i thought it was a photoshop cus i remember those 5th graders from that one episode where Arnold and Harold are acting too old for their age and those girls were messing with them to make their BFs jealous... wow. Phil.... just. wow......
I always liked how this show portrayed adults, that despite being grown-ups, they don't have everything figured out in their lives. Like with Grandpa Phil's education, or Oskar's illiteracy, Mr. Simon's family, or Dino Spumoni's many appearances, it's not like once you reach adulthood problems will stop to happen, but Arnold showed that it's not the end of the world, and that you can make a change if you believe in yourself. PS. To help you sleep better, there are elementary and high education schools for adults. So, if that bizarre nightmare of yours came to life, you wouldn't be surrounded by kids.
@@bigmac10asmr58they’re being a bit extreme in how they say it, but high school diplomas and even sometimes college degrees don’t really get you a job with a high standard of living as they used to. Nowadays, for the equivalent of things as way back when (like before most of us in this thread were even born), it’s much better to either have high level degrees, or in some cases trade school degrees, if you want employment that gives a high standard of living by American and some Europeans, within said countries, and definitely in the case of “prestige jobs.” The concept is due to, unfortunately in part, college degrees themselves becoming relatively (key word) commonplace, and thus making a post-standard school degree of some sort a baseline for a lot of kinds of jobs and industries, and thus a high school diploma (and by extension a GED) being seen as below baseline for things. For example, in my local area at least, you need a degree for jobs as “small” as a museum tour guide. So the idea that it’s “worthless” is that it doesn’t get you very far, at least comparatively to before.
The only thing that I don't like seeing (now that I'm an adult) is that it seems like it's up to the kids to figure out and solve the adults problems. Maybe I'm reading to much into it, but I do like that the show shows everyone has problems.
This reminds me so much of my Grandaddy! He was born and raised in Mississippi. He initially only had a 3rd grade education. He used to have to leave school to go work the cotton fields. During the depression, he left school permanently to pick cotton full time. It wasn’t until he was an adult and he went to theology school that he received a decent education and ended up with a doctorate degree 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
It's just a gag showing how he became rebellious as a 6th grader so he was portrayed becoming a literal 6th grader. Juxtaposing his maturity against the increasing immaturity he was demonstrating in class.
Mentally speaking, it might’ve been a way for him to ventilate his frustration. The leather jacket could’ve been when he was around 16 or 17, probably when he was still in the steel working business where all of the adults there must’ve been very gruff and hardened.
I think everyone understands this was the intention behind that moment. But the execution was just...weird- it doesn't come off the way it was intended at all.
Honestly, your not wrong that Phil hanging out with those kids doing delinquent actions was wrong. Then again, this is Arnold's grandad. As crazy as he is, he's not R. Kelly. Those girls figured he could get them into movies that they couldn't and Phil was acting loopy. This was a riff on a teenager delinquent who's having a hard time in school trope. We know that, as the audience, Phil is not doing anything to those girls. Because again, he isn't R.Kelly. It's meant to come off as ridiculous since Phil is an old man acting like a teenage delinquent.
Yeah, he also made friends with other kids in 4th and 5th but we draw the line at 6th because the girls we have seen using people use him to see a movie? Trying to stick what is essentially grooming allegations in hindsight onto Grandpa Phil just feels wrong even to think... They just needed some character(s) who were "bad" and in sixth grade. Those two just fit the bill. "but why not use the girls "boyfriends" who are also established?"??? because the boys in the girl's story were props just like how the girls are "props" in Grandpa's story... They are just better known 6th graders because of their episode with Arnold and Gerald...
@@SailorMyaI don't know if you guys are being dense but he's hanging out with 2 sixth grade girls outside of school hours hanging off his arms. It's a little weird
@SuperMiIk and in real life, it would be worth looking into. But we can see that he's not doing anything gross with those girls. Idk why you're trying to make it into something it clearly isn't.
It’s interesting that when Phil was initially feeling intimidated by Arnold’s homework and he ran off to take his meds, they had him struggling with opening a child-proof. As if the long division put him back into his childhood so deeply he couldn’t open the childproof bottle.
Here's you a little theory about "Steely Phil" that the series has pretty much proven in tiny hints; Phil has an illigitmate German family. Arnie is either from Grandma Gerttie's side of the family, or from Arnold's mother's side, as Phil always thought Arnie was creepy but Phil told Arnold "You're my favorite grandson" to which Arnold replied, "I'm you're ONLY grandson" which got a less-than-confident "Sure you are" reply. When Phil went to Germany and gave Hitler the wedgie of a lifetime, he had a spicy little late nightrendezvou with a German farmer's daughter, which Gerald's father stopped him from going into detail about because the kids were still in the car with them.
I think it's neat how Arnold takes after his mom visually, but Grampa Phil and Grandma Gertie are his paternal grandparents, makes me wonder where his maternal grandparents are and when they passed, as that's the most likely reason we've never seen them. Also, this is random, but Arnold's Homework with the 3250 divided by 276 is technically right, but he gets it wrong after the 31 in the decimal places, after that it goes 884058, but really, who does long division for that many decimal places? going to the thousandths place is good enough for most stuff.
I wonder about that myself But sometimes think maybe since his parents were scientists, traveling the world, maybe his dad’s parents were from another country So are still alive out there, just a different side of the Earth, and Arnold didn’t know where they were either
reminds me of my grandpa. he never got a highschool diploma because his dad kept going "you're just an idiot quit school and get a job." after a while he did quit school. then eventually after getting married and having kids he went back to school and graduated it. stayed at the desk studying with his kids and eventually passed.
I still can't be comfortable with his head & chin shape 😔 This reminder about Phil's childhood was worth having. There are many individuals with life issues not too far from these examples. Especially the (seemingly endless) postponement of something important / dearly wanted Thanks for these videos, man! I hope you and your family are well ✨
I can confirm that fact about children & education during the Great Depression. My great grandparents were kids during the Great Depression. Both have just a grade school education. I never thought too much of it until they sometimes use to ask me to read them something. At first I’m like maybe it’s bc they’re old and probably can’t see as well as they use to? But now that I’m an elementary teacher I can see how not finishing elementary school can create some gaps with decoding in reading.
I don't mean to be that guy but Arnold's grandma's name is Gertrude. "Pookie" is just Grandpa Phil's pet name for her. Also I want to point out a continuity problem: if Grandpa Phil never made it pass the 4th grade, how did he meet Grandma? Cause there's an episode that states they were in the same classes together (past 4th grade) growing up.
It doesn't matter what her name is. If a character is called another name more often, that's what most fans will know them by. How often was she referred to as Gertrude? Gertie is short for Gertrude, but it's best to refer to them as the names they're best known by. For her, it's Gertie/Pookie.
