Clone High (occasionally referred to in the U.S. as
Clone High U.S.A.) is an American
animated series that aired for one season (November 2002 – April 2003) on
MTV and
Teletoon. It has officially been on
hiatus since March 17, 2003.
The series had run in its entirety in Canada on Teletoon before premiering in the United States on MTV. The last five episodes were never broadcast in the United States. The
Clone High theme song is written by
Liam Lynch and performed by
alternative rock band
Abandoned Pools who also provided much of the series' background music.
Synopsis
Clone High is set in a
high school that is secretly being run as an elaborate
military experiment orchestrated by a
government office called the Secret Board of Shadowy Figures. The school is entirely populated by
clones of famous historical figures that have been created and raised with the intent of having their various strengths and abilities harnessed by the
United States military. The
principal of the high school,
Cinnamon J. Scudworth, has his own plans for the clones, and secretly tries to undermine the wishes of the Board (Scudworth wants to use the clones to create a clone-themed amusement park, dubbed "Cloney Island", his intentions with the clones being decidedly less evil than those of the Board). He is assisted by his
robot/
vice principal/
dehumidifier Mr. Butlertron (a parody of
Mr. Belvedere), who is programmed to call everyone "Wesley" (a reference to one of the main characters in Mr. Belvedere).