History TearJerker / CloneHigh

** To a lesser extent, Cleo only knows the historical Cleopatra as a beautiful, glamourous, seductive ruler; as a result, she focuses only on her looks and popularity, and becomes a [[AlphaBitch promiscuous, vain, shallow "social butterfly"]].
*** It goes deeper than that: as one commenter on YouTube pointed out, Cleo's only parent is her emotionally abusive, alcoholic mother, who never showed her any genuine love or affection; it's very likely that Cleo's promiscuity is (partially) due to having never received any love at home.

** Gandhi in particular, whose namesake is extremely highly regarded in his home country to this day (to the point that it was what got the show canceled).

** Abe is desperate to live up to the original Lincoln's reputation, but has zero leadership skills due to his awkwardness and total lack of self-assurance.

** To a lesser extent, Cleo only knows the historical Cleopatra as a beautiful, glamourous, seductive ruler; as a result, she focuses only on her looks and popularity, and becomes a [[AlphaBitch vain, shallow "queen bee"]].
* We actually do catch a glimpse of a clone of UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, and while mainly a FunnyBackgroundEvent, it does offer some Fridge Sadness. While most of the clones have to deal with living up to their cloneparents’ legacy, imagine the other way around and having to live with being the genetic copy of one of the most monstrous and despised men in history. At least he presumably learns how to cope with it, [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments by becoming an advocate for peace and love]].

-->"'''Best Dudes Forever,' Abe? 'Best Dudes Forever??'''"

-->"''''Best Dudes Forever,' Abe? 'Best Dudes Forever??''''"

* We actually do catch a glimpse of a Clone of UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, and while mainly a FunnyBackgroundEvent, it does offer some Fridge Sadness. While most of the clones have to deal with living up to their cloneparents’ legacy, imagine the other way around and having to live with being the genetic copy of one of the most monstrous and despised men in history. At least he presumably learns how to cope with it, [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments by becoming an advocate for peace and love]].

* We actually do catch a glimpse of a Clone of UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, and while mainly a FunnyBackgroundMoment, it does offer some Fridge Sadness. While most of the clones have to deal with living up to their cloneparents’ legacy, imagine the other way around and having to live with being the genetic copy of one of the most monstrous and despised men in history. At least he presumably learns how to cope with it, [[HeartwarmingMoments by becoming an advocate for peace and love]].

* At the end of the final episode, [[spoiler: Abe throws away his opportunity to have sex with Cleopatra when he realizes that he's in love with Joan, only to find Joan in the quick freezer with JFK post-coitus. She and Abe share a heartbroken gaze as he's about to profess his love for her, only to be cut off by Scudworth freezing them where they stand with the Board of Shadowy Figures and virtually everyone else.]] The end.
** Then there's the FridgeHorror of what's to become of [[spoiler:Scudworth and Mr. B., now that they have to live with the fact that they've left dozens of people in suspended animation]].
* Every time Abe goes on about how much he loves Cleo in front of Joan.

** Joan admits that she became a cynical, angst-filled, atheist {{Goth}} because she felt that she could never live up to the real Joan's image.
** Abe is desperate to live up to the original Lincoln's reputation, but has no idea how to go about it.

** To a lesser degree, Cleo only knows the historical Cleopatra as a beautiful, glamourous, seductive ruler; as a result, she focuses only on her looks and popularity, and becomes a [[AlphaBitch vain, shallow "queen bee"]].

** Van Gogh inherited his clone father's depression, to the point that he spends many a night alone in his room, crying. When he tries to reach out to the school's hotline for help, Ghandi mocks him and puts him on speaker phone at a party, so that everyone can laugh at his misery.

* The clones being expected to live up to their original incarnations is only funny because it's genuinely sad. Teens being expected to live up to the expectations of their elders is not uncommon, and these teens have to live up to some of the most important figures in written history. Gandhi in particular, whose namesake is extremely highly regarded in his home country to this day to the point that it was what got the show canceled. Even the theme song acknowledges this.
-->"''Why, there's so much to live up to / Expectations are so high...''"

* ''Litter Kills; Literally'' is what happens when the writers parody [[TonightSomeoneDies a cliche]] [[UpToEleven so hard]] that it [[CrossesTheLineTwice does a complete 180]] and [[SpringtimeForHitler becomes the saddest episode of the whole series]], mainly because the episode is less about Ponce himself as much as it is watching JFK, a character we ''do'' know, be so completely broken up over his death.
** Of course, if you personally lost a close friend at a young age, the episode will be impossible to watch.
** And after Luke Perry's death by stroke? Forget it.

* The clones being expected to live up to their original incarnations is only funny because it's genuinely sad. Teens being expected to live up to the expectations of their elders is not uncommon, and these teens have to live up to some of the most important figures in written history. Gandhi in particular, whose namesake is extremely highly regarded in his home country to this day to the point that it was what got the show canceled.

* The clones being expected to live up to their original incarnations is only funny because it's genuinely sad. Teens being expected to live up to the expectations of their elders is not uncommon, and these teens have to live up to some of the most important figures in written history. Ghandi in particular, who's namesake is extremely highly regarded in his home country to this day to the point that it was what got the show canceled.

* ''Litter Kills; Literally'' is what happens when the writers parody [[TonightSomeoneDies a cliche]] [[UpToEleven so hard]] that it [[CrossesTheLineTwice does a complete 180]] and [[SpringtimeForHitler becomes the saddest episode of the whole series]], mainly because the episode is less about Ponce himself as much as it is watching JFK be so completely broken up over his death. It's depressing in the same way as [[RealitySubtext helping your friend cope with their grandparent's death]].

