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Dino Checks Out Suffering from a drop in popularity, Dino Spumoni fakes his own death, figuring the news would spark a Dino Revival - but a Dino impersonator taking all of the glory was not what he had in mind Written by Steve Viksten Storyboard Direction by Tuck Tucker Animation Direction by Frank Weiss Storyboard Artists: Miyuki Hoshikawa, Ted Seko, Diane Kredensor Cast: Arnold - Spencer Klein Dino Spumoni - Rick Corso Rhonda - Olivia Hack Grandpa, guard at theater - Dan Castellaneta Ernie - Dom Irrera Oskar - Stephen Viksten Mr. Hyunh - Baoan Coleman News reporter - Laraine Newman Don Reynolds - Harvey Korman Candy - Chloe Webb Jimmy (Candy's son), Bunny - E.G. Daily Lawyer, "DinoMania" TV announcer, President Johnson - Billy West Ray Doppel (Dino impersonator) - Michael Levin Cab driver - (uncredited) For a network that goes to great pains to keep people from using the word "dead", everybody at Nickelodeon must have been asleep when this episode was made; the word "dead" is used three times in the first three minutes Dino's first album is named "Smashed"; on the Best of Nicktoons CD, the song he sings in "The Old Building" is titled "Smashed", although the sheet music Arnold found in that episode was titled "You Broke My Heart" At the funeral: Sheena, Arnold, Grandpa, Harold, Nadine, Phoebe's mother, Curly and his mother, Helga, Gerald, Mrs. Vitello, Eugene and his father, Iggy, Stinky, Sid, Rhonda, and Lila - and I think Joy from "Arnold's Thanksgiving" How old was Dino when Grandpa first saw him at the Circle Theater?  Dino is 67, which means he's 14 years younger than Grandpa Speaking of the Circle, it's still just as rundown as it was when they were about to demolish it Dino told the cab driver to go to the Palace, but Dinomania was at the Roxy Phoebe's parents are at one of the tables at Dinomania Dino's son had blonde hair at the funeral, but dark hair at DinoMania When Dino climbs into the window, the box he's standing on is labelled "CHAM" - didn't they get rid of it all in 1944? When Dino falls into the theater, two of the people there look a lot like The Jolly Olly Ice Cream Man (in uniform) and Lana Song Lyrics "You Better Not Touch My Gal" (second verse - the first verse is in "Partners") You better not touch my chick Or I'll beat you with a big fat stick; You better not nose around Or I'll bop you like a pop-up clown So get this straight, you ___________ I'll give you 'til the count of ten (that's as far as can be understood over the background music) "Don't Count Me Out" Round One - I was strong This right, never wrong Oh, I was a number one contender; Round Five - in a crunch Slip a jab, took a punch But I never bowed to those pretenders! Don't count me out 'Cause when the dust clears, It won't be me they're draggin' out - POW! I took my share of lumps From all those lousy two-bit chumps, But I'm still standin'... Don't count me out

Runaway Float P.S. 118 doesn't have enough money to build Arnold's idea for a float for the City Day Parade, but Helga gets her father to sponsor it - and changes the float into a giant beeper which gets out of control during the parade Written by Jonathan Greenberg Storyboard Direction by Rob Porter Animation Direction by Larry Leichliter and Alan Smart (Only Rob Porter and Larry Leichliter received "Directed By" credits) Storyboard Artist: Cullen Blaine Cast: Arnold - Toran Caudell Gerald - Jamil W. Smith Helga - Francesca Marie Smith Eugene - Christopher Castile Harold - Justin Shenkarow Nadine - Lauren Robinson Rhonda - Olivia Hack Sid (uncredited) - Sam Gifaldi Stinky - Christopher P. Walberg Grandpa, Nick Vermicelli - Dan Castellaneta Oskar - Stephen Viksten Big Bob Pataki - Maurice LaMarche Miss Slovak - Tress MacNeille Miss Slovak said that the float would cost three times the school's annual budget, yet they managed to build it for less than $500 The sign Arnold puts on the float says "BIG BOB'S BEEPER'S"; see "Best Friends" to figure out why there shouldn't be an apostrophe in "beepers" Bad Hair Day: Iggy's hair was black (instead of brown) when Big Bob started to redesign the float; Nadine's hair was brown (instead of blonde) when Arnold rode by the float Really Bad Hair Day: as the float approaches the review stand, Eugene's hair disappears for a second But that's nothing compared to: when Big Bob walks away after reminding Helga of their deal, Joey's