Being a part-time wheelchair user myself, I always assumed that Kevin was not an actual wheelchair user, based (among other things) on the fact that the wheelchair he uses on the show is pretty awful. So if he were a full-time (or even part-time) wheelchair user in real life and that was his own wheelchair, I would have felt very sorry for him for having to use that clumsy thing all the time.
He is an amazing dancer I was so sad he had to be in a wheelchair and only had 2 episodes where he is out of his wheelchair so I’m really sad cause I wanted more dancing scenes
@G. Araujo I disagree. Season 1-3 were amazing, later from season 4-6 it kinda went downhill, mainly because Ryan Murphy was mainly working on “American Horror Story” so they got other writers, and that’s what ruined it. Nothing to do with money, my dude.
@@AtomicWhiskers season 2 was entertaining, season 3 less so, but neither had the power of season 1. the show started to twist its story to sell songs.
G. Araujo 100% agree with you. Season 1 was magic and the only quality season of the show. Season 2 was still entertaining but messy and then Season 3 when it really dipped.
But he had to. It set up the idea that all the music/dance numbers were pure fantasy. They sort of undid that when they decided the music people were showing up for them, but they were treated like furniture.
@@VDombroskiII Yea! You can tell from the crowds genuine reactions - and those are some of the crowds actual video recordings used in the show :) If i was there omfg i wouldve freaked out.
Shella Sunshine it wasn’t staged, there were a lot paid dancers of course but the people who were amazed by the dancing are ordinary people who happened to be there and i am not suprised that nobody ruined the shot i mean i wouldn’t scream and run through a scene, and glee wasn’t that popular back then that everyone in a random mall knew the cast, and i think it’s still underrated now
Not at all. The shoppers at the mall knew they were filming an episode of Glee and had to sign waivers to appear in the show, and had to be paid as per union guidelines. The cameras and crew - dozens of them - were also set up all around to film the various shots. This wasn't a legit flash mob. The delight on their faces is real, of course, and maybe they didn't know what the scene was, but it was NOT a legit flash mob. It was a scripted, staged. But still a joy to watch.
tbh, Artie is my favorite singer amongst the boys. He might not be the BEST singer, but I just love how his voice sounds. I think he's incredibly gifted in both vocal abilities and dancing abilities :)
Not really. Quinn isn’t a monster. She has her selfless moments, but can still be very selfish. She doesn’t have selfless moments a lot but their there
Now we are told to avoid contact with others for a while, when all this bloody Corona Virus is finally conquered, everyone should run into the streets and their local shopping mall and dance this to commemorate it. I think it would help people recover.
I remember how excited I was when I first saw this scene, I was like 12 or something and I ran to my mom and screamed "ARTIE CAN WALK!" You can imagine my disappointment. I was too young to think how unrealistic that was 😂
Kevin wasn't the write in character Kevin got role of Artie once found he could dance wrote in dream sequences for Kevin. Chris kolfer that's Kurt was written in
The story is complicated. So it is very easy to get it mixed up. Ppl got confused in early days when interviewed them. They both did audition for same character. And the irony of them both wanting role of Artie. Kevin was dancer even though he denies it at times as well as singer and Chris had background in gymnastics.
I looked it up because I remember how hard it hit me when he said he wanted to be a dancer… and then that final shot sitting in his chair, his fantasy world popped, leaving him in his real world. Expertly crafted and executed… and so so sad.
This scene and episode was actually very popular in the Philippines because the Eagle Rock branch of the famed Filipino fast-food restaurant company, Jollibee, appears in the scenes. Every time Filipinos watch this, they get happy.
I never really watched the show, but would see clips here and there. I was as surprised as anyone when I saw him standing, walking, dancing. And the fact that I'm a big Men Without Hats fan helped with this as well. But I can't watch this clip without getting tears in my eyes knowing the ending is coming. That is a transition from Joy to Pathos as good as anything Chaplin ever did.
I remember this episode - Kevin McHale dreams this sequence. Here he got to highlight is great ability to dance for one episode in the series as well as his ability to sing. I was happy to see him do it all for one episode in this long running series.
He also danced with Mike on the Michael Jackson episode. The song was "Scream". And on Glee Actually, he danced and sang to Feliz Navidad. Maybe there were some others, I don't know.