* The clones being expected to live up to their original incarnations is only funny because it's genuinely sad. Teens being expected to live up to the expectations of their elders is not uncommon, and these teens have to live up to some of the most important figures in written history. Ghandi in particular, who's namesake is extremely highly regarded in his home country to this day.

* Every time Abe goes on about how much he loves Cleo in front of Joan.

* The finale. To elaborate: [[spoiler: Abe throws away his opportunity to have sex with Cleopatra when he realizes that he's in love with Joan. He runs off to find her, and when he does, she's in the quick freezer in bed with JFK, having just had sex. The two exchange a heartbroken gaze before Lincoln begins to confess his love for Joan, but doesn't get to finish because the principal cast is quickly frozen by Scudworth along with the League of Shadowy Figures in order to keep them from taking the clones away]]. The series ends there.
* Basically any scene when Abe expresses his emotions for Cleopatra in the presence of Joan.

* ''Litter Kills; Literally'' is what happens when the writers parody [[TonightSomeoneDies a cliche]] [[UpToEleven so hard]] that it [[CrossesTheLineTwice does a complete 360]] and [[SpringtimeForHitler becomes the saddest episode of the whole series]], mainly because the episode is less about Ponce himself as much as it is watching JFK be so completely broken up over his death. It's depressing in the same way as [[RealitySubtext helping your friend cope with their grandparent's death]].

* ''Litter Kills; Literally'' is what happens when the writers parody [[TonightSomeoneDies a cliche]] [[UpToEleven so hard]] that it [[CrossesTheLineTwice does a complete 360]] and [[SpringtimeForHitler becomes the saddest episode of the whole series]], mainly because the episode is less about Ponce himself as much as it is watching JFK be so completely broken up over his death.
** There's a lot of RealitySubtext at play here: we barely knew Ponce, but we can tell by the main characters' reactions that he was a big deal to ''them'' and empathize with ''their'' pain, much like helping your friend cope with their grandparent's death. Of course, if you also lost a close friend at a young age, the episode will be impossible to watch.

* ''Litter Kills; Literally''. Half of the episode is just JFK in mourning over Ponce's death. The last shot is also quite poignant.
** YMMV on that one, as it was written to be a TakeThat against TV shows that will [[TonightSomeoneDies introduce a new character for the sole purpose of killing them off dramatically]] (Hence Julius Ceaser's commenting that Ponce is [[StealthPun "such a regular character."]]) On one hand, if you're someone who's sick of this cliche, you're likely to be laughing you ass off at all of the shoehorned drama and [[WorldOfHam overacting]]. On the other hand, if you're not familiar with this cliche, it comes off as [[SpringtimeForHitler the writers and actors taking an absurd concept VERY seriously]].
** Some fans who really ''did'' lose a close friend at a young age have found this episode entirely impossible to watch.

** YMMV on that one, as it was written to be a TakeThat against TV shows that will [[TonightSomeoneDies introduce a new character for the sole purpose of killing them off dramatically]] (Hence Julius Ceaser's commenting that Ponce is [[StealthPun "such a regular character."]]) On one hand, if you're someone who's sick of this cliche, you're likely to be laughing you ass off at all of the shoehorned drama and [[WorldOfHam overacting]]. On the other hand, if you're not familiar with this cliche, it comes off as the writers and actors taking an absurd concept VERY seriously. Either way, you may never care about Ponce himself, but seeing how broken up everyone is about his death will undoubtably strike a chord.
*** Some fans who really ''did'' lose a close friend at a young age have found this episode entirely impossible to watch.

** YMMV on that one, as it was written to be a TakeThat against TV shows that will introduce a new character for the sole purpose of killing them off dramatically (Hence Julius Ceaser's commenting that Ponce is [[StealthPun "such a regular character."]]) On one hand, if you're someone who's sick of this cliche, you're likely to be laughing you ass off at all of the shoehorned drama and [[WorldOfHam overacting]]. On the other hand, those unfamiliar with it may just see the writers and actors taking an absurd concept VERY seriously. Either way, you may never care about Ponce himself, but seeing how broken up everyone is about his death will undoubtably strike a chord.

** YMMV on that one, as it was written to be a [[TakeThat]] against TV shows that will introduce a new character for the sole purpose of killing them off dramatically (Hence Julius Ceaser's commenting that Ponce is [[StealthPun "such a regular character."]]) On one hand, if you're someone who's sick of this cliche, you're likely to be laughing you ass off at all of the shoehorned drama and [[WorldOfHam overacting]]. On the other hand, those unfamiliar with it may just see the writers and actors taking an absurd concept VERY seriously. Either way, you may never care about Ponce himself, but seeing how broken up everyone is about his death will undoubtably strike a chord.

** YMMV on that one, as it was written to be a [[TakeThat]] against TV shows that will introduce a [[FlatCharacter new character]] for the sole purpose of killing them off dramatically (Hence Julius Ceaser's commenting that Ponce is [[StealthPun "such a regular character."]]) On one hand, if you're someone who's sick of this cliche, you're likely to be laughing you ass off at all of the [[Glurge shoehorned drama]] and [[WorldOfHam overacting]]. On the other hand, those unfamiliar with it may just see the writers and actors taking an absurd concept VERY seriously. Either way, you may never care about Ponce himself, but seeing how broken up everyone is about his death will undoubtably strike a chord.