The Dark Side of Hey Arnold! - Episode 1
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- čas přidán 17. 03. 2022
- Sorry that it's been a while since my last upload. Life has been crazy lately. Between this CZcams channel, my job, my family, my social life, and everything else, it's been hard to keep up with consistently uploading videos. Bear with me though, I'm getting back into the swing of things.
What better way to get back at it than with a nostalgic walk down memory lane with Hey Arnold. Specifically, we are going to look at some morbid and dark episodes of Hey Arnold that had a valuable life lesson to teach us.
This video is meant to be (hopefully) the start of a new series on my channel. The idea is that the series will focus on the morbid side of our favorite childhood shows that often went overlooked when we were young. The first "season" of this series will be focused on Hey Arnold for about 6-8 episodes (of which I have REALLY cool and elaborate plans for). After I'm done with Hey Arnold we will move onto a different show for "season 2". Of course, I will be posting other videos as well, it's not all going to be "The Dark Side Of (insert show here)" from now on. But if you all like the idea of making this a recurring series, then I definitely will keep it going. Be sure to leave a like on this video and leave me a comment letting me know what you think. I'd love to hear your feedback!
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I never noticed how proud the librarian looks when she lets Oscar read aloud. No judgement, no mocking, no strict adherence to pronunciation. She sees he's a man that hasn't been educated well and gives him respect and motivation to keep learning.
@@johnynoway9127 but ppl don’t go to libraries often so they , themselves haven’t debunked that myth 😭.
@@johnynoway9127 no its not lol
@@noname-gh1vrI think they mean the overreactions in media, like a librarian isn't going to shush you if your talking at a normal volume unless it's like a elementary school library.
Orrrrrrrrrrrrrr for some reason she finds it cute and being a library teacher encourages reading
Could just be because English isn't his first language.
Bartlett hated the "pigeon man committed suicide" theory so much that he went on a mini rant about it and said that he added pigeon man in the movie out of spite of that theory.
Thank you, was going to comment this. Someone on a forum years ago started the "OMG PIGEON MAN REALLY DIED BY SUICIDE AND ARNOLD JUST THOUGHT HE FLEW AWAY OMG [insert 50 obnoxious emojis here]" rumor and then it morphed into some garbage about Nickelodeon censoring the show, etc. Bartlett specifically put Pigeon Man in The Jungle Movie to kill the rumors
I thought that it was wrote that he was going to commit s*icide originally but they changed it because it was too dark? Did that not happen?
Anyone else feel bad for Lieutenant Goose? Like he had a really sad break down if being asked questions about his emotions caused it. He was just trying to do his job the only way he knew how to. I mean he started sweating and it looked like the poor guy was having a panic attack.
I still feel like the suicide resounded more and felt more true to the story. The fact he tried so hard to disprove that felt obnoxious. Like just let it go bro 🤦🏽♂️
@@casketman14 you’re the obnoxious one. It’s his show, not yours, and he doesn’t want his child’s cartoon saying that outcasts need to kill themselves to find peace
Ya know, I USED to think Arnold's grandma had some screws loose, but the older I got and the more I revisited the episodes, the more sane she really seemed. The episode where we first learn about his parents, it made me realize her eccentricities may just be a facade for Arnold's sake to make up for the absence of his parents. She's goofy, but can be wise and serious when she needs to be.
I think she's adhd and just too old to care about masking
She does seem to gain clarity when Arnold is particularly sad, or in the case mentioned above, where he'd been attacked by an adult. I do think she's probably kooky, but she gets serious when Arnold really needs her.
Honestly since grandpa was part of the military, could be possible that grandma was apart of covert ops or acted as a spy during the war
@@some_guy117that would make sense considering all of the experiences she tends to reference, especially her martial arts training
@@JuriAmari key detail
Vietnam
Wouldn't surprise if she was a mega spy
I remember as a kid feeling bad for Mister Simmons after seeing Harold eat his sandwich. At 40:25, the way his voice broke saying, "I would have given you half..." that was some good acting
Lol poor guy was looking forward to lunch
Omg yes I cried (I was always crying) because the sandwich sounded so good and now Mr. Simmons is going to be hungry all day because Harold was bad.
Yeah that was the most messed up part, the one thing he was counting on to help save what sanity he still had.
Yeah, that's was heartbreaking for me when I was a Kid. Harold was just so inhuman.
It's a relatable episode. My Jr. high school used to haze substitute teachers & this one they picked on particularly hard became permanent.
I think the Curly episode is a good reminder that a big reason kids of all ages act out is because they don't feel heard. It may manifest in meltdowns, lashing out, withdrawing, etc. Eventually it will impact their mental health and self esteem, so these behaviors are important to notice and address.
That is accurate. Everytime I got into a fight or something of the sort back in school I was always ignored. They would take only one side of the story and completely disregard mine. At some point I just started to yell because otherwise I'm just not heard. It's become a bad habit that has gotten me into more trouble. In my mind if I don't yell then no one will care to listen. That is the source of my anger. Yes you are also correct in that it has impacted my mental health. It's part of why I have depression. I'm always forced to take the blame for things I haven't done because no one wants to hear my side of the story. I want to stop this habit but it's so deep seated into my personality that it's incredibly hard.
Can I just say the child voice actors on this show were so talented. Especially the actors for Helga and Sid.
Fun fact, Eugene's VA still voices to this day.
@@Venom3254Ben Diskin still plays Eugene? I thought he aged out of the role.
@@grantmortensonva First seasons, but he branched out to voicing in anime and video games
@@Venom3254 oh yeah I know that, I thought you meant he still played Eugene lol
Pretty sure can still do the voices for Numbuh One and Numbuh Two, considering he has done the Numbuh Two voice for Digimon and Tenkai Knights.