Isn't it a bit of an overreaction of a dumb gag? I'm guaranteed it's not really supposed to be anything more then visually funny a 81 year old man acting like a stereotype bad boy lol
@@queenrose2009yea it’s the makeup it makes a difference. But when you’re young you make mistakes with makeup and then you learn what works for you and what you like
@@marlonclark-ky6ub Yeah but that doesn't mean it's ok for 11-12 year old girls to be wearing heaving make up at that age. Maybe light make up like lip gloss is fine but not something as thick as lipstick.
My great grandfather on my mother's side experienced the same thing. Though his father died, so he had to drop school due to both reasonings. Though he was never able to go back
A couple of points: 1) sometimes kids are right and adults are definitely flawed too 2) I always thought it was weird how the 6th graders looked like they were 18-21
@infjmale91 Some people really seem to be struggling with the idea that cartoons aren’t meant to be realistic and tend to exaggerate things for comedic effect. It’s like criticizing Rugrats for “normalizing neglect” because the entire premise revolves around babies getting into dangerous situations.
I remember being a 6th grader watching 8th grade boys fight and thinking they looked like full grown adults. Now im in my mid 30's and high-school kids look like middle shool children.
Wow, good to have you back! Yeah, Grandpa Phil did some things that flew over our heads as kids, but as adults, we understand them a lot more. I loved it.
I live in pittsburgh and i remember being 8 and watching hey arnold during its premiere in 96. I Liked the show as much as any other show I watched regularly as a kid, but it is definitely one of the best series I rewatched as an adult. Glad you're back man.
I always get a solid giggle from Grandpa Phil just being like “no, I can’t do that….not since Woodstock” 😂 as a kid it went right over my head, but as an adult it makes me smile. As does a lot of Grandpa Phil and Grandma Gertie’s shenanigans, because they were just very human about everything. They weren’t perfect, and owned their mistakes in the past and the present, but always did their best to do better for Arnold.
This is my favorite Grandpa episode, and the movie scene is ridiculous, but that's why I always found it funny even to this day. But it's also interesting to consider that he's putting on this bad persona to mask his insecurities that arose when he entered 6th grade. He more than likely knew deep down that these weren't the right things to be engaging in, but felt hopeless enough at school that he felt he no longer cared.
Shawn, I have been subscribed. Grew up watching it. It's crazy the world that Arnold lives in. Real ghosts, he is friends with a famous singer. He has a stalker, his grandmother knows Kung Fu, and his grandfather is a war hero. There is an ancient prehistory fish in their lake. Haunted trains. And Arnold is not corrupted by a lot of bad stuff around him. Moral compass intact. He does have his selfish moments but he is still human. What I liked about this show is even when he is a minor character or not in an episode at all it still feels grounded in the same world. I'm watching from fort worth Texas.
Chicago, Illinois here! I lovvveedd Hey Arnold growing up. My grandmother that raised me was a musician so the jazz in this children’s show really appealed to me. This was one of my chill shows for that reason. Hey Arnold was cool man. My kid loves it now. It had a lot of teaching points and cool animations 🙏🏽
It’s weird he tried to go out with 6 grade girls but also find it weird that 6 grade girls wanna hang out with an 81yr old, and their parents let them???
Love the content! Please make a part 2 of As told by ginger!!! Hi from Houston, Hey Arnold was one of my favorite cartoons in the late 90s. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Hey, Friend! I just realized I missed a TON of these SuperThanks comments. Sorry it took me a while to respond! I can't thank you enough for your support. I'm in the middle of editing the next installment of ATBG right now. I'm going through the roof with my production on this one and I'm so proud of how it's coming along. HOPEFULLY, it should be here next week
Mississippi USA. Grew up watching Hey Arnold. I was and still am in a very very small town and all our schools have names instead of numbers. It was my window into how life was in a very large city. I love this show because it broadened my understanding and world view while I grew up in a town that isn't quite rural but not at all large.
I've had a similar recurring nightmare about being back in school. Specifically back in high school. In at least one of them i was in tears trying to explain to admin and teachers that i graduated over a decade ago and didn't understand why i had to be there again.
I remember back in 2nd grade, there was this pencil dispenser in one of the 5th grade classes that, as long as we were quiet, the teacher would let us in during class to buy some pencils with cool designs. And yes, it felt like all the 5th graders were all grown adults. Now it's the opposite, whenever i pass by my old high school i think, they look like middle schoolers.
Watching from Australia and grew up with it. One thing I want to point out that his grandparents aren't the only adults Arnold spends a lot of time around, he grew up surrounded by so many people from different backgrounds. While he probably takes the most from his grandparent's examples he has a lot of adults around him to learn from and that's probably part of why he's so well rounded.
Commenting from Mississippi in the U.S. I loved Hey Arnold growing up. My favorite scenes were always the ones in his room. A couch that folds into and out of the wall and the skylight. I was mainly a Cartoon Network kid growing up but when there was nothing I wanted to watch on CN I’d switch over to Nickelodeon and watch cartoons there. This, SpongeBob, Rocket Power, Rugrats, so many good cartons on both channels.
I’m from Omaha NE. I love Hey Arnold! Arnold as a character has the kind of morals and values I try to strive for in my life and I have always seen him as a role model of a character. Gpa Phil and GMA Gertie are GREAT caretakers, they have always been there and supported Arnold, even given their eccentricities, their love and concern for Arnold shines through in their eyes and always makes me teary eyed, especially in “The Journal” parts 1 and 2. Thanks for all the vids, Shawn! I really enjoy your Hey Arnold vids and especially your BoJack Horseman vids. Thanks for being uniquely you and offering great commentary
Watching from Virginia, Hey Arnold has a close place in my heart so many topics, the the stories, the memories it brings back. Just has a very special place.
@Plsrateeight no, that's nickelodeon. They've always been like that. Trust me the guy who made Ren and stimpy was a sex offender who took his own life after being caught with a 16 year girl.
Watching from nyc, growing up here, hey Arnold was always super relatable and this show was an accurate depiction of being a city kid. Gotta love the nostalgia now in my adulthood
Nikki here from Virginia! I loved Hey Arnold!!! My grandpa had to drop out of elementary school to work on the farm. He never learned to read, he’s 89 now. He worked hard and made a life for himself despite the fact he couldn’t read. I will forever be proud of him ❤
Grandpa hanging out with those kids was a little strange but he is very child-like in his brain. Do I think what he did was appropriate? Nope. However, the magic of cartoons is that they can make the kids safe and show how innocent grandpa is. I think it's meant to show how he never lived through his rebellious preteen years.
@@DuskTillShawn It aged just fine. It’s a cartoon that derives humor from absurdity. The idea that an elementary school would put an elderly man in a class of 6th graders as a student is inherently ridiculous, and seeing someone’s grandpa act like an immature idiot is funny. I guarantee there were zero kids who watched this episode and thought “Grandpa Phil is so hot. I can’t wait to find an old man to date and commit petty crimes with.”
@@artistfloor9Bro it’s the fact he’s 81 hanging out with 12 year olds and wrapping his arms around their shoulders and before you say anything yes I know it’s supposed to be ridiculous. It’s still weird as fuck though.
