History Radar / HeyArnold

* In "Helga's Parrot", Helga recited one of her obsessive love poems in the presence of a parrot, who then flew off and almost repeated it to Arnold. One part of the poem was: "Arnold, you make my girlhood tremble, my senses all go wacky." (This one is probably the most well-known adult joke of the series.)[[note]]One's "girlhood/womanhood" is a poetic term for a vagina.[[/note]]
** Here's another one from that same poem. At the beginning of the poem, Helga calls Arnold "My sultry preteen". For reference, the adjective "sultry" can mean two things: something very hot and humid, or something attractive in a way that suggests or causes feelings of sexual desire.
*** In other words, this particular poem pretty much had Helga flat-out state that Arnold made her horny. No wonder she was especially ferocious when going after the parrot.

* Similarly, in "Helga Sleepwalks," it's established that Helga's sleepwalking spells are tied to her subconscious desire to tell Arnold her secret. With that in mind, one of her sleepwalking spells has her end up ''showering in Arnold's shower'', forcing one to wonder exactly where her subconscious was going with that.
** After seeing how many dirty jokes involving Helga are present in this page, you have to wonder if Helga's true intentions with Arnold are entirely innocent... This is made even more inappropiate by the fact [[ToyShip that they're both nine]]. And keep in mind, this show aired before the internet was readily available.

* During Helga's dream sequence in "Married", as Arnold and Helga duck into their limousine after the wedding, Helga pulls off her veil and tosses it aside. Despite the popular misconception, the symbol of virginity in a bride's outfit is the veil, not the white wedding dress.

* '''Miriam's alcoholism.''' Even WordOfGod says that she's an alcoholic, but the Nickelodeon censors told Craig Bartlett and the writers that they couldn't outright say it, so what do they do? Have her as a depressed, narcoleptic [[FrothyMugsOfWater smoothie]] addict (never mind that some alcoholic drinks do exist as smoothies -- piña coladas, hurricanes, daiquiris, etc). Also if you pay close attention you'll notice that one of her ingredients for a smoothie is Tabasco sauce. There are even hints that she was busted for at least one DUI. One episode has Arnold ask Helga "when did she [Miriam] get her license back?" and another has Bob casually remark that she's supposed to start community service that morning. There are a few episodes where, if you listen closely, you can hear ice cubes rattling inside Miriam's usual cup of coffee.

--> '''Phil:''' Awww, Pookie, [[FanDisservice no one wants to see THAT]]!

-->'''Arnold:''' But you're Arnie's girlfriend! ... and we're nine!

** This is made even more inappropiate when you remember the fact Arnold's nine. Most kids don't discover masturbation until they're about 12, when they're (usually) just starting puberty.

** FreezeFrameBonus, you can read the rest of what it says on that page.

-->'''Grandpa:''' *laughs* Okay you got me, I made that part up. Pretty funny huh *laughs* It was [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Goebbels Goebbels.]]

* "Big Bob's Crisis": During Bob's NDE, you can briefly see his asscrack out of the back of his robe.

Hey Arnold is well known for handling more mature themes despite its Y7 rating, so don't be to surprised with what you see.

* In "Synchronized Swimming," Harold worries that Wolfgang will call him a "fruit cup," which can easily be interpreted as a homophobic insult. Ludwig also calls Wolfgang "fruit cup" multiple times in "New Bully on the Block". Then there's the excessive use of the word "wussy"...

'''Grandpa:''' No, not since Woodstock.
** For anyone who doesn't know, "Woodstock" was a 1969 music festival with more drugs than music.

* "Suspended" has Arnold and Harold appealing their suspensions to Principal Wartz. Harold meant to say "outside circumstances" but accidentally said "''circumcisions''".

* In "Synchronized Swimming," Harold worries that Wolfgang will call him a "fruit cup," which can easily be interpreted as a homophobic insult. Ludwig also calls Wolfgang "fruit cup" multiple times in "New Bully on the Block".

* A literal case of "crap" being slid past the radar. Helga, Harold, Ernie Potts, and Dino Spumoni said "crap" and variations of the word. Helga also says "freakin'" in the episode "Helga's Locket," and says "skanky," "trampy," and "bimbo" in "Summer Love." Big Bob also says "freakin'" in "Helga vs. Big Patty."

* Pay attention to Arnold and Helga dancing the tango in "April Fool's Day". Helga is supposed to have her right hand on Arnold's waist, but since her hand is drawn in a cupping motion, it looks like she's groping Arnold's butt.

* '''Miriam's alcoholism.''' Even WordOfGod says that she's an alcoholic, but the Nickelodeon censors told Craig Bartlett and the writers that they couldn't outright say it, so what do they do? Have her as a depressed, narcoleptic [[FrothyMugsOfWater smoothie]] addict (never mind that some alcoholic drinks do exist as smoothies -- piña coladas, hurricanes, daiquiris, etc). Also if you pay close attention you'll notice that one of her ingredients for a smoothie is Tabasco sauce. There are even hints that she was busted for at least one DUI. One episode has Arnold ask Helga "when did she [Miriam] get her license back?" and another has Bob casually remark that she's supposed to start community service that morning.
** There are a few episodes where, if you listen closely, you can hear ice cubes rattling inside Miriam's usual cup of coffee.

