High School Musical 2 Is The Greatest Movie of All Time

[@jarvis]

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[@LilChay]

Sup Jarvis

[@springtrap8433]

welcome back

[@bingus1740]

HELLO SIR

[@Alibium]

I’m handsome.

[@stealthpoint]

Welcome back

[@kurtisconner]

thaboll is my fav hsm character

[@cami4070]

yeah but i liked him better in the first movie tbh :/

[@sporadic001]

he literally smells like dirt? very stinky dirt?? 🤨🤨

[@notlloy3572]

i can't believe she stepped on thaboll

[@vanessaaguilar9281]

They only won the talent show cause thaboll wasn’t in it😞

[@ladyluck8027]

idk, angies pretty hot. But her stepson thaboll...HAHAHA ....sorry I couldnt help myself, what a guy

[@MandJTV]

#1: This movie is indeed iconic and is not only the best of the trilogy, but has the best music. #2: Whoever color graded this movie discovered the saturation slider and had an absolute field day

[@BabyKicket]

Oh hey it's that pokemon guy. Didn't expect to see Michael here.

[@h4ss4n25]

I didn’t expect to see you here Michael!

[@cmalol]

whoa a crossover episode

[@zenshing3293]

When your favourites interact

[@JTX1414]

Oh hi grunty boi

[@nickisnotgreen]

HE’S DONE IT! THE MAN HAS DONE IT!

[@junbug3301]

YES HE HASSSS

[@thatdude._.]

YESSIRRR

[@Babyteef]

Off topic but Nick has becom the D’angelo Wallace

[@OGimouse1]

🙏

[@OGimouse1]

@@Babyteef He's not quite there yet. D'Angelo was crazy deep into research about the drama. Nick is more the guy you text to ask, "Do you believe this shit????"

[@ax.olotls]

Chad's "hatred" for theater was most definitely some sort of metaphor for internalized homophobia

[@xXAcidBathXx]

Oh definitely.

[@ellahenry3328]

if i could like more than once youd get tired of me

[@iamsatan8961]

It says a lot about how dumb I am that I thought you were talking about Chad Chad for a second

[@MrsSmith503]

Chad was 100% in the closet the entire time

[@shikitohno47]

Who cares. Guys deserve ridicule.

[@consentclub8431]

Fun fact, the "Bet On It" scene was colorgraded so wildly because the weather was really bad when they were filming. That's also why it took 6 days to shoot 😅

[@ImNotThatOneDude]

6 days is impressively quick for a choreographed dance movie, props to the filming team

[@paigestewart3312]

Jarvis describing Chad as a theatre kid who hates theatre is the funniest thing I've ever heard and it's 100% accurate. Oh my god.

[@DylanFergusC]

It's the internalized homophobia

[@beefykeith48]

literally me.

[@namenroodles2146]

@@DylanFergusChow can he be homophobic, his bitch is gay

[@Latte-at-night]

Fun fact, the color grading in this movie is so wrong because all the days they had to film at the resort were cloudy! And they couldn't really have a summer movie when it's cloudy af

[@GreySeashell-j3m]

Oooo, u learn new things everyday.

[@ames-inthe-grass]

i knew that! i think they talked about how cloudy it was in one of the behind the scenes specials. if i remember correctly they even had to use a big huge lamp as a fake sun for one shot

[@KingOfGaymes]

So that’s why it looked funky omg

[@perrilewis180]

Okay but it adds to the aesthetic of being a classic original disney channel movie and it being summer

[@363salima]

"Goodbye clouds of grey hello skies of blue" literally

[@ScottCramer]

I like to think that Vanessa Hudgens' lifeguard stunt double was also the one singing that single line in the song.

[@Blixria]

Hi scott

[@Geordje]

Hi scott

[@joelle4226]

Hi scott

[@lamibonxd]

Hi scott

[@alyssamunson8469]

Hi scott

[@himitsu.no.rakuen]

“Chad is indisputably dancing. We’ll come back to this.” Me, knowing exactly what we’re coming back to: … *nice.*

[@rahbeeuh]

Same lol

[@maddidavis4705]

Me: FINALLY someone mentions this in a HSM 2 video!!

[@Lillith.]

The love story we all wanted to see: Ryan and Chad.

[@slushied]

YES

[@menhera758]

DEFINITELY

[@ajsteiny1980]

High School Musical 4: The College Roommates

[@TrainWreck_]

@@ajsteiny1980 Oh my god they were roommates

[@TrueLN334]

@@TrainWreck_ besties

[@Kat-qe1vk]

"I Don't Dance" is truly one of the gayest things Disney has ever created, absolutely no heterosexual explanation for this

[@deelovesyou5641]

HONESTLY

[@sewlemony1470]

This made me cackle! 🤣😂

[@thequeenofcringe1585]

ONE of the gayest things Disney has ever created? No, it is THE GAYEST thing Disney has ever created. I will NOT tolerate this disrespect to the best song in the entire franchise.

