FIRST TIME WATCHING HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE MUSICAL: THE SERIES (yes that's the real title)

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Almost a decade after our commentary tracks for the original trilogy, we're going back to East High for (*takes a deep breath*) High School Musical: The Musical: The Series! Thank goodness Derick has never seen this show before because I can't think of anybody better to watch it with! Bring on the singing, dancing, and teen drama! WHAT TEAM?!
Plot (via Wiki):
At a fictionalized version of East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, Miss Jenn begins work as the new drama teacher. The school holds significance as it is where the High School Musical films, a series of Disney Channel original movies were filmed. Miss Jenn was a former background cast member in the film, and the teacher decides to stage a performance of High School Musical: The Musical for her first winter theater production to celebrate the school's affiliation with the original film. The club members cast in High School Musical: The Musical learn to navigate their interpersonal relationships while overcoming the challenges of the rehearsal process.
This is an audio commentary ONLY. It is meant to be watched along with the movie so you can raise or lower the volume on the commentary or the movie itself as you wish.
#highschoolmusical #themusical #theseries

[@kaylah5442]

“she’s trying to give mr. schuester vibes but she’s just not there yet” is an insane insult

[@erikae5031]

Made me lol

[@Calliefornia923]

Part of me feels like it’s actually a compliment lmaoooo

[@teehee3657]

She's neurotic like Mr. Schue but not a complete horrible person like he is lmaoo

[@pablolacalle6098]

No one can top the Schuester sneaking into the showers to listen to a minor sing then blackmailing them with false drug charges to join a GLEE team 😭

[@enriquev1271]

We all know the worst thing that Glee did was Mr.👞

[@julietcapulet8279]

one of my favorite running gags in PMI videos is Eric purposely lying and saying “oh my god it’s *random actor*” when it’s clearly not lmao

[@Kenzaaa123]

Same

[@taiteapker2292]

Eric just straight up lying purely for comedic value always sends me

[@dakotadavis3000]

"oh it's jane lynch! oh and jonathan taylor thomas"

[@LostAnkh]

I kept falling for it until the Harry Potter video and eric saying that one lady was from suite life

[@jackalexande]

I don't know actors so I always thought he was telling the truth LMAO

[@JustLaugh143]

It's truly wild to randomly bring a boyfriend to your child's play, in the middle of a divorce. She didn't think to run it by him?

[@jacobgarofalo635]

And he couldn't even show up on time. Todd hatred only

[@strawberryqueen0382]

Even stranger the chill way the husband responded to the kid calling asking to speak to his mom

[@liamross340]

@@strawberryqueen0382 idk if this is just a me thing but i feel like unless someone explicitly says ‘i’m expecting an important call please answer it while i’m busy’ answering another person’s phone is like… insane. just tell them someone called them

[@JustLaugh143]

@@liamross340 it's not just you, that is objectively wild thing to do. Even checking to see who's calling without out asking is out of pocket let alone what he did.

[@thedumpsterbehindachilis7763]

the “kid who missed his cue by 10 seconds” is literally me. i shared spinach artichoke dip with olivia rodrigo. nice gal. the brother from hannah montana was the script supervisor which was interesting

[@PrettyMuchIt]

you’re kidding! love that!

[@laylahassomethingtosay]

I don't know if your role is obscure enough, but I'd say your still in the running to be the Ms. Jenn equivalent in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Retrospective, the mockumentary they'll make about this show in ~20 years💁🏻‍♀ (what a stroke it is to read that sentence😅)

[@empressawesome1655]

@@PrettyMuchIt he even has an acting role in the third season!

[@royce6485]

He’s also in a band I like. He gets around

[@StevieMcKenna10]

Sharing my literal favorite dip with her must have been such an experience, you're iconic

[@NovasLitLibrary]

I love Eric getting mad at Joshua Bassett’s character and just screaming “DRIVERS LICENSE BITCH DEJA VU BITCH YOURE DONE” 😭😭😭💀

[@paytonknight2777]

unfunny

[@Jim_The_Fish]

@@paytonknight2777 grow a sense of humor. You don’t sound cool for saying “unfunny” on the internet.

[@eilir_adron]

@@paytonknight2777 lol ain't no way you have that random xd as ur description omg

[@monicacofre6808]

he said "i think he's the guy idk" and then act like the biggest fanboy of olivia😭☠😭

[@jackson857]

It's funny but also poor Josh. He got death threats and then he almost died and was in the hospital.

[@johnstumpf93]

I’m a 30 year old dude and I unironically love this first season. It had no reason to be pretty decent

[@PrettyMuchIt]

agreed!!!

