High School Musical: The Musical - The Series (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 7 - Thanksgiving - full transcript

Previously on High School
Musical: The Musical: The Series...

- Miss Jenn was in hot water.
- Thank you.

Carlos was a hot mess.

- I'm late.
- And I missed

a memorable photo shoot.

So we wrote a song
and saved our theater teacher,

which is something that happens
in real-life drama departments,

basically, all the time.

♪ I know ♪

♪ That somethin' has changed ♪

♪ Never felt this way ♪



♪ But right here tonight ♪

♪ This could be the start
of something new ♪

♪ It feels so right to be here with you
Oh ♪

♪ And now, looking in your eyes ♪

♪ I feel in my heart ♪

- ♪ ..Heart ♪
- ♪ Feel in my heart ♪

♪ The start of something new ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ Now, who would've ever thought that
Oh ♪

♪ We'd both be here tonight ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Yeah, and the world looks
so much brighter ♪

♪ Brighter, brighter ♪

- ♪ With you by my side ♪
- ♪ Side by my side ♪



Yes! Yes! Whoo!

Sorry. I really love Thanksgiving.

Okay, hold on.

I know everyone is excited
for the holiday break.

But I'm me,
and I have notes.

Ricky and Nini, that was good.
But it could be better.

She said in the spirit of holiday cheer.

Good save.

Huh. I thought we sounded okay.

Heck yeah, we're kinda killin' it.

Did you mean both of us?

- Yeah.
- Oh. Okay.

I mean, I have to hand it to him.

He worked hard
and he looks really good now.

In the show.
He looks really good in the show.

Your homework over this break, all of you,
is to please go on vocal rest.

And go over your lines, too,
which is hard to do on vocal rest.

But make it work.

And remember, may nothing ever block
your doorway to happiness.

- Excuse me!
- Okay, starting now.

Oh, don't mind me.
I just came to return a missing item.

Ashlyn. Cannot have
our robotics team co-captain

going home without her binder over break.

There's a lot people don't know about me.

I'm on the debate team.
I'm in the baking club.

Oh, I'm High Priestess
of the Salt Lake Renaissance Fair.

So meek. So mild. Sword.

It's whatever.

Thank you, Benjamin,
I hope you have a lovely holiday

with whoever could possibly love you.

Oh, in fact, I will be enjoying
three varieties of peach cobbler

with a loving family so large,
we're renting out the Rotary Club.

Well, I'm sure it can't compare
to the candied yam bake-off

that we throw every year in my home,
but I wish you joy nonetheless.

And I wish you had some joy, too.

Oh. Cobbler sounds so nice.

My family usually
has three protein courses

and then everybody's asleep by 6:00.

My folks start eating at dawn

and they barely make it past
the Macy's Parade.

Well, at least your folks
are sticking around.

EJ's parents are treating my parents to
a spa in Park City after dinner tomorrow.

They told us to try and have
a meaningful night at the movies.

Wait...

I was gonna say...

Do you guys wanna come over
after dinner tomorrow?

Like late night party?

I never don't want that.

Should we keep it to a small group or...

Party at Ashlyn's
after Thanksgiving tomorrow!

Everyone's invited!

*HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL*
The Musical The Series

Season 01 Episode 07

Episode Title:
"ThanksGiving"

- Is this one you?
- That one's me.

So cute. How old were you
when you came here, Lola?

Oh, you've heard this story
so many times, sweetie.

Well, I like the way you tell it.

I was 16.

- Mmm-hmm.
- Same as you.

The soldiers had run through our province
but America was paved with gold.

That's what we all believed.

And we got here...

And the gold was gone.

But it was a place to start over.

- Oh, you better...
- I...

Yeah, I should probably
go set the table

before my moms tell me to.
Get some brownie points.

Honey, Happy Thanksgiving.

Here's to always seeking new shores.

Ay.

This is nice, Dad.

Yeah, you don't see a lot of hot wings
and instant mashed potatoes

in the history books.

