The WORST episodes of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series

Every episode of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series!

Set at the real-life East High, where the original movie was filmed, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series follows a group of students as they countdown to opening night of their school's first-ever production of “High School Musical.” Show-mances blossom; friendships are tested, while new ones are made; rivalries flare; songs are sung; and lives are changed forever as these young people discover the transformative power that only high school theater can provide.

Last Updated: 11/4/2024Network: Disney+Status: Ended

6.64

74 votes

#1 - Happy Campers

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/27/2022

What time is it? Summer time! The Wildcats head west.

Directors: Kimberly McCullough

Writer: Zachary Dodes

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6.71

65 votes

#2 - The Woman in the Woods

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/10/2022

The Wildcats embark on a camping trip where friendships form and illuminating discoveries are made.

Directors: Angela C. Tortu

Writer: Natalia Castells-Esquivel

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6.76

85 votes

#3 - Second Chances

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/30/2021

The Wildcats opening night celebration is full of big decisions, revelations and second chances.

Directors: Joanna Kerns, Kimberly McCullough

Writer: Tim Federle, Zachary Dodes

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6.77

57 votes

#4 - High School Musical 4

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/9/2023

Disney announces that “High School Musical 4: High School Reunion” will be shooting at East High.

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6.85

62 votes

#5 - No Drama

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/17/2022

Corbin Bleu is back! The cast is shook when a camper disappears and a shocking letter arrives.

Directors: Angela C. Tortu

Writer: Nneka Gerstle

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6.95

81 votes

#6 - The Transformation

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/16/2021

After rehearsals fall flat, the Wildcats brainstorm Broadway-worthy ideas to outdo North High.

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6.96

81 votes

#7 - Yes, And

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/18/2021

East High attends an improv intensive after their confidence was shaken by North High's viral video.

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6.98

48 votes

#8 - Trick or Treat

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/9/2023

At Gina’s Halloween party, relationships are put to the test and secrets are revealed.

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7.00

87 votes

#9 - Valentine's Day

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/28/2021

In a tale as old as time, Valentine's Day is filled with missed connections and mixed signals.

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7.02

62 votes

#10 - Color War

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/31/2022

When the campers partake in an epic sports competition, summer-long tensions rise to the surface.

Directors: Christine Lakin

Writer: Chandler Turk

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7.04

55 votes

#11 - HSM v. HSM

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/9/2023

The Wildcats contend with "High School Musical 3" auditions *and* "High School Musical 4" rehearsal.

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7.05

62 votes

#12 - Camp Prom

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/7/2022

A throwback 70s themed prom unexpectedly inspires everyone to look to the future.

Directors: Kimberly McCullough

Writer: Zach Dodes

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7.09

91 votes

#13 - The Storm

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/4/2021

Drama storms through the "Beauty and the Beast" rehearsal!

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7.10

89 votes

#14 - Spring Break

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/9/2021

The Wildcats may be on Spring Break, but they aren't taking a break from thinking about the musical.

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7.11

88 votes

#15 - The Field Trip

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/25/2021

East High infiltrates North High to recover a stolen costume piece which leads to a dance-off.

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7.13

83 votes

#16 - Most Likely To

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/2/2021

When the Wildcats are benched from rehearsal for a week, tensions rise during Career Day.

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7.14

100 votes

#17 - New Year's Eve

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/14/2021

Out with the old and in with the new resolutions, rivalries and the reveal of the Spring Musical.

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7.16

63 votes

#18 - Into the Unknown

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/3/2022

It's auditions... for the first time in forever! The campers meet the director and Nini looks ahead.

Directors: Kimberly McCullough

Writer: Ilana Wolpert

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7.18

148 votes

#19 - The Wonderstudies

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/22/2019

You can bet on it; battles have begun. Nini vs. Gina. EJ vs. Ricky. Mr. Mazzara vs. Miss Jenn.

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7.18

49 votes

#20 - Trust the Process

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/9/2023

The Wildcats revisit the past in order to secure the future of the theater program.

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7.19

156 votes

#21 - The Read-Through

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/15/2019

There's tension amid the cast and Miss Jenn needs to get their heads in the game.

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7.22

93 votes

#22 - Typecasting

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/21/2021

It's Spring Musical audition time! These could either be a beauty or a beast!

Writer: Ann Kim

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7.27

209 votes

#23 - The Auditions

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/8/2019

Welcome back, Wildcats! It's the start of something new at East High!

Directors: Tamra Davis

Writer: Tim Federle

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7.28

68 votes

#24 - The Real Campers of Shallow Lake

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/24/2022

Carlos stirs up drama to save the docu-series, but will it be to the detriment of the production?

Directors: Ann Marie Pace

Writer: Jessica Leventhal

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7.28

50 votes

#25 - A Star Is Reborn

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/9/2023

High School Musical 4 pulls focus from "High School Musical 3" for a Wildcat star-is-born moment.

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