Yeah I'd agree, Helga's and Sid's voice actors were pretty dang good even though they were kids.
Hearing Helga scream Arnold's name as she's almost swept away by the flood is very sweet and chilling at the same time. I actually love that subtle touch.
It's heartbreaking that in a moment of sheer terror, when Helga thought she'd be swept away in a flood, she screamed Arnold's name, the first person who had ever noticed her.
@@dandeleon2764 I also love that Arnold is the only person to really freak out (by gasping in shock) and then yelling Helga's name back. I belive somewhere deep down Arnold's always had feelings for Helga but hide them from himself because of the hurt he had over his parents. He told her he believes that she's not so bad as she seems, even had a dream about how nice she was (an un nice Lila was) and even in the jungle movie admitted he wasn't ready to hear it
@@Grac3AndP3ac3 Jesus love you
@Karlinha thank you 😊 Jesus loves you too sister!
@MachineGunNelly yes its implied Arnold liked helga back he just wasnt attracted to her attitude. In episodes where shes nicer he starts to like her
Arnold is the kid we all wished we were. He was the really balanced, compassionate, Matured, relaxed and brave.
But also shows that, for all that Arnold is and embodies, he's still a kid who's trying to navigate life and does in fact make mistakes and a few poor choices but never runs away from doing the right thing even if it's hard. He grows through his experiences and expounds upon the lessons he learns.
he was also running his own linux distro
Yes, even as a kid I admired his sense of justice, empathy and maturity. Also, his bedroom was really cool!
@@LON009hands down the bedroom, that was every 90s kids dream.
I was surprised at the lack of Helga episodes, but then I remembered she'll need a whole series to deal with all her dark madness.
There are plenty of Helga episodes. Stop lying.
There was originally going to be an show that goes into the perspective of Helga
@@robroy6374 give the time stamps. I don't see any Helga episodes on this list.
@@robroy6374 I think they meant the lack of Helga episodes in this video, not in the series itself.
@@MJAYMONONOKE Nope. TheFatestPat was obviously talking about lack of Helga episodes in the show, which is wrong.
fun fact: they pronounce "Kokoshka" as "Kakashka" which in Russian means "piece of shit"
of course it's unintentional yet very funny and perfectly describes his character
Why are you so sure that's it's unintentional? Lol. I'm sure they knew kids wouldn't know the meaning of it so they thought it would be funny.
Mr Kaka
More like poo, sounds kinda childish, piece of shit is too harsh, govno = piece of shit
Isn’t he Czecheslovakian?
@@LCH415 he's vaguely Eastern European.
"You talking to me?"
"No, I didn't say anything."
One of the most memorable lines from this show. 🤣🤣
This along with the entire episode that was basically a shot for shot remake of 12 angry men.
Thiss and the fact Grandma had bullets in her purse were definitely the best part of the episode
I remember seeing Mr. Simmons and desperately wanting a teacher like him. Educators like Mr. Simmons are rare and hard to come by. I didn't like school much and only had one or two teachers I really liked. Especially in elementary school. I had a teacher in fifth grade that made my life hell.
In my charter school, I did have teachers I do like, though as an adult, most of them retire or moved someplace else when I came back to the school as a visitor.
My high school, however, wasn't always great, though there were a few teachers I do like.
And in my trade school, there was one instructor I do chat with whenever possible.
Teachers like Mr. Simmons are rare because have you SEEN how America treats educators? Not to mention having to work countless hours off the clock in addition to the whole school day. As soon as you are on their salary, you are the school's bitch. Not worth enduring all the long hours and abuse. And hell, most teachers don't even have the love for teaching anymore that made them want to be there in the first place.
It took me till the 4th grade to learn how to read because my teachers before didn’t try to help me learn to read, they would get mad at me after awhile. Then this young teacher aid was hired for my 4th grade class and we were doing popcorn reading and my teacher had everyone at my table read aloud but me. So she pulled me aside and asked me why that happened and I told her it’s because she doesn’t want me to feel embarrassed since I can’t read. So during recess after that she started to sit down with me and help me learn, because of her I’m absolutely obsessed with reading. I hope she’s living an amazing life
The fact that the principal blamed the first kid he saw, shows exactly what kind of educator he is .
I’ve been watching Teachers Off Duty podcast and from what I understand, admin (principals, etc) is usually v far removed from teaching/child care and care more ab numbers, keeping parents happy, and just making the school look good. Ofc, not all are like that but it’s also not uncommon.
Wartz is nothing more than a villain and is fired by the time jungle movie came around due to the faculty realizing the truly and the superintendent realizing the toxic cycle must end and we must be better than this.
@@dennistmennace I like that podcast, it really does kind of explain some things about school being the way it is
And the fact that he had to roast Sid’s shoes by calling them “Gogo Boots.” Why he gotta roast a child and say that he’s wearing 1960’s era women’s fashion shoes? Lmao
And Wartz punishing Sid for something he did outside of school shows how dictatorial he is.
As much as I love Helga, I’m kind of impressed you talked about dark moments in Hey Arnold for over an hour and not mention a Helga episode. Proof the show had so much depth throughout all the seasons for all the characters.
There’s a reason I haven’t brought up Helga yet! 🤫
For real though, there is so much depth to this series and I love it lol. Thanks for watching, De’sMediaWorld! I appreciate it :)
Haha, I hope your love for Helga is resolved in The Dark Side of Hey Arnold Episode 2 :P
Man I miss this show. The creators did NOT hold back and did not patronize its audience. Its as real as real can be for a children's TV show. Adults can still enjoy this today as well.
