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

Followed by

High School Musical 2 (2007) (TV)
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
High School Musical 4 (2009) (TV)

Spin off

High School Musical Dance-Along (2006) (TV)
High School Musical: The Concert - Extreme Access Pass (2007) (V)

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

"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!"
"90210: Wide Awake and Dreaming (#1.5)" (2008)
 -  Mentioned by Kelly

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

Spoofed in

"Mad TV: (#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

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