The Cloniest Place on Earth: Missile While You Work

The Cloniest Place on Earth: Missile While You Work is the tenth and final episode of Season 3 of Clone High, and the 33rd episode of the overall series as well as the series finale of the show's second run.

Synopsis[]

Abe, Joan, Confucius, and the rest of the gang find themselves saddled with summer jobs at the theme park of Scudworth's childhood dreams. Meanwhile, Candide's plan to wipe Cloney Island off the map threatens the future of Clone High.

Plot[]

Principal Scudworth presents a commercial for "Cloney Island" to the students at Clone High, then surprises them by announcing that their school/submarine will be taking them there for summer jobs. The clones are bewildered and frustrated by Scudworth's decision, but he brushes off their complaints, insisting that this theme park was the whole reason for their creation. Soon, the clones arrive at Cloney Island and are awestruck by the sprawling park before them.

During a tour on a bus, the clones chat among themselves. Cleopatra teases Frida, warning she might dump her over the summer, sparking a competitive "breakup-proof" challenge. Harriet, upset that this job disrupts her internship plans with Shonda Rhimes, laments her lost summer. Meanwhile, Joan reassures Confucius, who fears he'll struggle at his job, that summer jobs are easy, recalling fun times working with Abe.

Scudworth announces the clones will be split into themed zones: Abe and Joan in Leader Lagoon, Cleo and JFK in Historical Hotties, Frida and Harriet in Iconoclast Island, and Confucius and Nostradamus in Sage Summit. Confucius is disappointed about being separated from Joan, but before he can dwell on it, Scudworth confiscates their phones, claiming they’re historically inaccurate distractions. When the clones complain, Scudworth abruptly ejects them from the bus, catapulting them to their designated zones.

Meanwhile, Candide Sampson observes from her government facility, furious that Scudworth has commandeered the clones for his personal project. Despite her lizard assistant’s suggestion to launch a nuclear missile at Cloney Island, Candide holds off to avoid jeopardizing Operation Spread Eagle and losing her foster daughter, Joan. However, the lizard ignores her command and launches the missile anyway.

Joan, performing a reenactment of her clone mother's life for park guests, is interrupted by a warning call from Candide, who reveals Scudworth’s intention to keep the clones trapped for his own gain. Candide urges Joan to escape with the others before the missile strikes in 2-8 hours. Joan attempts to warn the guests, but they berate her for breaking character. Frustrated, she leaves to rally the clones.

Joan first finds Abe, who’s manning the Lincoln’s Log Flume ride. To save time, they take the ride down together, having an unexpectedly fun moment. Confucius, observing from Sage Summit, grows worried, fearing Joan’s affection for Abe might rekindle. Nostradamus offers cryptic “predictions,” then swipes the binoculars to spy on Historical Hotties.

At Historical Hotties, Cleo and JFK are both frustrated by their roles—JFK wanting to be more than eye candy, and Cleo feeling overshadowed. Abe and Joan help them escape, and they join the rescue mission eagerly.

In the control room, Scudworth and Mr. Butlertron learn the clones are escaping. To keep them in place, Scudworth devises a plan to sedate them with tranquilizer-laced churros and chain them to their stations.

Joan recruits Harriet and Frida, explaining they’ll need to pass through Villain Village to reach Confucius. While the others avoid the area, Abe and Joan press forward with JFK and Harriet, who feels challenged to act heroically by joining.

In Villain Village, Harriet praises the theme, while Mr. Butlertron (posing as a churro vendor) overhears her mention the missile. He tries warning Scudworth, who dismisses him until all churros are sold. Some clones, like the Bleacher Creatures, choose to stay, preferring theme park life. Abe takes a tranquilizer-laced churro, unaware of its effects.

Mr. Butlertron confronts Scudworth in the control room, revealing the missile threat. Scudworth, panicking, attempts to deploy a defense system but accidentally shorts it out with spilled coffee, helplessly triggering a minor firework display.

At Sage Summit, a tourist questions Confucius about the missile rumors and is disgruntled over a misquoted mug he bought. Joan arrives, confirming the missile’s approach, sparking a frenzy among guests. Confucius confesses his fear of losing Joan, who reassures him she’s always loved him, despite prioritizing Abe. They share a passionate kiss as a single firework fizzles overhead.

Back in the control room, Scudworth realizes the fireworks aren’t intercepting the missile, and Mr. Butlertron insists they evacuate immediately. Although reluctant to abandon the clones, Scudworth tries to devise another plan.

At the shore, the clones and tourists gather to board the submarine. Harriet and JFK convince the Bleacher Creatures to join, promising acceptance awaits. Just then, Joan realizes Abe is missing, and JFK spots him unconscious on the beach from the tranquilizer churro. With the missile nearing, Joan returns for Abe despite Confucius’ protests. She attempts to wake Abe, while the others panic. Confucius, inspired by the tourist’s broken mug and the phrase “look to the past to see the future,” reflects on his deep bond with Joan and decides to save her, convinced she won’t abandon him for Abe.

