History Recap / SouthParkS12E13ElementarySchoolMusical

* TakeThat: This episode constantly takes jabs at ''High School Musical'', in case the episode title didn't give that away. Cartman immediately heads off to commit suicide once he learns that he'd have to start liking ''High School Musical'' to fit in.

* AscendedExtra: Somewhat. Scott Malkinson appeared as an EarlyBirdCameo in [[Recap/SouthParkS8E6TheJeffersons "The Jeffersons"]], but this is the first time he's given a speaking role and we get to know his [[ButtMonkey character]].

* BillyElliotPlot: Inverted. Bridon's true passion is basketball, but he's forced into flashy song and dance routines by his effeminate father, who angrily insists that no son of his will become an asshole jock. In other words, the exact opposite of Troy's main conflict in the first High School Musical movie.

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Bridon's dad threatens and preforms physical violence on anyone who makes him angry (including his family). However, to go along with his sissy and flamboyant CampStraight personality, said violence are just relatively harmless slaps on the face.
* DeconstructiveParody: This episode deconstructs the musical elements in the show, where the boys find it annoying that their classmates sing all of the sudden, and when there's a music build up for Stan to sing, he first tells the group to shut up, then sing a surprisingly different song.

* FavoritismFlipFlop: Near the end, when the boys finally break out into song, all the other students walk away uninterested to watch Bridon play basketball, and then Scott tells them everyone only liked singing, dancing and ''High School Musical'' just because Bridon was doing it.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Bridon's dad gets a taste of his own medicine from his wife and is forced to watch Bridon play the game he's always dreamed of. He starts warming up to it when he sees the rhythmic chants done by the spectators.

* BillyElliotPlot: Inverted. Bridon's true passion is basketball, but he's forced into flashy song and dance routines by his effeminate father, who angrily insists that no son of his will become an asshole jock.

* CoolAndUnsualPunishment: Bridon's dad threatens and preforms physical violence on anyone who makes him angry (including his family). However, to go along with his sissy and flamboyant CampStraight personality, said violence are just relatively harmless slaps on the face.

* AbusiveParents: PlayedForLaughs. Bridon's dad tries to force him to become a singer, when he really just wants to become a basketball player. He attacks both his son and his wife by weakly slapping them.

* AbusiveParents: PlayedForLaughs. Bridon's dad tries to force him to become a singer, when he really just wants to become a basketball player. He attacks both his son and his wife by slapping them.

* BillyElliotPlot: Played straight with inverted archetypes. Bridon's true passion is basketball, but he's forced into flashy song & dance routines by his effeminate father, who angrily insists that no son of his will become an asshole jock.

* AscendedExtra: Somewhat. Scott Malkinson appeared as an EarlyBirdCameo in [[Recap/SouthParkS8E6TheJeffersons "The Jeffersons"]], but this is the first time he's given a speaking role and we get to know his character.

* BigBadWannabe: Bridon Gueermo's dad. He strictly forbids Bridon from playing basketball. Near the end, when Bridon tries to run away and his dad stops and threatens to slap him, he finally stands up for himself and punches him in the nose. This is enough to shock his dad and run to his wife, clutching his bleeding nose and crying about what is happening. Bridon's mom, for some reason, has never considered hitting him back an option, so she takes the opportunity to give her husband a few punches in and have him crying like a little bitch. All that revealed the fact that he's nothing more then a weak, sissy coward.

* LaserGuidedKarma: Bridon's dad gets a taste of his own medicine from his wife and is forced to watch Bridon play the game he's always dreamed of.
* TakeThat: This episode constantly takes jabs at ''High School Musical'', in case the episode title didn't give that away.

* AbusiveParents: Played for laughs. Bridon's dad tries to force him to become a singer, when he really just wants to become a basketball player. He attacks both his son and his wife by slapping them.

* Laser-GuidedKarma: Bridon's dad gets a taste of his own medicine from his wife and is forced to watch Bridon play the game he's always dreamed of.

* BigBadWannabe: Brydon's dad. He strictly forbids Bryden from playing basketball. Near the end, when Brydon tries to run away and his dad stops and threatens to slap him, Brydon finally stands up for himself and punches him in the nose. This is enough to shock him and stop singing for once. After his mom sees this, she proceeds to punch her husband even more and afterward, Brydon's dad walks away crying like a little girl, revealing he's nothing more then a weak, sissy coward.
* DeconstructiveParody: This episodes deconstructs the musical elements in the show, where the boys find it annoying that their classmates sing all of the sudden, and when there's a music build up for Stan to sing, he first tells the group to shut up, then sing a surprisingly different song.
* DrivenToSuicide: Cartman decides he can't live in a world where High School Musical exists. [[BungledSuicide The fuel exhaust from his mother's Hybrid is not enough to kill him]].
* ExtremeDoormat: Brydon and his mom. Both never stand up to Brydon's dad which is why he keeps abusing them. Near the end, Brydon finally gets fed up with his dad's callous regard for him and annoying theatric mannerisms and gives the asshole the treatment he deserves by punching him in the nose. His mom, having never realized punching was an option, punches her husband afterward.
* FavoritismFlipFlop: Near the end, when the boys finally break out into song, all the other students walk away uninterested to watch Brydon play basketball, and then Scott tells them everyone only liked singing, dancing and High School Musical because Brydon was doing it.
* TakeThat: This episode jabs at High School Musical.

* TakeThat: This episode jabs at High School Musical and how overrated the films is.

* BigBadWannabe: Bryden's dad. He strictly forbids Bryden from playing basketball. Near the end, when Bryden tries to run away and his dad stops and threatens to slap him, Bryden finally stands up for himself and punches him in the nose. This is enough to shock him and stop singing for once. After his mom sees this, she proceeds to punch her husband even more and afterward, Bryden's dad walks away crying like a little girl, revealing he's nothing more then a weak, sissy coward.

* ExtremeDoormat: Bryden and his mom. Both never stand up to Bryden's dad which is why he keeps abusing them. Near the end, Bryden finally gets fed up with his dad's callous regard for him and annoying theatric mannerisms and gives the asshole the treatment he deserves by punching him in the nose. His mom, having never realized punching was an option, punches her husband afterward.
* TakeThat: This episode jabs at High School Musical and how overrated the series is.

BigBadWannabe: Bryden's dad. He's Bryden's biggest obstacle to playing basketball, and strictly forbids him from playing. Near the end, when Bryden tries to run away and his dad stops and threatens to slap him, Bryden finally stands up for himself and punches him in the nose. This is enough to shock him and stop singing for once. After his mom sees this, she proceeds to punch her husband even more and afterward, Bryden's dad walks away crying like a little girl, revealing he's nothing more then a weak, sissy coward.
ExtremeDoormat: Bryden and his mom. Both never stand up to Bryden's dad which is why he keeps abusing them. Near the end, Bryden finally gets fed up with his dad's callous regard for him and annoying theatric mannerisms and gives the asshole the treatment he deserves by punching him in the nose. His mom, having never realized punching was an option, punches her husband afterward.