Season 1
Episodes
S1 · E1 · 7 Oct 1996 · 12 min
Downtown as Fruits
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.
S1 · E2 · 7 Oct 1996 · 12 min
Eugene's Bike
When Arnold accidentally ruins Eugene's new bike, he takes Eugene out on a day of fun, thinking that "every geek deserves his day".
S1 · E3 · 9 Oct 1996 · 12 min
The Little Pink Book
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.
S1 · E4 · 9 Oct 1996 · 12 min
Field Trip
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.
S1 · E5 · 14 Oct 1996 · 12 min
Arnold's Hat
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 give it back to him.
S1 · E6 · 14 Oct 1996 · 12 min
Stoop Kid
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.
S1 · E7 · 16 Oct 1996 · 12 min
Helga's Makeover
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 makeover.
S1 · E8 · 16 Oct 1996 · 12 min
The Old Building
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 tricky situation?
S1 · E9 · 4 Nov 1996 · 12 min
6th Grade Girls
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.
S1 · E10 · 4 Nov 1996 · 12 min
The Baseball
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.
S1 · E11 · 11 Nov 1996 · 12 min
Heat
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.
S1 · E12 · 11 Nov 1996 · 12 min
Snow
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 "crew."
S1 · E13 · 18 Nov 1996 · 12 min
Operation Ruthless
At the Annual Cheese Fair, Helga tries her best to keep Arnold well away from Ruth - a girl who Arnold has a crush on.
S1 · E14 · 18 Nov 1996 · 12 min
The Vacant Lot
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.
S1 · E15 · 25 Nov 1996 · 12 min
The List
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.
S1 · E16 · 25 Nov 1996 · 12 min
Haunted Train
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.
S1 · E17 · 2 Dec 1996 · 12 min
Mugged
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.
S1 · E18 · 2 Dec 1996 · 12 min
Roughin' It
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.
S1 · E19 · 9 Dec 1996 · 12 min
Door #16
All of the boarders get very curious to what is inside the very personal Mr. Smith's package.
S1 · E20 · 9 Dec 1996 · 12 min
Arnold as Cupid
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.
S1 · E21 · 14 Dec 1996 · 25 min
Arnold's Christmas
While Helga tries to find the perfect gift for Arnold, Arnold tries to find Mr Hyunh's long-lost daughter.
S1 · E22 · 16 Dec 1996 · 11 min
Benchwarmer
Arnold has trouble with the basketball coach and his favored son.
S1 · E23 · 16 Dec 1996 · 11 min
Cool Jerk
An older cool guy befriends Arnold, but Arnold realizes that he is really a shoplifter.
S1 · E24 · 23 Dec 1996 · 11 min
Das Subway
Arnold and the gang have no choice but to take the subway home after dark.
S1 · E25 · 23 Dec 1996 · 11 min
Wheezin' Ed
Arnold and the gang set out on a quest to find the hidden treasure of the mysterious "Wheezin' Ed" on Elk Island.
S1 · E26 · 30 Dec 1996 · 11 min
Arnold the Tutor
Arnold is given the assignment to tutor Torvald, the meanest, toughest kid in Arnold's math class, for the big math test on Friday.
S1 · E27 · 30 Dec 1996 · 11 min
Gerald Comes Over
Gerald goes to Arnold's place to meet the other residents.
S1 · E28 · 6 Jan 1997 · 11 min
Spelling Bee
Arnold and Helga compete on a Spelling Bee contest.
S1 · E29 · 6 Jan 1997 · 11 min
Pigeon Man
When Arnold's pigeon gets sick, he takes it to "Pigeon Man", a person surrounded by pigeons who lives in a rooftop.
S1 · E30 · 13 Jan 1997 · 11 min
Olga Comes Home
Helga decides to give her talented sister Olga a taste of reality by changing her grade in her report card.
S1 · E31 · 13 Jan 1997 · 11 min
Sally's Comet
Arnold and Gerald must turn off all the lights in the city if they want to see Sally's Comet.
S1 · E32 · 20 Jan 1997 · 11 min
Abner Come Home
Arnold must find a way to recover his pig pet Abner after he runs away.
S1 · E33 · 20 Jan 1997 · 11 min
The Sewer King
Arnold loses Grandpa's watch inside the sewers, so he must retrieve from The Sewer King.
S1 · E34 · 27 Jan 1997 · 11 min
False Alarm
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.
S1 · E35 · 27 Jan 1997 · 11 min
World Records
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.
S1 · E36 · 3 Feb 1997 · 11 min
Magic Show
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 dream on how the world would have been if she's gone.
S1 · E37 · 3 Feb 1997 · 11 min
24 Hours to Live
Arnold hits Harold with a baseball, so Harold promises Arnold that he'll beat him the next day.
S1 · E38 · 14 Feb 1997 · 24 min
Arnold's Valentine
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.
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