History WesternAnimation / HeyArnold

Arnold is a generally mellow 4th-grader with a head shaped like an American football, who lives with his [[RaisedByGrandparents paternal grandparents]] and their (also eccentric) tenants in a boarding house in the in-universe city of Hillwood. Gerald is his best friend and "the Keeper of [[UrbanLegend Urban Lore]]," who dispenses legendary tales of characters such as "Stoop Kid" (said to have been born on the stoop he can be seen, day or night, to glower from with promised vengeance to any who should think to violate his sacred site) or "Wheezin' Ed" (rumored to have a massive treasure cavern on the mysterious Elk Island).

Those efforts eventually proved fruitful when, in 2015, Nickelodeon announced that they were putting ''[[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheJungleMovie The Jungle Movie]]'' [[http://comicbook.com/2015/11/23/nickelodeon-developing-hey-arnold-tv-movie/ put back into production as a two-hour TV film]], which premiered November 24, 2017.

[[TheWikiRule Has]] an excellent Wiki [[http://heyarnold.wikia.com/wiki/Hey_Arnold_Wiki here]], as well as [[http://www.hey-arnold.com/Arnold/arnold.html the official website.]]

[[TheWikiRule Has an excellent Wiki]] [[http://heyarnold.wikia.com/wiki/Hey_Arnold_Wiki here]], as well as a [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/BestEpisode/HeyArnold Best Episode Crowner.]] Here's also [[http://www.hey-arnold.com/Arnold/arnold.html the official website.]]

''Hey Arnold!'' (1996-2004) is a children's animated TV series created by Creator/CraigBartlett, the brother-in-law of Creator/MattGroening (of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' fame). It was based on a series of stop-motion shorts Bartlett created (the third one aired on ''Series/SesameStreet''). Part of Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s sprawling Franchise/{{Nicktoons}} franchise, it starred an eclectic -- and more often than not, eccentric -- group of characters that navigate the urban [[UsefulNotes/TheOtherRainforest Pacific Northwestern]] wonderland of Hillwood City.

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''Hey Arnold!'' (1996-2004) is a children's animated TV series created by Creator/CraigBartlett, the brother-in-law of Creator/MattGroening (of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' fame). It was based on a series of stop-motion shorts Bartlett created (the third one aired on ''Series/SesameStreet''). Part of Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s sprawling Franchise/{{Nicktoons}} franchise, it starred an eclectic -- and more often than not, eccentric -- group of characters that navigate the urban wonderland of Hillwood City.

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''Hey Arnold!'' (1996-2004) is a children's animated TV series created by Creator/CraigBartlett, the brother-in-law of Creator/MattGroening (of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' fame). It was based on a series of stop-motion shorts Barlett created (the third one aired on ''Series/SesameStreet''). Part of Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s sprawling Franchise/{{Nicktoons}} franchise, it starred an eclectic -- and more often than not, eccentric -- group of characters that navigate the urban wonderland of Hillwood City.

The show had a number of episodes dealing with the rather mundane aspects of childhood life, such as the crush on teacher episode, but also ventured into the surreal, such as Arnold and Gerald encountering the [[AbsurdlySpaciousSewer labyrinthine realm of the Sewer King]] to retrieve Arnold's grandfather's watch, and having to duel with him to avoid being declared his "royal rat groomers." In later seasons more attention was paid to the LoveTriangle between Helga, Arnold, and Lila, the sickeningly sweet country girl who likes Arnold but does not ''like''-him like him (much to Arnold's chagrin), Helga's transparently dysfunctional and unhappy family life, and the mystery of Arnold's [[ParentalAbandonment missing parents]].

Also notable among Arnold's neighbors and classmates is Helga Pataki, a female bully who [[LovingBully openly scoffs at Arnold's positive attitude while secretly having a massive crush on him]]. As the show developed, an increasing amount of focus was put on her [[{{Tsundere}} extremely conflicted]], melodramatic character and her utter ''obsession'' with the football-headed one - [[StalkerShrine including her shrines dedicated to him]].

''Hey Arnold!'' (1996-2004) is a children's animated TV series created by Creator/CraigBartlett, the brother-in-law of Creator/MattGroening (of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' fame). It was based on a series of stop-motion shorts Barlett created (the third one aired on ''Series/SesameStreet''). Part of Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s sprawling Franchise/{{Nicktoons}} franchise, it starred an eclectic -- and more often than not, eccentric -- group of characters that navigate the urban wonderland Hillwood City.

Arnold is a generally mellow 4th-grader with a head shaped like an American football, who lives with his [[RaisedByGrandparents paternal grandparents]] and their (also eccentric) tenants in a boarding house in the fictional in-universe city of Hillwood. Gerald is his best friend and "the Keeper of [[UrbanLegend Urban Lore]]," who dispenses legendary tales of characters such as "Stoop Kid" (said to have been born on the stoop he can be seen, day or night, to glower from with promised vengeance to any who should think to violate his sacred site) or "Wheezin' Ed" (rumored to have a massive treasure cavern on the mysterious Elk Island).

[[TheWikiRule Has an excellent Wiki]] [[http://heyarnold.wikia.com/wiki/Hey_Arnold_Wiki here]], as well as a [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/BestEpisode/HeyArnold Best Episode Crowner.]]

Arnold is a generally mellow 4th-grader with a head shaped like an American football, who lives with his [[RaisedByGrandparents paternal grandparents]] and their (also eccentric) tenants in a boarding house in the fictional in-universe city of Hillwood. [[BlackBestFriend Gerald]] is his best friend and "the Keeper of [[UrbanLegend Urban Lore]]," who dispenses legendary tales of characters such as "Stoop Kid" (said to have been born on the stoop he can be seen, day or night, to glower from with promised vengeance to any who should think to violate his sacred site) or "Wheezin' Ed" (rumored to have a massive treasure cavern on the mysterious Elk Island).

''Hey Arnold!'' (1996-2004) is a children's animated TV series created by Creator/CraigBartlett, the brother-in-law of Creator/MattGroening (of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' fame). It was based on a series of stop-motion shorts Barlett created (the third one aired on ''Series/SesameStreet''). Part of Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s sprawling Franchise/{{Nicktoons}} franchise, it starred an eclectic -- and more often than not, eccentric -- group of characters that navigate a sort of urban wonderland.

Those efforts eventually proved fruitful when, in 2015, Nickelodeon announced that they were putting ''[[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheJungleMovie The Jungle Movie]]'' [[http://comicbook.com/2015/11/23/nickelodeon-developing-hey-arnold-tv-movie/ put back into production as a two-hour TV film]]. It premiered in November two years later.

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