Hey Arnold!: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Hey Arnold! Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Monkeyman!
Mar 4, 2001
When Arnold gives the superhero Monkeyman a taste of normal life, he's far too busy to bother helping the weak and downtrodden.
Buses, Bikes, and Subways
Mar 4, 2001
Helga and Harold must return to town on their own after the bus leaves them behind after a school trip to a chocolate factory, and Helga has tickets for a wrestling match and she c
Bag of Money
Apr 5, 2001
Arnold, Sid and Gerald find a bag filled with money, but when Arnold loses it, everyone thinks he stole it.
Principal Simmons
Apr 5, 2001
When Mr. Simmons is upset that Principal Wartz is being too strict with the students, Wartz decides to resign and he selects Mr. Simmons to take his place. The newly promoted Princ
New Bully on the Block
Apr 12, 2001
The kids must face two bullies when a new kid, Ludwig, returns and wants the vacant lot for himself.
Phoebe Breaks a Leg
Apr 12, 2001
When Phoebe breaks a leg after being hit by a truck, Helga believes it's her fault (and it is), so she starts being nice to Phoebe. Yet when Phoebe's leg heals, she decides to stay
Suspended
Apr 26, 2000
Harold is suspended and will do anything to get back into school.
Ernie in Love
Apr 26, 2001
Ernie starts dating a tall model, but she doesn't want to continue dating him because of his height.
Parents Day
May 10, 2001
Arnold asks Grandpa what really happened with his parents, and he finds out that they disappeared after they left the country on a plane, although they might still be alive.
Summer Love
Jun 21, 2001
When Arnold, the boarders and the Patakis go to the beach, a girl uses Arnold to win a sandcastle competition. Ernie gets buried in the sand. Miriam and Suzie start taking dancin
Rhonda Goes Broke
Jan 5, 2002
Rhonda's family goes broke and they move into the boarding house.
Old Iron Man
Jan 12, 2002
Grandpa Phil and his old friend have been feuding for quite some time, as their friendship fell apart years ago. However, they still attempt to compete with one another as they eac
Arnold Visits Arnie
Jan 26, 2002
Arnold visits his cousin Arnie, whose friends look remarkably familiar to Anrold's
Harold vs. Patty
Feb 3, 2002
P.S. 118 is having an Arm Wrestling contest, but Harold get humiliated when he loses to Patty before the contest, so he asks Patty for some pointers on winning.
Rich Guy
Feb 3, 2002
After Arnold saves the life of a rich man, the man invites Arnold and Grandpa Phil to his house. He tells Arnold that he wishes Arnold was the son he never had, but he really does
April Fool's Day
Apr 1, 2002
Arnold is sick and tired of everybody preforming their April Fool jokes on him (escpecially Helga), so he tries one of his own, but it backfires when it temporarily blinds Helga.
Gerald's Game
Apr 27, 2002
Gerald is involved with his new favorite game which Arnold dislikes.
Fishing Trip
Apr 27, 2002
Arnold, Gerald, Harold, Sid and Eugene go on a fishing trip with their fathers and Phil.
Married
May 11, 2002
Rhonda uses a folding paper fortune teller to see who will marry who, and Arnold and Helga get paired up, causing them to both dream what life would be like married to each other.
On the Lam
Jun 1, 2002
Stinky, Harold, and Sid are on the run after they think they blew up a police station.
Family Man
Jun 1, 2002
Mr. Hyunh has Arnold pretending to be his son for his new employer.
The Racing Mule
Oct 14, 2002
Mr. Hyunh, Oskar, and Ernie purchase a race horse, or so they think.
Curly's Girl
Oct 14, 2002
Curly gets Rhonda to act like his girlfriend after something happens to Rhonda's mother's fur coat and he fixes it.
The Journal (1)
Nov 11, 2002
Arnold finds a journal describing the adventures of his parents in the Jungle. Also, it contains a map telling where they had to go after they left him.
The Journal (2)
Nov 11, 2002
Arnold finds a journal describing the adventures of his parents in the Jungle. Also, it contains a map telling where they had to go after they left him.
Timberly Loves Arnold
Jan 28, 2003
Arnold does something for Timberly, causing Timberly to have a crush on Arnold. She makes Lila start to like Arnold because he has been helping Timberly.
Eugene, Eugene!
Jan 28, 2003
Eugene gets the lead role in the school musical "Eugene, Eugene". But the play director cuts the parts that Eugene is a hero, and makes the parts look like he is a loser.
Ghost Bride
Nov 11, 2003
Gerald's Ghost Bride story inspires the other boys to venture into the cemetery at night, but they may have bit off more than they could chew, because they're hunted down by two di
Gerald vs. Jamie O
Nov 11, 2003
Gerald gets jealous because he thinks Jamie O. is trying to steal the girl he likes, when, actually, the girl likes Jamie O.
A Day in the Life of a Classroom
Nov 15, 2003
After Mr. Simmons wins an award, a TV station does a documentary on how he teaches.
Big Bob's Crisis
Nov 15, 2003
After Big Bob has a heart attack, he tries to become nicer.
Phoebe's Little Problem
Jun 8, 2004
Phoebe gets embarrassed after she "passes gas" in front of a microphone.