We should bring leftovers
to Aunt Judy's later.

Um... Hey, about that, some of my friends
are getting together

for a sort of late-night
after-party thing...

And when you say "late night," you mean...

Eight o'clock. We roll hard.

Is this the theater gang?

Yep.

It's no problem.

You just stay back
when I head to my sister's.

Thanks. I know I was kind of
your date for that one.

It's all good.

I suppose, if you're lonely, you could
just randomly text my drama teacher.

Too soon, Rick.

Yeah, okay.

So have you called your mom yet?

Workin' up to it.

I know it's tough to be doing
the holidays without her

but she really misses you, Ricky,
and she's all alone in Chicago.

She's waiting for you to call.

Happy Turkey Day, ya'll.

Comin' at you with another
Instagram hashtag confessional.

Thanks so much
for all your questions last time.

Today, we're gonna be talking about

all the times I've cheated
at water polo in my life.

I learned a little something
when I came clean to Nini

during all that Miss Jenn drama.

I felt free.

And I wanna
keep feeling that feeling.

So, I've been admitting everything
I've done wrong in my life and it just...

It feels right.

Oh. Thanks again
for helping set this all up.

Last time I threw a party this big,
half my guests were stuffed animals.

No worries.

My parents are already taking a nap
and after that, they usually take a nap.

Plus, I figured
you're a crew guy

so you're good at carrying heavy stuff.

Yeah. I kinda just fell into
the whole crew thing.

Not much of a carrier.

Yeah, how did that happen anyway?

You don't exactly strike me
as theater dork.

I kinda got sucked into it by Ricky.

I think he just wanted some moral support
'cause Nini was dating...

EJ.

Yeah.

Sorry. Forgot you guys are related.

Well, hey, I promise
not to steal your phone

if you promise not to throw
a basketball at my face.

No. The only thing I'd every throw
at your face is a brighter spotlight,

'cause I like the way you sing.

Hello?

Oh, um... I'm sorry.
Uh, I was trying to reach Lynne.

I think I have the wrong number.

No. You got it right.

Ricky, this is Todd.

I've heard so much about you.

Wait, uh, what?

Lynne's in the shower.
Can I take a message?

Gina. Hey.

- Hey.
- Come in, come in.

- Thanks.
- Yeah.

Thought I could walk you
to Ashlyn's, but it's kinda freezing out,

so I made you this hat.

You made this?

I mean, you spend enough time
alone in the house

and you pick up all sorts of crafts
on YouTube.

Uh, yeah.

Sorry, can I meet you there?

Is everything okay?

Yeah. Yep.

Okay. No.

I guess my mom has a new boyfriend
and it's just a lot.

Sorry. I hate to be a downer.

Look, I... I get it.

No offense, but I'm not sure you do.

Let me guess.

You're mad at everyone and everything

because just when you're getting
used to things changing,

they change again.

Am I close?

Little bit.

Not just a hat-rack, my friend.

Who told you about...

Ricky, I'm not sure you notice,
but, um, my family's just me and my mom.

She works at FEMA, so we basically move
whenever disaster strikes.

I've had a few feelings in my life.

Yeah, no. Of course. I'm sorry.

Don't be.

I'm just saying you just gotta ignore it
and push through.

Think I should, like, text her
Happy Thanksgiving, or something.

No.

What I think we should do
is go to the party

and spend a few hours being drama dorks
as the good Lord intended.

Do what makes you happy.

Give me that hat.

- Hmm?
- Oh.

- That's too big.
- I'll grow into it.

Okay. Um, I mean, it kinda works.

Oh!

- What's happening?
- Good question.

I just came to get some last-minute
sweeteners for the yam bake.

Excellent. And the Mazzaras were
a little low on spoons for the cobbler.

But these are spoons.
So, I'll be on my way.

As will I. Happy Thanksgiving.
Good day, sir.

Good day, Miss Jenn.

- Ugh! Just get in here.
- Okie-dokie.

I'm actually working on a school thing.

Oh, yeah. Same here.

