I Watched Disney's *HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL* And It Turned Into A TRY NOT TO SING CHALLENGE.. (I FAILED) 

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It still gets me mad how they did my girl Sharpay dirty. If I was Sharpay I would've done a drive-by on Troy and Gabriela while they were performing. y'all gon be soaring and flying alright

Billy: “All of the songs are trash” Also billy: singing all of the songs sincerely and passionately. This movie has such nostalgia. Still sing the songs when they show up on my Pandora list.

If you wanna see Zac Efron's voice truly shine, you gotta watch "The Greatest Showman". One super-amazing movie with Zendaya and Hugh Jackman in it as well.

Fun fact if no one else had already said, but the actress for Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) is also the voice actress for Candace in Phineas and Ferb - so she literally MADE a whole generation's childhood 😄

Couple of facts if you didnt know. 1) Zac Efron Singing was mixed with another actor called Drew Seeley. However Zac fully sung in the next two movies. 2) High School Musical 3 was released in the cinema’s 😁

All cheesiness aside, Stick to the Status Quo is def a bop!! The choreography is so detailed between the different groups too.

I literally never understood the freakout over Zeke loving to bake?! Literally no one attempts to dissuade a friend from their baking hobby (if they're any good at it, anyway); especially teenagers.Teenagers will be enthusiastic taste-testing volunteers for a fledgling baker friend, any day lol! "Stick to what you know" is only said to people who repeatedly never get the hang of baking...

Alternative Character Interpretation: -Quite a few fans assume that Gabriella has trust and Commitment Issues about getting close to people. Despite the fact she and Troy adore each other, she's repeatedly thinks he's going to hurt or leave her, and pushes him away in every film because of it *(In #1 he does genuinely betray her so fair enough, but in #2 she leaves over something that was mostly Sharpay's fault and #3 Troy doesn't do anything at all.)* Then add in that she has a Disappeared Dad, was ostracized at her previous schools and apparently never had a permanent home (living somewhere longer than a year) and she borders on Broken Bird. Gabriella: I'm a lot better at saying goodbye than you. I've had a ton of practice. -Likewise, Troy seems less like an uber-popular Big Man on Campus and more of a Broken Ace worn down from years of being East High's golden boy. Every film has him breaking down over disappointing his Dad or friends, often while Chad and the Wildcats sit there criticizing him. His delight at Gabriella liking the "real him" makes you wonder when he'd last been allowed to just relax. One tumblr post argues him attending Berkeley was less about Gabriella and more about escaping everyone's expectations.

17:05 "Idek what a creme brulee is. Somebody make ya boi a creme brulee!" *proceeds to talk over the 2 seconds when Zeke explains to Troy what a creme brulee is/what it's made of* 😂😂😂😂😂

"What the HeCk are those two doing in a TREE" is an underrated moment & I'm glad you had a reaction to it lol

Vindicated by History: Although it was a success, it was despised outside its tween demographic and mocked on the internet for being such a blatantly idealistic story in the oh so cynical late 2000s. Not to mention movie musicals were still far from mainstream (it was common for trailers to hide singing to disguise that the film was a musical even as far as the early 2010s). Years later, it's remembered far more fondly by the now grown-up children and teens who loved it in their youth. The popularity of musicals and appreciation of the messages about toxic masculinity have only helped the film age very well.

“Or you could just be the 25 year old that you were” Billy says. 😂😂 Fact: Vanessa was like 16/17 when this movie came out. And she was home schooled, so this movie franchise was the closest thing she had to a real high school experience. I’m ok with the fact that we never got to see the winter musical, but is anyone else weirded out by the fact that Ryan and Sharpay were auditioning to play each other’s love interests?

Admitting right now that I very much tried to learn that ending dance when they demonstrated it after the film as a grown-@$$ adult. Did NOT have enough space (like, three feet of space at the time!!), but I had fun.

Billy watched this movie way too often back in the day and now he's trying to make up for his guilty pleasure with all the trash talk. 😆❤️

in this movie: zac efron = 18, vanessa hudgens = 18, ashley tisdale (sharpay) = 20, lucas grabeel (ryan) = 22, corbin bleu (chad) = 16, monique coleman (taylor) = 25, olesya rulin (kelsey) = 19 so most of them are actually pretty close to the age of their characters who were supposed to be 15, 16, 17

As a HUGE reader and lover of books...HELL YES she was reading that book at that party! When you're a reader, you tune all of it out.

