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| 40 :03x01 - Helga Blabs It All / Harold the Butcher (Aug/31/1998) | Helga Blabs It All
While feeling the effects of laughing gas, Helga leaves a confessional message of love on Arnold's phone machine. She then has to get into the boarding house in order to erase the message.
Harold the Butcher
After Harold shoplifts some meat from the butcher shop, he is sentenced to work off his punishment. Harold realizes he has discovered his calling and that he wants to become a butcher. | | Guest Stars: Elliott Gould as Rabbi Goldberg | | Director: Craig Bartlett | |
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| 41 :03x02 - Dangerous Lumber / Mr. Hyunh Goes Country (Sep/02/1998) | Dangerous Lumber
Arnold becomes a hot (and dangerous) hitter. He keeps injuring people everytime he swings the bat. Afraid of hurting more people, Arnold refuses to play ball. Mickey Kaline helps him out.
Mr. Hyunh Goes Country
Arnold and Gerald manage the career of the most unlikely country-and-western singer, Mr. Hyunh. | | Guest Stars: Randy Travis as Mr. Hyunh (singing)/Travis Randall, Ron Perlman as Mickey Kaline, Hari Oziel as Boy at Fair | | Director: Craig Bartlett | |
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| 42 :03x03 - Casa Paradiso / Gerald's Tonsils (Sep/07/1998) | Casa Paradiso
Grandpa becomes tired of dealing with the boarding house and decides to sell it. Arnold has to convince him how important it is for everyone to remain in the boarding house and what they would lose if it was sold.
Gerald's Tonsils
Gerald has his tonsils removed before a big concert and must come to grips with the fact that his voice has changed. | | Director: Craig Bartlett | |
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| 45 :03x06 - Curly Snaps / Pre-Teen Scream (Sep/23/1998) | Curly Snaps
When Curly is cheated out of the kickball collecting position at school, he goes mad and he locks himself inside the principal’s office. As the entire school becomes involved in this spreading crisis, Arnold is selected as a negotiator and he must figure out what exactly Curly is upset about.
Pre-Teen Scream
Phoebe likes to be considered smart and reasonable, though she’s really just like every girl her age, especially when it comes to the pop star Ronnie Mathews. Phoebe would like nothing more than to spend time with him, though when she wins two tickets to actually do such, she isn’t certain if she’ll have the resolve to go through with it. | | Guest Stars: Nika Futterman as Cynthia, Bronson Pinchot as Ronnie Matthews | | Director: Craig Bartlett | |
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| 46 :03x07 - Grandpa's Birthday / Road Trip (Sep/30/1998) | Grandpa's Birthday
Grandpa thinks he's going to die soon because no one in his family ever made it past his age. He prepares to die, and Arnold tries to convince him that life is still worth living.
Road Trip
Helga and Miriam get stuck on the road together with no money. They get to know one another and Miriam saves the day when she wins a mechanical bull-riding competition. | | Guest Stars: Maurice LaMarche as Mechanic, Kate Miner as Singer | | Director: Craig Bartlett | |
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| 47 :03x08 - Sid's Revenge / Roller Coaster (Oct/07/1998) | Sid's Revenge
Principal Wartz gives Sid a detention believeing he placed fake vomit so he could trip over, even though it wasn't Sid who put it there. As a result, Sid seeks revenge and reates "Revenge Doll" of Wartz's face, like they do in tribes. He thinks he killed Wartz with the curse. Arnold thinks he's paranoid, even though there are a few clues hinting out that Wartz is dead.
Roller Coaster
Eugene wants to ride with the gang, but they all think he's a jinx and won't go with him. Arnold decides to break the cycle of pain and rides with Eugene, but they get stuck. | | Guest Stars: Dan Castellaneta as Dr. Steiglitz, Gregg Berger as Lucky / Amusement Park Worker, Mary Gross as Sheena's Aunt Shelly | | Directors: Dan Poverman, Craig Bartlett | |
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| 48 :03x09 - The Aptitude Test / Oskar Gets a Job (Oct/14/1998) | The Aptitude Test
After the results of an aptitude test are announced, Harold gains self-confidence and Helga feels dumber.
Oskar Gets a Job
Arnold is instrumental in persuading Oskar to actually get off his butt and get a temporary job. | | Director: Craig Bartlett | |
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| 50 :03x11 - Career Day / Hey Harold! (Oct/21/1998) | Career Day
It’s Career Day at PS 118 and all of the children are being assigned temporary jobs with adults in a specified field. While many of the students in Arnold’s class are getting interesting jobs, Arnold gets stuck with the Jolly Olly man, much to his chagrin.
