This show was surprisingly deep and plot/character driven for a kids show. Especially in 1996. The characters were essentially flawed and felt real, so we not only understood their dilemmas and successes and experiences, but many could relate to them. Like Arnold living with his grandparents. I lived with my grandma three points in my life. When I was 5. When I was 15. And when I was 19. Of course I miss her, so when I watch Hey Arnold I see that bond they have, Arnold and his grandparents. Because I had the same bond with my grandma. Out of all the Nick shows, it was my favorite. Edit: I honestly didn’t think my comment would gain much traction, but since it did I have to clarify something. In no way am I arguing that *Hey Arnold* is Nickelodeon’s greatest cartoon, but that its my personal favorite.
Out of all of Nickelodeon's shows from it's early formative years,"Hey Arnold!" is the one that aged the finest. One of the best shows that ever hit the network.
@@CODmontages110 I mean, everything you described about Hey Arnold's relatable characters, ATLA does that with a lot more detail and nuance. I'm not dissing Hey Arnold, I fucking love that show. But ATLA is just remarkably better.
Reminder: Arnold failed to bring Mai back. The clerk didn’t want to work the holiday. It was Helga giving up her boots and pushing the man to pay it forward that brought her to the Boarding House. It was a much better moment because it showed Helga’s true character that she hides under her tough façade.
I was going to mention that! Honestly that moment made me love Helga so much more and pushed her to be my absolute favorite character in the entire series.
Hey Arnold was one of the greatest cartoons ever made. Mature, emotionally complex, and at times downright heart-wrenching, it was the best kind of children's program. Arnold's unwavering idealism and Helga's hilarious though touching inner conflict were traits that made the characters in the show feel so real. I just thought it was a pretty neat show when I watched it as a kid, but now as an adult I'm just absolutely floored by its depth. I'll always love Hey Arnold.
Hey Arnold didn’t have crazy plot lines and wacky stories like the other shows of the era. What made it so special was that it was authentic. The characters were unique and multi-dimensional. They weren’t caricatures - they were people.
That's one of my favorite aspects of this show. It had the concept of diversity done right. Where you see a lot of shows nowadays desperately trying to be diverse that is almost feels ingenuine and like they were just ticking a box on a checklist, Hey Arnold managed to do it all without breaking a sweat.
metalheadrailfan For real. None of the characters felt like tokens, and you could relate to all the characters. A lot of shows try to be diverse, but focus way too much on differences. Hey Arnold made people feel so relatable and human, no matter their race, gender, or anything else.
You should really look into the cancelled spin off show “The Patakis” which was supposed to be for a more mature audience and was supposed to air on Nick at Nite. The plot points Craig shared before cancellation seemed really interesting.
@@pastorcodymitchell1456 just sayin as good as 'Hey Arnold' the stories of SpongeBob gotten a werid in future episodes. Overall the storylines is what makes these show memorable
Cross a tv series either ends a good show (in every season) or run long enough to become a show declining in quality and creativity. That’s my view on it at least
I'm from India, and I grew up watching this. It's funny how a cartoon like this can influence someone from the other side of the world speaking a different language cutting across cultures . The ambiance that it creates of New York makes me feel like visiting that city. It would remain the best cartoon in my life.
I'm in my 30s now and I recently rewatched every single episode of Hey Arnold, and the two films. It was great to appreciate them again on a whole new level.
yep, unlike a lot of my beloved nicktoons growing up, Hey Arnold has stood the test of time, I still watch it and Nickelodeon's Doug about once a year.
Fun fact: "Phoebe's Little Problem" wasn't even supposed to be the last episode; it was supposed to be "The Journal," which was supposed to lead into "The Jungle Movie." Craig Bartlett meant the former episode as kind of a challenge to Nickelodeon. That is, it was like, You're not really gonna cancel us after that cliffhanger, are you?" Since then, he's talked about creators needing to be responsible with stuff like that, because a lot of kids were disappointed when it didn't work out. I was impressed with that, because I'm used to shows that are more about profit doing things like ditching characters kids are attached to (Pokemon did a number on me when they replaced Misty). Oh, if you want a source for all this, it's Arun Mehta's interviews with Bartlett. Anyway! Hey Arnold! is my favorite show of all time, period. Which is funny, because, while I loved it as a kid, I wasn't as deeply into it then. When I went to rewatch the series before "The Jungle Movie" came out, I thought, I'll enjoy this, but not like when I was a kid. Haha! No, it became my new obsession. It's not that I didn't understand the broader themes as a kid, but there was a lot of nuance I missed. A lot of things about characters and relationships were subtlely implied rather than outright stated, through things like facial expression and tone of voice. And also just through backstory. Like, as a kid, I tended to think of Arnold as a goody-goody, but as an adult, it became apparent that he just has a deep sense of empathy, and relates a lot to people who feel alone - because of his situation with his parents, because he does have to take on adult responsibilities at a young age, and because most people aren't as empathetic as he is and don't understand his feelings. With Helga, I get the impression that she developed a loud personality because no one really listens to her or reflects her back at herself, so she has to tell herself who she is. She relies on writing and magic to express herself, because she can't talk about her feelings for Arnold, but she still needs some way to express them to give them form (not to mention, she also can't be honest with him, so she has to find some other way to try to connect). The two of them actually connect because they both feel alone and misunderstood, albeit in different ways, and the funny thing is, I get the impression that Arnold is more aware of how they actually connect despite (or, more likely, because of) the fact that Helga's the one who's so obsessed. Honestly, stuff like this goes over most adults' heads. Some of it's so subtle that I thought it was just me, and when I found out it was Word of God confirmed, I had to go back and try to figure out where I was getting my impressions from. Another thing I love about this show is how seriously it takes kids and their emotions. Like, I started experiencing intense romantic feelings in childhood, and Helga was the only character I knew of my own age who reflected that. And, although it's played for laughs a lot, it's also taken very seriously. As an adult, I just relate even more, because I'm more aware of both myself and what's being expressed there. I don't think I've ever seen obsession portrayed in such a nuanced way, especially in how, it's often both deeply meaningful and beautiful, and also awkward and weird and embarrassing. In a lot of kids' shows, kids' troubles are largely situational, and they can rely on adults to help them. Hey Arnold!, on the other hand, understands that kids' emotional lives are no less heavy and complex than adults', and that adults can be childish, too; in fact, they're often the source of kids' problems. It gets into the idea that kids and adults really aren't as different as we often think. I could probably write a whole book analyzing this show.
I always worry about bringing back old shows though because since these day lots have changed creativity has been reduced and more focus on money with the companies which could end up ruining the show and breaking its integrity
@@BrullenLive yeah, that's of the kind reason why i don't hey arnold to aired again on nickelodeon, at least netflix or hulu, etc could bring the show back idk.
Nicole Flores yeah but even with those companies they still have money to make and still will hold it back im scared for the “new” episodes of avatar the legend of Korra I think is just awful and those guys weren’t stifled they had contracts for 3 seasons already who knows where all the writers for Arnold would be it’s nice to see old shows but the past sometimes is the safest place for them
Hey Arnold truly was ahead of its time and one of the few western cartoons made to be actually enjoyable by both kids and adults and not just a kid friendly show that adults wouldn't be offended by. As an adult that can fully understand and appreciate the themes and concepts they were going for that you probably couldn't as a kid, rewatching it as an adult is almost like a completely different show. The creators really did respect the audiences intelligence. Also, as a kid with family troubles, I can relate to Helga so much even if her problems were completely different from mine.
This really just shows how poorly Nickelodeon has treated the creators of their best shows. Even now they are going against the wishes of the late Stephen Hillenburg (Spongebob’s creator) by making a spin-off of his show.
@@mrbyzantine0528 to be honest I think when hey Arnold ended I think everything went down hill yea the early 200s had good shows of course but Nickelodeon was treating all there shows terribly after hey Arnold Jimmy nuetron the most popular nicktoon never got a ending Danny phantom and avatar were supposed to get another season but they both got canceled my life as a teenage robot got completely miss treated out of all them they never had it a finale and didn't even finish it's season and just got worse with them milking spongebob fairy odd parents and loud house I feel like hey Arnold being cancled completely effected the early 200s and now it's just a shell of its former self
I wish you had mentioned that the movie Bartlett put his heart and soul into was supposed to follow up the series ending, where Arnold would finally find his parents. I was also in a Facebook group dedicated to getting Nick to green light the jungle movie and it had a petition with around 10,000 signatures and members sent countless e-mails to Nick urging them make it. Bartlett himself even acknowledged the group at some point or other. It was pretty cool that he never gave up on making that movie, he wanted to make a spin off about Helgas family as well.
facebook group they mention on movie credits?? you guys deserve the world 💕 and Craig indeed noticed all your effort... that mention made even movie credits so wholesome
@@minimalista12 oh you're right! Can't believe I forgot that! I was thinking about him maybe mentioning it on a panel, maybe comic con? It's all a bit fuzzy!
