Movie connections for
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

High School Musical (2006) (TV)
High School Musical 2 (2007) (TV)

Followed by

High School Musical 4: East Meets West (2010) (TV)

Spin off

Disney Sing It: High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2009) (VG)

References

The Wizard of Oz (1939)
 -  Sharpay mentions ruby slippers
Mary Poppins (1964)
 -  Sharpay "floats" down on an umbrella during a musical number
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
 -  Sharpay says "keep your friends close and your enemies closer"
"The Muppet Show" (1976)
 -  "What kind of gangster Muppet name is that?"
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
 -  When the guys are dancing, they point their fingers up in the air like Travolta (one of them is even dressed like him)
The Last Waltz (1978)
 -  The prom's theme is "The Last Waltz"
"The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986)
 -  mentioned during a song that Oprah wants Sharpay and Ryan on her show
Dirty Dancing (1987)
 -  At the end of number "Just wonna be with you" Troy invite Gabriella with his finger before the final lift like Johnny in Dirty Dancing (a film Kenny Ortega choreographed)
Shark Tale (2004)
 -  In the song "The Boys are Back," a showdown between Will Smith and Robert Deniro, like the one in Shark Tale, is mentioned.

Referenced in

"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.
Hierarchy (2009)
 -  billboard in background
"Saturday Night Live: Zac Efron/Yeah Yeah Yeahs (#34.20)" (2009)
 -  Logo on T-shirt and cap worn by fangirl, referneced in High School Musical 4 sketch
"Jeopardy!: (#26.28)" (2009)
 -  Subject of a $1,600 clue in the category "Are You Toying With Me?"
Kentucky Straight Bourbon (2010)
 -  John says, "Did you tell her you were in 'High School Musical 3?'"

Featured in

"The Wright Stuff: (#9.206)" (2008)
 -  Film clip used to introduce discussion topic.
HSM3: Cast Goodbyes (2009) (V)
 -  clips
81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV)
 -  clips shown during 2008 Romance montage

Spoofs

Royal Wedding (1951)
 -  Fred Astaire's dancing on the walls and ceiling

Spoofed in

"Saturday Night Live: Ben Affleck/David Cook (#34.7)" (2008)
 -  The "Night School Musical" parody is subtitled "Senior Year Equivalent."
"Saturday Night Live: Zac Efron/Yeah Yeah Yeahs (#34.20)" (2009)
 -  Spoofed in the "High School Musical 4: New Senior Class" segment.

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