As the missile looms, Abe awakens, hinting he has something important to tell Joan. Joan begins to confess her feelings, but Confucius arrives just as the missile is about to hit. The screen cuts to black with “TO BE CONTINUED…?!$@#;)”

Characters[]

Major Roles[]

Minor Roles[]

Topher Bus
Nostradamus
Catherine the Great
Jackie the Ripper
Billy
Sarah
Ivan the Terrible
Vlad the Impaler
JFK's Heart
Harriet's Heart
George Washington Carver (Cameo)
Sacagawea (Cameo)
Martin Luther King, Jr. (Cameo)
Sigmund Freud (Cameo)
Narcissus (Cameo)
Kublai Khan (Cameo)
Godzilla (Cameo)
Mothra (Cameo)
Dolphins (Cameo)
Lizzie Borden (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Marie Antoinette (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Toussaint Louverture (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Genghis Khan (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Van Gogh (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Geronimo (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Marie Curie (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Julius Caesar (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Jesús Cristo (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Wu Zetian (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Isaac Newton (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Anne Boleyn (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Brontë Sisters (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Leonardo Da Vinci (Non-Speaking Cameo)
William Shakespeare (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Marilyn Monroe (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Susan B. Anthony (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Eva Perón (Non-Speaking Cameo)
Original Abraham Lincoln (Pictured)
Original Jeanne D'Arc (Pictured)
Original Cleopatra VII (Pictured)
Shonda Rhimes (Pictured)
Glen the Janitor (Mentioned)
Gandhi (Indirectly Mentioned; Name Written)
Gandhi's Remaining Kidney (Indirectly Mentioned; Name Written)

Trivia[]

Cloney Island finally comes to fruition, fulfilling Principal Scudworth's lifelong dream once and for all.
This episode takes place near the end of the school year, as the clones are being told to work summer jobs as mascots for Cloney Island.
Abe and Joan have been paired up together for several summer jobs in the past, including camp councilors, ice cream scoopers, lifeguards, and slaughterhouse cleaners.
Cloney Island has many theme zones, where corresponding clones are stationed to work together;
- Leader Lagoon - Abe Lincoln, Joan of Arc
- Historical Hotties - Cleopatra, JFK, Narcissus, Marilyn Monroe, Eva Perón,
- Iconoclast Island - Frida Kahlo, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King, Jr., Sacagawea, George Washington Carver
- Sage Summit - Confucius, Nostradamus, Sigmund Freud
- Villain Village - Topher Bus, Jackie the Ripper, Lizzie Borden, Ivan the Terrible, Vlad the Impaler
This episode marks the speaking debut of Nostradamus, under his new voice actor, Richard Kind.
Candide Sampson breaks the fourth wall, when she claims that she's going to cancel Clone High ... again. This is a reference to how the original Clone High series was cancelled after one season.
- Ironically, this episode eventually became the series finale after the reboot was cancelled in July of 2024.
Candide surgically installed a fully-functioning phone inside of Joan's arm, without her knowledge or consent.
JFK and Harriet Tubman randomly fall back in love with each other again.
This episode ends on a cliffhanger, with Joan about to confess her love for either Abe of Confucius just before a missile strikes the island they're on.
This episode is the series finale, due to the reboot being cancelled. [1]

Continuity[]

In the history book description of Cleopatra VII, it says that a guy named Benji gave her his kidney once. This is a callback to "Escape to Beer Mountain: A Rope of Sand", when Gandhi brought up how he donated his kidney to Cleopatra but she couldn't even be bothered to remember his name, erroneously addressing him as "Benji".
The clones are all shipped overseas in the same submarine they found themselves trapped in at the end of "Cloney Island: Twist!".
- Additionally, Cloney Island has also finished production and opened to the public, following Scudworth's work in said episode.
Everyone still pushes Joan and Abe to go out with each other, noting that there's been sparks between them from weeks. People first figured this out as far back as "Grave Mistakes: The Virgin Homicides".
Mr. Butlertron sells poisoned churros, which is a reference to the churros at the other theme park, Unspecified Rodent Themed Amusement Park in the episode "A Room of One's Clone: The Pie of the Storm".
Principal Scudworth accuses Glen the Janitor of putting coffee cups all over his electrical room, still being a dick to him like he was in "Litter Kills: Litterally".
Joan and Confucius kiss and a single firework goes off in the background, as opposed to the cluster of fireworks that went off when they kissed in "Money Can Buy Me Love: Stupid Is as Cupid Does", signifying their dying love. It's later revealed that these fireworks were "pathetic little bottle rockets" accidentally triggered by Scudworth.
This episode's ending mirrors the Season 1 finale, "Changes: The Big Prom: The Sex Romp: The Season Finale" in many ways;
- The song "Start Over" by The Abandoned Pools plays in the background in both episodes.
- A character, in this case, Joan, is about to declare her love for one of her two love interests, in this case, Abe or Confucius. In "Changes", it was Abe, who was about to declare his love for either Joan or Cleo.
- The Secret Board of Shadowy Figures enact their ultimate evil plans to destroy all the clones. In this episode's case, it's sole member, Candide firing a nuclear missile to blow everyone up, while in "Changes", it was the original crew of Shadowy Figures, going into the flash freezer to slaughter all of the clones personally.
- Both episodes end on a cliffhanger.
- The final frame in both episodes is a "To Be Continued" title card, which includes a bunch of goofy punctuation.

