Escape to Beer Mountain: A Rope of Sand
| "Escape to Beer Mountain: A Rope of Sand" | |
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| Clone High episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Ted Collyer |
| Written by | Phil Lord Christopher Miller Bill Lawrence |
| Featured music | "I Don't Want to Wait" by Paula Cole (original broadcast) "Standard Lines" by Dashboard Confessional (reairings/DVD release) |
| Original air dates | November 2, 2002 (Canada) January 20, 2003 (United States) |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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"Escape to Beer Mountain: A Rope of Sand", titled onscreen as "Clone High School, USA!", is the series premiere of the American animated television sitcom Clone High, written by series co-creators Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Bill Lawrence, and directed by Ted Collyer. The episode premiered on Teletoon on November 2, 2002, and on MTV on January 20, 2003.
The series introduces protagonists, Clone High students Abe, Joan, Gandhi, Cleo, and JFK, as Abe hopes to make a move on Cleo at JFK's party, which he has promised to bring beer to, Joan tries to win Abe's heart, setting up a Teen Crisis Hotline which Gandhi works at before ditching for the party, all while Principal Scudworth and Mr. Butlertron plan to crash the party to better understand the students. The pilot had a mixed-to-positive reception when it premiered and was seen by about 1.2 million viewers, later retrospectively receiving critical praise.