10 "Hey Arnold!" Plot Points We Overlooked

This one goes out to Pigeon Man, wherever you are now.

1. Grandma's mental state

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Then: Haha! What a silly character.

Now: Completely senile. Props to grandpa for running the boarding house while also taking care of Pookie.

2. Helga's locket

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Then: Whoa, a secret pocket? Seems fool proof.

Now: That's a pretty bulky frame. No way nobody noticed.

3. Helga's DIY shrine

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Then: Ah, true love.

Now: Fairly alarming.

4. Helga's poetry

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Then: What a tortured, poetic prodigy. She's like...like...Shel Silverstein, or something.

Now: Did she just reference her trembling "girlhood?"

5. Stoop kid

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Then: "Stoop kid's afraid to leave his stoop!!"

Now: Add Netflix and that's pretty much us.

6. Arnold's pet pig Abner

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Then: Hey, I could probably domesticate a farm animal.

Now: This violated a lot of animal rights and sanitation protocols. @animalcontrol

7. Jolly Olly Man's anger issues

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Then: Ice cream man isn't so nice...

Now: This guy has a weird vendetta against children. Idk, maybe look into a different line of work?

8. Miriam Pataki

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Then: Crazy mom who sure liked her smoothies.

Now: Call social services.

9. Cousin Arnie

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Then: This kid's bland.

Now: This kid is WEIRD. Creepy weird. Wouldn't-want-to-be-stuck-in-a-room-him with weird.

10. Hillwood

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Then: Seems like a hip, fictional city.

Now: So Arnold lived in Brooklyn. Makes sense.

One thing's for sure - we'll never grow tired of this opening.

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