

Season 5 • Episode 42
LatestGrandpa's Packard is stolen from an antique car show.
The daily life of Arnold--a fourth-grader with a wild imagination, street smarts and a head shaped like a football.
Writing
Helga's Shakespearean monologues to her Arnold shrine—unhinged poetry.
Direction
Bartlett's real NYC boarding house childhood bleeds into every frame.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Craig Bartlett married Lisa Groening—Matt Groening's sister—connecting Hey Arnold! to The Simpsons family tree.
The fictional Hillwood city blends Portland, Seattle, and Brooklyn; Bartlett grew up in a real Seattle boarding house where the bathroom was down the hall.