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''Clone High'' | ''Clone High'' is a Canadian adult animated series that initially ran for one 13-episode season from November 2002 to April 2003 on Teletoon (and later MTV in America), before being revived on HBO Max, on May 23rd, 2023. The show mainly takes place at a high school of the same name with teenage clones of various historical figures, with the main cast of the show being clones of Abe Lincoln, Joan of Arc, Gandhi, Cleopatra and JFK, that's run by the mad scientist Principal Scudworth. The series parodies other teen dramas that aired in the early 2000s, and some more modern ones. | ||
==Fox Pilot== | ==Fox Pilot== | ||
'''In 2001, a pilot for the show was made and originally pitched to Fox; then titled ''Clone High School U.S.A.'''''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402150328/http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/phil-lord-and-chris-miller-of-the-lego-movie-look-back-on-clone-high-their-cult-classic-mtv-cartoon/ Archived interview of the series creators that mentioned the pitch to Fox.] Retrieved 07 Jan '22</ref> Although the pilot was allegedly screened to a test audience, no footage of the pilot has resurfaced aside from a single screenshot seen below in the gallery, with the only other images of the characters pilot designs coming from issues of ''Variety Magazine'' and ''Animation Magazine'' respectively. | '''In 2001, a pilot for the show was made and originally pitched to Fox; then titled ''Clone High School U.S.A.'''''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402150328/http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/phil-lord-and-chris-miller-of-the-lego-movie-look-back-on-clone-high-their-cult-classic-mtv-cartoon/ Archived interview of the series creators that mentioned the pitch to Fox.] Retrieved 07 Jan '22</ref> Although the pilot was allegedly screened to a test audience, no footage of the pilot has resurfaced aside from a single screenshot (seen below in the gallery), with the only other images of the characters pilot designs coming from issues of ''Variety Magazine'' and ''Animation Magazine'' respectively. | ||
In 2016, YouTuber RebelTaxi posted early concept art of the characters and the show's logo taken from the old MTV website onto his Tumblr page. The art style was noticeably very different compared to both the pilot and the final show.<ref>[https://pan-pizza.tumblr.com/post/144644878880 RebelTaxi's Tumblr post of the early character concept art.] Retrieved 08 Jan '22</ref> As of | In 2016, YouTuber RebelTaxi posted early concept art of the characters and the show's logo taken from the old MTV website onto his Tumblr page. The art style was noticeably very different compared to both the pilot and the final show.<ref>[https://pan-pizza.tumblr.com/post/144644878880 RebelTaxi's Tumblr post of the early character concept art.] Retrieved 08 Jan '22</ref> As of 2023, no other information on the pilot is available. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Clone high pilot 8.png|Early designs for Gandhi and Abe Lincoln taken from an issue of ''Variety Magazine''. | File:Clone high pilot 8.png|Early designs for Gandhi and Abe Lincoln taken from an issue of ''Variety Magazine''. | ||
File:Clone high pilot 9.jpeg|Early designs for Cleopatra, JFK, Joan, Genghis Khan and Principal Scudworth taken from an issue of ''Animation Magazine''. | File:Clone high pilot 9.jpeg|Early designs for Cleopatra, JFK, Joan, Genghis Khan and Principal Scudworth taken from an issue of ''Animation Magazine''. | ||
File:Clone high pilot 10.jpeg|A screenshot from the pilot. | File:Clone high pilot 10.jpeg|A screenshot from the pilot, which would later be reworked in the first episode, "Escape to Beer Mountain: A Rope of Sand". | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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The series' early logo.
Status: Lost
Clone High is a Canadian adult animated series that initially ran for one 13-episode season from November 2002 to April 2003 on Teletoon (and later MTV in America), before being revived on HBO Max, on May 23rd, 2023. The show mainly takes place at a high school of the same name with teenage clones of various historical figures, with the main cast of the show being clones of Abe Lincoln, Joan of Arc, Gandhi, Cleopatra and JFK, that's run by the mad scientist Principal Scudworth. The series parodies other teen dramas that aired in the early 2000s, and some more modern ones.
Fox Pilot
In 2001, a pilot for the show was made and originally pitched to Fox; then titled Clone High School U.S.A..[1] Although the pilot was allegedly screened to a test audience, no footage of the pilot has resurfaced aside from a single screenshot (seen below in the gallery), with the only other images of the characters pilot designs coming from issues of Variety Magazine and Animation Magazine respectively.
In 2016, YouTuber RebelTaxi posted early concept art of the characters and the show's logo taken from the old MTV website onto his Tumblr page. The art style was noticeably very different compared to both the pilot and the final show.[2] As of 2023, no other information on the pilot is available.
Gallery
Concept Art
Images
Early designs for Gandhi and Abe Lincoln taken from an issue of Variety Magazine.
Early designs for Cleopatra, JFK, Joan, Genghis Khan and Principal Scudworth taken from an issue of Animation Magazine.
A screenshot from the pilot, which would later be reworked in the first episode, "Escape to Beer Mountain: A Rope of Sand".
External Links
References
- ↑ Archived interview of the series creators that mentioned the pitch to Fox. Retrieved 07 Jan '22
- ↑ RebelTaxi's Tumblr post of the early character concept art. Retrieved 08 Jan '22