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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 Worst Episode
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    Hey Arnold! Season 1 Episode 7 - Helga's Makeover
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - 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.

    Directors:Juli Murphy, Kelly James
    Writer:Rachel Lipman

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  2. Hey Arnold! Season 1 Episode 8 - The Old Building
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    #2 - 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?

    Directors:Kelly James, Jamie Mitchell
    Writers:Steve Viksten, Rachel Lipman

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  3. Hey Arnold! Season 1 Episode 12 - Snow
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - 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."

    Directors:Steve Socki, Bert Ring
    Writers:Craig Bartlett, Rachel Lipman

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  4. Hey Arnold! Season 2 Episode 3 - Helga's Love Potion
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    #4 - Helga's Love Potion

    S2:E3

    Helga drinks a potion to lose all feelings for Arnold.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  5. Hey Arnold! Season 2 Episode 4 - Gerald's Secret
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Gerald's Secret

    S2:E4

    Gerald's secret is revealed; he doesn't know how to ride a bike, so Arnold teaches him how.

    Director:Tuck Tucker
    Writer:Jonathan Greenberg

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  6. Hey Arnold! Season 2 Episode 8 - Eugene's Pet
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    #6 - Eugene's Pet

    S2:E8

    After Arnold accidentally kills Eugene's fish with a yo-yo, he must do something to make up for it.

    Directors:Derek Drymon, George Chialtas
    Writer:Antoinette Stella

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  7. Hey Arnold! Season 2 Episode 13 - Arnold's Halloween
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    #7 - Arnold's Halloween

    S2:E13

    Arnold and Gerald send the neighborhood alien crazy as they broadcast a mock Halloween radio show.

    Director:Jamie Mitchell
    Writers:Craig Bartlett, Joe Purdy, Antoinette Stella

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  8. Hey Arnold! Season 2 Episode 15 - Hookey
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Hookey

    S2:E15

    Arnold and Gerald bunk off school, but their day is ruined by their fear of being found out.

    Director:Steve Socki
    Writer:Jim Ryan

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  9. Hey Arnold! Season 2 Episode 17 - Phoebe Cheats
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    #9 - Phoebe Cheats

    S2:E17

    In this variation of "The Tell-Tale Heart", Phoebe plagiarizes from a poetry book and uses one of the poems as her entry in a poetry contest. She wins, with her prize being a trophy resembling poet Emily Dickinson. Then, the trophy haunts Phoebe into confessing.

    Director:Tuck Tucker
    Writer:Antoinette Stella

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  10. Hey Arnold! Season 2 Episode 20 - The High Life
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - The High Life

    S2:E20

    Gerald becomes an entrepreneur out of selling watches until the market becomes saturated.

    Director:Derek Drymon
    Writer:Lesa Kite

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  11. Hey Arnold! Season 2 Episode 29 - Harold's Bar Mitzvah
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    #11 - Harold's Bar Mitzvah

    S2:E29

    Harold runs away from his Bar Mitzvah, thinking he will retain his childhood this way.

    Directors:Dan Povenmire, Juli Murphy
    Writer:Joe Purdy

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  12. Hey Arnold! Season 2 Episode 30 - Coach Wittenberg
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    #12 - Coach Wittenberg

    S2:E30

    Arnold and his friends get Coach Wittenberg to be their new bowling coach.

    Directors:Larry Leichliter, Stark Howell
    Writer:Jonathan Greenberg

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  13. Hey Arnold! Season 2 Episode 31 - Four-Eyed Jack
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Four-Eyed Jack

    S2:E31

    The ghost of a former boarding house resident is believed to have been causing strange occurrences in there when Arnold and Gerald find an old pair of glasses believing to have belonged to him.

    Directors:Tuck Tucker, George Chialtas
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  14. Hey Arnold! Season 2 Episode 34 - Tour de Pond
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Tour de Pond

    S2:E34

    Arnold and a descendant of his grandpa's arch enemy, Rex Smythe-Higgins, compete in a boat race.

    Directors:Dan Povenmire, Juli Murphy
    Writer:Rick Gitelson

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  15. Hey Arnold! Season 3 Episode 32 - Part Time Friends
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    #15 - Part Time Friends

    S3:E32

    Arnold is okay with working with Gerald at Mrs. Vitello's flower shop after she's injured and puts Gerald in charge, but not with working for Gerald, which causes the friendship to hit a snag and Arnold quits.

    Directors:Juli Murphy, Stark Howell
    Writer:Joe Purdy

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  16. Hey Arnold! Season 4 Episode 19 - Grudge Match
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    #16 - Grudge Match

    S4:E19

    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

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  17. Hey Arnold! Season 4 Episode 20 - Polishing Rhonda
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Polishing Rhonda

    S4:E20

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Hey Arnold! Season 3 Episode 17 - The Aptitude Test
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Aptitude Test

    S3:E17

    After the results of an aptitude test are announced, Harold gains self-confidence and Helga feels dumber.

    Director:Stark Howell
    Writer:Antoinette Stella

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  19. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 1 - Monkeyman!
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Monkeyman!

    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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  20. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 7 - Bag of Money
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Bag of Money

    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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  21. Hey Arnold! Season 1 Episode 37 - 24 Hours to Live
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - 24 Hours to Live

    S1:E37

    Arnold hits Harold with a baseball, so Harold promises Arnold that he'll beat him the next day.

    Directors:Craig Bartlett, Larry Leichliter
    Writers:Craig Bartlett, Steve Viksten, Joe Ansolabehere

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  22. Hey Arnold! Season 3 Episode 19 - Arnold Betrays Iggy
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Arnold Betrays Iggy

    S3:E19

    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

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  23. Hey Arnold! Season 1 Episode 3 - The Little Pink Book
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - 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.

    Directors:Don Judge, Bert Ring
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  24. Hey Arnold! Season 1 Episode 20 - Arnold as Cupid
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - 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.

    Directors:Dan Povenmire, Dale Case
    Writer:Steve Viksten

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  25. Hey Arnold! Season 1 Episode 32 - Abner Come Home
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Abner Come Home

    S1:E32

    Arnold must find a way to recover his pig pet Abner after he runs away.

    Directors:Howy Parkins, Cullen Blaine
    Writer:Joe Ansolabehere

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Helga's Makeover" is the worst rated episode of "Hey Arnold!". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Juli Murphy, Kelly James and written by Rachel Lipman, it aired on 10/16/1996. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Old Building".