To people of a particular generation, Hey Arnold! was a constant.
The animated TV show was a reliable presence for ’90s and early-2000s childhoods due to its accessibility and universal relevance.
The Nickelodeon cartoon followed Arnold Shortman and his neighborhood friends as they assisted a different supporting character’s personal problem in each episode.
Arnold’s grandfather (played by Homer Simpson himself Dan Castellaneta) ran the Sunset Arms boarding house which offered the show an unlimited cast of characters for Arnold to help out of predicaments.
His friend Gerald was a streetwise leader, always there to help, while Arnold’s bully Helga hid behind her aggression to mask her true romantic feelings for Arnold.
The show ran from 1996 to 2004 with Hey Arnold!: The Movie releasing in 2002, before the show’s end.
The characters were able to return with another feature-length film in 2017 to tie up their storylines in Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie.
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