[@FIREcrochethairstyles]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@bitchfucker6669]

they were SO in loveee

[@maddidavis4705]

New theory: Chad knew damn well he actually danced. He just wanted to do a little flirty dance-baseball with Ryan.

[@shroomshroom5945]

I knew that dance was fruity

[@luckyst4r32]

@@shroomshroom5945 yes

[@taylorgreen9929]

These lads gay! Good for them. Good for them.

[@sammie4306]

And they switched clothes

[@maddidavis4705]

@@sammie4306 Ohhh, that's not all

[@BrainlessGhost]

When I was a kid, I always was so confused about Troy being jealous of Ryan. Cuz I was like "this guy obviously doesn't like girls? What's the problem???" I probably didn't even know there was a word for being gay yet lmao

[@LilyShimizu]

I thought the same thing. I’m like “they’re just cute friends being cute, lighten up Troy!”

[@Crowroni13]

@@LilyShimizu right! Gabriella and Ryans friendship is my favorite this movie

[@DarkShadows713]

"I Don't Dance" is about being gay, and Ryan and Chad switching clothes is also about being gay. Then there's the scene with Gabriella and Ryan at the pool. Troy, seeing Gabriella with another boy: "Hey... :/" Gabriella, seeing Troy seeing her with another boy: "Hey....." Ryan, gay: "Hey! :D"

[@karyaguilar7514]

kenny has said it was their goal for ryan to be gay but couldn’t make it super obvious bc “of the time” but it’s wild that even as a little girl i was like “smells fruity🤔” like even as a kid i was like “ryan def not straight🤨yeah okay🤷🏻‍♀️🫡”😂

[@CreoTan]

@@karyaguilar7514even his hats were part of the coding!

[@Enderception]

I actually love the color grading in this movie, it makes it feel dream-like and I much rather prefer fever dream movies than boring realistic lighting movies

[@seaturtle1181]

it's like pushing daisies

[@UmpahUmpah666]

No literally. I’ll take this over those dark ass movies that are unable to be watched during the day

[@hannah.e.young.]

One thing I certainly did not expect in this video was a brief Kurtis Conner cameo explaining the backstory of a six word sentence

[@ashleythomas5645]

Correction: It's just a 3 word phrase

[@FoodLover139]

I loved that part. Made me laugh soo hard

[@ecliiipsssse]

@@ashleythomas5645 And, (1) she (2) stepped (3) on (4) the (5) ball (6)

[@angie2932]

@@ecliiipsssse she stepson thaboll

[@ecliiipsssse]

@@angie2932 ah I didn't see that part

[@CJMGalaxy]

"This feels coded" = every single one of Ryan's interactions

[@noellova]

"I Don't Dance" has nothing to do with dancing and everything to do with Chad's closeted bisexuality and this is a fact

[@broadex9080]

Film theory confirmed

[@beatricefox937]

Yes

[@alexverdana2435]

Yes

[@tabithaanne9296]

Ryan and Chad were deprived of a love story due to disney channel’s inability to write gay characters, or at least state that they are gay so instead they just heavily hint at it

[@_gay_grim_]

Chad and Ryan are a 100% in love with each other and are absolutely dating by the end of the movie

[@thetwelfthuwu1492]

Kurtis turning "and she steps on the ball" into "Angie's stepson, Thaboll" is so damn clever

[@ProfJamie20]

The switching of clothes after "I Don't Dance" is GENIUS. Because there's nothing overtly gay about seeing two people wearing outfits in one scene and then cutting to them having switched so it would have to be allowed into the script because "what's wrong about two characters wearing clothes???", BUT if you think about the implications, there is ABSOLUTELY NO HETEROSEXUAL EXPLANATION for it, and THAT is why it's GENIUS 10/10 FILM-MAKING

[@saotastic]

Lol I feel like Troy's mom is always killing the vibes because she's clearly the main bread winner and fed up with this basketball family! You think they got that big house with their unrealistically cool treehouse off a high school basketball coach's salary???

[@kitchensinkchronicles3272]

this is a good point

[@FIREcrochethairstyles]

Oh shit that makes so much sense

[@bethanylamastus15]

For real, and what was Gabriella’s single mother doing to live in the house they did. The math isn’t mathing

[@rahbeeuh]

@@bethanylamastus15 maybe she's a dancer?

[@RianeBane]

@@bethanylamastus15 Maybe she's a widow and she can afford the house because Mr. Montez had good life insurance.... :|

[@negativefouriq2210]

the fact that bet on it took 6 days to film and the whole movie took about 5 weeks to film will never not be funny to me. zac efron’s introspection monologue song took 20% of the film time

[@AleksandarBell]

As it should

[@Kelsey1994]

I’m confused what are you getting at?