Hey Arnold is a show that I watched so much growing up. Even when certain characters got on my nerves, the whole cast still captured my attention. Love your thorough analyses on these characters! With love from Ontario, Canada. ❤ I definitely still see the “Grandpa Phil being a delinquent with other sixth-graders” as being a silly gag in terms of the viewing experience, but it’s definitely creepy in-universe. The show is tackling the serious topic of adults having to leave school in order to support the family, but then it expects you to not critique this old man hanging out with elementary school kids at the movies. Definitely a mixed bag of messages. 😂
Im from San Antonio, Texas and I can say with all confidence that Hey Arnold is in my top 3 favorite cartoons as a child and now! I can still sit and binge watch the show and learn something new! Love your channel btw!
I was 7 years old when Hey Arnold first came out. I loved it then and I love it now. The Hey Arnold soundtrack is on my background playlist that i listen to while working.
I don't know if you'll see this but I just wanted to say thank you for making all this wonderful content man it's helped me a lot struggling being alone since I've moved to a new place. Im watching from Missouri and I used to watch hey Arnold a lot as a kid.
I'm watching from San Diego, CA. I grew up on "Hey Arnold!". It was one of my favorite shows as a kid and I've only come to appreciate it even more now that I'm an adult. While the writers definitely wove mature material into the show, I think the scene where Grandpa Phil hangs out with Connie and Maria was supposed to be just a light-hearted gag, not an implication that his past was even more sinister as a young man. That said, your "Dark Side of 'Hey Arnold!'" series rocks, and the planned video on Arnold's grandparents sounds awesome. I would also LOVE to see one about Dino Spumoni. He's one of my favorite characters from the show, and got me into Frank Sinatra, and the news segment in "Dino Checks Out" that goes over his life and career is full of wonderfully dark content. I would genuinely watch a gritty, 1940s period piece TV show about Dino's rise to stardom written for us now-grown-up "Hey Arnold!" fans.
Ironically, I think one of the tenants at the boarding house was allegedly intended to be a female p#&@ who would make Arnold uncomfortable. Grandpa going out with those girls is on equally dark territory. I am watching this while getting a bite to eat at a local place. I watched Hey Arnold a lot, but I had mixed feelings about it. I hated episodes that focused on love/crushes as the central plot, and I also wanted Helga to get aggressive with people everytime things got awkward for her. I know now that's not the answer, but as a kid I hated awkward scenes on TV because of second hand embarrassment.
@@fatuusdottore that's where kid me was coming from. Kid me had anger issues just like Helga, and I used to hate when she didn't hit people in certain situations. I obviously know better now, but back then I really just wanted to see her hit people besides Brainy.
20:13 I nearly went through that. None of the credits from my first tri of high school transferred and no one caught it until halfway through the LAST tri of senior year, meaning I effectively had to take on a double course load if I wanted to graduate on time. I had to drop out of my honors Biology class (something that I’m still sad about) and focus all my time on graduating. I did it, but it’s left me with some severe anxiety around homework that’s been effecting my college career badly. My mom still gets heated thinking about it.
I graduated college over 10 years ago and I still have nightmares about school. Specifically, it's usually a test or project that I've forgotten about until the last minute, or it's the day of the final exam and not only did I not study, I can't even find the classroom. Love your videos!
Im watching from Cape cody, Massachusetts, and I'm 33. I grew up on hey Arnold and I still love it today. Please keep up the good work! You do such great deep dives every time 🙏🏽🤩
I knew a guy who was young during that time period. He would cry about it a lot, when he would talk about it. He actually lost his parents and had to be the man of the family as a young teen. So freaking sad
I'm currently watching this video in Ireland, growing up I watched bits and pieces of Hey Arnold, but I don't really remember all that much. But seeing you do the dark side of Hey Arnold The memories start flooding back. Thanks man. Keep up the good work.
You aren’t the only one with those reoccurring nightmares of being forced back to school. I had them from 18-25 and it was the worst because I had a miserable experience there and I’m glad I never have to ever return to that part of my life.
I am watching you from my childhood home in Woodruff South Carolina in the USA, and I watched Hey, Arnold very little as a little kid but in high school I started to watch it as much as I could when it was on Teen Nick late at night.
S.W. New Mexico, United States here! I grew up with all the big 90's shows that you cover regularly, its honestly why i subscribed in the first place! Im glad to see you back. While the stuff you've had to go through recently is still a bit new, you'll be okay! We are all here to support you. If ya need people to talk to, just ask!
On the topic of that nightmare, I honestly thought it was just me. I got really sick those last two years of High School, and only got better at around the age of 22. I couldn't do the GED, but I did finish my studies thanks to a night school in my city. But I still was the eldest there by 4-5 whole years. I was also the only freshman in College that wasn't 17-18 years old. I got used to it and my life finally felt normal, but now I keep getting that dream in many variations, the worst being that I needed an extra credit to get my High School diploma and had to go back for a full year, NOW while in my 30's and n a classroom full of 16 year olds, not unlike Phil in this episode. I graduated almost 10 years ago now, but that stupid nightmare keeps haunting me to this day...
Eh, I think people are looking way too much into that for something that isn't there. Phil was clearly just trying to be the stereotypical rebellious kid, and sneaking into an R-Rated movie was the stereotypical act that tv shows in the 90's portrayed as kids being bad. It's supposed to be funny, with the joke being that Phil is old enough to get into the movie without sneaking. There was never any indication that it was anything more than that and if people see this scene and consider Phil a "creep" then they probably need to get off the internet for a while and rethink their lives.
1 The Hey Arnold wiki says he was born in 1917. He was at least 12 when the Great Depression hit. And was already a young adult when it ended. 2 It is odd that Grandpa went to elementary school, instead of earning his GED. The Simpsons and King of the Hill are the only cartoons I know that have characters study for a GED.
Hey Arnold is one of my favorite series. I grew up watching it when it was aired originally. I never stopped loving it and still watch it now in my 30s. I love your break downs of it and other nostalgic stuff on this channel. Keep up the great work!
It's always an Amazing day when we can take a walk down memory lane with Shawn! Grew up with most of if not all the shows you cover here on the channel.
Greetings from Miami Florida! Hey Arnold was one of my comfort shows to this day. Something about it is so nostalgic and reminds me of the better times of being an adolescent who was first starting out in the world. By the way, hope you’ve been doing better. I know that you were good through some personal things. It’s really good to see you posting again.
There are two semi-regular dreams I have related to school. 1. It took me 10 years to get my bachelors, even though I earned it a couple years ago, I routinely have dreams where it appears my advisor was wrong about my course selection, and I’m not going to graduate. 2. I dream about getting my license in high school and driving to school, just to forget during the day and end up taking the bus home, leaving my car at school.
I grew up watching Hey Arnold! And I'm watching from Ontario, Canada. I've been loving your Hey Arnold series on here and I'm going to continue watching everything else you put out!
