Clone High - Start Over - Abandoned Pools

THIS VID CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR CLONE HIGH - I love the OG Clone High, I wanted to make a fan AMV encapsulating the yearning and angst brought on by its seminal track - prior to the reboot and all the discourse- just to go back to those distilled raw emotions of my younger years.
I hope it can resonate. Thank you for watching.
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#clonehigh #abandondedpools #startover #musicvideo

[@elonleon4452]

this video perfectly captures the intentionally exaggerated melodrama that this whole show is making fun of. good job.

[@RudeJackArt]

cake and eat it too

[@badcontentdaily]

​@@RudeJackArtbut the cake is a lie

[@fdaapproved6477]

I'm criminally addicted to series that start as a joke about melodrama/horror/action going really hard into those themes. I fall for it every time, and I think it's done well here. I haven't even seen much of Clone High, the video just goes really hard.

[@LordVader1094]

@@fdaapproved6477 I am also addicted to that. It's why I love Adventure Time lol

[@ashelmao9578]

​@@fdaapproved6477can u give some examples cus i love those too. i generally love shows that start light and then just HIT u with really intense shit (adventure time is a prime example)

[@TheSkeletonVA]

The hard cut to actual historical depictions of the two of them looking at each other looking sad had me fucking floored. Fantastic job!

[@wormwoodcocktail]

Same. OG Joan stunned me

[@cybercrasherstv]

It's absolute cinema

[@cooldudemcswagcooldudemcsw4697]

This video feels like it perfectly knows the main joke of Clone High while also appreciating the actual impact the show had on people

[@smproductions7141]

I find it genuinely incredible how well you can draw emotions on character's faces. When Abe and Joan look at each other, you can just feel all the yearning and love and sadness and nostalgic desire in their eyes. Anyway, all of that incredible pathos was immediately taken away by the nightmarishly horrid way you drew Scudworth, so thanks for that.

[@RudeJackArt]

thank you - its like you could see my soul

[@smproductions7141]

@@RudeJackArt I mean it sincerely when I say you inspire me. Keep up the good work.

[@chechi0714]

I don't know, the scene of Abe and Joan reverting to their clone parents / past lives really hits that feeling of "Maybe in another life..." it also beautifully illustrates how worlds apart Abe and Joan are -- whether it be in centuries of time as their clone parents, or currently with their new relationships. Really captures that angst and tragedy of them never being able to get together, but imagining how miraculous it would be when they did. Even if life repeats, maybe they'll find each other again some day. It just makes me tear up so much over such a silly show haha, beautiful work

[@donovanstewart698]

Words cannot express how much I love hyper-realistic Scudworth

[@smugdodofart27]

I wasn’t expecting something so beautiful, i can feel the emotions behind everything and it’s so sweet, here’s to hoping they get a happy ending :’)

[@RudeJackArt]

me too jefe'

[@TheGoobler-sv2ty]

This should have been the second season

[@nathant6655]

this feels like the early 2010’s anime AMV’s or character ship videos, done without the crust but all of the goofy, sappy emotion

[@honinakecheta601]

I got chills when their original selves showed up. The existential crisis that Joan went through in the show was so interesting in particular, but the real Joan of Arc was just a teenager when she died. It makes you wonder what life was like for her going through puberty same as us but with so many more responsibilities

[@TheRealLifeKillerMoth]

1:31 Scudworth will haunt me in my sleep now and forever.

[@RudeJackArt]

I accidentally drew doug walker and I apologize

[@TheRealLifeKillerMoth]

@@RudeJackArt That's even more terrifying

[@rjanyday5668]

​@@TheRealLifeKillerMothnow you're traumatized so we don't have to

[@ari.the.fairy.art.13]

I'm honestly curious to see an artistic interpretation of what's under them gloves

[@TheRealLifeKillerMoth]

@@ari.the.fairy.art.13 I wouldn't inquire about the dark beings that hide beneath the gloves

[@ot4sune411]

The scribble ending sequence is absolutely amazing holy shit

[@zboy1152]

Holy shit this is such a masterpiece Also Abe and Joan going back to their real selves, damn that shit is genius

[@RudeJackArt]