[@AleksandarBell]

@@Kelsey1994 basically Zac Effrons song section took a lot of filming time for some reason

[@LivPC]

​@@AleksandarBell if I remember correctly, it took 6 days due to the weather being kinda ass, the scene where Troy throws the sand around, and the water scene

[@multipleraccoons]

“notice how much he’s dancing. look at him. indisputably dancing. we’ll come back to this” made me genuinely laugh so hard

[@lainscale]

no replies wtf

[@pokaay3163]

@@lainscale nothing else needs to be said

[@menhera758]

timestamp?

[@ethangrayse]

@@menhera758 13:00

[@susie8799]

I feel like if Disney actually went all in with Chad and Ryan they would be one of the most iconic Disney couples of all time

[@babywigeon]

*Mr Evan's straightens Ryan's hat* Jarvis: This feels coded 🤣🤣

[@losingfayth]

"Whoever color graded this movie lost their goddamn mind," Is quite possibly the funniest thing anyone has ever said for some fucking reason

[@pip4773]

cause its jarvis who said it

[@MyFatherLooksLikeAPallasCat]

Fun fact about me: high school musical is the reason I didn’t pursue music! Back when I was 11 or 12ish, I was so inspired to compose and write lyrics. I’m Iranian and music isn’t taught in schools here, so my hobby was very unique and I had no one to compare myself to. I struggled with playing by ear, and I had to try different notes over and over to get what I had in mind right. And I also was a little slow with sight reading. Now I know both of those problems are pretty common among musicians, let alone children. So I heard about this HSM movie and I was excited, because again, I didn’t have many kids around me who were interested in music and a movie about kids doing music sounded intriguing. Then came the parts where Troy and Gabriella take a brief look at the sheet music and start singing right away. I was DEVASTATED! I thought this is the standard on how all American kids are trained musically. I had this little dream of moving to USA to do music when I grow up( performing music by women was illegal in my country and publishing music is a very hard process, most types of music aren’t allowed either). So I thought I would never be able to compete with that, and I decided to become an architect instead. I’m happy with my career now, and I still make music as a hobby, but it’s so funny to me how a silly decision by film makers to make a movie more visually-appealing completely changed my future!

[@creatvlioness3348]

It's a shame that you weren't able to get your dream job. I do hope you like working as an architect. It may not be as glamorous(from the point of view of a young girl, I'm not saying that is how it is in real life) as the music industry, but you still get to create works for other people to enjoy. My dad is an architect, and I think it's really cool when a building he helped design gets put up.

[@Lilyjem39]

I’m glad you’re happy now but that story still hurts 💔

[@m.v.gonzalez5575]

@@creatvlioness3348 the music industry is not glamorous, specially for women

[@kaemincha]

@M. V. Gonzalez i think maybe it looks glamorous from the outside, obv not what really goes on

[@GreySeashell-j3m]

Oh noooo 😭. To think the movie discouraged u first before even your parents could 😭😭

[@abigailsaylor2140]

I never noticed the way Chad looks at Ryan, seriously the most wholesome thing 🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭

[@Im_itchy]

My boy is in love

[@daydream5120]

It’s so cute!

[@alexverdana2435]

IKR 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@RedMoonSolitary]

Exactly, the way he smirked and looked him up and down like that after Ryan said ' You don't think dancing takes some game?' Absolutely no heterosexual explanation for that.

[@Gxmwp]

The fact Sharpey says they're "skintone compatable" after we don't see her with the player who bakes who she (might have?) gotten with at the of the first movie sent me. Guess his cookies couldn't overcome their skintone incompatibility

[@queenofdaydreams3825]

OOF 💯

[@cubixoro9547]

Just like mrs. Darbis’s name confusing ours truly

[@jellyfsh5621]

noooo 😭 oh god that feels so accurate

[@RedMoonSolitary]

Unfortunately, that is a very sharpay thing to do

[@queenelizabethii4397]

"Sharpettes" That is such a missed opportunity to name them The Sharpies, and frankly, I'm disappointed.

[@benedictspeedmaster8039]

Actually they were originally supposed to called the sharpies, but prior to his tragic death on Isla Nublar, Dennis Nedry (being close friends with one of the higher ups at Newell Brands) had concerns that it may have caused a lawsuit if they went through with it and the producers got scared

[@abbyshoenfelt6413]

it’s easy to forget that Kenny Ortega was choreographer for Dirty Dancing so HSM musical numbers go so hard

[@andrewrosten8024]

It's easy to forget that Jarvis Johnson sunk the titanic too.

[@displayname9538]

@@andrewrosten8024 exactly, why is no one talking about this?? we can’t let him get away with this...

[@ilikecurry2345]

@@displayname9538 Sorry to ruin your precious Jarvis Lore, but I can't help but think of this line from a 2018 game I've yet to play about a famous blue legend with a case of babyface. "But... We can't just let him get away!"

[@moretyquira]

When I was the kid, the absolute trauma that "I gotta go my own way" put me through 😭😭

[@zuhavcr]

no bc i remember bawling my eyes out at the part "what about us, what about everything we've been through" & then the whole "WAHAT ABOUT TRUST" .. really hit me in the heart.

