Heat

A hot day goes from bad to worse for Arnold; a brownout causes the house's air conditioner to stop working, a fire keeps the fire hydrants dry, the city pool is full, and the ice cream truck man wants $18 for a Sno-Cone, which Arnold (with a little help from Helga climbing the truck) turns into a riot - looks like somebody didn't "Do the Right Thing" Written by Jonathan Greenberg Storyboard Direction by Tuck Tucker Animation Direction by Juli Murphy-Hashiguchi Storyboard Artist: John Mathot Cast: Arnold - Toran Caudell Gerald - Jamil W. Smith Helga - Francesca Marie Smith (credited as "Francesa") Brainy, radio DJ - Craig Bartlett Eugene - Christopher J. Castile Harold - Justin Shenkarow Sid, Iggy (uncredited; unconfirmed) - Sam Gifaldi Grandpa, Jolly Olly man - Dan Castellaneta Grandma - Tress MacNeille Ernie - Dom Irrera Mr. Green - James Keane Harvey - Lou Rawls Lana - Christine Ebersole Oskar - Steve Viksten Man in pool - Quintin Flynn uncredited: Voice in traffic jam (note it's not Caesar doing the speaking, as his lips don't move)     * Arnold wears briefs (as opposed to boxer shorts)     * Something you don't see every day: Sid's hair (and in this episode, he's got a full head of hair, but in "Helga's Makeover" and "Wheezin' Ed", it's all stringy)     * Something else you don't see every day: Gerald isn't wearing his "33" shirt     * Fire hydrants don't spray their water from the top (and turning them on is usually illegal)     * Uh, how is the ice cream man supposed to make money if he's setting the prices so high that nobody will buy any?     * The pool does not allow horseplay, kicking, splashing, diving, drinking pool water, or kids (but pets are OK) - and what pool allows swimmers to wear hats?     * Gerald, Park, Sid, Brainy, Iggy, Rhonda, and Sheena are wearing long pants despite the heat     * Speaking of clothes, all of the girls are wearing what they usually wear, but quite a few of the boys are wearing less than usual     * Quite a few kids, including Phoebe and Ruth, disappear once the trouble begins     * When the truck is first being tipped, Eugene is on the other side from everyone else     * There's no credit for Iggy, but he does have a line (right when Helga gets on the ice cream truck); the voice sounds like Sid's (I wouldn't be surprised if it was recorded for Sid but animated as Iggy)

Snow

It's the first snow of the season and P.S. 118 is closed, so Arnold is headed out to play in the snow - just as soon as he helps Grandpa clear the sidewalk of snow, fix the furnace, put snow tires on the car, store the wood,... Written by Craig Bartlett and Rachel Lipman Storyboard Direction by Bert Ring Animation Direction by Steve Socki Storyboard Artist: Debbie Baber Cast: Arnold - Toran Caudell Gerald - Jamil W. Smith Helga - Francesca Marie Smith Eugene - Christopher J. Castile Harold - Justin Shenkarow Grandpa, bus driver, Grandpa's grandfather - Dan Castellaneta Grandma, Harold's aunt - Tress MacNeille Ernie - Dom Irrera Harvey - Lou Rawls Mr. Hyunh - Baoan Coleman Oskar - Steve Viksten Radio DJ - Craig Bartlett     * Mr. Hyunh admits he is from Vietnam, something he left out of the Christmas Special (although the clues all pointed to it), and also that he was born after 1949 (which means he was younger than 26 when he sent his daughter here in 1975)     * Helga's snow-Arnold has five carrots on the left (facing Helga) and four on the right, just as Arnold is usually drawn with five "spikes" of hair on the left and four on the right     * All of the kids except Arnold are wearing either earmuffs or large hats - then again, what earmuffs or hat will cover Arnold's ears?     * Grandpa certainly waited long enough after creating the "ice rink" before telling Arnold about it     * Somebody Call The Animators: when Arnold is on the roof, one of his socks suddenly gets a hard bottom sole

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