shirt is orange, his hair is blonde, and his skin is much lighter than it usually is; when Bob asks who wants to ride on the float and the kids jump up and down, the top of Robert's (the blonde kid with curly hair and glasses) head and hands appear to detach and float in mid-air Uh, when Arnold pulled the emergency brake, the sudden stop should have thrown everybody forward - and would have probably launched Helga over the reviewing stand, considering how high up she was ...then again, landing on the reviewing stand probably would have been better than the fall she took once the float stopped What are they feeding the people in this town: not only does Helga fall from the top of the float (about 20 feet - the same as jumping out of a third-story building) and not get hurt, but none of the band members were hurt either despite being knocked ten feet into the air by the float Somebody Call Sam Gifaldi's Agent: Sid didn't receive a credit (then again, his only "line" was to yell when a bee chased him, but Stinky got a credit in "Downtown As Fruits" for pretty much the same thing)

Partners Dino Spumoni and his lyricist (the guy who writes the words to his songs) Don Reynolds have broken up, and both get rooms at the Sunset Arms, where they both lived "back in the old days" - and their breakup spreads to Arnold and Gerald, who fight after trying to develop an act for a talent show Written by Jonathan Greenberg and Steve Viksten Storyboard Direction by Dan Povenmire Animation Direction by Juli Murphy-Hashiguchi (credited as "Julie" in the opening credits) Storyboard Artist: Sherm Cohen Cast: Arnold - Toran Caudell Gerald - Jamil W. Smith Grandpa - Dan Castellaneta Grandma, Miss Slovak - Tress MacNeille Dino Spumoni - Rick Corso Don Reynolds - Harvey Korman Dino singing over the end credits - Alan Paul Uncredited: TV reporter In some countries, "Partners" airs with "Biosquare"; in fact, most TV listings in the USA say "Biosquare / Partners" when this epsiode airs (I think the change in the USA has something to do with wanting "Part Time Friends" to be released to video first, which meant it couldn't air for eight months afterwards) Grandpa and Grandma are big fans of Dino Spumoni, yet they never mentioned that he once lived at the Sunset Arms; since, presumably, they've lived there pretty much all of their lives, they would remember something like that When the news broadcast first mentions the breakup, the music playing is "You Broke My Heart" from "The Old Building" Where did the band come from during Arnold's second verse of "I'm Nuttin' Without You"? (It's supposed to be just Gerald on piano) Song Lyrics "You Better Not Touch My Gal" (as sung by Dino Spumoni in the closing credits) You better not touch my gal Or I'll pop you in the kisser, pal; You better not even try, Or you'll be lookin' at a big black eye! So listen good, you stupid hood, I'll give you to the count of ten, And if you're not gone by the crack of dawn, You'll never, ever eat - No, you better be discreet - Or you'll never, ever eat solid food again! The version Grandpa and Grandma sing is a little different: change "stupid hood" to "two-bit hood", and the only line after "crack of dawn" is "You'll never eat solid food again" "I'm Nuttin' Without You" Without Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel wouldn't show, And there ain't no romance in a solo Romeo; Without Sacajawea, Clark would still be in Duluth; Without you with me baby, I'm nuttin' - that's the truth! Without Tweedledum, Tweedledee ain't worth a thing; (I'm not so sure about that line, as Dino and Don's conversation covers Arnold's voice, and the closed captioning follows the conversation but not the song) Without Quasimodo, that big bell wouldn't ring; Without Dr. Watson, Sherlock wouldn't have a clue; Without you with me baby, I'm nuttin' - no, nuttin' - I'm nuttin' without you! ("Clark" refers to one half of explorers Lewis & Clark; Sacajawea (also spelled "Sacagawea") was their Native American guide)