Mr. Hyunh was always a comic stereotype, like all of the boarders at the house. But that episode always hit me hard as a child, it revealed so much depth to that character which you don't get in most children's entertainment.
Hey Arnold is one of my favorite shows ever. It means a lot to me. I'm from Brazil - and the show gave me this almost surreal sense of what New York is like. I've never been there, but I imagine that, if someday I end up going, the city will have dark blue skies, a cool breeze and jazz as a background sound. Great video, my dude! Cheers
Just remember that by the time you visit or move there the New York you fell in love with from afar will already be gone. Sad but true that’s the way it is for everyone.
Greetings from the US! I love how shows like this connect people all over the world... You know, it's interesting, one of Craig Bartlett's inspirations was Gabriel Garcia Marquez' "One Hundred Years of Solitude," for its lush setting and sense of magical realism. I know it's Columbian and not Brazilian, but... They're neighbors, right? You can find places like that all over the place, if you know where to look. I've had the experience of heading home from concerts in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Lyft driver was playing jazz... Really made me think of Hey Arnold!
@@oooh19 Keep in mind, that was somewhat inevitable due to the boys in the cast aging. The girls were able to return, and I thought they did a good job matching in any case.
@@Maplelust Bro, it was not Family Guy humor. Unless you mean the irreverent, funny FG humor. That i can see. And magic? Eh, not the biggest stretch considering some of the stuff Arnold actually faced. Remember the sewer king? Or the pigeon guy that got carried away by pigeons?
My family moved to Germany in 1997 when I was about ten years old and I basically learned the language by watching Hey Arnold on Nickelodeon. Even disregarding all the nostalgia, it still holds up. It has heart without being sentimental and it respects the sensitivities of a child without treating them like idiots.
Even after all these years Arnold reuniting Mr. Wynn & his daughter for Christmas has to be one of the most beautiful & thoughtful pieces of animation out there intended for children; Arnold is everybodys hero!
The fact that I was able to relate so dearly to a shows “villain ” helga shows how deep this show was because no character was inherently good or bad. I will show this to my kids someday
I don't think Helga has ever been portrayed as a villian, i think she is basically the second protagonist and a foil to Arnold, Arnold was positive and trusted the good side of humanity while Helga was rather cynic and pessimistic
Man, I'm in love with all these '90s cartoons, especially Nickelodeon ones. But Hey Arnold is something different, even by these standards. Quite possibly the best cartoon ever made.
Hey Arnold & Rugrats were the dynamic duo of the time. Shows life Doug, Rocko's Modern Life, and Ren & Stimpy were good too but Those top were the best until a certain Sponge messed everything up.
I’ve been rewatching this show on Hulu and damn, it’s still so good!! Honestly I find myself almost crying in a lot of the episodes, alongside lots of laughing! Also the theme song SLAPS
Hey Arnold is so important in my life... I watched this show basically since the day I was born and even now, in my 20s is still teaching me stuff, thank you Arnold
Wanted to ask what year were you born? Both this beautiful cartoon along with Dexter's Laboratory came out the year I was born (1996). Started watching Nick and Cartoon Network since I was two and saw every single episode. Funny enough, I remembered the first 4 seasons more than the last 5th season, which I'm very proud of 🤣
I think what I love about these popular slice of life animated shows, like this, Recess, and more recently, Craig of the Creek, is that there is always a character in it that kids growing up with the show can relate to. Whether it be the main character, their best friend, or one of the other kids that gets their own spotlight episode. Hey Arnold was especially good about this because everyone seemed to come from a different kind of home with different family dynamics. And we see the effect of those families in how the kids act at school. Anyways, great video. Love Hey Arnold!
I come from a very small town on South America, so 99% of people I interact with looks exactly like me; same race, same background, same culture. So when I saw Hey Arnold as a kid, it showed me so much more about the world, so many different races, different religions, different backgrounds, but every single character was developed and had deepness, they were not a stereotype, they were people and they all lived together teaching each other about who they are.
That's an interesting perspective! Especially since one of Craig Bartlett's inspirations was Gabriel Garcia Marquez' One Hundred Years of Solitude. For its lush setting, and also the sense of magical realism. So it's like, there's a little bit of South America in there, too.
Hey Arnold is one of those shows that had very deep messeges and lessons that everyone, even kids could learn from it. And they weren't even in your face either, they actually made the characters grow and become better people through out the series.
I remember I got back into Hey Arnold as a teen over a bored spring break. It struck me as a teen that it, like many other shows on Nick I loved as a kid, very rarely had finales like sitcoms or adult drama shows. They just seemed to have stopped making new ones, creating a sense that the world they lived in never ended. I would read that Nick thought this gave a sense that it never really did end, and make watching reruns for kids more digestible. But reading the wikipedia entries on all these shows as a teen, I saw that they really _did_ end, and not with a bang, but just suddenly and with no fanfare whatsoever. Kinda gave me a weird existential crisis feeling. Glad the 2nd Hey Arnold movie finally got made. But I definitely see how it was supposed to be made with more money and for theatres rather than the other one.
I watch episodes from time to time in bed before sleeping to help me relax, sometimes I just listen to the voices and the music of the show and fall asleep, such a relaxing vibe
Arnold stuck me as the type of kid I could imagine wanting to become a social worker or psychologist or something, because he's that type of person who likes getting involved in other people's lives and helping them solve their problems.
@@Nicole-rz3qv Have you ever seen the show? He was constantly helping people. He helped find Mr. Win's daughter who he lost in Vietnam, for God's sake!
@@Melissa0774 He was always the reluctant hero, He wanted to have his own agenda do his own thing like everyone else. However, hes empathetic and this made it impossible for him to ignore Other peoples problems. There's a lot of social commentary In the show, regarding How hes a kid but hes handling issues that should be dealt with by adults. On the flip side anything he does for his own personal gain and glory hardly plans out, Like with the episode Eugene's birthday, his unrequited love for Lila, Even wanting to execute the perfect Saturday. Throughout the series Arnold goes from a kid who's considered to be a nosy Goody 2 shoes to a trusted and sometimes celebrated mediator. There have been moments where he expressed exasperation (eye roll or sigh) from having his friends, loved ones and sometimes complete strangers asking him for assistance with situations that are obviously beyond his station. Despite the sense of accomplishment he will get from debunking a myth ( Monkey man, pigeon man, and stoop kid), helping solve complex issues (most of his dealings with adults) or issues of morality. He just wants to be a kid, Other shows and series most main characters hop out of bed in pursuit of glory. Not Arnold, He wakes up to an alarm clock and prepares for what the day has in-store for him. Granted hes not a slacker or anti hero by any means, But "greatness" is often thrust upon him and he just happens to wear it well. The episode "Arnold quits" illustrates this perfectly, It starts out with everyone wanting Arnold to butt out of their lives so they could make their own mistakes and fix their own issues. To the extent that Arnold starts to question his behavior, Wondering if he injects himself into these situations willingly. So he stops getting involved In the affairs of others, and starts to enjoy finally having the time to focus on himself. Only to go back to helping people after those who accused him of Being a busy buddy plead for his help after they made a much larger mess of their original problem. Thus illustrating that Arnold Neither hates or loves helping people. he's just a kid who understands his (interpersonal) skills and appreciates his place in the world. Nothing more nothing less.
I loved watching Hey Arnold when I was going college to become a clinical Psychologist. I could relate to him and his willingness to help others. I ended up doing my Masters in School Psychology and I think Arnold is a wonderful character who perfectly embodies the characteristics/skills and personality of a person who chooses to improve the lives of others. I have his bobblehead in my office.
To add some information (though I'm not sure if it had to do with the video being privated), I had watched part way through, and from 3:32 to 3:40 there was no audio. Regardless of whether or not that's why it was set to private, he was probably happy to have a chance to fix that.
Sin Kamar yeah probably something there got flagged causing them to have to mute it. Im watching that part again right now. Its not muted currently but they probably had a different song in the background that got flagged so they had to change it to something royalty free
This was one of my favorite tv shows ever. Watching this show back then truly made my day, made me happy and had something special to look forward to. Those memories will stay with me forever
Hey Arnold will always be the best cartoon ever to be aired in my opinion, the memories of waking up and watching the new episodes have a special place in my heart. This show also taught me great life lessons. Thank You Arnold.
Just seeing part of that scene of Mr. Hyunh and his daughter brought tears to my eyes. Just a suggestion, but would you mind putting credits for the songs you use in the end of the video, during the video, or preferably in the description? I love the music you use and would love to be able to find it.
I hope they don't bring it back. I just watched the whole series and the jungle movie and it's perfect. The closure you seek is in the jungle movie, but rewatch the show first.
But there wasn't much closure, you didn't get to find out if Helga and Arnold were going to eventually have a relationship and get married. And how he would relate to his parents now that they are back in his life. And, how his life would have changed revolving around his parents being brought back into his life, and Helga finally admitting her feelings.
That episode effected me. I'm 33 now, I think that was the first time TV effected me emotionally. I cried for the first time due to media. The world got alot bigger for me that day.
