History YMMV / CloneHigh

* EvilIsSexy: She may be the main villain of Season 2 and a reprehensible person in general, but Candide Sampson has her fans due to her [[HartmanHips really wide hips]] and form-fitting pants.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Abe. People either adore him as a charming and relatable, top-notch main character or see him as a bland VanillaProtagonist. Then there's a third camp made up of those who dislike him for [[InnocentlyInsensitive how he treats Joan, ignoring her feelings and innocently insulting her]].
** The creators of the show are aware of how the fandom perceives Abe, with them commenting how the things that made Abe likable in the original series have now made him look like an asshole (just as the things which made Joan an outcast in 2003 make her cool in 2023) and will be portraying him with this in mind.

** Gandhi's BuddyCopShow in "Film Fest: Tears of A Clone" is called ''Black and Tan''. While obviously meant to parody {{blaxploitation}} or SaltAndPepper movies, a "black and tan" was also the name of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_Tans a kind of cop during the Irish War of Independence]].

** The reboot premiere, "Let's Try This Again", could have been an episode about all the first-generation clones (except Joan, who's part of the Inclusivity Committee) getting canceled by the second-generation clones for using outdated slang from 2003, leading the all of the G1 clones freaking out over cancel culture in different ways. Some would live their lives in absolute fear, afraid to say or do anything while others would directly clap back against cancel culture and do the most offensive stuff they can on purpose, just to piss the G2 clones off. Eventually, this would lead to all of the G1 clones getting sent to the canceled corner and ultimately, an all-out war between the two generations on the battlefields of the schoolgrounds. Joan would have to end it all by calling out the second-generation clones for being so intolerant with their cancel culture, helping reunite the two generations for unity week. Unfortunately, the new writers hated Abe's character so much, that they turned the episode into a [[HumiliationConga humiliation conga]] for him, where he was the ''only'' G1 clone to get canceled [[note]](This also creates a plothole, as somehow, all the other G1 clones somehow automatically knew not to use this kind of verbiage, despite coming from the exact same time as he did.)[[/note]] and ended up becoming a social pariah and getting [[ButtMonkey physically abused]] by everyone else in the entire school.

** The reboot premiere, "Let's Try This Again", could have been an episode about all the first-generation clones (except Joan, who's part of the Inclusivity Committee) getting canceled by the second-generation clones for using outdated slang from 2003, leading the all of the G1 clones freaking out over cancel culture in different ways. Some would live their lives in absolute fear, afraid to say or do anything while others would directly clap back against cancel culture and do the most offensive stuff they can on purpose, just to piss the G2 clones off. Eventually, this would lead to all of the G1 clones getting sent to the canceled corner and ultimately, an all-out war between the two generations on the battlefields of the schoolgrounds. Joan would have to end it all by calling out the second-generation clones for being so intolerant with their cancel culture, helping reunite the two generations for unity week. Unfortunately, the new writers hated Abe's character so much, that they turned the episode into a [[HulimiationConga humiliation conga]] for him, where he was the ''only'' G1 clone to get canceled [[note]](This also creates a plothole, as somehow, all the other G1 clones somehow automatically knew not to use this kind of verbiage, despite coming from the exact same time as he did.)[[/note]] and ended up becoming a social pariah and getting [[ButtMonkey physically abused]] by everyone else in the entire school.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Abe. People either see him as a decent character, or see him as a bland VanillaProtagonist. Then there's a third camp made up of those who dislike him for [[InnocentlyInsensitive how he treats Joan, ignoring her feelings and innocently insulting her]].

** There being twin clones of Elvis isn't just a gag to show him both at his peak and his downward spiral. Elvis had a twin brother named Jesse who was stillborn.

* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: While Gandhi's portrayal was despised by Indians, some Indian-''Americans'' have gone on record [[https://splinternews.com/the-complicated-racial-legacy-of-mtvs-cult-classic-clon-1820334445 praising him]], due to him being one of the very few non-stereotypical Indian-American characters in pop culture at the time.

* BetterOnDVD: Being a serialized comedy pre-Netflix may have been a little too ambitious. Watching it on DVD or on a streaming service allows the viewer to keep up with the overarching plots and character arcs.

* AmericansHateTingle: The only time the show received any mainstream attention during its original broadcast was when it managed to seriously piss off a number of Indian viewers with its depiction of UsefulNotes/MahatmaGandhi as a shallow, petty, non-stop party animal. Gandhi is still [[SacredCow very much beloved in his home country]], and his followers don't take too kindly to ''any'' negative depictions of him. This led to protests outside of MTV India and Viacom's New York headquarters, convincing MTV to swiftly cancel the already failing show.