Beyond touched that this actually resonated with all of you- its definitely the sappiest thing I've ever made- a clear departure from most of my meme/rage type stuff- but I'm slowly branching out. I always say Rage and Yearning are my 2 favorite emotions to draw so here's a step to the latter. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all your support- (something something jarring segway)- Anyway - sorry to shamelessly plug but if you want to own a piece of this tribute in print/sticker form I just updated my shop: www.inprnt.com/gallery/rudejackart/

[@TimeBomb014X]

This video really captures how great this song was for the ending. Abe obsessed over the wr9ng girl all season, and by the time he figured it out, it was too late, Joan went with JFK, and they were all frozen (literally) they couldnt stip and start over and it was all over.

[@gr1mmy954]

Im not crying, you are crying

[@wblakekimber]

The kind of song/video combo that makes you want to just lay down for a while, stare at your bedroom wall, and just go "...damn".

[@eldrupy9013]

We know that Clone High has always been known for satirizing and exaggerating teen dramas, but seeing it this way... It hits so different. You really captured the essence of the song on the video.

[@decayedphoenix8865]

When you stop laughing and realize how good the Clone High lore is

[@Ordomalleus40k]

That seen with them reverting to there past shelf’s broke me for some reason. I loved it so much I just keep looping on that part !!!

[@RudeJackArt]

Thank you- I wasn't sure if it would have the right effect - it was the first image that hit me when I started planning this out

[@Ordomalleus40k]

@@RudeJackArt it was perfect! Now I wish the real show had some interaction at all with there past self. Thanks to you we have this perfect work of art…..seriously it’s great!!!

[@Zara1oves]

I watched this video 19 times and started crying

[@memememe7081]

I’ve been watching a lot of your videos lately, there’s just something so aesthetically pleasing about your art style man

[@RudeJackArt]

thank you very much- recently I've been on a VHS nostalgia kick, its whatever fits each video best

[@nezzkid]

3:37 kills me. Oh god, I want these versions of Abe and Joan to be happy. This is raw art. I just wish i didn't feel this way over a gag ship. 😅

[@FritzMonorail]

I am deeply moved by this in a way I wasn't expecting. Thankyou.

[@ToxicoTerra1610]

3:19 This is my headcanon, everything ends here and a happy ending.

[@MerryShrug]

That ending is genuinely so pleasing to watch, i really like the play on line art

[@DuskNinjaKenji]

Man, not only is this a great song choice and the animation is fantastic, but it made me realise something. For such a silly, cynical and absurd show that parodies teen melodrama, Clone High really did have a heart to it that made you care about all these goofy characters, especially Joan and Abe. You did an amazing job capturing all of that, Jack. Been watching you since Don’t Thug Me, I’m Scared. Keep up to great work! ❤🎉

[@Tinyironfist]

The song was used in the Clone High Season 3 finale.

[@SulAdica]

I legit feel like tearing up when the part with all the scribbly lines begin. It resonates such a sad feeling of nostalgia and longingness.

[@reddeadtommy3897]

Hey so you probably wont see this but like, me and my ex really love this video and constantly have this In joke where whenever we see hyper realistic Abe we just say "jooooooooooan"

[@aidenknight6948]

Way better than the entirety of the HBO Max reboot

[@toots6692]

I’m from the future, it got good

[@BlackPuma124]

@@toots6692we still need g spot

[@wawiwuwewo69420]

​@@toots6692Haha no

[@toots6692]

@@wawiwuwewo69420 season 3 was good, tf you on?

[@decayedphoenix8865]

​@@toots6692 Haven't seen S3. Don't plan to

[@JayFAE12]

Your style honestly reminds me of that "pinched" short film in its sketchy style, love this video, I keep coming back to it lmao

[@jonahsbonah6244]

oh my god dude. when they reverted to their clone parents, and then broke down to scribbles and as the big emotional payoff i got chills. when they kiss and turn into just simple shapes for a moment? dude that's what love feels like. idk how else to describe it it's just so beautifully done

[@majinbuu34]

If the show had not been revived, this plus the ache of the 20+ year cliffhanger would have bummed me out all over again. Its amazing work in the spirit of the show (the unrequited love theme). Lets hope that Miller and Lord will use the next two seasons to wrap the show up properly with a final definitive ending to give us CH fans the complete story that we have dreamed of since 2003.