Funny you mentioned Jim Lang's music and how this show introduced a younger generation of smooth Jazz. I feel Jim Lang has left an indellable mark in my musical tastes to this day, and he's partially why lo-fi jazz/hip-hop has emerged as a popular genera of music today.
Hey Arnold makes my heart smile, cry, laugh. It depicts real kids and grown-ups alike. It shows a family doesn't have to consist of a father, mother and kid/s. He was brought up by his 'crazy', funny, unique, loving grandparents... and grew up to be a boy with a kind heart. The kids here made fun and good move in their youthful life...I miss Hey Arnold. For me, the greatest cartoon ever!!!
Hey man love the channel and the content you put out. By any chance, have you considered making a video showing how children’s shows have changed over the past 10-20 or so years? Just from my perspective, the shows on Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, etc. seemed a fair bit more mature and less cringey than the ones nowadays. The ones I’ve caught lately just seem much more dumbed down and lack the same substance/complexity that they had a decade or so ago. (Not saying they were all super complex, but they seemed to be more so in the early 2000’s than they are now). Could just be my personal preference from growing up with those other shows, but I’d love to watch an in-depth breakdown by you, and see an objective opinion on it. Anyways, keep up the great content!
I'd say some of it is that bad shows simply tend to be forgotten. Though to be fair, TV itself is in decline due to competition from stuff like streaming services and TH-cam.
Matthew Campbell You make a good point. It’s not fair to compare average shows on the air now to the shows that were memorable for us to still think of them. There were a lot of mediocre shows back in the day, but we forgot about most of them. This is a good example of survivorship bias.
I discovered this show as a grown man, and what struck me about is how every single secondary character on the program had full and complete personality. It truly was one of the best shows of any kind from the 1990s. I remember watching the episode where we found out what happened to Arnold's parents, and breaking down and crying---a grown man in his 30s---at the site of little Arnold wanting his mom and dad after they had died. And then watching that same cartoon face burst into a smile when Grandma tried to distract him by playing bucking bronco. Just a brilliant, moving piece of art.
Goooosh when you showed the nick magazine with all the cartoons from my childhood, that kind of page architecture, the giant photos, star fox, an interview with the lady who wrote animorphs... For a moment, you transported me. Thank you.
Thank you, I love Hey Arnold so much, even all these years later, so much so that I own the complete series on DVD. There are a handful of episodes that are so profound and poignant they make me cry every single time, and "Arnold's Christmas" is one of them, a truly beautiful episode. The kicker is, this show was good until the end, there was never a real slip in quality like in Spongebob or Fairly Oddparents. The episode "Married" came out in the 5th season and that is also one of the episodes I mentioned that makes me bawl like a baby every time, and I feel like that's the true finale of the show, not the farting Phoebe episode lol. Nick did this wonderful show so dirty.
Man this show was way ahead of it’s time. The moral principles I learned from this show. What’s great is that it wasn’t always centered around Arnold. You got to learn about everyone’s particular background or internal conflict they were going through. On most episodes you saw how others viewed them or how they wanted to be seen by everyone else. A good example is when Rhonda was no longer rich anymore and actually started living in the boarding house. She went at ends length to do anything to still be perceived as rich or “popular.” In the end she realizes it is no longer the most important thing in the world. That’s just one of many examples.
This show was one of my absolute favorites growing up, it just perfectly encapsulated being a kid on top of having a great sense of humor. My sister and I like to quote lines from the show to this very day.
Facts bro doing the same binge watching it on Hulu at age 29. As an adult, I understand some of the story better than as a child and appreciate it even more.
Clearly a very personal one for me. Ironically this is probably my favorite cartoon of all time. Probably the basis on what made me like shows from then on: things that were real. Good balance of genres but doesn't deviate from what is real life. Seriously loved this show!
Totally didn't start tearing up when you started talking about the Christmas episode. Nope. Don't know what you're talking about. But god, I haven't watched it in _YEARS_ but I can still remember _so much_ beat for beat. I can even remember pieces of the _animation_ as they are.... It's easily one of the most powerful pieces of animation ever created.
My favorite show when I was a kid. This and Rocko were my favorite. I can still watch it as an adult. They won’t make great cartoons like these again! We’re lucky we got to experience this art while we could
Just the images from 4:15 are incredible...how many kids shows, or even any show, has the guts to put that on screen? Very powerful and just great imagery
I can definitely agree with that, kinda why everything that doesn't stick like Spongebob or Loud House immediately gets canned or thrown away to a rerun channel like Nick Toons.
Even though Avatar was one of their best shows Nickelodeon had no confidence in the creators and only produced Legend of Korra season by season. They didn't even air the last episodes on TV, only online.
I mean, that’s every big media entertainment company. They usually all have the out of touch suits making decisions based on short-term financials, and meddle in the creative processes that they know nothing about. It’s sad, because they couldn’t see art or a long-term investment if it slapped them upside the head.
This show is a classic and offered me guidance in character when it was not present from siblings , friends or parents, this show was way more then just a cartoon in my opinion
The sound track of hey arnold is such a vibe and I love the atmosphere that the whole show gave. A lot of shows seem to be going back to that. Like Craig of the creek and amazing world of gumball.
I was pretty sick early this year and decided to watch Arnold cuz I found it by chance, freaking loved it and man, the nostalgia it gave. Finding out the jungle movie was a thing was freaking amazing
It's really not so many people still remember this show yea it gets left out the conversation sometimes but if they were to put all 5 seasons on Netflix it would have done AMAZING I bet that but lots of kids and adults still love hey Arnold and I would love to see a reboot
It was on Netflix a while ago I had never seen the show but watched the first episode and went into the kitchen and made 5 grilled cheese and built a fort and binged the first season give or take and finished the rest in the rest of the week
That was a great message at the end as a struggling TH-cam content creator and an artist and a musician it is very easy to want to give up when nothing seems to be going my way so hearing those words reinvigorated me
Your final words of encouragement to all of us that are creators, that honestly meant so much to me, as someone in the midst of writing and audio drama, because you manage to hit on all of my fears and concerns, but thank you so much, those are words I needed to hear, and awesome perspective on the show hay Arnold in general. Again, thank you very much.
I never thought of it like that. Great shows like Samurai Jack, Hey Arnold, or Invader Zim are testaments to the fact that if it's good, then it can survive despite corporate goals. It just so happens all three of these shows ended up getting a follow up nearly two decades later or even getting a proper ending. People love what they love, and they will keep it alive if it's good. Just got to trust that there are those out there who genuinely enjoy your creations.
Man, this quarantine made me go back to watch my old favorite cartoons, and Hey Arnold is my top one. He taught me so many things, specially in music... it’s a shame Nickelodeon treated Arnold so bad but as my dad told me, companies don’t have a heart. I love Hey Arnold even after all these years, and my little siblings loved him too after I showed them this show. I’ll try to keep it alive showing old gems like this one to my siblings so they can show show other kids what a good cartoon really is, not the trash they’re making nowadays... (not all cartoons are bad, but man... some are really bad)
What I loved about this series was its humanity. Think of the other Nicktoons that HA grew up around: Rugrats, Ren & Stimpy, etc. These shows were entertaining, but not much more. Comedy was emphasized over anything, but it was missing reality. The nearest we had at the time was Doug, and most of Doug Funnie's issues were in his head. He imagined things to be much worse than they actually were, or much grander than they could be. It wasn't reality. HA's real strength was in the human probability of the various situations: life in a big city, finding oneself, helping people in need, and understanding heavy emotions of loss, grief, and love. This psuedo-NYC was a place that could actually exist with people so real you could feel them and relate to them. Can anyone relate to Heffer, or Obleena, or the Cinnamon Toast Man? We laugh at them; we get introspective about Helga, or Harold, or Stoop Kid or Oskar. And that's why it worked so well.
"The future is now with future tech industries." The first Hey Arnold! Movie may not have been great but I watched that shit on repeat as a kid. It holds a special place in my heart, love this show
Wow. Hey Arnold will always be my favorite childhood cartoon because of how much depth they put into the show. They cover abuse, neglect, alcoholism, addiction, unstable relationships, a kid raised by his grandparents, etc etc... I personally related to the show because I was raised by my grandma and always thought it was cool that Arnold had a similar setup. I will forever treasure this show!
This show was my childhood. It instantly brings me back to simpler times of life, no Tik Tok, no Instagram, Facebook, smartphones. Just watching this after school, laughing with my brother, and Mom cooking dinner. Such good times.
Growing up in the 2000s, I look back and view most of my early years as the “2010s but still 1990s”, because as technology was beginning to rapidly develop I still owned a great collection of Thomas & Friends and VeggieTales VHS tapes. So when I watched Hey Arnold! in the early-mid 2010s, sure it was a cartoon made in the 90s made for 90s kids, but I could still relate to going to play w/ my friends and the other aspects that weren’t so old fashioned that the show provided. You can’t get that when trying to relate to kids turning 10 this year because of the rapid boom in technology, having everything at the simple tap of a finger. And this could or could not be the reason why kids today have shorter attention spans which could be why some or the majority can’t sit through a Hey Arnold! episode like they would for a Thundercats Roar or a TTG! episode but hey, they still might not take the risk of trying. My point being is that Hey Arnold! had a great reach in age demographic as well as generation gap, because if I could watch this show without taking my eyes off it, so could others around my age (interest in the show may vary but you get the point).
