Movie connections for
High School Musical (2006) (TV) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

High School Musical 2 (2007) (TV)
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
High School Musical 4: East Meets West (2010) (TV)

Spin off

High School Musical Dance-Along (2006) (TV)
High School Musical: The Concert - Extreme Access Pass (2007) (V)
High school musical: El desafío (2008)
High School Musical: O Desafio (2009)

References

"Charlie's Angels" (1976)
 -  The character Chad wants to synchronize watches with the character Taylor, to which she replies "this isn't Charlie's Angels"
Toy Story (1995)
 -  Troy shouts "To infinity and beyond" the first day of school
"Punk'd" (2003)
 -  Ryan suspects that him and his sister secretly might be on the show
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
 -  Reference to both Michale Crawford and the production.

Referenced in

"The Suite Life of Zack and Cody: The Suite Smell of Excess (#2.15)" (2006)
 -  In the alternate universe of the hotel, Maddie behaves exactly like Sharpay Evans
"Ugly Betty: Don't Ask, Don't Tell (#1.18)" (2007)
 -  Marc's favorite movie is High School Musical.
"The Suite Life of Zack and Cody: Back in the Game (#2.35)" (2007)
 -  Mr. Moseby does the voice exercises that Sharpay and Ryan do before they perform.
"The Suite Life of Zack and Cody: Lip Syncin' in the Rain (#3.9)" (2007)
 -  The high school puts on a production of High School Musical in which the main characters try to get parts.
"Gossip Girl: Victor/Victrola (#1.7)" (2007)
 -  Blair: "Well, it's not very High School Musical scandalous."
Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)
 -  A heckler at the dance club where the Streets are held calls out "This ain't High School Musical!"
Studio DC: Almost Live! (2008) (TV)
 -  Kermit and Ashley Tisdale sing "Bop to the Top". Miss Piggy taunts Ashley Tisdale by calling her by her character's name, "Sharpay". Also Kermit shouts out various song titles to get Tisdale and Miss Piggy to work together.
"90210: Wide Awake and Dreaming (#1.5)" (2008)
 -  Mentioned by Kelly
"Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday: (#1.2)" (2008)
 -  Mentioned as being a gay high school
"Saturday Night Live: Ben Affleck/David Cook (#34.7)" (2008)
 -  Mentioned in Night School Musical promo
"South Park: Elementary School Musical (#12.13)" (2008)
 -  Referenced throughout.
Hush (2009/I)
 -  the novelization of 'High School Musical' is seen on the shelf in the bookstore
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien: (#17.27)" (2009)
 -  mentioned in Conan's monologue
"The Newlywed Game: (#1.1)" (2009)
 -  one of the choices when Carnie asks the couples to compare their first lovemaking experience to a movie
"Saturday Night Live: Zac Efron/Yeah Yeah Yeahs (#34.20)" (2009)
 -  During the opening monologue, one of Zac Efron's fans (Fred Armisen) wears a "High School Musical" t-shirt.
"Jeopardy!: (#26.28)" (2009)
 -  Subject of a $1,600 clue in the category "Are You Toying With Me?"

Featured in

Come Feud with Me: The Top 10 Disney Channel Character Feuds (2008) (V)
 -  extracts from this are featured
College Road Trip (2008)
 -  Showing on TV set
HSM3: Cast Goodbyes (2009) (V)
 -  clips

Spoofed in

"MADtv: (#12.1)" (2006)
 -  A parody of High School Musical
"Saturday Night Live: LeBron James/Kanye West (#33.1)" (2007)
 -  Spoofed in High School Musical 3 trailer
Vendetta Revolution (2008) (TV)
 -  Basketball song and dance scene goes bad...
Disaster Movie (2008)
 -  Characters look and sing like cast
Studio DC: Almost Live (2008) (TV)
 -  An attempted sketch is "High Stool Musical".
"South Park: Elementary School Musical (#12.13)" (2008)
 -  The boys act out the songs, there are 'clips' of the 'status quo' song
"Saturday Night Live: Zac Efron/Yeah Yeah Yeahs (#34.20)" (2009)
 -  Spoofed in the "High School Musical 4: New Senior Class" segment.
Dance Flick (2009)
 -  a musical number and basketball scenes

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