Arnold's Christmas While Helga agonizes over getting the perfect present for Arnold (and wondering whether or not her parents got her a pair of designer snow boots that make Tickle Me Elmo dolls (or, for 1999, Pokemon cards) look plentiful in comparison), Arnold tries to get Mr. Hyunh a present - the daughter Mr. Huynh sent to this country at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975 Story by Craig Bartlett, Steve Viksten, and Joe Ansolabehere Written by Steve Viksten Storyboard Direction by Tuck Tucker, Stark Howell, Kelly James, and Jamie Mitchell Animation Direction by Larry Leichliter and Steve Socki (Only Jamie Mitchell received a "Directed By" credit) Storyboard Artists: Derek Drymon, Tricia Garcia, Kelly James, Rob Porter Cast: Arnold - Toran Caudell Gerald - Jamil W. Smith Helga - Francesca Marie Smith Phoebe - Anndi L. McAfee Rhonda - Olivia Hack Stinky - Christopher P. Walberg Grandpa - Dan Castellaneta Grandma - Tress MacNeille Ernie - Dom Irrera Mr. Hyunh - Baoan Coleman Oskar - Steve Viksten Big Bob Pataki - Maurice LaMarche Miriam Pataki - Kath E. Soucie Mai - Hiep Thi Le Mr. Bailey - Vincent Schiavelli Well, Mr. Hyunh never actually says he's from Vietnam nor that it was 1975 (he mentions that he is from Vietnam in "Snow"), but he's mentioned in "Snow" that that's where he's from, and the war did end there in 1975 Speaking of Vietnam, in the scene with Arnold and Gerald on a bench right after they leave Mr. Bailey's office after they bring back his shopping, behind Helga is a poster with "Saigon Helicopter" (and a picture of a helicopter) on it.  This is a reference to the musical Miss Saigon, which takes place at the end of the Vietnam War, and includes a scene with a helicopter on stage (at the end of the war, a number of what was then South Vietnamese civilians tried to evacuate on helicopters - the only way out - because they felt that once the North Vietnamese government took power, they would be considered traitors and killed). How did the soldiers who took Mai away know what her name was? Somebody knew, because they obviously found her just by her name Grandma celebrates three holidays: Thanksgiving (when she greets Mr. Hyunh), Independence Day (she plays "Yankee Doodle Dandy" during the second Secret Santa drawing), and New Year's Day (she wears a "Happy New Year" sash on Christmas Day) Someone suggested an explanation for the "Nancy Spumoni" name: singer Dino Spumoni ("The Old Building", "Partners") is supposed to be like Frank Sinatra, whose daughter Nancy had a famous song titled "These Boots Are Made For Walking" Helga is splashed by Mr. Green's meat truck There's a "Stark's Moving Company" van; Stark Howell is one of the show's regular directors (there are also stores named Tildale's and Hoske's, but those names do not appear in the credits) In the "Secret Santa" bowl, there should have been just one slip per person (otherwise, what names go on the "extra" slips?), but there were far more slips in the bowl than people involved (and what happens if someone pulls their own name out?) Helga calls Rhonda "Rhondaloid", which makes more sense after you watch "Rhonda's Glasses" in the second season The front of the government building says Cave, Quivi Sumus, which, I have been told, can mean "Beware, Whoever We Are"; I assume the writers meant Cave, Quivi Estis, which is Latin for "Beware, Whoever You (plural) Are", which is a little more appropriate for government buildings and I should know, having worked in one since 1984... How did Mr. Bailey know Arnold and Gerald were nine years old? The list Mr. Bailey gave Arnold never said what size snow boots to buy; how would Arnold know what size would fit, and for that matter, how would Helga know that her size would fit Mr. Bailey's daughter? When Helga comes home, she calls her mother "Miriam"; once Miriam gives Helga the pressent, Helga calls her "Mom" When Mr. Bailey leaves on Christmas Eve, he's not carrying his packages, but when Helga appears with the boots, he has some of the bags, although not all of the ones Arnold was carrying earlier Unlike most other shows' Christmas episodes (especially non-cartoon ones), nobody in this episode sings a Christmas carol, although Big Bob and Miriam sing half of the chorus of "Jingle Bells" (and there are a few instrumental jazz versions of carols, including "Jingle Bells" over the closing credits) One thing still escapes me: when Helga came up with this great plan to give (or, presumably, sell) her snow boots to Mr. Bailey and then possibly stay up all night with him on Christmas Eve to find Mai, how did her parents take it - and if she didn't tell them, how is she going to explain where her snow boots (that her mother stood in line for 18 hours for) are (and how did she manage to get the boots into a box and get the box out without anybody noticing)?

