Episode guide
Hey Arnold!: Season 1
38 episodes · first aired Oct 7, 1996
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- 1 Downtown as Fruits Oct 7, 1996 · 12m 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.
- 2 Eugene's Bike Oct 7, 1996 · 12m When Arnold accidentally ruins Eugene's new bike, he takes Eugene out on a day of fun, thinking that "every geek deserves his day".
- 3 The Little Pink Book Oct 9, 1996 · 12m 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.
- 4 Field Trip Oct 9, 1996 · 12m 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…
- 5 Arnold's Hat Oct 14, 1996 · 12m An obsessed Helga steals Arnold's hat to complete her shrine to Arnold, which is hidden in the back of her closet. But, she notices how miserable Arnold is without his hat, and decides to…
- 6 Stoop Kid Oct 14, 1996 · 12m 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…
- 7 Helga's Makeover Oct 16, 1996 · 12m 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…
- 8 The Old Building Oct 16, 1996 · 12m 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…
- 9 6th Grade Girls Nov 4, 1996 · 12m 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.
- 10 The Baseball Nov 4, 1996 · 12m Arnold's favorite baseball player is playing his last game, so he decides to go and see his last game. The only problem is that he winds up with terrible seats.
- 11 Heat Nov 11, 1996 · 12m Arnold has a really bad day - the city is suffering from a heatwave, and whatever he does, Arnold just can't seem to get cool.
- 12 Snow Nov 11, 1996 · 12m 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…
- 13 Operation Ruthless Nov 18, 1996 · 12m At the Annual Cheese Fair, Helga tries her best to keep Arnold well away from Ruth - a girl who Arnold has a crush on.
- 14 The Vacant Lot Nov 18, 1996 · 12m Arnold and friends decide to clear out a vacant lot to play baseball on, but the adults take over it, and use it for their own reasons.
- 15 The List Nov 25, 1996 · 12m Arnold attempts to do something that no other kid has done before - completing the entire list of a kid's perfect Saturday! But, unfortunately, things don't go quite to plan.
- 16 Haunted Train Nov 25, 1996 · 12m When the kids complain of being bored, Grandpa tells the story of the Haunted Train. So, the kids decide to go and see if the train exists for themselves.
- 17 Mugged Dec 2, 1996 · 12m 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.
- 18 Roughin' It Dec 2, 1996 · 12m Grandpa, Arnold, and Gerald are all going on an old fashioned camping trip... until Big Bob, Helga, and Phoebe show up with luxurious camping equipment.
- 19 Door #16 Dec 9, 1996 · 12m All of the boarders get very curious to what is inside the very personal Mr. Smith's package.
- 20 Arnold as Cupid Dec 9, 1996 · 12m 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.
- 21 Arnold's Christmas Dec 14, 1996 · 25m While Helga tries to find the perfect gift for Arnold, Arnold tries to find Mr Hyunh's long-lost daughter.
- 22 Benchwarmer Dec 16, 1996 · 11m Arnold has trouble with the basketball coach and his favored son.
- 23 Cool Jerk Dec 16, 1996 · 11m An older cool guy befriends Arnold, but Arnold realizes that he is really a shoplifter.
- 24 Das Subway Dec 23, 1996 · 11m Arnold and the gang have no choice but to take the subway home after dark.
- 25 Wheezin' Ed Dec 23, 1996 · 11m Arnold and the gang set out on a quest to find the hidden treasure of the mysterious "Wheezin' Ed" on Elk Island.
- 26 Arnold the Tutor Dec 30, 1996 · 11m Arnold is given the assignment to tutor Torvald, the meanest, toughest kid in Arnold's math class, for the big math test on Friday.
- 27 Gerald Comes Over Dec 30, 1996 · 11m Gerald goes to Arnold's place to meet the other residents.
- 28 Spelling Bee Jan 6, 1997 · 11m Arnold and Helga compete on a Spelling Bee contest.
- 29 Pigeon Man Jan 6, 1997 · 11m When Arnold's pigeon gets sick, he takes it to "Pigeon Man", a person surrounded by pigeons who lives in a rooftop.
- 30 Olga Comes Home Jan 13, 1997 · 11m Helga decides to give her talented sister Olga a taste of reality by changing her grade in her report card.
- 31 Sally's Comet Jan 13, 1997 · 11m Arnold and Gerald must turn off all the lights in the city if they want to see Sally's Comet.
- 32 Abner Come Home Jan 20, 1997 · 11m Arnold must find a way to recover his pig pet Abner after he runs away.
- 33 The Sewer King Jan 20, 1997 · 11m Arnold loses Grandpa's watch inside the sewers, so he must retrieve from The Sewer King.
- 34 False Alarm Jan 27, 1997 · 11m 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.
- 35 World Records Jan 27, 1997 · 11m The kids try to get in the book of world records so much that they would do anything, including most people on a one-person bike and the longest game of Crack-The-Whip.
- 36 Magic Show Feb 3, 1997 · 11m Arnold has a magic show and he makes a disappearing act and uses Helga as the person disappearing. Helga decides to play a trick and literally disappears. She bumps into a pole and has a…
- 37 24 Hours to Live Feb 3, 1997 · 11m Arnold hits Harold with a baseball, so Harold promises Arnold that he'll beat him the next day.
- 38 Arnold's Valentine Feb 14, 1997 · 24m 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…