[@johnstumpf93]

@@PrettyMuchIt looking forward to a season 2 and 3 commentary, slight dip in quality but I guarantee some great reactions!

[@Likelyfairy]

I always saw the show but didn’t pay it any kind! I’m genuinely surprised by how good some parts are

[@emmybm15]

I turned 28 a couple of days ago and I absolutely adore this series!

[@wright96d]

Yeah, I tried watching the second season but it was nowhere near as good.

[@booktales1687]

“Actually, your album is a hate crime.” feels so powerful.

[@ruthhernandez8200]

❤

[@benchguy5940]

missed opportunity to call it high school musical: the musical: the series: the commentary tracks

[@PrettyMuchIt]

DAMN

[@erikae5031]

It isn’t a real PMI episode without a “go tigers”, a Greatest Showman reference and a good wheeze

[@sandmandota1525]

The best part of the show is still when the one guy commented on the fact that Troy would have arrived on time to Ricky when he arrived late to the auditions, when 90% of the conflicts in the movies was due to Troy being chronically late.

[@agent1-085]

Looking back, I think maybe what he MIGHT have mean was that the person who wanted to play troy would've arrived on time but maybe that's just wishful thinking. But if he does mean the first thing then yeah he's wrong lol.

[@realestsienna]

that’s the joke…

[@sophiecoates2292]

as someone whos entire life revolves around stage acting, watching their live production fall apart was so physically painful I can't describe it

[@simbelmyne7767]

Watching them have an out of character conversation in the middle of the show about the cast change 😭 excruciating

[@pablolacalle6098]

Shit gave me secondhand embarassment like a bitch and I don't even have any connections to theatre 😭 i can't imagine how bad it must be from someone who has experience

[@averytrexel]

literally jesus christ

[@simbelmyne7767]

@@pablolacalle6098 not that I'm as experienced as OP but the rule no. 1 that I learned was: if you screw up, no you didn't. As in, the audience isn't likely to notice something is wrong, but they will if you ACT like something is wrong. There are stories upon stories of times things went wrong on stage and the cast/crew played it off in some genius or hilarious way, and it made the show better or the audience didn't even notice. Watching these numpties just Turn Off in the middle of a performance went against Stage Instinct Number One, for me 😂😭 learning lines or choreo backstage is nothing compared to the horror of that lol (Hope that this reply isn't unwelcome, I just woke up and was still so pressed about it ssfgnmf)

[@Problem_Childfrfr]

honestly that part makes want to stop the video and just leave like exit out of youtube close my laptop and walk as far away humanly possible

[@iwishiwasthemoon]

that damn martha pop and lock reaction was INSANE

[@victoriabonifacio7921]

as someone who *has* been watching since day one, i can confirm watching olivia blow up was crazy. totally deserved but watching it happen almost as soon as all i want released was nuts

[@iris-xo]

same.. i remmeber watching HSMTMTS when it first came out in late 2019 i think it was? or early 2020... and thinking Olivia was insanely talented and hoping she got recognition, she only had like 600-800k insta followers then too and i followed her for all of 2020 and then when drivers license dropped at the start of 2021 it was insaneeeeee watching everything happen

[@kaepiper]

i knew her from Bizaardvark 😭 seeing ppl act like she was an industry plant who popped up out of nowhere was wild to me.. like y’all, she’s been w disney for yeeeeaaars

[@girrox2289]

same! I watched HSMTMTS weekly and seeing her blow-up and the drama that happened in real time was INSANE. it's still so weird for me to see her in this show knowing how big she got

[@amylomo9793]

i never even realised that was her song until now! crazy

[@sabahk]

not just saying this but I genuinely remember hearing her voice and thinking she has the perfect voice for current pop...but I didn't expect to be right so soon

[@sancheezzzy2712]

“We are graduating toward my Olivia Rodrigo, this is what i need, I need her in pain, I need her to hurt” LMFAOOOOO WE ARE THE SAME HERE

[@JRMoonwah]

As someone who was a dancer in this season, it was so awesome seeing you react to this. I also came back for season 4 which airs later this year. Shit gets so fucking meta, you’re going to go crazy hahaa

[@PrettyMuchIt]

WOW can’t wait!

[@strawberryqueen0382]

We are living in the weirdest reality where PMI fans are not young enough to be in the shows they watch. That or date a guest star in Secret Obsession’s case I get. But seriously the dancing is some of my favorite stuff in the show as someone who had zero hand eye coordination but cares about the arts.

