• Monday, October 07, 1996

• Country:

  USA

• Language:

  English

1996

Goofs

• Continuity: In "Phoebe Cheats", she wakes up and talks to the statue trophy she illegitimately won, and repeatedly changes from a blue sweater to a night grown and back again between shots.
• Continuity: In "Girl Trouble", Helga manages to be both in her seat and standing at the front of the class sharpening her pencil. At the same time, all the desks appear to be arranged in rows, but when she talks to Arnold seconds later, they are in groups.
• Continuity: In "Jamie O. in Love" the license plate on the front of his car reads "KILLER", while the back reads "KILLR".
• Continuity: In "The List", Grampa Phil pours five pieces of cereal into a bowl, but in the next shot there are only three.
• Continuity: In "New Teacher", all the students' positions switch around between shots as Principal Wartz announces about the old teacher retiring in the beginning of the episode.
• Continuity: In "Miss Perfect", while the girls are talking how Lila is a little Miss Perfect, Rhonda's clothing alternates between the new clothes she brought to school and "everyday" wear.
• Audio/visual unsynchronized: In "Harold's Kitty", we hear Harold's mother pound on his bedroom door to warn about cat messes, yet in the same shot (and in subsequent shots) the door is wide open.
• Continuity: In "Harold's Kitty", when the neighborhood tries to persuade Harold to give up the cat, his parents jump from the sidewalk to in front of the door and back again between shots.
• Plot holes: In "24 Hours to Live", Helga calls and says "22 hours and 46 minutes until you die,". He then talks to Grandpa and goes up the stairs and talks to Grandma. The phone rings saying Arnold has 22 hours and 14 minutes. This means that it took half an hour to walk up the stairs.
• Plot holes: In "Biosquare", Arnold and Helga enter the greenhouse at 8:00 AM and must stay in there for 24 hours. When they wake up the next morning, Arnold claims there is six hours to go. This means it is 2:00 AM yet the sun is up and shining.

Trivias

• There is a DJ known as Nocturnal Ned who works at Arnold's hometown radio station MJZZ. Nocturnal Ned is actually a caricature of "Hey, Arnold!" creator Craig Bartlett, who also provides his voice in various episodes.
• In episode "World Records", one of the records in Arnold's book is set by a fictional person named Frannie Caudell. The voice of Helga is Francesca Smith, and the voice of Arnold at the time was Toran Caudell.
• Sid has been voiced by two brothers: Sam Gifaldi for most of the series, and one time by Taylor Gifaldi.
• The show began as a series of claymation shorts by Craig Bartlett, many of which aired on "Sesame Street" (1969).
• The girls of the show are based on girls that creator Craig Bartlett liked as a kid.
• The city that Arnold lives in is a combination of Seattle, Brooklyn, and Portland. There are possible hints that the city is called Hillwood. For example, the Hillwood Medical Center or Hillwood Zoo.
• The character of Mr. Green the butcher is based on Ernest Borgnine's character in the 1955 film, Marty (1955).
• Arnold's last name is Shortman.
• The name of the boarding house is Sunset Arms Boarding Home.
• The sign outside the Sunset Arms Boarding House reads "No Children, Pets OK". This sign can be seen in various places in other episodes, most noticeably at the pool Arnold and Gerald unsuccessfully get into in the heat wave episode.

Awards

1. Young Artist Award
   Event: Young Artist Awards
   Result: Won
   Category: Best Performance in a Voiceover - TV or Film - Young Actress
   Recipient(s): Francesca Smith
2. Artios
   Event: Casting Society of America, USA
   Result: Nominated
   Category: Best Casting for Animated Voiceover
   Recipient(s): Joey Paul
3. Artios
   Event: Casting Society of America, USA
   Result: Nominated
   Category: Best Casting for Animated Voiceover - Television
   Recipient(s): Joey Paul
4. ASCAP Award
   Event: ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
   Result: Won
   Category: Top TV Series
   Recipient(s): Jim Lang