@Zea Maze you seem to be confusing American landscapes with some shitty ass suburb. lol. There is a weird phenomenon in America where people based their self worth on how cool they think their city is. we get it, your hometown is lame as fuck, but the natural beauty of America has nothing to do with that.
@@Michael20 Imagine trying to inject your shitty political views into a comments section of a Hey Arnold video. Jesus dude, take stock of your life and question it, now.
I.. actually really needed to hear that message at the end. I’ve wanted to work in film for so, so long. Any part of film, writing, directing, acting, editing, and so on, and I’ve always known it was a really difficult dream to achieve, and not a very realistic goal. But I still wanted to do it.. that is until recently when I realized that it’s not just getting into the industry, it’s being successful. You can be super talented at something, or suck at it, and end up without a job, or working on a flop either way. And that really dispirited me, despite thee fact I’ve always known it would be difficult but it lately seems like chance, whether your film is successful, whether people like it, whether you get funding.. and that was really hard on me honestly, but your message to just kind of keep trying, even if nothing comes of it made me think. Because sure, I could just give up and pursue something more realistic, or alternatively I could work my whole life at making something great and never get anywhere. But the fact is what if I do end up helping to make something great? Or even if I don’t, what if it becomes popular after I die, or has a small following like Hey Arnold? What if some small thing I worked on gets a video like this dedicated just to it one day? And the chance of that happening sort of gave me hope. It may not happen, I may never get into the industry but you helped remind me that that chance is still there, even if it’s small. So thanks 💜
I had no idea they did this. I wasn't big on the show as a kid because it honestly depressed me seeing the Helga situation, but I like it now and I wish they'd give shows better treatment. Nick always seems to do this, either cutting something early or milking it until it's nothing like what made it good.
I love how much Arnold changed Nicktoons as we knew them. Before Arnold, we had Rugrats, Rocko, Ren & Stimpy, etc. Compared to those cartoons, Arnold was incredibly different in such a great way.
I'd go as far as considering hey arnold to be the cartoon counterpiece of Pete & Pete ... which is funny as they have very different settings and the cartoon being way more down to earth and less surreal than the one filmed with people.
Hey Arnold was an interesting show to consume as a kid among many shows that maybe lacked as much depth. It dealt with very real subject matter, much of which I forgot about until I saw this video. One of the episodes that I was reminded of while watching this video was ‘Haunted Train’, which really stuck out to me conceptually as a kid. It’s amazing to see that Nick execs failed to pick up on the amazing style, subject matter, and music in the show, but like you mentioned it signaled an end to a golden area of children’s programming, very much the end of my interest in children’s programming as a kid growing up (yea, there are exceptions), that really hit me though. Awesome video, subbed.
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BIG shoutout to Flamingosis for the outro track!
Why was this reuploaded we need answers
i would wanna see a good ben 10 reboot
Not CN or Nick but Kim Possible of course, also OG Teen Titans, Danny Phantom, and Billy And Mandy
Steven universe
Mr meaty generator x billy and Mandy invader zim
Arnold had one of the coolest bedrooms in children's television.
I'm 28 now, grew up watching this show. I STILL want that sickass couch!
Growing up watching the show I always wanted his room
Right
Reminds me of the episode when Sid pretended that the room was his.
True
This show was surprisingly deep and plot/character driven for a kids show. Especially in 1996. The characters were essentially flawed and felt real, so we not only understood their dilemmas and successes and experiences, but many could relate to them.
Like Arnold living with his grandparents. I lived with my grandma three points in my life. When I was 5. When I was 15. And when I was 19. Of course I miss her, so when I watch Hey Arnold I see that bond they have, Arnold and his grandparents. Because I had the same bond with my grandma.
Out of all the Nick shows, it was my favorite.
Edit: I honestly didn’t think my comment would gain much traction, but since it did I have to clarify something. In no way am I arguing that *Hey Arnold* is Nickelodeon’s greatest cartoon, but that its my personal favorite.
Out of all of Nickelodeon's shows from it's early formative years,"Hey Arnold!" is the one that aged the finest. One of the best shows that ever hit the network.
Avatar The Last Airbender is the greatest Nickelodeon show
Jeremy That’s subjective. For many it is, for some it isn’t. I never cared much for the show.
@@CODmontages110 I mean, everything you described about Hey Arnold's relatable characters, ATLA does that with a lot more detail and nuance.
I'm not dissing Hey Arnold, I fucking love that show. But ATLA is just remarkably better.
@@Jeremy-jm3fe both are good to be the best show on nick.
But come on, early season of SpongeBob were the best
Reminder: Arnold failed to bring Mai back. The clerk didn’t want to work the holiday. It was Helga giving up her boots and pushing the man to pay it forward that brought her to the Boarding House. It was a much better moment because it showed Helga’s true character that she hides under her tough façade.
I was going to mention that! Honestly that moment made me love Helga so much more and pushed her to be my absolute favorite character in the entire series.
Charlie Aguilar same
Right?! That's the point where you realize Helga's not just obsessed with Arnold; she also genuinely loves him. Ugh, such a great moment!
@@Hakajin One of my favorite moments on "Hey Arnold!" ever
Helga is a dynamic character as opposed to the flat character she displays for people to see.
Hey Arnold was one of the greatest cartoons ever made. Mature, emotionally complex, and at times downright heart-wrenching, it was the best kind of children's program. Arnold's unwavering idealism and Helga's hilarious though touching inner conflict were traits that made the characters in the show feel so real. I just thought it was a pretty neat show when I watched it as a kid, but now as an adult I'm just absolutely floored by its depth. I'll always love Hey Arnold.
hey arnold, as told by ginger, and doug! were my favorite cartoons growing up
All amazing shows!! I loved ‘as told by Ginger’
Yup then at nick at night I enjoyed the wonder years. All those shows for kids in the 90s had a deep message at the end.
Yess after school schedule
all slice of life
I think Doug was a precursor to Hey Arnold, very similar but more suburan west-coast, The late ninteties was a great time for cartoons I miss.
Hey Arnold didn’t have crazy plot lines and wacky stories like the other shows of the era. What made it so special was that it was authentic.
The characters were unique and multi-dimensional. They weren’t caricatures - they were people.
Exactly! The characters in Hey Arnold! always felt like real people to me. :)
That's one of my favorite aspects of this show. It had the concept of diversity done right. Where you see a lot of shows nowadays desperately trying to be diverse that is almost feels ingenuine and like they were just ticking a box on a checklist, Hey Arnold managed to do it all without breaking a sweat.
metalheadrailfan For real. None of the characters felt like tokens, and you could relate to all the characters.
A lot of shows try to be diverse, but focus way too much on differences. Hey Arnold made people feel so relatable and human, no matter their race, gender, or anything else.
100%
metalheadrailfan right
You should really look into the cancelled spin off show “The Patakis” which was supposed to be for a more mature audience and was supposed to air on Nick at Nite. The plot points Craig shared before cancellation seemed really interesting.
What I read is that "Daria was too similar" (I would have loved both!)
Really? and was about Helga and family?
Wait so was it on air? Or was it cancelled before it materialized?
For clarification it was cancelled during early development. I think only a pitch for the show was made
Awesomeaaron2000 ok thanks Mr. Vercetti
At least it didn’t become a franchise zombie like SpongeBob.
Master Ellis true that
They still make a profit off SpongeBob since 1999
Cross no ones saying they don’t
@@pastorcodymitchell1456 just sayin as good as 'Hey Arnold' the stories of SpongeBob gotten a werid in future episodes. Overall the storylines is what makes these show memorable
Cross a tv series either ends a good show (in every season) or run long enough to become a show declining in quality and creativity. That’s my view on it at least
I'm from India, and I grew up watching this.
It's funny how a cartoon like this can influence someone from the other side of the world speaking a different language cutting across cultures . The ambiance that it creates of New York makes me feel like visiting that city.
It would remain the best cartoon in my life.
I'm in my 30s now and I recently rewatched every single episode of Hey Arnold, and the two films. It was great to appreciate them again on a whole new level.
Dude I’m so gunna do this!
Same man, heck, I was 8 when the show came out in '96. It was great growing up along side it
Doing it now and 🥲
I did the same! Loved it!
yep, unlike a lot of my beloved nicktoons growing up, Hey Arnold has stood the test of time, I still watch it and Nickelodeon's Doug about once a year.
Even in my late twenties, I still find myself coming back to this show to rewatch a few episodes.
Whats funny is my kids love this show more than the new cartoons
@@Ace-sb4il Yes, my nephew is the same! It’s a great show and has some good life lessons.
recently rewatched the whole show in order, now 27, couldnt have been more happy with my decision.
