sam later and agrees to date him. It's then they kiss for the first time.
In Glee, Actually, he and brittany were the only ones who believed that they were going to die. Sam sings Jingle Bell Rock to Brittany and asks her to marry him. Saying that if he could spend his last days with anyone it would be her. They get "married" with Coach Bieste acting as a minister to live their lives to the full before the Mayan Apocalypse. Bieste later tells them that their wedding was a trick organised by her. Brittany breaks up with him over via text message in All or Nothing.
Sam and Blaine develop a friendship in the Makeover when Blaine is running for Senior Class President against Brittany and Sam joins Blaine by becoming his vice-president (with a little encouragement from Brittany). Blaine gives Sam a makeover in order to make him look like a more serious candidate for the role.
Sam then gives Blaine a makeover by telling him to lose the bowties as they make him look up-tight. Blaine and Sam win the election and celebrate at Breadstix where Blaine tries to call Kurt who doesn't answer his phone. Blaine explains to Sam he feels really alone. Sam then cheers him up by stating that Blaine is his 'gay-bro' which he never had with Kurt. Their friendship develops when Sam tries to comfort Blaine after his break-up with Kurt. In Dynamic Duets Blaine and Sam have joined a Superhero club together with others. Blaine is Nightbird and Sam is Blonde Chameleon .Blaine feeling guilty about what he did attempts to go back to Dalton after singing with the Warblers when Sam approaches him after hearing Blaine was leaving. He tells Blaine to stop beating himself up for what he did, then asks what Blaine did exactly. After hearing this Sam still stands by Blaine telling him that he needs to forgive himself and asks that Blaine gives him a day to prove he is a good person. They sing Heroes together and then rescue to New Directions Nationals Trophy from the Warblers. They are seen together in other episodes singing and just hanging out as friends.In Sadie Hawkins it is revealed that Blaine has developed a crush on Sam due to spending so much time together. However not wanting to ruin their bond he remains silent.Blaine and Sam work together to prove the Warblers
cheated at sectionals and after enough prove they suggest Finn reports it. In Naked Sam is extremely down due to his SAT results and Blaine pulls him out of it. Realising Sam is down during the work on the Calendar, Blaine makes a video for Sam of everybody announcing what he has achieved. He also set up a meeting with Miss Pillsbury on helping Sam get into college. In Guilty Pleasures Blaine offers Sam money to help pay for food for Sam's family after seeing Sam stealing pasta from the school Sam then shows Blaine his guilty pleasure Macaroni Art. He then asks Blaine about his, knowing his guilty pleasure is himself (Sam) Blaine reveals he likes Wham!, they perform Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go and take care of the Glee Club for that week. Blaine eventually comes clean about his feeling for Sam through Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now). Sam and Blaine have a touching moment where Sam admits he knows Blaine likes him and he likes that Blaine likes him. He tells Blaine they are like brothers are he trusts him. Blaine and Sam perform Mamma Mia with the rest of the New Directions.
The first time he speaks Na'vi was after he got slushied in Duets. Quinn said that getting slushied can make you look like someone from Avatar, and Sam responds saying he's seen the movie 6 times. A few moments later he tells Quinn "Lor menari," which is Na'vi for "(you have) Pretty eyes."
The second time he speaks Na'vi was when he was breaking up with Quinn, he says "Oel ngati kame," which means "I see you." After that, he scolds himself because Santana told him to stop speaking Na'vi (Comeback). ("Oel ngati kam(ei)e" is a common phrase of the Na'vi; somewhat famous among Avatar fans.)
He's obsessed with dieting, working out, exercising, and sports.
He compares Kurt's singing voice to Faith Hill (Duets).
He loves astronomy, Cool Ranch Doritos, Star Wars, and comic books.
He attended an all-boys boarding school before he came to McKinley (Duets).
Several "Glee club"-members thought he was gay at first, including his ex-girlfriends Quinn Fabray and Mercedes Jones.
He has dyslexia, which is why his grades aren't very good (Audition).
Sam can do impressions of:
James Earl Jones' voice, especially Darth Vader.
Matthew McCoghauney
James Earl Jones
Sean Connery in "The Hunt for Red October"
Christopher Walken
George W. Bush (as seen in one of the interview outtakes)
John Wayne
Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black
Don LaFontaine (aka, the movie trailer voiceover guy)
Bane (The Dark Knight Rises)
Yoda
Nicolas Cage
He didn't know how to tie his shoelaces until Will taught it to him (The Substitute).
He was originally cast to be Kurt's boyfriend but, due to this storyline being leaked and the chemistry that Chord had with Dianna (Quinn), the writers decided to make him Quinn's boyfriend instead.
Out of all the New Directions characters, we have met the most members of his family - Mother, Father (Hold On To Sixteen) Brother and Sister (Rumours).
Michael Jackson is one of his favorite singers (Michael).
Sam seems to like Chapstick a great deal, asking Santa Claus for "lots of Chapstick" in A Very Glee Christmas, and thanking Rachel for some in Rumours. Additionally, in Heart, the inside of Sam's locker is seen to be covered with numerous tubes of Chapstick.
He is looking the most forward to making enough money to buy his parents a house they will not be kicked out of (On My Way).
He thought that The Walking Dead was based on a true story. (Swan Song)
Sam is the only member of the New Directions, apart from Marley Rose (who decided to stick to the glee-club due to guilt), that was not part of another club in Swan Song. Everyone else either was already in another club or joined one that episode.
His lips chap when he thinks on theories (Sadie Hawkins)
Sam didn't know what to write his essay about as he didn't think he achieved anything in his life but his friends helped him out by making a video to inspire him. (Naked)