Arnold's Valentine On Valentine's Day, Arnold manages to arrange two dates; one with Ruth, the sixth-grader he likes, and one with his French penpal Cecile (actually, it's Helga in disguise) - only for the real Cecile to suddenly appear and Arnold to discover what Ruth is really like Written by Steve Viksten and Rachel Lipman Supervising Director: Jamie Mitchell Storyboard Direction by Tuck Tucker and Stark Howell Animation Direction by George S. Chialtas (credited as "Chiatas" in the broadcast) and Larry Leichliter (only Jamie Mitchell received a "Directed By" credit) Storyboard Artists: Derek Drymon, Rob Porter Cast: Arnold - Toran Caudell Gerald, Peapod Kid - Jamil W. Smith Helga - Francesca Marie Smith Ruth - Lacey Chabert Cecile (the real one) - Kath E. Soucie Miss Slovak - Tress MacNeille French tape voice, man in salon - Lloyd Sherr Cecile's father, Jacques (Chez Paris waiter) - Maurice LaMarche Stewardess - Danica Ivancevic Chez Pierre busboy - Michael Bacall uncredited: Carla French lesson - "On The Chez Paris Menu" (er, uh, this might not be absolutely accurate): Escargot Chez Paris - Chez Paris snails Cervelles Braisees avec les Ouefs Brouilles - braised brains with scrambled eggs Turkis En Creme - (something) in cream Couque du Vin - I think they mean "Coq au Vin", which is chicken in wine sauce Steak Tartare - raw hamburger meat Duck L'Orange - I think they mean "Duck a l'Orange", or duck in orange sauce Oxen En Brouchette - ox (?) cooked on a skewer Bouilliboise - I think they mean "bouillabaisse", which is a fish/shellfish stew of some sort (also note "Chez Paris" means "House of Paris") "Haven't I heard Ruth somewhere before?"  You have if you watch FOX's Party of Five (Lacey Chabert is Claudia) or Nickelodeon's The Wild Thornberrys (she's the voice of Eliza) When Ruth smiles in the first scene, she doesn't have braces on her teeth, unlike in other appearances (for example, when she skates by in "Snow") When Peapod Kid is talking, the two other kids in the scene aren't regular characters, but after that, neither Peapod Kid nor the other two kids are in the class any more P.S. 118's ZIP code (on Helga's letter) is 96374-0171, which is listed as an Army Post Office code (and a number beginning with "96" usually means it's somewhere in the Pacific or Asia) There's no such place as "Baghdakistan" Arnold's steak tartare was hot - which is not a good sign for the restaurant when you consider that steak tartare is raw hamburger meat! Cinderella in reverse: If Helga ever does want to tell Arnold what really happened, all she has to do is show him the shoe she kept, since Arnold has the other one There's no credit for Carla (the girl Gerald talked to who gave him the brush-off), nor for the girl who called for Ruth at the beginning "I don't remember the waiter's name being mentioned" - that's because it's not, until "Dinner For Four" Jamie Mitchell got the directing credit, yet he's not credited as either a storyboard director or an animation director Somebody Call The Animators: look carefully at Helga's head in the dinner scene just before Ruth arrives, and you'll notice that her face moves around but her hair stands perfectly still, as if she's wearing a wig Quick Change Artist: when Helga is in the restaurant, there is a man sitting behind her dressed in white.  However, when they show Helga close-up, the same man is suddenly wearing black. Bad Hair Day: "Peapod Kid" has brown hair, but usually it's black Bad Hair Day Is One Thing, But This: in the classroom, while Gerald is working on his valentine, if you look behind him, you see Nadine - with white skin

Helga's Makeover Helga isn't invited to Rhonda's slumber party because everybody figures she's not into "girls stuff", so she takes on a new hairstyle, dress, and image (right out of a magazine) to show the other girls how much of a girl she can be Written by Rachel Lipman Storyboard Direction by Kelly James Animation Direction by Juli Murphy-Hashiguchi Storyboard Artist: Tricia Garcia Cast: Arnold - Toran Caudell Gerald - Jamil W. Smith Helga, Sheena (uncredited) - Francesca Marie Smith Phoebe - Anndi L. McAfee Eugene - Christopher J. Castile Harold - Justin Shenkarow Nadine - Lauren Robinson Rhonda - Olivia Hack Sid - Sam Gifaldi Miriam Pataki, Yolanda - Kath E. Soucie Mrs. Johanssen (credited as "Johanson") - Shari Belafonte When the classroom is first shown, Sheena is sitting in the front row, and the first two desks against the wall near the door are occupied by Curly and Eugene, but then Helga is in front of Sheena, and Gerald and Arnold are sitting where Curly and Eugene were shown What kind of magazine doesn't have its price on it somewhere? Helga's new look includes having two eyebrows; she