I'm from Mexico so listening to the original voices gives me a whole neeeeeew view of this show. I feel that latin dubs tend to make children sound more grown up, so hearing what sound like actual kids gives the lessons a much more weight to me, because this show always felt too "big kid" for me and never really stuck.
Great video!
As i Brazilian, i agree with you
My love for hey Arnold is because I would watch the show in the Latin Spanish dub when I would be in Mexico as a little kid. And I agree, watching the show in different languages does give different perspectives but the memories will always be with the Spanish dub.
Yep, watched this in PuertoRico so I feel ya
Curly Snaps is particularly eerie when you realize that it aired 7 months before the Columbine shooting.
Holy shit, I didn’t even realize that. 👀
Predictive programming
Since the day I found out shootings were not that rare of an occurrence in the US. I started seeing Curly as that kid that is 100% capable of doing it
@@chanagurl215 could be, but the demented lone wolf shooter type is very real in US public schools
@@kenetik13 The news is scripted media that pushes agendas onto average citizens who view it. Most of these school shootings we see in the news is solely to push the narrative of taking away guns (gun control). Even with BLM vs ALM it's just another narrative to distract and divide us.
40:19 "I would've given you half." This brilliant delivery and the poor kid who was just going to ask where the bus stop is always hit me hard. Genuine emotion through a children's show, just amazing. Bravo
1991- 2008 was when I consider the Golden Era of Nickelodeon, when shows actually had effort put in them
The bus stop person looked to be a grown man, not a child. Makes it even more devastating that Arnold would bring a grown man to tears.
One of the students asking, "Why do fools fall in love?" arbitrarily has to be the funniest moment in the series.
That kid was curly, from the ball monitor episode. He may have been insane but he had some of the funniest lines
It really is messed up that I never realized that after this episode aired, Curly has always acted crazy ever since then. He *actually* snapped for the rest of the series.
Arnold's grandmother has to be one of the BEST and most savage characters of the show!!!!! lol
I liked the grandmother actually both the grandparents were awesome in the show👍
Both had their awesome moments. Grandpa with his wisdom and Grandma with her spunk and cleverness. I'd have loved to have had Grandparents like them.
Only this show can talk about predators and grooming in a subtle and respectful manner
@G ThaReaper he’s talking about the episode where an older adult man pretends to be arnold’s friend to get him to help them break into somewhere. when arnold refuses he manipulates him and forces him until gerald saves the day
@@dmxbark
Thankyou lol was wondering what episode this was referencing
@@dmxbarkI’m a girl 😂
Huh I was under the impression Reddit wasn’t invented until way later.
The episode with the “granola teacher”- I feel it’s more the fact the kids weren’t used to being cared about or listened to by their own family.
they rebelled against something that they weren’t used to.
I mean, These kids are getting mugged, perceived as dumb, not listened to, dead/alcoholic parents, undiagnosed mental wellness issues; they responded in the way they were taught.
He broke them out of that “chaos” in which they were so comfortable to dealing with.
When my younger sister was in elementary, she struggled with reading comprehension and retention. When I started tutoring her, I realized that she would memorize the pages from when they were read together in class. I was super impressed that she was clever enough to come up with that strategy lol. She’s top of her class now ❤️
A kid I tutored did the same. He likely had dyslexia but his parents refused to have him tested cause they didn't want him labeled as "different", even though without accommodations their son was barely scraping by.
Very glad your sister is doing better now tho!!!
@@abbystarheart1 when I taught SpEd, it was really sad to see how many parents insisted their child didn’t need accommodations or refused to get their child tested for just about the same reason. I really hated to see those students struggle academically:(
@@lo.lo_marie it's heartbreaking. Especially since, coming from a late-diagnosed adhd autistic adult, I didn't need a diagnosis for my peers to see me as "different". I was mocked and bullied hard even without a label. Getting accommodations could have only helped at that point.
My parents didn't choose not to have me tested mind you, I just slipped through the cracks cause I was chatty and bright. The current public education system is so deeply broken
@@abbystarheart1 I really wanted to make a difference when I started teaching. Because I specifically wanted to teach kids with special needs. And when you’re working behind the scenes (of the school setting) you really get an exclusive look at how bad things can really be. It was alarming. This was about 6 or 7 years ago for me, and I got burnt out shortly after. I just saw really really grim things and it’s progressively gotten so much worse. I agree with you entirely, and I’m sorry you had that experience. I taught 5th and 6th and kids can be fucking BRUTAL:/
Hey Arnold tackled many dark & serious topics like family separation, family disfunction, people being left behind in school grades, bullying, going broke etc
A long-winded deconstruction of childhood nostalgia through an adult lens. Perfect. Looking forward to the rest of these.
So glad you enjoyed this video, Marcello! Thanks for watching!!
More than anything! I work in a school based psychology team and my boss suggested I rewatch some of my favorite childhood shows from the perspective of an adult to see where I got myself fuck*Ed up at and the "whew chile" is endless 🥲🥲
I started therapy again lmfao
I’m glad you pointed out Oskar’s country of origin. People would be a lot less judgmental if they kept that in mind, now knowing he can speak 2 fluid languages and likely read (In Czech)
Yea I always thought that he could read, just not in english
I imagine if you learn English only by hearing and speaking, then later try to take up reading, it makes no sense because the spelling is whacko.
@@FrogsForBreakfast Yeah, it's one of the most counter-intuitive languages to learn to write because there's so much inconsistency between spelling and pronunciaton
Reading and writing is secondary skill in language learning. You can be completely fluent in speaking a language but be unable to read or write it.
