History Awesome / HeyArnold

** For context's sake: Harold wanted to fight Arnold and the entire episode has Arnold stressing out over this impending problem. That quote is part of the method of how he fixes it; he claims he's crazy. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGTFO6rAPmU The]] [[Music/JamesBrown other?]] Best of all? ''[[DefeatMeansFriendship This endears Arnold to Harold.]]''

-->'''Phoebe''' (''to the school''): I'm not that one who has anything to be ashamed of. ''You'' are.

* Sure it was a total flop and it's primarily the reason the show ended on a cliffhanger, but the sheer fact alone that Hey Arnold scored a theatrical release! Something [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender only]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} four]] [[WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys other]] [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants nicktoons]] have been able to do.

** Um... That was the ''second'' time. He actually managed to leave (with Arnold's help) before Harold's scene. Speakign of, Harold apparently was on vacation and missed said scene, making the chase bit [[LaserGuidedKarma all the more awesome]].

* The entire show, for being a kids' show that does not veer away from difficult topics while not being preachy. The writing, voice acting, and characters will never be surpassed.

* The episode "Helga on the Couch."
* The episode "The Pigeon Man."
* The episode "What's Opera, Arnold?"
* The episode "The Stoop Kid."

* Sure it was a total flop and it's primarily the reason the show ended on a cliffhanger, but the sheer fact alone that Hey Arnold scored a theatrical release! Something [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender only]] [[{{Rugrats}} four]] [[TheWildThornberries other]] [[SpongeBobSquarePants nicktoons]] have been able to do.

* Sure it was a total flop and it's primarily the reason the show ended on a cliffhanger, but the sheer fact alone that Hey Arnold scored a theatrical release! Something [[AvatarTheLastAirbender only]] [[{{Rugrats}} four]] [[TheWildThornberries other]] [[SpongeBobSquarePants nicktoons]] have been able to do.

-->'''Gerald:''' So if ''you'' want Gerald Field so badly, you can have it just the way ''we'' found it: a dump.

* Sure it was a total flop and it's primarily the reason the show ended on a cliffhanger, but the sheer fact alone that Hey Arnold scored a theatrical release! Something only [[{{Rugrats}} three]] [[TheWildThornberries other]] [[SpongeBobSquarePants nicktoons]] have been able to do.

* "Hey Harold!" has Harold telling Sid and Stinky off for making fun of his crush on Big Patty, which overlaps with CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.

* In ''Olga Gets Engaged'', Helga putting aside her feelings of resentment towards Olga and acting like a sister by getting rid of her lying, manipulative fiance. How does she do it? She catches him right after he finished talking to another girlfriend over the phone, reveals that she knows what he's really like, and when he counters that no one would believe her because of how jealous she is of Olga, Helga offers to redial his other girlfriend and tell her ''all'' about Olga. What really sells it is the guy's OhCrap look and Helga's smug smile as she holds her finger above the redial button.

* Arnold '''finally''' getting back at Helga in "Girl Trouble",showing that there '''is''' a difference between NiceGuy and ExtremeDoormat.

* Stoop Kid finally leaving his stoop, jumping off the stoop when Harold makes fun of him for being afraid to leave his stoop and chasing him while saying "COME HERE FAT BOY! I'M GONNA ROLL YOU DOWNTOWN!" Also a funny moment. Harold's OhCrap expression just sells the awesomeness.

* Stoop Kid finally leaving his stoop, jumping off the stoop when Harold makes fun of him for being afraid to leave his stoop and chasing him while saying "COME HERE FAT BOY! I'M GONNA ROLL YOU DOWNTOWN!" Also a funny moment.

* Arnold '''finally''' getting back at Helga in "Girl Trouble",showing that there '''is''' a difference between NiceGuy and ExtremeDoormat.

--->'''Arnold:''' You see, this is how the lot looked before we cleaned it up. Before we turned it into Gerald Field - and before you guys kicked us out.
--->'''Gerald:''' So if ''you'' want Gerald Field so badly, you can have it just the way ''we'' found it: a dump.

Arnold's explanation to Grandpa and the other adults in "The Vacant Lot" for why he and his friends just overturned a dumpster full of garbage into the aforementioned vacant lot:

--->'''Gerald:''' So if ''you'' want Gerald Field so badly, you can have it just the way ''we'' found it: a dump.

In "The Vacant Lot" Arnold and his friends witness the adults arguing over usage of an empty lot- a lot that the kids had cleaned up and turned into a baseball field before the grown-ups commandeered it. They stop the argument by wheeling over a dumpster full of garbage and dumping it into the lot.
--->'''Arnold:''' This is how the lot looked before we cleaned it up, before we turned it into Gerald Field and before you guys kicked us out.
--->'''Gerald:''' So if you guys want Gerald Field so badly, you can have it just the way ''we'' found it - a dump.