History Recap / HeyArnoldS5E97TimberlyLovesArnoldEugeneEugene

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* RealityEnsues: Part of the episode's conflict is that Arnold doesn't want to dump Timberly out of the fear that it will hurt her feelings. When he ''finally'' does so, however, Timberly goes into a cheerful tangent about waffles before going inside for a snack and offhandly telling Arnold that he "doesn't have to be [her] boyfriend if he doesn't want to". Though it may have ''seemed'' like a big deal, Arnold had forgotten that Timberly is a ''first-grader'' and that romance doesn't matter ''that much'' to her.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Lila asks to accompany Timberly and Arnold to the baseball game, outright calling it a threesome. Arnold's flustered expression doesn't help much.
-->'''Lila''': That is, if Arnold doesn't mind making it a threesome.

* OutOfCharacterMoment: Subverted. Arnold showing no signs of having a crush on Lila seems to be this at first glance. However, WordOfGod confirms that "Timberly Loves Arnold" was made with the intention of squandering Arnold's unrequited crush on Lila. This, being the following episode, confirms this, as Lila [[DemotedToExtra becomes a voiceless background character]] in the subsequent episodes and movies.

* JerkassBall: Once Lila expresses how "ever so sweet" she finds Arnold and Timberly as a couple (and hanging out with them more as a result), Arnold decides to use Timberly's crush to try and win Lila over, even after Gerald points out how ridiculous it is. He does feel guilty about it in the end and confesses to both girls what he did.

* OutOfCharacterMoment: Subverted. Arnold showing no signs of having a crush on Lila seems to be this at first glance. However, WordOfGod confirms that "Timberly Loves Arnold" was made with the intention of squandering Arnold's unrequited crush on Lila. This, being its sister episode, confirms this, as Lila [[DemotedToExtra becomes a voiceless background character]] in the subsequent episodes and movies.

* RelationshipSabotage: Helga has no interest in this play and gets a job doing stage crew work, and once she finds out that Arnold and Lila will be together onstage, she tries yet again to screw everything up for them, even though Arnold has lost interest in her at this point. When she sees Arnold won't end up kissing Lila, she aborts her own sabotage attempt, but not before it backfires.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Timberly's crush on Arnold started because of Arnold agreeing to allow her to accompany he and Gerald on their activities and teaching her to throw a Frisbee. Gerald immediately catches on when Timberly calls him "the nicest boy ever".

* OutOfCharacterMoment: Subverted. Arnold showing no signs of having a crush on Lila seems to be this at first glace. However, WordOfGod confirms that "Timberly Loves Arnold" was made with the intention of squandering Arnold's unrequited crush on Lila. This, being its sister episode, confirms this, as Lila [[DemotedToExtra becomes a voiceless background character]] in the subsequent episodes and movies.

* RelationshipSabotage: Helga has no interest in this play and gets a job doing stage crew work, and once she finds out that Arnold and Lila will be together onstage, she tries yet again to screw everything up for them, even though Arnold has lost interest in her at this point. When she sees Arnold won't end up kissing Lila, she aborts her own sabotage attempt.

* JerkassBall: Once Lila expresses how "ever so sweet" she finds Arnold and Timberly as a couple (and hanging out with them more as a result), Arnold decides to use Timberly's crush to try and win Lila over, even after Gerald points out how ridiculous and it is. He does feel guilty about it in the end and confesses to both girls what he did.

* HopelessSuitor: After one final failed attempt to woo Lila by using Timberly's crush on him to make Lila like him, she expresses her disappointment in him. Arnold seems to realize that his pursuit of Lila is pointless, as by "Eugene, Eugene!") he no longer shows any romantic feelings for her when they are acting in a play together. In fact, this episode was made specifically to end the Arnold/Helga/Lila love triangle and Lila was DemotedToExtra after "Eugene, Eugene!".

* OutOfCharacterMoment: Subverted. Arnold showing no signs of having a crush on Lila seems to be this at first glace. However, WordOfGod confirms that he wrote "Timberly Loves Arnold" with the intention of squandering Arnold's unrequited crush on Lila, This, being its sister episode, confirms this, as Lila [[DemotedToExtra becomes a voiceless background character]] in the subsequent episodes and movies.

* RelationshipSabotage: Helga has no interest in this play and gets a job doing stage crew work, and once she finds out that Arnold and Lila will be togther onstage, she tries yet again to screw everything up for them, even though Arnold has lost interest in her at this point. Maybe he forgot to tell her?

->'''Lila''': That is, if Arnold doesn't mind making it a threesome.

* HopelessSuitor: After one final failed attempt to woo Lila by using Timberly's crush on him to make Lila like him, she expresses her disappointment in him. Arnold seems to realize that his pursuit of Lila is pointless, as by "Eugene! Eugene!") he no longer shows any romantic feelings for her when they are acting in a play together. In fact, this episode was made specifically to end the Arnold/Helga/Lila love triangle and Lila was DemotedToExtra after "Eugene! Eugene!".

!!Tropes found in Eugene! Eugene!

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* OutOfCharacterMoment: Subverted. Arnold shows no signs of having a crush on Lila seems to be this at first glace. However, WordOfGod confirms that he wrote "Timberly Loves Arnold" with the intention of squandering Arnold's unrequited crush on Lila, This, being its sister episode, confirms this, as Lila [[DemotedToExtra becomes a voiceless background character]] in the subsequent episodes and movies.

* RelationshipSabatoge: Helga has no interest in this play and gets a job doing stage crew work, and once she finds out that Arnold and Lila will be togther onstage, she tries yet again to screw everything up for them, even though Arnold has lost interest in her at this point. Maybe he forgot to tell her?

Tropes found in Eugene! Eugene!