plucks out the middle of her one large one Some of the girls shown at the party when Rhonda makes fun of Helga aren't there during the makeovers Something you don't see every day: Phoebe without her glasses (she has to really squint her eyes without them) Something else you don't see every day: fingernails (you can see Helga's real fingernails as she puts on her fake ones) Considering how much money Rhonda's parents have, you would think they could afford something better than a rotary dial phone, but there's one in the kitchen When the boys are getting ready to crash the party, Sid can be seen without his hat; his hair is all stringy (like it is in "Wheezin' Ed", but unlike in "Heat") All of the girls' feet are drawn with three toes; in the last scene, Harold's have four No wonder Rhonda was stomping on the tomatoes in "World Records": she has the flattest feet around (and how does she - or Sheena or Helga, for that matter - manage to fit into her shoes?) Helga walks by the "Law Office of Garcia, James A."; Tricia Garcia is the storyboard artist for this episode Helga says that "we're already taller than the boys", but Nadine and Phoebe aren't Harold's "The horror! The horror!" comes from the book Heart of Darkness, which was made into the movie Apocalypse Now

The Old Building It's a tradition for a wrecking ball operator to invite his son to his 500th demolition, so childless Ernie invites Arnold, but the target is an abandoned theater Grandma doesn't want torn down and replaced with a new multi-screen theater Written by Rachel Lipman and Steve Viksten Storyboard Direction by Kelly James Animation Direction by Jamie Mitchell Storyboard Artist: Tricia Garcia Cast: Arnold - Toran Caudell Grandpa, Rico - Dan Castellaneta Grandma, Mayor - Tress MacNeille Ernie - Dom Irrera Dino Spumoni - Rick Corso The wrecking balls are named Big Bertha, Black Thunder, T. Minnie Martoonis, Judgement Day, and The Terminator (although "Judgement Day" is a British spelling; the USA spelling is "Judgment Day") The settings on the wrecking ball: Ready, Get Set, Smash, Ravage, Damage, Wreck, Pulp Arnold is taller than Ernie Back in "the old days", Grandma was a blonde Grandma's sign and Ernie's model say Circle Theater, but the building itself says Circle Theatre The Circle Theatre doesn't appear to be much of a theater; even in its heyday, there didn't appear to be any stage or seats, other than at the tables Song Lyrics to "Smashed" (also called "You Broke My Heart") Darling, you left my heart In pieces on the floor So tell me why shouldn't I Break some things of yours? I'll smash your lamp, the antique chair, That stupid thing you always wear; I'll smash a vase, the radio, Those little teacups from Limoge; Your wacky paintings on the walls; Darling - POW - I'll smash 'em all; Lover, it's just a game; Cupid can take the blame; I'll take the place apart, But don't worry - I won't smash your heart! (spoken after the song: ) Not me - maybe some other clown, but I'm not gonna smash your heart, baby - you're talkin' to Dino over here

The List Arnold attemps to do "it all" - everything on "the list for a kid's perfect Saturday" - but has only slightly more success than Grandma's attempts to get a large piano into the boarding house Written by Joe Ansolabehere Storyboard Direction by Mark O'Hare Animation Direction by Larry Leichliter Storyboard Artists: Derek Drymon, John McIntyre Cast: Arnold - Toran Caudell Gerald - Jamil W. Smith Park - Marcus Toji (credited as "Togi") Sid - Sam Gifaldi Harold (uncredited) - Justin Shenkarow Grandpa, mover - Dan Castellaneta Grandma - Tress MacNeille Woman in the movie - Lisa Fuson Man in the movie - Craig Bartlett uncredited: Boy in the park Don't try this at home: Arnold tries to ride his bike down the steepest street in the city - without a bicycle helmet When Arnold sets his alarm clock, it says 5:45 (a little early for bed), but when he puts it on his desk, it's 10:30 "I don't remember hearing Harold" - if you listen carefully, you can hear his distinctive laugh right after Gerald mentions riding down the steepest hill in the neighborhood Song Lyrics to "Look Up" When life gets you down, wearing a frown, don't look away, look up, 'Cause memories true come of the blue; you know the way - look up! When skies are gone gray, things gone astray, don't look away, look up; Arnold: I had a bad day; nothing went right; I hate my dumb life; I'm down. When you're feeling under the weather, and the dark clouds are getting to you, Keep your troubles light as a feather, and soon you'll be seeing a bright patch of blue; You.... Gotta look up, you gotta be strong, you gotta take things as they come, 'Cause everything new that happens to you is better when you...look up!

