Hey Arnold!: Season 2

1997 · 37 episodes · ★ 7.2

What Season 2 of Hey Arnold!

Arnold is a nine-year-old boy with a football-shaped head. He lives with his grandparents in a building in Hillwood, in a multiethnic neighborhood, and is in fourth grade at 118 Public School. Along with Gerald, Helga, Harold, Sid, Stinky, Rhonda, Phoebe and Eugene, his adventures range from everyday life to the absurd: they have to save a tree, deal with a cat that Harold won't give back, escape the fifth-graders who want to stuff them into garbage cans, or catch the Big Man. Helga, tired of loving and hating Arnold, also drives several storylines, and her parents' lack of attention surfaces in some episodes. Arnold, reluctant, always ends up solving the group's problems.

37episodes

Sep 22, 1997premiered

Dec 1, 1997final episode

7 hrtotal runtime

Season 2 Episodes

2x01 Save the Tree
Sep 22, 1997 · 11 min
Arnold and the gang must stop Big Bob from chopping down the oldest tree in town.
Directing: Dan Povenmire · Writing: Joe Purdy · Starring: Christopher Walberg, Sam Gifaldi, Tress MacNeille, Dan Castellaneta
2x02 New Teacher
Sep 22, 1997 · 11 min
When the kids make their new teacher, Mr. Simmons, quit his job, the replacement makes them realize what they lost.
Directing: Dan Povenmire · Writing: Joe Purdy · Starring: Christopher Walberg, Adam Wylie, David Wohl, Dan Butler
2x03 Helga's Love Potion
Sep 24, 1997 · 11 min
Helga drinks a potion to lose all feelings for Arnold.
Directing: Dan Povenmire · Writing: Craig Bartlett · Starring: Craig Bartlett, Kath Soucie, Dan Butler, Kathy Najimy
2x04 Gerald's Secret
Sep 24, 1997 · 11 min
Gerald's secret is revealed; he doesn't know how to ride a bike, so Arnold teaches him how.
Directing: Tuck Tucker · Writing: Jonathan Greenberg · Starring: Christopher Walberg, Sam Gifaldi, Lou Rawls, Rick Fitts
2x05 The Big Scoop
Sep 29, 1997 · 11 min
Arnold and Gerald compete against Helga for the school newspaper.
Directing: Stark Howell · Writing: Joe Purdy · Starring: Christopher Walberg, Sam Gifaldi, Dom Irrera, David Wohl
2x06 Harold's Kitty
Sep 29, 1997 · 11 min
When Harold is walking in the street, he finds a kitty that belongs to an old lady and he takes it, but then everybody appears, and Harold has to surrender the kitty to the old lady.
Directing: Steve Socki · Writing: Steve Viksten, Jordana Arkin · Starring: Olivia Hack, Sam Gifaldi, Danica Ivancevic, David Wohl
2x07 Longest Monday
Oct 1, 1997 · 11 min
Schoolyard tradition has it that on the first Monday of June each year, the fifth graders throw the fourth graders into trash cans. So, Arnold and Gerald try to make a run for it. As more people are thrown into trash cans and the fifth graders know all the routes, Arnold and Gerald find out eluding the fifth graders is harder that they thought.
Directing: Larry Leichliter, Derek Drymon · Writing: Jonathan Greenberg · Starring: Christopher Walberg, Ben Diskin, Sam Gifaldi, Lane Toran
2x08 Eugene's Pet
Oct 1, 1997 · 11 min
After Arnold accidentally kills Eugene's fish with a yo-yo, he must do something to make up for it.
Directing: George Chialtas, Derek Drymon · Writing: Antoinette Stella · Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Ben Diskin, Dan Butler
2x09 Monkey Business
Oct 6, 1997 · 11 min
An organ grinder's monkey kisses Helga, who's convinced she has caught 'monkeynucleosis'.
Directing: Tuck Tucker · Writing: Steve Viksten · Starring: Olivia Hack, Christopher Walberg, Joey Paul Jensen, Maurice LaMarche
2x10 Big Caesar
Oct 6, 1997 · 11 min
Arnold and Gerald do a spot of fishing, determined to catch the pond's biggest fish, the legendary "Big Caesar".
Directing: Dan Povenmire · Writing: Craig Bartlett, Jonathan Rosenthal · Starring: Christopher Walberg, Sam Gifaldi, Tress MacNeille, Dan Castellaneta
2x11 Ransom
Oct 8, 1997 · 11 min
Gerald and Arnold get on the case when Timberly loses her Barney-esque doll.