I guess the cobblers were a bust?

There was some griping for an hour
so I thought I'd get some work done.

The candied yams were...

Actually, just one yam
followed by some candy.

- We were done in about 10 minutes.
- Oh.

And I couldn't stop thinking
about the show, so...

Good luck with your robots.

Have fun.

Don't burn down my shop!

That's just how it works.

We're goin' old school.
Make some memories, people.

- I gotcha.
- Thank you.

Your house has the best energy. I love it.

Aw, thank you!

And thank you for coming.

You know, I know things
got a little dicey with everyone

after the "forest of boys" incident,
and you've been kind of a beacon.

Oh, are you kidding?

You were the first person
who had my back that day.

And I've totally moved on.

Someday, you've gotta teach me
how you do that.

I'm not so good
at forgiving and forgetting.

Well, you get
an amazing song out of it, so...

Oh, come on!

Wondering is literally
the best ballad in the show

and I'm low-key jealous
Gabriella doesn't get to sing it.

Stop.

I wish that I could write like that.

Okay, um, did you not write
that completely adorkable song

about how you...
don't not love someone.

Yeah, that was a one-time thing
and it totally backfired.

I highly recommend not telling someone you
love them for the first time on Instagram.

Well, maybe you should write something
for yourself then.

I'm serious.

Nothing about boys.

The party may begin.

- Carlos!
- Hey!

- Let me get this in here.
- Whoa.

Okay, you know, it's a pot luck
and not like, catering, right?

This is not food.

Oh, good. I thought it was pizza.
Too much lactose.

What?

Oh...

What is that?

This is something I've been waiting
many long years to share with the world.

You guys, this is
High School Musical, the Choosical!

The what, now?

Okay, so when I was a child,
I wanted to go into the movie.

- But, the movie was on a screen.
- He's not wrong.

So I decided to create
the next best thing.

An interactive, hyperactive HSM experience
that can be played by children and adults,

everywhere in the world.

As long as they lived in my bedroom.

Wait, so you've had this
for 10 years?

And I've never played it.

Okay, we'll totally play it.

I'm gonna cry!

Okay, so there are two teams.

The East High Wildcats
and the West High Knights.

So, sort yourselves.

Okay. We'll be on the same team.

Yeah. They're all Wildcats.

- Can we be Wildcats?
- Yes.

- Is this it?
- Yes. Thank you.

- Hi.
- Okay. Got it?

Carlos, are you on my team or...

Look, I'm not following Big Red
just because he paid me a compliment.

I get a lot of compliments, okay?

I just happen to be a long-time fan
of the South Side Knights.

- It's the West High Knights.
- The West High Knights.

- Hello, hello.
- Oh, hey.

Hey. I brought some lobster dip
and a bottle of forty-year Balsamic.

I double-dipped twice on the drive over

and I feel bad about that
but I feel great about telling you.

Cool. I'm Ashlyn and you are...

On a mission, Ash.

Hey, Emily, you still there?

EJ, I promised my grandma I would sing
for everyone after dinner so I have to go.

Yeah, hang on just one second.
I just gotta find Nini. Hey.

Hey.

Oh, my gosh. Emily.

No, it's okay.
She knows about the deviled egg.

Uh...

I'm trying to make amends
these days, Nini.

And she was fine with everything.

She laughed.

Uh, this is a lot at once.

I have to join the party
and admit some terrible things.

You ladies catch up.

Uh...

Emily, um, I am so sorry
about what happened this summer.

That is so far in the rear view,
I can't even tell you.

Plus, I heard you were amazing
as Marian the Librarian.

Thanks. I literally learnt
the part by watching you

but I still feel so guilty
about what happened and I...

Water under the bridge. Honest.

I started at this new boarding school
for the arts and it's everything.

Seriously. It makes all that stuff
last summer feel like kindergarten.

Wow.

Nothing like a fresh start
to completely strut your talent.

I can already do a Cockney accent!

- Right.
- I'm coming, Grandma. Chill!

