History Heartwarming / HeyArnold

* Helga [[ThrowingTheFight throwing]] the titular competition of "Spelling Bee" after overhearing that her father attempted to bribe Arnold into losing.

** The end of [[AwfulWeddedLife Arnold's nightmare]] has Arnold call out Nightmare!Helga for her {{Jerkass}} facade - [[spoiler: too bad the LoveEpiphany is interrupted by his alarm clock]].

* When Arnold tries to collect money to buy a ticket for Mickey Kaline's last baseball match, Grandpa reminds him about the money earned when Arnold took care of dogs. When he goes to take it out, Grandpa sneaks a bill from his own pocket into Arnold's money.

** Grandpa driving Arnold to the stadium to give the baseball back to Micky Kaline was heartwarming on its own. To make it even more heartwarming, Micky Kaline decides to play catch with Arnold for a while, reminiscing about his career with his biggest fan.

*** The next day, they hang out and have fun. While eating Patty confesses, much to Harold's disbelief that she doesn't like lunch period because she usually sits alone and has since second grade, due to her reputation for being tough, and wishes she had a friend to sit with that she could talk to, "in between chewing." After the day ends Harold offers to sit with her at lunch the next day. When she accepts, she sounds probably the happiest she ever has in the series.

* While we don't actually see it. WordOfGod says Arnold and Helga eventually end up HappilyMarried as adults.

*** The next day, they hang out and have fun. While eating Patty confesses, much to Harold's disbelief that she doesn't like lunch period because she usually sits alone and has since second grade, due to her reputation for being tough, and wishes she had a friend to sit with that she could talk to, "in between chewing." After the day ends Harold offers to sit with her at lunch the next day. The look on her face is arguably one of the happiest she has ever had.

** For more details, they both go to a party that neither wanted to go to. They meet and butt heads at first, but then they hit it off so much that by the time the party iss over and everyone has left, they are ''still'' on the balcony talking.

'''Helga:''' ''(whispers)'' [-Merry Christmas, Arnold-].

* Related, Big Bob has a mild heart attack, ''almost'' gets persuaded to join a hippie commune, but thanks to Helga, decides not to do so. He also decides that since there were some good ideas in there that were helpful, not to abandon it completely.

* Related, Big Bob has a mild heart attack, ''almost'' gets persuaded to join a hippie commune, but thanks to Helga, decides not to do so. He also decides that since there were soem good ideas in there that were helpful, not to abandon it completely.

* Also the ending to "Phoebe Skips". It shows how Helga and Phoebe`s friendship means to each other.

** And it sticks, too, flying right in the face of StatusQuoIsGod. He's now addicted to radishes...well, at least they're healthy.

''(cut to outside the house, where Helga stands, a loving smile on her face as she stares at the house, the snow falling gently around her)''\\

--> '''Grandpa Phil'''/(Flashback)'''Phil's Dad''': "Twenty Three Skidoo! Boys, you're going to remember this for the rest of your lives!"

Hey Arnold is one of the more emotionally touching kids cartoons ever made. That means a lot since there are more heartwarming moments than TearJerking moments.

** The end of [[AwfulWeddedLife Arnold's nightmare]] has Arnold call out Nightmare!Helga for her JerkassFacade - [[spoiler: too bad the LoveEpiphany is interrupted by his alarm clock]].

** When Mr. Hyunh [[https://youtu.be/4vWLnV9DCEU finally reunites with his long-lost daughter]].

** Arnold taking up the challenge of finding a person whose whereabouts have been unknown for over 20 years just to give Mr. Hyunh a happy Christmas. Keep in mind, Mr. Hyunh is not related to Arnold in any way, they just live in the same building.

** Any episode starring Big Patty, really; how Arnold manages to convince her to fake a beatdown on Helga and they share a bit of heart to heart, how Harold stands up to [[ThoseTwoGuys Stinky and Sid]] when they mock Patty (twice; first time after a dance together, second time after losing an arm-wrestling match to her with pride and dignity) and even ''[[SpoiledSweet Rhonda]]'' who gave another snobby materialistic girl a verbal beatdown before things escalated into a repeat of the reform school they both went to, or worse. By the end of each episode, they all gain a bit of respect towards Patty and find that she isn't so bad as they first thought after all.

--> Grandpa Phil/(Flashback)Phil's Dad: "Twenty Three Skidoo! Boys, you're going to remember this for the rest of your lives!"

---> Arnold: "So, what do you think we'll be doing in seventy years?"
---> Gerald: "Lookin' at this comet again!"
---> Phil: "Yes sir! Course, I won't be. I'll be... y'know."
---> Gerald: "Man, no ya won't, Phil."
---> Phil: [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments "Will you stop calling me 'Phil?!'"]]

** How about Helga sacrificing her own gift (the Nancy Spumoni signature boots that were considered a hot Christmas item) in order to make it happen without any recognition and without any sort of notice. And keep in mind that this was from her parents who seem to have a WellDoneSonGuy relationship with her. So for her to sacrifice that rare bit of recognition and love from them in order for Arnold to make Mr. Hyunh's wish come true is just...it's a mix of a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and a TearJerker. [[WhatYouAreInTheDark And no one will ever know]].

---> Phil: [[CrowningMomentOfFunny "Will you stop calling me 'Phil?!'"]]

** But when the fireworks make the sunken Mayflower pastiche ship miraculously [[CrowningMomentOfFunny rise back from the river...]]

-->'''Helga''': But if you leave now, that little football headed kid will never believe in miracles again.

--->'''Gerald:''' Well, I guess miracles can happen after all.\\