Hey Arnold! (1996–2004)

The everyday life of Arnold, a 4th-grader in a nameless city that resembles Brooklyn, who lives in a multi-racial boarding house with his grandparents and a motley assortment of neighbors and friends.

Creator:

Craig Bartlett

Stars:

Francesca Smith, Jamil Walker Smith, Dan Castellaneta

2 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Francesca Smith	...	Helga Pataki (86 episodes, 1996-2004)
Jamil Walker Smith	...	Gerald Johanssen (81 episodes, 1996-2003)
Dan Castellaneta	...	Arnold's Grandpa (75 episodes, 1996-2004)
Justin Shenkarow	...	Harold Berman (71 episodes, 1996-2004)
Christopher Walberg	...	Stinky Petersen (70 episodes, 1996-2004)
Sam Gifaldi	...	Sid (58 episodes, 1996-2004)
Anndi McAfee	...	Phoebe Heyerdahl (56 episodes, 1996-2004)
Craig Bartlett	...	Brainy (49 episodes, 1996-2004)
Olivia Hack	...	Rhonda Wellington Lloyd (43 episodes, 1996-2004)
Tress MacNeille	...	Arnold's Grandma (42 episodes, 1996-2004)
Toran Caudell	...	Arnold (41 episodes, 1996-2001)
Kath Soucie	...	Miriam Pataki (41 episodes, 1996-2003)
Spencer Klein	...	Arnold (36 episodes, 1999-2004)
Steve Viksten	...	Oskar Kokoshka (36 episodes, 1996-2002)
Phillip Van Dyke	...	Arnold (36 episodes, 1997-2000)

Storyline

The adventures of a daydreaming, jazz-loving, football-headed 9-year-old, who lives in a boarding house with his grandparents and some eccentric boarders, encounters life in the city with his best friend Gerald, a loofah-haired kid, who is the keeper of the urban tales and coolest kid in class; and Helga, who torments him, but loves him secretly.

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Plot Keywords:

city | friend | best friend | punctuation in title | elementary school | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family

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Certificate:

TV-Y

Details

Official Sites:

Nickelodeon

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 October 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Oye Arnold!

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nicktoons Productions, Nubian Nights Worldwide, Games Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

15 min 30 min (100 episodes)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This series was originally supposed to end with three half-hour episodes. These episodes became Hey Arnold! The Movie.

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Goofs

In "Girl Trouble", Helga manages to be both in her seat and standing at the front of the class sharpening her pencil. At the same time, all the desks appear to be arranged in rows, but when she talks to Arnold seconds later, they are in groups.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
'Big' Bob Pataki: [scolding] Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!

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Connections

Spun-off from Hey Arnold!: 24 Hours to Live (1996)

User Reviews

"Hey Arnold" TV Series- 10/10. A wonderful kid's cartoon.

Hey Arnold! (1996) TV Series

This is one of the best shows on Nickelodeon! All of the characters are great- Arnold, Helga, Stinky, Harold, Sid, Phoebe, Sheena, Grandpa, Grandma, Ernie, Mr. Hyhun, Mr. Simmons, and everybody else! This show is very good and funny. Some of my favorite episodes are when Helga goes on a road trip with her mom, and the episode when everyone thinks there is a ghost of a mad scientist in the basement of the boarding house after finding a pair of bifocals that supposedly belonged to the scientist. This is a great show for anybody, especially kids since they can relate to it. I give it 10/10.