Anyways, it's all good.
And I'm just happy you're happy.

Oh.

Hey, look who's here.

Nice hat.

Thanks. It was a gift.

I didn't know if you'd make it.

Oh, yeah, my moms are watching the dog
competition and Kourtney's out of town

so I figured I'd come
and check in all my, uh...

...buddies.

Nice. We heard a rumor
that Carlos went off the deep end,

and we did not want to miss it.

We?

Hi, Nini.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Oh. Hey.

Turkey cupcakes.

Gobble gobble.

It's a gluten-free cupcake recipe
I made from scratch.

From YouTube.

Again? With you and YouTube.

Yeah, no, it's good.

They have inside jokes.
It's cute.

They're, uh, "we" now.

One, two, three.

Okay, come on,
work with me here, Fake Troy.

Sorry. Was that out loud?

- I'm going to regret asking this...
- I'm trying to figure out

how to levitate Troy with a basketball.

Maybe if I got a bigger ruler...

That should do it.

And what are you working on?

You would not understand this.

Try me.

It's a one-fifth scale mock-up of our
entry into Robotocon USA next week.

He won't not... fall.

You want some help?

No.

You sure?

I'm an engineer by trade, Miss Jenn.
Think I got this.

Okay. But the center of gravity is off
and if that were a dancer,

she'd be in traction. Last thing I'll say.

How would you fix it?

Back up, I don't want you to get elbowed.

Honey, it's called a plié.

Okay, I'm going to the loo.

Don't touch my stuff.

- All right.
- Okay, okay, you guys. Okay.

There are four basic categories.

The Getcha Head in the Frame
Trivia Challenge...

- Ooh.
- ...the Bop Till You Drop Dance Challenge,

Sync to the Status Quo
Lip Sync Challenge...

...and Looking for Glee,

which I thought would be a fun name
for the singing challenge

because I was obsessed with the show.

Hey, it still holds up.

Oh. Good. I thought you guys
were gonna judge me.

Okay, so Knights, you won the coin toss,

so you guys get to pick
the first challenge.

- "Looking for Glee."
- We've gotta do "Looking for Glee."

- You want to?
- Come on.

Okay, we're gonna look for Glee.

Excellent.

"As fast as you can,
please sing the lyrics

"to What I've Been Looking For to
the rhythm of Getcha Head in the Game."

What?

Go.

- No, it starts...
- It's hard to believe

That I couldn't see

That you were always, always,
always right beside me

Thought I was alone with no one to hold

But you were always, always,
always right beside me

Getcha head in the game

- Let's go! Whoo!
- Yes!

- Yeah!
- That was it! Guys!

That was terrible.

I'm so happy.

Congratulations, you get to move
four spaces closer to center stage

at East High.

Wait, they get four spaces for that?

Okay, Wildcats, take a spin.

- I'm gonna get it.
- Okay. It's your turn.

EJ's turn.

Uh...

All right, we're gonna bop.

Okay. Pick one member from each team.

Who wants to go?

I think I should... I got it.

- No. Would you? Okay.
- No, no, no. Okay.

- Go on. Do it.
- Come on, man.

- You got it.
- You got it.

- Yep. No, no...
- No, no, no.

Oh, boy.

Your challenge
is to stare at your partner

and do the Sharpay and Ryan
warm-up thing

for 60 seconds straight
without laughing.

Or killing each other.

Okay.

Go!

Brrr! Brrr! Brrr!

Ma! Ma! Ma!

- Brrr! Brrr! Ma!
- Ma! Ma!

Brrr! Ma! Brrr! Ma!

- Oh, hey, I was just getting...
- I just came in for...

- Root beer.
- Root beer.

Thanks.

Uh...

Crazy how many people
made it to this party.

Um...

My mom and I had a really nice meal,

but when you're new in town
with no other family,

there's only so much time you can sit
around complimenting the green beans.

I guess you're, uh, new in town a lot?

Yeah, goin' on six straight years
of moves now.

But I do have high hopes
for junior year, East High.