Cultural References[]

The first part of the title is a reference to "The Happiest Place on Earth", the slogan of the other theme park, Disney World.
- The second part of the title is a pun on the 1937 Frank Churchill song, "Whistle While You Work", which also happens to be written for the Disney movie, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".
The Narrator references Megan Thee Stallion’s song "Hot Girl Summer" in the beginning of the episode by saying it it a "Hot Clone Summer".
Much of this episode's plot parodies Jurassic Park, especially when it comes to the designs and elements of Cloney Island.
Principal Scudworth uses the term "Endless Summer", which is a joke on another theme park, known as Universal's Endless Summer Resort.
The dual timers for the incoming missile showing up on screen is a reference to the show, 24.
A castaway on a wooden raft is shown tongue-kissing a volleyball with a face drawn on it. This is a reference to the 2000 movie, Castaway, where Tom Hanks played the role of a castaway named Nolan, who developed a strong bond with a volleyball with a face on it, he named Wilson.
The missile passes through Japan, where Kaiju monsters Godzilla and Mothra make a cameo, laser-fighting each other in an epic battle.
The big red button that sets off the fireworks reads "Here Comes the Boom" with an annotation saying "Sponsored by the Kevin James 2012 Movie For Some Reason". This is a direct reference to the 2012 movie, Here Comes the Boom, written by and starring Kevin James.

Historical References[]

In the history book, pictures and descriptions of the Original Cleopatra VII, Original Jeanne D'Arc, and Original Abraham Lincoln are presented and they all bear a striking resemblance to their respective clones.
Many of the rides and attractions at Cloney Island are historical references;
- Marie Antoinette has a bakery called "Let Them Eat Marie Antionette's Cakes", which is a reference to the famous phrase, "Let them Eat Cake", which is rumored to have been stated by Marie Antionette, when she heard about how many of the peasants of 18th century France were starving.
- Geronimo has a horse riding attraction, which references to how the original Geronimo would regularly ride horseback around New Mexico and Arizona.
- George Washington Carver has a peanut stand, which is a reference to how his clonefather worked with peanuts and found several various uses for the legumes.
- Marie Curie has a science expo called "Bright Ideas With Marie Curie", which pictures her with some nuclear rods. This is a reference to how the original Marie Curie was a scientist, who died after defrosting such chemically unstable nuclear rods.
- Julius Caesar has a salad bar called "Caesar's Salads". However, Julius Caesar had nothing to do with Caesar salads, as the salads were actually named after Caesar Cardini, an Italian chef who invented the dish sometime in the 1920s.
- One of the attractions is Jesús Cristo being crucified just like the Original Jesus Christ. The word "INRI" is plastered on his crucifix, which stands for "Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum", which is Latin for "Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews".
- Van Gogh is trapped inside of his painting, Bedroom in Arles.
- Abe Lincoln runs a Log Flume ride, which is a direct reference to how his clonefather was a lumberjack, who had built and lived in many log cabins during his youth. On the sign, there's also a picture of Abe Lincoln on the penny.
- Harriet Tubman's ride is a bumper car station called "Harriet's Bumper Tubs". As Sarah points out, it would make more sense for it to be an Underground Railroad Ride, in reference to The Underground Railroad.
- Principal Scudworth advertises that you can have a "brush with death" on Frida Kahlo's Brow-Boggan rollercoaster. This is a play on words, given how Frida Kahlo would paint with a brush and her paintings were often reminiscent of dark things like death.
- There is an art caricature painting stand called "Doodles by Da Vinci", wherein Leonardo Da Vinci will paint your portrait. This is appropriate, considering how the original Leonardo Da Vinci painted portraits of people, most famously, Mona Lisa.
- Sage Summit is a tall mountain, where Confucius sits and dispenses wisdom, must like the original Kong Qiu.
- Joan of Arc puts on a theatrical show, where she acts like the Original Jeanne D'Arc, fighting for France and getting burned at the stake.
- Topher Bus has a swinging ship-type carnival ride called "The Columbus Colonizer", which swings The Santa Maria between the continents of Europe and North America.
Nostradamus pretends to have the ability to predict the future, which is similar to the real Nostradamus, who many people assumed was fraudulent and not a real medium.
Abe uses the phrase "I cannot tell I lie.", which, as a little boy points out, was actually a George Washington quote.
One of the tourtists mistakes JFK for James Dean, a popular actor from the same era in history as John F. Kennedy.
JFK bravely stands up to the current Missile crisis, even though Harriet points out that the original John F. Kennedy famously backed down from that. This is a reference to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Merchandise at Sage Summit includes coffee mugs that say "To see the future, look to the past" and they erroneously attribute this to Confucius, when it was actually Albert Einstein who said this. This was likely intentional, as it comically exemplifies Principal Scudworth's inadequate understanding of history.

Production Notes[]

Although this episode premiered on February 1, 2024, it was actually produced in 2023 according to the credits, as with every other episode of season 3.