Anytime the words “High School Musical” are even whispered my brain instantly presses play on the soundtrack 🎤😩 living in my own world… 🎤😫

The high school musical series was pure HEAT. It had me thinking high school was gonna be so fun.

I've seen a lot of people complaining about the whole stick to the status quo scene, and how is not realistic, is too exaggerated, etc but I think people don't pay attention to the details. the nerd girl and the skater boy are both doing activities opposite to the image they "should" convey. dancing like that would be seen as something that "good girls" shouldn't be doing, and playing a classical instrument doesn't add to the "rebellious" image of someone that it's "cool" and doesn't care. as for Troy and Zeke, they're 2 guys from the sports team wich for some people is the peak of masculinity for some reason that just told everyone that they bake/sing in musicals, two things heavily associated with women (and gay men). this would be a huge deal for teenagers, ESPECIALLY in the 00's

This movie came out when I was in 5th grade, so I was about 11, and this was THE cultural reset in my school. Our team name became Wildcats and still is to this day. I was a choir kid and for our show we even went as far as having a dance number on stage for We’re All in This Together and learned all the choreography from an instructor. I was a dance kid as well and had learned it already and we did that as our finale 😅 Everyone was crazy about this movie back then for real. Top songs for the 1st movie: Breaking Free #1 Bop to the Top #2

Drew Seeley did the singing for Troy and was in "Another Cinderella Story" with Selena Gomez, just saying, you should do a movie commentary to it😌 (#bingers)

Kenny Ortega never misses with his choreo 🔥🔥

Fun fact: Drew Seeley's voice also appears in the Cheetah Girls 2...have you considered reacting to it? 👀 It has one of Disney's hottest scenes in my opinion. #bingers

Strawman Has a Point: -Chad's rant at Troy in 1 about how becoming a drama kid would lead to him fading into obscurity, citing Michael Crawford as an example of someone who would never be a celebrity endorsement that appears on the front of a popular cereal box is portrayed as this, but theater is expensive and the lower-income masses are lucky to either afford to go or get their hands on free tickets to stage productions, therefore only the one percent would be familiar with places like Broadway. Not only that, but it has been traditionally very hard for stage actors to transition to mainstream acting, like on television and in the movies, so if Troy were to become an actor, it could be a struggle to garner recognition by the rest of the world, if he doesn't know the right people that will get him there. -You can't really blame Troy's dad and his team getting concerned that his attention was pulling away from them, considering they were the ones that elected him as captain and that this hobby could lead to a good place in college and a successful sporting career. However, it clear he and the team have been putting a lot of pressure of on Troy for a long time, without considering what he actually wants.

Now we need a High School Musical 2 blind react. It’s better then the first movie in every way. And Zach Efron actually sings in it!

All the primary and most secondary actors were teenagers when they filmed the HSM series except Monique Coleman who plays Taylor McKessie, Vanessa Hudgen's character's best friend. Monique Coleman is ten years older than the rest of them.

Interestingly, many of the cast members were actually close to the age they played! Including Vanessa Hudgens, Corden Bleu, and Zac Efron

Follow the Leader: High School Musical's success was a clear factor in the format of *Glee* - to the point that in its early days, people thought it was a Deconstruction of HSM, although *its creator* adamantly denies it. *Camp* *Rock* and *Descendants* are also clearly inspired by it. Nickelodeon also produced the similar Spectacular!. Ever since, every most live-action fare on Nick and Disney Channel has featured it’s young stars recording music.

Zac's voice was mixed in with Drew Seeley's in this movie with Drew singing the majority of it. Zac's voice can be heard in the beginning of start of something new, the breakdown of getcha head in the game and the first verse Troy sings in breaking free. When he's almost caught "practicing" the song in the movie the first time he is really singing the same first part of the song with Drew's voice being used for the rest. Zac was going through puberty so his voice wasn't ready for the range that the songs in this movie required, Drew's voice is higher than Zac's. However, Zac was the better actor and had better chemistry with Vanessa helping him win the role.