God this took me by storm when I was 10. Such a great show for the time! I remember feeling sick and sad to my gut when it was revealed to be a fantasy. I felt genuinely ill I was so upset for this TV show character!
I had no idea that Joss Whedon directed the episode. That's awesome. I just realized that it has so many of my favorite songs. Mama Cass - Dream a Little Dream of Me by Artie was so good.
This scene is so amazing because he is really a good dancer but held back being in a chair. No doubt making people understand how frustrating being disabled is.
this episode was directed by Joss Whedon, the same guy who created Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Avengers and Avengers Age of Ultron director and sadly Justice League 2017 reshoots
Tell me about depression. I loved to dance, now I'm in a wheelchair and never even walk again. From time to time I come here and see Artie so I can imagine that I can dance if I want to.
Suki I'm going to tell you to look up wheelchair dancing you can dance just not with legs. Many kinds of wheelchair dances im sure soke are on CZcams. Sad no one in glee verse told Artie about it.
@@majormana1 I really appreciate your suggestion. Actually I've asked my therapists about this but they told me that my injury is too "high" (D3 to D6), that means I can't control (or feel, except for a pain in the lower back) anything under my chest, I lost my abs and can't have them again, which leaves me out of wheelchair sports and, of course, wheelchair dancing. I used to play guitar, but I can't get a decent posture, so I" wrap" myself around the guitar, which leaves me with a annoying backache. I don't play very often nowadays.
I used to listen to this song on my cd and i wasnt aloud to watch it so this last year when i watched it i cried when he like slams back into his chair
This show was ridiculous so they legit had me sure he had magically been cured, I can't really express the feeling I had when it turned out it was just a fantasy. Also it took me so many rewatches to notice there were other Glee kids in this scene. Also the description for this video says it's "Keep Holding On", lol
Here is bonus fact the male that was dancing at A in the beginning of the song was a member of a dance crew named Heavy Impact which was on America's Best Dance Crew
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I swear until this scene I was convinced that Kevin was actually in a wheelchair 😅
me too xD don't worry
Yeah same here! He was so good convincing at it.
Same
Being a part-time wheelchair user myself, I always assumed that Kevin was not an actual wheelchair user, based (among other things) on the fact that the wheelchair he uses on the show is pretty awful. So if he were a full-time (or even part-time) wheelchair user in real life and that was his own wheelchair, I would have felt very sorry for him for having to use that clumsy thing all the time.
Me too!
That scene fr tricked me I thought he was magically cured
omg same now I feel so bad
Michelle Reanne I cried after
He can walk in real life I presume. XD
He was in Last Friday night Katy Perry music video. XD
ME TOO I WAS LIKE OMG NO MORE WHEELCHAIR ARTIE
Funny thing. Glee choreographer was quoted as being frustrated because the best male dancer (Kevin) was playing handicapped character
Id like a sequel one maybe surronded about beth played by dove cameron
Best male dancer was Harry or Matt lol but yup, Kevin is definitely top 3
They were probably like.
"... But whyyyyyyyyyyyyy?" *Ugly crying*
Too be honest he actually danced (wheel danced) pretty good while in the wheelchair as well.
He is an amazing dancer I was so sad he had to be in a wheelchair and only had 2 episodes where he is out of his wheelchair so I’m really sad cause I wanted more dancing scenes
it's really ironic that one of the best dancers in the show was on a wheelchair :)
This song along, the performance, the characterter, Artie, was the best
Poor guy had to work with Finn the whole time smh so sad
Harry Shum Jr is miles better than Kevin will ever be
@@rosierennie5867 Well he is a profesional dancer so there is that. I said "one of the" not THE best.
I will never forgive glee for putting their best dancer in a wheelchair for 6 seasons
Mike was better
I think the best dancers are Artie Brittany and mike
This show can never be repeated. It came out of the blue and took the world by storm. Such a phenomenal scene.
but only for 1 season. then, the writers and the directors were swallowed by the money men.
@G. Araujo I disagree. Season 1-3 were amazing, later from season 4-6 it kinda went downhill, mainly because Ryan Murphy was mainly working on “American Horror Story” so they got other writers, and that’s what ruined it. Nothing to do with money, my dude.