You asked for a comment, and since this is the third video of yours that I’ve watched and enjoyed. I live in Idaho. Yes I watched Arnold as a kid. I watched this very episode, I’m sure several times. I just had the realization I’m now the uneducated adult who is too afraid of failure to get my GED. Wasn’t expecting heavy introspection mode on an Arnold video, but I appreciate your thoughtful approach to a thoughtful show.
Thanks for commenting, friend! I really appreciate it 😁 Idaho is so beautiful! A couple years ago I took my kids on vacation to a cozy little cabin in Garden Valley, Idaho and we had such a nice time. The wildlife out there is something else! The fear of failure is a hard one, man. The thing is though, you never know until you try! Getting your GED is a process that you can totally take at your own pace too. If that’s something you want to do, you totally can! I believe in you 😁
Great video. To answer your question, I grew up watching Hey Arnold and I'm from Turkey. Loved it back then and love it even more now as an adult. Wish there was more seasons.
Im from buffalo NY [ America ] and I LOVED hey Arnold I still watch it everytime I go to bed and just lay in bed. It's such an amazing show. I wish they'd make more seasons after the recent 2017 movie. Or an all grown up version of hey Arnold would be neat.
Over the past few years, I've had a recurring dream where I'm back in school as an adult and have to take math, my worst subject. In every dream, I show up for the first few days, skip the rest of the term, then show up just before the final asking how I can fix my grade. I've had this dream take place at junior high, high school and college - all at my current age of mid-30s - and I have no idea why.
Im from reno nv currently. And i grew up on the show, i loved it very much. I also have been subscribed for a little while and enjoy your videos greatly.
Hey! Watching from the Midwest, USA. Grew up with Hey Arnold, was in 4th grade actually around when it was first airing so it was super relatable. Love your vids!
@@DuskTillShawnYour welcome I feel like this hey arnold episode resonates with me a lot as it shows me to never give up , go through tough times and follow your dreams.
I can't stop laughing after you said the numb skull spray paints his own nickname on the school dumpster. Watching the episodes is funny as but hearing you explain it is pure gold 🤣🤣
Hey Sean I have a question have you thought about covering the hey Arnold episode titled Gerald moves out because I think that episode actually taught some very valuable life lessons and I think you might agree
I loved this show since I was a kid, growing up in Bermuda. I moved to America when I was close to 10, and the love of nicktoons never faded. Even now, in North Carolina, I enjoy watching your videos on these cartoons because it's a different take than I had as a kid. It really helps me look at these from a different light.
I remember back in 2020 when I graduated highschool throughtout the months I was worried they'd call/email me saying "i'm sorry but after recaluating your credits from your data, even with your summer class credits, you still don't have enough to graduate." I was a damn wreck until I received it I could not be any happier I am not doing highschool again
It’s not illegal for adults to hang out with kids(as long as nothing sexual goes on, which it didn’t). Also, it was a kid’s TV show in the 90s. Pedos weren’t thought about nearly as much as they are now, by kids or adults.
It was subliminal to subconsciously make you use to seeing it you'd think nothing of it then ped0s can slide under the radar undetected 😂 just like you're thinking now. Whole time you think it's innocent but it's really not and they don't get caught.
Watching form Bosnia and Herzegovina currently I didn't grow up with Hey Arnold on TV as they never license it in my part of Europe, but I have heard about it and I was familiar with the plot and some characters Today I know majority of stuff from watching videos like your own analysing everything about such shows, and I am grateful to you and people like you here on UA-cam for opening these gold classic shows to both young and older generations Keep up the good work
"You've still got plenty of brain cells!"
"No, not since Woodstock." 😂
This joke had me rolling lmaooo
@@DuskTillShawn may as well do a video on the relationship between Doug and Mr. Dink...
LOL
Oh know what 90s movie you should do a video on? Jack starring Robin Williams
@@leeeroyjenkins555 the fact that his name is dink is a crime
Not the thumbnail looking like grandpa got caught by Chris Hanson 💀
It's one of those jokes in a cartoon that did not age well.
i thought it was a photoshop cus i remember those 5th graders from that one episode where Arnold and Harold are acting too old for their age and those girls were messing with them to make their BFs jealous...
wow. Phil.... just. wow......
@@justacup8676why don’t you have a seat
@@justacup8676Handsome*
@@supreme-ss777 There is zero things wrong with this episode lol. I think too many people have dirty minds in this comment section.
I always liked how this show portrayed adults, that despite being grown-ups, they don't have everything figured out in their lives. Like with Grandpa Phil's education, or Oskar's illiteracy, Mr. Simon's family, or Dino Spumoni's many appearances, it's not like once you reach adulthood problems will stop to happen, but Arnold showed that it's not the end of the world, and that you can make a change if you believe in yourself.
PS. To help you sleep better, there are elementary and high education schools for adults. So, if that bizarre nightmare of yours came to life, you wouldn't be surrounded by kids.
Really, those exists? He wouldn't have to just go for his GED, which is pretty much worthless in the 21st Century.
@@Neku628 They do exists in my country (Peru). I assumed they have that too in America, but I don't really know.
@@Neku628how is a GED worthless it's the same as a highschool diploma?
@@bigmac10asmr58they’re being a bit extreme in how they say it, but high school diplomas and even sometimes college degrees don’t really get you a job with a high standard of living as they used to. Nowadays, for the equivalent of things as way back when (like before most of us in this thread were even born), it’s much better to either have high level degrees, or in some cases trade school degrees, if you want employment that gives a high standard of living by American and some Europeans, within said countries, and definitely in the case of “prestige jobs.” The concept is due to, unfortunately in part, college degrees themselves becoming relatively (key word) commonplace, and thus making a post-standard school degree of some sort a baseline for a lot of kinds of jobs and industries, and thus a high school diploma (and by extension a GED) being seen as below baseline for things. For example, in my local area at least, you need a degree for jobs as “small” as a museum tour guide. So the idea that it’s “worthless” is that it doesn’t get you very far, at least comparatively to before.
The only thing that I don't like seeing (now that I'm an adult) is that it seems like it's up to the kids to figure out and solve the adults problems. Maybe I'm reading to much into it, but I do like that the show shows everyone has problems.
"Melts in your mouth not in your hand"
"Pookie you're fired"
And then years later and it made M&M's famous!
that's funny. I laughed when i heard that lol
This reminds me so much of my Grandaddy! He was born and raised in Mississippi. He initially only had a 3rd grade education. He used to have to leave school to go work the cotton fields. During the depression, he left school permanently to pick cotton full time. It wasn’t until he was an adult and he went to theology school that he received a decent education and ended up with a doctorate degree 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Hell yeah
That’s a man you can be proud of 👍
LMAO theology 🙄
I’m so proud of him!
Theology really...
Yes I totally had the "had to go back to school as an adult to make up missed credits" dream multiple times
I forgot I have these dreams still until it was mentioned in the video I remembered I had one pretty recently
Same
Same
It's just a gag showing how he became rebellious as a 6th grader so he was portrayed becoming a literal 6th grader. Juxtaposing his maturity against the increasing immaturity he was demonstrating in class.
