Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1996)

Cast

Francesca Marie Smith as Helga Pataki (voice)
Francesca Marie Smith

as Helga Pataki (voice)

Jamil Walker Smith as Gerald Johanssen (voice)
Jamil Walker Smith

as Gerald Johanssen (voice)

Lane Toran as Arnold (voice)
Lane Toran

as Arnold (voice)

Dan Castellaneta as Grandpa Phil (voice)
Dan Castellaneta

as Grandpa Phil (voice)

Episodes

Downtown as Fruits poster

Downtown as Fruits 8.0

October 7, 1996

Not looking forward to performing in Helga's "The Four Food Groups" musical, Arnold and Gerald decide to take the bus a…

Eugene's Bike poster

Eugene's Bike 7.0

October 7, 1996

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

The Little Pink Book poster

The Little Pink Book 6.0

October 9, 1996

When Helga loses her pink book, full of love poems about Arnold on the bus, it ends up in Arnold's hands. Now Helga mus…

Field Trip poster

Field Trip 8.0

October 9, 1996

The kids are really looking forward to their field trip to the aquarium - especially when they remember the scary Lock …

Arnold's Hat poster

Arnold's Hat 6.5

October 14, 1996

An obsessed Helga steals Arnold's hat to complete her shrine to Arnold, which is hidden in the back of her closet. But,…

Stoop Kid poster

Stoop Kid 10.0

October 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 prot…

Helga's Makeover poster

Helga's Makeover 0.0

October 16, 1996

Helga is annoyed when Rhonda doesn't invite her to her slumber party - everybody assumes that "girly" parties aren't He…

The Old Building poster

The Old Building 0.0

October 16, 1996

Arnold is asked by his Grandma to help save an old building, and then asked by Ernie to help knock the building down! W…

6th Grade Girls poster

6th Grade Girls 7.0

November 4, 1996

Two girls from the sixth grade who are tired of the way that their boyfriends treat them, decide to take Arnold and Ger…

The Baseball poster

The Baseball 7.0

November 4, 1996

Arnold's favorite baseball player is playing his last game, so he decides to go and see his last game. The only problem…

Heat poster

Heat 8.0

November 11, 1996

Arnold has a really bad day - the city is suffering from a heatwave, and whatever he does, Arnold just can't seem to ge…

Snow poster

Snow 0.0

November 11, 1996

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 whe…

Operation Ruthless poster

Operation Ruthless 7.0

November 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.

The Vacant Lot poster

The Vacant Lot 7.0

November 18, 1996

Arnold and friends decide to clear out a vacant lot to play baseball on, but the adults take over it, and use it for th…

The List poster

The List 7.0

November 25, 1996

Arnold attempts to do something that no other kid has done before - completing the entire list of a kid's perfect Satur…

Haunted Train poster

Haunted Train 10.0

November 25, 1996

When the kids complain of being bored, Grandpa tells the story of the Haunted Train. So, the kids decide to go and see …

Mugged poster

Mugged 8.0

December 2, 1996

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

Roughin' It poster

Roughin' It 8.0

December 2, 1996

Grandpa, Arnold, and Gerald are all going on an old fashioned camping trip... until Big Bob, Helga, and Phoebe show up …

Door #16 poster

Door #16 7.0

December 9, 1996

All of the boarders get very curious to what is inside the very personal Mr. Smith's package.

Arnold as Cupid poster

Arnold as Cupid 6.0

December 9, 1996

Oskar gets kicked out of Suzie's room when they get into an argument, so Arnold tries to get them back together when Os…

Arnold's Christmas poster

Arnold's Christmas 8.3

December 14, 1996

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

Benchwarmer poster

Benchwarmer 8.0

December 16, 1996

Arnold has trouble with the basketball coach and his favored son.

Cool Jerk poster

Cool Jerk 7.0

December 16, 1996

An older cool guy befriends Arnold, but Arnold realizes that he is really a shoplifter.

Das Subway poster

Das Subway 7.0

December 23, 1996

Arnold and the gang play on a basketball team, but their coach tells them to throw the ball to one person, his son, Tuc…

Wheezin' Ed poster

Wheezin' Ed 8.0

December 23, 1996

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

Arnold the Tutor poster

Arnold the Tutor 8.0

December 30, 1996

Arnold is given the assignment to tutor Torvald, the meanest, toughest kid in Arnold's math class, for the big math tes…

Gerald Comes Over poster

Gerald Comes Over 7.0

December 30, 1996

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

Spelling Bee poster

Spelling Bee 7.0

January 6, 1997

Arnold and Helga compete on a Spelling Bee contest.

Pigeon Man poster

Pigeon Man 8.5

January 6, 1997

When Arnold's pigeon gets sick, he takes it to "Pigeon Man", a person surrounded by pigeons who lives in a rooftop.

Olga Comes Home poster

Olga Comes Home 7.0

January 13, 1997

Helga decides to give her talented sister Olga a taste of reality by changing her grade in her report card.

Sally's Comet poster

Sally's Comet 7.5

January 13, 1997

Arnold and Gerald must turn off all the lights in the city if they want to see Sally's Comet.

Abner Come Home poster

Abner Come Home 6.0

January 20, 1997

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

The Sewer King poster

The Sewer King 7.0

January 20, 1997

Arnold loses Grandpa's watch inside the sewers, so he must retrieve from The Sewer King.

False Alarm poster

False Alarm 7.0

January 27, 1997

Eugene is accused of pulling the fire alarm. In the school court, the jury thinks Eugene is guilty except for Arnold, w…

World Records poster

World Records 7.0

January 27, 1997

The kids try to get in the book of world records so much that they would do anything, including most people on a one-pe…

Magic Show poster

Magic Show 7.0

February 3, 1997

Arnold has a magic show and he makes a disappearing act and uses Helga as the person disappearing. Helga decides to pla…

24 Hours to Live poster

24 Hours to Live 5.5

February 3, 1997

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

Arnold's Valentine poster

Arnold's Valentine 8.0

February 14, 1997

On Valentine's Day, Arnold manages to arrange two dates; one with Ruth, the sixth grader he likes, and one with his Fre…