What if a renegade band of evil scientists extracted the DNA from some of the most prominent figures in history and populated a high school with teenage versions of them? That’s the question Nelvana and MTV hope to answer with the upcoming animated teen comedy series, Clone High.
~Animation Magazine, Inc.
The cartoon Clone High originally aired in Canada in 2002 and made an appearance on MTV in the United States the following year where it was titled Clone High USA. It was created by a couple of twentysomethings, Chris Miller and Phil Lord, who met as animation students at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire.
In the style of MTV's other teen angsty cartoon, Daria, the characters attended high school and underwent the normal pressures of teenagers. From Abraham Lincoln and JFK fighting over Cleopatra to Gandhi's struggle to find a Prom date this cartoon cut an amusing angle on some of the world's most well known leaders. Everyone clamored to get in on the hype of this cartoon with new stars (Mandy Moore) and old (Luke Perry as Ponce De Leon) showing up in guest roles. Unfortunately this show had a short run of only one season which sparked an unsuccessful online petition for its return. View the petition, which currently holds over 18,000 signatures, at http://www.petitiononline.com/CloneH/petition.html .
Characters
Abraham Lincoln: voiced by new Saturday Night Live cast member Will Forte
Joan of Arc: voiced by MADtv's Nicole Sullivan
Gandhi: voiced by MADtv's Michael McDonald
John F. Kennedy: voiced by Chris Miller himself
Cleopatra: voiced by The Drew Carey Show's Christa Miller
Principal Cinnamon J. Scudworth: voiced by Phil Lord
Episode guide
Episode 1. "Escape to Beer Mountain: A Rope of Sand"
Written by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and Bill Lawrence
Episode 2. "Episode Two: Election Blu-Galoo"
Written by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller
Episode 3. "A.D.D.: The Last 'D' is for Disorder"
Written by Tom Martin
Episode 4. "Film Fest: Tears of a Clone"
Written by Erica Rivinoja
Episode 5. "Sleep of Faith: La Rue D'Awakening"
Written by Murray Miller & Judah Miller
Episode 6. "Homecoming: A Shot in D'Arc"
Written by Eric Kentoff
Episode 7. "Plane Crazy: Gate Expectations"
Written by Tom Martin
Episode 8. "Raisin the Stakes: A Rock Opera in Three Acts"
Written by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller
Episode 9. "A Room of One's Clone: The Pie of the Storm"
Written by Adam Pava
Episode 10. "Litter Kills: Litterally"
Written by Murray Miller & Judah Miller
Episode 11. "Snowflake Day: A Very Special Holiday Episode"
Written by Erica Rivinoja
Episode 12. "Makeover, Makeover, Makeover: The Makeover Episode"
(Part One of a two-part Season Finale)
Written by Eric Kentoff
Episode 13. "Changes: The Big Prom: The Sex Romp: The Season Finale"
(Part Two of a two-part Season Finale)
Written by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller
References:
Animation Magazine, Inc. http://www.animationmagazine.net/television/7_10.html
Clone High http://www.clone-high.com/episodes.htm
Clone a genuine original, Ottowa Sun http://www.canoe.ca/TelevisionShowsC/clonehigh.html