The BEST episodes written by Joseph Purdy

Curly's Girl
star
9.60
11 votes

#1 - Curly's Girl

Hey Arnold! - Season 5 - Episode 30

Curly gets Rhonda to act like his girlfriend after something happens to Rhonda's Mothers' fur coat.

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The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off
star
7.87
82 votes

#2 - The Great Jungle Gym Stand Off

Recess - Season 1 - Episode 4

The kids stage a protest when Prickly plans to tear down Ol' Rusty to replace it with a new jungle gym.

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Fishing Trip
star
7.70
9 votes

#3 - Fishing Trip

Hey Arnold! - Season 5 - Episode 25

Arnold and his Grandpa, Gerald and his Father, and Sid and his Father all go on a fishing trip.

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A Day in the Life of a Classroom
star
7.60
9 votes

#4 - A Day in the Life of a Classroom

Hey Arnold! - Season 5 - Episode 36

After Mr. Simmons wins an award, a TV station does a documentary on how he teaches.

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Summer Love
star
7.59
17 votes

#5 - Summer Love

Hey Arnold! - Season 5 - Episode 15

When Arnold, the boarders and the Patakis go to the beach, a girl uses Arnold to win a sandcastle competition. Ernie gets buried in the sand. Miriam and Suzie start taking dancing lessons. Grandpa thinks he's stuck on an island. Oscar starts using a metal detector to find ""treasure."" Big Bob gets a bad sunburn. Helga tries to warn Arnold that he's just being used.

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Arnold's Halloween
star
7.55
20 votes

#6 - Arnold's Halloween

Hey Arnold! - Season 2 - Episode 21

Arnold and Gerald send the neighborhood alien crazy as they broadcast a mock Halloween radio show.

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Rich Kid
star
7.50
14 votes

#7 - Rich Kid

Hey Arnold! - Season 3 - Episode 35

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.

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Stuck in a Tree
star
7.50
18 votes

#8 - Stuck in a Tree

Hey Arnold! - Season 5 - Episode 16

Arnold gets stuck in a tree with Harold and Eugene.

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Arnold's Thanksgiving
star
7.45
11 votes

#9 - Arnold's Thanksgiving

Hey Arnold! - Season 3 - Episode 27

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.

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Synchronized Swimming
star
7.43
7 votes

#10 - Synchronized Swimming

Hey Arnold! - Season 4 - Episode 24

Coach Wittenberg talks Arnold, Eugene, Harold, and others to join a Synchronized Swimming team, and swim to the classic movie, 'Come Back Wayne'.

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Save the Tree
star
7.41
39 votes

#11 - Save the Tree

Hey Arnold! - Season 2 - Episode 1

Arnold and the gang must stop Big Bob from chopping down the oldest tree in town.

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New Teacher
star
7.41
32 votes

#12 - New Teacher

Hey Arnold! - Season 2 - Episode 2

When the kids make their new teacher, Mr. Simmons, quit his job; the replacement makes them realize what they lost.

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Helga and the Nanny
star
7.40
20 votes

#13 - Helga and the Nanny

Hey Arnold! - Season 3 - Episode 20

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

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Pigeon Man
star
7.36
22 votes

#14 - Pigeon Man

Hey Arnold! - Season 1 - Episode 29

When Arnold's pigeon gets sick, he takes it to "Pigeon Man", a person surrounded by pigeons who lives on a rooftop.

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The Journal
star
7.36
10 votes

#15 - The Journal

Hey Arnold! - Season 5 - Episode 31

On the anniversary of his parents' disappearance, Arnold decides to give up hoping that they will ever return home. But while packing away their keepsakes in the attic, Arnold finds his father's old journal.

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Chocolate Boy
star
7.32
18 votes

#16 - Chocolate Boy

Hey Arnold! - Season 5 - Episode 21

Chocolate Boy wants to give up chocolate.

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Grudge Match
star
7.30
10 votes

#17 - Grudge Match

Hey Arnold! - Season 4 - Episode 19

After Grandpa and Big Bob give each other 'fenderbenders' on their cars, they try to settle who pays for the damages in a game of Golf.

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Sally's Comet
star
7.26
19 votes

#18 - Sally's Comet

Hey Arnold! - Season 1 - Episode 31

Arnold and Gerald must turn off all the lights in the city if they want to see Sally's Comet.

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Harold's Bar Mitzvah
star
7.25
12 votes

#19 - Harold's Bar Mitzvah

Hey Arnold! - Season 2 - Episode 29

It's time for Harold's Bar Mitzvah, but where is Harold? Nervous about the responsibilities of his faith, he panics and runs away. Can Arnold convince Harold that he has what it takes to be a man?

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Headless Cabbie
star
7.20
10 votes

#20 - Headless Cabbie

Hey Arnold! - Season 4 - Episode 27

Arnold tells an urban legend about a Headless Cabbie, but when Arnold and they gang go through the park (for ice cream)where the legend supposedly happened, they have weird occurrences involving the legend their travels.

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Casa Paradiso
star
7.11
27 votes

#21 - Casa Paradiso

Hey Arnold! - Season 3 - Episode 5

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.

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Phoebe Takes the Fall
star
7.11
9 votes

#22 - Phoebe Takes the Fall

Hey Arnold! - Season 3 - Episode 30

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.

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Fighting Families
star
7.11
9 votes

#23 - Fighting Families

Hey Arnold! - Season 4 - Episode 26

Arnold, Grandpa, Grandma, Ernie and Mr. Hyunh compete on a game show against a family that seems perfect in every way.

