Arnold's Hat

Helga steals Arnold's hat to complete her secret shrine - a statue in the shape of Arnold's head made from Arnold-chewed bubble gum - but Arnold feels he's lost a part of himself...but in order for Helga to fix the problem, first she has to get the hat, which her mother tossed into the trash that is now on its way to the dump Written by Steve Viksten Storyboard Direction by Tuck Tucker Animation Direction by Larry Leichliter Storyboard Artist: John Mathot Cast: Arnold - Toran Caudell Gerald - Jamil W. Smith Helga - Francesca Marie Smith Grandpa, Jolly Olly man, TV announcer - Dan Castellaneta Grandma, Arnold's mother - Tress MacNeille Mr. Green (uncredited) - James Keane Harvey, bus driver - Lou Rawls Miriam Pataki - Kath E. Soucie Mrs. Vitello - Elizabeth Ashley Arnold's father - Craig Bartlett     * Don't even THINK about trying this at home: Arnold and Gerald were putting metal kitchen utensils on their kite - if the metal hits a power line, anything from shorting the power line (and cutting off somebody's power) to giving the string-holder an electric shock to knocking the line down (not good for anyone underneath it at the time) could happen     * There's a sign on the door of Helga's room that says "HELGA'S ROOM", but it's on the inside; call me crazy, but I would think that she would want to put the sign on the outside part of the door     * Arnold wears his hat in the shower, which at first makes it seem hard for him to wash his hair, but a closer look at his head exposes a bald spot where he usually wears his hat     * When Helga is climbing up the stairs in her house, it sounds like there's a cat there     * Miriam Should Cut Down On The Starch: When Helga crashes through the wooden shack, the hole made includes a hole made by her hair ribbon     * There's a possible explanation for why Arnold "needs" his hat: it's probably the one thing that still links him to his parents (in the flashback, his parents give him his first hat)     * Hatless Alert: (I believe the word is "Doy!")

Stoop Kid

A kid who spends all day and all night on his stoop terrorizes everybody who comes near it, but when Arnold discovers his secret - he's afraid to leave the stoop - everybody makes fun of the kid until Arnold decides to help him Written by Steve Viksten Storyboard Direction by Kelly James Animation Direction by Juli Murphy-Hashiguchi Storyboard Artist: Tricia Garcia Cast: Arnold - Toran Caudell Gerald - Jamil W. Smith Harold - Justin Shenkarow (credited as "Shankarow") Park, Iggy - Marcus Toji (credited as "Togi") Rhonda - Olivia Hack Sid - Sam Gifaldi Mr. Green - James Keane Harvey (uncredited) - Lou Rawls Mrs. Johanssen (credited as "Johanson") - Shari Belafonte Stoop Kid - Danny Cooksey     * Guest voice: Danny Cooksey (Salute Your Shorts; those of you who remember Diff'rent Strokes might know him as playing Arnold's stepbrother when Mr. Drummond got remarried) as Stoop Kid     * When Sid is first shown, you can't see any hair in the gap in his hat just above where it snaps together, but later in the episode, you can     * Not only is it a slow news day if the newspaper headline says "STOOP KID AFRAID TO LEAVE HIS STOOP", it only took a few seconds after the kids started the chant for the paper to be printed and delivered     * Stoop Kid has to leave his stoop eventually - for example, how else can he go to the bathroom? (DON'T answer that...)

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