Steely Phil

Arnold helps Grandpa, or "Steely Phil" as he's known in the park's Chinese Checkers area, train for a tournament - and a rematch with the man who caused him to retire from the game forty years ago Written by Steve Viksten Story by Antoinette Stella Storyboard Direction by Stark Howell Animation Direction by Larry Leichliter Storyboard Artist: Chris Robertson Cast: Arnold - Phillip Van Dyke Grandpa, tournament director - Dan Castellaneta Robby Fisher - Sam McMurray     * Chinese Checkers is supposed to be with ten pieces per side, not six     * ...and it's impossible to get a stalemate, mainly because pieces aren't removed (which allows for stalemates in chess) and can move in all directions (unlike in "regular" checkers (draughts, for those of you in Europe reading this...and I'm not sure what it's called in Australia))     * ...and if Chinese Checkers is like the regular kind, a "stalemate" is not a draw; if a player can't move, the other player wins (and what would have happened had there been a tie in an earlier round?)     * If the tournament was a tie, how come Grandpa got the trophy?     * "Robby Fisher" and "Boris Slasky" are supposed to be Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky, who were world chess champions in 1972-75 and 1969-72     * The digits on Arnold's clock get bigger and change shape while he's talking to Grandpa

Quantity Time

Helga has the week off from school and Big Bob takes the week off from work, but when Miriam spends the week taking care of her mother, Big Bob's attempts to spend some "quantity" - er, quality - time with Helga only make her angrier and angrier Written by Steve Viksten Storyboard and Animation Direction by Steve Socki Storyboard Artist: John Flagg Cast: Arnold - Phillip Van Dyke Helga - Francesca Marie Smith Phoebe - Anndi McAfee Grandpa, the barber - Dan Castellaneta Big Bob Pataki - Maurice LaMarche Miriam Pataki, woman - Kath Soucie Uncredited: Caesar, woman next to him at "Rats"     * It's not surprising Helga failed a math test, considering that her math book has a very large hole in just about every page so she can hide her book of poems in it (in "The Little Pink Book")     * In most baseball games the kids play, everybody bats left-handed, but Helga is batting right-handed here     * Helga's bed clothes usually don't have "legs" Song Lyrics The opening song from Rats Rats - we're rats - We're funny and forlorn; We live in sewers, love in sewers, And our hearts are torn; We laugh, we cry, We sing in harmony; I love her - but I love him - And darn it, he loves me! Ohhh...Rats Rats Rats Rats Rats! The closing song Nibble, nibble, nibble, nibble, Underneath the grimy street; What a dreary kibble life is; What a bitter dish, defeat; The rodent's life is pain, Impotent and inane - There's only one thing worse than Cats; Rats - we're rats - We're maudlin and repressed; We live in sewers, love in sewers, That's why we're depressed! And oh, the pain, We need to share with you, And in three hours, You're gonna feel it too! Ohhh...Rats - Rats, Rats, Rats!

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