He's also a 2 language scammer and a bad gambler.🤣
It's like the older I get, the more emotional the show becomes, because there was so much I didn't notice as a kid. Although I unfortunately understood that Miriam seemed like a drunk, which is probably why I love and relate to Helga so much.
I agree ☝🏽
Same. I didn't have her mom though, but her dad
I never knew Miriam was a drunk as a kid (was thankfully never exposed to drunk people as a kid) but always hated how she acted and didn’t care about Helga.
The episode where Oscar learns to read actually hits home. My grandfather had to drop out of school to work on the farm when he was young. If I remember correctly, it may have only been in the third grade. Because of his work over time, and his religion, he could read a map, basic instructions, and blueprints, as well as his Bible, along with a book on tape version... But he never really had any interest in books. Which didn't hold him back. He went on to start his own Heating and Air business, which he retired from relatively young and passed on to his youngest son.
Contrast that with my grandmother, who was a college graduate, and fluent in sign language due to having two deaf parents, and worked as a deaf education teacher for decades. And my mother (their oldest daughter) who could read four to five novels a day. As well as my other aunts and uncles, sister, and cousins who all loved reading.
My grandfather wanted to feel the joy that his wife, children, and grandchildren all got from reading. So he went to the library, and checked out their Hooked on Phonics collection, and taught himself. He went from watching TV for all his leisure time, to reading a few chapters of different books, mostly Westerns, every night before bed.
This motivation also led to him taking a job for Meals on Wheels, which he enjoyed so much that he also took on a delivery job for Domino's which he did until he passed away.
Now that needs to be a show.
Lovely story. My grandpa also had to drop out to work for his family but he worked on jet engines in the army and ran a masonry business and was a mechanic. He was a great cook and I had so many good memories of him. You don't have to have a great education to be a great person.
@@tristantries9211 For sure! and that was the message I was trying to get across with what I mentioned about my own grandfather. I hope it came across that way.
There is a lot to admire.
@BDWriter l like that this opened up a discussion to share stories about family members getting by with limited literacy. It shows just how far a good personality can take you.
@@jaredgillenwater4221 it also goes to show that the school system and especially the college system is set up for other reasons other than making ppl better. It can be argued that your grandfather was more successful than your grandmother even though he quit the 3rd grade compared to beings a college graduate. I feel like the system of his children are taught and whether are taught needs to be changed drastically.
I legit cant see the pigeon man episode without bursting into tears, that episode hit me like a truck even as a kid.
Same! Wait til you see the next episode in this series. It damn near had me in tears yesterday while I was writing the script lol
@@DuskTillShawn LETS GOOO
Same that one hits pretty hard for me. I see examples of it everyday
Same here. Still does. It's very powerful like a strong song..
Curly in both Curly Snaps and Curly's girl gives me all sorts of "that boy ain't right" vibes. Actually throughout the entire show, he gives me those vibes.
Ikr 🤣 fr tho
@UCf5PMucUsnAItHRriqFAj8g so what's the answer? Jw
I heard Hank Hill's voice when I read "that boy aint right"
Helga is an exceptionally well written character. Incredible rewatchability as an adult. No need for adult innuendo, they did it all through Helga in the smartest way possible.
The fall out between Arnold and Gerald was so bad that even the P.S.118 students didn't make jokes or bully them but were very sympathetic and stood with sadness, this let's me know their friendship has the most integral aspects in the series.
I associate with the episode about the bullying the teacher. When I was in 6th grade we had a first year teacher and we did the same thing to her. We broke her, and our principal, an east coast no nonsense black gal, had to teach our class... and she made it clear that she wasn't happy with us. The next week, she brought our teacher back in and made us each apologize individually to her. To this day, she still teaches, and as an adult I've spoken to her and apologized again as the adult I was. That episode really hits me to this day.
There was a teacher in my high school that taught physics and ran the club for the school newspaper. I don't know how long she was there for but it seemed like the people in my grade in one of her classes were so awful to her that she gave the entire class detention. To be fair, she wasn't really the best teacher at all. This one kid in my class who bullied me nonstop kept calling me transgender and had the entire class laughing at me, including said teacher and the teaching assistant. When I started the 10th grade, I found out this teacher quit.
You know, as a kid and later in life, I never understood the "suicide" theory on Pigeon Man. To me, it always felt that he was an outsider that desired to keep himself away from a society he simply learned to mistrust. And in the entire episode one could think he was just a crazy guy or perhaps just an eccentric man with some knowledge of birds, the end vindicated him by showing he _has a supernatural gift,_ and just as man drove him away, it was his pigeons which would come to save him and carry him where he needed to be. His only lament was missing out on finding a friend until the very end but would leave on his mission hoping there would be another friend like Arnold wherever he went.
I guess people are drawn to grim theories because that's part of their outlook in life, expecting the worst. But in here it was clear at least to me that he was an otherworldly character that mankind didn't deserve to have around them, like the man from The Green Mile.
John coffe
Hey Arnold is such a wholesome thought provoking show. There has never been a show to make me cry on multiple episodes like this show does
I always did appreciate that Arnold and Gerald were good friends who clearly cared about each other. I was never fond of the selfish or horrible friends kids in shows around that time and even still tended to have. Like I could never understand why Penny was friends with Dijonay or Lacienega or why Mac would be so dead set on staying in contact with Bloo.
Proud Family?? Lol nice..
I always assumed Penny's friendship was due to proximity (age and location) more than anything else
Great examples, I kinda wondered myself why they'd put up with it. Penny I'm guessing being used to craziness already with her family and Mac just being used to bloo's shenanigans and just desensitized at some point.
Proud family plug. Lol wow
@@vergilmontiero2558 Mac needed Bloo because Bloo was a manifestation of Mac's Id.