[@MojoSojoJojo]

and radio disney NEVER let you rest 😭

[@lizzyrank5405]

Lol yes!

[@halliefritsch]

i VIVIDLY remember listening to this song on my mp3 player in my room, staring in the mirror, singing gabriella’s part, and just sobbing my way through the number

[@011mph]

I was literally sobbing like I was the one being broken up with lmaooo

[@courtney6469]

finally someone acknowledges that this is the greatest movie ever made. one time I went to a wedding reception at a country club and it turned out to be the country club they filmed this movie at and it was the best day of my life

[@bokonkers]

amazing

[@tigerlily515]

For research purposes uhhhhh what was the name of the country club?

[@greenlimabean]

I'm with you!

[@princessazulaofthefirenati5870]

@@tigerlily515 SAME

[@thomaseriksen6885]

@@tigerlily515 that's the research part and it's all on you

[@samanthazeiger1553]

The thing that drives me crazy is that they made a character named Fulton when the main character's last name is Bolton. That messed with my dumb little brain. I thought I was just hearing things wrong

[@emilyb.8219]

Yeah that was bad writing on their part. Easy to confuse the audience.

[@Lucifersfursona]

New crack ship endgame, Fulton Bolton

[@Silvermoon424]

I was always so annoyed by the conflict in this movie. Troy was trying to get a scholarship to go to a good school and his friends just wanted him to goof off with them all summer. If I were Troy I would just be like "I love you guys but this is literally my future, I'm gonna need to schmooze up to these people for a few weeks so they can pull some strings for me." What's the dumbest thing is that this could have EASILY been fixed in the script if Troy started acting like he was above his friends/not like himself thanks to the influence of the snooty rich people, but nope, he's literally the same nice guy throughout the movie. Btw, I know there are a couple of scenes where they KINDA tried to get that across, but it more comes across as misunderstandings. They should've committed.

[@Murder.Of.Crows.]

Not to mention, Troy is the reason why they have a job in the 1st place. And when they all tried to break him and Gabriella up, they both forgive them, but now they can't forgive him for wanting to better his future? They are so ungrateful

[@LangkeeLongkee]

That's not true actually, sometimes, yes the writing was relying on us just believing the characters but he was a dick at times.

[@stevenquartzcutiepiedemayo8272]

Bruh they pulled the same bullsh*t In The first movie just cause he wanted to sing and act I'm starting to think they aren't really friends in the first place

[@GreySeashell-j3m]

@@stevenquartzcutiepiedemayo8272 they definitely didn't last after college 😆

[@GreySeashell-j3m]

@@stevenquartzcutiepiedemayo8272 also hello Steven 😌 how's your world tour going?

[@Crimson_Knight004]

I watched the HSM movies for the first time later in life because I was never interested when they were first coming out. They’re goofy little romps that are actually highly enjoyable. For what it is, it’s a surprisingly solid trilogy.

[@oxey_]

I'm in the same boat, I'm not into the whole musical thing but to me these movies represent a simpler time where life was just about friendship and where your biggest worry was whether your marks on a test would be good enough or something. All the lenses I watch other movies through, plot inconsistencies and all kinds of criticism I usually have just go out of the window with this movie because it doesn't matter, if anything the fact hsm doesn't pay attention to those details reinforces the feeling of a simpler time

[@Ja.jjazx.]

What are these long ass professional comments 😭😭

[@Crimson_Knight004]

@@Ja.jjazx. KZbin’s introduced a new program where commenters can sign up to monetize their comments. Longer, quality comments equal a higher payout.

[@hadinasrallah8928]

@@Crimson_Knight004 id buy it

[@juwairiyahummabdullah]

Same, never wanted to but i still dont.

[@suemccashland]

fun fact: they had to add ALL the sports to this romantic movie musical so that the second half of the primary demographic, highschool aged BOYS, would watch it

[@gemmafeltovich6130]

13:04 "Look at him. Indisputably dancing. We'll come back to this." I feel like I'm in court, but that is the funniest thing I've ever heard. He IS indisputably dancing.

[@mysticalcomic]

the Kurtis "stepson thoball" joke is literally one of the funniest things ever. the setup is so perfect

[@24FramesOfNick]

This is true

[@GreySL]

I didn’t know youb like high school musical 2 Nick

[@casmadison9092]

"I'll show you how I swing"

[@ilovejessepinkman99]

Hi

[@melissarose4757]

Bet on It is a cultural masterpiece. The choreography is simply incomprehensibly vast for our small, non-artistic brains

[@brianbrooks5366]

I shouldn’t have laughed as hard as I did at the “he’s only 5’8” joke but I literally spit out my drink

[@stin_ky]

"an onion for papa" - a true classic that won every single oscar in existence, your rendition brought tears to my eyes

[@shawnconway6009]

Replace the father with a sentient basketball, and the whole story is about a human trying to live up to the expectations of his basketball father, and the difficulties of relating to a basketball as a human teenager.