I rewatched this entire show every couple of years still the best Nickelodeon cartoon ever aired.
i’m 34 and put it on every night. still love it!
it’s My relax and fall asleep to show now.
Fun fact: "Phoebe's Little Problem" wasn't even supposed to be the last episode; it was supposed to be "The Journal," which was supposed to lead into "The Jungle Movie." Craig Bartlett meant the former episode as kind of a challenge to Nickelodeon. That is, it was like, You're not really gonna cancel us after that cliffhanger, are you?" Since then, he's talked about creators needing to be responsible with stuff like that, because a lot of kids were disappointed when it didn't work out. I was impressed with that, because I'm used to shows that are more about profit doing things like ditching characters kids are attached to (Pokemon did a number on me when they replaced Misty). Oh, if you want a source for all this, it's Arun Mehta's interviews with Bartlett.
Anyway! Hey Arnold! is my favorite show of all time, period. Which is funny, because, while I loved it as a kid, I wasn't as deeply into it then. When I went to rewatch the series before "The Jungle Movie" came out, I thought, I'll enjoy this, but not like when I was a kid. Haha! No, it became my new obsession. It's not that I didn't understand the broader themes as a kid, but there was a lot of nuance I missed. A lot of things about characters and relationships were subtlely implied rather than outright stated, through things like facial expression and tone of voice. And also just through backstory. Like, as a kid, I tended to think of Arnold as a goody-goody, but as an adult, it became apparent that he just has a deep sense of empathy, and relates a lot to people who feel alone - because of his situation with his parents, because he does have to take on adult responsibilities at a young age, and because most people aren't as empathetic as he is and don't understand his feelings. With Helga, I get the impression that she developed a loud personality because no one really listens to her or reflects her back at herself, so she has to tell herself who she is. She relies on writing and magic to express herself, because she can't talk about her feelings for Arnold, but she still needs some way to express them to give them form (not to mention, she also can't be honest with him, so she has to find some other way to try to connect). The two of them actually connect because they both feel alone and misunderstood, albeit in different ways, and the funny thing is, I get the impression that Arnold is more aware of how they actually connect despite (or, more likely, because of) the fact that Helga's the one who's so obsessed. Honestly, stuff like this goes over most adults' heads. Some of it's so subtle that I thought it was just me, and when I found out it was Word of God confirmed, I had to go back and try to figure out where I was getting my impressions from.
Another thing I love about this show is how seriously it takes kids and their emotions. Like, I started experiencing intense romantic feelings in childhood, and Helga was the only character I knew of my own age who reflected that. And, although it's played for laughs a lot, it's also taken very seriously. As an adult, I just relate even more, because I'm more aware of both myself and what's being expressed there. I don't think I've ever seen obsession portrayed in such a nuanced way, especially in how, it's often both deeply meaningful and beautiful, and also awkward and weird and embarrassing.
In a lot of kids' shows, kids' troubles are largely situational, and they can rely on adults to help them. Hey Arnold!, on the other hand, understands that kids' emotional lives are no less heavy and complex than adults', and that adults can be childish, too; in fact, they're often the source of kids' problems. It gets into the idea that kids and adults really aren't as different as we often think.
I could probably write a whole book analyzing this show.
I would happily read said book you articulated your points beautifully
@@airrietty Aw, thanks!
This was amazing 🙂
@@FacebookQueen Aw, thanks!
L Your welcome 🙂
This series really deserves a new season, all the themes, characters, music got me into this show and i adore it.
I always worry about bringing back old shows though because since these day lots have changed creativity has been reduced and more focus on money with the companies which could end up ruining the show and breaking its integrity
@@BrullenLive yeah, that's of the kind reason why i don't hey arnold to aired again on nickelodeon, at least netflix or hulu, etc could bring the show back idk.
Nicole Flores yeah but even with those companies they still have money to make and still will hold it back im scared for the “new” episodes of avatar the legend of Korra I think is just awful and those guys weren’t stifled they had contracts for 3 seasons already who knows where all the writers for Arnold would be it’s nice to see old shows but the past sometimes is the safest place for them
@@BrullenLive you're right with that but with the creator back, everything can turn out fine.
I mean, they got the absolutely best send-off any 90s cartoon could hope for. A brand new movie. I think its best we let the series rest as it is.
Hey Arnold truly was ahead of its time and one of the few western cartoons made to be actually enjoyable by both kids and adults and not just a kid friendly show that adults wouldn't be offended by.
As an adult that can fully understand and appreciate the themes and concepts they were going for that you probably couldn't as a kid, rewatching it as an adult is almost like a completely different show. The creators really did respect the audiences intelligence.
Also, as a kid with family troubles, I can relate to Helga so much even if her problems were completely different from mine.
I miss Hey Arnold dearly. Remember when you couldn’t wait to get older, and become an adult? What a scam
Truth
It oh hulu!
What a scam indeed.
But kids in China never had an option
Truer words were never spoken!
Lol! I'd say!
This really just shows how poorly Nickelodeon has treated the creators of their best shows. Even now they are going against the wishes of the late Stephen Hillenburg (Spongebob’s creator) by making a spin-off of his show.
Hillenburg didn’t actually explicitly say that. That’s a myth. He just wants the quality to be maintained (which is doubtful)
As soon as a show is old Nickelodeon loses all respect for it
@@thejaycrewsshow9827 Either that or they make a massive screw up chasing short term gains over long term goals.
@@mrbyzantine0528 to be honest I think when hey Arnold ended I think everything went down hill yea the early 200s had good shows of course but Nickelodeon was treating all there shows terribly after hey Arnold Jimmy nuetron the most popular nicktoon never got a ending Danny phantom and avatar were supposed to get another season but they both got canceled my life as a teenage robot got completely miss treated out of all them they never had it a finale and didn't even finish it's season and just got worse with them milking spongebob fairy odd parents and loud house I feel like hey Arnold being cancled completely effected the early 200s and now it's just a shell of its former self
@@mrbyzantine0528 oh yea and also I do agree
I wish you had mentioned that the movie Bartlett put his heart and soul into was supposed to follow up the series ending, where Arnold would finally find his parents.
I was also in a Facebook group dedicated to getting Nick to green light the jungle movie and it had a petition with around 10,000 signatures and members sent countless e-mails to Nick urging them make it. Bartlett himself even acknowledged the group at some point or other. It was pretty cool that he never gave up on making that movie, he wanted to make a spin off about Helgas family as well.
facebook group they mention on movie credits?? you guys deserve the world 💕 and Craig indeed noticed all your effort... that mention made even movie credits so wholesome
@@minimalista12 oh you're right! Can't believe I forgot that! I was thinking about him maybe mentioning it on a panel, maybe comic con? It's all a bit fuzzy!
Guys the jungle movie was made a couple years ago
@@TheKyoshiFan fully aware of that thanks
Wait, the movie WAS made. It aired in 2017
I watch "Arnold's Christmas" every year at Christmas time because it's so moving and perfectly embodies the holiday spirit.
Mr. Hyunh was always a comic stereotype, like all of the boarders at the house. But that episode always hit me hard as a child, it revealed so much depth to that character which you don't get in most children's entertainment.
Same!
the jazz music in hey arnold is great
Where do you watch it?
I watched this episode this Christmas! it took me back and almost had my 30 year old self in tears
This show should also be on netflix
It’s in Hulu
It was a few years ago, like in 2012.
@@domtom010 really? omg
@@SleepyMamaBear- Yessss was missing a few seasons but it was a good chunk of the show
I used to watch it all the time on Netflix. Good memories. :)
Every kid wanted his room and as adults, they still do to this day
I wanted my grandma to be like his grandma :D
@@HolgerLovesMusic so what senile and barely there mentally? Why would you want that?
You don’t ever stop being a kid.
Bills, work, life, hardships might wear you down, but I’m still a kid at heart.
Hey Arnold is one of my favorite shows ever. It means a lot to me.
I'm from Brazil - and the show gave me this almost surreal sense of what New York is like.
I've never been there, but I imagine that, if someday I end up going, the city will have dark blue skies, a cool breeze and jazz as a background sound.
Great video, my dude! Cheers
Somos 2. Era meu show preferido da nick
The show is actually based in Washington state, not NY.
Just remember that by the time you visit or move there the New York you fell in love with from afar will already be gone. Sad but true that’s the way it is for everyone.
Technically they dont live in New York. Arnold's city is a mix of nyc seattle and Portland
Greetings from the US! I love how shows like this connect people all over the world... You know, it's interesting, one of Craig Bartlett's inspirations was Gabriel Garcia Marquez' "One Hundred Years of Solitude," for its lush setting and sense of magical realism. I know it's Columbian and not Brazilian, but... They're neighbors, right?
You can find places like that all over the place, if you know where to look. I've had the experience of heading home from concerts in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Lyft driver was playing jazz... Really made me think of Hey Arnold!
Nickelodeon missed a golden opportunity. That said, Craig Bartlett got the last laugh because the Jungle Movie was a massive hit.
the voices arent the same and also the animation is different. miss the original
@@oooh19 Keep in mind, that was somewhat inevitable due to the boys in the cast aging. The girls were able to return, and I thought they did a good job matching in any case.
jungle movie sucked. they decided to use family guy humor and added magic to it. complete nonsense.
animation was great tho.