[@jess1461]

WHAT DO YOU KNOW

[@Jyn.Andors]

The way they react to the Martha and Ryan cameos like they’re watching an MCU movie 🤣

[@Isabel-lb9fg]

"she's packing up her trophies for 'most times moved'" "most frequent flyer" I cackled

[@brin6527]

eric confused about the rodrigo-basset-carpenter debacle gave me flashbacks to my friends literally diagraming a timeline and social web for me in 2021

[@kd8663]

"You think I can count in the dark!?" Is the sleeper hit of this video.

[@savannahlee5322]

Eric gets me EVERY TIME. When he said “that’s Adam Scott” I’m like really it is?? Literally every time. I’m so gullible.

[@theflickchick9850]

I'm a big Adam Scott fan and I was like "YOU LIAR"

[@blancanieve95]

Your guys’ reaction to seeing Martha was the best thing ever lmao.

[@clarityonyx]

watching this show as a theatre kid is so stressful WHY ARE YOU HAVING A CONVERSATION IN THE MIDDLE OF A SCENE WHAT IS HAPPENING

[@joanajandoh558]

Was waiting for thisssss 😂🫠

[@haleychristine13]

i’ve never been a theatre kid/person and i was very stressed as well, like that’s insane

[@neivilde.1242]

i love that the reaction to the "all i want" song was 'that's my olivia" because i forget that that's the first song that she wrote that blew up on tiktok and started her mainstream career

[@ashlyn37]

I'm so happy to see so much love for Gina in this reaction! Sofia Wylie is undoubtedly the best actor on this show and really makes Gina shine. Thankfully she becomes more of a lead character moving forward and gets the spotlight she deserves :)

[@fiinalgrrl]

this is my new fav pmi highlight vid... the olivia refrences, the reactions to the guest stars, the jokes about miss jenn, i love it all

[@mari-vp8wn]

I am so glad you acknowledged how much of a hot fricken mess the final show was. like how did Ms. Jenn keep her job after this?!?! They are definitely NOT winning a Tony

[@NovasLitLibrary]

Eric singing Sneaker Night is such a deep cut i love it

[@nicolenoi]

This was the absolute last thing I thought I’d ever hear from him 😂😂 I died

[@SteveoMcCartney]

They’re absolutely shitting themselves at “so how do I snag two tickets for opening night?” and I LOVE IT

[@Powerman293]

"I wanna see Olivia be SAD" I think you guys are gonna like Season 2 lol. They really put her through the wringer there.

[@lavellebrown485]

Gina was probably worse lol. She was going through it

[@nathanhowell4310]

everyone seems to forget this isnt the first time “highschool musical” was adapted as a musical, it happened in suite life of Zack and Cody first🫣

[@NJGuy1973]

And Maddie got turned down for Sharpay because she didn't look enough like Ashley Tisdale.

[@dillm412]

I am so glad you reacted to this! My friend plays Seb (the guy playing Sharpay), which is why I watch the show, and sometimes it feels like a musical theater fever dream

[@PrettyMuchIt]

wow amazing!!!

[@Powerman293]

Seb is one of my favorite characters and knocks it out of the park going forward.

[@sabahk]

joe is so talented!! Literally always hoping they give him more songs to bless our ears. I'm 22 and I unironically love this show lolll

[@sam4744]

That man really told a kid that his mom can't answer the phone because she's in the shower. THAT IS WILD.

[@pufferfish4554]

"And I say this as a background dancer from the original movie" is a line I think I'll be borrowing. Zero context. Just "We should go to McDonald's over Burger King and I say this as a background dancer from the original movie."

[@tapwaterr7099]

im so glad derek came back for another commentary track- you two are HILARIOUS

[@peepeecaca247]

Fun fact: the end scene of Ricky confessing his love for Nini was actually improvised and was literally Joshua recounting his favorite moments/things about Olivia.

[@gabigabigab1]

Derek is so hilarious I just adore him ! You guys are so funny together please have him on more !

[@Film_Ronin]

I can’t, CANNOT believe nobody else has pointed out that they get the song order wrong. They do Status Quo before Getcha Head in the Game. This is YOUR MOVIE DISNEY HOW DO YOU FUCK THAT UP???

[@katierasburn9571]

because they had to have gina's big moment before rickys whoopsie lol

[@JamieAubrey]

Olivia: We got kicked out of TGS Eric: AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY, CANCEL THIS KID

[@anthonycordero5730]

Derek’s reaction to Kelsey being on the show is everything 😂😂

[@NTWoo95]

I would love to see a production of HMS on an actual basket ball court. Them sneakers squeaking every time someone does ANYTHING

[@iaincoughlan7222]

Eric’s stammer at just the mention of the greatest showman has me dying

[@van____]

i have been watching hsmtmts since day one and i can confirm that it is insane to see how everything with olivia and josh went down

[@mohnjayer8535]

"have you ever seen somebody who wants to be kissed more" derrick immediately side eyes Eric 😂

[@thelegendoflivz]

I love that the backing cast and friends of the cast are all here in the comments. It feels right.

