High School Musical is a Low Budget, Nonsense, Iconic Movie. 

All I hear is Vanessa Hudgens saying “Yeah. People are gonna die”

Sharpay and Ryan are portrayed as divas for changing the arrangement of the audition song and making it more up-tempo, as if doing so wasn't _essential_ in order to hide the fact that this pair of siblings are singing a romantic duet

chad is being homophobic because he's in denial, this leads to character growth in 2 where he gets with Ryan and accepts himself.

“Aw...are you sad because your eyelashes look dusty?” If someone said that to me I would leave the country 💀

For years after HSM came out my best friend would periodically carry this big Troy Bolton cardboard cut out around and pose with it in different locations..... this movie was THE cultural reset

I’m convinced they picked that school to film in because it has the most cinematically interesting cafeteria

I think like most people, I was rooting for the gay chad/ryan storyline lol

as someone who accidentally came out on a 13 hour international flight stuck between my parents...I feel you Nick.

Shout out to Drew Seeley for carrying Zac Efron’s singing 😂

"Gay doesn't automatically mean fisting" I want that on a t-shirt.

The Lizzie McGuire Movie. That's it. That's the comment.

"Has she got that T-Rex vision? She can't see Latinas if they're not moving?" That one took me out 😂😂😂😂

"If you play a sport, go to therapy" absolutely

when i was little i saw this movie on TV but the channel had little "fun facts" pop up on the screen every now and again - and all i remember is that they had a counter of how many hats Ryan wore within the movie. i think there were were like 20.

Someone once said that Troy's conflict between being told to choose between basketball and singing is a good metaphor for bisexuality, and I'll never forget it

Disney channel’s stylists back in early 2000’s were really something else

Ok, so this is kinda long, but so perfect for this video. Anyway, I was teaching at a high school a couple of years after this came out, and had a student who looked a lot like Zac Efron, haircut and all, who was "the playmaker" on the basketball team, but wanted to, you guessed it, be in the school's musical. He told me this movie inspired him to quit basketball, and tryout for the production, but he was afraid to tell his dad. So EVERYDAY before, AND after school, during lunch, during my prep, basically any free moment I had, he would come to my room so we could role play him telling his dad, for almost a month straight. He even wrote out a script, which I still have somewhere. Finally, after HOURS of rehearsing, he felt ready to confront his father. So, he asked his dad to meet him in my room one day after class, so I could "give him moral support", and "alm his dad down", because he was gonna "lose his mind". Here's how it actually played out. Son: "Dad, I love you, and I know YOU want ME to be an amazing basketball player like YOU were, because YOU want ME to follow my dreams..but those AREN'T MY dreams, they're YOURS!! I know YOU want ME to be a star on the court, and I am, but that is NOT where I shine the brightest. That is NOT where MY passion lies, no dad, it lives on the stage. Athletes were YOUR people, but they're not MINE!! Mine don't know how to dribble, they know how to SING." Dad: "So, what are you saying?" Son: "I'm saying I want to quit basketball, and be in the school play. Now I know that may hurt you, but if you truly lov......" Dad:"Oh. Ok. Whatever. Take the bus home after school, cuz I gotta work late." That was it, all that time preparing, and stressing led to pretty much nothing. I still laugh when I think about it now. Oh, and in case you're wondering, yes he did try out for the musical, but no he did not make it, because unlike Troy, he actually wasn't a very good singer. Now I teach at a performing arts high school in the city, which is way more like "Fame" than "High School Musical", complete with nonstop overreactions, and an alarming amount of "spontaneous" lunchroom choreography, but I couldn't be happier. This clip breakdown reminded me yet again how much I miss being in the classroom. Love these videos.

I say no more dubbing actors' singing in musicals. From now on they should all just pull a Mamma Mia and own that 'yeah our actors aren't the strongest vocalists, but look how much fun they're having!' Edit: ok guys I never said they can't hire good singers! And 'not the strongest' doesn't equal 'totally awful', I'm just saying that if they hire an actor for a role they should use that person's voice, and in some of the more camp/goofy movies, it can add to the fun if the actors aren't all completely flawless singers. That said, my comment was a JOKE and I actually have no say in how they cast musicals

“Dialogue from planet angst” Have you been reading my list of potential band names from 2009?

I had to watch a documentary for my Native American history class about living on reservations and they showed the school that the main kid went to and I couldn’t figure out why it looked so familiar until someone in my class said “is that the school from high school musical?” and it was the most jarring realization I’ve ever had

"Gay doesn't automatically mean fisting." There are so many things that made me laugh out loud in this video, but that one is the best (so far; I'm just over halfway, so we'll see if there's another line that tops it).

