Hey Arnold

[Z]

One of my favourites as a kid, I'd be very surprised if the better episodes don't hold up but anyways it looks like it's back. There's a film out or something? Anyone see it yet?

Have to say, I'm more than a bit wary of the voice actors being largely replaced, a lot of the charm probably stemmed from using actual kids.

[BritishHobo]

I finished watching it this morning. Funny - I've been in a Facebook group dedicated to getting the film made for about a decade, although I myself haven't contributed a single thing to efforts. It's the film Craig Bartlett wanted to make at the time, to finish off the show, but it was scrapped after the performance of the first film. So it's really wonderful to see it finally be made.

I think if I didn't know all that though, I would have found it a very strange film. The show about a nice lad in a poor neighborhood helping out his pals with ordinary problems goes to the South American jungle for a madcap adventure?

But it was a good laugh, and really nice to see all the characters again. I loved this show so much.

[Bazooka]

Haven't watched it for years, wasn't the creator affiliated with Matt Groening somehow?

[Old Nehamkin]

Haven't watched it for years, wasn't the creator affiliated with Matt Groening somehow?

Yeah, Craig Bartlett is married to Groening's sister Lisa. It's a bit funny that she's named Lisa and his surname starts with "Bart", but not much.

[Z]

The idea this film focuses so much on Arnold himself seems kinda strange. He's usually the figure things largely happen around, isn't he?

I imagine it's important to watch the final episode of the show first? The one about his parents? My vague memories of it at the time was that it was an extremely odd episode for the show.

[Emma Raducanu]

Been about 18 years since I watched it but remember loving the show. Was one of the first cartoon characters I had a reasonable crack at drawing.

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[Dex Sawash]

Weird and wonderful show. One of the few bonuses of having kids at all born in the 90s.

[thecuriousorange]

Loved this show. I also liked Doug.

[itsfredtitmus]

Arthur was just like, better

[Fry]

Arthur was just like, better

Two things Arthur had going for it:

No other character in any piece or media has ever caused as severe a reaction in me as his little sister D.W did. I fucking hated her, I seethed when she was on screen.

That library card song is still stuck in my head.


But Hey Arnold was brilliant.

[madhair60]

Loved this show. I also liked Doug.

Doug is shit

[St_Eddie]

No other character in any piece or media has ever caused as severe a reaction in me as his little sister D.W did. I fucking hated her, I seethed when she was on screen.

[Dex Sawash]

keep that filth in the phwoarrr thread

[Fry]

Vile. Cunt.

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Hey Arnold had a stupidly shaped head.  Therefore:  not a good enough cartoon.

[St_Eddie]

Vile. Cunt.

The pictures or me?

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The pictures or me?

Might not be an either/or situation.  Don't know.


Hey Arnold was awful though.  One of the cartoons with too much clutter and noise.

[swordfish_bhoona]

too much clutter and noise.

Sounds like one of your shirts.

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Sounds like one of your shirts.

I needed to wear those shirts to get Hey Arnold out of my system and into everyone else's.

[St_Eddie]

Perhaps the show's biggest crime was promoting illiteracy for an entire generation of children (that's my excuse anyhow and I'm sticking to it).  Where's the missing comma in your show's title, Arnold?

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Perhaps the show's biggest crime was promoting illiteracy for an entire generation of children (that's my excuse anyhow and I'm sticking to it).  Where's the missing comma in your show's title, Arnold?

The boy was called Hey Arnold, and the show was called just his name.  Like with Doctor Who.

To get his attention people would have to say, "Hey, Hey Arnold!"

[St_Eddie]

The boy was called Hey Arnold, and the show was called just his name.  Like with Doctor Who.

To get his attention people would have to say, "Hey, Hey Arnold!"

"He said, 'Hey, Hey Arnold!' My name is Hey Arnold!"

[Old Nehamkin]

Hey Arnold was good. It was like a version of Arthur that wasn't made for fucking squares.

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Hey Arnold was good. It was like a version of Arthur that wasn't made for fucking squares.

The Dudley Moore one or the Russell Brand remake?