 " Home " is the sixteenth episode of the American television series Glee . The episode premiered on the Fox network on April 27 , 2010 . It was directed by Paris Barclay and written by series creator Brad Falchuk . " Home " sees new cheerleader Mercedes Jones ( Amber Riley ) deal with body image issues , while Kurt Hummel ( Chris Colfer ) and his father Burt ( Mike O'Malley ) deal with Burt's alcoholism . Meanwhile, Will Schuester ( Matthew Morrison ) deals with the fact that he is the father of a baby girl. kwietnij 27, 2010