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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!

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 6 - Big Sis
    8.7/10(233 votes)

    S5:E6

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 19 - Beaned
    8.7/10(258 votes)

    S5:E19

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

    Director:Craig Bartlett
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 36 - Eugene, Eugene!
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E36

    Eugene gets the lead role in the school musical "Eugene, Eugene". But the play director cuts the parts that Eugene is a hero, and makes the parts look like he is a loser.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 37 - Ghost Bride
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E37

    Gerald's Ghost Bride story inspires the other boys to venture into the cemetery at night, but they may have bit off more than they could chew, because they're hunted down by two different Ghost Brides.

    Director:Christine Kolosov
    Writer:Steve Viksten

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  5. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 9 - New Bully on the Block
    8.0/10(184 votes)

    S5:E9

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

    Director:Frank Weiss
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  6. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 16 - Summer Love
    8.0/10(175 votes)

    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.

    Director:Craig Bartlett
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 33 - The Journal (1)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    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.

    Director:Craig Bartlett
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 34 - The Journal (2)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    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.

    Director:Craig Bartlett
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 35 - Timberly Loves Arnold
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S5:E35

    Arnold does something for Timberly, causing Timberly to have a crush on Arnold. She makes Lila start to like Arnold because he has been helping Timberly.

    Director:Craig Bartlett
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 12 - Sid and Germs
    7.8/10(168 votes)

    S5:E12

    Sid becomes obsessed with cleanliness.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 2 - Buses, Bikes, and Subways
    7.6/10(169 votes)

    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.

    Director:Christine Kolosov
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  12. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 14 - Ernie in Love
    7.5/10(162 votes)

    S5:E14

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 1 - Monkeyman!
    7.4/10(169 votes)

    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.

    Director:Frank Weiss
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  14. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 7 - Bag of Money
    7.4/10(152 votes)

    S5:E7

    Arnold, Sid and Gerald find a bag filled with money, but when Arnold loses it, everyone thinks he stole it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 11 - Helga's Locket
    7.3/10(157 votes)

    S5:E11

    Helga inscribes her name in her Arnold locket.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 8 - Principal Simmons
    7.2/10(162 votes)

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 13 - Suspended
    7.2/10(151 votes)

    S5:E13

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

    Director:Craig Bartlett
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 17 - Stuck in a Tree
    7.2/10(147 votes)

    S5:E17

    Arnold gets stuck in a tree with Harold and Eugene.

    Director:Craig Bartlett
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 3 - Helga's Masquerade
    7.1/10(159 votes)

    S5:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 21 - Arnold Visits Arnie
    7.1/10(153 votes)

    S5:E21

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

    Director:Craig Bartlett
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 5 - Sid the Vampire Slayer
    7.0/10(153 votes)

    S5:E5

    Sid thinks Stinky is a vampire.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 10 - Phoebe Breaks a Leg
    7.0/10(165 votes)

    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.

    Director:Frank Weiss
    Writer:Michelle Lamoreaux

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  23. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 22 - Chocolate Boy
    7.0/10(146 votes)

    S5:E22

    Chocolate Boy wants to give up chocolate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 23 - Harold vs. Patty
    7.0/10(147 votes)

    S5:E23

    P.S. 118 is having an Arm Wrestling contest, but Harold get humiliated when he loses to Patty before the contest, so he asks Patty for some pointers on winning.

    Director:Craig Bartlett
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 24 - Rich Guy
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Big Sis" is the best rated episode of "Hey Arnold!" season 5. It scored 8.7/10 based on 233 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/18/2001. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Beaned".