Haunted Train Arnold, Gerald, and Helga hear Grandpa's "legend of the Haunted Train" and head for the abandoned train station where it's supposed to appear - and that train that pulls up to the station at midnight fits the description Written by Josie Nericcio Storyboard Direction by Tuck Tucker Animation Direction by Juli Murphy-Hashiguchi Storyboard Artist: John Mathot Cast: Arnold - Toran Caudell Gerald - Jamil W. Smith Helga - Francesca Marie Smith Brainy - Craig Bartlett Sid - Sam Gifaldi Grandpa, engineer - Dan Castellaneta uncredited: Singer at end Either somebody teach Helga how to skip rope, or somebody teach the animators how to draw Helga skipping rope - Helga does one rope turn and then stops eaech time Somebody heard me - she does better in "Girl Trouble" Helga says, "We're all gonna die!" - apparently, Nickelodeon had no problems with words like "dead" at the time How did Brainy get on the train, anyway? Song Lyrics Gerald's song They say he lost his mind; Went crazy on that day; Ran his train right off the tracks And drove it straight to - Hey! Where's the engineer? Been waitin' all night long; Better show up soon Or I'm have to say so long! Whoo-whoo! Been waitin' on the haunted train... (it sounds like Gerald starts to sing "gonna" between "I'm" and "have to say" but doesn't, which is why that line looks so strange) The song in the closing credits (they're also in the closing credits of the "Urban Adventures" tape) Sometimes, late at night, You can hear the whistle wail With a spooky, screechy sound Like a wheel gone off the rail; And up in the smoky clouds, You can almost recognize The ghost of a crazy engineer With fiery cinder eyes; I say, Whoo-whoo! Can't you hear the haunted train? Whoo-whoo! Waitin' on a haunted train Crash that engine, You know, only sticks and stones And old conductors' bones remain... At the end, the engineer says "Arnold, take me to the roundhouse"; on the Urban Adventures tape, he then says "Spooky" (and I'm not sure about that "fiery cinder eyes" line, but neither the broadcast nor the Urban Adventures closed captions has anything that comes close to matching the line correctly)

Downtown as Fruits "Helga Pataki's Four Food Groups - The Musical" is missing its banana and strawberry when Arnold and Gerald decide to take the bus a few too many stops past the school and end up downtown without money - until someone drives by and throws them a bag of cash Written by Craig Bartlett, Joe Ansolabehere, and Steve Viksten Storyboard Direction by Tuck Tucker Animation Direction by Larry Leichliter Storyboard Artist: John Mathot Cast: Arnold, Stinky - Toran Caudell Helga - Francesca Marie Smith Gerald, Peapod Kid - Jamil W. Smith Phoebe - Anndi L. McAfee Brainy - Craig Bartlett Curly - Steven Hartman Eugene - Christopher J. Castile Harold, Iggy - Justin Shenkarow Woman fixing flat tire - Joey Paul Zamboni Jones, other banana guy (Vic), driver with money (Morrie) - John Mariano Uncredited: Monkeyman Look Closely: at the beginning, Iggy can be seen very briefly without his sunglasses They must be short of "E"s for the sign outside of the school; there are only two "E"s in "HELGA PATAKI'S FOUR FOOD GROUPS THE MUSICAL", but the "E" in Helga is replaced by a "3" Nobody seemed to mind that a couple of nine-year-old kids were carrying around thousands of dollars in cash A "Zamboni" is a machine (driven like a car) that remakes the ice on an ice rink; you usually see them between periods at an ice hockey game Kinda Sorta Hatless Alert: Arnold wears a different hat when he's downtown, and since I doubt he would have thrown his own hat into the trash, he probably wasn't wearing it under his costume Courtney Brewer points out that the man in the banana costume and the driver are Vic and Morrie, who appear in "Arnold As Cupid" and "Wheezin' Ed"; the names "Vic and Morrie" didn't appear in the credits, like they did the other two times The boy in the peapod costume appears in other episodes and is always credited as "Peapod Kid"; he's even referred to by that name (the way Chocolate Boy is always called by his nickname as well) Right before Arnold and Gerald first appear in costume, Monkeyman (see episode 501) runs by Song Lyrics Harold and Eugene's song I'm a steak, juicy steak, full of fat and protien; I'm a ham, you know I am, and if you keep kosher, I'm not in your routine! The closing song It's fruits, it's fruits, that really makes us toots; It's fruits, it's fruits, that give us all a hoot! It's not like other food gorups aren't important; In fact, you need us all to make your fingernails and eyes and organs- Fruits, it's fruits, you gotta have your fruits; That's what the folks with scurvy say; 'Cause it's fruits, us fruits, that really makes us sing; This is the end of our play! ("Scurvy" is a disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C)

