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Tracy Turnblad is a ''[[Incredibly Lame Pun|huge]]'' fan of the Corny Collins Show, which is very like early [[American Bandstand]]. She also is a fan of big hairstyles which require hairspray to stay in place - a trend the adults disapprove of. When one of the old dancers has to leave because of pregnancy, an audition is held for a new female dancer, and Tracy gets the spot because of her talent and her exuberant personality. This leads to a chain of events that will change Baltimore forever...
 
2. The film eventually inspired a Broadway musical. The music was changed for this production. The original film was for the most part not a musical ''per seese'', just full of music, and its songs were all [[Dance Sensation]] songs of one sort or another. The musical had songs tell the story more directly. The storyline is similar to the original, but some details and some emphases were adjusted (for example, most references to Velma Von Tussle in the tropes below are from the Broadway musical or second film, as her role was greatly expanded from the original). It won eight Tony Awards, and introduced the world to Marissa Jaret Winokur (who previously was more known as the fast-food girl with Kevin Spacey in ''[[American Beauty]]'').
 
3. The musical was successful enough that it itself was [[Recursive Adaptation|made into a film]] around 2007. It starred Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad and [[John Travolta]] as her mom, among an ensemble cast.
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** Penny gets one in the finale as well, and Edna {{spoiler|comes out of the Hairspray Can in the musical with clothing she made herself}}.
* [[Morning Routine]]: The 2007 movie starts with one. The musical too, but in less detail.
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: The Dynamites (The Supremes), Corny Collins ([[Dick Clark]]).
* [[Not So Different]]: Tracy, Penny, and Amber all have radically different personalities, but are the same when it comes to their mother issues, as shown in "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now".
* [[One Head Taller]]: Inverted with Penny and Seaweed. She is noticeably taller than him.
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