[@Boing2699]

I love thinking about just doing this with any movie

[@katie8881]

One of my favorite comments made about HS musical 2 and 3 is that the biggest plot inconsistency is that Troy is scraping and stressing for scholarships, meanwhile his family is clearly LOADED. He's basically sitting in a mansion wondering, "how in earth will I afford my education??"

[@disappointedmess209]

this feels like a metacommentary on the cost of higher education in America lol if rich white people cant afford it then who can

[@alexverdana2435]

@@disappointedmess209 i have a feeling thats not what they were trying to say but that wouldve been crazy lol

[@zorro......]

i know people with rich parents whose parents are stingy and expect them to figure out how to pay for college themselves while also expecting the kid to go to college and not opt out of it

[@leeh4669]

i feel like an even bigger inconsistency is that his dad coaches a high school basketball team and they can afford a mansion? i guess it’s possible though that his unmentioned mom is a bank executive who can afford to support her husband’s basketball coaching career

[@treedeerthethingy4812]

29:40 *"Dude, I want somebody to look at me the way Chad looks at Ryan."* Man who doesn't? That's peak romance right there.

[@SparksFromFireworks]

I can never unsee the sheer number of outtakes they had for the "skin tone compatible" lines from Sharpay that are in the credits. It makes that scene infinitely better to watch.

[@tangyferbreze]

oh my god, i was obsessed with how ridiculous "bet on it" was. i would rewatch this specific 5-second clip of zac efron thrashing around on the golf course OVER and OVER on my mom's computer and lose my goddamn mind

[@louisecram2616]

Oh my god, I thought the name of the song was "bed on it" 😅

[@Blitzcomo]

As a teacher, the phenomenon of students deciding they suddenly don’t want to leave because now they’re not supposed to be there is REAL

[@calicoathena]

When I was a kid my best friends mom was a janitor at the highschool. If she needed to be there after hours for whatever reason she would sometimes let us in too and we were obsessed. Despite having just been there like 3 or 4 hours ago.

[@GreySeashell-j3m]

Its all that teenage rebellion in us that wants to try all the taboos.

[@ashleythomas5645]

If even during school hours, school was just a place we got to hang out with our friends without any work, i would totally not want to leave then too

[@ThexDynastxQueen]

Kids love school just not the part that makes it school lol.

[@TheRacingWind]

yes the way my students loiter in my office after the day is over....... pls leave i wanna go home.........

[@skelkankaos]

fun fact: HSM2 is more commonly performed as an actual high school musical than the first movie because it's apparently easier to adapt to stage.

[@pegsies.]

Wait so actual high schools do high school musical the musical? It wasn't just a plot to get hsmtmts out?

[@skelkankaos]

@@pegsies. well, if the show was more accurate to real life it would be hsm2tmts but yeah

[@allieb2147]

Yes! My summer camp did HSM2 despite never doing HSM (and yes I did play Ryan and yes it was the best role I’ve ever had)

[@lilythenerd9303]

I’m currently doing it! I’m a skater

[@amiracle3390]

@@pegsies. ya my school did the original hsm one of my last two years there

[@ummm6068]

I like how Troy is the shittiest dude ever but he's the good guy. He literally gets everything handed to him in exchange for a talent show performance and throws a hissy fit.

[@LOONACORE]

if the drama hinged more on he didn't want things handed to him and he felt guilty for singing with sharpay (as opposed to gabriella being jealous) it wouldve made a lot more sense that way. like gabriella dgaf because she has ryan, troy feels stressed about them drifting, and gives up what is being handed to him because of this instead of just... hissy fit...

[@broadex9080]

I mean like he's white so and rich so he always gets everything he wants.

[@q.z5827]

I mean sure he wasn't great to his friends but he has a whole conversation with Gabriella about how his parents are saving everything so he can go to college which is why he needs a scholarship and Gabriella and the rest of the team are mad at him for not skipping work to fuvk around with them all day

[@Keiette]

I though gabriella was being a little stupid

[@dayshawna]

⁠@@broadex9080he’s not that rich if his parents couldn’t buy him a new car / pay to get it properly fixed, or pay for college without scholarship lol

[@katherinasteiner1463]

chad and ryan are 100% in love and I'm living for it

[@justaperson4656]

Jarvis acknowledging that ryan is the best character is great

[@jungleboimewz]

I laughed so loud when Jarvis said "Dude I want somebody looked at me the way Chad looks at Ryan" that I scared my cat off the bed. Something about the cut to Ryan broke me

[@jessethecomet]

This was literally the most 🏳️‍🌈 movie in the entire trilogy.

