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  • Hey, It's That Voice!:
  • Shrug of God:
    • Arnold and Helga WILL get together... eventually.
    • Also, even though there's little chance of The Jungle Movie ever being released, Craig still remains tight-lipped about many key details like the true fate of Arnold's parents and the possible implications.
  • What Could Have Been: Helga was supposed to get her own spin-off set some a few years in the future, but the idea was axed because it would have been "too dark" and too much like Daria. *Sigh*
    • The 'Jungle Movie'.
    • In the first season there was another tenant named Lana was originally going to have a crush on Arnold, getting him to do favors for her and regularly making him uncomfortable. Nick execs of course found this too disturbing and axed the idea. After several attempts to rewrite her character they just gave up and dropped her altogether in season 2.
  • Word of Gay: Mr. Simmons.
  • Word of God: All that's canon is that Helga confessed to Arnold in The Movie, and there are plans to go the Jungle to find his parents. We are able to construct what happened after that based on several interviews with creator Craig Bartlett. In the jungle, Arnold confesses that he loves her too, they kiss (and are interrupted by Gerald), and they find Arnold's parents. They move back to the city (which is called Hillwood, FYI), Arnold and Helga start dating, and continue to do so for a few years. Arnold's parents eventually decide to return to the jungle and Arnold goes with them, ending it with Helga; the would-be Spin-Off The Patakis is set during the time that Arnold is in the jungle somewhere. Presumably, at some point he returns and he and Helga re-kindle their romance (which probably would have been the Grand Finale of The Patakis.)
  • The Wiki Rule: The Hey Arnold Wiki.

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