Hey Harold!
Despite the fact that Harold is Jewish, he wants nothing more than to work in a butcher shop, as he has always dreamed of such since he was a toddler. Harold decides to forsake his traditions as he begs Mr. Green to give him a chance to help out, though Mr. Green is reluctant to do such, as he is uncertain if Harold has the work ethic for the position. | | Guest Stars: Dan Castellaneta as Fireman, Gregg Berger as Willie's Father / Policeman, Moira Quirk as Italian ice kid | | Director: Craig Bartlett | |
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| 51 :03x12 - Best Man / Cool Party (Nov/02/1998) | Best Man
The Coach wants to remarry Tish and asks Arnold to be his best man. Along the way, Arnold teaches the coach a thing or two about love and sacrifice.
Cool Party
Rhonda has a party and only invites the cool kids. Arnold attends, but realizes her party is only for snobs. He leaves and has his own party with his buddies, and eventually Rhonda realizes that 'geek' is cooler than 'cool'. | | Director: Craig Bartlett | |
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| 52 :03x13 - Arnold & Lila / Grand Prix (Nov/04/1998) | Arnold & Lila
Helga, lost in a love reverie, writes 'Arnold loves Helga' on a wall, but changes the name to 'Lila' when the kids approach. Lila thinks that Arnold loves her until he explains the mistake. Then he falls for Lila and she is forced to break up with him.
Grand Prix
The kids all try to outdo each other in a city-wide go-cart race. | | Director: Craig Bartlett | |
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| 53 :03x14 - Arnold's Thanksgiving (Nov/18/1998) | | Arnold and Helga both think they are having the worst Thanksgivings ever. Arnold's family is celebrating President's Day, and Olga is at the Pataki house. When Arnold and Helga go to Mr. Simmons' house, they discover he has an obnoxious family, so they think their families aren't so bad after all. | | Director: Craig Bartlett | |
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| 54 :03x15 - Helga's Show / The Flood (Nov/25/1998) | Helga's Show
Helga preforms impressions of her classmates at the "Coco Hut", and they get offended and start ignoring her.
The Flood
When school is out, Mr. Simmons' class gets stuck in the school because of an upcoming flood. When the class starts getting out of control, Arnold has to think quick. | | Director: Craig Bartlett | |
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| 55 :03x16 - Phoebe Takes the Fall / The Pig War (Dec/07/1998) | Phoebe Takes the Fall
P.S. 118 is holding a Spelling Bee, and Helga wants to win one trophy to get out of Olga's shadow, but Phoebe has to back out of the competition for Helga to make it.
The Pig War
Grandpa wants to re-enact the Pig War between the Americans and the British, but whoever wins gets a choice to eat the pig... Abner! | | Director: Craig Bartlett | |
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| 56 :03x17 - Part-Time Friends / Bio Square (Dec/07/1998) | Part-Time Friends
When the legendary musical duo of Dino and Don Spumoni split up, they each move into the boarding house (unknown to each other). So it's up to Arnold and Gerald to restore harmony...
Bio Square
Helga and Arnold locked in a greenhouse together for 24 hours? Now THERE'S a science fair project! They should both get a great grade on it - if they don't kill each other first. | | Director: Craig Bartlett | |
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| 57 :03x18 - Crabby Author / Rich Kid (Dec/28/1998) | Crabby Author
Arnold has to do a book report, and he decides to do it on his favorite author, Agitha Cawfield, but he sees her bad side when she is very crabby & rude to him.
Rich Kid
There is a new kid at P.S. 118, but he isn't the playful type, and he doesn't know the definition of fun, so Arnold and the gang try to teach him to have fun and take a break off his busy schedule. | | Director: Craig Bartlett | |
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| 58 :03x19 - Girl Trouble / School Dance (Jan/04/1999) | Girl Trouble
Arnold, Gerald, Helga, and Phoebe are all chosen to work together on a History project, and Helga and Arnold pour pain on each other. Grandpa tells Arnold about his share of girl trouble with his now wife, Gertrude.
School Dance
P.S. 118 is have a school dance, and Arnold is chosen to provide the music entertainment for everyone, and when Dino Spumoni agrees to play his farewell concert there, he signs a depressing song. | | Director: Craig Bartlett | |
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| 59 :03x20 - School Play (Mar/08/1999) | | The school is doing the play "Romeo & Juliet." Arnold lands the role as Romeo, so Helga will do anything to beat out the other girls to get the part of Juliet, so that she can kiss Arnold in the final scene. | | Director: Craig Bartlett | |
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