[@MasterTangerines]

We can make fun of Kelsey's abilities all we want but there's a person exactly like her barely making every high school production function by pure miracle

[@tabithaanne9296]

Yes, as the person who with only TWO other (extremely talented) students we wrote from scratch the music for our school play and only got our names in the program, I feel for Kelsey

[@andrewkent735]

i'm so glad jarvis mentioned "an onion for papa" because that makes me lose my damn mind every time i see this movie

[@Duckkis]

It's great to see the love for Ryan and Chad. As of late I've again been OBSESSED with these two, even so much more than I ever was before. Years ago I already liked these two characters together, but now I've taken it to a whole new level. Like, the "I went and actually wrote a fanfic about them" level. Just a couple days back I spent most of the day either just listening to the song in the background while I did other things, or just repeatedly watching the movie clip and analyzing the hell out of it for my own amusement. Chad and Ryan? They deserve all the love and appreciation they can get. And I'll forever be shoveling it all over them.

[@gnuopxdklc]

29:35 i played zeke in my school's version of high school music and when Jarvis said "i love zeke!" i felt butterflies

[@one_smol_duck]

22:51 Troy: Hey! (Translation: What do you think you're doing dancing with him?) Gabriella: Hey! (Translation: Well, maybe pay attention to me and I won't dance with other men.) Ryan: Hey! (No translation is needed. Ryan is experiencing what we call "gay oblivion," in which one cannot fathom the possibility that your straight friends interpret your behavior as heterosexual flirting. His "Hey!" is unburdened by insinuation.)

[@deelovesyou5641]

true true

[@cadensandstrom]

Living in gay oblivion is peak existence

[@megczaban6814]

HAHHAH omg tru

[@thequeenofcringe1585]

Gay oblivion sounds like a Metal band.

[@deelovesyou5641]

@@thequeenofcringe1585 YES.

[@jessicapirnat]

if theres a reunion i want it to be about the under-appreciated characters that carry the franchise like zeke, taylor, kelsey, ryan, and chad

[@thequeenofcringe1585]

If nobody explicitly says that Ryan and Chad are dating I will be *incredibly* disappointed.

[@Im_itchy]

@@thequeenofcringe1585 they're MARRIED

[@thequeenofcringe1585]

@@Im_itchy AND IT’S BEAUTIFUL

[@bekaz13]

In case anyone was dying to know, "She stepped on the ball" is a reference to a scene in Auntie Mame. It's intentionally unfunny, and they're talking about ping pong.

[@elsie8757]

Wow, it's a reference?? I always thought Daddy Evans was just telling an anecdote about his wife or something. In fact I feel like I remember another scene where he's telling the same story, and we hear the same line, and as everyone is laughing Mrs. Evans goes "I did not!!"

[@whataboutbrittany]

I always immediately think of the Trading Places callback, which is another cultural anchor for this line. Thanks for this!

[@bekaz13]

@@elsie8757 Yeah in the original a very insufferable rich girl is telling a long boring story about ping pong, and you're dying for some kind of punchline just to make it worth your time. The anti-climax makes it hilarious. The message in HSM is basically just "this guy sucks"

[@Acideye48]

Auntie Mame created a short hand for pretentious rich people with that line. That's why it also shows up in Trading Places and this movie. If someone creates douchey rich characters in their story, there's a decent chance they'll say that line.

[@ambera9862]

Was looking for this comment

[@Flareontoast]

Ryan is the true king of hsm and hsm 2. I'm glad you're appreciating him

[@stellarae8257]

man, i feel like we rarely get to appreciate how adorable young boys can be. like little jarvis being so hyped up about high school musical and learning the dances? that shit is so wholesome and cute 😭

[@Ashcashfain]

The fact that Chad and Ryan swapped clothes after that song says IT ALL. Love them.

[@torimonet8402]

I’m trying to figure out where the fanfics are😕

[@amysaysbye]

Tori Monet can i introduce you to a little website known as AO3

[@torimonet8402]

@@amysaysbye ohh you see I’ve heard a little about Ao3. Is it like wattpad?

[@xx_secretlydying_xx385]

@@torimonet8402 yep! more selection though, many Chad and Ryan fics on there, I can request you some if you want lol

[@torimonet8402]

@@xx_secretlydying_xx385 omg! Yes pls do

[@Jabadamazo]

Jarvis, small detail that clearly enhances this already flawless masterpiece - the fake fall into the pool is actually *more* dangerous, as falling into a shallow pool increases your chance of hitting your head/neck on the bottom.

[@MzEliseKatrine]

+

[@Caldella]

The line about Gabriella asking her mom to pick her up after she sing-dumps Troy absolutely slayed me.

[@taramoran7864]

i had a literal PREMIERE party for this movie. my mom bought a people magazine with a preview and we got red fabric from michaels and made a red carpet out of my walkway and poured blue gatorade into plastic margarita glasses so it looked like the drinks sharpay has by the pool and all of my friends came over in red and white outfits to wat h it hahaha

[@jasminenaylor5221]

That sounds like an absolute blast. I wasn't old enough when this movie came out to casually have parties at my house, so I envy this hardcore lol.

