10.0/101 votes#1 - Stoop Kid
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/14/1996
Arnold's hat lands on the stoop of "Stoop Kid," - a bully who has lived his whole life on his stoop, and is highly protective of it. But, when it's Arnold's fault that Stoop Kid becomes the joke of the city, he must help Stoop Kid face his biggest fear - leaving his stoop for the first time.
Director: Kelly James
Writer: Steve Viksten
8.3/103 votes#2 - Arnold's Christmas
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 12/14/1996
While Helga tries to find the perfect gift for Arnold, Arnold tries to find Mr Hyunh's long-lost daughter.
Director: Jamie Mitchell
Writer: Steve Viksten
8.0/103 votes#3 - Downtown as Fruits
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/1996
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: Larry Leichliter
Writer: Steve Viksten
8.0/101 votes#4 - Field Trip
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1996
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: Steve Socki
Writer: Steve Viksten
8.0/101 votes#5 - Wheezin' Ed
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 12/23/1996
Arnold and the gang set out on a quest to find the hidden treasure of the mysterious "Wheezin' Ed" on Elk Island.
Director: Dan Povenmire
Writer: Steve Viksten
8.0/101 votes#6 - Arnold's Valentine
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 2/14/1997
On Valentine's Day, Arnold manages to arrange two dates; one with Ruth, the sixth grader he likes, and one with his French penpal Cecile (actually, it's Helga in disguise) – only for the real Cecile to suddenly appear and Arnold to discover what Ruth is really like.
Director: Jamie Mitchell
Writer: Steve Viksten
8.0/101 votes#7 - Ms. Perfect
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 10/8/1997
The new girl is teased at school by Helga and the other girls, but she's soon accepted by everyone.
Director: Steve Socki
Writer: Steve Viksten
- 8.0/101 votes
#8 - Gerald Moves Out
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 10/20/1997
Gerald, getting tired of his family bugging him, moves out of his home and into Arnold's boarding house, only to realize emancipation is not all it is cracked up to be.
Director: Stark Howell
Writer: Steve Viksten
- 8.0/101 votes
#9 - Mr. Hyunh Goes Country
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/2/1998
Mr. Hyunh has a talent for country singing, so Arnold and Gerald, after recording a CD with him at the local studio, become his managers and make him a big star, much to his dislike.
Director: Stark Howell
Writer: Steve Viksten
- 8.0/102 votes
#10 - Hey Harold!
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 10/21/1998
Harold is invited to Rhonda's party and befriends the female bully, Big Patty.
Director: Kelly James
Writer: Steve Viksten
- 8.0/102 votes
#11 - School Play
Season 3 Episode 38 - Aired 3/8/1999
The school is doing the play "Romeo and Juliet". Arnold lands the role as Romeo so Helga will do anything to beat out other girls to get the part of Juliet, so that she can kiss Arnold in the final scene.
Director: Steve Socki
Writer: Steve Viksten
- 7.5/102 votes
#12 - Arnold's Thanksgiving
Season 3 Episode 27 - Aired 11/18/1998
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: Larry Leichliter
Writer: Steve Viksten
- 7.5/102 votes
#13 - Dinner for Four
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 3/31/1999
Helga wants to show Arnold that she can be as sophisticated as Lila is by taking him, Gerald, and Phoebe out to dinner with a coupon she won. She devises a plan to get out of paying when she discovers they're at the wrong restaurant.
Director: Frank Weiss
Writer: Steve Viksten
7.0/101 votes#14 - Eugene's Bike
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1996
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: Kelly James
Writer: Steve Viksten
7.0/101 votes#15 - 6th Grade Girls
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/4/1996
Two girls from the sixth grade who are tired of the way that their boyfriends treat them, decide to take Arnold and Gerald to the school dance, but only to make their boyfriends jealous.
Director: Dan Povenmire
Writer: Steve Viksten
7.0/101 votes#16 - Operation Ruthless
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/18/1996
At the Annual Cheese Fair, Helga tries her best to keep Arnold well away from Ruth - a girl who Arnold has a crush on.
Director: Kelly James
Writer: Steve Viksten
7.0/102 votes#17 - Olga Comes Home
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 1/13/1997
Helga decides to give her talented sister Olga a taste of reality by changing her grade in her report card.
Director: Larry Leichliter
Writer: Steve Viksten
7.0/101 votes#18 - False Alarm
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 1/27/1997
Eugene is accused of pulling the fire alarm. In the school court, the jury thinks Eugene is guilty except for Arnold, who believes there is a shadow of a doubt.
Director: Steve Socki
Writer: Steve Viksten
- 7.0/101 votes
#19 - Harold's Kitty
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/29/1997
When Harold is walking in the street, he finds a kitty that belongs to an old lady and he takes it, but then everybody appears, and Harold has to surrender the kitty to the old lady.
Director: Steve Socki
Writer: Steve Viksten
- 7.0/101 votes
#20 - Monkey Business
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 10/6/1997
An organ grinder's monkey kisses Helga, who's convinced she has caught 'monkeynucleosis'.
Director: Tuck Tucker
Writer: Steve Viksten
- 7.0/101 votes
#21 - Steely Phil
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 10/29/1997
Arnold's Grandpa enters a Chinese Checkers tournament to reclaim his pride lost forty years ago. Robby Fisher's name is a parody of Bobby Fischer.
Director: Larry Leichliter
Writer: Steve Viksten
- 7.0/101 votes
#22 - Quantity Time
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 10/29/1997
Helga's mother tries to let her and her father, Bob, bond.
Director: Steve Socki
Writer: Steve Viksten
- 7.0/101 votes
#23 - Helga's Boyfriend
Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 11/5/1997
Helga uses Stinky as her boyfriend to try to make Arnold jealous.
Director: Tuck Tucker
Writer: Steve Viksten
- 7.0/101 votes
#24 - Eugene Goes Bad
Season 2 Episode 32 - Aired 11/17/1997
After finding out that his idol is a haughty, primped actor, Eugene sets out to become bad.
Director: Tuck Tucker
Writer: Steve Viksten
- 7.0/101 votes
#25 - Partners
Season 2 Episode 37 - Aired 12/1/1997
A lounge singer moves into the Sunset Arms after renouncing his songwriter, who also moves there.
Director: Dan Povenmire
Writer: Steve Viksten
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"Stoop Kid" is the best rated episode written by Steve Viksten. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Kelly James. It aired on 10/14/1996 and is rated 1.7 points higher than their second-best episode, "Arnold's Christmas".