Like a Frankenstein monster built of pop culture rsquo;s most adorable cliches - corny TV, cute teens and concert tours loaded with snappy choreography and confetti - ldquo;High School Musical rdquo; is a sensation today but could be gone tomorrow. It rsquo;s not easy to predict how these massive television-film-music-tour crossover juggernauts will evolve.
The Monkees: Could ldquo;High School Musical rdquo; go underground? A decade after the prefab four boomed in 1967 (outselling the Beatles and Elvis with four No. 1 albums, and scoring the top U.S.
single with ldquo;I rsquo;m a Believer rdquo;), everyone from the Sex Pistols, Minor Threat and Run DMC was covering their songs.
The Partridge Family: As squeaky clean as Disney rsquo;s ldquo;High School rdquo; rats seem, someone in the cast is sure to grow tired of playing it safe. The Family rsquo;s string of hits ( ldquo;I Think I Love You, rdquo; ldquo;C rsquo;mon, Get Happy rdquo;) wasn rsquo;t enough for teen dream David Cassidy. As soon as Cassidy decided it was cooler to strip for Rolling Stone than be a teenage idol, the TV show and record sales imploded.
The Brady Bunch: We can rsquo;t forget the episode when the six singin rsquo; Brady kids took Amateur Night by storm with their smash hits ldquo;Sunshine Day rdquo; and ldquo;Keep On. rdquo; Equally unforgettable - but for all the wrong reasons - was the ill-fated ldquo;Brady Bunch Variety Hour. rdquo; Variety shows reek of desperation. Hopefully the ldquo;High School Musical rdquo; brain trust is smart enough to steer clear.
Dirty Dancing: This low-budget, cornball, 1987 coming-of-age film came out of nowhere and left us with soundtracks, sequels, tours, Broadway shows and the line ldquo;Nobody puts Baby in the corner! rdquo; If ldquo;High School Musical rdquo; wants to make it into the future VH1 special ldquo;I Love the 2000s, rdquo; a catch phrase better emerge soon.
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