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The Best Episodes of Hey Arnold! Season 5

Every episode of Hey Arnold! Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hey Arnold! Season 5!

The Best Episodes of Hey Arnold! Season 5

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. 8.6/10(200 votes)

    #1 - Big Sis

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    S5:E6

    Olga gets into a "Big Sis" program, but her "Lil' Sis" is Lila.

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  2. 8.6/10(231 votes)

    #2 - Beaned

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    S5:E19

    Helga gets amnesia, and Arnold starts acting nice to her.

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  3. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Journal (1)

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    S5:E33

    Arnold finds a journal describing the adventures of his parents in the Jungle. Also, it contains a map telling where they had to go after they left him.

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  4. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - The Journal (2)

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    S5:E34

    Arnold finds a journal describing the adventures of his parents in the Jungle. Also, it contains a map telling where they had to go after they left him.

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  5. 7.9/10(163 votes)

    #5 - New Bully on the Block

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    S5:E9

    The kids must face two bullies when a new kid, Ludwig, returns and wants the vacant lot for himself.

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  6. 7.9/10(150 votes)

    #6 - Summer Love (a.k.a. Beach Story)

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    S5:E16

    When Arnold, the boarders and the Patakis go to the beach, a girl uses Arnold to win a sandcastle competition. Ernie gets buried in the sand. Miriam and Suzie start taking dancing lessons. Grandpa thinks he's stuck on an island. Oscar starts using a metal detector to find ""treasure."" Big Bob gets a bad sunburn. Helga tries to warn Arnold that he's just being used.

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  8. 7.8/10(144 votes)

    #7 - Sid and Germs

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    S5:E12

    Sid becomes obsessed with cleanliness.

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  9. 7.5/10(148 votes)

    #8 - Buses, Bikes, and Subways

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    S5:E2

    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.

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  10. 7.5/10(143 votes)

    #9 - Ernie in Love

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    S5:E14

    Ernie starts dating a tall model, but she doesn't want to continue dating him because of his height.

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  11. 7.4/10(147 votes)

    #10 - Monkeyman!

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    S5:E1

    When Arnold gives the superhero Monkeyman a taste of normal life, he's far too busy to bother helping the weak and downtrodden.

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  12. 7.4/10(134 votes)

    #11 - Bag of Money

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    S5:E7

    Arnold, Sid and Gerald find a bag filled with money, but when Arnold loses it, everyone thinks he stole it. (Didn't I see this before? Probably in a similar story on a Doug episode entitled ""Doug's in the Money"")

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  13. 7.3/10(138 votes)

    #12 - Helga's Locket

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    S5:E11

    Helga inscribes her name in her Arnold locket.

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  14. 7.2/10(139 votes)

    #13 - Principal Simmons

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    S5:E8

    When Mr. Simmons is upset that Principal Wartz is being too strict with the students, Wartz decides to resign and he selects Mr. Simmons to take his place. The newly promoted Principal Simmons decides to make massive reforms to permit the school environment to be more liberal, though will the students at P.S. 118 appreciate his authority?

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  15. 7.2/10(130 votes)

    #14 - Suspended

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    S5:E13

    Harold is suspended and will do anything to get back into school.

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  16. 7.1/10(138 votes)

    #15 - Helga's Masquerade

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    S5:E3

    Helga decides to act like Lila so Arnold will like her..

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  17. 7.1/10(129 votes)

    #16 - Stuck in a Tree

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    S5:E17

    Arnold gets stuck in a tree with Harold and Eugene.

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  18. 7.1/10(131 votes)

    #17 - Arnold Visits Arnie

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    S5:E21

    Arnold visits his cousin Arnie, whose friends look remarkably familiar to Anrold's

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  19. 7.0/10(131 votes)

    #18 - Mr. Green Runs

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    S5:E4

    Mr. Green runs for city council.

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  20. 7.0/10(135 votes)

    #19 - Sid the Vampire Slayer

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    S5:E5

    Sid thinks Stinky is a vampire.

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  21. 7.0/10(145 votes)

    #20 - Phoebe Breaks a Leg

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    S5:E10

    When Phoebe breaks a leg after being hit by a truck, Helga believes it's her fault (and it is), so she starts being nice to Phoebe. Yet when Phoebe's leg heals, she decides to stay disabled for a little longer.

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  22. 7.0/10(134 votes)

    #21 - Parents Day

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    S5:E15

    Arnold asks Grandpa what really happened with his parents, and he finds out that they disappeared after they left the country on a plane, although they might still be alive.

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  23. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Rich Guy

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    S5:E24

    After Arnold saves the life of a rich man, the man invites Arnold and Grandpa Phil to his house. He tells Arnold that he wishes Arnold was the son he never had, but he really does have a son, but they share nothing in common.

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  24. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Married

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    S5:E28

    Rhonda uses a folding paper fortune teller to see who will marry who, and Arnold and Helga get paired up, causing them to both dream what life would be like married to each other.

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  25. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - On the Lam

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    S5:E29

    Stinky, Harold, and Sid are on the run after they think they blew up a police station.

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  26. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Family Man

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    S5:E30

    Mr. Hyunh has Arnold pretending to be his son for his new employer.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Big Sis" is the best rated episode of "Hey Arnold!" season 5. It scored 8.6/10 based on 200 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/18/2001. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Beaned".