Mentally speaking, it might’ve been a way for him to ventilate his frustration. The leather jacket could’ve been when he was around 16 or 17, probably when he was still in the steel working business where all of the adults there must’ve been very gruff and hardened.
I think everyone understands this was the intention behind that moment. But the execution was just...weird- it doesn't come off the way it was intended at all.
@@Snakie747 I'm glad everyone knows that if that's the case, I'm sick of seeing people demonizing my childhood cartoons.
@@horsewings3561the only people taking it at face value have no media literacy, or are purposely doing it for attention.
@@Snakie747100% does come across as that to those of us who have normal thinking abilities
Honestly, your not wrong that Phil hanging out with those kids doing delinquent actions was wrong. Then again, this is Arnold's grandad. As crazy as he is, he's not R. Kelly.
Those girls figured he could get them into movies that they couldn't and Phil was acting loopy.
This was a riff on a teenager delinquent who's having a hard time in school trope.
We know that, as the audience, Phil is not doing anything to those girls. Because again, he isn't R.Kelly. It's meant to come off as ridiculous since Phil is an old man acting like a teenage delinquent.
69👍 Nice🤌
Yeah, he also made friends with other kids in 4th and 5th but we draw the line at 6th because the girls we have seen using people use him to see a movie? Trying to stick what is essentially grooming allegations in hindsight onto Grandpa Phil just feels wrong even to think... They just needed some character(s) who were "bad" and in sixth grade. Those two just fit the bill. "but why not use the girls "boyfriends" who are also established?"??? because the boys in the girl's story were props just like how the girls are "props" in Grandpa's story... They are just better known 6th graders because of their episode with Arnold and Gerald...
@@SailorMyaI don't know if you guys are being dense but he's hanging out with 2 sixth grade girls outside of school hours hanging off his arms. It's a little weird
@SuperMiIk and in real life, it would be worth looking into. But we can see that he's not doing anything gross with those girls. Idk why you're trying to make it into something it clearly isn't.
@@SuperMiIkyou do not deserve your name
It’s interesting that when Phil was initially feeling intimidated by Arnold’s homework and he ran off to take his meds, they had him struggling with opening a child-proof. As if the long division put him back into his childhood so deeply he couldn’t open the childproof bottle.
Here's you a little theory about "Steely Phil" that the series has pretty much proven in tiny hints; Phil has an illigitmate German family. Arnie is either from Grandma Gerttie's side of the family, or from Arnold's mother's side, as Phil always thought Arnie was creepy but Phil told Arnold "You're my favorite grandson" to which Arnold replied, "I'm you're ONLY grandson" which got a less-than-confident "Sure you are" reply. When Phil went to Germany and gave Hitler the wedgie of a lifetime, he had a spicy little late nightrendezvou with a German farmer's daughter, which Gerald's father stopped him from going into detail about because the kids were still in the car with them.
I think it's neat how Arnold takes after his mom visually, but Grampa Phil and Grandma Gertie are his paternal grandparents, makes me wonder where his maternal grandparents are and when they passed, as that's the most likely reason we've never seen them.
Also, this is random, but Arnold's Homework with the 3250 divided by 276 is technically right, but he gets it wrong after the 31 in the decimal places, after that it goes 884058, but really, who does long division for that many decimal places? going to the thousandths place is good enough for most stuff.
Maybe Arnold’s mom’s parents passed away young
I am very curious to know what state you moved to in the Midwest.
@@funsizedazzy6708 he said his mom's parents not his mom...meaning grandparents on Arnold's mom's side😂
I wonder about that myself
But sometimes think maybe since his parents were scientists, traveling the world, maybe his dad’s parents were from another country
So are still alive out there, just a different side of the Earth, and Arnold didn’t know where they were either
reminds me of my grandpa. he never got a highschool diploma because his dad kept going "you're just an idiot quit school and get a job."
after a while he did quit school. then eventually after getting married and having kids he went back to school and graduated it. stayed at the desk studying with his kids and eventually passed.
I still can't be comfortable with his head & chin shape 😔
This reminder about Phil's childhood was worth having. There are many individuals with life issues not too far from these examples. Especially the (seemingly endless) postponement of something important / dearly wanted
Thanks for these videos, man! I hope you and your family are well ✨
I can confirm that fact about children & education during the Great Depression. My great grandparents were kids during the Great Depression. Both have just a grade school education. I never thought too much of it until they sometimes use to ask me to read them something. At first I’m like maybe it’s bc they’re old and probably can’t see as well as they use to? But now that I’m an elementary teacher I can see how not finishing elementary school can create some gaps with decoding in reading.
My own grandfather never got past the 6th grade. He was pulled out to work on their farm back then
Idk why, but that part at 10:28 where he said he's going to sneak into a pg13 movie, and Arnold said but your 81 😆.
or that part where the principal calls him “young man”
I don't mean to be that guy but Arnold's grandma's name is Gertrude.
"Pookie" is just Grandpa Phil's pet name for her.
Also I want to point out a continuity problem: if Grandpa Phil never made it pass the 4th grade, how did he meet Grandma? Cause there's an episode that states they were in the same classes together (past 4th grade) growing up.
He does say "Grandma Gertie" at the end of the video.
@@ZimVader-0017 i know. Though he only said it once.
@@Zacman1123so why add that?
It doesn't matter what her name is. If a character is called another name more often, that's what most fans will know them by. How often was she referred to as Gertrude? Gertie is short for Gertrude, but it's best to refer to them as the names they're best known by. For her, it's Gertie/Pookie.
French viewer here! I have never seen any of the show you talk about but I love the vibes of your videos! Glad you came back!
Isn't it a bit of an overreaction of a dumb gag? I'm guaranteed it's not really supposed to be anything more then visually funny a 81 year old man acting like a stereotype bad boy lol
Overanalyzing is the point of this channel basically. He said clearly that he knows it's just intended as a gag
Connie and Maria, generally, all the sixth grades, they act like they are in high school.
They look a lot more like high schoolers than grade schoolers. Like seriously, who lets their 11-12 year old daughters wear heavy make up?
@@queenrose2009yea it’s the makeup it makes a difference. But when you’re young you make mistakes with makeup and then you learn what works for you and what you like
@@queenrose2009 well girls do mature quickly than guys
@@marlonclark-ky6ub Yeah but that doesn't mean it's ok for 11-12 year old girls to be wearing heaving make up at that age. Maybe light make up like lip gloss is fine but not something as thick as lipstick.
@@marlonclark-ky6ub False. I know many many girls who were way less mature than guys.
My great grandfather on my mother's side experienced the same thing. Though his father died, so he had to drop school due to both reasonings. Though he was never able to go back
A couple of points: 1) sometimes kids are right and adults are definitely flawed too 2) I always thought it was weird how the 6th graders looked like they were 18-21
Exactly. Sometimes some kids look older and you wonder how much growth hormones were in their food ?