We all need a friend like Gerald
I can tell you from personal experience....my best friend and I loved Hey Arnold and he was literally the Gerald to my Arnold....he was sadly killed 3 years ago this September it still hurts and I miss him everyday bit I go by what he always taught me when we grew up as 11 year Olds to adulthood
Black?
@gorraswehrmachtventamilita5752 yes he was black and his name was Cameron but he preferred his middle name Angelo and we literally did alot together like almost see on Hey Arnold I really do miss him everyday I still talk to his family and see them from time to time
I used to have a Teacher like Mr.Simmons in 5th grade. He’d read us poems and give us fun activities/work that we’d have to do that goes with the assignments of the day. He’d plan nature walks (we had this kinda wooden area with a river behind our school) for science assignments. He’d bring his guitar in and sing us songs and one time he even brought us in a storybook that he had wrote for his grandkids. He retired when I was in middle school but I hope him and his wife are enjoying their retirement together 🥰.
I did really like the fact that Arnold has a bit of control over his choices and what he does within the show. I really never got that as a kid, even into my teens, and it really damaged my mental state when it comes to making my own choices and it makes me happy to see there is an example in media where the main character is a pretty believable kid and has even a limited agency in his life. Never realized it until now as an adult now, though.
What’s even more messed up with the flood episode is the fact that the entire city was flooded with super high water levels. As a kid I didn’t think much about it, but now, think of all the damage, deaths, and economic impact that would have had happened. Plus the water being that high it would have probably taken a few days to go back down.
that was certainly a weird episode and the flood actually piled up fast 😆 🤣 😂 which was weird
The fact this show is set in NYC area and last year there was a flood that was just like this episode when NYC is literally built not to flood this bad is scary in its implications on how bad the city's structure has gotten over the years
I live in a city where flood levels got high like that. It was so high it was just shy from hitting the highway that bridged over the center of the city. it took like 2 or 3 weeks i think before people could start going around and cleaning stuff up. It was quite literally a city wide heck even state wide effort.. and let me tell you the smell that left behind.. you never forget that smell. it lingered in the city in various places for a couple years i think. when waters get that high it isn't just water.. often times it is also sewage and probably garbage, and when the waters get back to bearable levels again everyone's food is all rotten and gross, anything wood was rotten.. Lucky for us though it was mostly just the downtown area and about 5 residential blocks surrounding down town area so most people were able to get to safty, but It was just a really bad time.
@@Solqueen86 man have you been paying attention to the news the past few months? Like half of British Columbia flooded a couple months ago. Anywhere on the water is at risk of a flood like that.
Think about it when the bus with the other kids pulled off the flood happened not to late after that,that bus had to have drowned no way did he drop those kids off that fast
I always thought the yellow and red eyes of the guy who jumped Arnold in the alley meant that he was on some kind of heavy narcotic
I suppose that, depending on how long he's been on the narcotic and what narcotic it was, it could explain why Arnold's ability to snatch the bus pass from his hands was enough to spook him. For all we know, he could've seen an eldritch horror, afterwards and proceeded to return everything in an attempt to try and appease the beast into not chasing him when he ran.
If anything, Arnold's Grandparents were always the most interesting part of the show to me. Always had something wise or funny to say. As a kid, it's far too easy to miss certain subjects that come up and only later, we think back about how deep it actually was. I'm glad you've covered this, I'll be watching the second one after this and it looks like it tackles part of Helga's story(as dark as it is).
When I was a small kid there was a janitor in my elementary school who was the quiet type. We thought he was kinda weird and creepy because he was quiet. I lost my necklace in a heater vent and he got it back for me. He wasn't weird, the man was shy and looking back on it, I think he was nervous about scaring kids. He was always so incredibly careful and gentle when interracting with a student like the wrong move would make us jump or scream. He should be like 60/70 now. I hope he has a happy retirement with his friends and family. And Mr. Janitor, if somehow you're seeing this, if you remember getting an angel necklace out of a cafeteria heating vent for a blonde little girl, thank you, I thought you were pretty cool and very nice.
For Vince Schiavelli (of 1990’s Ghost) to voice Pigeon Man. It feels more meaningful than ever before when his voice actor passed away in 2005. The fact that Pigeon Man departs by flying away with his pigeons gives it a solid metaphor.
At least the recent return of Hey, Arnold as a TV movie in 2017 confirmed he’s fine and moved on with his work caring for pigeons elsewhere.
I’m glad they included him in the movie. The suicide theories were too ridiculous and conflicted with his mission to keep helping birds. It was edginess for edginess’ sake.
Oscar is easily my most hated character on this show. He's absolutely insufferable.
Why?
Christ, Oscar is one of the funniest characters on the show, hes a lazy, womanizing bum that complains all the time. 😂 But Suzie....
It's been years since I've seen an episode of Hey Arnold but wasn't it implied Oscar was a wife beater?
@@yesimsureienteredmynamecorrect he was implied to be a LOT of things but not that.
Well I hate Helga's parents
Helga is HYSTERICAL. Our generation's cartoons really were the best cartoons.
I agree ☝🏽 born in 1991
80s-90s cartoons are the best. It's what I watched as a kid in the 2000s, it'll be what my kids watch in the 2020s. Good lessons, heartfelt stories, lots of true love put into it.
Okay but Oscar reading the cat book always hits me in my feels
As a 90s kid this hits the feels, there are so many other classic shows you'd nail, hey arnold is pure nostalgia, thx for bringing back the good memories
Curly always cracked me up. He was a crazy. My favorite part was when he released the animals from the zoo
When he framed Eugene for pulling the fire alarm over a pencil 😆😆😆😆😆😆
@@cjg8763 seriously. He should have just kicked Eugene ass. I mean hes a wussy compared to curly ahah. But curly is crazy so he went to all that trouble to frame him ahahha
@@cjg8763 that shit was HILARIOUS
"I was just trying to ask you where's the bus stop."