A Disney movie with certified timeless BOPS is The Cheetah Girls #Bingers

Billy: "this songs are trash" Also Billy: continue to jam and sang the songs

28:53 Sharpay: Do you want to dance? Ryan: watch me Love your reactions 💓

So happy you watched this. I was dying throughout the ENTIRE VIDEO. You are too funny Billy. 🤣 hope you watch them all. Also, 4:45. You mention Vanessa being 25 during this movie. And not portraying her age. She was actually 17 in this film. ☺️ just a fun fact. As was Zac Efron. Another fun fact. Zac was going through puberty so they mix his vocals and drew seelys vocals. Rest of the films were him. ☺️ love your channel 💙

The Usher cut had me cackling. I used to love these movies so much. Hell, I had friends who teased me for watching them. You gotta watch 2 and 3 for us #bingers, because the music got way stronger. Also, Drew Seeley did Zac’s vocals on this soundtrack and went on the HSM tour with the rest of the cast to do the Troy parts. And yes, Vanessa did all of her own vocals. She’s definitely grown since then. My top 3 songs from this HSM movie 1. Bop to the Top 2. Stick to the Status Quo 3. Breaking Free

Your comments about Zac Efron actually made me realize you never reacted to "The greatest Showman" and boy are you missing out on that one! please watch it soon if you can, it's SO good and it's a musical as well

almost criminal that *** TEEN BEACH MOVIE 1 & 2 *** have been left out of this disney channel musical reacts mini series so far… the songs are still BOPS, costumes on point (and this is coming from an elderly woman that worshipped the high school musical/hannah montana era of disney channel) gonna need you to fix that for us, billy, so i can keep you as my fave reactor xo #bingers

27 year-old here 👋 This came out in 2004 (edit: actually 2006), the dance tutorial came out about a year later, so I've known the FULL AITG dance for approximately 15 years now. I 100% can do it still to this day. No shame, I worked super hard for my moment to shine 😂😂

Billy needs to review more musicals cause he really be bopping. Like please do the cheetah girls franchise

Drew Seeley did Zach's vocals. He did a lot of singing for Disney at the time. The Cheetah Girls, Another Cinderella Story, Shake It Up, High School Musical, and some others. I remember during the HSM tour Zach obviously couldn't sing live so they told the audience Drew Seeley had to fill in for him lmao.

Kenny Ortega knew how to choreograph! (He also was the director and/or choreographer for Descendants 1, 2, and 3, Hocus Pocus, and This Is It (the Michael Jackson movie.)

2:31 Honestly, I find reading in loud places much easier than in quiet places, I don't know, something about the noise makes my brain focus more on what I'm reading. In silence there is more room for my thoughts to interrupt my reading. I love your reactions, by the way. Your videos always make my day.

I don’t care what anyone says… high school musical 2 is better than the first one! The music is so iconic and Zac Efron is actually singing in it!

billy saying "hallelujah" after the songs had me cackling, this became "sunday school musical" for him and i loved it

“Zac Efron gave us the best lip syncing concept ever. Milli Vanilli would never” the deep cut of that joke. I can’t ☠️

Billy was in rare form in this reaction!!!! Top three highschool musical songs 1.highschool musical (3rd movie) 2.can I have this dance (3rd movie) 3. Bet on it (2nd movie) And breaking free gets an honorable mention. Highschool musical really had all of us signing along and doing the dances. I always remember watching HM2 at camp

Love how you jammed out to the songs while praising the Lord. Hallelujah! Love your reactions, your fun and joy is contagious

I've been feeling really unwell and on bed rest. So laughing and smiling at this made it alittle more bearable, thank you Billy.

Best way to start my Sunday! Your reactions always make me smile/ laugh/ generally lift my spirits with your fabulous energy!

As a 23 year old I am not ashamed to say the HSM franchise are my favorite movies of all time!

Drew Seeley dubbed over Zacs singing parts bc his voice was transitioning still from puberty 😂 If you haven’t yet you should react to Another Cinderella Story starting Selena Gomez because Drew Seeley plays the love interest in that movie

I was saving this video for a low day. It was so worth it. You're the best Billy. The laughs made my day.

Excited when I saw this. Singing along to cut off Troy and Gabriella, then later Evans Twins, to avoid Copyright is great! Drew Seeley sang for Zac in this First HSM. Laughed at comparisons made. 🤣 Can't wait to see your reaction to HSM 2 & 3! My Top 3 HSM atm: -We're All in This Together -Stick to the Status Quo -Bop to the Top

I laughed so hard during this video that my husband came walking in the room asking “You Good?” 😂!!! I was that kid who knew all that Choreography back in the day 🤦🏽‍♀️🥴

I've always wanted my husband to serenate me. They do that in Mexico and I've always found that so romantic. I found out recently that he's been taking singing lessons. Turns out that part of the reason was because he wants to sing to me one day. 😍 He already knows how to play the piano, guitar, and dance. Sorry, needed to brag about him. 😊

Billy, I have been on a binge of your videos. I've been in tears the whole time with laughter

When I was in the 7th grade, I sang When There Was Me And You in my school's talent show. It was the first time I ever sang solo in front of an audience, and I felt so proud of myself, even if I didn't do the greatest. And that's why HSM has a very special place in my heart.