@@oooh19 They did pretty well for nearly 2 decades of change
@@Maplelust Bro, it was not Family Guy humor. Unless you mean the irreverent, funny FG humor. That i can see. And magic? Eh, not the biggest stretch considering some of the stuff Arnold actually faced. Remember the sewer king? Or the pigeon guy that got carried away by pigeons?
Kids everywhere knew about Hey Arnold and connected with the show and it’s sad to see it just go out like that
We're Not Kids anymore lol
I know. I miss having a TV show.
@@TheLastMillennials did you think about the new generation that found out about the show it airs on teenick and it's on hulu
@@thejaycrewsshow9827 those are just reruns
@@TheLastMillennials I know but a new generation also would want more new hey Arnold that they missed out on including myself
My family moved to Germany in 1997 when I was about ten years old and I basically learned the language by watching Hey Arnold on Nickelodeon. Even disregarding all the nostalgia, it still holds up. It has heart without being sentimental and it respects the sensitivities of a child without treating them like idiots.
Even after all these years Arnold reuniting Mr. Wynn & his daughter for Christmas has to be one of the most beautiful & thoughtful pieces of animation out there intended for children; Arnold is everybodys hero!
This show gave me a fear of fire escapes because every time someone tried to climb one, it would come crashing down.
Maybe that was a hidden safety lesson by the producers ?
Son You Dont Know The Half..Thats New York Life...Countless People Have Died On Our Fire Escapes!!
The fact that I was able to relate so dearly to a shows “villain ” helga shows how deep this show was because no character was inherently good or bad. I will show this to my kids someday
I don't think Helga has ever been portrayed as a villian, i think she is basically the second protagonist and a foil to Arnold, Arnold was positive and trusted the good side of humanity while Helga was rather cynic and pessimistic
Helga was kinda like Angelica, an anti-hero.
Man, I'm in love with all these '90s cartoons, especially Nickelodeon ones. But Hey Arnold is something different, even by these standards. Quite possibly the best cartoon ever made.
Hey Arnold and Samurai Jack being some of my top picks, some good stuff to put on and drift away to.
Yep
Absolutely. Long live the 90s! 😎✊
@@vernonsmith3609 I second that brother man
Hey Arnold & Rugrats were the dynamic duo of the time. Shows life Doug, Rocko's Modern Life, and Ren & Stimpy were good too but Those top were the best until a certain Sponge messed everything up.
I’ve been rewatching this show on Hulu and damn, it’s still so good!! Honestly I find myself almost crying in a lot of the episodes, alongside lots of laughing! Also the theme song SLAPS
Hey Arnold is so important in my life... I watched this show basically since the day I was born and even now, in my 20s is still teaching me stuff, thank you Arnold
Wanted to ask what year were you born? Both this beautiful cartoon along with Dexter's Laboratory came out the year I was born (1996). Started watching Nick and Cartoon Network since I was two and saw every single episode. Funny enough, I remembered the first 4 seasons more than the last 5th season, which I'm very proud of 🤣
But the series wasn't supposed to be cancelled for more than 10 years it can create a memory loss the more we wait!!!!!!!
I would've had more time as a kid if the series finale didn't get cancelled when we had time Warner cable!!!!!!!
I think what I love about these popular slice of life animated shows, like this, Recess, and more recently, Craig of the Creek, is that there is always a character in it that kids growing up with the show can relate to. Whether it be the main character, their best friend, or one of the other kids that gets their own spotlight episode. Hey Arnold was especially good about this because everyone seemed to come from a different kind of home with different family dynamics. And we see the effect of those families in how the kids act at school. Anyways, great video. Love Hey Arnold!
I come from a very small town on South America, so 99% of people I interact with looks exactly like me; same race, same background, same culture. So when I saw Hey Arnold as a kid, it showed me so much more about the world, so many different races, different religions, different backgrounds, but every single character was developed and had deepness, they were not a stereotype, they were people and they all lived together teaching each other about who they are.
That's an interesting perspective! Especially since one of Craig Bartlett's inspirations was Gabriel Garcia Marquez' One Hundred Years of Solitude. For its lush setting, and also the sense of magical realism. So it's like, there's a little bit of South America in there, too.
@@Hakajin I'm south american and I loved the show, knowing this makes it more awesome.
Hey Arnold is one of those shows that had very deep messeges and lessons that everyone, even kids could learn from it. And they weren't even in your face either, they actually made the characters grow and become better people through out the series.
I remember I got back into Hey Arnold as a teen over a bored spring break. It struck me as a teen that it, like many other shows on Nick I loved as a kid, very rarely had finales like sitcoms or adult drama shows. They just seemed to have stopped making new ones, creating a sense that the world they lived in never ended. I would read that Nick thought this gave a sense that it never really did end, and make watching reruns for kids more digestible. But reading the wikipedia entries on all these shows as a teen, I saw that they really _did_ end, and not with a bang, but just suddenly and with no fanfare whatsoever. Kinda gave me a weird existential crisis feeling.
Glad the 2nd Hey Arnold movie finally got made. But I definitely see how it was supposed to be made with more money and for theatres rather than the other one.
But waiting so long made us forget
I watch episodes from time to time in bed before sleeping to help me relax, sometimes I just listen to the voices and the music of the show and fall asleep, such a relaxing vibe
Arnold stuck me as the type of kid I could imagine wanting to become a social worker or psychologist or something, because he's that type of person who likes getting involved in other people's lives and helping them solve their problems.
He literally don’t wanna help no one
@@Nicole-rz3qv Have you ever seen the show? He was constantly helping people. He helped find Mr. Win's daughter who he lost in Vietnam, for God's sake!
@@Nicole-rz3qv What are you on? lol Practically every episode has him helping another character in one way or another.
@@Melissa0774 He was always the reluctant hero, He wanted to have his own agenda do his own thing like everyone else. However, hes empathetic and this made it impossible for him to ignore Other peoples problems. There's a lot of social commentary In the show, regarding How hes a kid but hes handling issues that should be dealt with by adults. On the flip side anything he does for his own personal gain and glory hardly plans out, Like with the episode Eugene's birthday, his unrequited love for Lila, Even wanting to execute the perfect Saturday.
Throughout the series Arnold goes from a kid who's considered to be a nosy Goody 2 shoes to a trusted and sometimes celebrated mediator. There have been moments where he expressed exasperation (eye roll or sigh) from having his friends, loved ones and sometimes complete strangers asking him for assistance with situations that are obviously beyond his station.
Despite the sense of accomplishment he will get from debunking a myth ( Monkey man, pigeon man, and stoop kid), helping solve complex issues (most of his dealings with adults) or issues of morality. He just wants to be a kid, Other shows and series most main characters hop out of bed in pursuit of glory. Not Arnold, He wakes up to an alarm clock and prepares for what the day has in-store for him. Granted hes not a slacker or anti hero by any means, But "greatness" is often thrust upon him and he just happens to wear it well.
The episode "Arnold quits" illustrates this perfectly, It starts out with everyone wanting Arnold to butt out of their lives so they could make their own mistakes and fix their own issues. To the extent that Arnold starts to question his behavior, Wondering if he injects himself into these situations willingly. So he stops getting involved In the affairs of others, and starts to enjoy finally having the time to focus on himself. Only to go back to helping people after those who accused him of Being a busy buddy plead for his help after they made a much larger mess of their original problem.
Thus illustrating that Arnold Neither hates or loves helping people. he's just a kid who understands his (interpersonal) skills and appreciates his place in the world. Nothing more nothing less.
I loved watching Hey Arnold when I was going college to become a clinical Psychologist. I could relate to him and his willingness to help others. I ended up doing my Masters in School Psychology and I think Arnold is a wonderful character who perfectly embodies the characteristics/skills and personality of a person who chooses to improve the lives of others. I have his bobblehead in my office.
Now need a sequel to this video “The strange disappearance of the “strange disappearance of Hey Arnold” video”
Facts
Sean McCadden probably just copyright issues with Viacom
To add some information (though I'm not sure if it had to do with the video being privated), I had watched part way through, and from 3:32 to 3:40 there was no audio. Regardless of whether or not that's why it was set to private, he was probably happy to have a chance to fix that.
Sin Kamar yeah probably something there got flagged causing them to have to mute it. Im watching that part again right now. Its not muted currently but they probably had a different song in the background that got flagged so they had to change it to something royalty free
“The strange disappearance of “the strange disappearance of “the strange disappearance of the Hey Arnold” video” video”
I like how this video is in 4:3 just like Hey Arnold was back in the 90's
This was one of my favorite tv shows ever. Watching this show back then truly made my day, made me happy and had something special to look forward to. Those memories will stay with me forever
Hey Arnold will always be the best cartoon ever to be aired in my opinion, the memories of waking up and watching the new episodes have a special place in my heart. This show also taught me great life lessons. Thank You Arnold.