Sure, Sharpay was haughty and selfish but the two friend groups were straight up evil. Gabriella starting crying over their manipulation and they didn’t even care. What the hell

Brb headed to the parallel universe where Grease 3 starring Britney Spears,Justin Timberlake, and Christina Aguilera exists

the math problem that gabriella “corrects” is ABSOLUTE nonsense, it makes me feel like i’ve fallen into an alternate universe where all the math rules are different

“Well mom have you ever had gay Orville Redenbacher freak dance on your cheese-fries at lunch” Im doneeee with you 😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂

Me: Why am I feeling so wrong? Therapist: Your heads in the game but your hearts in the song

i once read that Corbin Bleus wikipedia page is one of the most translated articles on wikipedia and I just really wanna know how and why

LMAOOOOO WHY AM I DYING AT “I JUST SAID HI TO CHAD”... student who’s whole identity is saying hi and telling others about it is my new aspiration

Nick: “Are you sad because your eyelashes look dusty?” Me: *is paranoid about my eyelashes looking dusty for the rest of my life*

HSM really made 9 year olds think high school was gonna be like east high 😭

41:03 Not only did she steal the scene, she smacked that redhead in the eye with one of her braids 😂

I never watched HSM but when I tell you i bumped Vanessa’s “Say ok” and Ashley’s “It’s Alright, It’s OK” on the daily....

You should totally do Lemonade Mouth. I really like the music in that one and it has some great Disney channel cringe as well.

Theory: someone did write a script for "Twinkle Town Theater" and it got picked up as "La La Land"

"A scholarship is worth money these days. Just like it's always been" xDDD

It always bothered me how Sharpay & Ryan were singing “we’re all in this together” when they were the villains the whole film same as Chad & Taylor

Ok, but who did you play in Cats, this is a very important question I swear

Kelsi is like "Hollywood nerdy" - she has glasses, her hair is tucked up, and she wears a lot of layers, but she's GORGEOUS. Like, what is this movie.

When that girl takes her moment at 41:00 she totally whacks the red-headed kid in the face with her braids and he recoils. And they just left it all in.

I love watching Nick dance, its like watching an iflatable man vogueing in front of used car store.

The part where you were singing about the Trump administration really brought a smile to my face.

“The production got canceled but I did go to rehearsals for it.” Literally my entire social media feed at the beginning of quarantine

okay I love hsm but you're telling me we could have had AN ICONIC MOVIE WITH BRITNEY, JUSTIN, AND XTINA???

who else sobbed at 11 years old when HSM3 came out and you couldn’t handle the idea of the cast not being friends anymore 😔

"the full time gym teacher" your insults are on another level lol

I like to think handshake kid is actually Chad’s secret boyfriend and this interaction was just a sly way to hold hands in public for a few seconds! I also can’t help but think Chads ‘suddenly people think they can do other stuff’ kinda screams gay panic! Can almost hear him thinking ‘shit people are confessing their secrets, what if they expect to hear mine? I ain’t ready for that yet’!

Stay off my balcony unless I ask you next time, COLONIZER and Vanessa's struggles with a white MUA resonate so deeply in my soul

“I just said hi to chad!” Put me in the ground and bury me, I am deceased. I just can’t even

High School Musical 2 is the best one & has the best songs. I stand by that.

With Gabriella I always got the sense that she was confident in her abilities with school related things but completely lacking in confidence with singing and stage related things.

Idk I feel like Nick was especially spicy this time 😂 The ZINGERS were just FLOWING

I've only just noticed, but chad is wearing 3 watches on one wrist.... These Disney stylists really said layer. LAYER EVERYTHING ON EVERYONE 😂💀

"Is this a... Sports team orrr iss.. This thaaa... m i l i t a r r r r r y" lmao why is your commentary so hilariously silly i love it.

Merch that says “If you play a sport, go to therapy.” Please.

We really could have had Britney and Christina and JT in a perfect teen movie ugh what a missed opportunity. Britney was also originally supposed to be the female lead in The Notebook with Ryan Gosling but her team always made her work in the studio or go on tour. I wish Britney could have acted more I mean Christina has been in a few films Britney deserved more than just Crossroads.

“Twinkeltown theater” like what is that even about...”