[@pixilatedink.7920]

Welp…another cliffhanger

[@Choso_Kamo_Productions]

Abandoned Pools does a great job of making you feel sad and nostalgic, even if you have nothing to be nostalgic about, and this video amplifies that

[@chesterstevens8870]

Never watched this show, but after this I sympathized completely with the pink-haired girl and skinny guy. You perfectly captured their sense of trenage anguish in this.

[@syd1467]

It encapsulates the melodrama of the first season masterfully

[@stevebobington80]

This is the best AMV I've ever seen.

[@stevebobington80]

I have just now learnt that if you edit a comment that's been hearted you loose the heart.

[@stevebobington80]

The good ending

[@makeritualnoise]

i totally wasnt expecting this but god do i love this. this is amazing. the ending portion is such an emotional gutpunch.

[@slamjam7676]

maybe in another 20 years we'll get a real clone high revival

[@michaelmarouf1]

@rudejackart I accept this as cannon… thank you for finishing the story for me. Means a lot

[@E1025]

oh my god this is a fucking work of art. You are insanely talented, and this feels so inspired. Thank you for going the mile to work on this, you've encapsulated the original series so well and with such style

[@RudeJackArt]

Means a lot thank you

[@AsherStone-wd3rb]

Jesus CHRIST the ARTISTRY oh my GOD

[@TinyWarriorAnimations]

I'm just happy to see everyone feel the same vibe that this video put out and had me feel on the early release.

[@Nikita_1402]

I know it supposed to be sweet and all, but I chuckled a bit when I saw the edited faces of Joan and Abraham Lincoln. But overall good video

[@RudeJackArt]

lol so do I every other time

[@VelvetRougeCanyon]

This is just beautiful animation! I love clone high and these two are one of my favorites!! Keep up your amazing artwork!

[@RudeJackArt]

very kind of you

[@silverstripe822]

Phenomenal! The editing of the original clips still fit great and the ending was so thick with emotion 🥲

[@Screeming]

Okay this was really neat but I’m now in the hospital because historically accurate Joan and Abe made me die in real life.

[@FuckingCrazyLunatic]

Great video. Not sure if we’ll ever get any form of this show again. Hope that it continues to be appreciated by future generations.

[@Undrsheerpressure]

They have new seasons out btw!!

[@felixfernandez6056]

This is the only reason I listen to this song anymore

[@Baset_]

This is unreasonably gorgeous

[@frogsplat]

bro if I ever become a millionaire, I'm doing that 19th century nobleman thing and hiring you to live out of my house and draw shit all day

[@hasenpfefferoni]

I’m four days late to the party but holy shit this is amazing and so well-made. I’ll be purchasing some prints soon, hopefully. Thank you, RudeJack. As someone that fell in love with the show since pretty much day one and hoped for a continuation to the series for _WAY_ too many years of my younger life, this also kind of serves as an unfortunate reminder that maybe _just maybe_ they should’ve left the clones alone to rest in the deep freeze.

[@hasenpfefferoni]

Don’t get me wrong though, if other people like that new thing then that’s okay! You can’t be a hater forever.

[@RudeJackArt]

I feel you - I'm touched thank you

[@dinnertime3709]

another classic cutesy of rudejackart

[@leflervm87]

I'm genuinely crying on the inside.

[@SovietLad]

Man, i haven't smiled through a whole music video in forever. Sick montage, man!!!

[@gamerfly101]

This goes so god damn hard man, seriously the posing, expressions, and little details, and the editing + timing really creates a great emotional video. Great job dude.

[@scryerskunk]

This video amplifies so many of the heart-wrenching emotions I feel when listening to the song, that I honestly don't think I'll ever be able to separate the two. I think about these feelings often and I truly am able to visualize them better though watching this.💛💛💛

[@makaila8860]

I keep coming back to this bc its so good

[@jaffaranga]

Dude this made me cryyyy 😭

[@Moon-wolf0806]

This is the best thing I've seen for clone high and with the music as well fits a lot, I honestly Wonder what would the creators of clone high and abandoned pools reaction would be to see this

[@vfxninja5503]

I always get sad when this starts up in the final episode, and this perfectly encapsulates why

[@Adrenaline0413]

Dude you have been going off lately with the videos!!!!!! This one was fantastic. I love this band and album and show so much this is was WONDERFUL! My favorite part though has to be 2:35. I dont know how the hell you edited those pictures so well but I was AMAZED!!!!

