Written by Antionette Stella
Story by Michelle Lamoreaux and Joseph Purdy
Storyboard Direction by Kurt Dumas
Animation Direction by Frank Weiss
Storyboard Artist: Cesar Martinez
Cast:
Arnold - Spencer Klein
Helga - Francesca Smith
Phoebe, pet shop clerk - Anndi McAfee
Lila - Ashley Buccille
Grandpa - Dan Castellaneta
Big Bob Pataki - Maurice LaMarche
Miriam Pataki - Kath E. Soucie
Mr. Simmons - Dan Butler
Parrot - Candi Milo
* Any parrot who can memorize an entire poem after hearing it once and then recite it without making mistakes is probably worth its weight in platinum on the talk show circuit
* When Grandpa was telling Arnold what to do if someone comes to the door looking for a parrot, it's a good thing Grandpa wasn't talking to Harold during "Harold's Kitty"
* There's another appearance of Arnold's shirt
* Helga was stuck behind Arnold's couch, then is seen breaking through the ceiling above the kitchen - but the two aren't connected; she would have broken into either the second floor hallway or someone's room
* Right after Lila asks the parrot to recite the poem, look behind the parrot to the right; there's a picture of Ruth on the wall of Arnold's room
* For a network that pretty much goes out of its way to keep its shows from using the word "dead", Nickelodeon certainly surprised me by showing a parrot being eaten by a monitor lizard!
* How do you describe a dead parrot without using the word "dead"? Well, they can borrow a line from episode 8 of Monty Python's Flying Circus (first shown in 1969): Helga's parrot "is passed on. This parrot is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to meet its maker. This is a late parrot. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace...It's rung down the curtain and joined the choir-invisible. This is an ex-parrot!" (If you go by a video store, look for Monty Python's Flying Circus DVD #3 (in the purple box) or, if you find a set of the old Paramount tapes (not the A&E ones), tape 15...and yes, that's John Cleese (...and Michael Palin...and Eric Idle...and if you think you see someone who looks like director Terry Gilliam, that's him) back in 1969.)
Written by Craig Bartlett
Storyboard Direction by Mike Svayko
Animation Direction by Christine Kolosov
Storyboard Artists: Jay Lender, Miyuki Hoshikawa
Cast:
Arnold - Spencer Klein
Gerald - Jamil Smith
Camp Fire Lass - Francesca Smith
Timberly - Avriel Epps (spelled "Avreil" in the credits)
Harvey, Pop Daddy - Lou Rawls
Mr. Green - James Keane
* Timberly must really be good at turning on the charm, if she can get the Jolly Olly man and Oskar to hand over money for nothing
* Did it ever occur to Arnold and Gerald to buy another 40 boxes? At least then they could break even. (Of course, they would have had to join the Camp Fire Lads to get the discount...)
* The credits for the Pop Daddy show:
o Executive Producer - Snoop Cat
o Directed by Voo Wang
o Casting by Rufus Bonito
o Edited by Kiko El-Paino
o Music by The Mood Rings
o An In Your Face Production
Song Lyrics - the "Pop Daddy" theme (in the closing credits)
(Gerald: "Sing it, Pop Daddy")
You know, you know,
I love them little turtles
Like taking candy from a baby
(Gerald: "You my sugar daddy")
Check it out - you're Pop Daddy's little sugar baby
Pop Daddy - Hey...someday you gonna learn crime don't pay
Pop Daddy - Pop Daddy's taking you downtown today
(Gerald: "A dude with attitude")
That's what's happenin'
Like taking candy from a little old baby
Are you thinkin' what I'm thinkin'? Yeah
(Gerald: "See, that's a cop")