MY GOD I SQUEALED AND INSTANTLY CLICKED. THIS MASTERPIECE WAS MY ENTIRE CHILDHOOD

DCOMs: Zenon, Brink, Luck of the Irish, and that merman one

I love it when you give examples on how to improve each and everyone of these films. If I was a script writer, I would pass all my shit to you! 🖊🎞 🎥 write me up baby! X

The energy during Stick to the Status Quo gets me hyped every time. It looks like so much fun to be filming

Sharpay walked so Gabriella can run

That guy getting smacked with the braid during "We're All In This Together" is a mood, though

Omg I had a HSM bedroom and two Sharpay costumes (cheap ass shiny blonde wings included)!! And I would literally skip Gabriella's solo.

I think EVERYONE agrees that sharpey and Ryan's rendition of "what I've been looking for" is 10x better than Troy and Gabreiella's.

They’re in there junior year of high school and I really expected to find my true love/boyfriend that school year too. Like I was READY for them to find me

I was drinking water when he said “I just said hi to Chad” and I laughed so hard it came out my nose this is awful HSM owes me reparations 😭

Peep Corbin Blue wearing 7 watches in the beginning drama class scene 🤣

BEFORE cell phones just popping by someone’s house was a thing NOW it’s legit unreasonable

one of my tennis matches in hs was at the iconic east high. we gave ourselves a hsm tour and took pictures in front of sharpay’s locker. truly blessed.

"Maybe stay off my balcony unless I invite you next time, colonizer" absolutely sent me

It's so amazing, that despite the low budget, they managed to create such an iconic movie

"...you always open your mouth like you are eating street corn" had me in STITCHES!!!

As a utahn, I know at least 3 people who went to the hsm high school. I also no someone who was a dancer in that movie. And you have my permission to come to Utah to look at where the movie was filmed. Because I am the authority in Utah. I give out permission.

When I was in fifth grade, I took a "hip hop" dance class (in my very, very white FL panhandle hometown) and our big recital dance was to "Get Your Head in the Game" and we had basketballs as props 😔

30:37 LMFAOOO THOSE FRIENDS WERE HONESTLY INSANE. sharpay may have been the main villain in this movie but chad/taylor did not get NEARLY enough flack for the shit they pulled!! tbh i’m gonna go as far as to say that they didn’t even deserve troy/gabriella’s forgiveness wisnsksnso

Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century. The technology alone is entertaining enough. Supernova Girl is still stuck in my head 20 years later.

“have you ever had gay orville reddenbocker freak dance on your cheese fries?”

“So we don’t really see her confidence growing through out which maybe would have been a little more satisfying.” -Me to me re: my life.

10:50 that line from the teacher that gabriella corrects early on is so weird like "oh that's quite impossible" ??? students catch teacher mistakes all the time, who does she think she is LOL

As a child I was always super confused why the voices changed during the song😂

Ok but like 17 again is still my favourite Zac Efron movie. He had some really great dramatic and comedic moments in it.

when you called Troy a colonizer I had to pause to laugh so I wouldn't miss anymore quick witted jokes

"are you talking about my parasitic twin?" oh my GOD I yelled so loud

The cafeteria scene is definitely the best in HSM but it’s still nothing compared to the one Fame did (original 1980 movie). The Hot Lunch Jam scene in Fame is amazing!

“Revisionist history is the hallmark of most high school curriculum...” I FUCKING LOVE YOU NICK GOD DAMN

nick, i don’t think you understand how much i love your videos. not only is the comedy on point, i *adore* hearing your film critiques- you really know what you’re talking about. really glad i found your channel.

I would LOVE to sit down with Nick, buy him a coffee, and hear what he has to say about the Swoop/Mykie fallout. I really love his commentary on racial and sexual orientation inequalities in our society...especially how it’s delivered in a serious, but comedic way...it’s a very valuable skill.

“Ahhh the full time gym teacher” I’m cackling that was so funny

That girl really just sliced that boy's eye with her hair at 41:00 😭

After watching Nick's breakdown three times, I finally, at the age of 33, watched High School Musical... Thank you for bringing this into my life 🤣

You’ve got to take that command hook off the wall. It’s driving me nuts.

I love that I got an ad for therapy on this video, very on brand for you haha

I need a Nick's HSM storytime

high school musical invented the crazy hat party... better luck next time icarly.

Ok but that snap transition showing the different merch design was so fluid and savage

“I just said hi to chad!” Had me in tears

YES that Sharpay and Ryan version is the superior version

I petition that High School Musical on stage starts touring again. This would be the highlight of my century.

LET'S ALL SIT IN THIS DODGE WHATEVER AND THINK ABOUT HOW GAY NICOLAS IS NOW IM SCREEAMING nick your so funny how do you do it

I graduated high school in 2006, so I just missed this movie. The ‘06 nostalgia is real, I can’t believe I’ve never seen it! It’s absolutely ridiculous, but at the same time, I can see why it’s iconic.