@infjmale91 Some people really seem to be struggling with the idea that cartoons aren’t meant to be realistic and tend to exaggerate things for comedic effect. It’s like criticizing Rugrats for “normalizing neglect” because the entire premise revolves around babies getting into dangerous situations.
I’m guess they were left back like Harold
The cartoon is aimed for kids. To us, at Arnold's age, we do think that is what older girls look like.
I remember being a 6th grader watching 8th grade boys fight and thinking they looked like full grown adults. Now im in my mid 30's and high-school kids look like middle shool children.
Welcome back Shawn! Yeah, Grandpa Phil did some insane things on this show.
Thanks, friend! It feels great to be back.
Can you phineas and ferd from Disney channel please 😊
Welcome back Shawn. Good to have you back. I remember this episode.
Always laughed at the banter between Phil and Principal Wartz.
Thanks, friend! It feels good to be back :D
Wow, good to have you back!
Yeah, Grandpa Phil did some things that flew over our heads as kids, but as adults, we understand them a lot more. I loved it.
Arnold would be an amazing therapist .
Yes!! When I get a notification “DUSKTILLSHAWN has uploaded a video” I drop everything and start UA-cam on my bedroom TV.
I live in pittsburgh and i remember being 8 and watching hey arnold during its premiere in 96. I Liked the show as much as any other show I watched regularly as a kid, but it is definitely one of the best series I rewatched as an adult. Glad you're back man.
Love Pittsburgh. I go there every year for a convention the first weekend of July. Probably can guess which one, lol.
I always get a solid giggle from Grandpa Phil just being like “no, I can’t do that….not since Woodstock” 😂 as a kid it went right over my head, but as an adult it makes me smile. As does a lot of Grandpa Phil and Grandma Gertie’s shenanigans, because they were just very human about everything. They weren’t perfect, and owned their mistakes in the past and the present, but always did their best to do better for Arnold.
This is my favorite Grandpa episode, and the movie scene is ridiculous, but that's why I always found it funny even to this day. But it's also interesting to consider that he's putting on this bad persona to mask his insecurities that arose when he entered 6th grade. He more than likely knew deep down that these weren't the right things to be engaging in, but felt hopeless enough at school that he felt he no longer cared.
Shawn, I have been subscribed. Grew up watching it. It's crazy the world that Arnold lives in. Real ghosts, he is friends with a famous singer. He has a stalker, his grandmother knows Kung Fu, and his grandfather is a war hero. There is an ancient prehistory fish in their lake. Haunted trains. And Arnold is not corrupted by a lot of bad stuff around him. Moral compass intact. He does have his selfish moments but he is still human. What I liked about this show is even when he is a minor character or not in an episode at all it still feels grounded in the same world. I'm watching from fort worth Texas.
Chicago, Illinois here!
I lovvveedd Hey Arnold growing up. My grandmother that raised me was a musician so the jazz in this children’s show really appealed to me. This was one of my chill shows for that reason. Hey Arnold was cool man. My kid loves it now. It had a lot of teaching points and cool animations 🙏🏽
It’s weird he tried to go out with 6 grade girls but also find it weird that 6 grade girls wanna hang out with an 81yr old, and their parents let them???
I get the feeling that Connie and Mariea's parents are either like Helga's, or have no idea what sort of hooligans their babies are.
Yea but Grandpa Phil was cool for a grown up
Cartoon shenanigans in a nutshell.
They probably figure he can't get it up anyway
@@All5Horizons Considering that Connie and Maria are both like either 11 or 12, I should hope they aren't even considering anything about that at all.
Love the content! Please make a part 2 of As told by ginger!!! Hi from Houston, Hey Arnold was one of my favorite cartoons in the late 90s. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Hey, Friend! I just realized I missed a TON of these SuperThanks comments. Sorry it took me a while to respond! I can't thank you enough for your support.
I'm in the middle of editing the next installment of ATBG right now. I'm going through the roof with my production on this one and I'm so proud of how it's coming along.
HOPEFULLY, it should be here next week
Mississippi USA. Grew up watching Hey Arnold. I was and still am in a very very small town and all our schools have names instead of numbers. It was my window into how life was in a very large city. I love this show because it broadened my understanding and world view while I grew up in a town that isn't quite rural but not at all large.
I've had a similar recurring nightmare about being back in school. Specifically back in high school. In at least one of them i was in tears trying to explain to admin and teachers that i graduated over a decade ago and didn't understand why i had to be there again.
I remember back in 2nd grade, there was this pencil dispenser in one of the 5th grade classes that, as long as we were quiet, the teacher would let us in during class to buy some pencils with cool designs. And yes, it felt like all the 5th graders were all grown adults. Now it's the opposite, whenever i pass by my old high school i think, they look like middle schoolers.
The 7th graders in my school looked like they were supposed to be in Kindergarten. They kept getting shorter and shorter every year I swear.
Watching from Australia and grew up with it.
One thing I want to point out that his grandparents aren't the only adults Arnold spends a lot of time around, he grew up surrounded by so many people from different backgrounds. While he probably takes the most from his grandparent's examples he has a lot of adults around him to learn from and that's probably part of why he's so well rounded.
Commenting from Mississippi in the U.S. I loved Hey Arnold growing up. My favorite scenes were always the ones in his room. A couch that folds into and out of the wall and the skylight. I was mainly a Cartoon Network kid growing up but when there was nothing I wanted to watch on CN I’d switch over to Nickelodeon and watch cartoons there. This, SpongeBob, Rocket Power, Rugrats, so many good cartons on both channels.
I’m from Omaha NE. I love Hey Arnold! Arnold as a character has the kind of morals and values I try to strive for in my life and I have always seen him as a role model of a character. Gpa Phil and GMA Gertie are GREAT caretakers, they have always been there and supported Arnold, even given their eccentricities, their love and concern for Arnold shines through in their eyes and always makes me teary eyed, especially in “The Journal” parts 1 and 2. Thanks for all the vids, Shawn! I really enjoy your Hey Arnold vids and especially your BoJack Horseman vids. Thanks for being uniquely you and offering great commentary
Watching from Virginia, Hey Arnold has a close place in my heart so many topics, the the stories, the memories it brings back. Just has a very special place.
I've also had dreams where I've had to return to high-school to keep my job or due to something being missed. So weird having those dreams.
Same
I mean he took to girls to the movies. They didn't go skinny dipping or something.
Imagine this happening in real life though. A offender is an offender.
@@anthonyhero9605there is nothing illegal about that, y'all are just being creepy
@Plsrateeight no, that's nickelodeon. They've always been like that. Trust me the guy who made Ren and stimpy was a sex offender who took his own life after being caught with a 16 year girl.
I’m from New York originally, but I live in Germany now and I grew up loving this show!