@@AtomicWhiskers season 2 was entertaining, season 3 less so, but neither had the power of season 1. the show started to twist its story to sell songs.
@G. Araujo it wasn’t about “selling songs” lol, the problem was that Fox who saw how popular Glee got, insisted that they kept making seasons.
G. Araujo 100% agree with you. Season 1 was magic and the only quality season of the show. Season 2 was still entertaining but messy and then Season 3 when it really dipped.
I remember I felt so bad when he returned to the wheelcahir at the end.
RIGHT!
@@DaveenaS same here Artie(Kevin Mchale) deserves better like everyone else
But he had to.
It set up the idea that all the music/dance numbers were pure fantasy.
They sort of undid that when they decided the music people were showing up for them, but they were treated like furniture.
Mike Artie Brittany Santana and Matt were always the best dancers I wish they didn't get rid of Matt he never had a single line
He did in the last episode.
During 'To Sir, With Love'.
Who is matt
Matt left by choice bc he didn't get many lines
Not Santana. She’s good but not great. Jake and Sebastian tho. They both do flips and tricks plus Sebastian can tap dance in real life
I always get depressed when he falls back into the chair and it’s revealed to be a fantasy. 😔😭😢
Artie looks so cool dancing!!!
Supposedly he was one of the best dancers in the cast.
Tim O'Brien ironic since they put him in the wheelchair
He is a great dancer
@@dc1397 Do you know Malone Brown
It's so sad he was in a wheel chair the whole show because Kevin is probably the best dancer in the cast
Harry Shum, Jr. was the best. Kevin second for the boys and Heather Morris for the girls. IMO only, everyone can have their favorite though, no hate.
@@wigginingeneral yeah that's just my opinion
This scene was actually a legit flashmob while they were filming.
For real?! That's so dope
@@VDombroskiII Yea! You can tell from the crowds genuine reactions - and those are some of the crowds actual video recordings used in the show :) If i was there omfg i wouldve freaked out.
@@AmberMayLynn yooo that's so cool! I wish I was there. Kevin is my favorite
Shella Sunshine it wasn’t staged, there were a lot paid dancers of course but the people who were amazed by the dancing are ordinary people who happened to be there and i am not suprised that nobody ruined the shot i mean i wouldn’t scream and run through a scene, and glee wasn’t that popular back then that everyone in a random mall knew the cast, and i think it’s still underrated now
Not at all. The shoppers at the mall knew they were filming an episode of Glee and had to sign waivers to appear in the show, and had to be paid as per union guidelines. The cameras and crew - dozens of them - were also set up all around to film the various shots. This wasn't a legit flash mob. The delight on their faces is real, of course, and maybe they didn't know what the scene was, but it was NOT a legit flash mob. It was a scripted, staged. But still a joy to watch.
This performance is so underrated
One of my favorite dance/song sequences of the show. ❤️❤️❤️
I can watch Harry dance for hours! Smooth S.O.B.!😜
Lucky wife Shelby (near Jenna in green jacket/purple top!) Cute couple!
Mitch Matt of
Bro when I say Kevin is my favorite and everyone says “he’s not even that talented” and I just show them this
tbh, Artie is my favorite singer amongst the boys. He might not be the BEST singer, but I just love how his voice sounds. I think he's incredibly gifted in both vocal abilities and dancing abilities :)
@@jchavez9414 oh he is technically one of the absolute best singers among the cast!
i freakin lved this scene!! i wish Kevin couldve danced more!! also i wish that they had dresses artie better cause he looks too out of place here
That would be stupid if that made Artie walk. The show likes to be realistic and his legs working completely again would be not realistic at all.
R S he dresses wierd most likely because his mom helps him with everything so yeah
@@bluebubble229 quinn seemed fine at the s3 prom . that was unrealistic.
Not really. Quinn isn’t a monster. She has her selfless moments, but can still be very selfish. She doesn’t have selfless moments a lot but their there
No. Artie is a very nice person.
Now we are told to avoid contact with others for a while, when all this bloody Corona Virus is finally conquered, everyone should run into the streets and their local shopping mall and dance this to commemorate it. I think it would help people recover.
I'd do it!!!!
