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

Creator:

Craig Bartlett

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | unknown

Release Date:

7 October 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | 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 | Young Love | Dysfunctional Family

Awards:

2 wins & 19 nominations

Cast

Olivia Hack	...	Rhonda Wellington Lloyd / ... (41 episodes, 1996-2002)
Toran Caudell	...	Arnold / ... (33 episodes, 1996-2001)
Phillip Van Dyke	...	Arnold / ... (30 episodes, 1997-2000)
Francesca Smith	...	Helga Pataki / ... (28 episodes, 1996-2000)
Spencer Klein	...	Arnold (III) / ... (27 episodes, 1999-2002)

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:

The girls of the show are based on girls that creator Craig Bartlett liked as a kid.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In "Harold's Kitty", we hear Harold's mother pound on his bedroom door to warn about cat messes, yet in the same shot (and in subsequent shots) the door is wide open.

Quotes:

Arnold: Hey Grandpa, I've got a problem.
Grandpa: Shoot it at me, short man.
Arnold: Well, see, there's this big jerk at school, he says he's gonna...
Grandpa: - says he's gonna beat you up, eh?
Arnold: Well, yeah.
Grandpa: Gonna give you 24 hours to dangle, eh?
Arnold: That's right!
Grandpa: Big guy, huh? Slow, but with lots of power. Squash you like a bug, eh?
Arnold: Yeah, yeah! What should I do?
Grandpa: I have no idea.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in Deep Impact (1998)

Good job

Unlike most shows on Nick, this show is good and creative. It has interesting stories and a creative assortment of characters. Hey Arnold also has a sophisticated form humor that can appeal to people of all ages. This show has not lost any of it's quality since first appearing back in 96. If anything, it has improved.