* AmericansHateTingle: The only time the show received any mainstream attention during its original broadcast was when it managed to seriously piss off a number of Indian viewers with its depiction of Mahatma Gandhi as a shallow, petty, non-stop party animal. Gandhi is still [[SacredCow very much beloved in his home country]] and his followers don't take too kindly to ''any'' negative depictions of him. This led to protests outside of MTV India and Viacom's New York headquarters, convincing MTV to swiftly kill the already failing show.

* DracoInLeatherPants: JFK, to a degree. The fandom seems to take his speech to Joan at face value, but seeing as he has spent the entire season thus far being a cheating, sex-obsessed jerk, his words to her about liking her true self could just be another line. The revival season shows JFK making a legitimate effort to have a relationship with Joan, vindicating his speech to at least some extent and making the interpretation more valid, but some fans (mostly shippers) still downplay his bullying behavior in season one and romanticize him as a "himbo."

** While reception of most of the new characters introduced in the revival have been somewhat mixed, the most popular seems to be Topher Bus in spite of his relative lack of focus compared to others like Harriet and Frida, mainly due to his entertaining LoveToHate status and his simplier, more muted colored design in contrast to the more contested colorful designs of the new clones.

*** "Joan will be burned alive in Season 3" [[labelnote:Explanation]]People on the Clone High subreddit have made jokes and images about Joan being burned at the stake like her clonemother in the first episode in Season 3 by the other clones as DisproportionateRetribution for Joan eliminating everyone. [[/labelnote]]

** None of the five original main characters died of natural causes: Gandhi, JFK and Abraham Lincoln were assassinated by gunshot, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake and Cleopatra was bitten by an asp.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The "We Are The Seamen" Sea Shanty from "Sexy-Ed" is modeled after Music/NathanEvan's "Wellerman" shanty.

** While reception of most of the new characters introduced in the revival have been somewhat mixed, the most popular seems to be Topher Bus in spite of his relative lack of focus compared to others like Harriet and Frida.

* LoveToHate: Christopher Columbus (Topher) is an absolute {{Jerkass}} who pretends to be Abe's friend only to blackmail him so he could have Joan to himself. But he quickly became one of the more popular additions in the revival series because of how said unpleasantness makes him entertaining, especially whenever he receives his comeuppence.

* AmericansHateTingle: The only time the show received any mainstream attention in its original broadcast was when it managed to seriously piss off a number of Indian viewers with its depiction of Mahatma Gandhi as a shallow, petty, non-stop party animal. Gandhi is still [[SacredCow very much beloved in his home country]] and his followers don't take too kindly to ''any'' negative depictions of him. This led to protests outside of MTV India and Viacom's New York headquarters, convincing MTV to swiftly kill the already failing show.

** Co-creator and voice of JFK Chris Miller has acknowledged that the show's [[EveryoneHasLotsOfSex over-the-top depictions of teen promiscuity]] could only have existed in the early 2000s, when teen {{sex comed|y}}ies and {{jailbait}} pop stars were all the rage. The resurgence of the show's popularity in the 2020s, on the contrary, led to some discourse over whether the sexualization of the characters (albeit tongue-in-cheek) was too inappropriate, as gratuitous sex between underage characters is now more controversial among the show's target demographic. The Season 2 theme song noticeably dials down the "sexy teens" angle of the show's premise, and designs of the younger clones have less provocative designs, though the sex comedy is still present.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: Some fans complain that the revival kind of leans into the [[TotallyRadical totally radical]] trope, with too much references to modern-day things the kids are all using (i.e. [=TikTok=] and EDM) and having characters use slang terms like "Hashtag", "Woke", and "Sus". However, the original run was just like this, referencing to all the same trends that were popular back in the early 2000's, (i.e. MTV Beach Parties and extreme sports drinks).

* DracoInLeatherPants: JFK, to a degree. The fandom seems to take his speech to Joan at face value, but seeing as he has spent the entire season thus far being a cheating, sex-obsessed jerk, his words to her about liking her true self could just be another line. The revival season shows JFK making a legitimate effort to have a relationship with Joan, vindicating his speech to at least some extent and making the interpretation more valid.

* UnpopularPopularCharacter: Gandhi frequently tries and fails to be popular in-universe, not getting invited to parties and dropping catchphrases and funny jokes that never fly. The fandom, however, finds him one of the funniest characters on the show (controversy from the mainstream audience notwithstanding).

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: While Gandhi's portrayal was despised by Indians, some Indian-''Americans'' have gone on record [[https://splinternews.com/the-complicated-racial-legacy-of-mtvs-cult-classic-clon-1820334445 praising him]], due to him being one of the very few non-stereotypical Indian-American characters in pop culture at the time.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: Some fans complain that the reboot kind of leans into the [[TotallyRadical totally radical]] trope, with too much references to modern-day things the kids are all using (i.e. [=TikTok=] and EDM) and having characters use slang terms like "Hashtag", "Woke", and "Sus". However, the original run was just like this, referencing to all the same trends that were popular back in the early 2000's, (i.e. MTV Beach Parties and extreme sports drinks).