[@fridaynightnicktoons6885]

Clone high, has joined the many great franchises that have been ruined by modern bs. Like dragonball it was their own creator to fuck it over 😅 Season 1 will always remain I The only canon thing and amazing

[@aaronallen1938]

I'm laughing and crying so hard this is beautiful

[@johncake1337]

i STAN clone high

[@marcellomarshmellow8122]

This animation came out amazing! You really capture the emotions of the characters and the song. both were really played with my heart strings, it actually got me teary eyed. My hat goes off to you my friend!

[@billyboymgee1729]

this was just really touching 😢

[@michaelthompson2363]

Giving Aha-Take on Me vibes towards the end. Super cool AMV

[@sPitternaut]

Holy Cats, this is amazing.

[@stonerslothh5124]

Makes me emotional man😢

[@SydneyTamar2003]

It's so dramatic and I love it!❤

[@protochniy]

Impecable work man. Hit right where needed, Never seen better tribute to a show

[@gybrush3pwood808]

coming from kick it to this, a love letter to my favorite comedy melodrama, is a treat

[@jab9899]

another banger of a vid!

[@cameronchoice]

This is crazy good, your artsytle is so beautiful fr ;__;

[@taroafalls8835]

duudued i love the way you draw their expressions

[@bluline.]

This is amazing I didn’t know I needed this but I did

[@mothhu]

this is one of the few videos i keep coming back to rewatch, i love it

[@abrahamrojasluna5651]

This goes so hard, dude! I remember watching Clone High when I was like 6. So all the angst and nostalgia from the era really takes me back. Wish I could see your video for the first time again ❤

[@Ssaladbar]

this is sick. i love this song, and love the video :)

[@kerrykrishna]

This was REALLY well done!

[@L.J.Xlovesarts]

The editing and art AAAA its all so good

[@Xthebest_YT]

There is a place that you can go to and it’s never very far…

[@Xthebest_YT]

Famous people you can live through if you don’t know who you are…

[@Xthebest_YT]

Why there’s so much to live up to expectations are so high….

[@Xthebest_YT]

I’m not crying it’s my contacts there must be something in my eye

[@lisarino1180]

This video hit me in the heart, I watched this show as a kid and it was the first time I saw a tragical yet realistic relationship, and watching Abe and Joan together is a stroke to my soul like we said in my country

[@lillianaugustine8309]

And this is one of the most incredible things I’ve ever seen. Thank you for making it

[@kailirose7883]

IS NOBODY GONNA TALL ABT HOW SCARY SCUDWORYJ IS??

[@BrodyWoelke]

This is awsome, Abandoned pools doesn't get enough credit for his music!!!

[@mechajay3358]

This is league's better than the reboot/revival.

[@definitely_a_girl]

I love joan , shes literally me

[@wormwoodcocktail]

Y chromosome detected

[@definitely_a_girl]

@@wormwoodcocktail ah fuck , how could you tell lol

[@wormwoodcocktail]

@@definitely_a_girl It’s extremely obvious. Now keep out of women’s bathrooms. You frighten us.

[@deodeodeo8519]

This made my tummy hurt. Thank you, and love your art!

[@Wowzers2006]

thank you so much for this, these are 2 really important things to me from my teenage years

[@beetlesheetle]

You always make something that I'm interested in every single time and it's crazy. 10/10 work as always

[@loon-cj9je]

omagadd I love this so much, this is so cool, I love the art style and how i can feel their emotions , omg i can't even express myself well of how so amazing this is

[@cyberashpop]

This masterpiece literally needs to have more views !!

[@McGergory69]

Wow man, you did such a great job! Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us

[@YoItsJynx]

I really love this song

[@jaffaranga]

I love your TF2 and Clone High vids!!! Please never stop!

[@numinous123]

This video makes me feel both happy and sad... Is that normal?

[@bigmattpark]

I had chills at 2:50 tbh