• Air date: 07 Oct '96 38 episodes
      The daily life of Arnold--a fourth-grader with a wild imagination, street smarts and a head shaped like a football.
  • List of Episodes (38)
    • 1. Downtown as Fruits

      07 Oct '96
      Not looking forward to performing in Helga's "The Four Food Groups" musical, Arnold and Gerald decide to take the bus a few stops too many, but end up stuck downtown.
    • 2. Eugene's Bike

      07 Oct '96
      When Arnold accidentally ruins Eugene's new bike, he takes Eugene out on a day of fun, thinking that "every geek deserves his day".
    • 3. The Little Pink Book

      09 Oct '96
      When Helga loses her pink book, full of love poems about Arnold on the bus, it ends up in Arnold's hands. Now Helga must get it back before Arnold figures out who wrote the poems.
    • 4. Field Trip

      09 Oct '96
      The kids are really looking forward to their field trip to the aquarium - especially when they remember the scary Lock Jaw from their last trip. But, when they get there, they see that Lock Jaw isn't really that scary. Arnold notices how neglected the old turtle looks, and returns later with Grandma to set it free.
    • 5. Arnold's Hat

      14 Oct '96
      An obsessed Helga steals Arnold's hat to complete her shrine to Arnold, which is hidden in the back of her closet. But, she notices how miserable Arnold is without his hat, and decides to give it back to him.
    • 6. Stoop Kid

      14 Oct '96
      Arnold's hat lands on the stoop of "Stoop Kid," - a bully who has lived his whole life on his stoop, and is highly protective of it. But, when it's Arnold's fault that Stoop Kid becomes the joke of the city, he must help Stoop Kid face his biggest fear - leaving his stoop for the first time.
    • 7. Helga's Makeover

      16 Oct '96
      Helga is annoyed when Rhonda doesn't invite her to her slumber party - everybody assumes that "girly" parties aren't Helga's style. So, Helga is determined to prove her wrong, and gets a makeover.
    • 8. The Old Building

      16 Oct '96
      Arnold is asked by his Grandma to help save an old building, and then asked by Ernie to help knock the building down! Who will Arnold decide to go along with? How can he get out of this tricky situation?
    • 9. 6th Grade Girls

      04 Nov '96
      Two girls from the sixth grade who are tired of the way that their boyfriends treat them, decide to take Arnold and Gerald to the school dance, but only to make their boyfriends jealous.
    • 10. The Baseball

      04 Nov '96
      Arnold's favorite baseball player is playing his last game, so he decides to go and see his last game. The only problem is that he winds up with terrible seats.
    • 11. Heat

      11 Nov '96
      Arnold has a really bad day - the city is suffering from a heatwave, and whatever he does, Arnold just can't seem to get cool.
    • 12. Snow

      11 Nov '96
      Snow hits the city and Arnold can't wait to get out and have some fun... but wait, there's chores to be done... and when there done Arnold has the time of his life playing Hockey with the "crew."
    • 13. Operation Ruthless

      18 Nov '96
      At the Annual Cheese Fair, Helga tries her best to keep Arnold well away from Ruth - a girl who Arnold has a crush on.
    • 14. The Vacant Lot

      18 Nov '96
      Arnold and friends decide to clear out a vacant lot to play baseball on, but the adults take over it, and use it for their own reasons.
    • 15. The List

      25 Nov '96
      Arnold attempts to do something that no other kid has done before - completing the entire list of a kid's perfect Saturday! But, unfortunately, things don't go quite to plan.
    • 16. Haunted Train

      25 Nov '96
      When the kids complain of being bored, Grandpa tells the story of the Haunted Train. So, the kids decide to go and see if the train exists for themselves.
    • 17. Mugged

      02 Dec '96
      When Arnold gets mugged in the street, Grandma teaches him how to defend himself, but the training and fighting starts to get to his head.
    • 18. Roughin' It

      02 Dec '96
      Grandpa, Arnold, and Gerald are all going on an old fashioned camping trip... until Big Bob, Helga, and Phoebe show up with luxurious camping equipment.
    • 19. Door #16

      09 Dec '96
      All of the borders get very curious to what is inside the very personal Mr. Smith's package.
    • 20. Arnold as Cupid

      09 Dec '96
      Oskar gets kicked out of Suzie's room when they get into an argument, so Arnold tries to get them back together when Oskar moves into Arnold's room.
    • 21. Arnold's Christmas

      14 Dec '96
    • 22. Benchwarmer

      16 Dec '96
      While Helga tries to find the perfect gift for Arnold, Arnold tries to find Mr Hyunh's long-lost daughter.
    • 23. Cool Jerk

      16 Dec '96
      An older cool guy befriends Arnold, but Arnold realizes that he is really a shoplifter.
    • 24. Das Subway

      23 Dec '96
      Arnold and the gang play on a basketball team, but their coach tells them to throw the ball to one person, his son, Tucker.
    • 25. Wheezin' Ed

      23 Dec '96