Hey Arnold! 1996
“Adventure is never more than a bus stop away.”
★ 8.0/10 · 987 votes TV-Y7 AnimationComedyDramaFamily 5 seasons · 186 eps Ended
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What is Hey Arnold!?
Hey Arnold! is an animated television series centered on the daily life of a fourth-grade student.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1996
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 186
- Runtime
- 12 minutes
- First aired
- Oct 7, 1996
- Last aired
- Jun 8, 2004
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- Nickelodeon
- Genres
- Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family
- Updated
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Overview
Hey Arnold! is an animated television series centered on the daily life of a fourth-grade student. The protagonist, Arnold, is characterized by his football-shaped head. Beyond his unique physical appearance, the series explores his experiences as a young boy who possesses a wild imagination and street smarts. The narrative focuses on the routine activities and personal development of this student as he navigates his environment. By following Arnold through his everyday challenges and interactions, the show provides a look into the perspective of a child growing up in a setting defined by his particular personality traits and outlook. The series highlights how these qualities influence his navigation of the world around him, grounding the story in his specific point of view as a fourth-grader. Through this lens, the program presents a consistent focus on the character's life and the various situations he encounters throughout his daily journey.
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Should you watch it?
“Follow Arnold, a city kid with a football-shaped head, navigating school and street life.”
Reasons to watch
- Unique urban childhood perspective with heartfelt storytelling
- Distinctive animation style and memorable characters
Keep in mind
- Some episodes may feel dated to modern viewers
You enjoy character-driven animated series about everyday childhood adventures.
Suitable for children; focuses on school, family, and community interactions.
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Cast
Francesca Marie Smith
Helga Pataki (voice)
Jamil Walker Smith
Gerald Johanssen (voice)
Dan Castellaneta
Grandpa Phil (voice)
Justin Shenkarow
Harold Berman (voice)
Anndi McAfee
Phoebe Heyerdahl (voice)
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Christopher Walberg
Stinky Peterson (voice)
Phillip Van Dyke
Arnold (voice)
Spencer Klein
Arnold (voice)
Olivia Hack
Rhonda Wellington Lloyd (voice) ☻
Lane Toran
Arnold (voice) ☻
Sam Gifaldi
Sid (voice)
Blake McIver Ewing
Eugene Horowitz (voice)
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Season 1 · 38 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Downtown as Fruits Mytharc Oct 7, 1996
- E2 Eugene's Bike Core Oct 7, 1996
- E3 The Little Pink Book Core Oct 9, 1996
- E4 Field Trip Core Oct 9, 1996
- E5 Arnold's Hat Core Oct 14, 1996
- E6 Stoop Kid Core Oct 14, 1996
- E7 Helga's Makeover Core Oct 16, 1996
- E8 The Old Building Core Oct 16, 1996
- E9 6th Grade Girls Core Nov 4, 1996
- E10 The Baseball Core Nov 4, 1996
- E11 Heat Core Nov 11, 1996
- E12 Snow Core Nov 11, 1996
- E13 Operation Ruthless Core Nov 18, 1996
- E14 The Vacant Lot Core Nov 18, 1996
- E15 The List Core Nov 25, 1996
- E16 Haunted Train Core Nov 25, 1996
- E17 Mugged Core Dec 2, 1996
- E18 Roughin' It Core Dec 2, 1996
- E19 Door #16 Core Dec 9, 1996