My top three were stick to the status quo, we're all in this together, and when there was me and you. Also, I think it was Drew Seeley who sang Zac Efron's part in this movie, but in the rest of the series, Zac Efron was singing his part. And @BillyBinges, if you watch the second movie, it will answer your scholarship argument lol. Also, I knew the dance steps to the last dance because I loved to dance and am self-taught. I learned from the movies. Please do the commentary for the High School Musical 2. I think you are going to love the song Bet on Me. #bingers.

It's crazy to think that the girl who played Manny on Degrassi was originally cast as Gabriella. Although she couldn't get out of filming Degrassi. Vanessa was 17 when she filmed HSM. Not 25. She was born in 1988.

I found your channel while going through a terrifying hangover, you telling me to drink water felt personal and I binged you while regaining my consciousness. Thank you. I drank so much water.

Zac Efron has gone on to star in two separate musicals. Vanessa is not 25 in this. Lol. Billy be hitting the kids hard. Disrespectful with names and now ages. It makes me laugh. Always a pleasure watching you review a film.

Looking forward to this commentary reaction. It's been a while since I've seen this movie. This will be kind of a re-watch for me. LOL! I highly recommend the 2017 movie "The Greatest Showman". #Bingers

I remember watching this when it premiered and I was in high school. Was going to refuse to admit I watched it. Everyone came into school talking about it. And I ended up teaching the final dance all summer to campers lol

Your vidoes keep me sane! I have been binging all of them! Continue on King!

When There was You and Me, Breaking Free, and Start of Something New are my favorite songs but I also enjoy We’re all in this together

The funny part, is that we never saw the actual musical. The movie ends after second calls of auditions.

so hyped for 2 & 3 if you havent seen them! they are so iconic. i used to watch the highschool musical trilogy with my partner when we were long distance and wed sing all the songs together. cringey teenage me even sent him a personal cover of breaking free 😂 6 years together and going strong lmao. my fav is breaking free but sharpei & ryan's bop bop to the top is a bop bop

These movies were definetly after my "little children" days, but I probably would have remembered the dance if I grew up with the movies. I'm here for the improvised lyrics, lol. I'd be cool with watching you review the sequels. As always, #Bingers My Cousin Vinny

I loved HSM in my late teens, people in it were at my age so I could relate and musicals were always my favourites. I rEmember I was soooo in love with Corbin Bleu. I played one of his songs over and over for weeks driving my whole family insane.😅 I have an official doll of him from HSM2 to this day somewhere in a box 😂

Favorite songs: 1. Stick to the Status Quo 2. What I've Been Looking For (Sharpay and Ryan version) 3. Breaking Free Please do more musicals Billy! I need more singing and dancing! Suggestions: Little Shop of Horrors, West Side Story, Grease and Grease 2, Cinderella w/Brandy and Whitney Houston, Fiddler on the Roof, Mamma Mia 1 and 2, Rocketman, and Bohemian Rhapsody #bingers

Fun fact: This movie actually started out with the title of Grease 3. Hence, the storyline being so similar to Grease.

These are the best videos cause your JOY brother is just infectious!!! I love this!! Hallelujah! 😊❤

This was filmed in Utah, and yes, it's a real school! It was mostly filmed at East High School in Salt Lake City, with a couple of exceptions: the auditorium/stage and the music room were filmed at Murray High School (in Murray, which is about 5 miles south of Salt Lake). The reason for this is that East High was completely rebuilt in the early 1990s except for the auditorium and the gym (which were both built in the 70's after a fire pretty much destroyed the entire interior). So the main building looked great and modern but the auditorium looked very 70s. So they filmed those parts at Murray High, which had also been recently rebuilt. The real East High does have red/white as its school colors, but the mascot is the Leopards rather than the Wildcats. Funnily enough, my dad is an alumni of East high and I and my siblings graduated from Murray, although none of us attended in the current buildings.