[@bluehaven8472]

So glad he said that 7:54 😂Shorty you are not Mr.Shuester

[@Sjp977]

Gina’s family in the witness protection program? More like the princess protection program

[@PatrickBoyda]

They really treat this opening night like it isn't an unmitigated disaster

[@Allmenroder0854]

Great upload and I felt so happy seeing Derek (Derrick?) back!! Loved watching your commentary for High School Musical: The Musical: The Series lmao

[@emmybm15]

I can not tell you how awkward it is to be very much not in the target demographic (unless it's really for the generation that grew up on HSM then I really am the demographic) for this series and absolutely loving it, like the characters are absolutely great! Can't wait for you lot to watch the rest! Yes I am one of them that was there day one and it was very much bit bonkers to see Olivia go from Nini to Olivia! (As well as Joshua and I was a huge fan of Girl Meets World so I knew Sabrina BEFORE that whole thing!)

[@mayac1105]

I'm so excited for yall to watch the other seasons, they just get progressively more insane

[@Mia-tz9hc]

this is honestly one of the most realistic portrayal of a high school play production i've ever seen lmao

[@sancheezzzy2712]

This first season was honestly not bad at all. The acting & music was top tier (mainly Bassett and Rodrigo) I enjoyed this season so much.

[@iris-xo]

the first season was the best season

[@realestsienna]

@@iris-xo season 3 better

[@iris-xo]

@@realestsienna absolutely not

[@soleekgives]

@@realestsienna 100%

[@arrow_of_ravenclaw5155]

This show is my guilty pleasure

[@AJ-xc4qe]

I don't want to be a downer but Olivia Rodrigo's success over the years keeps reminding me how much I miss Michelle Branch, who just so happens to be ANOTHER half-Asian American pop rock chick in her late teens who ALSO released HER debut single that's ALSO about lovelorn feelings that became the biggest hit of her career, which was just 20 YEARS PRIOR!!! Not to mention, she ALSO paved the path for other pop rock teen artists to follow, including Avril a year later! And she was one of Taylor's biggest influences, even getting a blue guitar because of her. She even covered All You Wanted at Michelle's birthplace of Arizona! Man I miss her!

[@NJGuy1973]

The music industry did Michelle Branch so wrong.

[@penguinsrbirds2]

Why the hell would that be a downer?

[@elliottsalibi]

the showman part!! & eric singing sneaker night i’m living for this!!

[@ItsMalcolmYT]

If they think season 1 is insane, season 2 is going to break their minds lmao

[@stephaniefrost4910]

I was so bored and sad during quarantine so I decided to finally watch this show even though I didn’t know much about it except who was in it…I was pleasantly surprised! Tbh it’s actually a pretty fun show! I would’ve been OBSESSED with it (& the drama) if I was a tween 😂

[@fiinalgrrl]

i think this video was specifically made for me, literally two of my fav things combined

[@TadhgMoraski]

I LITERALLY HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR THIS DAY I CANNOT WAIT TO BUY THE TRACKS

[@starrystudy00]

i love yelling “goooo tigers” every single time it pops on a show you’re watching, it’s so fun!!

[@CarnivalChimera]

I just cant believe they really committed to that fucking wild as hell title

[@nct96]

Omg I loved this reaction sm; couldnt stop laughing. I hope you consider doing seasons two and three too! 🥰

[@chenoahsummerlin-long9366]

didn’t know two grown men fangirling over this show is what i needed rn

[@mgad23]

bringing back the GOOOO TIGERS had me ROLLING. ALSO when they mentioned the greatest showman LMFAOOOO like these callbacks are epic

[@CoryDominic]

SO Fun story: I did the stage version of High School Musical On Stage, and I played Ryan. My mom was dating a guy and had brought him to the show. So that scene where Ricky shuts down. I can relate not a fun experience.

[@simbelmyne7767]

"Have you ever seen someone who wants to be kissed more" "Yes, me" ...👀 WHAT A KING 😂

[@stormyrosebud2878]

I misread what we were watching and I was so hyped for HSM... I haven't seen the musical but I'm even more excited now. 🙈😁

[@sillygoofy1893]

i love the ‘go tigers’ moments because i always yell it along with y’all😂

[@jessicawillis9167]

"have you ever seen someone who wants to be kissed more? " "Yes me." CRAZY SIDE EYE

[@MichaelBrown-do9tz]

I love getting a notification for Pretty Much It! Love you Eric!!!