- E20 Arnold as Cupid Core Dec 9, 1996
- E21 Arnold's Christmas Core Dec 14, 1996
- E22 Benchwarmer Core Dec 16, 1996
- E23 Cool Jerk Core Dec 16, 1996
- E24 Das Subway Core Dec 23, 1996
- E25 Wheezin' Ed Core Dec 23, 1996
- E26 Arnold the Tutor Core Dec 30, 1996
- E27 Gerald Comes Over Core Dec 30, 1996
- E28 Spelling Bee Core Jan 6, 1997
- E29 Pigeon Man Core Jan 6, 1997
- E30 Olga Comes Home Core Jan 13, 1997
- E31 Sally's Comet Core Jan 13, 1997
- E32 Abner Come Home Core Jan 20, 1997
- E33 The Sewer King Core Jan 20, 1997
- E34 False Alarm Core Jan 27, 1997
- E35 World Records Core Jan 27, 1997
- E36 Magic Show Core Feb 3, 1997
- E37 24 Hours to Live Mytharc Feb 3, 1997
- E38 Arnold's Valentine Mytharc Feb 14, 1997
Season 2 · 37 episodes
- E1 Save the Tree Mytharc Sep 22, 1997
- E2 New Teacher Core Sep 22, 1997
- E3 Helga's Love Potion Core Sep 24, 1997
- E4 Gerald's Secret Core Sep 24, 1997
- E5 The Big Scoop Core Sep 29, 1997
- E6 Harold's Kitty Core Sep 29, 1997
- E7 Longest Monday Core Oct 1, 1997
- E8 Eugene's Pet Core Oct 1, 1997
- E9 Monkey Business Core Oct 6, 1997
- E10 Big Caesar Core Oct 6, 1997
- E11 Ransom Core Oct 8, 1997
- E12 Ms. Perfect Core Oct 8, 1997
- E13 Arnold's Halloween Core Oct 27, 1997
- E14 Arnold Saves Sid Core Oct 13, 1997
- E15 Hookey Core Oct 13, 1997
- E16 Freeze Frame Core Oct 15, 1997
- E17 Phoebe Cheats Core Oct 15, 1997
- E18 Mud Bowl Core Oct 20, 1997
- E19 Gerald Moves Out Core Oct 20, 1997
- E20 The High Life Core Oct 22, 1997
- E21 Best Friends Core Oct 22, 1997
- E22 Steely Phil Core Oct 29, 1997
- E23 Quantity Time Core Oct 29, 1997
- E24 Eating Contest Core Nov 3, 1997
- E25 Rhonda's Glasses Core Nov 3, 1997
- E26 Helga's Boyfriend Core Nov 5, 1997
- E27 Crush on Teacher Core Nov 5, 1997
- E28 Hall Monitor Core Nov 10, 1997
- E29 Harold's Bar Mitzvah Core Nov 10, 1997
- E30 Coach Wittenberg Core Nov 12, 1997
- E31 Four-Eyed Jack Core Nov 12, 1997
- E32 Eugene Goes Bad Core Nov 17, 1997
- E33 What's Opera, Arnold? Core Nov 17, 1997
- E34 Tour de Pond Core Nov 24, 1997
- E35 Teachers' Strike Core Nov 24, 1997
- E36 Runaway Float Mytharc Dec 1, 1997
- E37 Partners Mytharc Dec 1, 1997
Season 3 · 38 episodes
- E1 Helga Blabs It All Mytharc Aug 31, 1998
- E2 Harold the Butcher Core Aug 31, 1998
- E3 Dangerous Lumber Core Sep 2, 1998
- E4 Mr. Hyunh Goes Country Core Sep 2, 1998
- E5 Casa Paradiso Core Sep 7, 1998
- E6 Gerald's Tonsils Core Sep 7, 1998
- E7 Arnold's Room Core Sep 9, 1998
- E8 Helga vs. Big Patty Core Sep 9, 1998
- E9 Stinky Goes Hollywood Core Sep 16, 1998
- E10 Olga Gets Engaged Core Sep 16, 1998
- E11 Curly Snaps Core Sep 23, 1998
- E12 Preteen Scream Core Sep 23, 1998
- E13 Grandpa's Birthday Core Sep 30, 1998
- E14 Road Trip Core Sep 30, 1998
- E15 Sid's Revenge Core Oct 7, 1998
- E16 Roller Coaster Core Oct 7, 1998
- E17 The Aptitude Test Core Oct 14, 1998
- E18 Oskar Gets a Job Core Oct 14, 1998
- E19 Arnold Betrays Iggy Core Oct 19, 1998
- E20 Helga and the Nanny Core Oct 19, 1998
- E21 Career Day Core Oct 21, 1998
- E22 Hey Harold! Core Oct 21, 1998
- E23 Best Man Core Nov 2, 1998
- E24 Cool Party Core Nov 2, 1998
- E25 Arnold & Lila Core Nov 4, 1998
- E26 Grand Prix Core Nov 4, 1998
- E27 Arnold's Thanksgiving Core Nov 18, 1998
- E28 Helga's Show Core Nov 25, 1998
- E29 The Flood Core Nov 25, 1998
- E30 Phoebe Takes the Fall Mytharc Dec 7, 1998
- E31 The Pig War Core Dec 7, 1998
- E32 Part Time Friends Core Dec 7, 1998
- E33 Biosquare Core Dec 7, 1998
- E34 Crabby Author Core Dec 28, 1998
- E35 Rich Kid Core Jan 4, 1999
- E36 Girl Trouble Core Jan 4, 1999
