Clone High Was Canceled Because of Protests in India

Clone High made its debut in the early 2000s, first in Canada and subsequently on MTV. The mature cartoon showed a high school where every pupil was a replica of a famous historical figure. All is well thus far. However, it was called off soon after large-scale, extremely serious protests in India were staged, leading to the hunger strikes of 100 people, including officials from the Indian government.

MTV instantly apologized and informed the show's creator that it was finished. To be safe, they even removed any references to the show from their website. But why would a cartoon make such a stir? particularly in a nation where the program didn't even air? Gandhi.

Gandhi appeared as a character on the show, but the writers decided to make him a party animal who was obsessed with getting wasted and having sex rather than a true representation of the man Gandhi was in real life. As you might imagine, this was not well received in the country where he is regarded as a national hero.