Eugene's Bike When Eugene's new bike is ruined thanks to something Arnold did, Arnold realizes that he's been involved in quite a few of Eugene's accidents, so Arnold takes Eugene out for a day of fun - well, fun for Arnold, but mishaps for Eugene Written by Steve Viksten, Joe Ansolabehere, and Craig Bartlett Storyboard Direction by Kelly James Animation Direction by Juli Murphy-Hashiguchi Storyboard Artist: Tricia Garcia Cast: Arnold - Toran Caudell Helga, Sheena - Francesca Marie Smith Gerald - Jamil W. Smith Billy - Sam Gifaldi Brainy - Craig Bartlett Eugene - Christopher J. Castile Hospital orderly - James Keane Usually, on a red hand/white body sign, the red part blinks when the light's about to change, but here the white part does The "dork parade" consists of Billy, Sheena, Brainy, and Eugene, although Sheena and Eugene "blend into the kid crowd" in other episodes (but Sheena and Eugene, along with Curly and Brainy, are "the geeks" in "Rhonda's Glasses") When Eugene locks his bike, he doesn't lock it to the bike rack, nor does he wrap the chain around either tire, so it should be no problem for someone to steal it You would think the kids would be happier, since the last day of school must be coming: Flag Day is June 14 (unless there's a separate "state flag" day where Arnold lives) Eugene's bike has a "YOOJ" (pronounced like "Eugene" without the "een") license plate Uh, let me get this straight - Arnold fixed Eugene's bike without bothering to test ride it to see if, say, the brake cable was missing? In the teeter-totter scene, Gerald's shirt is number 3 instead of 33 (obviously a "he's too small for 33 to fit" joke) Arnold's hat is darker blue than it should be when he gets out of bed before visiting Eugene at home the first time (it's also dark at the end, but that's because it's dark outside) Hatless Alert: when Arnold is fixing Eugene's bike, he's not wearing his hat Don't try this at home unless it's absolutely positively necessary: a proper Heimlich maneuver (what Arnold does to stop Eugene from choking) requires putting the two hands together into a ball (and an improperly-done Heimlich can very easily break one of the "victim's" ribs, so you shouldn't try it on anyone who isn't choking) Eugene says he almost caught a "Studs McGee" ball, but both the video board and the baseball card says "Spuds McGee"

Arnold's Halloween Arnold attempts to scare Grandpa on Halloween by broadcasting an "alien invasion" message over his radio, but when a TV reporter picks up the signal, the city goes into a panic - and Big Bob gets the chance to settle a 20-year-old alien score Written by Craig Bartlett, Joseph Purdy, and Antoinette Stella Story by Craig Bartlett, Joseph Purdy, and Steve Viksten Storyboard Direction by Tuck Tucker and Kelly James Animation Direction by Jamie Mitchell (Only Jamie Mitchell received a "Directed By" credit) Storyboard Artists: Derek Drymon, Kurt Dumas Cast: Arnold - Phillip Van Dyke Gerald - Jamil W. Smith Helga - Francesca Marie Smith Phoebe - Anndi L. McAfee Curly - Adam Wylie Harold - Justin Shenkarow Stinky - Christopher Walberg Grandpa - Dan Castellaneta Grandma - Tress MacNeille Oskar, Smitty - Steven Viksten Suzie - Mary Scheer Ernie - Dom Irrera Mr. Green, EBN Announcer - James Keane Harvey - Lou Rawls Mr. Hyunh - Baoan Coleman Big Bob Pataki, Douglas Cain - Maurice LaMarche Miriam Pataki - Kath E. Soucie Principal Wartz - David Wohl Uncredited: Monkeyman If you're wondering if Douglas Cain was supposed to sound just like The Brain on Pinky and the Brain: "yyyYes!" For those of you who don't get that last comment: Douglas Cain is supposed to sound like actor/director Orson Welles, who really did cause a very large panic with a radio story about aliens, but his version was planned as a story all along instead of a prank. What happened was, on October 30, 1938, he did a radio version of the H.G. Wells story The War of the Worlds (I think the radio version left off the "The" in the title), which is about an invasion of Earth by Martians. Right when the part of the story where a radio announcer is describing the landing aliens takes place, another popular radio program (starring ventriloquist Edgar Bergen, father of the star of Murphy Brown) reached a point where someone started singing, and quite a few listeners changed stations, heard what they thought was a real radio announcer describing a real alien invasion, kept listening to the program while the "aliens" started landing with poison gas and "death rays", and panicked rather than listen to the rest of the story, which ends with the Martians dying from Earth germs. (Speaking of Orson Welles, he later starred in Citizen Kane, but the Welles-sounding character in this episode spells his last name "Cain") If Arnold needed to connect Grandpa's radio to his "transmitter" with cable to be heard, how did the man in the van hear the broadcast? The wheel on the show Big Bob was watching had spaces marked OOPS!, Bye-Bye, No Cigar, New Car, See Ya, Winner, Whole Enchilada, Sucker, Loser, Spin Again, and S.O.L. In keeping with the Halloween theme, all of the credits (except in the show's opening) were orange instead of yellow