Directing: Steve Socki · Writing: Jonathan Greenberg · Starring: Avriel Epps, Adam Wylie, Jordan Warkol, John Schuck
2x12 Ms. Perfect
Oct 8, 1997 · 11 min
The new girl is teased at school by Helga and the other girls, but she's soon accepted by everyone.
Directing: Steve Socki · Writing: Steve Viksten · Starring: Olivia Hack, Christopher Walberg, Ashley Buccille, Danielle Judovits
2x13 Arnold's Halloween
Oct 27, 1997 · 23 min
Arnold and Gerald send the neighborhood alien crazy as they broadcast a mock Halloween radio show.
Directing: Jamie Mitchell · Writing: Craig Bartlett, Joe Purdy, Antoinette Stella · Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Christopher Walberg, Dom Irrera, Tress MacNeille
2x14 Arnold Saves Sid
Oct 13, 1997 · 11 min
After Arnold saves Sid from an injury, Sid devotes himself to paying Arnold back with unending kindness.
Directing: Stark Howell · Writing: Steve Viksten · Starring: Sam Gifaldi, Dan Castellaneta, Steve Viksten, Lisa Fuson
2x15 Hookey
Oct 13, 1997 · 11 min
Arnold and Gerald bunk off school, but their day is ruined by their fear of being found out.
Directing: Steve Socki · Writing: Jim Ryan · Starring: Christopher Walberg, David Wohl, Dan Castellaneta, Steve Viksten
2x16 Freeze Frame
Oct 15, 1997 · 11 min
Arnold and Gerald go around the city following "Porkpie", a mysterious man caught on film. They suspect, because of the clues, that Porkpie are planning to kill "Marty", who turns out to be Mr. Green.
Directing: Tuck Tucker · Writing: Joe Purdy · Starring: James Keane, Clancy Brown, John Rubano, Danica Ivancevic
2x17 Phoebe Cheats
Oct 15, 1997 · 11 min
In this variation of "The Tell-Tale Heart", Phoebe plagiarizes from a poetry book and uses one of the poems as her entry in a poetry contest. She wins, with her prize being a trophy resembling poet Emily Dickinson. Then, the trophy haunts Phoebe into confessing.
Directing: Tuck Tucker · Writing: Antoinette Stella · Starring: Christopher Walberg, David Wohl, Dan Butler, George Takei
2x18 Mud Bowl
Oct 20, 1997 · 11 min
Wolfgang and his gang of fifth graders challenge Arnold and his friends to a football game, but he has to first persuade them that his plays are good enough for them to win.
Directing: Stark Howell · Writing: Jonathan Greenberg · Starring: Olivia Hack, Christopher Walberg, Ben Diskin, Sam Gifaldi
2x19 Gerald Moves Out
Oct 20, 1997 · 11 min
Gerald, getting tired of his family bugging him, moves out of his home and into Arnold's boarding house, only to realize emancipation is not all it is cracked up to be.
Directing: Stark Howell · Writing: Steve Viksten, Danica Ivancevic · Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Shari Belafonte, Dom Irrera, Baoan Coleman
2x20 The High Life
Oct 22, 1997 · 11 min
Gerald becomes an entrepreneur out of selling watches until the market becomes saturated.
Directing: Derek Drymon · Writing: Lesa Kite · Starring: Christopher Walberg, Rick Fitts, Avriel Epps, Dan Castellaneta
2x21 Best Friends
Oct 22, 1997 · 11 min
Rhonda and Nadine fall out over working on a project at school, leaving Arnold to work with both of them separately.
Directing: Steve Socki · Writing: Jonathan Greenberg · Starring: Olivia Hack, Christopher Walberg, Ben Diskin, Lauren Robinson
2x22 Steely Phil
Oct 29, 1997 · 11 min
Arnold's Grandpa enters a Chinese Checkers tournament to reclaim his pride lost forty years ago. Robby Fisher's name is a parody of Bobby Fischer.
Directing: Larry Leichliter, Stark Howell · Writing: Steve Viksten · Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Sam McMurray
2x23 Quantity Time
Oct 29, 1997 · 11 min
Helga's mother tries to let her and her father, Bob, bond.
Directing: Steve Socki · Writing: Steve Viksten · Starring: Maurice LaMarche, Dan Castellaneta, Kath Soucie
2x24 Eating Contest
Nov 3, 1997 · 11 min
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'.