Just seeing part of that scene of Mr. Hyunh and his daughter brought tears to my eyes.
Just a suggestion, but would you mind putting credits for the songs you use in the end of the video, during the video, or preferably in the description? I love the music you use and would love to be able to find it.
Most of it was flamingosis-Football head
The songs are all from the show. They don't have titles and artists associated to them. Just look up Hey Arnold music and you'll find the songs.
I also teared up! That episode was so important to me.
It’s spelled Nyguyen
Intro: Groove Remote - Jim Lang (Abner or Lockjaw)
Second: Football Head - Flamingosis
I hope they don't bring it back.
I just watched the whole series and the jungle movie and it's perfect.
The closure you seek is in the jungle movie, but rewatch the show first.
But there wasn't much closure, you didn't get to find out if Helga and Arnold were going to eventually have a relationship and get married. And how he would relate to his parents now that they are back in his life. And, how his life would have changed revolving around his parents being brought back into his life, and Helga finally admitting her feelings.
She admitted her feelings in the 1st movie
They would fuck it up like they do everything they remake, no way it could be as good as the original
Same here. Although I wouldn’t mind seeing them as adults.
That episode effected me. I'm 33 now, I think that was the first time TV effected me emotionally. I cried for the first time due to media.
The world got alot bigger for me that day.
Hey Arnold felt like a cool sophisticated cartoon to me as a kid
Just absolutely stunning. So cool that this exists.
Funny you mentioned Jim Lang's music and how this show introduced a younger generation of smooth Jazz. I feel Jim Lang has left an indellable mark in my musical tastes to this day, and he's partially why lo-fi jazz/hip-hop has emerged as a popular genera of music today.
Definitely put me on to jazz
Nick did Hey Arnold so wrong! This show will always be a part of my childhood; I remember when it first aired and from then on, I was hooked 💚
Yea they had done a lot of people wrong.
Hey Arnold: It's a shirt.
I admit I was a full grown man before I realized that it wasn't a kilt. I was born in 93'
Born in 92 here and same
A kilt in my heart.
@@Treydies wait, what?
No. Hey Arnold it's Helga
Helga is one of my all time favourite characters ever.
Hey Arnold makes my heart smile, cry, laugh. It depicts real kids and grown-ups alike. It shows a family doesn't have to consist of a father, mother and kid/s. He was brought up by his 'crazy', funny, unique, loving grandparents... and grew up to be a boy with a kind heart. The kids here made fun and good move in their youthful life...I miss Hey Arnold. For me, the greatest cartoon ever!!!
And this kids is why Craig Bartlett is now creating shows for PBS Kids.
That's actually where Arnold originally made his debut in a couple of Sesame Street shorts.
Maybe my mom and dad saw arnold!
In 19bla blah blah!
@@cici_buns1951 I watched this show and I'm 13 lol
@Harry Engel Dino Train and Ready Jet Go.
Hey man love the channel and the content you put out. By any chance, have you considered making a video showing how children’s shows have changed over the past 10-20 or so years?
Just from my perspective, the shows on Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, etc. seemed a fair bit more mature and less cringey than the ones nowadays. The ones I’ve caught lately just seem much more dumbed down and lack the same substance/complexity that they had a decade or so ago. (Not saying they were all super complex, but they seemed to be more so in the early 2000’s than they are now). Could just be my personal preference from growing up with those other shows, but I’d love to watch an in-depth breakdown by you, and see an objective opinion on it. Anyways, keep up the great content!
I agree I've noticed this too but I thought maybe it's just that as an adult you can't really enjoy them any more
I feel like old school Nickelodeon was golden, but old school Cartoon Network was kinda creepy.
@@LEFT4BASS idk man, I'd kinda describe The Ren & Stimpy Show, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, and Angry Beavers as kinda creepy...
I'd say some of it is that bad shows simply tend to be forgotten. Though to be fair, TV itself is in decline due to competition from stuff like streaming services and TH-cam.
Matthew Campbell You make a good point. It’s not fair to compare average shows on the air now to the shows that were memorable for us to still think of them. There were a lot of mediocre shows back in the day, but we forgot about most of them.
This is a good example of survivorship bias.
I'm a Vietnamese and I'm proud of this channel and this show. Nostalgia from the good old days
I discovered this show as a grown man, and what struck me about is how every single secondary character on the program had full and complete personality. It truly was one of the best shows of any kind from the 1990s. I remember watching the episode where we found out what happened to Arnold's parents, and breaking down and crying---a grown man in his 30s---at the site of little Arnold wanting his mom and dad after they had died. And then watching that same cartoon face burst into a smile when Grandma tried to distract him by playing bucking bronco. Just a brilliant, moving piece of art.
Goooosh when you showed the nick magazine with all the cartoons from my childhood, that kind of page architecture, the giant photos, star fox, an interview with the lady who wrote animorphs... For a moment, you transported me. Thank you.
I still watch Hey Arnold and show all my students when we have time. This show is a masterpiece. There will never be a show like it again.
I'm so glad they made a proper close to the series in 2017 with the Hey Arnold Jungle Movie
me too we finally found out what happened to Arnold's parents
Thus is when hey Arnold is finally no longer forgotten for eternity
Thank you, I love Hey Arnold so much, even all these years later, so much so that I own the complete series on DVD. There are a handful of episodes that are so profound and poignant they make me cry every single time, and "Arnold's Christmas" is one of them, a truly beautiful episode. The kicker is, this show was good until the end, there was never a real slip in quality like in Spongebob or Fairly Oddparents. The episode "Married" came out in the 5th season and that is also one of the episodes I mentioned that makes me bawl like a baby every time, and I feel like that's the true finale of the show, not the farting Phoebe episode lol. Nick did this wonderful show so dirty.
Man this show was way ahead of it’s time. The moral principles I learned from this show. What’s great is that it wasn’t always centered around Arnold. You got to learn about everyone’s particular background or internal conflict they were going through. On most episodes you saw how others viewed them or how they wanted to be seen by everyone else. A good example is when Rhonda was no longer rich anymore and actually started living in the boarding house. She went at ends length to do anything to still be perceived as rich or “popular.” In the end she realizes it is no longer the most important thing in the world. That’s just one of many examples.
This show was one of my absolute favorites growing up, it just perfectly encapsulated being a kid on top of having a great sense of humor. My sister and I like to quote lines from the show to this very day.
This show was sooooooo good. I rewatched it at 30 years of age and it’s still fantastic, if not better.
Facts bro doing the same binge watching it on Hulu at age 29. As an adult, I understand some of the story better than as a child and appreciate it even more.
Facts doing the same taking at 28, rewatching the entire series. It hits different as an adult, which is the hallmark of a brilliant show.
Same, and I'm just a kid to. I spent almost half of my summer break watching it back to back
Clearly a very personal one for me. Ironically this is probably my favorite cartoon of all time. Probably the basis on what made me like shows from then on: things that were real. Good balance of genres but doesn't deviate from what is real life. Seriously loved this show!
facts
Totally didn't start tearing up when you started talking about the Christmas episode. Nope. Don't know what you're talking about.
But god, I haven't watched it in _YEARS_ but I can still remember _so much_ beat for beat. I can even remember pieces of the _animation_ as they are.... It's easily one of the most powerful pieces of animation ever created.
My favorite show when I was a kid. This and Rocko were my favorite. I can still watch it as an adult. They won’t make great cartoons like these again! We’re lucky we got to experience this art while we could
Hey Arnold and Doug my 2 Favorite Cartoons ever......I’m in my 30s and I still watch those cartoons today lol
Funny how the studio didn't like Penny so she got retooled as Helga and is now the fan favorite
Just the images from 4:15 are incredible...how many kids shows, or even any show, has the guts to put that on screen? Very powerful and just great imagery
It's amazing because people might think kids wouldn't understand something like that but actually they can
Nickelodeon's higher ups seem to mess with shows a lot.
Higher ups in general mess with shows. Its a tricky balancing act between art and commerce.
@Cyrese Parrish trouble is if you leave creatives alone you get stuff like Death Standing.
Or The Color of Pomegranates.
I can definitely agree with that, kinda why everything that doesn't stick like Spongebob or Loud House immediately gets canned or thrown away to a rerun channel like Nick Toons.
Even though Avatar was one of their best shows Nickelodeon had no confidence in the creators and only produced Legend of Korra season by season. They didn't even air the last episodes on TV, only online.
I mean, that’s every big media entertainment company. They usually all have the out of touch suits making decisions based on short-term financials, and meddle in the creative processes that they know nothing about. It’s sad, because they couldn’t see art or a long-term investment if it slapped them upside the head.
This show is a classic and offered me guidance in character when it was not present from siblings , friends or parents, this show was way more then just a cartoon in my opinion
Arnold definitely set a good example for children. He was genuinely a good kid who always wanted to help others.
Thanks for those two last words, once in a while we need to hear them: Keep Creating
I agree! That was impactful
This honestly makes me angry for the creator. So much talent. But I’m glad that we can appreciate the work and talent even now
The sound track of hey arnold is such a vibe and I love the atmosphere that the whole show gave. A lot of shows seem to be going back to that. Like Craig of the creek and amazing world of gumball.