[@taramoran7864]

to be fair i was in third grade HAHAHA my mom just loved to throw little parties like that when we were younger

[@cosmicjesus2218]

The “and she stepped on the ball” could be a reference to the movie (and later, musical) Auntie Mame where the stuffy rich people try to tell a story about something “horrible” that happened to them, but it was just a dumb ping pong game and someone dropped and later, stepped on the ping pong ball. Doubt anyone was thinking of that, but that’s what I think of, lmao.

[@innitheotaku3883]

Jarvis shipping Chad and Ryan is the best thing I’ve seen all week

[@tonystarksanxieties]

It's undeniable

[@Tillyard86]

The great thing about the T gift, is if things don’t work out with Troy she can just find another guy with a name that starts with T. She could even tell him she bought it herself.

[@wigglymoose]

i bought myself a necklace with the letter J on it but everyone thinks it’s from my bf because his name starts with J too. i don’t really correct people bc i think it’s funny

[@bethanylamastus15]

My boyfriends name starts with a T, and his mom got me a cute necklace with a T on it and she said if we ever break up it can just be a cross☠️what is she tryna say

[@Tillyard86]

@@bethanylamastus15 I once worked with a girl that flirted with me quite a bit and even asked me out once. For a long time I wasn’t sure what she saw in me. Then I remembered her ex was called Johnny and my name is John. So maybe she had a bunch of stuff with his name on it, and was looking for someone with a similar name so that she could still use it.

[@ieaterasers5986]

@@Tillyard86 That's actually pretty nice.

[@OliviaGrace1117]

I'm glad there's still people out there passionate about HSM cuz god knows how obsessed with it I was when it came out. HSM 2 is definitely the best one, it has the best songs by far. Also how the fuck does Kurtis come up with that stuff it's honestly so impressive and hilarious. Also I love the new merch but for some reason every time I look at it I just see Winnie the Pooh lmao

[@emmettvictor]

I was literally just thinking about how it looks like Pooh’s lil crop top!

[@GreySeashell-j3m]

BRUH i was just thinking that halfway thru when he put up his arms 💀 At first it was fine and then BAM! Winnie the Pooh throws his hands up.

[@marynelson2875]

My favourite thing to pitch fake essays about is how HSM2 and The Devil Wears Prada have the same "ambition vs friends" plot. I love this movie and your summary of it is making me laugh so hard.

[@Annie_Annie__]

I was in college when these movies came out so they weren’t on my radar other than “those things my nieces are obsessed with.” But years later when my kid was about 5 they were still playing them like crazy on Disney Channel (especially around the time Teen Beach movie came out, I think). Suddenly my kid was hooked. He recorded them all on the DVR, watched them on repeat, and memorized the dances. I still know most of the songs from the first two movies because he watched it so often. I might have nightmares tonight about washing dishes to “we’re all in this together” on repeat.

[@0Yazz]

20:30 - In Sharpay's defense, I think she meant "skin-tone compatible" in terms of the undertones because they're both cool toned and so both look good in coral blue. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

[@matthewbartlett3442]

Regardless, the black college guy’s reaction to that line is hilarious

[@emmyabroad]

oh my god, I said "gold" then you said it WASN'T gold and I finally realized we were blessed with a main channel video

[@lizziedrucker9586]

lol omg i did the same

[@adyaparamitaputripratama2786]

Chad: "I don't dance" Also Chad: *dances aggressively during Work This Out*

[@nisa9327]

Troy being jealous of Ryan is crazy because he obviously likes his friend.

[@FrankieMcCabe]

I gave my boyfriend a shirt with a painting of me on it. It's actually merch I sell for my music, but still, think that may be a contender for "most narcissistic gift of all time"

[@ShallowVA]

There was a hill in my hometown that looked exactly like This Hill, and people loved to go there and sing High School Musical songs. This concludes all the things I remember about cinematic masterpiece High School Musical 2.

[@honestlythough7250]

Idk why but i think you pointing out that moment when Ryan says he does yoga and the dad *straightens* his hat is my favorite moment in KZbin history. I’ve watched a weird amount of videos about HSM2 and no one has ever brought this up. The attention to detail is just **mwah** quality content

[@redrangers12330]

At this point, I just expect him to say “Jarvis Johnson! Gold!” And then talk about the premium viewers. I forgot that he even had a main channel

[@sewlemony1470]

Same!

[@brkh96]

Gooooooooold

[@sillymako]

turning "and she steps on the ball" into "angie's stepson, thaboll" is actual comedic genius, good job kurtis

[@ghosttubbs_6367]

I don't think anyone can argue about this being the best High School Musical movie, not only is it the best...it has the best soundtrack out of all the movies.

[@OlCrunch]

You came back when we needed you most.

