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** Helga, by contrast, had a rough childhood (mainly due to being TheUnfavorite)--but she managed to get her life together as she got older, thanks in part to the help/influence of Arnold and his family, and manages to accomplish many of her life goals (with her biggest one being that she was able to [[HappilyMarried marry Arnold]] [[TheyDo and]] [[BabiesEverAfter have a family with him).]]

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** Helga, by contrast, had a rough childhood (mainly due to being TheUnfavorite)--but she managed to get her life together as she got older, thanks in part to the help/influence of Arnold and his family, and manages to accomplish many of her life goals (with her biggest one being that she was able to [[HappilyMarried [[HappilyEverAfter marry Arnold]] [[TheyDo and]] and [[BabiesEverAfter have a family with him).]]

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** While Helga still isn't as close to Bob and Miriam as Olga is, Helga's relationship with them has improved tremendously as she's gotten older--it's to the point of where Bob and Miriam have a good relationship with Helga's kids, and she does call them "Mom" and "Dad" more frequently. Olga, though she's still closer to Bob and Miriam than Helga is, doesn't have quite as good of a relationship her parents as she did back in the original series--it's stated that she had a bit of a falling out with her parents when she decided to pursue a career as an actress, and especially when Olga got into a relationship with Patrick. Also, due to Olga's family's financial issues, Olga has resorted to borrowing money from her parents and her sister (the former especially)--Bob clearly resents this and, in "A Perfect Disaster," angrily mutters "I never have to lend Helga money," which Olga happens to overhear.
** While it depends on how you look at it, but in contrast to the original series, Bob and Miriam now seem to favor Helga over Olga--although this could be partially because of how Helga's ultimately become the more successful one of their two daughters.

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** While Helga still isn't as may not be all that close to Bob her parents and Miriam as Olga is, Helga's still tends to call them by their first names, it's clear that her relationship with them Bob and Miriam has improved tremendously ''tremendously'' as she's gotten older--it's older and is comparably closer to them as an adult than she ever was as a kid--in fact, it's to the point of where Bob and Miriam have a good relationship with Helga's kids, and she Helga does call them her parents "Mom" and "Dad" more frequently. Olga, though she's by contrast, is still closer to Bob and Miriam than Helga is, but it's clear that Olga doesn't have quite as good of a relationship her parents with them as she did back in the original series--it's series. TO go into greater detail:
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** While it It depends on how you look at it, but in contrast to the original series, Bob and Miriam now seem to favor Helga over Olga--although this could be partially because of how Helga's ultimately become the more successful one of their two daughters.

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* Their love lives are also a big contrast to each other--while Helga really only ever had eyes for Arnold and was his LovingBully when they were growing up, Megan's shown to be rather boy-crazy (even when she's still only in Kindergarten) and, as a teenager, becomes a SerialRomeo. Megan also generally treats her crushes nicely, unlike how Helga treated Arnold until they became an official couple.
* Helga was also the youngest child in her family and had an older sister, while Megan is both the middle child and only girl among her siblings.

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* Their love lives are also a big contrast to each other--while Helga really only ever had eyes for Arnold and was his LovingBully when they were growing up, Megan's shown to be rather boy-crazy (even when she's still only in Kindergarten) and, as a teenager, becomes a SerialRomeo.SerialRomeo[[note]]It's mentioned in "Megan Meets Her Match" that she had numerous boyfriends throughout high school, quite a few of whom she ended up dating for only a few weeks[[/note]]. Megan also generally treats her crushes nicely, unlike how Helga treated Arnold until they became an official couple.
* Helga was also the youngest child in her family and had an older sister, while Megan is Megan's both the middle child and the only girl among her siblings.



** Arnold and Helga have known each other since their first day preschool (when they were around three), started dating in middle school and continued dating throughout high school and college--they got engaged a few months after graduating from college and got married about a year later. Overall, Arnold and Helga were together (as a couple) for at least twelve years by the time thye finally got married.
** Patrick and Olga met when the latter was around 29 (when Helga would've been around 17 or so) and, as revealed in "A Perfect Disaster," got married after only six months of dating.

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** Arnold and Helga have known each other since their first day preschool (when they were around three), started dating in middle school and continued dating throughout both high school and college--they got engaged a ''and'' college--Arnold proposed to Helga few months after graduating from they graduated college and got married about a year later. Overall, Arnold and Helga were together (as a couple) for at least twelve years by the time thye they finally got married.
** Patrick and Olga met her husband when the latter was around 29 she as in late 20s (when Helga her sister would've been around 17 or so) in high school) and, as revealed in "A Perfect Disaster," got she and Patrick married after only six months of dating.