Das Subway When the last crosstown bus leaves without the kids, they take the subway home, despite Gerald's warning of "sun goes down, stay above ground" - advice they may have been better off listening to when the train stops in an underwater tunnel Written by Chris Simmons Storyboard Direction by Tuck Tucker Animation Direction by Steve Socki Storyboard Artists: John Mathot, Cullen Blaine Cast: Arnold - Toran Caudell Gerald - Jamil W. Smith Helga - Francesca Marie Smith Phoebe - Anndi L. McAfee Harold - Justin Shenkarow Grandpa, conductor - Dan Castellaneta Grandma - Tress MacNeille Grubby man on subway - Mark Hamill Two women on subway - Kath E. Soucie Doctor on subway - Tony Jay Blind man, newscaster - Kevin Michael Richardson Phoebe must not watch too many movies (or mainly watches animated ones, which tend to run under 90 minutes) if she thinks two hours is too long for one The sun is well above the horizon when they leave the theater, but it sets less than 30 seconds later If you look at the streetlights carefully, the light beam of at least one of them (the farthest one away from the kids, on the left) is barely visible before the light it is turned on The pay phone Arnold uses has 3 rows of 4 buttons each Next to the pay phone is a sign for the "Tucker Railroad"; Tuck Tucker was one of the story's directors Arnold called Grandpa to tell them they were on the subway; why couldn't Grandpa pick them up in his car? He drives at night in other episodes (in "The Haunted Train", it's after midnight - and he's taking Gerald and Helga home as well), so that's not a problem. For that matter, why couldn't they call, say, Helga's (or Gerald's) parents? If they explain the situation (and mention that the only alternative is the subway), maybe they can get somebody to pick them up. (Then again, do they all live near each other? In "The Vacant Lot", Arnold lives across the street from the lot, but Helga has to take a bus. Maybe Helga did call home but couldn't get a ride, which is why she was on the subway with the others.) Don't try this at home: there's no way Grandma could have connected two "live" wires with her bare hands without electrocuting herself, and there's certainly no way the wires could have stayed connected People not getting along on a broken-down subway until they get together to help a dog deliver puppies; does that story sound familiar? Maybe you were watching "Nick At Nite" to recognize it as happening on an episode of The Odd Couple Unless there's more than one person by that name, Mark Hamill (Col. Christopher Blair in Wing Commander III and IV...oh, and wasn't he in the Star Wars movies somewhere?) was the voice of the poor man on the subway Song Lyrics - the song at the end Let's all hold hands, Here on the subway, 'Cause we've been stuck here in the dark for way too long; Oh, it's hot, and it stinks And the train is on the blink; They lock the doors - We've got no choice - Let's get along!

Wheezin' Ed Arnold leads an expedition to Elk Island to find the legendary treasure of "Wheezin' Ed", but stumble upon a counterfeit penny operation Written by Craig Bartlett, Rachel Lipman, and Steve Viksten Storyboard Direction by Dan Povenmire Animation Direction by Juli Murphy-Hashiguchi Storyboard Artist: Debbie Baber Cast: Arnold - Toran Caudell Gerald - Jamil W. Smith Helga - Francesca Marie Smith Phoebe - Anndi L. McAfee Brainy - Craig Bartlett Harold - Justin Shenkarow Rhonda - Olivia Hack Sid - Sam Gifaldi Earl - Dan Castellaneta Policeman - Mark Hamill Vic and Morrie (the crooks) - John Mariano Something you don't see every day: Phoebe is wrong about something - she said there wasn't any hole in the cave which they could fall through When Sid takes off his hat (something else you don't see every day), his hair is stringy (like it is in "Helga's Makeover", but unlike his full head of hair in "Heat") The two crooks are Oskar's two poker-playing buddies from "Arnold As Cupid" Pennies haven't been made with that much copper since 1982; now they are mostly zinc No wonder Harold didn't remember what he was told about the jelly beans; he wasn't told anything about them The drawings Arnold discovered looked a little like Brainy Another escape for Brainy without running afoul of Helga's fists The policeman (voice of Mark Hamill - see "Das Subway") had three toes on each foot "Marumba Rights" refers to "Miranda Rights" (the name comes from the Miranda vs. Arizona Supreme Court decision which made the reading of rights mandatory) - the ones that begin "You have the right to remain silent" There could be an explanation for that wheezing at the end; Brainy wasn't on the boat with the other kids - but who was doing the laughing?