Stick to the Status Quo by far is a certified bop. I love it the most also because it's one of the few numbers in this movie that's like a true musical where people just bust out into song versus all the other songs which are more structured like performances. Sn: Yes I still know every single step to We're All In This Together!!

Excited!! You should watch Freaky Friday or Confessions of a drama queen, saving all the romantic movies for february. 😅 #bingers

Yes, please watch 2 and 3! Sharpay also had her own movie after--which I might have only seen once because I can't remember the majority of it. I also suggest Another Cinderella Story with Drew Seeley, Selena Gomez, and Jane Lynch. And after those, I suggest the Halloweentown movies as well. They're not musicals but they are the same era and have Debbie Reynolds. From HSM, I'd say my top two are 'Start of Something New' and 'What I've Been Looking For'

Lmao Vanessa Hudgens was 16 when this movie was filmed. She was NOT 25 playing a teen, she was a teen. And also Zac’s last name is pronounced as Eff-ron not Eef-ron 😂

1.It's always a bop when Billy does a music breakdown 😂🎤 2. If you don't stop putting latin flavor on that boy's name lol 3. 7:13 laid me out 💀 This is why we come back for your content, bangers all of 2022

I would say the second movie of the series has the best songs. Actually, it’s also the best movie in my opinion. I would love to see you watch the other two. I was a super fan back in the day lol and even had the cd of the soundtrack for second movie. 🙌🏾

I love that the wrap up scene is one single shot, that's some impressive filmmaking for a disney channel movie

To be honest this was the only one I liked. I’ve been screaming and laughing the entire video 🤣🤣 thanks for the consistent content. All love!

The second in my opinion is the best of the trilogy. Billy, Drew Seeley (Male lead in Another Cinderella Story) was the voice of Troy.

THANK YOU for shouting out Kenny Ortega! That man is so iconic! I'd love for you to do *Newsies* , which he also choreographed. I loved watching the behind the scenes of him working with the kids. Also *This Is It* , the documentary about the preparation for Michael Jackson's final tour that never happened due to his passing. Last one, I want to echo the request for *Another Cinderella Story* , which is my favorite of the DCOM Cinderella stories. #bingers Also - we love you back Billy! ❤️ Thanks for the encouragement! Also also - I got my water!

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Vanessa was literally a teenager when this movie was filmed she was not 25 lmaoo

not Billy turning “something new” into a gospel song 💀

I have been waiting for this to happen ever since you first started and now it finally did.💛

I love the HSM episode in Suite life of Zack and Cody so much!! The best 'Crossover' without doing an actual crossover in TV history! The Ice Age Movie series is also really funny, especially the first and third movie :)

Of the 6 main characters I believe 3 maybe 4 were teenagers when this movie was filmed in 2005. Zac was 18, Vanessa and Corbin were 17 and Ashley depending on the specific month may have been 19 but she may have also just turned 20. She was 20 when it was released though in Jan. of the next year. The other 2 Monique and Lucas were older and not teenagers anymore but when you think about it the big 4 Ashley, Corbin, Vanessa and Zac were all 22 and under by the time the films ended and compared to other teen shows and movies that's super young.

I had to admit that I used to watch this movie a lot! I had it on dvd and when it finish I watch it again and again, trying to learn the dances, I still remember a little of the last dance XD And my top 3 songs are: We're all in this together Breaking Free And What I've been looking for

Fav three songs hands down are What I've Been Lookin For the Ryan and Sharpay version, Stick to the Status Quo, and then I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You, which isn't in the movie for whatever reason?? But it's on the soundtrack for this movie and it SLAPS.

Top 3 Songs : - Breaking Free - Stick to the Status Quo - Start of something new / When there was me and you

I love "Can I Have This Dance?" "Gotta Go My Own Way" and "Stick to the Status Quo"

Aw man you deffo have to do 2 and 3...then you can actually hear Zac Efron sing. Also 3 was like out in the cinemas they went all out!

1, when there was me and you 2. breaking free/bop to the top 3.stick to the status quo another great reaction Billy! its always fun watching you

I love you singing along! This is such a fun one!

Screaming shaking crying, cant believe this is real BILLY YOU LEGEND

So excited for this commentary !!! Ready to see Billiy's fire perfomances to the songs.

This movie is certified classic, great reaction man

yes do the next two too!! i always liked the third one best, it has my favourite songs