I love how they don't acknowledge that the glee kids are in the dance like Mercedes, Brittany and Mike 😂
And Matt
And Shuester, along with Tina. This performance was RIDDLED with glee cast members.
@@saphiro007 - time stamp for mr shue?
@@lizziex7117 1:38 ish. He wasn’t supposed to be there, but he was, which is why you won’t get a good shot of his face.
@@saphiro007 - Oh is that him at the back? Also is that amber?
This is one of my favourites from
Glee!
I remember how excited I was when I first saw this scene, I was like 12 or something and I ran to my mom and screamed "ARTIE CAN WALK!" You can imagine my disappointment. I was too young to think how unrealistic that was 😂
no but fr me too 😭😭
me too hahaha, i was 12 too and my mom was like the fck is happening right now
i SCREAMED because i thought it was so ridiculous and hilarious
Because of Glee, I want to start a flashmob in the middle of a mall with my friends
Not surprised they decided to write in a character for him he's so amazing!
Kevin wasn't the write in character Kevin got role of Artie once found he could dance wrote in dream sequences for Kevin. Chris kolfer that's Kurt was written in
Ohh okay thanks, must have mixed them up! x
I'm glad they wrote in this piece in Artie's storyline so the viewers can see Kevin's dance moves!
The story is complicated. So it is very easy to get it mixed up. Ppl got confused in early days when interviewed them. They both did audition for same character. And the irony of them both wanting role of Artie. Kevin was dancer even though he denies it at times as well as singer and Chris had background in gymnastics.
They actually wrote in Kurt, not Artie
Was surprising is that one of the glee casts best dancers is in a wheelchair for his character. Great job Kevin
one of the greatest ironies of glee is making your eyes water at the end of a happy song like this
frl
This was my favourite dance sequence from glee idk why it was just so mesmerising
This was one of my favorite scenes in the whole show
Dance while you can sing while you're able and love without limits
I love everything about this. That last shot, though, is ALWAYS a heartbreaker for me.
I looked it up because I remember how hard it hit me when he said he wanted to be a dancer… and then that final shot sitting in his chair, his fantasy world popped, leaving him in his real world. Expertly crafted and executed… and so so sad.
Never watched the show, never cared for the show... but this Glee version of Safety Dance is awesome!
This was my favorite glee moment ever!
This is my favorite glee dance. Could watch this for hours. Also it was flash mob😊
Apparently the people who made the original song really liked this interpretation of the “we can dance” like considering the wheelchair factor lol
This scene and episode was actually very popular in the Philippines because the Eagle Rock branch of the famed Filipino fast-food restaurant company, Jollibee, appears in the scenes. Every time Filipinos watch this, they get happy.
I remember this blowing my fucking mind when I saw what an awesome dancer he is! 🙌🏻💜🙌🏻💜🙌🏻
I will always love how this was a legit flash mob
I never really watched the show, but would see clips here and there. I was as surprised as anyone when I saw him standing, walking, dancing. And the fact that I'm a big Men Without Hats fan helped with this as well. But I can't watch this clip without getting tears in my eyes knowing the ending is coming. That is a transition from Joy to Pathos as good as anything Chaplin ever did.
I remember this episode - Kevin McHale dreams this sequence. Here he got to highlight is great ability to dance for one episode in the series as well as his ability to sing. I was happy to see him do it all for one episode in this long running series.
He also danced with Mike on the Michael Jackson episode. The song was "Scream". And on Glee Actually, he danced and sang to Feliz Navidad. Maybe there were some others, I don't know.
@@Jaxbeth Thanks, I must have missed those episodes - so he got to do it more than once which is a good thing.
You'll never see that many people at a mall ever again.
Throwback to when flashmobs were a thing 😂 iconic
One of my fave scenes!!
God this took me by storm when I was 10. Such a great show for the time! I remember feeling sick and sad to my gut when it was revealed to be a fantasy. I felt genuinely ill I was so upset for this TV show character!
Kevin's back broke after carrying this whole performance😌🖤
Always loved this song, now even more!
Very well done and a great job to all that took part
So good I had to watch it twice... two or three dozen more times.
My favourite dance scene of Glee.... EVER!
Me when I found out Kevin could actually walk:
👁️👄👁️
NO BUT THEY ATE THIS PERFORMANCE UPPP!!!
