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The Best Episodes of Hey Arnold! Season 1

Every episode of Hey Arnold! Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hey Arnold! Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Hey Arnold! Season 1

The daily life of Arnold--a fourth-grader with a wild imagination, street smarts and a head shaped like a football.

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  1. Background image for Downtown as Fruits
    7.7/10(402 votes)

    #1 - Downtown as Fruits

    S1:E1

    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.

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  2. Background image for Eugene's Bike
    7.7/10(297 votes)

    #2 - Eugene's Bike

    S1:E2

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

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  3. Background image for The Little Pink Book
    8.0/10(320 votes)

    #3 - The Little Pink Book

    S1:E3

    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.

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  4. Background image for Field Trip
    7.7/10(283 votes)

    #4 - Field Trip

    S1:E4

    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 that Lock Jaw isn't really that scary. Arnold notices how neglected the old turtle looks, and returns later with Grandma to set it free.

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  5. Background image for Arnold's Hat
    7.8/10(282 votes)

    #5 - Arnold's Hat

    S1:E5

    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 decides to give it back to him.

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  6. Background image for Stoop Kid
    8.2/10(297 votes)

    #6 - Stoop Kid

    S1:E6

    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 becomes the joke of the city, he must help Stoop Kid face his biggest fear - leaving his stoop for the first time.

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  8. Background image for Helga's Makeover
    8.0/10(253 votes)

    #7 - Helga's Makeover

    S1:E7

    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 gets a makeover.

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  9. Background image for The Old Building
    8.1/10(281 votes)

    #8 - The Old Building

    S1:E8

    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 this tricky situation?

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  10. Background image for 6th Grade Girls
    7.7/10(240 votes)

    #9 - 6th Grade Girls

    S1:E9

    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 jealous.

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  11. Background image for The Baseball
    7.2/10(225 votes)

    #10 - The Baseball

    S1:E10

    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.

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  12. Background image for Heat
    9.3/10(605 votes)

    #11 - Heat

    S1:E11

    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.

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  13. Background image for Snow
    7.3/10(225 votes)

    #12 - Snow

    S1:E12

    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 with the "crew."

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  14. Background image for Operation Ruthless
    7.7/10(230 votes)

    #13 - Operation Ruthless

    S1:E13

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

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  15. Background image for The Vacant Lot
    7.5/10(206 votes)

    #14 - The Vacant Lot

    S1:E14

    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.

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  16. Background image for The List
    8.8/10(361 votes)

    #15 - The List

    S1:E15

    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.

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  17. Background image for Haunted Train
    7.8/10(219 votes)

    #16 - Haunted Train

    S1:E16

    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.

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  18. Background image for Mugged
    7.3/10(197 votes)

    #17 - Mugged

    S1:E17

    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.

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  19. Background image for Roughin' It
    7.5/10(200 votes)

    #18 - Roughin' It

    S1:E18

    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.

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  20. Background image for Door #16
    7.6/10(204 votes)

    #19 - Door #16

    S1:E19

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

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  21. Background image for Arnold as Cupid
    8.0/10(256 votes)

    #20 - Arnold as Cupid

    S1:E20

    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.

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  22. Background image for Arnold's Christmas
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Arnold's Christmas

    S1:E21

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

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  23. Background image for Benchwarmer
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Benchwarmer

    S1:E22

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

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  24. Background image for Cool Jerk
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Cool Jerk

    S1:E23

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

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  25. Background image for Das Subway
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Das Subway

    S1:E24

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

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  26. Background image for Wheezin' Ed
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Wheezin' Ed

    S1:E25

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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Downtown as Fruits" is the best rated episode of "Hey Arnold!" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 402 votes. Directed by Larry Leichliter, Tuck Tucker and written by Craig Bartlett, Steve Viksten, Joe Ansolabehere, it aired on 10/7/1996. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Eugene's Bike".