That line gets me every time. Hearing the poor guy cry breaks my heart. I want to reach through the screen, give him a big hug, and say, "It's okay, buddy, I'll help you find the bus stop."
Same and I'm 32
I want to comfort him and help him find some new clothes and put him on the bus
Listened to all of this while writing, I absolutely love it. Hey Arnold has always been one of my favorite cartoons. Partially due to the smooth music and how realistic all of the characters act. To anyone who grew up in or around a city, the varied classrooms and neighbors feel pretty real.
I love this show. It’s hilarious without even trying. Curly asking why do fools fall in love kills me every time.
That’s classic! 😄😄😄
That was actually a really, really good joke.
But Why Do Fools Fall In Love?
Lmaoooo classic
idk why but I always cry at bus stop guy. Especially when it first aired it was around the time where "manning up" was still fully unironic and any crying men were played up for laughs. Seeing this adult dude just genuinely breaking down, cry and walking off in shame made me feel a sense of empathy I had never considered and it broke me. I think it was the first time a show humanized crying men to me.
It's also weird how no one noticed the depressing zinger of having a whole episode dedicated to showing respect for and saving this one turtle being capped off with "now let's go have some turtle soup". They haven't done anything because the commodification of many more Lockjaw's out there is still the standard and nobody bats an eye at that.
33:21 his delivery of “Harold *STOLE* the question from ME! Another injustice” always killed me 😭
I absolutely loved hey Arnold . I’m was born in 1991 and I swear we had the best era of cartoon characters and tv shows .
The creator of hey Arnold was very talented.
We definitely did. Kid's programming now is insulting to their intelligence, for the most part, and that was definitely something that Hey Arnold wasn't. And I loved seeing city kids like me on TV.
Or it’s just CZcams videos that only want views (think stuff like coco melon or Ryan toys) with no regard to teaching actual morals, life lessons, or educational content…
I feel the greatest and darkest thing about Hey Arnold is whenever he is in his room thinking to himself. The things I remember the most about the show is how deep in thought he always in. How all the craziness from the school, the city, his home, he always goes into his room to go into throught. The people in hey Arnold are in pain, they are poor, they don't have much and they are just trying to live. It was a lot like my life growing up. And I loved that you see moments along with the crazy of Arnold's life, where he just tries to figure it all out even when the day is over and there isn't anything left to figure out. I love those moments.
INFP personality
I can't believe you didn't mention the episode about Mr. Nguyen and how he gave up his daughter to American GI's to save her duing the Vietnam War. The whole surviving war and the tragedy that he doesn't know where his daughter is was super dark. And it really teaches a good lesson about how you don't know what people could be struggling with and it explains why Mr. Nguyen is so temperamental all the time, and how wholesome it is that Arnold reunites him with his daughter.
wow he skipped this? smh
This is just the first part of his retrospective series, he'll definitely get to it eventually
I was really surprised to see he skipped it too
Did anyone listen to the intro at all? He says he is going to go through several youtube videos about this show. He is going to address most of the series, just not all in 1 video
Explore means to try and find something that Hidden and not many people know about
That episode was super obvious
In the darkness
As an individual who was born in the 80s and saw the whole decade of the 90s, Hey Arnold was and still is my all time favourite cartoon (as well as Spirited Away but the later is considered a Ghibli/Feature Animation).
I also find revisiting these episodes therapeutic and the jazz score in the background, aids in the experience.
I am still learning so much more about myself watching these episodes from the lens of an adult, given I can confidently identify with and see aspects of myself in each and every character.
Now being a 30 something year old writer, Hey Arnold has now become my muse for creating.
In essence, Arnold means "ruler" in old English/German, which is very befitting for his character.
He didn't need to be loud in order to be heard, he was always himself and seemed to be one of the most level headed out of all the characters, despite the irony of him having an aesthetically oddly shaped/uneven head.
(Given that the shape of his head was also way out of proportion with the rest of his body compared to the rest of his counterparts).
Arnold "ruled" simply because he was the "head".
Loved this and thank you for creating such content.
This is my fav children’s cartoon of all time for so many reasons. It was complex and rich, and it really shaped me. One of the only pieces of media of a child in therapy that I saw growing up as a child in therapy. I can’t wait to listen to this and the second one
"Chill, my son." Unironically one of the best lines i've ever heard in a cartoon lmao
Oscar learning how to read is such an emotionally impactful journey. I freaking love Oscar’s growth in that episode.
I'm glad the narrator brought up the fact the dude that mugged Arnold was embarrassing for mugging a 9 year old. Like who does that 💀
I spent some time in Athens, Greece earlier this year, and the scene where Oskar saw the street signs as unintelligible symbols was relatable to that trip.
There was some English on signs and such, but being surrounded by a written language you don't understand is really daunting. Thankfully the people were very helpful to us!
Bro, I absolutely love this show, and your videos are so comprehensive! You’re doing amazing work👍👍👍
David!!!
ChaseNado!!!!
Thank you so much, David!!! You’re the man!
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Can we talk about how sids nose seems to be sitting on his forehead?
It's so weird. I remember watching Hey Arnold, but if you were to ask me about it, I would only be able to tell you about a handful of episodes off the top of my head. Watching this unlocked so many old Hey Arnold memories!
The stories affected me so deeply, though, that even though it's been over two decades since I've seen them, just hearing a character name or plot point brings it all flooding back
Sid's Revege is one of my favorite episodes. The misunderstanding with the onions is priceless.