I was so sad when i thought artie could actually walk and dance again but it was just a dream.
LOL that's what a crowded mall looked like in the distant past LOL
I had no idea that Joss Whedon directed the episode. That's awesome.
I just realized that it has so many of my favorite songs.
Mama Cass - Dream a Little Dream of Me by Artie was so good.
It's funny how Kevin is a really good dancer and it was the only time that danced in the show
0:17 everyone’s talking about the jollibee cameo at the back
That was freaking awesome!!!
Este es el número que más me gusta de Glee ❤
Actuación espectacular!!!
I love artie
omg ur so embarrasing
I love this song
una de las tantas cosa arrechas de Glee..I love that
Fabulosa coreografía
Who else was shook when you found out he wasn't in a wheelchair in real life 😂
Finally a video that shows the safety dance actual dance lol.
my favourite
The best song of Artie, so funny. ❤❤❤❤
This scene is so amazing because he is really a good dancer but held back being in a chair. No doubt making people understand how frustrating being disabled is.
Artie is so adorable 😍😍😎😎😇😇🌕🐺
Amazing!
this episode was directed by Joss Whedon, the same guy who created Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Avengers and Avengers Age of Ultron director and sadly Justice League 2017 reshoots
Also Angel and Firefly/Serenity.
I love his character
It was so much fun
did anyone else notice the extra holding the phone at 1:06 was one of the main characters in Honey 2
Oh the nostalgiaaaaa
i don't give a shit about that Glee stuff but that was a great tribute to a classic song
I never watched glee, so now im depressed that he's paralyzed and cant dance so he dreams of dancing < : (
It is quite sad, and at the same time realistic. There are several “handicapable” characters in Glee.
Tell me about depression. I loved to dance, now I'm in a wheelchair and never even walk again. From time to time I come here and see Artie so I can imagine that I can dance if I want to.
Suki I'm going to tell you to look up wheelchair dancing you can dance just not with legs. Many kinds of wheelchair dances im sure soke are on CZcams. Sad no one in glee verse told Artie about it.
@@majormana1 I really appreciate your suggestion. Actually I've asked my therapists about this but they told me that my injury is too "high" (D3 to D6), that means I can't control (or feel, except for a pain in the lower back) anything under my chest, I lost my abs and can't have them again, which leaves me out of wheelchair sports and, of course, wheelchair dancing. I used to play guitar, but I can't get a decent posture, so I" wrap" myself around the guitar, which leaves me with a annoying backache. I don't play very often nowadays.
Trop bon !
Lovely
I used to listen to this song on my cd and i wasnt aloud to watch it so this last year when i watched it i cried when he like slams back into his chair
Underrated
"I'm going to dance someday you know."
🙂
great. now im craving for some jollibee
bro stop artie not in a wheel chair!!!!! TFFFFFF, im in love
Song still amazing in 2021
I thought he could not even walk until I seen this video ,,, I was in shock
crazy little thing called love
This was filmed at the Eagle Rock Plaza in Eagle Rock CA
Uau 👏🇧🇷
Well lookie at the redhead in the crowd! One of the best Instagram models.
😃 incrivel safety dance is show 😃👏👏💥✌
ESTO ME DA VIDA
Christopher Scott, the fantastic choreographer, is the brown shirt in the original line
This show was ridiculous so they legit had me sure he had magically been cured, I can't really express the feeling I had when it turned out it was just a fantasy.
Also it took me so many rewatches to notice there were other Glee kids in this scene.
Also the description for this video says it's "Keep Holding On", lol
Con esta escena empezé a seguir Glee
I just love Heather
Id so join in with a flash mob if I was ever near one 🤣
Here is bonus fact the male that was dancing at A in the beginning of the song was a member of a dance crew named Heavy Impact which was on America's Best Dance Crew
Top draw.
I've never watched Glee, I just came for the song. I didn't get what was going on until the end... I... didn't expect it.
The Lima Ohio mall NEVER looked sooooo good!
the legend says that they told her "Spin" and so the lady spin and spin and spin for the rest of the times
anyone else think that Artie looks a lot like Howard of Big Bang Theory? just wondering
Kate Quinn TRUE! Just less perverted 😂