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Gerald's Game
star
7.06
15 votes

#24 - Gerald's Game

Hey Arnold! - Season 5 - Episode 24

Gerald is involved with his new favorite game which Arnold dislikes.

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Oskar Can't Read?
star
7.06
18 votes

#25 - Oskar Can't Read?

Hey Arnold! - Season 4 - Episode 8

When Oskar cannot read various things, Arnold tries to help him by teaching him and bringing him to the library.

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Helga's Locket
star
7.05
20 votes

#26 - Helga's Locket

Hey Arnold! - Season 5 - Episode 11

Helga inscribes her name in her Arnold locket.

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Teachers' Strike
star
7.00
12 votes

#27 - Teachers' Strike

Hey Arnold! - Season 2 - Episode 35

The teachers are on strike, so there's no school! Arnold and Gerald are over the moon until they find out they'll have make up the missed days in summer school. Suddenly, it's time for action!

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Freeze Frame
star
6.96
26 votes

#28 - Freeze Frame

Hey Arnold! - Season 2 - Episode 15

Arnold and Gerald go around the city following 'Porkpie', a mysterious man caught on film. They suspect, because of the clues, that Porkpie and his accomplice are planning to kill 'Marty', who turns out to be Mr. Green.

Rich Guy
star
6.93
14 votes

#29 - Rich Guy

Hey Arnold! - Season 5 - Episode 23

After Arnold saves the life of a rich man, the man invites Arnold and Grandpa to his house. He tells Arnold that he wishes Arnold was the son he never had, but he really does have a son, but they share nothing in common.

Arnold's Room
star
6.93
27 votes

#30 - Arnold's Room

Hey Arnold! - Season 3 - Episode 7

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

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Big Bob's Crisis
star
6.91
11 votes

#31 - Big Bob's Crisis

Hey Arnold! - Season 5 - Episode 37

After Big Bob has a heart attack, he tries to become more nice.

Grand Prix
star
6.90
10 votes

#32 - Grand Prix

Hey Arnold! - Season 3 - Episode 26

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

The Racing Mule
star
6.89
8 votes

#33 - The Racing Mule

Hey Arnold! - Season 5 - Episode 29

Mr. Hyunh, Oskar, and Ernie purchase a race horse, or so they think.

Curly Snaps
star
6.88
26 votes

#34 - Curly Snaps

Hey Arnold! - Season 3 - Episode 11

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

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Harold the Butcher
star
6.88
25 votes

#35 - Harold the Butcher

Hey Arnold! - Season 3 - Episode 2

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.

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Eating Contest
star
6.88
16 votes

#36 - Eating Contest

Hey Arnold! - Season 2 - Episode 24

Arnold follows in his Grandpa's footsteps and competes in the annual block party eating contest. After much munching Old Football Head goes stomach to stomach with eating legend Seymour 'The Disposal'.

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Principal Simmons
star
6.88
16 votes

#37 - Principal Simmons

Hey Arnold! - Season 5 - Episode 8

When Principal Wartz quits as Principal, Mr. Simmons takes his place.

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Roller Coaster
star
6.86
22 votes

#38 - Roller Coaster

Hey Arnold! - Season 3 - Episode 16

Eugene wants to ride with the gang, but they all think he's a jinx and won't go with him. Arnold decides to break the cycle of pain and rides with Eugene, but they get stuck.

Mr. Hyunh Goes Country
star
6.85
26 votes

#39 - Mr. Hyunh Goes Country

Hey Arnold! - Season 3 - Episode 4

Arnold and Gerald manage the career of the most unlikely country-and-western singer, Mr Hyunh.

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Part Time Friends
star
6.80
10 votes

#40 - Part Time Friends

Hey Arnold! - Season 3 - Episode 32

Arnold is okay with working with Gerald at Mrs. Vitello's flower shop after she's injured and puts Gerald in charge, but not with working for Gerald, which causes the friendship to hit a snag and Arnold quits.

Stinky's Pumpkin
star
6.79
18 votes

#41 - Stinky's Pumpkin

Hey Arnold! - Season 4 - Episode 6

Stinky is 'down in the dumps' because he doesn't think he's special and think's he isn't good at anything, but when there is a large Vegetable contest, Stinky tries growing a pumpkin in his backyard.

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Grandpa's Packard
star
6.78
7 votes

#42 - Grandpa's Packard

Hey Arnold! - Season 5 - Episode 39

Grandpa's Packard is stolen from an antique car show.

The Big Scoop
star
6.76
29 votes

#43 - The Big Scoop

Hey Arnold! - Season 2 - Episode 5

Arnold and Gerald compete against Helga for the school newspaper.

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Pre-Teen Scream
star
6.71
21 votes

#44 - Pre-Teen Scream

Hey Arnold! - Season 3 - Episode 12

Phoebe has a secret crush on a pop star.

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Big Gino
star
6.68
22 votes

#45 - Big Gino

Hey Arnold! - Season 4 - Episode 3

After paying his debt with Big Gino, Sid and him become friends, but Arnold believes that that friendship isn't good for Sid.

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Crush on Teacher
star
6.67
15 votes

#46 - Crush on Teacher

Hey Arnold! - Season 2 - Episode 27

Miss Slovak is sick, and Arnold has a major crush on Miss Felter, the substitute teacher. But what will he do now that Gerald has found out that Miss Felter has a major crush on HIM?

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Mr. Green Runs
star
6.33
15 votes

#47 - Mr. Green Runs

Hey Arnold! - Season 5 - Episode 4

Mr. Green runs for city council.

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