
Season 1 (1996)
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Episodes 38
Downtown as Fruits
Not looking forward to performing in Helga's "The Four Food Groups" musical, Arnold and Gerald decide to take the bus a few stops too many, but end up stuck downtown.
Read MoreEugene's Bike
When Arnold accidentally ruins Eugene's new bike, he takes Eugene out on a day of fun, thinking that "every geek deserves his day".
Read MoreThe Little Pink Book
When Helga loses her pink book, full of love poems about Arnold on the bus, it ends up in Arnold's hands. Now Helga must get it back before Arnold figures out who wrote the poems.
Read MoreField Trip
The kids are really looking forward to their field trip to the aquarium - especially when they remember the scary Lock Jaw from their last trip. But, when they get there, they see that Lock Jaw isn't really that scary. Arnold notices how neglected the old turtle looks, and returns later with Grandma to set it free.
Read MoreArnold's Hat
An obsessed Helga steals Arnold's hat to complete her shrine to Arnold, which is hidden in the back of her closet. But, she notices how miserable Arnold is without his hat, and decides to give it back to him.
Read MoreStoop Kid
Arnold's hat lands on the stoop of "Stoop Kid," - a bully who has lived his whole life on his stoop, and is highly protective of it. But, when it's Arnold's fault that Stoop Kid becomes the joke of the city, he must help Stoop Kid face his biggest fear - leaving his stoop for the first time.
Read MoreHelga's Makeover
Helga is annoyed when Rhonda doesn't invite her to her slumber party - everybody assumes that "girly" parties aren't Helga's style. So, Helga is determined to prove her wrong, and gets a makeover.
Read MoreThe Old Building
Arnold is asked by his Grandma to help save an old building, and then asked by Ernie to help knock the building down! Who will Arnold decide to go along with? How can he get out of this tricky situation?
Read More6th Grade Girls
Two girls from the sixth grade who are tired of the way that their boyfriends treat them, decide to take Arnold and Gerald to the school dance, but only to make their boyfriends jealous.
Read MoreThe Baseball
Arnold's favorite baseball player is playing his last game, so he decides to go and see his last game. The only problem is that he winds up with terrible seats.
Read MoreOperation Ruthless
At the Annual Cheese Fair, Helga tries her best to keep Arnold well away from Ruth - a girl who Arnold has a crush on.
Read MoreThe Vacant Lot
Arnold and friends decide to clear out a vacant lot to play baseball on, but the adults take over it, and use it for their own reasons.
Read MoreHaunted Train
When the kids complain of being bored, Grandpa tells the story of the Haunted Train. So, the kids decide to go and see if the train exists for themselves.
Read MoreRoughin' It
Grandpa, Arnold, and Gerald are all going on an old fashioned camping trip... until Big Bob, Helga, and Phoebe show up with luxurious camping equipment.
Read MoreArnold as Cupid
Oskar gets kicked out of Suzie's room when they get into an argument, so Arnold tries to get them back together when Oskar moves into Arnold's room.
Read MoreArnold's Christmas
While Helga tries to find the perfect gift for Arnold, Arnold tries to find Mr Hyunh's long-lost daughter.
Read MoreBenchwarmer
Arnold has trouble with the basketball coach and his favored son.
Read MoreDas Subway
Arnold and the gang have no choice but to take the subway home after dark.
Read MoreWheezin' Ed
Arnold and the gang set out on a quest to find the hidden treasure of the mysterious "Wheezin' Ed" on Elk Island.
Read MoreArnold the Tutor
Arnold is given the assignment to tutor Torvald, the meanest, toughest kid in Arnold's math class, for the big math test on Friday.
Read MoreGerald Comes Over
Gerald goes to Arnold's place to meet the other residents.
Read MoreSpelling Bee
Arnold and Helga compete on a Spelling Bee contest.
Read MorePigeon Man
When Arnold's pigeon gets sick, he takes it to "Pigeon Man", a person surrounded by pigeons who lives in a rooftop.
Read MoreOlga Comes Home
Helga decides to give her talented sister Olga a taste of reality by changing her grade in her report card.
Read MoreSally's Comet
Arnold and Gerald must turn off all the lights in the city if they want to see Sally's Comet.
Read MoreAbner Come Home
Arnold must find a way to recover his pig pet Abner after he runs away.
Read MoreThe Sewer King
Arnold loses Grandpa's watch inside the sewers, so he must retrieve from The Sewer King.
Read MoreFalse Alarm
Eugene is accused of pulling the fire alarm. In the school court, the jury thinks Eugene is guilty except for Arnold, who believes there is a shadow of a doubt.
Read MoreWorld Records
The kids try to get in the book of world records so much that they would do anything, including most people on a one-person bike and the longest game of Crack-The-Whip.
Read MoreMagic Show
Arnold has a magic show and he makes a disappearing act and uses Helga as the person disappearing. Helga decides to play a trick and literally disappears. She bumps into a pole and has a dream on how the world would have been if she's gone.
Read More24 Hours to Live
Arnold hits Harold with a baseball, so Harold promises Arnold that he'll beat him the next day.
Read MoreArnold's Valentine
On Valentine's Day, Arnold manages to arrange two dates; one with Ruth, the sixth grader he likes, and one with his French penpal Cecile (actually, it's Helga in disguise) – only for the real Cecile to suddenly appear and Arnold to discover what Ruth is really like.
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