[@TheJestBee]

Well he has been posting on his Gold account, it's totally worth the premium price 😂

[@OlCrunch]

@@TheJestBee I dunno man, $0:00 a month is a bit steep…

[@Nothx56789]

The wait is over

[@YouGotDoinked]

i really need Jarvis to watch and analyze High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

[@possumpaints6852]

He's made a video about it before! It may be on his second channel, I can't remember

[@wheatflavoredicecream6863]

i hate how many colons that title has

[@Emmysn0w]

And the sharpay movie

[@dumbassidot]

@@possumpaints6852 wait that was him? i swear i've seen the video before but i've always thought it was drew,, man i'm starting to think these commentary youtubers are the same person! 😰

[@possumpaints6852]

@@dumbassidot pretty sure drew also made one!

[@keitatown]

I was not expecting Kurtis conner but that explanation of Angie's stepson was brilliant

[@aarishowton8037]

Let me just say that I have never been able to stand “I don’t dance” SOLELY because Chad very obviously has ALWAYS danced

[@starrifia]

not corbin being the best dancer yet so convincinly playing a character who hates theatre, dance, and all that stuff he fr a great actor

[@TacticusPrime]

It's non-diegetic. The characters aren't actually dancing in world. Do people not know how musicals work? Do people think that the characters in Hamilton are singing and dancing in the story itself?

[@aarishowton8037]

@@TacticusPrimeno musical is going to suspend my disbelief enough for me to enjoy it when an actor repeatedly says “I don’t dance” AS he dances. 💀

[@TacticusPrime]

@@aarishowton8037 It's not really a question of suspension of disbelief. It's just how the genre works. You speak until the emotions are so high that you have to sing and then when emotions get even higher you dance. The musical number expresses the baseball game and argument between the characters. Like in Westside Story how the Sharks and Jets get into a dance off but it's actually a fight in the story. Diegetically, no dancing is happening.

[@gordonramsayslambsauce]

Fabulous is unironically one of the best songs ever written and I will die believing that is true

[@christineexe]

jarvis: hsm2 is a cinematic masterpiece also jarvis: let’s roast the sh*t out of it

[@neivilde.1242]

the coulours in this movie are everything tbh. also the backgroud acting levels are on point. also also, my biggest dream is that since in hsmtmts season 3 they're bringing in corbin bleu, i want him to somehow address the fact that ryan and chad were in love at some point in life. like bring the headcanon that they met back later in college or after, and they fell in love, with chad crediting ryan for realizing he was bi, please and thank you

[@Boing2699]

You put so many Us in color I think it turned me british for a second

[@prachiarora6245]

@@Boing2699 HAHAHAAHA HAS TO BE THE BEST REPLY HERE HAHAHAJA

[@neivilde.1242]

@@Boing2699 lmao cant believe i mispelt that lmao, i was writing so fast

[@thequeenofcringe1585]

I want him to say that Chad and Ryan canonically dated. If I don’t get that moment I will riot

[@rufusdrumknottvgc]

I said 'Ryan's the best' at the same time as you did, I love that boy and when I watched this movie with my sister recently (she's 10 years younger so she missed the craze by dint of being 2 years old), we both screamed when Sharpay gave the trophy to him, he deserves everything!! I Don't Dance is the best song ever. I hope Ryan and Chad are happy and in love to this day lmao.

[@mrahzzz]

I can't believe you missed arguably one of the most iconic examples of Disney hating moms!! Bambi, anyone? Hated moms so much that they killed her off. Actually, I guess there are lots of moms that die, necessarily opening the door for the evil stepmoms...

[@LilyShimizu]

I think Bambi is simply one of the rare occasions we see and know the mom is present at the beginning, while oftentimes other Disney moms just barely or never existed since the beginning of the story being told.

[@kittee6409]

When this movie was being filmed, we lived near the resort it was filmed at. My mom was a waitress at a restaurant near there, and she got to wait on the whole main cast of the movie for dinner one night.

[@aylajorgensen1609]

The Kurtis Conner cameo was so random and unexpected I should’ve expected it Also Jarvis’ shirt is giving Pooh, Winnie the Pooh. I want.

[@francisjones1409]

In 2010 I did a dance in my school talent show to “I Don’t Dance”. I thought it was the funniest, most subversive work of art ever. I was 8.

[@dramagirl1295]

my mom was always pretty good about being supportive of the things that my sister and I liked growing up, even if she didn't understand it. she watched HSM2 with me the day it came out, and was just along for the ride. when it came to the bet on it scene, i just heard her quietly go "this is so stupid" and I couldn't even disagree lmao

[@kolb1e]

it’s so refreshing to see a creator with such great and objectively true takes

[@FranuxuMusic12]

in 2007 i was 9 y/o and started taking drumming lessons, you know what was the first song i asked the teacher to help me play? YES, FREAKING BET ON IT!! im not sure i made it past the intro but still a good memory 🤣

[@TheAmityElf]

"Unless the jackrabbits turn us in." "Or just anyone. Anyone can see you." THANK YOU! Lol, that's been bothering me for years.