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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 2 Episode 29 - Harold's Bar Mitzvah
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    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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  2. Hey Arnold! Season 2 Episode 30 - Coach Wittenberg
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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

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

    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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  5. Hey Arnold! Season 3 Episode 32 - Part Time Friends
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    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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  6. Hey Arnold! Season 4 Episode 19 - Grudge Match
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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

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

    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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  9. Hey Arnold! Season 3 Episode 10 - Olga Gets Engaged
    5.7/10(269 votes)

    S3:E10

    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

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

    S1:E32

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

    Directors:Cullen Blaine, Howy Parkins
    Writer:Joe Ansolabehere

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  11. Hey Arnold! Season 3 Episode 28 - Helga's Show
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S3:E28

    Helga tells jokes about her classmates, who take offense to it.

    Director:Stark Howell
    Writer:Steve Viksten

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  12. Hey Arnold! Season 4 Episode 22 - Baby Oskar
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E22

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 25 - April Fool's Day
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E25

    Arnold is sick and tired of everybody preforming their April Fool jokes on him (escpecially Helga), so he tries one of his own, but it backfires when it temporarily blinds Helga.

    Director:Craig Bartlett
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  14. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 26 - Gerald's Game
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E26

    Gerald is involved with his new favorite game which Arnold dislikes.

    Director:Craig Bartlett
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 27 - Fishing Trip
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E27

    Arnold, Gerald, Harold, Sid and Eugene go on a fishing trip with their fathers and Phil.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 38 - Gerald vs. Jamie O
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E38

    Gerald gets jealous because he thinks Jamie O. is trying to steal the girl he likes, when, actually, the girl likes Jamie O.

    Director:Christine Kolosov
    Writer:Michelle Lamoreaux

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  17. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 39 - A Day in the Life of a Classroom
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E39

    After Mr. Simmons wins an award, a TV station does a documentary on how he teaches.

    Director:Frank Weiss
    Writer:Joe Purdy

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  18. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 41 - Phoebe's Little Problem
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E41

    Phoebe gets embarrassed after she "passes gas" in front of a microphone.

    Director:Christine Kolosov
    Writers:Steve Viksten, Michelle Lamoreaux

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  19. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 42 - Grandpa's Packard
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E42

    Grandpa's Packard is stolen from an antique car show.

    Director:Frank Weiss
    Writers:Craig Bartlett, Joe Purdy

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  20. Hey Arnold! Season 3 Episode 23 - Best Man
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E23

    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.

    Directors:Sherm Cohen, Christine Kolosov
    Writer:Steve Viksten

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  21. Hey Arnold! Season 3 Episode 26 - Grand Prix
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E26

    The kids compete in a grand prix race against each other.

    Directors:Larry Leichliter, Stark Howell
    Writer:Joe Purdy

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  22. Hey Arnold! Season 3 Episode 31 - The Pig War
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E31

    Arnold, Grandpa, and friends reenact the Pig War.

    Director:Dan Povenmire
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  23. Hey Arnold! Season 5 Episode 18 - Rhonda Goes Broke
    6.7/10(142 votes)

    S5:E18

    Rhonda's family goes broke and they move into the boarding house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Hey Arnold! Season 3 Episode 12 - Preteen Scream
    6.9/10(189 votes)

    S3:E12

    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

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  25. Hey Arnold! Season 3 Episode 18 - Oskar Gets a Job
    6.9/10(175 votes)

    S3:E18

    Oskar gets a job as a newspaper carrier but uses Arnold as cover for his laziness.

    Directors:Kelly James, Steve Socki
    Writer:Steve Viksten

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Harold's Bar Mitzvah" is the worst rated episode of "Hey Arnold!". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Dan Povenmire, Juli Murphy and written by Joe Purdy, it aired on 11/10/1997. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Coach Wittenberg".