Directing: Kelly James, Steve Socki · Writing: Joe Purdy · Starring: Steve Viksten, Christopher Walberg, Dan Castellaneta, James Keane
2x25 Rhonda's Glasses
Nov 3, 1997 · 11 min
Rhonda gets glasses and finds out what it is like to be a "Geek".
Directing: Larry Leichliter · Writing: Antoinette Stella · Starring: Olivia Hack, Ben Diskin, Craig Bartlett, David Wohl
2x26 Helga's Boyfriend
Nov 5, 1997 · 11 min
Helga uses Stinky as her boyfriend to try to make Arnold jealous.
Directing: Tuck Tucker, Larry Leichliter · Writing: Steve Viksten, Rachel Lipman · Starring: Lane Toran, Christopher Walberg, Tress MacNeille, Dom Irrera
2x27 Crush on Teacher
Nov 5, 1997 · 11 min
Arnold develops a crush on Miss Felter, a substitute teacher, thinking he is having dinner at her house.
Directing: George Chialtas, Stark Howell · Writing: Joe Purdy · Starring: Lane Toran, Christopher Walberg, Dan Castellaneta, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
2x28 Hall Monitor
Nov 10, 1997 · 11 min
Phoebe becomes hall monitor and asks Helga for tips. She becomes overwhelmed by the "power" and soon everyone wants the old Phoebe back, even Helga once she realizes Phoebe's also giving her detentions.
Directing: Kelly James, Steve Socki · Writing: Rachel Lipman · Starring: Lane Toran, Craig Bartlett, Sam Gifaldi, David Wohl
2x29 Harold's Bar Mitzvah
Nov 10, 1997 · 11 min
Harold runs away from his Bar Mitzvah, thinking he will retain his childhood this way.
Directing: Dan Povenmire, Juli Murphy · Writing: Joe Purdy · Starring: Lane Toran, David Wohl, Jimmy Peterson, Christopher Walberg
2x30 Coach Wittenberg
Nov 12, 1997 · 11 min
Arnold and his friends get Coach Wittenberg to be their new bowling coach.
Directing: Larry Leichliter, Stark Howell · Writing: Jonathan Greenberg · Starring: Lane Toran, Jim Belushi, Jarrett Lennon, Cathy Moriarty
2x31 Four-Eyed Jack
Nov 12, 1997 · 11 min
The ghost of a former boarding house resident is believed to have been causing strange occurrences in there when Arnold and Gerald find an old pair of glasses believing to have belonged to him.
Directing: Tuck Tucker, George Chialtas · Writing: Craig Bartlett · Starring: Lane Toran, Dom Irrera, Steve Viksten, Baoan Coleman
2x32 Eugene Goes Bad
Nov 17, 1997 · 11 min
After finding out that his idol is a haughty, primped actor, Eugene sets out to become bad.
Directing: Tuck Tucker · Writing: Steve Viksten · Starring: Ben Diskin, Maurice LaMarche, Jer Adrianne Lelliott, David Wohl
2x33 What's Opera, Arnold?
Nov 17, 1997 · 11 min
Helga and Arnold fall asleep and have their own "parody/dream" of the opera Carmen.
Directing: Dan Povenmire, Steve Socki · Writing: Craig Bartlett · Starring: Olivia Hack, Christopher Walberg, Ben Diskin, Sam Gifaldi
2x34 Tour de Pond
Nov 24, 1997 · 11 min
Arnold and a descendant of his grandpa's arch enemy, Rex Smythe-Higgins, compete in a boat race.
Directing: Dan Povenmire, Juli Murphy · Writing: Rick Gitelson · Starring: Lane Toran, Christopher Walberg, Sam Gifaldi, Carlos Alazraqui
2x35 Teachers' Strike
Nov 24, 1997 · 11 min
Teachers of Arnold's school go on strike because of inadequate funding; He and his friends are on cloud nine, only to find out that every lost school day will be taken from their summer vacation.
Directing: Kelly James, Steve Socki · Writing: Joe Purdy, Rachel Lipman · Starring: Lane Toran, Christopher Walberg, Craig Bartlett, Tress MacNeille
2x36 Runaway Float
Dec 1, 1997 · 11 min
After creating an idea for a parade float, Arnold is confident of it showing up in a parade.
Directing: Larry Leichliter, Robert Porter · Writing: Jonathan Greenberg · Starring: Lane Toran, Christopher Walberg, Sam Gifaldi, Lauren Robinson
2x37 Partners Season Finale
Dec 1, 1997 · 11 min
A lounge singer moves into the Sunset Arms after renouncing his songwriter, who also moves there.
Directing: Dan Povenmire, Juli Murphy · Writing: Steve Viksten, Jonathan Greenberg · Starring: Lane Toran, Rick Corso, Tress MacNeille, Harvey Korman