Watching from nyc, growing up here, hey Arnold was always super relatable and this show was an accurate depiction of being a city kid. Gotta love the nostalgia now in my adulthood
Nikki here from Virginia! I loved Hey Arnold!!! My grandpa had to drop out of elementary school to work on the farm. He never learned to read, he’s 89 now. He worked hard and made a life for himself despite the fact he couldn’t read. I will forever be proud of him ❤
Grandpa hanging out with those kids was a little strange but he is very child-like in his brain. Do I think what he did was appropriate? Nope. However, the magic of cartoons is that they can make the kids safe and show how innocent grandpa is. I think it's meant to show how he never lived through his rebellious preteen years.
You know those jokes in old cartoons that aged like rotting meat? This is one of them.
I couldn’t agree more! 🤮
@@DuskTillShawn It aged just fine. It’s a cartoon that derives humor from absurdity. The idea that an elementary school would put an elderly man in a class of 6th graders as a student is inherently ridiculous, and seeing someone’s grandpa act like an immature idiot is funny. I guarantee there were zero kids who watched this episode and thought “Grandpa Phil is so hot. I can’t wait to find an old man to date and commit petty crimes with.”
@@artistfloor9Bro it’s the fact he’s 81 hanging out with 12 year olds and wrapping his arms around their shoulders and before you say anything yes I know it’s supposed to be ridiculous. It’s still weird as fuck though.
He was also the first voice of Arnold not including JD from the pilot Lane toran caudell @infjmale91
Gen Z should stick to their own boring shit and stop trying analyze stuff that ain't that deep. Absurdist humor is lost on yall 😂
Hey Arnold is a show that I watched so much growing up. Even when certain characters got on my nerves, the whole cast still captured my attention. Love your thorough analyses on these characters! With love from Ontario, Canada. ❤
I definitely still see the “Grandpa Phil being a delinquent with other sixth-graders” as being a silly gag in terms of the viewing experience, but it’s definitely creepy in-universe. The show is tackling the serious topic of adults having to leave school in order to support the family, but then it expects you to not critique this old man hanging out with elementary school kids at the movies. Definitely a mixed bag of messages. 😂
Im from San Antonio, Texas and I can say with all confidence that Hey Arnold is in my top 3 favorite cartoons as a child and now! I can still sit and binge watch the show and learn something new! Love your channel btw!
I was 7 years old when Hey Arnold first came out. I loved it then and I love it now. The Hey Arnold soundtrack is on my background playlist that i listen to while working.
I don't know if you'll see this but I just wanted to say thank you for making all this wonderful content man it's helped me a lot struggling being alone since I've moved to a new place. Im watching from Missouri and I used to watch hey Arnold a lot as a kid.
I'm watching from San Diego, CA. I grew up on "Hey Arnold!". It was one of my favorite shows as a kid and I've only come to appreciate it even more now that I'm an adult.
While the writers definitely wove mature material into the show, I think the scene where Grandpa Phil hangs out with Connie and Maria was supposed to be just a light-hearted gag, not an implication that his past was even more sinister as a young man.
That said, your "Dark Side of 'Hey Arnold!'" series rocks, and the planned video on Arnold's grandparents sounds awesome. I would also LOVE to see one about Dino Spumoni. He's one of my favorite characters from the show, and got me into Frank Sinatra, and the news segment in "Dino Checks Out" that goes over his life and career is full of wonderfully dark content. I would genuinely watch a gritty, 1940s period piece TV show about Dino's rise to stardom written for us now-grown-up "Hey Arnold!" fans.
New York & I loved Hey Arnold. A cartoon with substance was realized even then…
Awesome! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! I hope you’re having a great Friday, my friend! 😁
ayy same, was a big fan of Hey Arnold because it was relatable being in a big city and all that
Ironically, I think one of the tenants at the boarding house was allegedly intended to be a female p#&@ who would make Arnold uncomfortable. Grandpa going out with those girls is on equally dark territory.
I am watching this while getting a bite to eat at a local place. I watched Hey Arnold a lot, but I had mixed feelings about it. I hated episodes that focused on love/crushes as the central plot, and I also wanted Helga to get aggressive with people everytime things got awkward for her. I know now that's not the answer, but as a kid I hated awkward scenes on TV because of second hand embarrassment.
The last thing Helga needed was to get aggressive with people, she already had enough anger issues as it was.
@@fatuusdottore that's where kid me was coming from. Kid me had anger issues just like Helga, and I used to hate when she didn't hit people in certain situations. I obviously know better now, but back then I really just wanted to see her hit people besides Brainy.
20:13 I nearly went through that. None of the credits from my first tri of high school transferred and no one caught it until halfway through the LAST tri of senior year, meaning I effectively had to take on a double course load if I wanted to graduate on time. I had to drop out of my honors Biology class (something that I’m still sad about) and focus all my time on graduating. I did it, but it’s left me with some severe anxiety around homework that’s been effecting my college career badly. My mom still gets heated thinking about it.
Steely Phil!
Top 5 Hey Arnold Episodes
I graduated college over 10 years ago and I still have nightmares about school. Specifically, it's usually a test or project that I've forgotten about until the last minute, or it's the day of the final exam and not only did I not study, I can't even find the classroom.
Love your videos!
Im watching from Cape cody, Massachusetts, and I'm 33. I grew up on hey Arnold and I still love it today.
Please keep up the good work! You do such great deep dives every time 🙏🏽🤩
I knew a guy who was young during that time period. He would cry about it a lot, when he would talk about it. He actually lost his parents and had to be the man of the family as a young teen. So freaking sad
Watching from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 Hey Arnold was a big part of my childhood and I related to Arnold so much. Love your videos
I'm currently watching this video in Ireland, growing up I watched bits and pieces of Hey Arnold, but I don't really remember all that much. But seeing you do the dark side of Hey Arnold The memories start flooding back. Thanks man. Keep up the good work.
You aren’t the only one with those reoccurring nightmares of being forced back to school. I had them from 18-25 and it was the worst because I had a miserable experience there and I’m glad I never have to ever return to that part of my life.
I am watching you from my childhood home in Woodruff South Carolina in the USA, and I watched Hey, Arnold very little as a little kid but in high school I started to watch it as much as I could when it was on Teen Nick late at night.
Hi Shawn I'm glad you're hanging in there
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, my friend!
I really appreciate you being here :D
1:14 "Level headed Kid" couldn't help but chuckle 😅
S.W. New Mexico, United States here! I grew up with all the big 90's shows that you cover regularly, its honestly why i subscribed in the first place! Im glad to see you back. While the stuff you've had to go through recently is still a bit new, you'll be okay! We are all here to support you. If ya need people to talk to, just ask!
On the topic of that nightmare, I honestly thought it was just me. I got really sick those last two years of High School, and only got better at around the age of 22. I couldn't do the GED, but I did finish my studies thanks to a night school in my city. But I still was the eldest there by 4-5 whole years. I was also the only freshman in College that wasn't 17-18 years old. I got used to it and my life finally felt normal, but now I keep getting that dream in many variations, the worst being that I needed an extra credit to get my High School diploma and had to go back for a full year, NOW while in my 30's and n a classroom full of 16 year olds, not unlike Phil in this episode.
I graduated almost 10 years ago now, but that stupid nightmare keeps haunting me to this day...