It's been nice sometimes, though, right?
Getting a chance to start fresh?

Is this, like, where I make a wish, or...

If you wanna swap bodies, I'm down.

Gina, Nini, you need
to come back, you're missing it!

Speaking of swapping bodies,

that whole wonderstudy thing,
I just, I wanna say...

Oh, I know. Same here.

It's all good.

- Oh. Hey, you're staying the night, right?
- What do you mean?

Ashlyn's having the girls
stay for a sleepover.

Apparently there's a Ouija board
in the attic.

- As long as Carlos didn't make it. Yes.
- Okay.

- Hey, hey, hey.
- Come on.

Come here, Nini, come here.

Oh. All right.

Adorable.

Gina, come on!

It's not a big deal, but I've never
been invited to a sleepover before.

Yes!

Wait, what did you do here?

It's a basic pulley system,
a force multiplier.

It's beautiful.

Math often is.

Benjamin...

- Please don't.
- I'm gonna cry.

I cannot stress to you enough how
uncomfortable that would make me feel.

You did something nice for me.
You know what we should do?

Break off eye contact sometime soon?

When I was young, my family used to do
a movie night on Thanksgiving.

- You wanna?
- I don't think so.

I downloaded Big Hero 6
for the long weekend.

It's about a robot but there's also
some imagination in it,

so, something for everyone?

Okay, you guys,

according to the Musical Choosical
Handbook of Rulesicals...

Stop it.

The only way to resolve a tie
at the end of regulation play

is with a lightning speed round of
Getcha Head in the Frame trivia questions.

- Ooh.
- Are you ready?

People have been known to cry during this.

I thought you had never
actually played this...

Honey, not today of all days.

Okay, here we go.

"Name both jersey numbers
Troy wears in the movie."

Oh, uh, fourteen and ten.

Uh...

How did you know that?

How did he even know that?

Correct.

"How does Gabriella describe herself
when she's complaining to her mom?"

Oh! As the school's freaky genius girl.

- Do people talk like that?
- They do not.

Correct!

Wildcats. "Whose red tie does Ms. Darbus
compliment at auditions?"

- Uh...
- Um, oh, it's, um...

Oh... What's his name?

- It's, it's...
- Allen?

- Yes!
- What?

Hey, EJ!

I looked it up on my phone, you guys.
I can't stop cheating and I'm sorry!

- EJ...
- That's not fair.

He should be disqualified.

Well, the West High Knights
have a chance to steal.

"What is the name of the girl
who pops and locks?"

I love to pop and lock and jam and break

Martha Cox!

Yes! Whoo!

The West High Knights win!

Good job!

You, my dear, get this homemade
Scholastic Decathlon ribbon.

Careful, it's just a straight pin
and was never sanitized.

Wait, okay, everybody, get in.

Okay. Ooh, I won.

Okay, hold on, I have need to share
this honor with my loved ones.

You gotta stop moving.
This is the price you pay for beauty.

Mom, Mom, Mom, okay, two things.

One, I was just crowned
the queen of crazytown,

and two, can I spend the night
at Ashlyn's house?

Um, it's actually
the queen of East High...

Ooh!

Uh, Mom, sorry, I can't hear you, okay.

Okay, you're on speaker.

Say Happy Thanksgiving
to my mom, everyone.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Oh.

Same to all of you.

Gina, honey, can you take me off speaker?

Um... Yeah, sorry, guys.

Mom, what's up?

Yeah.

- Haven't you seen the movie?
- I have.

Mom?

I was gonna tell you
first thing in the morning.

What is it?

Honey, I got a call from
the coordinator's office in Washington.

No.

- Baby.
- Mom.

Listen to me.

No.

We have to go.

It's another emergency.

They can't do this to us again.
We just moved here.

And I told them that, baby.

What's that about?

I don't understand how they can...

Baby, please.

Okay. Okay.

How long do I have?

Ten days.

Listen to me...

No, I got it.

I got it.

I love you.

Yeah.

Hey, you okay?

