The BEST episodes of Hey Arnold! season 3

Every episode of Hey Arnold! season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Hey Arnold! season 3!

The adventures of a daydreaming, jazz-loving, football-headed 9-year-old, who lives in a boarding house with his grandparents and some eccentric boarders, encounters life in the city with his best friend Gerald, a loofah-haired kid, who is the keeper of the urban tales and coolest kid in class; and Helga, who torments him, but loves him secretly.

Last Updated: 11/5/2024Network: NickelodeonStatus: Ended
Crabby Author
star
8.80
40 votes

#1 - Crabby Author

Season 3 - Episode 34 - Aired 12/28/1998

Arnold has to do a book report, and he decides to do it on his favorite author, Agitha Cawfield, but he sees her bad side when she is very crabby & rude to him.

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Hey Harold!
star
8.15
13 votes

#2 - Hey Harold!

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/21/1998

Harold is invited to Rhonda's party, though he does not want to go as he thinks nobody will dance with him. While there, he dances with and befriends the female bully, Big Patty, who also had nobody to dance with. The two spend the next day together hanging out, much to the teasing of Stinky and Sid, who begin to tease him by saying he has a crush on her. They already tease Big Patty for being "big and dumb", which upsets Harold.

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Road Trip
star
7.63
19 votes

#3 - Road Trip

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/30/1998

Helga and Miriam get stuck on the road together with no money. They get to know one another and Miriam saves the day when she wins a mechanical bull-riding competition.

Directors: Tuck Tucker
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Biosquare
star
7.62
13 votes

#4 - Biosquare

Season 3 - Episode 33 - Aired 12/7/1998

Helga and Arnold locked in a greenhouse together for 24 hours? Now THERE'S a science fair project! They should both get a great grade on it - if they don't kill each other first.

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Helga Blabs It All
star
7.50
38 votes

#5 - Helga Blabs It All

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/31/1998

While feeling the effects of laughing gas, Helga leaves a confessional message of love on Arnold's phone machine. She then has to get into the boarding house in order to erase the message.

Directors: Tuck Tucker
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Rich Kid
star
7.50
14 votes

#6 - Rich Kid

Season 3 - Episode 35 - Aired 12/28/1998

There is a new kid at P.S. 118, but he isn't the playful type, and he doesn't know the definition of fun, so Arnold and the gang try to teach him to have fun and take a break off his busy schedual.

Writer: Joseph Purdy
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Career Day
star
7.47
15 votes

#7 - Career Day

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/21/1998

All the kids are paired with adults with interesting jobs except Arnold, who is forced to spend time with the Jolly Olly, the Ice Cream Man.

Directors: Dan Povenmire
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Cool Party
star
7.45
11 votes

#8 - Cool Party

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 11/2/1998

Rhonda has a party and only invites the cool kids. Arnold attends, but realises her party is only for snobs. He leaves and has his own party with his buddies and eventually Rhonda realises that 'geek' is cooler than 'cool.'

Directors: Dan Povenmire
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Arnold's Thanksgiving
star
7.45
11 votes

#9 - Arnold's Thanksgiving

Season 3 - Episode 27 - Aired 11/18/1998

Arnold and Helga both think they are having the worst Thanksgivings ever. Arnold's Family are celebrating President's Day, and Olga is at the Pataki house. When Arnold and Helga go to Mr. Simmons' house, they discover he has a obnoxious family, so they think their families aren't so bad after all.

Directors: Larry Leichliter
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Helga and the Nanny
star
7.40
20 votes

#10 - Helga and the Nanny

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/19/1998

Big Bob and Miriam hire a Nanny around the house, but she's so perfect that Helga wants to get her out of there.

Writer: Joseph Purdy
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Helga vs. Big Patty
star
7.40
25 votes

#11 - Helga vs. Big Patty

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/9/1998

After Helga makes fun of Patty too much, Patty challenges Helga to a fight.

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Olga Gets Engaged
star
7.21
19 votes

#12 - Olga Gets Engaged

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/16/1998

Olga brings home her surprise fiancee who wins everyone over except Helga.

Directors: Dan Povenmire
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Casa Paradiso
star
7.11
27 votes

#13 - Casa Paradiso

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/7/1998

Grandpa becomes tired of dealing with the boarding house and decides to sell. Arnold has to convince him how important it is for everyone to remain in the boarding house and what they would lose if it was sold.

Directors: Steve Socki
Writer: Joseph Purdy
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Phoebe Takes the Fall
star
7.11
9 votes

#14 - Phoebe Takes the Fall

Season 3 - Episode 30 - Aired 12/7/1998

P.S. 118 is holding a Spelling Bee, and Helga wants to win one trophy to get out of Olga's shadow, but Pheobe has to back out of the competition for Helga to make it.

Writer: Joseph Purdy
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Helga's Show
star
7.10
10 votes

#15 - Helga's Show

Season 3 - Episode 28 - Aired 11/25/1998

Helga preforms impressions of her classmates at the 'Coco Hut', and they get offended and start ignoring her.

Directors: Stark Howell
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The Flood
star
7.10
10 votes

#16 - The Flood

Season 3 - Episode 29 - Aired 11/25/1998

When school is out, Mr. Simmons' class gets stuck in the school because of an upcoming flood. When the class starts getting out of control, Arnold has to think quick.

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Dangerous Lumber
star
7.07
27 votes

#17 - Dangerous Lumber

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/2/1998

Arnold becomes a hot (and dangerous) hitter. He keeps injuring people everytime he swings the bat. Afraid of hurting more people, Arnold refuses to play ball. Mickey Kaline helps him out.

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Stinky Goes Hollywood
star
7.04
25 votes

#18 - Stinky Goes Hollywood

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/16/1998

Stinky's simple life changes after he becomes the surprise new spokesman for Ya-Hoo Soda.

Directors: Tuck Tucker
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Gerald's Tonsils
star
7.00
21 votes

#19 - Gerald's Tonsils

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/7/1998

Gerald has his tonsils removed before a big concert and must come to grips with the fact that his voice has changed.

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Arnold & Lila
star
7.00
13 votes

#20 - Arnold & Lila

Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 11/4/1998

Helga, lost in a love reverie, writes 'Arnold loves Helga' on a wall, but changes the name to 'Lila' when the kids approach. Lila thinks that Arnold loves her until he explains the mistake. Then he falls for Lila and she is forced to break up with him.

Directors: Steve Socki
The Aptitude Test
star
6.96
24 votes

#21 - The Aptitude Test

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 10/14/1998

After the results of an aptitude test are announced, Harold gains self-confidence and Helga feels dumber.

Directors: Stark Howell
Arnold's Room
star
6.93
27 votes

#22 - Arnold's Room

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/9/1998

Sid pretends that Arnold's room is his, since he's ashamed of showing his real room to Lorenzo.

Directors: Tuck Tucker
Writer: Joseph Purdy
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Grand Prix
star
6.90
10 votes

#23 - Grand Prix

Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 11/4/1998

The kids all try to outdo each other in a city-wide go-cart race.

Writer: Joseph Purdy
Curly Snaps
star
6.88
26 votes

#24 - Curly Snaps

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/23/1998

Curly gets enraged after a minor playground mix up. He locks himself in the principal's office and refuses to come out.

Writer: Joseph Purdy
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Harold the Butcher
star
6.88
25 votes

#25 - Harold the Butcher

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/31/1998

After Harold shoplifts some meat from the butcher shop, he is sentenced to work off his punishment. Harold realises he has discovered his calling and that he wants to become a butcher.

Writer: Joseph Purdy
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