* Various fanfics have shown that, even by the time she's only 5 (and a Kindergartener at that), Megan's very business savvy, probably more so than her maternal grandfather ever was. Also, in stark contrast to her maternal grandfather, Megan's proven herself to be a much [[BenevolentBoss nicer]] and more [[HonestCorporateExecutive ethical businessperson,]] which is best shown in "Megan's Lemonade Stand"[[note]]The fanfic where Megan runs a lemonade stand with Kiki and the Berman-twins, Janet and Mindy[[/note]]: after the titular stand makes at least $100 in profit after just the first day, Megan's more than willing to give each of her three [=BFFs=] a fair share of the money.
** As an adult, Megan ultimately becomes the head of a very successful media corporation that's based in New York City.

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* Various fanfics have shown that, even by the time she's only 5 (and a Kindergartener at that), Megan's very business savvy, probably more so than her maternal grandfather ever was. Also, in stark contrast to her maternal grandfather, Megan's proven herself to be a much [[BenevolentBoss nicer]] and more [[HonestCorporateExecutive ethical businessperson,]] which is best shown in "Megan's Lemonade Stand"[[note]]The fanfic where Megan runs a lemonade stand with Kiki and the Berman-twins, Janet and Mindy[[/note]]: after the titular stand makes at least $100 in profit after just the first day, Megan's more than willing to give each of evenly split the profits between herself and her three [=BFFs=] a fair share of the money.
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** As an adult, Megan ultimately becomes the head CEO of a very successful media major corporation that's based all the way out in New York City.



* They both end up leaving their hometown of Hillwood to moving to New York City at some point in their lives.
** In her quest to pursue a career as a theater actress, Olga ended up moving to NYC so she could audition for Broadway. However, since she ultimately failed to make it big as an actress and was forced to find a different job, she eventually moved back to Hillwood, where she went back to working as a schoolteacher (ultimately becoming a 5th-grade teacher at P.S. 118).
** Megan moved to New York City at some point in her adulthood, but unlike her aunt, she ends up staying there permanently (presumably), especially once she becomes the head of big company that's based in NYC.



* Unlike Doug, who only loved Olga for her family's money and was willing to lie/cheat/manipulate others (and smugly showed no guilt over it) in order to get what he wanted, Patrick genuinely loves and cares about Olga and really isn't a bad guy (just very flawed).

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* Unlike Doug, who only loved Olga for her family's money and was willing to lie/cheat/manipulate others (and smugly showed no guilt over it) in order to get what he wanted, Patrick (for all of his flaws) genuinely loves and cares about Olga and really truly isn't a bad guy (just very flawed).person.



* Both Andy and W.J are the sons of characters from the original series, as well as athletic blonde boys...however Andy's more of a LovableJock at best and is always willing to defend others while W.J is TheBully who ''enjoys'' picking on younger kids.

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* Both Andy and W.J are the sons of characters from the original series, as well as athletic blonde boys...however Andy's more of a LovableJock at best and is always willing to defend others while W.J J. is TheBully who ''enjoys'' picking on younger kids.



* Their family lives are also way different:
** Andy's got two younger siblings and their stern-but-loving parents are still married--Andy was also born into a fairly affluent family and lives in a regular house.
** W.J. appears to be an only child and his parents are divorced, with his mom (a woman named Mary-Jo) having primary custody of him. In "Andy's Tournament," it's stated that Wolfgang works at fast food restaurant as part of the custodial staff (i.e., he's a janitor)--it's unknown where he lives, but Wolfgang's ex-wife, at least, is established as living in an apartment complex instead of a regular house. Also, Wolfgang Senior is shown to be a terrible father--although his ex-wife does her best to be a good parent to their son (as shown in "Andy's Tournament," Mary-Jo appears to be rather strict with her son and isn't afraid to harshly punish if the situation calls for it).



** Oskar got married (and divorced) two more times after Suzie left him while Franklin and Suzie have been together since at least three years after Suzie finally divorced Oskar.

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** Oskar got married (and divorced) two more times after Suzie left him while Franklin and Suzie have been together (as a married couple) since at least three years after Suzie finally divorced Oskar.

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* Helga and Megan are both blondes who love the color pink, are very intelligent and can be sneaky, manipultiave and short-tempered. However, while Helga had been TheBully and TheUnfavorite as a child, Megan received the same amount of love and attention as her brothers and while she did have a temper, she was more SpoiledSweet than anything else.

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* Helga and Megan are both blondes who love the color pink, are very intelligent and can be sneaky, manipultiave manipulative and short-tempered. However, while Helga had been TheBully and TheUnfavorite as a child, Megan received the same amount of love and attention as her brothers and while she did have a temper, she was more SpoiledSweet than anything else.


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* Helga was also the youngest child in her family and had an older sister, while Megan is both the middle child and only girl among her siblings.

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