The Best Episodes Written By Tim Federle

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(3 votes)

   #1 - Born to Be Brave

   S4:E88/9/2023

   Act Two of HSM 3 Opening Night is shaken up by surprise guests and looming decisions.

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   9.0/10(3 votes)

   #2 - Let It Go

   S3:E89/14/2022

   Nerves run high on the opening night of "Frozen" as the documentary's release quickly approaches.

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   8.7/10(3 votes)

   #3 - High School Musical 4

   S4:E18/9/2023

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

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   8.5/10(4 votes)

   #4 - Act Two

   S1:E101/10/2020

   It's Act Two of opening night, and the stakes have never been higher. After last-minute cast changes in Act One — and so much left unsaid between Ricky and Nini — there's more drama offstage than on

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   7.8/10(6 votes)

   #5 - Homecoming

   S1:E512/6/2019

   Miss Jenn organizes a girl’s night out with Kourtney and Nini to help Nini shake off the boy drama, while the rest of the theater kids attend the East High Homecoming dance, where Carlos learns to dance like everyone’s watching.

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   7.6/10(14 votes)

   #6 - The Auditions

   S1:E111/12/2019

   Ricky decides to audition for East High's fall musical, "High School Musical," in an effort to rekindle his relationship with his ex-girlfriend Nini.

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   7.0/10(2 votes)

   #7 - New Year's Eve

   S2:E15/14/2021

   Flying high after the triumph of opening night, Ricky, Nini, Gina, and the Wildcats gather at Ashlyn's for a New Year's Eve party. Miss Jenn runs into the new North High rival theatre teacher—a.k.a her ex-boyfriend—and at the stroke of midnight, shocking revelations come to the surface.

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   7.0/10(12 votes)

   #8 - A Hex Education / Blood, Sweat, and Fears / Mother of All Secrets

   S1:E110/1/2026

   Briar steps into a world of magic in New Orleans.

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   5.5/10(2 votes)

   #9 - Second Chances

   S2:E127/30/2021

   While the Wildcats head to Salt Lake Slices to digest the excitement of opening night - and a pizza or two - Miss Jenn continues to experience tunnel vision over the Menkie Awards. Mr. Mazzara shows his softer side; Ricky reevaluates a party crasher; Gina speaks her truth; and Nini makes a life-altering call.

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