Eh, I think people are looking way too much into that for something that isn't there. Phil was clearly just trying to be the stereotypical rebellious kid, and sneaking into an R-Rated movie was the stereotypical act that tv shows in the 90's portrayed as kids being bad. It's supposed to be funny, with the joke being that Phil is old enough to get into the movie without sneaking. There was never any indication that it was anything more than that and if people see this scene and consider Phil a "creep" then they probably need to get off the internet for a while and rethink their lives.
1 The Hey Arnold wiki says he was born in 1917. He was at least 12 when the Great Depression hit. And was already a young adult when it ended.
2 It is odd that Grandpa went to elementary school, instead of earning his GED. The Simpsons and King of the Hill are the only cartoons I know that have characters study for a GED.
South Carolina and born in 90 so hey Arnold was a staple in my childhood. These videos are great time machine to escape the stresses of adulthood.
Hey Arnold is one of my favorite series. I grew up watching it when it was aired originally.
I never stopped loving it and still watch it now in my 30s.
I love your break downs of it and other nostalgic stuff on this channel.
Keep up the great work!
It's always an Amazing day when we can take a walk down memory lane with Shawn! Grew up with most of if not all the shows you cover here on the channel.
Greetings from Miami Florida! Hey Arnold was one of my comfort shows to this day. Something about it is so nostalgic and reminds me of the better times of being an adolescent who was first starting out in the world. By the way, hope you’ve been doing better. I know that you were good through some personal things. It’s really good to see you posting again.
There are two semi-regular dreams I have related to school.
1. It took me 10 years to get my bachelors, even though I earned it a couple years ago, I routinely have dreams where it appears my advisor was wrong about my course selection, and I’m not going to graduate.
2. I dream about getting my license in high school and driving to school, just to forget during the day and end up taking the bus home, leaving my car at school.
New Jersey and I really enjoyed Hey Arnold as a kid.
I'm from New Jersey as well and Hey Arnold was one of my favorite shows
Shout out to my fellow Jersey People!!!!
@@johndeconqueroo2808 Here!
also from NJ :)
I grew up watching Hey Arnold! And I'm watching from Ontario, Canada. I've been loving your Hey Arnold series on here and I'm going to continue watching everything else you put out!
Im from Germany and did grow up watching hey Arnold. Till today it´s a sweetspot for me.
Love your Videos. Lots of love from Europe ❤
You asked for a comment, and since this is the third video of yours that I’ve watched and enjoyed. I live in Idaho. Yes I watched Arnold as a kid. I watched this very episode, I’m sure several times. I just had the realization I’m now the uneducated adult who is too afraid of failure to get my GED. Wasn’t expecting heavy introspection mode on an Arnold video, but I appreciate your thoughtful approach to a thoughtful show.
Thanks for commenting, friend! I really appreciate it 😁
Idaho is so beautiful! A couple years ago I took my kids on vacation to a cozy little cabin in Garden Valley, Idaho and we had such a nice time. The wildlife out there is something else!
The fear of failure is a hard one, man. The thing is though, you never know until you try! Getting your GED is a process that you can totally take at your own pace too. If that’s something you want to do, you totally can! I believe in you 😁
Great video. To answer your question, I grew up watching Hey Arnold and I'm from Turkey. Loved it back then and love it even more now as an adult. Wish there was more seasons.
He's called Steely Phill because He'll steal ya girl.
Im from buffalo NY [ America ] and I LOVED hey Arnold I still watch it everytime I go to bed and just lay in bed. It's such an amazing show. I wish they'd make more seasons after the recent 2017 movie. Or an all grown up version of hey Arnold would be neat.
It’s so wonderful to have you back Shawn. I really missed you during your break.
Over the past few years, I've had a recurring dream where I'm back in school as an adult and have to take math, my worst subject. In every dream, I show up for the first few days, skip the rest of the term, then show up just before the final asking how I can fix my grade. I've had this dream take place at junior high, high school and college - all at my current age of mid-30s - and I have no idea why.
Im from reno nv currently. And i grew up on the show, i loved it very much. I also have been subscribed for a little while and enjoy your videos greatly.
Hey! Watching from the Midwest, USA. Grew up with Hey Arnold, was in 4th grade actually around when it was first airing so it was super relatable. Love your vids!
Shawn been a while! I’m glad that you’re back doing videos.
Thanks, friend! It feels good to be back :D
@@DuskTillShawnYour welcome I feel like this hey arnold episode resonates with me a lot as it shows me to never give up , go through tough times and follow your dreams.
I can't stop laughing after you said the numb skull spray paints his own nickname on the school dumpster. Watching the episodes is funny as but hearing you explain it is pure gold 🤣🤣
Steely Phil pulling a Master Roshi 🤣
Good to see you back online Sean I always enjoy your commentary on these videos it’s very insightful and the times quite humorous thank you very much
I’m watching from North Carolina I did grow up with a Arnold because I was a 90s nickelodeon kid and I loved every bit of it
Hey Sean I have a question have you thought about covering the hey Arnold episode titled Gerald moves out because I think that episode actually taught some very valuable life lessons and I think you might agree
From rhode Island , I grew up watching hey Arnold, one of the best shows to still watch. Love your channel, it's great
I loved this show since I was a kid, growing up in Bermuda. I moved to America when I was close to 10, and the love of nicktoons never faded. Even now, in North Carolina, I enjoy watching your videos on these cartoons because it's a different take than I had as a kid. It really helps me look at these from a different light.
Hope you and your family are feeling better and doing well glad to see you back here.
Glad to see you back brotha! Hope all is well, great start to my weekend :)
I'm watching this from the Hotel Room and I always loved this show as a kid and still do. You do an amazing job
I remember back in 2020 when I graduated highschool throughtout the months I was worried they'd call/email me saying "i'm sorry but after recaluating your credits from your data, even with your summer class credits, you still don't have enough to graduate."
I was a damn wreck until I received it
I could not be any happier
I am not doing highschool again
It’s not illegal for adults to hang out with kids(as long as nothing sexual goes on, which it didn’t). Also, it was a kid’s TV show in the 90s. Pedos weren’t thought about nearly as much as they are now, by kids or adults.
It was subliminal to subconsciously make you use to seeing it you'd think nothing of it then ped0s can slide under the radar undetected 😂 just like you're thinking now. Whole time you think it's innocent but it's really not and they don't get caught.
From Louisiana, loved Hey Arnold down to the ground. Could never get enough. Love the content. Becoming a new subscriber in 3...2...1❤
Welcome back bro! Watching from Louisiana. I grew up watching and I adored it. ❤
Watching form Bosnia and Herzegovina currently
I didn't grow up with Hey Arnold on TV as they never license it in my part of Europe, but I have heard about it and I was familiar with the plot and some characters
Today I know majority of stuff from watching videos like your own analysing everything about such shows, and I am grateful to you and people like you here on UA-cam for opening these gold classic shows to both young and older generations
Keep up the good work
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how did this show get live footage of me doing long-division?