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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 21 - Arnold's Christmas
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    S1:E21

    While Helga tries to find the perfect gift for Arnold, Arnold tries to find Mr Hyunh's long-lost daughter.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Downtown as Fruits
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    S1:E1

    Not looking forward to performing in Helga's "The Four Food Groups" musical, Arnold and Gerald decide to take the bus a few stops too many, but end up stuck downtown.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  3. undefined Season 5 Episode 15 - Parents Day
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Big Caesar
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E10

    Arnold and Gerald do a spot of fishing, determined to catch the pond's biggest fish, the legendary "Big Caesar".

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Field Trip
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E4

    The kids are really looking forward to their field trip to the aquarium - especially when they remember the scary Lock Jaw from their last trip. But, when they get there, they see that Lock Jaw isn't really that scary. Arnold notices how neglected the old turtle looks, and returns later with Grandma to set it free.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - Mugged
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E17

    When Arnold gets mugged in the street, Grandma teaches him how to defend himself, but the training and fighting starts to get to his head.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 25 - Wheezin' Ed
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E25

    Arnold and the gang set out on a quest to find the hidden treasure of the mysterious "Wheezin' Ed" on Elk Island.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  8. undefined Season 3 Episode 27 - Arnold's Thanksgiving
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E27

    Arnold and Helga both think they are having the worst Thanksgivings ever. Arnold's Family are celebrating President's Day, and Olga is at the Pataki house. When Arnold and Helga go to Mr. Simmons' house, they discover he has a obnoxious family, so they think their families aren't so bad after all.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 36 - Girl Trouble
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E36

    Arnold snaps at school after Helga tries his patience once too often.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Helga Blabs It All
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E1

    While feeling the effects of laughing gas, Helga leaves a confessional message of love on Arnold's phone machine. She then has to get into the boarding house in order to erase the message.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  11. undefined Season 5 Episode 9 - New Bully on the Block
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E9

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Eugene's Bike
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E2

    When Arnold accidentally ruins Eugene's new bike, he takes Eugene out on a day of fun, thinking that "every geek deserves his day".

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 27 - Gerald Comes Over
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E27

    Gerald goes to Arnold's place to meet the other residents.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 33 - What's Opera, Arnold?
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E33

    Helga and Arnold fall asleep and have their own "parody/dream" of the opera Carmen.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 24 - Cool Party
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E24

    Rhonda holds a cool-people-only party at her house. In retaliation, Arnold and his friends hold a "geek" party on the roof of his boarding house further up the street, leaving Rhonda's party deserted.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  16. undefined Season 4 Episode 15 - Back to School
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E15

    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:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 38 - The Seven Voyages Of Cynthia
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E38

    While Stu and Drew are cleaning Drew's boat, Chuckie and Tommy shanghaied Cynthia so she could be captain; however, when she got lost in the sewer system, it broke Angelica's heart. She did get her back, but not without sailing miles and miles in the sewers and taking a bath in toxic waste. Meanwhile, after being chased away by Angelica, Spike hitches a ride in a garbage truck to the city dump, which doubles as a "scenic overlook."

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 24 - Graham Canyon
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E24

    Stu and Didi take Tommy and Angelica on a car trip to the Grand Canyon, but their car breaks down. While exploring the garage repair shop, the Rugrats unwittingly foil two unscrupulous mechanics who were planning to rip them off.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Waiter, There's a Baby in My Soup
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E3

    Stu and Didi ended up taking Tommy to an important dinner at "Chez Ennui" with Mr. Mucklehoney (president of Mucklehoney Industries, a toy company), since Tiffany the babysitter (via telephone) and Grandpa have different plans (the babysitter's OTHER goldfish died and Grandpa was going bowling with a friend of his named Louise). Tommy, however, has plans of his own, and proceeds to get loose in the resturant kitchen, causing absolute chaos.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - At the Movies
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E4

    Tommy wants to see the Reptar movie, but his parents take him and the other Rugrats to the Westside Octoplex to see The Land Without Smiles (starring the Dummi Bears) instead. The Rugrats leave the Dummi Bears to go look for Reptar (showing at the same theater), leaving a path of destruction behind them.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 31 - The Pig War
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E31

    Arnold, Grandpa, and friends reenact the Pig War.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  22. undefined Season 4 Episode 14 - Double Vision
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S4:E14

    Johnny goes home with look-a-like of his mother.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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

    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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  24. undefined 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:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  25. undefined Season 0 Episode 1 - The Lost Pilot
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S0:E1

    When Arnold has a daydream while playing baseball, Harold tells him he has 24 hours left to live (this pilot was re-made into the episode called "24 Hours to Live")

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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Craig Bartlett Ratings Summary

"Arnold's Christmas" is the best rated episode written by Craig Bartlett. It scored 8.3/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 12/14/1996 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Downtown as Fruits".