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[edit] Ok, come on, kids see this page
I have undone the edit done by "71.116.18.61" who put things in the sections Arnold's Name-teaser Gag about Arnold being bi and eating his own crap and not being circumsized
[edit] PLEASE REMOVE CONTROVERSY SECTION
Come on guys, there was no controversy there. No one actually complained, this is just the work of an overly uptight Wikipeditor. I will not have Hey Arnold disgraced and defiled with such disgusting blasphemy.
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What is this about Arnold and Gerald going to bed and giggling? Can you tell me which episode this was? Also, if you go to any elementary school in the US, especially an inner-city public school, you will hear the kids using the terms "crap" and "suck" rather gratuitously. Miriam's alcoholism is pure speculation. Why is a depiction of Hitler controversial? My fourth-grade history book had a "depiction of Hitler" in it, so why shouldn't this show about fourth graders?
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OKAY let's see if I can answer this:
1) The content in Hey Arnold IS edgy, especially for a show deemed appropriate for anyone over 7. 2) Hitler is a bit of a controversy for children's programming in the United States. His appearance in the Dragon Ball Z Movie, Fusion Reborn, was altered for example.
- Okay, first off, Hitler's appearance was not altered in the movie, he was just not called by his actual name (he was referred to as "The Dictator", however, it is still apparent that it is him).
Second, a show being edgy and containing content that can be objectable does not always equal "controversial", unless either parents complain about it or Nickelodeon removes something. Like in Rocko's Modern Life, when a scene in an episode, in which Heffer has an orgasm is removed, or the episode of Ren and Stimpy "Man's Best Friend", which was banned from Nick. While Hey Arnold did feature content that can be considered objectable, no one ever complained. Nick never edited an episode, parents never objected to an episode and the show was even able to continue using this content. So I say, we remove the controversy section.-Lord Lonic
The "I hate the pope" comment is edited out of reruns.
[edit] Arnold's city
An observant fan seems to have identified Arnold's city as Hillwood. -- knoodelhed 09:02, 6 Nov 2003 (UTC)
And it is NOT New York - someone seems to keep adding this show to the "Shows set in New York" category.
[edit] Proposed Merge
Given that several other characters have their own articles, and that there is a category specifically for "Hey Arnold!" characters, I think the articles on the grandparents can be left as it. Kerowyn 02:07, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Intro
This introduction should maybe be shortened?
Yes, some of the info there is not needed, and is included in other sections. I'll go clean it up. Abby724 20:03, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Arnold Comic
I'm not sure when they were published in relation to the Sesame Street claymation shorts, but the short lived official Simpsons magazine, Simpsons Illustrated, used to run Arnold comics by Craig Bartlett, along with some others artists' work, including a strip by Gary Panter. I seem to recall it just being called "Arnold". This would've been about 1992 or so. I don't recall other characters or situations from the TV show appearing.--4.244.27.59 13:16, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Earlier Arnold comic
I remember receiving a free copy of Nickelodeon Magazine at a Pizza Hut restaurant in Florida when I was nine years old (1990) which contained a very small, black-and-white comic of Arnold and Helga during recess. Arnold was having a daydream about dinosaurs while propped up on his elbows in the grass. This free magazine was smallish (approximately 10"x10") and thin (20 pages or so) and printed on cheap paper, but I kept that copy for a few years. There is a reference to this free version of the magazine in the Nickelodeon Magazine article. It would be great if someone had a copy of this magazine so that we could note an earlier date for Arnold's comic debut.
[edit] Controversy removal
Apparently, a user named Tregoweth keeps deleting the controversy section for no reason whatsoever. (Plainnym 19:25, 28 May 2006 (UTC))
Because the things you point out seem implausible, or innuendo that's not worth noting.
- While not as controversial as Ren and Stimpy or Rocko's Modern Life, Hey Arnold has somewhat of a reputation for being the most profane of all Nicktoons.
- Do you have references for this?
- It was also under fire for its protrayal of child neglect (involving Helga and her family)
- In one of the final episodes made, Ernie is angry as the horse he bet on is losing. He screams, "Great! $200 straight down the crapper! Although, Helga will sometimes say "crap" in certain episodes, as has Harold in one episode.
- Since crap seems to have become a minor swear word, this may not be worth noting.
- In the episode "On the Lam", there is a swear word, which is on the bottle of hot sauce describing it as Ass Kicking. In fact, there is a picture of a donkey being kicked.