* In "Dino Checks Out" during the news cast looking back on Dino's life, we see a picture of him with the Creator/RatPack. They are clearly in a bar holding alcoholic beverages.

* In "Dino Checks Out", Dino Spumoni fakes his own death to [[DeadArtistsAreBetter boost his album sales]]. The only problem is that a Dino impersonator becomes very popular and overshadows the real Dino ("He's an incredible simulation"). Dino's most recent GoldDigger ex-wife Candy married said impersonator. When interviewed about it, she says "He's an incredible ''stimulation''".

* During Helga's dream sequence in "Married", as Arnold and Helga duck into their limousine after the wedding, Helga pulls off her veil and tosses it aside. Despite the popular misconception, the symbol of virginity in a bride's outfit is the veil, not the white wedding dress...

* After Helga's confession in {{The Movie}}, and a passionate kiss, Arnold states he's dizzy, and needs to go lie down. Helga's response: "Wonderful...I'll go with you!"

* In the beginning of TheMovie, it is suggested that they throw a block party to raise awareness and stop the neighborhood from being taken over by Future Tech Industries. When coming up with a name, [[TokenMinority Gerald's]] suggestions are "Block Power" and "It's a Block Thing".
** Big Bob calls out Nick Vermecilli for "shafting" him in their deal.[[note]]Basically, a PG-rated way of saying he got "fucked."[[/note]]

** After seeing how many dirty jokes involving Helga are present in this page, you have to wonder if Helga's true intentions with Arnold are entirely innocent... This is made even more inappropiate by the fact that they're both nine. And keep in mind, this show aired before the internet was readily available.

** After seeing how many dirty jokes involving Helga are present in this page, you have to wonder if Helga's true intentions with Arnold are entirely innocent... This is made even more inappropiate by the fact that they're both nine.

* In "Helga's Parrot", Helga recited one of her obsessive love poems in the presence of a parrot, who then flew off and almost repeated it to Arnold. One part of the poem was: "Arnold, you make my girlhood tremble, my senses all go wacky." (This one is probably the most well-known adult joke of the series.)

* At the end of "Synchronized Swimming," Jack proposes that he and Tish "[[{{Malaproper}} implore the mysteries of the deep]]" and they both dive underwater (and conveniently out of the camera's view). [[TwoPersonPoolParty The implications are obvious]].

* In "Grandpa's Birthday", he wakes up and believes that he's in heaven. When he sees Oskar however, he panics and says "This must be that other place!"

** Also alluded to in "Haunted Train" when Grandpa is tilling the titular urban legend, using "fiery underworld" in place of hell. In that same episode, Gerald sings a song about the train with a verse describing how the engineer "drove it straight to..." but he finishes with "Hey!" instead of hell.

* Curly's StalkerWithACrush interest in Rhonda is anything but subtle. He's constantly suggestively telling her to "Give Daddy some sugar..."

* During "The Journal", Arnold found his father's journal which his Grandpa Phil begins to read aloud to the family. When he gets to his father's account of his wedding night Phil starts to read the words "It was the hottest night the jungle had" and the flashback showing us Arnold's parents in a hut seductively looking at each other... as Phil uncomfortably trails off from reading and distracts Arnold with thoughts of ordering dinner. As soon as Arnold leaves the room Phil rips out the page and hides it.

** Part of Grandpa's story involves him staying the night at a farmhouse, with three beautiful French women. The oldest one, Monique, visits him in the night in a [[VaporWear figure flattering diaphanous dress]], to tell Phil that the war has made her feel scared and lonely...Gerald's father then urges him to skip over this part of the story, since it was clearly headed in an erotic direction. Looking at Arnold and Gerald's reactions to the interjection, it seems like they wanted to hear it. When Phil resumes the story, he recalls that he woke up the next morning "[[DidYouJustHaveSex feeling like a million bucks]]."

* In "Helga's Locket" Phil says "What the Helen of Troy is that?"

* The truck driver at the end of "Abner Come Home" is seen smoking a lit cigar, despite Nickelodeon's strict no tobacco policy.
* In "Dino Checks Out" during the news cast looking back on Dino's life, we see a picture of him with The Creator/RatPack. They are clearly in a bar holding alcoholic beverages.

-->'''Harold''': Aw, come on, Rhonda, you know you like me!
-->'''Rhonda''': Where in the world would you get a ridiculous idea like that?
-->'''Harold''': Remember that time at the Cheese Festival when you jumped--
-->'''Rhonda''': ''(clamping down on Harold's mouth)'' I told you ''never'' to mention that night--''ever'' again.

* Speaking of potential homophobic slurs being thrown, Mr. Simmons is on the receiving end of quite a few (harsher considering that he [[WordOfGay is confirmed to be gay by]] WordOfGod). Though it's possible that these insults are aimed at his wimpy personality rather than his sexuality.

** Helga calls him a "cream puff" in "The Flood"

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* Big Bob also says "freakin'" in "Helga vs. Big Patty."
** Torvald says "sucks" in "Tutoring Torvald", which eventually got caught by the censors and was re-dubbed with "stinks" in the 2000s ("sucks" still appeared on the closed captioning). The reruns on The '90s Are All That and the official DVD release of season one keep the original line.

* Helga also says "freakin'" in the episode "Helga's Locket," and says "skanky," "trampy," and "bimbo" in "Summer Love."