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Hey Arnold!: Season 1

38 episodes Premiered Oct 7, 1996 Updated Jul 19, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

Downtown as Fruits

Oct 7, 1996 · 12 min

Not looking forward to performing in Helga's "The Four Food Groups" musical, Arnold and Gerald decide to take the bus a few stops too many, but end up stuck downtown.

S1·E2

Eugene's Bike

Oct 7, 1996 · 12 min

When Arnold accidentally ruins Eugene's new bike, he takes Eugene out on a day of fun, thinking that "every geek deserves his day".

S1·E3

The Little Pink Book

Oct 9, 1996 · 12 min

When Helga loses her pink book, full of love poems about Arnold on the bus, it ends up in Arnold's hands. Now Helga must get it back before Arnold figures out who wrote the poems.

S1·E4

Field Trip

Oct 9, 1996 · 12 min

The kids are really looking forward to their field trip to the aquarium - especially when they remember the scary Lock Jaw from their last trip. But, when they get there, they see

S1·E5

Arnold's Hat

Oct 14, 1996 · 12 min

An obsessed Helga steals Arnold's hat to complete her shrine to Arnold, which is hidden in the back of her closet. But, she notices how miserable Arnold is without his hat, and dec

S1·E6

Stoop Kid

Oct 14, 1996 · 12 min

Arnold's hat lands on the stoop of "Stoop Kid," - a bully who has lived his whole life on his stoop, and is highly protective of it. But, when it's Arnold's fault that Stoop Kid be

S1·E7

Helga's Makeover

Oct 16, 1996 · 12 min

Helga is annoyed when Rhonda doesn't invite her to her slumber party - everybody assumes that "girly" parties aren't Helga's style. So, Helga is determined to prove her wrong, and

S1·E8

The Old Building

Oct 16, 1996 · 12 min

Arnold is asked by his Grandma to help save an old building, and then asked by Ernie to help knock the building down! Who will Arnold decide to go along with? How can he get out of

S1·E9

6th Grade Girls

Nov 4, 1996 · 12 min

Two girls from the sixth grade who are tired of the way that their boyfriends treat them, decide to take Arnold and Gerald to the school dance, but only to make their boyfriends je

S1·E10

The Baseball

Nov 4, 1996 · 12 min

Arnold's favorite baseball player is playing his last game, so he decides to go and see his last game. The only problem is that he winds up with terrible seats.

S1·E11

Heat

Nov 11, 1996 · 12 min

Arnold has a really bad day - the city is suffering from a heatwave, and whatever he does, Arnold just can't seem to get cool.

S1·E12

Snow

Nov 11, 1996 · 12 min

Snow hits the city and Arnold can't wait to get out and have some fun... but wait, there's chores to be done... and when there done Arnold has the time of his life playing Hockey w

S1·E13

Operation Ruthless

Nov 18, 1996 · 12 min

At the Annual Cheese Fair, Helga tries her best to keep Arnold well away from Ruth - a girl who Arnold has a crush on.

S1·E14

The Vacant Lot

Nov 18, 1996 · 12 min

Arnold and friends decide to clear out a vacant lot to play baseball on, but the adults take over it, and use it for their own reasons.

S1·E15

The List

Nov 25, 1996 · 12 min

Arnold attempts to do something that no other kid has done before - completing the entire list of a kid's perfect Saturday! But, unfortunately, things don't go quite to plan.

S1·E16

Haunted Train

Nov 25, 1996 · 12 min

When the kids complain of being bored, Grandpa tells the story of the Haunted Train. So, the kids decide to go and see if the train exists for themselves.

S1·E17

Mugged

Dec 2, 1996 · 12 min

When Arnold gets mugged in the street, Grandma teaches him how to defend himself, but the training and fighting starts to get to his head.

S1·E18

Roughin' It

Dec 2, 1996 · 12 min

Grandpa, Arnold, and Gerald are all going on an old fashioned camping trip... until Big Bob, Helga, and Phoebe show up with luxurious camping equipment.

S1·E19

Door #16

Dec 9, 1996 · 12 min

All of the boarders get very curious to what is inside the very personal Mr. Smith's package.

S1·E20

Arnold as Cupid

Dec 9, 1996 · 12 min

Oskar gets kicked out of Suzie's room when they get into an argument, so Arnold tries to get them back together when Oskar moves into Arnold's room.

S1·E21

Arnold's Christmas

Dec 14, 1996 · 25 min

While Helga tries to find the perfect gift for Arnold, Arnold tries to find Mr Hyunh's long-lost daughter.

S1·E22

Benchwarmer

Dec 16, 1996 · 11 min

Arnold has trouble with the basketball coach and his favored son.

S1·E23

Cool Jerk

Dec 16, 1996 · 11 min

An older cool guy befriends Arnold, but Arnold realizes that he is really a shoplifter.

S1·E24

Das Subway

Dec 23, 1996 · 11 min

Arnold and the gang have no choice but to take the subway home after dark.

S1·E25

Wheezin' Ed

Dec 23, 1996 · 11 min

Arnold and the gang set out on a quest to find the hidden treasure of the mysterious "Wheezin' Ed" on Elk Island.

S1·E26

Arnold the Tutor

Dec 30, 1996 · 11 min

Arnold is given the assignment to tutor Torvald, the meanest, toughest kid in Arnold's math class, for the big math test on Friday.

S1·E27

Gerald Comes Over

Dec 30, 1996 · 11 min

Gerald goes to Arnold's place to meet the other residents.

S1·E28

Spelling Bee

Jan 6, 1997 · 11 min

Arnold and Helga compete on a Spelling Bee contest.

S1·E29

Pigeon Man

Jan 6, 1997 · 11 min

When Arnold's pigeon gets sick, he takes it to "Pigeon Man", a person surrounded by pigeons who lives in a rooftop.

S1·E30

Olga Comes Home

Jan 13, 1997 · 11 min

Helga decides to give her talented sister Olga a taste of reality by changing her grade in her report card.

S1·E31

Sally's Comet

Jan 13, 1997 · 11 min

Arnold and Gerald must turn off all the lights in the city if they want to see Sally's Comet.

S1·E32

Abner Come Home

Jan 20, 1997 · 11 min

Arnold must find a way to recover his pig pet Abner after he runs away.

S1·E33

The Sewer King

Jan 20, 1997 · 11 min

Arnold loses Grandpa's watch inside the sewers, so he must retrieve from The Sewer King.

S1·E34

False Alarm

Jan 27, 1997 · 11 min

Eugene is accused of pulling the fire alarm. In the school court, the jury thinks Eugene is guilty except for Arnold, who believes there is a shadow of a doubt.

S1·E35

World Records

Jan 27, 1997 · 11 min

The kids try to get in the book of world records so much that they would do anything, including most people on a one-person bike and the longest game of Crack-The-Whip.

S1·E36

Magic Show

Feb 3, 1997 · 11 min

Arnold has a magic show and he makes a disappearing act and uses Helga as the person disappearing. Helga decides to play a trick and literally disappears. She bumps into a pole and

S1·E37

24 Hours to Live

Feb 3, 1997 · 11 min

Arnold hits Harold with a baseball, so Harold promises Arnold that he'll beat him the next day.

S1·E38

Arnold's Valentine

Feb 14, 1997 · 24 min

On Valentine's Day, Arnold manages to arrange two dates; one with Ruth, the sixth grader he likes, and one with his French penpal Cecile (actually, it's Helga in disguise) – only f