For those of you who now know what Clone High was, Clone High was a television show that originally aired on MTV on Monday nights as part of MTV’s “Ten Spot.” Many fans of the show like myself have debated why the show was cancelled. On the popular website IMDB.com, Clone High currently has a score of 9.1 out of 10. Also, why hasn’t MTV released the show on a DVD box set? Similar animated shoes like Family Guy and Futurama received a breath of fresh life due to high DVD sales. There are several likely reasons why Clone High was cancelled.

Reason #1: Low ratings

This is by far the most obvious reason. After only 10 episodes due to low ratings, MTV decided to pull the plug. Although the season didn’t have the best ratings, the show never got a fair chance. Many other shows had a rough first season, but the network gave them time to figure things out. This was not the case with Clone High and it was great from the very first episode.

Reason #2: Gandhi scandal

In a 2002 issue of Maxim magazine, MTV released an ad that featured the Mahatma Gandhi character in a way that offended many people in India. To make matters worse at the 55th celebration of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, protesters in India specifically protested against the MTV show. Feeling the heat of this controversy, MTV issued an apology. However, scandals like this are rarely good for a show and this scandal could have helped make the show go away.

Reason #3: High Animation Costs

Continuing with reason number 1, Clone High probably wasn’t profitable enough. Many cartoons can cost up to two million dollars and were not given enough time to develop a fan base to buy related merchandise.

It’s time for all Clone High fans to take action. We must be active on Clone High related websites and push for a set of boxes.