I always loved Hey Arnold. I was born in 91. I grew up on this show and I always felt I could relate to it. It taught great morals and lessons. I absolutely love this look at the show. Very intriguing videos. Good job!
I said the same thing this show was def part of my childhood
I agree ☝🏽 as well, born in 1991
You literally cannot talk too much about Hey Arnold for me.
Wait til you see where this series goes! It’s going to be SO GOOD. You’re gonna love it 😆
I can't imagine any list or deep dive about Hey Arnold that DOESNT talk about Pigeon Man
The episode with Arnold and his Grandma breaking out the sea turtle and her calling him Number 9 made me think of Codename: Kids next Door. I know that’s a Cartoon Network series but it would be an interesting theory/exploration to see if Grandma might’ve been in KND back in her younger days and is having flashbacks to her time back then during this episode 😂
The kid asking where the bus stop was always got me, and the Oscar episode still makes me tear up to this day, and I'm 27.
the bit where the teacher being bullied by the class really gets to me as i was in a class where the students would non stop harass the same teacher and maker her cry and run out of the room to the teachers staff room where she would phone people up for moral support that was really messed up i just sat there as this whole class went to town on her all the time leaving me feeling bad
There was a math teacher that I had that was like this I felt really bad, kinda feel bad for doing this to other teachers who at the time I thought deserved it. Though I actually defended my math teacher several times.
Had a Geography teacher in 11th grade that was bullied by the class too. I was the only non nasty student, so she confided in me a lot. Poor woman cried every time class ended.
She only lasted a year.
This was a fun video.
I noticed that Grandpa named his raft the “Titanic” in the flood episode. Which is a sly bit of dark humour I appreciate.
Also ngl, Zombie Grandpa in Arnold’s nightmare absolutely scared the piss out of me as a kid. Gave me nightmares lol
Same him laughing and his jaw falls off
It scared me
I thought it implied that it was from the actual Titanic
55:58 Notice how Arnold allows their hands to hold a few seconds longer than normal in conversation. He wanted him to feel human connection. Arnold is such an amazing child character.
This was such a staple in my childhood. Great show. And lets all be honest, we wanted Arnolds bedroom.
"Why do fools fall in love?!"😂
The episode with " Pigeon Man " was a true master piece and that's why I love this show because each episode had a powerful message.
A one hour video of an intensive analysis into the dark side of Hey Arnold with good mic quality? PLEASE THANK YOU 👏
(Edit: Just finished the video 10/10)
Thank you SO MUCH for watching this video, Pyro! I really appreciate it. Glad you enjoyed it :)
Love your content please keep it up
I remember as a kid laughing so hard at the...
_Curly in an extremely proud and impressed voice._ "I haven't changed my underwear in five weeks!"
The zombie grandpa nightmare gave me literal nightmares as a kid. That totally freaked me out.
Thanks for this! Enjoying the thoughts and looking back at some of the darker episodes of a great show.
Helga's Parrot had a delightfully dark ending I'd never have guessed would air on Nickelodeon.
It’s on my list of episodes to talk about for a later episode in this series :)
Also, I'm pretty sure Helga and Olga's mom had a drinking problem or maybe "mothers little helper"...🤔🤷♀️
@@simplyspice7916 oh yeah. 🧠
@@simplyspice7916 yes it was confirmed by the creator that "smoothies" was code for alcohol
@@lindseycassella3015 Yep, even as a little kid I could pick out a drunk🥴
The pigeon man episode always stuck with me. My town had a grain elevator that was full of pigeons and someone started an urban legend about the hey Arnold episode being based on the person who lived there.
Spoiler: no one lived in the grain elevator
That episode showed me how animals need the same respect as humans.
Loving this. Two things:
“Mah-Man-in-the-Fuzzy-Slippers” is how Gerald talks about his dad. I believe we get to see him at some point.
Two, your comment implying that only positive reinforcement works for education is actually incorrect. Negative reinforcement has proven more effective a motivator in tests if you can’t leave without washing out. It’s just dogma that it doesn’t work (evidence suggest a combination would work but you have to genuinely mean sparse compliments, putting it outside the reach of a lot of teachers)
Such an underrated moment
“Whats your name, boy?”
“Curly”
“YOUR HAIR’S NOT CURLY BOI! WHATS YOUR REAL NAME?!”
_its thadius_
The way he says "Thadeus" always give me so much joy for some reason 😂
Then he goes back to calling him Curly
Sid's Revenge was always one of my favorites because something about the increasingly absurd coincidences made me laugh so hard
I watched the whole thing from start to finish. Can’t believe how many topics they covered in the show, I was especially surprised by the Curly episode. I still love Hey Arnold now as much as I did when I was kid. I think the lessons resonate with me even more now looking back at them
Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment, Shawn! I really appreciate it :)
1:15:27 was the best part
Pigeon man episode legit makes me cry every time, the sound and voices are just too well done. Hey Arnold was a truly special show.
A one-two punch of episodes that hit me in the feels were Arnold Betrays Iggy and Helga and the Nanny.
In the former, it's really depressing seeing Arnold so desperate to mend his bond with Iggy with the way he breaks his back. He already apologized, and doesn't owe Iggy anything especially after the guy bluntly refuses his sincere apology and has him to tons of grunt work. But the real coup de grace was Iggy blackmailing Arnold by having him seen in bunny pajamas in public, the aftermath of which ends on the note of Arnold being too disgusted with the outcome to even talk to Iggy anymore, and it's left ambiguous whether or not they ever make up in the future.