I will be.

- Wanna talk about it, or...
- Not even a little.

- I'll call you?
- Honestly, you heard what happened.

I don't think there's any point
in calling me anymore, do you?

Hey, Gina. I'm so...

Um... The cupcakes were amazing.

Hey, you all right?

What?

Uh, this is pretty intense.

Yeah, I was there.

- I know you've been going through a lot.
- Nini, please don't do that.

I'm just trying to help you.

It's not just Gina, okay?

My mom moved out like two weeks ago
and she's already got a new boyfriend.

Sound familiar?

- Whoa. No, hang on.
- Look, I gotta go. Really.

Okay, you can be mad at me all you want,
but you should talk to your mom, Ricky.

You always feel better when...

Yeah, thanks. I really don't need advice
from a "buddy" right now.

You really don't have to do this.

No, it's okay.
My basement's not going anywhere.

Besides, I kind of wanted to finish
the lobster dip.

Sorry none of the girls stuck around
for your sleepover.

Oh, that's okay. Mood kinda got killed.

Yeah. I hope Gina's gonna be okay.

That's sort of
always what you do, huh?

Take care of everyone else?

Whatever.

Hey, is this where you wrote that thing?

What thing?

The Sara Bareilles song.

About regrets?

For Ms. Darbus?

Okay, did someone tell you
to say that to me?

'Cause that's, like, all I've ever
wanted to hear my entire life.

Well, you know,
her songs come up on shuffle a lot,

and I just thought it sounded similar.

You know, like, the notes?

Yeah, okay.

The notes.

- Anyway, I should probably...
- Hey, Big Red? Um...

Don't forget your dip.

Happy Thanksgiving.

You too.

Write something for yourself.

Write something for yourself.

♪ Feels like
I'm not what I'm born to be ♪

♪ Feels like I'm not
where I'm supposed to be ♪

♪ I don't fit
in in these places ♪

♪ Don't fit in
with these familiar faces ♪

♪ I know there's so much more ♪

Feels like I'm not
where I'm supposed to be

I don't fit in with these familiar faces

♪ And the games they play
don't mean a thing to me ♪

I know there's so much more

♪ I can't stop dreaming and thinking
maybe I could be ♪

♪ Someone different,
more than a yearbook memory ♪

♪ If I leave this I'm risking
almost everything ♪

♪ Am I on the right road ♪

♪ Outta the old ♪

♪ I've gotta find my way ♪

♪ Into the new ♪

♪ Give anything it takes ♪

I wanna know
If no one knew my name

♪ Would my wildest dreams feel
like home ♪

♪ Outta the old ♪

♪ I wish these streets
were still enough for me ♪

♪ I wish this town
could give me everything ♪

♪ But I still feel stopped
while every light turns green ♪

♪ Why can't I let it go? ♪

♪ I can't stop dreaming and thinking
maybe I could be ♪

♪ Someone different,
more than a yearbook memory ♪

♪ Leaving all this I'm risking
almost everything ♪

Hey, Mom? It's me.

I miss you so much.

♪ Outta the old ♪

♪ I've gotta find my way ♪

♪ Into the new ♪

♪ Give anything it takes ♪

♪ I wanna know
If no one knew my name ♪

♪ Would my wildest dreams feel
like home ♪

♪ If I go outta the old
Oh, oh ♪

♪ And into the new
Oh, oh ♪

♪ Outta the old
Oh, oh ♪

♪ And into the new
Oh, oh ♪

♪ Yeah, I wanna know
if no one knew my name ♪

- ♪ Would my wildest dreams feel like home
- Oh, oh ♪

- ♪ Outta the old ♪
- ♪ Oh, oh ♪

- ♪ And into the new ♪
- ♪ Oh, oh ♪

- ♪ Take me outta the old ♪
- ♪ Oh, oh ♪

- ♪ And into the new ♪
- ♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ 'Cause I wanna go ♪

♪ I wanna go ♪

♪ Just take me ♪

Sync corrections by srjanapala