[@xapokalypse]

Omg i love this duo. I cant wait for your reaction to the other two season especially the character developments and quality improvement

[@variationdomination04]

It is crazy ive been watching olivia rodrigo since bizardvark and now im eagerly waiting for her next album bc i loved sour.

[@em.vanegas]

RIGHT! Most people don’t even know HSMTMTS wasn’t her Disney debut 😂😭

[@simonkelly1410]

Bizzardvark!! love that show lmao

[@gabrielbaker7250]

5:02 “bitch the lights were off! you think i can count in the dark?!”

[@DragonSaman]

Loved this track!! Keen to see you guys do season 2 and 3!!

[@KaminHH]

I love this show so much and I didn't know how much I needed you to make a video on it

[@calvinsmediocrechannel8103]

So glad you did this. I surprisingly love this show.

[@austinohlrich9370]

This is a series we need updates on. Anticipation for part 2 is killing me already!

[@1MockingJay]

your reaction to martha was incredible i loved this one!!

[@shortstackofpancakes]

AHHHHH I NEEDED THIS - fav youtuber and fav show (first season) im so hyped

[@norklas]

i just flashed back to high school me when this came out while watching this. thank you for inventing time travel, eric.

[@erikae5031]

“Jen Bin Laden…that’s sexy” has me WHEEZING

[@isaacjh2178]

I was an extra on this show and it’s fueling my ego that pmi has indirectly watched me on their screens

[@seananigans158]

5:41-6:00 is GOLD

[@ashleyluna6683]

I’m so excited that you are reacting to this show ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@fluorescentadolescent2189]

I think this might be the first track I buy haha. Was laughing the whole time and love this show. This is definitely the best season though lollll. Looking forward to the next seasons!

[@aaliyahlovee3692]

AHHHHHHH LETS GOOOOO! THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY NIGHT❤

[@omelasbaby]

this is thee video that finally made me subscribe to your patreon simply because i need to know how you guys reacted to the homecoming car scene lmao. i'm definitely looking forward to hearing your takes on season 2 and 3 as well!

[@chiannegibbs9462]

The rest of the series is even better. Please do season 2

[@Rob-fi2pe]

I was so surprised how much I enjoyed this first season. I watched it as it came out not expecting much but it was a fun ride! Also, Olivia Rodrigo blowing up soon after was insane!

[@lilxamryn]

9:39 it’s actually funny cause i know her from bizzardvark (a goofy show on disney channel back in the day) and i literally could not imagine that she’d become the megastar she is now 😭

[@BN-lr3zl]

I am currently dealing with sports fan-related pain so this was basically exactly what I needed. Thank you

[@mags-lv8hb]

yall have such good chemistry i was laughing so hard many times

[@growingupwithdisney]

EJ Caswell (the guy in the wildcat shirt) is the best character in the show. But nobody gives him the credit he rightfully deserves. GREAT character development in season 1‼️

[@Mrjonnyea]

I cannot believe that Ricky steals his girlfriend twice throughout the show though, poor EJ does NOT deserve that

[@mxn4719]

@@Mrjonnyea Nini broke up with EJ for stealing her phone and the poisoning. Gina broke up with him because they were in different places in life. The breakups themselves had nothing to do with Ricky EJ will most likely get his happy ending in season 4!!

[@xapokalypse]

Saying EJ is the best character when Gina is right there is crazy

[@roze6321]

@@Mrjonnyea ricky didnt steal anybody? both girls broke up with him because of shit ej does

[@katierasburn9571]

@@Mrjonnyea wait wait i'm fully asking for spoilers here but do ricky and nini break up because i just do not feel their romance AT ALL

[@ceedeekae5185]

You guys killed me with this one holy cow

[@FlynnTheRedhead]

I was ready for Eric to roast this show to bits but this commentary highlight was SO fun! See this is why PMI is my favorite, just great fun

[@booktales1687]

5:49 is such an underrated bit.

[@meredithschrader5256]

the martha reaction made my day omg

[@Avocado11]

9:20 "This is what I need, I need her in pain, I need her to hurt." Coming soon to a SAW reboot near you or perhaps Final Destination. Overall good episode, strange that Eric was talking to and doing handshakes with no one but he might be going through something.

[@kw9194]

I love your musicals content!! More!!!!!

[@hannahzarateperalta6688]

I LITERALLY JUST WATCHED THE THREE HSM MOVIES WITH MY FRIENDS