- ...therefore, it's not an actual swear.
- Also, in the episode "The Racing Mule", while watching Arnold racing with Guleboy the mule, Oscar shouts "Go Glueboy, you big crazy ass!". While it is covered up by a soccer horn noise, it can still be heared if closely examined.
- See above.
- In another episode, Arnold is forced to be a tutor to bully Torvalt. In some airings, Torvalt says to Arnold, "Do you know how it feels to have your mom know that you suck at everything you do?"
- I guess the swear here is "suck"?
- During the Halloween special, Helga says the word "dickhead" which was later edited out.
- I somehow doubt that even a Nickelodeon show would use the word "dickhead."
- Another episode, Grandpa's Packard, Grandma is trying to find out who stole Grandpa Phil's Packard and says, '"The criminal's mind in just as dirty as the shitty side of an iceberg!"
- I sincerely doubt that a Nickelodeon show used the word "shitty."
- Many people believe in Sid The Vampire Slayer, Stinky tells Sid to "stop being a damn fool!" But, actually tells him to stop being a dang fool.
- So how is that controversial?
- In one episode they sing 'Miss Suzy' which has a number of "near-swears"... Also in that episode, Grandpa says "Let's go fishing... For the halibut." This is meant to sound like "For the hell of it."
- Again, innuendo, not an actual swear, shrug.
- The episode "Grandpa's Birthday" frequently mentions death.
- So?
- Also, an episode had an animated version of Adolf Hitler. That may have been the most controversial thing on the show.
- If they showed the characters approving of Hitler, that would be controversial. Simply showing him is not automatically "controversial." tregoweth 21:27, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
Well, Tregoweth: do you see 1st to 4th graders around your neighborhood saying "That sucks!" or "Holy crap!" or using "hell" in a sentence (non-churchwise)? Some of this stuff is inappropriate for a little kids show. (Plainnym 21:00, 2 June 2006 (UTC))
- I certainly did, and that was years ago. —tregoweth (talk) 18:46, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- Ah, so you did? (Plainnym 23:57, 4 June 2006 (UTC))
Oh yeah. I got that stuff from the trivia section so I really didn't make it. I just added to it. (Plainnym 21:02, 2 June 2006 (UTC))
Since you are an adult, that probably doesn't matter. "Ass" is not a bad word? (Plainnym 15:16, 3 June 2006 (UTC))
Ok...I changed it now.(Plainnym 17:51, 3 June 2006 (UTC))
Although "suck" and "crap" aren't really swear words, they're not supposed to be on kids television. I'm in seventh grade in fact, and my math teacher got mad at one of the kids for saying "sucks". The whole a** kicking thing, I don't think it's controversial. I think it's just a funny reference to the swear word, and since it's hard to see, only older viewers with sharper minds would have seen it. Jake1324 05:57, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Article cleanup
For some reason, through the edits of last month, entire sections were just randomly dropped. These were the characters and voice actors section and the first and second season episodes section. Bringing the episode info back would make the article far too long, so I gave it its own article. And the character information is back at the top. --Crisu 07:43, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] their teacher
Is their teacher like Ron Clark? --Kingforaday1620 21:27, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Kokoshka...
...is NOT Russian for "shithead". "Kakashka" would translate as "a piece of shit", but Kokoshka is a decent-sounding name (given it wasn't altered in Russian translation of the film). Elenthel 21:37, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
I believe it's also bulgarian for "hen"
67.175.138.202 02:58, 31 December 2006 (UTC)== Vikings ==
I noticed a lot of the characters had Viking sounding names(Harold,Thorvald,Helga etc). Someone respond. Leprechaun101 8:21, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Geraldo
Does Helga call Gerald "Geraldo"?67.175.138.202 02:58, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
Response (1/7/07) Helga does call Gerald "Geraldo" in many episodes. Of course, I'd appreciate it if someone could certify this. -- Lauren
[edit] Time period
What's time period? Maybe sometime in the 50's? (because of the Packard and the old buses). However, there are tv's (primitive), beepers, and in the movie there were security cameras. ViperBite 14:56, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
to me it seems mixed like in some other shows 4.238.142.15 20:17, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
- I took it as present day. Phil's car is old. The show takes place in an old city, so some stuff is old. --DarkAdonis255 13:49, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
