History ReferencedBy / HighSchoolMusical

* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'': A sketch from "Garfield Stockman in: A Voice Like Wet Ham" has Chad and the East High Wildcats basketball team convincing Troy to choose basketball over the musical [[{{Hypocrite}} in the form of a song]].

* ''Film/StepUp 2 the Streets'': At one point, someone says, "This ain't ''High School Musical''!"

* ''WesternAnimation/{{MAD}}'': "[=TwiGH=] School Musical" ([=S01E23=] combines ''HSM'' with ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''.

* ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'': In "High School Miserable" ([=S02E07=]), Sonny and the ''So Random!'' cast are forced to attend public school. They (sans [[OnlySaneMan Sonny]]) think that high school is just like how it's depicted in ''HSM''. [[RealityEnsues It's not.]]

* ''Series/ModernFamily'': In [[Recap/ModernFamilyS1E1ThePilot "The Pilot"]], Phil says that he knows all the film's dances. Then he's seen singing "We're All in This Together".

** Another sketch featured a scene from ''High School Musical 4: New Senior Class'', in which Troy (played once again by Zac Efron) gives a speech to the new graduates and warns that people don't sing or dance in college.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/Ducktales2017 DuckTales (2017)]]'': In [[Recap/Ducktales2017S2E19ANightmareOnKillmotorHill "A Nightmare on Killmotor Hill!"]], the kids end up in [[SmallNameBigEgo Dewey's]] dreams, which are based around him being a popular and beloved basketball star who also sings and dances, just like Troy.
* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': In [[Recap/GravityFallsS2E17DipperAndMabelVsTheFuture "Dipper and Mabel vs. The Future"]], Mabel gets a glimpse of high school. To her shock, it's not about singing about following your dreams.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'': The special episode [[Recap/MyGymPartnersAMonkeySpecialAnimalSchoolMusical "Animal School Musical"]] is a {{whole plot reference}}.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': The season 22 premiere [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS22E1ElementarySchoolMusical "Elementary School Musical"]] guest stars the cast of {{spiritual successor}} ''Series/{{Glee}}''.
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': One episode, also titled [[Recap/SouthParkS12E13ElementarySchoolMusical "Elementary School Musical"]], spoofs the film.

* ''WesternAnimation/BackAtTheBarnyard'': In "A Tale of Two Snottys", when Eugene gets knocked out by the animals, they suddenly worry what would happen if Mrs. Beady found out and called Animal Control on them. What follows is a cutaway where Freddy is [[TakeThat strapped to a table and forced to watch a movie about high school kids making a musical]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|2017}} (2017)'': In "A Nightmare on Killmotor Hill!", the kids end up in [[SmallNameBigEgo Dewey's]] dreams, which are based around him being a popular and beloved basketball star who also sings and dances, just like Troy.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{MAD}}'' had an episode that combined ''HSM'' with ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'': One episode is called "Animal School Musical".
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' is called [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS22E1ElementarySchoolMusical "Elementary School Musical"]]. The cast of {{spiritual successor}} ''Series/{{Glee}}'' guest star.

* ''[[Film/StepUp Step Up 2: The Streets]]'': At one point a character says, "This ain't ''High School Musical''!"

* Iris from ''Literature/Harmony2016'' admits to singing High School Musical in the shower and pretending she's one of the characters.

* ''Series/HannahMontana'': One episode is called "We're All on This Date Together".
** At one point in "Once, Twice, Three Times Afraidy", Ralphie asks, "Would Troy leave Gabriella?"
* ''Series/ModernFamily'': In the Pilot, Phil says that he knows all the film's dances. Then we see him singing "We're All In This Together".
* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'': Two parody sketches were made during Season 34.

* ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'': One episode focuses on the characters auditioning for a stage adaptation of the film. Maddie - the character played by Music/AshleyTisdale - [[ActorAllusion auditions for the role of Sharpay]].
* In one episode of ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'', Sonny and the rest of the ''So Random!'' cast are forced to attend public school. The cast (except for Sonny) think that high school is just like how it's depicted in ''HSM''. It's not.

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* ''WesternAnimation/BackAtTheBarnyard'': In "A Tale of Two Snottys", when Eugene gets knocked out by the animals, they suddenly worry what would happen if Mrs. Beady found out and called Animal Control on them. What follows is a cutaway where Freddy is [[TakeThat strapped to a table and forced to watch a movie about kids in high school making a musical]].
* ''WesternAnimation/Ducktales2017'': In the episode "A Nightmare on Killmotor Hill!", the kids end up in [[SmallNameBigEgo Dewey's]] dreams, which are based around him being a popular and beloved basketball star who also sings and dances, just like Troy Bolton.

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' is called "Elementary School Musical".
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': One episode, also titled "Elementary School Musical", spoofs the film.
* There was an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{MAD}}'' that combines ''HSM'' with ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''.
* In "Dipper And Mabel Vs. The Future" from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', Mabel gets a glimpse of high school. To her shock, it's not about singing about following your dreams. Wendy remarks that TV lied.

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* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': One episode, also titled "Elementary School Musical", spoofs the film.

* ''WesternAnimation/Ducktales2017'': In the episode "A Nightmare on Killmotor Hill!", the kids end up in [[SmallNameBigEgo Dewey's]] dreams, and they're based around him being a popular and beloved basketball star who also sings and dances, just like Troy Bolton.

* ''Film/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'': At one point, Grovers says, "It's like high school without the musical."

* ''WesternAnimation/BackAtTheBarnyard'': In "A Tale of Two Snottys", when Eugene gets knocked out by the animals, they suddenly worry what would happen if she called Animal Control on them. What follows is a cutaway where Freddy is [[TakeThat strapped to a table and forced to watch a movie about kids in high school making a musical]].

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': One episode, "Elementary School Musical", spoofs the film.

* ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZachAndCody'': One episode focuses on the characters auditioning for a stage adaptation of the film. Maddie - the character played by Creator/AshleyTisdale - [[ActorAllusion auditions for the role of Sharpay]].