Meanwhile in the second, Helga's made to feel her nanny's making her into someone she's not, and when she crosses the line by framing her for a thievery in the Pataki household, the nanny's on the verge of leaving and tells Helga that since she wouldn't let anyone help her, she has to live with the misery she created for herself. Helga then goes home to her folks in a commotion, and goes up to her room silently with a reminder of the guardian figure she drove away.
Both these got me feeling a certain way, and was honestly surprised they went the territories they did. Crazy how much this show appeals to you as an adult.
I love this series but one critique (not really a critique, just a suggestion), you could have put the different stories in a better order, like introducing mr. Simmons first and then doing the episode about the ball monitor. Great idea for a series though!
I agree also maybe if he did each video season to season perhaps.
But yeah I'm totally looking forward to the other videos in this series to come
Just a question, have you ever considered doing any content on Ed Edd n Eddy?
Thought the same thing
@@goofball1804 while Ed Edd and eddy is a great show with great drawings and voice acting, there is almost little to no character progression in each episode. All characters pretty much stay true to themselves and there is no major life lessons...other than don't scam people or be greedy.
Eddy's only progression in in the final episode/movie
I agree. It would give those a better foundation to see that Mr. Simmons is that teacher who cares, but also experiences burnout. As a result in why Curly possibly did not get enough attention he needs. The show is also based on inner city youth, and the diversity is through and through. I never realized there wasn’t a black girl in the show. Good analysis, hopefully another CZcamsr can touch base on critical race theory and diversity in more detail because there is so much to cover in the series. Good job !
As a former zoo volunteer zoos are more about conservation and education. Zoo are also typically part of tge AZA which spends alot of time breeding animals so that they can keep a diverse gene pools. In the long run they also reintroduce animals back into the wilds. Zoos have actually flipped and become the lifeline for many edangered species. However, there is no denying the dark past of the zoos.
That makes me feel better about Zoos! Thank you so much for shining some light on the subject, Antowan. I appreciate that :)
Something else about "The Flood" is that the adults all just shrug off that Mr. Simmons IS the reason that the kids are suck there to be traumatized. That episode hits different when a teacher holding you after the bell because "a few minutes won't hurt" causes you to miss the bus home & you live out of town.
Hell when I was going to high school I knew people whose parents would come and pick them up, no matter the time
i've always loved this show, but your videos on it have made me appreciate it even more-- there really wasn't any other show quite like this one back in the day. it felt more emotionally mature than shows directed at adults sometimes, but always did it in a way that was accessible for the target audience too. a lot of the darker episodes really stuck with me
in particular i always looked up to mr. simmons, even when i was a kid. he's just such a sincere and kindhearted character and i felt bad the students gave him a hard time. i admire the hell out of teachers that genuinely care about their students and their profession
In episode 9 season 1. In the last bus scene the mugger takes grandma's purse and looks inside it . Have you ever noticed the bullets inside her purse? and if she also packing heat?
Actually Arnold’s grandmother grew up in the time of wars
When evil Hitler was still roaming the earth
For grandma to be holding bullets makes sense
We always see how she wanted to be a good fighter but she couldn’t because she was a woman
It’s possible she just had a very supportive father and that is a Reminder of her father
Treating her equally and wanting her to be tough knowing the tragedies that are coming
This was my favorite cartoon as a kid, growing up in Brooklyn in the 90s with overprotective parents. I couldn't relate at all, I couldn't go anywhere or do anything so I lived vicariously through Arnold and his friends 😂. The soundtrack is also my favorite in a TV show. I go back to watching this from time to time. It's relaxing and reminds me of a simpler time.
Edit: the bus pass sh*t especially 🥲😭 getting your student metro stolen is definitely asswh00ping worthy lmao
I too grew up in the 90’s in Brooklyn with overprotective parents so I also can’t relate and lived through their wacky activities. I really wished I could be friends with them 😢😂
@@dinkyboss same! 😭 even down to the campfire lasses 😭. Being a girl scout was not as cool lmao
Facts when I lived in brooklyn my parents wouldn't let me do shit lol then we moved to nc but the school ps 118 they go to in the show reminds me of brooklyn
I feel the overprotective parents thing. Never was allowed to be a normal kid or get out of the country since I was convinced that we didn't have money even for the simplest of things. Really makes you live vicariously through the oddest means.
Growing up in Brooklyn, you probably related to some aspects of the show without even realizing it. The whole series is a quiet love letter to urban America. One of the things I’ve always loved about it.
Pidgeonman was a fascinating and sad episode. And I think if they were allowed, they would show him commit suicide, but in my opinion leaving this place of the fear of this happening again, when he finally found a human he could relate to, is also very effective.
The one thing I don't like about Hey Arnold is that we never got to see my man Fuzzy Slippers 😭😂
The older I get, the more I relate to pigeon man😭 Great series and I appreciate your hard work. Can’t wait for the rest💜
So true 😥
just don’t go jumping off any buildings haha
same. even down to the homelessness.
I love your videos too!
@@brockisbackinaction1234 I do want to go skydiving one day but besides that I won’t😭
"Nuclear Ball" is effectively like a game which got banned in my last years of middle school we lovingly called "suicide", which involved a tennis ball. You belt the ball at the wall as your classmates are standing there, and those classmates tried to run back to the line you were standing on before you catch the ball on the rebound. Most of the times, it ended with the person throwing it using the chance to cream a classmate they didn't like, or it ended with half the class wiping out trying to make it back to the line, or on the funniest of occasions, both.
That security guard at the aquarium always gave me a good laugh 😂 he teased and laughed at the animals so much that karma fell in love with him lol
Despite all the dark points of the various episodes, this video as a whole just left me with a warm feeling afterwards. Regardless of anything that may happen, the episodes almost always end on a good note that makes you feel good.