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* [[Drama Queen]]: Sharpay
* [[Drama Queen]]: Sharpay
* [[Duet Bonding]]: Troy and Gabriella, twice.
* [[Duet Bonding]]: Troy and Gabriella, twice.
* [[E Equals MC Hammer]]: Of course Gabriella has to be able to do the ridiculously complicated equation on the board ''in her head''. And then the teacher looks at the calculator for maybe two seconds before looking back up...
* [[E=MC Hammer]]: Of course Gabriella has to be able to do the ridiculously complicated equation on the board ''in her head''. And then the teacher looks at the calculator for maybe two seconds before looking back up...
* [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]: Sort of justified, however, in that it started out as a Disney TV movie that they didn't expect would be so popular. Had they any inkling, it probably would have been released to theaters.
* [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]: Sort of justified, however, in that it started out as a Disney TV movie that they didn't expect would be so popular. Had they any inkling, it probably would have been released to theaters.
* [[Fake American]]: Oleysa Rulin (Kelsi) is originally from Russia.
* [[Fake American]]: Oleysa Rulin (Kelsi) is originally from Russia.
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* [[Large Ham]]: [[Two Words Obvious Trope]]: Zac Efron. Watch ''Bet On It'' and you'll see. And Mrs. Darbus of course.
* [[Large Ham]]: [[Two Words Obvious Trope]]: Zac Efron. Watch ''Bet On It'' and you'll see. And Mrs. Darbus of course.
** [[Evil Is Hammy]]: Sharpay and Ryan.
** [[Evil Is Hammy]]: Sharpay and Ryan.
* [[Last Minute Hookup]]: Combined with [[Pair the Spares]] to an almost ridiculous extent.
* [[Last-Minute Hookup]]: Combined with [[Pair the Spares]] to an almost ridiculous extent.
* [[Letting Her Hair Down]]: Kelsi, at the end.
* [[Letting Her Hair Down]]: Kelsi, at the end.
* [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]]: Sharpay by the end of each movie, and all the time in the spin-off film.
* [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]]: Sharpay by the end of each movie, and all the time in the spin-off film.
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* [[Romance On the Set]]: Between Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens. Every time pairs were needed during a dance, Kenny Ortega would always put them together.
* [[Romance On the Set]]: Between Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens. Every time pairs were needed during a dance, Kenny Ortega would always put them together.
* [[Sadist Teacher]]: Ms. Darbus (until the third movie, that is).
* [[Sadist Teacher]]: Ms. Darbus (until the third movie, that is).
* [[Saw Star Wars Twenty Seven Times]]: Chad mentions that his mother has seen ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'' on Broadway 27 times.
* [[Saw Star Wars 27 Times]]: Chad mentions that his mother has seen ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'' on Broadway 27 times.
* [[Serious Business]]: The passion and drama put into songs about things like the jock and the genius daring to try out for the musical reach ludicrous levels.
* [[Serious Business]]: The passion and drama put into songs about things like the jock and the genius daring to try out for the musical reach ludicrous levels.
** For example, see [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBVUlgG8Lm8 "Stick to the Status Quo"]. ''"No, no, ''[[Big No|NOOOOOOOOO]]''!!!"'' about a basketball player being able to bake, a nerdy girl liking hip-hop, and a skater dude playing the cello indeed.
** For example, see [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBVUlgG8Lm8 "Stick to the Status Quo"]. ''"No, no, ''[[Big No|NOOOOOOOOO]]''!!!"'' about a basketball player being able to bake, a nerdy girl liking hip-hop, and a skater dude playing the cello indeed.
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** It also helps that the songs are rearranged to downplay the [[Squick]] factor; the love song "What I've Been Looking For" is sped up and fits a brother-sister bond nicely, and "Bop to the Top" is clearly addressed to the audience, not each other.
** It also helps that the songs are rearranged to downplay the [[Squick]] factor; the love song "What I've Been Looking For" is sped up and fits a brother-sister bond nicely, and "Bop to the Top" is clearly addressed to the audience, not each other.
** On the flip side, there's an awful lot of fanfiction out there that pair the two. A few explain it away as Ryan and Sharpay not actually being related, though most keep the relationship intact. Of course, many fics lean towards the angsty, tortured side.
** On the flip side, there's an awful lot of fanfiction out there that pair the two. A few explain it away as Ryan and Sharpay not actually being related, though most keep the relationship intact. Of course, many fics lean towards the angsty, tortured side.
* [[Unfortunate Names]]: "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shar_Pei Sharpay]".
* [[Unfortunate Names]]: "[[wikipedia:Shar Pei|Sharpay]]".
** That the [[Alpha Bitch]] has a name that sounds like a kind of ''dog'' is possibly a [[Stealth Pun]].
** That the [[Alpha Bitch]] has a name that sounds like a kind of ''dog'' is possibly a [[Stealth Pun]].
* [[Villain Song]]: The songs themselves aren't really villainous, but Ryan and Sharpay still get the best ones.
* [[Villain Song]]: The songs themselves aren't really villainous, but Ryan and Sharpay still get the best ones.
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