- E37 School Dance Mytharc Jan 4, 1999
- E38 School Play Mytharc Mar 8, 1999
Season 4 · 31 episodes
- E1 Full Moon Mytharc Mar 10, 1999
- E2 Student Teacher Core Mar 10, 1999
- E3 Big Gino Core Mar 15, 1999
- E4 Jamie O in Love Core Mar 15, 1999
- E5 Eugene's Birthday Core Mar 17, 1999
- E6 Stinky's Pumpkin Core Mar 17, 1999
- E7 The Beeper Queen Core Mar 29, 1999
- E8 Oskar Can't Read? Core Mar 29, 1999
- E9 Dinner for Four Core Mar 31, 1999
- E10 Phoebe Skips Core Mar 31, 1999
- E11 Helga's Parrot Core Apr 5, 1999
- E12 Chocolate Turtles Core Apr 5, 1999
- E13 Love and Cheese Core Apr 7, 1999
- E14 Weighing Harold Core Apr 7, 1999
- E15 Back to School Core Sep 11, 1999
- E16 Egg Story Core Sep 11, 1999
- E17 It Girl Core Sep 18, 1999
- E18 Deconstructing Arnold Core Sep 18, 1999
- E19 Grudge Match Core Sep 25, 1999
- E20 Polishing Rhonda Core Sep 25, 1999
- E21 Weird Cousin Core Oct 9, 1999
- E22 Baby Oskar Core Oct 9, 1999
- E23 Grandpa's Sister Core Oct 16, 1999
- E24 Synchronized Swimming Core Oct 16, 1999
- E25 Helga Sleepwalks Core Oct 23, 1999
- E26 Fighting Families Core Oct 23, 1999
- E27 Headless Cabbie Core Oct 30, 1999
- E28 Friday the 13th Core Oct 30, 1999
- E29 Veterans Day Core Nov 6, 1999
- E30 Helga on the Couch Mytharc Dec 4, 1999
- E31 Dino Checks Out Mytharc Dec 11, 1999
Season 5 · 42 episodes
- E1 Monkeyman! Mytharc Mar 4, 2001
- E2 Buses, Bikes, and Subways Core Mar 4, 2001
- E3 Helga's Masquerade Core Mar 11, 2001
- E4 Mr. Green Runs Core Mar 11, 2001
- E5 Sid the Vampire Slayer Core Mar 18, 2001
- E6 Big Sis Core Mar 18, 2001
- E7 Bag of Money Core Apr 5, 2001
- E8 Principal Simmons Core Apr 5, 2001
- E9 New Bully on the Block Core Apr 12, 2001
- E10 Phoebe Breaks a Leg Core Apr 12, 2001
- E11 Helga's Locket Core Apr 19, 2000
- E12 Sid and Germs Core Apr 19, 2001
- E13 Suspended Core Apr 26, 2000
- E14 Ernie in Love Core Apr 26, 2001
- E15 Parents Day Core May 10, 2001
- E16 Summer Love Core Jun 21, 2001
- E17 Stuck in a Tree Core Jan 5, 2002
- E18 Rhonda Goes Broke Core Jan 5, 2002
- E19 Beaned Core Jan 12, 2002
- E20 Old Iron Man Core Jan 12, 2002
- E21 Arnold Visits Arnie Core Jan 26, 2002
- E22 Chocolate Boy Core Jan 26, 2002
- E23 Harold vs. Patty Core Feb 3, 2002
- E24 Rich Guy Core Feb 3, 2002
- E25 April Fool's Day Core Apr 1, 2002
- E26 Gerald's Game Core Apr 27, 2002
- E27 Fishing Trip Core Apr 27, 2002
- E28 Married Core May 11, 2002
- E29 On the Lam Core Jun 1, 2002
- E30 Family Man Core Jun 1, 2002
- E31 The Racing Mule Core Oct 14, 2002
- E32 Curly's Girl Core Oct 14, 2002
- E33 The Journal (1) Core Nov 11, 2002
- E34 The Journal (2) Core Nov 11, 2002
- E35 Timberly Loves Arnold Core Jan 28, 2003
- E36 Eugene, Eugene! Core Jan 28, 2003
- E37 Ghost Bride Core Nov 11, 2003
- E38 Gerald vs. Jamie O Core Nov 11, 2003
- E39 A Day in the Life of a Classroom Core Nov 15, 2003
- E40 Big Bob's Crisis Core Nov 15, 2003
- E41 Phoebe's Little Problem Mytharc Jun 8, 2004
- E42 Grandpa's Packard Mytharc Jun 8, 2004
Verified insights
Frequently asked questions
What is the show about?
It follows Arnold, a fourth-grader living in a city boarding house with his grandparents.
Who created Hey Arnold?
Craig Bartlett created the series for Nickelodeon.
When did it air?
The series originally aired from 1996 to 2004.
Where does Arnold live?
He lives in a multi-racial boarding house in the fictional city of Hillwood.
Is it appropriate for kids?
Yes, the show focuses on everyday childhood experiences and family themes.
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