"Hey Arnold!" (1996) TV series 1996-2004

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Creator:

Craig Bartlett

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | unknown

Release Date:

7 October 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | City | Best Friend | Based On Film | Inner City

Awards:

2 wins & 19 nominations

Cast

Olivia Hack	...	Rhonda Wellington Lloyd (40 episodes, 1996-2002)
Toran Caudell	...	Arnold / ... (32 episodes, 1996-2001)
Phillip Van Dyke	...	Arnold / ... (31 episodes, 1997-2000)
Spencer Klein	...	Arnold (III) (27 episodes, 1999-2002)
Francesca Smith	...	Helga Pataki / ... (24 episodes, 1996-2000)

Also Known As:

"Hey, Arnold!" (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

Canada:15 min | 30 min (100 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7 (some episodes) | USA:TV-Y | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Nicktoons Productions

Trivia:

In episode "World Records", one of the records in Arnold's book is set by a fictional person named Frannie Caudell. The voice of Helga is Francesca Smith, and the voice of Arnold at the time was Toran Caudell.

Goofs:

Continuity: In "Harold's Kitty", when the neighborhood tries to persuade Harold to give up the cat, his parents jump from the sidewalk to in front of the door and back again between shots.

Quotes:

Helga: Come on, come on.
Harold: Alright already. Keep your shirt on, Helga, for all our sakes.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)

Possibly the best Nicktoon

Hey Arnold! was created back in 1996. At first look, I thought it was going to be stupid, but when I watched it, I realized how cool the show really is. It really demonstrates how hard it can be growing up. Everyone seems to look up to Arnold, and are always asking him for help. Even when Arnold didn't do anything, someone always gets him into the middle of an argument. Better yet, Arnold is always able to figure things out in the end. Overall, this show is more realistic than some soap operas and teen shows are, and is very entertaining.