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Hairspray: The Story of Tracy Turnblad

Tracy’s Dream to Dance on The Corny Collins Show

In 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, overweight teenager Tracy Turnblad dreams of appearing on The Corny Collins Show, a popular local television program featuring a “council” of teenagers dancing to popular songs.
One night, she and her best friend Penny Pingleton sneak out to a record hop emceed by the show’s host Corny Collins. Though the event is segregated, she impresses guest judge Motormouth Maybelle Stubbs, who co-hosts the program’s monthly “Negro Day”. After she and her partner Fender win that night’s dance contest, narrowly beating council dancers Amber Von Tussle (the show’s reigning queen and a mean, conventionally attractive high school classmate whose racist parents, Velma and Franklin, own Tilted Acres Amusement Park which bans African Americans) and her boyfriend Link Larkin, Corny invites her to audition for his program at the WZZT television studio the next day, inspiring her to bleach, tease, and rat her big hair. At the audition, Penny nervously stumbles over her answers, and another girl, Nadine Carver, is cut for being black.

Tracy’s Rise to Fame and Fight for Integration

Tracy’s dance moves and stellar performance during the “mock interview” challenge earn her a spot on the council, beginning with that afternoon’s taping. After mocking Tracy’s weight, Amber is suspended for the day by Corny.
Having previously disapproved of her daughter’s hairstyle and incessant obsession, Tracy’s slightly overbearing and equally overweight mother Edna eventually revels in her daughter’s newfound fame and takes her shopping at Hefty Hideaway, a clothing store for plus-size women. The owner, Mr. Pinky, recognizes Tracy and hires her as his model. At school, Tracy is sent to the principal’s office for violating the student hairstyle policy; the principal then assigns her to special education classes, where she befriends black classmates who have been sent there to be held back academically. She and Link fall in love as she competes for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963, fuelling Amber’s jealousy towards her. Tracy uses her newfound fame to advocate for racial integration.

Protests, Romance, and Sabotage

Meanwhile, Maybelle organizes a protest at Tilted Acres as Corny hosts a live special taping, during which Amber falsely claims that Tracy’s hairdo is infested with cockroaches. Both black and white protestors storm the park, inciting a race riot that interrupts the taping; Tracy is arrested, Link is severely assaulted, and the Von Tussles’ opposition to racial integration increases. Later, Seaweed, who was also wounded during the riot, helps Penny break out of her house and escape from her parents, who furiously disown her.
Corny hosts another special broadcast at the Miss Auto Show 1963 pageant, but Tracy is unable to attend as she is stuck in reform school, while Link is now using a wheelchair. Franklin conceals a bomb in Velma’s towering bouffant wig, planning for her to throw the bomb should Amber lose. Meanwhile, Maybelle and L’il Inez handcuff themselves to the governor, refusing to leave until he frees Tracy. When Miss Auto Show is announced, WZZT station manager reveals that although Tracy is technically the winner, she has been disqualified, and Amber is crowned instead. As Amber celebrates her victory, the governor simultaneously exonerates Tracy, who ventures to the pageant. Disregarding the mandate, Corny announces the show is now integrated, after which Tracy changes into a dress painted with roaches and introduces a dance called “The Bug”, with Link standing up from his wheelchair to join her.

The Ultimate Victory and Call to Dance

As L’il Inez confiscates Amber’s crown, the bomb in Velma’s wig spontaneously detonates and the burning hairpiece lands on Amber’s head, causing the Von Tussles’ sabotage plot to backfire, and the police arrest both Franklin and Velma. Tracy claims her rightful crown and encourages everyone to dance.
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