Ransom

Arnold and Gerald try to find the person who stole Gerald's sister Timberly's stuffed animal and is holding it for ransom Written by Jonathan Greenberg Storyboard Direction by Kelly James Animation Direction by Steve Socki (Only Steve Socki received a "Directed By" credit) Storyboard Artists: Scott Shaw, Tim Parsons Cast: Arnold - Phillip Van Dyke Gerald - Jamil W. Smith Curly - Adam Wylie Harold - Justin Shenkarow Timberly - Avriel Epps Chocolate Boy - Jordan Warkol (credited as "Workhol") Wally, announcer - John Schuck     * In the game, the cards Gerald is holding appear to be regular playing cards     * The episode takes place in mid-June, but that brings up the question: is that between third and fourth grades or between fourth and fifth? (Yes, there are some questions that even I have to answer "who cares?") Song Lyrics to the Wally theme song Wally loves you - all you little girls and boys Wally loves you - and he loves it when you buy his toys He loves to see your happy faces So buy his sheets and pillowcases Buy his ribbons for your hair And buy his fuzzy underwear Buy a Wally salad spinner Eat a Wally TV dinner Tell your dad to tell your mom To buy a Wally CD-ROM Wally loves you - all you little girls and boys Wally loves you - and he loves it when you buy his toys (a "salad spinner" is an automatic salad mixer - it's a plastic bowl with a lid that has a handle on it; you turn it and it "spins" the salad)

Ms. Perfect

The girls are all jealous of a new girl in the class (even Phoebe, who's no longer always the first with the answers), but after they play a prank on her, they discover that her home life is far from perfect Written by Steve Viksten Storyboard Direction by Kelly James Animation Direction by Steve Socki (Only Steve Socki received a "Directed By" credit) Storyboard Artist: Scott Shaw Cast: Helga - Francesca Marie Smith Phoebe - Anndi L. McAfee Rhonda - Olivia Hack Stinky - Christopher P. Walberg Mr. Simmons, Lila's father - Dan Butler Lila - Ashley Buccille Big girl (Patty) - Danielle Judovitz Lunch lady - Kath E. Soucie     * This is the only story in the first four seasons where Arnold doesn't say anything     * What's this? Somebody (Rhonda) actually wears something different to school for a change? (Well, besides Arnold's "black belt" period in "Mugged")     * When Lila is finishing her first joke, Rhonda suddenly switches from her French outfit to her "usual" one; also, during the Jell-O indicent, her beret disappears and then reappears     * When Lila was assigned a new locker, the girl who got her old locker got her old combination as well; it's never a good thing when someone else knows your locker combination     * If the girls really wanted to "let Lila have it", they should have let her trade her fake meat sandwich, wax apple, and pickle juice lunch, and then try to explain her way out of it (then again, watching her get a broom closet beating may have been going overboard, even for five jealous fourth graders)     * Don't try that stunt with the string tied to the chair at your school - not just because it's not a nice thing to do, but it won't work unless the binder is glued to the vending machine; when Lila pulled her chair back, the string should have pulled the binder away from the machine     * Francesca Marie Smith got a credit as "Helga/Sheena", but Sheena never said anything (except when the other girls were talking as well, but Nadine didn't get a credit)     * The big girl's name is revealed to be Patty in the third season episode "Helga vs. Big Patty"

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