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The Best Episodes of Hey Arnold! Season 4

Every episode of Hey Arnold! Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hey Arnold! Season 4!

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 4 Ratings Summary

"Full Moon" is the best rated episode of "Hey Arnold!" season 4. It scored 7/10 based on 142 votes. Directed by Frank Weiss, Mario Piluso and written by Steve Viksten, it aired on 3/10/1999. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Student Teacher".

  • Full Moon
    7.0/10142 votes

    #1 - Full Moon

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/1999

    Harold, Sid, and Stinky all moon Principal Wartz, but Arnold is blamed, even though he was just an innocent bystander.

    Director: Frank Weiss, Mario Piluso

    Writer: Steve Viksten

  • Student Teacher
    7.2/10137 votes

    #2 - Student Teacher

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 3/10/1999

    Helga's sister Olga comes home for spring break and becomes a classroom aid in Helga's class, much to Helga's chagrin.

    Director: Frank Weiss, Chris Headrick

    Writer: Steve Viksten, Michelle Lamoreaux

  • Big Gino
    7.3/10157 votes

    #3 - Big Gino

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 3/15/1999

    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.

    Director: Christine Kolosov, Tim Parsons

    Writer: Joe Purdy

  • Jamie O in Love
    7.3/10134 votes

    #4 - Jamie O in Love

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 3/15/1999

    Gerald's older brother Jamie O has a sudden burst of kindness when he finds a girlfriend, but Arnold and Gerald soon find out that the girl is just using Jamie O.

    Director: Christine Kolosov, Mike Svayko

    Writer: Michelle Lamoreaux

  • Eugene's Birthday
    7.3/10143 votes

    #5 - Eugene's Birthday

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 3/17/1999

    After losing Eugene's birthday party invitations, Arnold feels obliged to throw him another party, but it doesn't work out.

    Director: Sherm Cohen, Christine Kolosov

    Writer: Craig Bartlett

  • Stinky's Pumpkin
    7.4/10147 votes

    #6 - Stinky's Pumpkin

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 3/17/1999

    Stinky grows a huge pumpkin to enter in a city competition.

    Director: Frank Weiss, Mario Piluso

    Writer: Joe Purdy

  • The Beeper Queen
    7.1/10140 votes

    #7 - The Beeper Queen

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 3/29/1999

    After Bob pops his spine, Miriam runs Big Bob's Beepers. She gets in over her head and forgets about her family.

    Director: Frank Weiss, Chris Headrick

    Writer: Michelle Lamoreaux

  • Oskar Can't Read?
    7.1/10137 votes

    #8 - Oskar Can't Read?

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 3/29/1999

    Arnold finds out that Oskar is illiterate and tries to teach him to read.

    Director: Frank Weiss, Chris Headrick

    Writer: Joe Purdy

  • Dinner for Four
    7.3/10138 votes

    #9 - Dinner for Four

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 3/31/1999

    Helga wants to show Arnold that she can be as sophisticated as Lila is by taking him, Gerald, and Phoebe out to dinner with a coupon she won. She devises a plan to get out of paying when she discovers they're at the wrong restaurant.

    Director: Frank Weiss, Chris Headrick

    Writer: Steve Viksten

  • Phoebe Skips
    7.4/10130 votes

    #10 - Phoebe Skips

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 3/31/1999

    Phoebe is promoted to the sixth grade, but realizes that her new so-called "friends" are just using her to do their homework.

    Director: Christine Kolosov, Mike Svayko

    Writer: Michelle Lamoreaux

  • Helga's Parrot
    7.3/10131 votes

    #11 - Helga's Parrot

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 4/5/1999

    A sleep-talking Helga confides into Bob's parrot about her love for Arnold. The next day, the parrot flies into Arnold's window, and it is up to Helga to get it.

    Director: Frank Weiss, Kurt Dumas

    Writer: Antoinette Stella

  • Chocolate Turtles
    6.9/10141 votes

    #12 - Chocolate Turtles

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 4/5/1999

    Crisis strikes when Gerald's little sister, Timberly, eats a stock of chocolate turtles that he and Arnold are supposed to sell for a local scout organization.

    Director: Christine Kolosov, Mike Svayko

    Writer: Craig Bartlett

  • Love and Cheese
    7.3/10140 votes

    #13 - Love and Cheese

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 4/7/1999

    Helga tries to separate Arnold from Lila while at the annual Cheese Fair.

    Director: Frank Weiss, Mario Piluso

    Writer: Steve Viksten

  • Weighing Harold
    7.8/10150 votes

    #14 - Weighing Harold

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 4/7/1999

    Harold, after discovering his friends think he is obese, decides to go on a weight-loss cruise. When he comes back, though, he is noticeably larger.

    Director: Christine Kolosov, Chris Robertson

    Writer: Steve Viksten

  • Back to School
    7.9/10150 votes

    #15 - Back to School

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 9/11/1999

    After Grandpa tells Arnold that he never got his grade school diploma, Arnold convinces him to come to go back to school at P.S. 118.

    Director: Frank Weiss, Mario Piluso

    Writer: Craig Bartlett

  • Egg Story
    8.8/10271 votes

    #16 - Egg Story

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 9/11/1999

    Arnold and Helga must care for an egg for a school project about parenting. Meanwhile, Rhonda and Harold are project partners and must also take care of an egg.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Steve Viksten, Michelle Lamoreaux, Celia Bonaduce

  • It Girl
    7.5/10136 votes

    #17 - It Girl

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 9/18/1999

    Helga becomes a model, but she quits after she gets irritated at everyone dressing like her.

    Director: Christine Kolosov, Tim Parsons

    Writer: Jonathan Greenberg

  • Deconstructing Arnold
    7.0/101 votes

    #18 - Deconstructing Arnold

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 9/18/1999

    Arnold's classmates are tired of constantly telling them the right thing to do, so he stops giving them advice. Nevertheless, when his classmates get into sticky situations, they are in desperate need of his advice.

    Director: Frank Weiss, Chris Headrick

    Writer: Michelle Lamoreaux

  • Grudge Match
    NaN/100 votes

    #19 - Grudge Match

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 9/25/1999

    After getting in a car accident, Bob and Grandpa face off on the golf green, with the loser having to pay for the damage to both cars.

    Director: Kurt Dumas

    Writer: Joe Purdy

  • Polishing Rhonda
    NaN/100 votes

    #20 - Polishing Rhonda

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 9/25/1999

    Rhonda attends a finishing school, but is far from impressive with her stroppy attitude, and seeks help from fellow student Big Patty.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Weird Cousin
    8.0/101 votes

    #21 - Weird Cousin

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 10/9/1999

    Arnold's bland country cousin, Arnie, comes to visit. Arnold begins to notice that Arnie and Lila show interest in each other, making him jealous.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Baby Oskar
    6.0/101 votes

    #22 - Baby Oskar

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 10/9/1999

    Oskar has to take care of his infant cousin-in-law (also named Oskar), while both Susie and her cousin are gone.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Grandpa's Sister
    7.0/101 votes

    #23 - Grandpa's Sister

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 10/16/1999

    Phil's twin sister comes for a visit, bringing along an unsettled conflict between them.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Synchronized Swimming
    7.0/101 votes

    #24 - Synchronized Swimming

    Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 10/16/1999

    Arnold and the gang are part of a synchronized swimming team led by Coach Wittenburg.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Helga Sleepwalks
    7.0/101 votes

    #25 - Helga Sleepwalks

    Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 10/23/1999

    After eating pork rinds, Helga sleepwalks, uttering her secret about Arnold as she does so.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A