Series synopsis
Hey Arnold! is an American animation comedy drama family television series that premiered on Nickelodeon on October 7, 1996. It ended on June 8, 2004. It was created by Craig Bartlett. It stars Spencer Klein, Francesca Marie Smith, Jamil Walker Smith and Blake McIver Ewing.
The daily life of Arnold--a fourth-grader with a wild imagination, street smarts and a head shaped like a football.
Premise
The daily life of Arnold--a fourth-grader with a wild imagination, street smarts and a head shaped like a football.
Premise: Adventure is never more than a bus stop away.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Spencer Klein as Arnold (voice)
- Francesca Marie Smith as Helga Pataki (voice)
- Jamil Walker Smith as Gerald Johanssen (voice)
- Blake McIver Ewing as Eugene Horowitz (voice)
- Olivia Hack as Rhonda Wellington Lloyd (voice)
- Phillip Van Dyke as Arnold (voice)
- Justin Shenkarow as Harold Berman (voice)
- Christopher Walberg as Stinky Peterson (voice)
Supporting cast
- Lane Toran as Arnold (voice)
- Dan Castellaneta as Grandpa Phil (voice)
- Anndi McAfee as Phoebe Heyerdahl (voice)
- Michael Welch
- Haley Joel Osment
- Jess Harnell
- Jeremy Suarez
- Henry Gibson
- Jack Angel
- Andy Dick as Monkeyman (voice)
- Fred Willard
- Pat Corley
Guest cast
- Olivia Hack as Rhonda Wellington Lloyd (voice)
- Phillip Van Dyke as Arnold (voice)
- Justin Shenkarow as Harold Berman (voice)
- Christopher Walberg as Stinky Peterson (voice)
- Lane Toran as Arnold (voice)
- Dan Castellaneta as Grandpa Phil (voice)
- Anndi McAfee as Phoebe Heyerdahl (voice)
- Michael Welch
- Haley Joel Osment
- Jess Harnell
- Jeremy Suarez
- Henry Gibson
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 187 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | June 15, 1994 | June 16, 1994 |
| Season 1 | 38 | October 7, 1996 | February 14, 1997 |
| Season 2 | 37 | September 22, 1997 | December 1, 1997 |
| Season 3 | 38 | August 31, 1998 | March 8, 1999 |
| Season 4 | 31 | March 10, 1999 | December 11, 1999 |
| Season 5 | 42 | March 4, 2001 | June 8, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Lost Pilot When Arnold has a daydream while playing baseball, Harold tells him he has 24 hours left to live (this pilot was re-made into the episode called "24 Hours to Live") |
June 16, 1994 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Downtown as Fruits 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. |
October 7, 1996 |
| 2 |
Eugene's Bike When Arnold accidentally ruins Eugene's new bike, he takes Eugene out on a day of fun, thinking that "every geek deserves his day". |
October 7, 1996 |
| 3 |
The Little Pink Book 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. |
October 9, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Save the Tree Arnold and the gang must stop Big Bob from chopping down the oldest tree in town. |
September 22, 1997 |
| 2 |
New Teacher When the kids make their new teacher, Mr. Simmons, quit his job, the replacement makes them realize what they lost. |
September 22, 1997 |
| 3 |
Helga's Love Potion Helga drinks a potion to lose all feelings for Arnold. |
September 24, 1997 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Helga Blabs It All While feeling the effects of laughing gas, Helga leaves a confessional message of love on Arnold's phone machine. She then has to get into the boarding house in order to erase the message. |
August 31, 1998 |
| 2 |
Harold the Butcher As punishment for shoplifting a ham, Harold is forced to work for Mr. Green at his butcher shop for a week. Later, after his work shift to pay for it is over, he soon learns that he actually likes his new after-school job and doesn't want to stop working there, much to the dismay of Mr. Green. |
August 31, 1998 |
| 3 |
Dangerous Lumber Arnold becomes a hot (and dangerous) hitter. He keeps injuring people everytime he swings the bat. Afraid of hurting more people, Arnold refuses to play ball. Mickey Kaline helps him out. |
September 2, 1998 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Full Moon Harold, Sid, and Stinky all moon Principal Wartz, but Arnold is blamed, even though he was just an innocent bystander. |
March 10, 1999 |
| 2 |
Student Teacher Helga's sister Olga comes home for spring break and becomes a classroom aid in Helga's class, much to Helga's chagrin. |
March 10, 1999 |
| 3 |
Big Gino After Sid works off a debt with loan shark Big Gino, the two become friends, but when Sid is told to give Arnold a swirlie, he has to choose between the two. |
March 15, 1999 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Monkeyman! When Arnold gives the superhero Monkeyman a taste of normal life, he's far too busy to bother helping the weak and downtrodden. |
March 4, 2001 |
| 2 |
Buses, Bikes, and Subways 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 can't be late. |
March 4, 2001 |
| 3 |
Helga's Masquerade Helga decides to act like Lila so Arnold will like her.. |
March 11, 2001 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nickelodeon |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 7, 1996 |
| Last aired | June 8, 2004 |
| Runtime | 12 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday at 18:30:00 |