Written by starring actor Chris Colfer and directed by Bradley Buecker, it aired on Fox in the United States on May 6, 2014.
Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) discovers that gossip is already flying about her recent absence from Funny Girl, and that the producers are furious.
Kurt is on duty at the Spotlight Diner when an elderly woman asks him to put up a poster for a production of Peter Pan at the Lexington Home for Retired Performers, where she lives.
Rachel sponsors a pet adoption event, but refuses to allow a three-legged dog to be taken home by a departing mother and son before a planned publicity photo later that afternoon; she is denounced as the fraud she is by the irate woman, who recognizes her and knows of her reputation problems.
Afterwards, Maggie and Clara reconcile, and Rachel reveals that she's arranged for the Peter Pan cast to come to the benefit that evening at the Spotlight Diner.
[5] Colfer said that he was aiming for a "classic Glee" feel, and "wanted to do a story about underdogs"; as his "two favorite things in life are animals and old people", he made sure to include both in the script's storyline.
[4] Castmate Michele asked Colfer if he could give her character Rachel a cold and have her "in pajamas the entire episode"; instead, he gave her a storyline that "involves puppies".
[6] The episode featured three special guest stars, all residents of the assisted living facility putting on Peter Pan: June Squibb, Tim Conway and Billy Dee Williams.
[13] Vulture's Lauren Hoffman described it as "wobbly", and added, "The episode feels labored, in a way many first-time television writers' first-ever efforts often do.