I was pretty sick early this year and decided to watch Arnold cuz I found it by chance, freaking loved it and man, the nostalgia it gave.
Finding out the jungle movie was a thing was freaking amazing
Still one of my all time favorite shows. The nostalgia and warm feeling the show brings me can never be replaced by another.
Literally just heard the Law and Order Theme Play with the title.
Oh hey it's you
At this point in time Hey Arnold is the most underrated cartoon of all time. I hundred percent would take hey Arnold over avatar
I agree!!
It's really not so many people still remember this show yea it gets left out the conversation sometimes but if they were to put all 5 seasons on Netflix it would have done AMAZING I bet that but lots of kids and adults still love hey Arnold and I would love to see a reboot
And if you wanna see really underrated shows my life as a teenage robot catdog angry beavers ahhhh real monsters
@Mik Sadasey it would get a bigger audience tho if it was on Netflix
It was on Netflix a while ago I had never seen the show but watched the first episode and went into the kitchen and made 5 grilled cheese and built a fort and binged the first season give or take and finished the rest in the rest of the week
That was a great message at the end as a struggling TH-cam content creator and an artist and a musician it is very easy to want to give up when nothing seems to be going my way so hearing those words reinvigorated me
Your final words of encouragement to all of us that are creators, that honestly meant so much to me, as someone in the midst of writing and audio drama, because you manage to hit on all of my fears and concerns, but thank you so much, those are words I needed to hear, and awesome perspective on the show hay Arnold in general. Again, thank you very much.
I'm from Philippines and one channel shows this every 9 am with 5 pm repeat. It made my childhood really memorable along with PS1. Good times.
I never thought of it like that. Great shows like Samurai Jack, Hey Arnold, or Invader Zim are testaments to the fact that if it's good, then it can survive despite corporate goals. It just so happens all three of these shows ended up getting a follow up nearly two decades later or even getting a proper ending. People love what they love, and they will keep it alive if it's good. Just got to trust that there are those out there who genuinely enjoy your creations.
I don't like invader zim personally but I do respect it and I do agree
Could never really say "Bye Arnold"
damn 😔
The video is missing a mention about all the efforts that Hey Arnold fans did to get the second movie happen. Great video anyway.
Man, this quarantine made me go back to watch my old favorite cartoons, and Hey Arnold is my top one. He taught me so many things, specially in music... it’s a shame Nickelodeon treated Arnold so bad but as my dad told me, companies don’t have a heart. I love Hey Arnold even after all these years, and my little siblings loved him too after I showed them this show. I’ll try to keep it alive showing old gems like this one to my siblings so they can show show other kids what a good cartoon really is, not the trash they’re making nowadays... (not all cartoons are bad, but man... some are really bad)
What I loved about this series was its humanity. Think of the other Nicktoons that HA grew up around: Rugrats, Ren & Stimpy, etc. These shows were entertaining, but not much more. Comedy was emphasized over anything, but it was missing reality. The nearest we had at the time was Doug, and most of Doug Funnie's issues were in his head. He imagined things to be much worse than they actually were, or much grander than they could be. It wasn't reality. HA's real strength was in the human probability of the various situations: life in a big city, finding oneself, helping people in need, and understanding heavy emotions of loss, grief, and love. This psuedo-NYC was a place that could actually exist with people so real you could feel them and relate to them. Can anyone relate to Heffer, or Obleena, or the Cinnamon Toast Man? We laugh at them; we get introspective about Helga, or Harold, or Stoop Kid or Oskar. And that's why it worked so well.
The Strange Disappearance of The Strange Disappearance of Hey Arnold.
Bruh ain’t that right
exactly
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"The future is now with future tech industries." The first Hey Arnold! Movie may not have been great but I watched that shit on repeat as a kid. It holds a special place in my heart, love this show
Y’all I remember how shook I was the day I realized Arnold wasn’t wearing a skirt/kilt and it was actually a long flannel shirt
Wow. Hey Arnold will always be my favorite childhood cartoon because of how much depth they put into the show. They cover abuse, neglect, alcoholism, addiction, unstable relationships, a kid raised by his grandparents, etc etc... I personally related to the show because I was raised by my grandma and always thought it was cool that Arnold had a similar setup. I will forever treasure this show!
This show was my childhood. It instantly brings me back to simpler times of life, no Tik Tok, no Instagram, Facebook, smartphones. Just watching this after school, laughing with my brother, and Mom cooking dinner. Such good times.
Growing up in the 2000s, I look back and view most of my early years as the “2010s but still 1990s”, because as technology was beginning to rapidly develop I still owned a great collection of Thomas & Friends and VeggieTales VHS tapes. So when I watched Hey Arnold! in the early-mid 2010s, sure it was a cartoon made in the 90s made for 90s kids, but I could still relate to going to play w/ my friends and the other aspects that weren’t so old fashioned that the show provided.
You can’t get that when trying to relate to kids turning 10 this year because of the rapid boom in technology, having everything at the simple tap of a finger. And this could or could not be the reason why kids today have shorter attention spans which could be why some or the majority can’t sit through a Hey Arnold! episode like they would for a Thundercats Roar or a TTG! episode but hey, they still might not take the risk of trying. My point being is that Hey Arnold! had a great reach in age demographic as well as generation gap, because if I could watch this show without taking my eyes off it, so could others around my age (interest in the show may vary but you get the point).
Because cities don’t exist like this anymore, it’s all rich people who don’t like their hometowns
its also the young progessive liberals who hate america for its past
@Zea Maze you seem to be confusing American landscapes with some shitty ass suburb. lol. There is a weird phenomenon in America where people based their self worth on how cool they think their city is. we get it, your hometown is lame as fuck, but the natural beauty of America has nothing to do with that.
@@Michael20 Imagine trying to inject your shitty political views into a comments section of a Hey Arnold video. Jesus dude, take stock of your life and question it, now.
I still cry when I think about Mr Hyunh’s story in Arnold’s Christmas
ya, stoop kid get me every time
@@asleepius stoop kids afraid to leave his stoop! 😂
@MeltedVelveeta CheeseSauce I don’t remember soliciting your opinion on the matter but damn, learn to express your full range of emotions.
I.. actually really needed to hear that message at the end. I’ve wanted to work in film for so, so long. Any part of film, writing, directing, acting, editing, and so on, and I’ve always known it was a really difficult dream to achieve, and not a very realistic goal. But I still wanted to do it.. that is until recently when I realized that it’s not just getting into the industry, it’s being successful.
You can be super talented at something, or suck at it, and end up without a job, or working on a flop either way. And that really dispirited me, despite thee fact I’ve always known it would be difficult but it lately seems like chance, whether your film is successful, whether people like it, whether you get funding.. and that was really hard on me honestly, but your message to just kind of keep trying, even if nothing comes of it made me think.
Because sure, I could just give up and pursue something more realistic, or alternatively I could work my whole life at making something great and never get anywhere. But the fact is what if I do end up helping to make something great? Or even if I don’t, what if it becomes popular after I die, or has a small following like Hey Arnold? What if some small thing I worked on gets a video like this dedicated just to it one day? And the chance of that happening sort of gave me hope. It may not happen, I may never get into the industry but you helped remind me that that chance is still there, even if it’s small. So thanks 💜
I was a teen when Hey Arnold began, and I loved it. I have the series, and the movies, on DVD now, and I watch it with my husband and kids
I had no idea they did this. I wasn't big on the show as a kid because it honestly depressed me seeing the Helga situation, but I like it now and I wish they'd give shows better treatment. Nick always seems to do this, either cutting something early or milking it until it's nothing like what made it good.
“The Strange Disappearance of Hey Arnold” I wanna know the strange disappearance of this video?
What? What do you mean?
Probably that suddenly silent part at around 3:31 in the original video.
Stefano Ponce the video was uploaded, then privated, then uploaded again.
Krusty Cheeks I thought the same thing! It was uploaded then disappeared
Probably copyright
I love how much Arnold changed Nicktoons as we knew them. Before Arnold, we had Rugrats, Rocko, Ren & Stimpy, etc.
Compared to those cartoons, Arnold was incredibly different in such a great way.
I'd go as far as considering hey arnold to be the cartoon counterpiece of Pete & Pete ... which is funny as they have very different settings and the cartoon being way more down to earth and less surreal than the one filmed with people.
Hey Arnold was an interesting show to consume as a kid among many shows that maybe lacked as much depth. It dealt with very real subject matter, much of which I forgot about until I saw this video.
One of the episodes that I was reminded of while watching this video was ‘Haunted Train’, which really stuck out to me conceptually as a kid.
It’s amazing to see that Nick execs failed to pick up on the amazing style, subject matter, and music in the show, but like you mentioned it signaled an end to a golden area of children’s programming, very much the end of my interest in children’s programming as a kid growing up (yea, there are exceptions), that really hit me though.
Awesome video, subbed.