8.1/10174 votes#1 - Helga Blabs It All
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 8/31/1998
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.
Director: Tuck Tucker
Writer: Craig Bartlett
- 7.8/10156 votes
#2 - Harold the Butcher
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 8/31/1998
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.
Director: Larry Leichliter, Stark Howell
Writer: Joe Purdy
- 7.2/10140 votes
#3 - Dangerous Lumber
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/2/1998
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.
Director: Sherm Cohen, Frank Weiss
Writer: John D. Beck, Ron Hart
- 7.6/10145 votes
#4 - Mr. Hyunh Goes Country
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/2/1998
Mr. Hyunh has a talent for country singing, so Arnold and Gerald, after recording a CD with him at the local studio, become his managers and make him a big star, much to his dislike.
Director: Stark Howell
Writer: Steve Viksten, Joe Purdy
- 7.5/10141 votes
#5 - Casa Paradiso
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 9/7/1998
Grandpa becomes tired of dealing with the boarding house and decides to sell. Arnold has to convince him how important it is for everyone to remain in the boarding house and what they would lose if it was sold.
Director: Steve Socki
Writer: Joe Purdy
- 7.6/10147 votes
#6 - Gerald's Tonsils
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 9/7/1998
Gerald's voice is deepened after having his tonsils out, just a few days before the school recital.
Director: Sherm Cohen, Frank Weiss
Writer: Craig Bartlett
- 7.3/10143 votes
#7 - Arnold's Room
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 9/9/1998
Sid pretends that Arnold's room is his, since he's ashamed of showing his real room to Lorenzo.
Director: Tuck Tucker
Writer: Joe Purdy
- 7.1/10142 votes
#8 - Helga vs. Big Patty
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 9/9/1998
Patty challenges Helga to a fight after Helga gets on her last nerves by picking on her once too many.
Director: Kelly James, Steve Socki
Writer: Steve Viksten
- 7.2/10137 votes
#9 - Stinky Goes Hollywood
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 9/16/1998
Stinky's simple life changes after he becomes the surprise new spokesman for Ya-Hoo Soda.
Director: Tuck Tucker
Writer: Steve Viksten
- 5.8/10247 votes
#10 - Olga Gets Engaged
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 9/16/1998
Olga gets engaged to a con man who does not exactly woo Helga as he did the rest of her family, but she decides to let the marriage happen so Olga can be miserable. But she is given a change of heart from Arnold, and attempts to stop it.
Director: Dan Povenmire
Writer: Antoinette Stella
- 7.8/10146 votes
#11 - Curly Snaps
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 9/23/1998
Curly gets enraged after a minor playground mix up. He locks himself in the principal's office and refuses to come out.
Director: Kelly James, Steve Socki
Writer: Joe Purdy
- 6.9/10159 votes
#12 - Preteen Scream
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 9/23/1998
Phoebe wins a chance to meet her favorite singer, only to find out that he doesn't write or sing his own songs.
Director: Dan Povenmire
Writer: Joe Purdy
- 7.4/10141 votes
#13 - Grandpa's Birthday
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 9/30/1998
Grandpa thinks he's going to die soon because no one in his family ever made it past his age. He prepares to die, and Arnold tries to convince him that life is still worth living.
Director: Steve Socki, Sherm Cohen
Writer: Craig Bartlett
- 8.0/10199 votes
#14 - Road Trip
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 9/30/1998
When Bob has to go to a business meeting, Miriam and Helga are forced to go on the family road trip by themselves.
Director: Tuck Tucker
Writer: Jonathan Greenberg
- 7.5/10138 votes
#15 - Sid's Revenge
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 10/7/1998
Principal Wartz gives Sid a detention believeing he placed fake vomit so he could trip over, even though it wasn't Sid who put it there. As a result, Sid seeks revenge and reates ""Revenge Doll"" of Wartz's face, like they do in tribes. He thinks he killed Wartz with the curse. Arnold thinks he's paranoid, even though there are a few clues hinting out that Wartz is dead.
Director: Dan Povenmire
Writer: Michelle Lamoreaux
- 7.1/10133 votes
#16 - Roller Coaster
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 10/7/1998
A roller coaster breaks down while Eugene and Arnold are at the top of its tallest drop.
Director: Larry Leichliter, Christine Kolosov
Writer: Joe Purdy
- 7.5/10147 votes
#17 - The Aptitude Test
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 10/14/1998
After the results of an aptitude test are announced, Harold gains self-confidence and Helga feels dumber.
Director: Stark Howell
Writer: Antoinette Stella
- 7.0/10142 votes
#18 - Oskar Gets a Job
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 10/14/1998
Oskar gets a job as a newspaper carrier but uses Arnold as cover for his laziness.
Director: Kelly James, Steve Socki
Writer: Steve Viksten
- 8.3/10174 votes
#19 - Arnold Betrays Iggy
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 10/19/1998
Arnold finds out Iggy wears bunny pajamas with feet in them, and Arnold accidentially spills the beans to Sid and Stinky, ruining Iggy's cool image.
Director: Dan Povenmire
Writer: Steve Viksten
- 7.0/102 votes
#20 - Helga and the Nanny
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 10/19/1998
Bob hires a nanny to help Miriam around the house, much to Helga's dismay. From this moment on, Helga attempts to scare the nanny away.
Director: Steve Socki, Sherm Cohen
Writer: Antoinette Stella
- 7.0/102 votes
#21 - Career Day
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 10/21/1998
A. All the kids are paired with adults with interesting jobs except Arnold, who is forced to spend time with the Jolly Olly, the Ice Cream Man.
Director: Dan Povenmire
Writer: Jonathan Greenberg
- 8.0/102 votes
#22 - Hey Harold!
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 10/21/1998
Harold is invited to Rhonda's party and befriends the female bully, Big Patty.
Director: Kelly James, Steve Socki
Writer: Steve Viksten
- 6.5/102 votes
#23 - Best Man
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 11/2/1998
The Coach wants to remarry Tish and asks Arnold to be his best man. Along the way, Arnold teaches the coach a thing or two about love and sacrifice.
Director: Sherm Cohen, Christine Kolosov
Writer: Steve Viksten
- 7.0/101 votes
#24 - Cool Party
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 11/2/1998
Rhonda holds a cool-people-only party at her house. In retaliation, Arnold and his friends hold a "geek" party on the roof of his boarding house further up the street, leaving Rhonda's party deserted.
Director: Dan Povenmire
Writer: Craig Bartlett
- 7.0/102 votes
#25 - Arnold & Lila
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 11/4/1998
Helga, lost in a love reverie, writes 'Arnold loves Helga' on a wall, but changes the name to 'Lila' when the kids approach. Lila thinks that Arnold loves her until he explains the mistake. Then he falls for Lila and she is forced to break up with him.
Director: Steve Socki
Writer: Steve Viksten
The Best Episodes of Hey Arnold! Season 3
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The daily life of Arnold--a fourth-grader with a wild imagination, street smarts and a head shaped like a football.
Genres:FamilyAnimationComedyKids
Network:Nickelodeon
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Helga Blabs It All" is the best rated episode of "Hey Arnold!" season 3. It scored 8.1/10 based on 174 votes. Directed by Tuck Tucker and written by Craig Bartlett, it aired on 8/31/1998. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Harold the Butcher".