The eleventh episode of the fourth season of Hey Arnold!.
Veteran's Day
While taking Arnold and Gerald on a trip to the capital for the annual Veterans Day parade, Grandpa Phil tells the story of how he fought the Nazis during World War II and Martin recounts his experiences in The Vietnam War.
"Veteran's Day" provides examples of:
- Artistic License – History: The show flat out acknowledges the real Battle of the Bulge played out very differently than what the show depicts in the credits by including a thank you to the soldiers who actually won the battle.
- Been There, Shaped History: As Phil's monument states, "he singlehandedly won the Battle of the Bulge" by tricking a company of Nazis into eating spoiled meat and opening a hole in the frontlines when they all fell ill.
- But for Me, It Was Tuesday: While recounting his military experiences, Martin offhandedly mentions that there was a time he came across a wounded soldier named Miller and he used some files to make a bandage for him before taking him to the hospital. Later on, he and Gerald run into Private Miller at the Vietnam War Memorial and Miller explains that his injury would've been fatal were it not for Martin's first aid. He's been waiting for two decades to personally thank Martin for saving his life.
- Desk Jockey: Martin was one during the Vietnam War, as he was sick during most of basic training and it resulted in him being ill suited for combat.
- Dude, Where's My Respect?: Both Phil and Martin lament how everyone in the city treats Veteran's Day as just another day off school and work without honoring war veterans as intended. They decide to take the trip with Arnold and Gerald so the two will learn and understand the real meaning of the holiday.
- Improvised Bandage: Martin created one with some of his office files, which ultimately saved Private Miller's life.
- I Know You Know I Know: After Phil was captured by the company of Nazis, he saw them eyeing the supply of bad meat and instinctively told them not to eat it because it was bad. The Nazi officer assumed Phil was trying to trick them somehow, and went into a overly long one-sided version of this trope, which lead him to conclude the meat is safe for eating and Phil was lying. Phil, having realized that he could manipulate the officer by letting him think he was smarter than him, played along to trick them into eating it.
- No Swastikas: Since Hey Arnold is a children's show, the Nazis Phil encounters have the swastikas on their uniforms replaced by frowny faces. However, it does come across as bizarre given Hitler is given a full depiction.
- The Real Heroes: Private Miller tells Gerald than men like his father were the real heroes of the war.
- Unimpressive Progress Reveal: After some time driving his supply of meat, Phil decided to camp up and started thinking if any of his enemies might have already have noticed him... only for one of his comrades to ask him to join a poker game with the rest of his regiment, showing he was barely a few meters away.
- Unreliable Narrator: Zigzagged. Arnold calls out Phil for claiming that he personally fought Adolf Hitler in a brawl and won, which Phil admits he made up. However, Phil's story about how he helped the Allies win the Battle of the Bulge turns out to be true.
