Before I delve into this topic, let me briefly introduce myself. My name is Jill, and I’m a 21 year old pre-med college student who rediscovered Hey Arnold! in August 2010. Since then I’ve fallen back in love with the show and have realized how much more I appreciate it as an adult! I’m thrilled to be able to critically analyze it here as it is so complex and rich with story and development. My goal is to update this at least once a week, but it may be more or less so bear with me! My other major fandom is Harry Potter which I also write for on occasion. If you want to know anything else, just ask! Okay on to the topic of this post!
Motifs of Helga and Arnold
To begin, let’s first define motif for those of you who don’t know. A motif is a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc. It is clear to see that the show has quite a few motifs surrounding the explosive relationship of Helga and Arnold. Whether or not you believe they are soul mates which you totally should because it’s true is totally up to you. However, allow me to shed some light on the motifs used for them.
1. Arnold Hears Helga
Tendra has already discussed this one in a prior post, however it is clearly a big motif within the show. First started in the first episode on Nickelodeon, “Downtown as Fruits”, it has remained a quintessential gag. The first one went like this:
Helga: Hey! Where are the fruits?!
Phoebe: They’re not here Helga. They never showed up.
Helga: What? *blinks* Arnoooooold!!
*cut to wide city view then to bus*
Arnold to Gerald: Did you hear something just now?
Gerald: No.
This gag continues throughout the series, most notably in “Helga Blabs it All” and “Buses, Bikes, and Subways” where Arnold is the only one to notice that Helga is missing from the school bus. While many people seem to find this to just be a gag or just meaning that Arnold is possibly so fearful of Helga that he can sense her anger, there is a camp of people who believe that it is a sign of Helga and Arnold being meant for each other. It’s a common cliche in romantic films for the male to sense when his female companion is in danger, so it is logical to conclude that the purpose of Arnold being the only one to hear Helga scream his name, or just scream, is to show that they are meant for each other. Furthermore, while some may argue the fear of bullying end, think of this. In an episode of How I Met Your Mother, soul mates Lily and Marshall discuss how connected they are to the point where if Lily eats ice cream, Marshall gets ill because he is lactose intolerant. So why else would the writers make this gag except to push the idea forward that Helga and Arnold are soul mates? Furthermore, in the episode “Magic Show” where Helga experiences a dream world where she no longer exists and is not missed a la It’s a Wonderful Life, whenever Helga screams in her dream world, Arnold does not hear her as she doesn’t exist and therefore cannot be his soul mate. I don’t know if I’m going to far with that bit, but eh I’ll note it.
2. Disguises
Throughout the show, Helga dons a variety of disguises around Arnold. The only time he doesn’t know that it’s her though is when she is disguised as Cecile in “Arnold’s Valentine”. Through her disguises, pivotal moments occur and important lessons are learned. The first time that Helga dons a disguise around Arnold is in the aforementioned episode. Initially, the disguise fails as Helga nearly reverts to her bullying mechanism and abrasiveness when Arnold notes that Helga really bugs him. Furthermore, Helga is so fearful initially that Arnold will figure out its her that she is unable to relax and let her true personality shine through. The initial disguise also isn’t very good as it is quite, erm, gah there were no words. However, after she vomits her cervelles braisees avec les oeufs brouilles, which she was kindly informed was calves’ brains and eggs, she relaxes, allows her soft side to shine through, and even cheers Arnold up after he realized how vapid Ruth really was. Her disguise even becomes more feminine and softer and she does somewhat confess to liking Arnold. Through this disguise, Helga was able to show Arnold the side of her that only Phoebe ever saw and gains confidence in their compatibility as he really likes what he sees. Here’s a listing of her various other disguises through out the show’s run and their pivotal moments and lessons.
“Arnold’s Halloween”: Alien

Arnold basically saves Helga's life, or at least from great bodily injury, as he runs up and attempts to persuade her father that he is not holding an alien, but his own daughter.
“Helga’s Boyfriend”: Stinky’s Girlfriend

Helga disguises herself as Stinky's girlfriend in a failed attempt to get Arnold jealous. She believes it has worked when Arnold tells her that a friend has something important to say to her, however the friend turns out to be Stinky. Lesson learned through this episode is that deceit will not get you what you want and someone will get hurt.
“School Play”: Juliet

After manipulating Rhonda, Sheena, and Phoebe into dropping out of the role of Juliet, Helga confesses her secret to Lila in order to score the part. The major pivotal event that occurs is that Helga gets her deepest desire; a kiss with Arnold. She later attributes the kiss's length to good acting.
“Dinner for Four”: Sophisticated Helga

In order to impress Arnold, Helga holds a dinner with her friends at Chez Paris to show that she is sophisticated. There is a moment after Helga says, "Lovely little bistro, n'est-ce pas?" where Arnold has a stunned look on his face, as though he realized something. Arguably, he may have flashed back to Cecile. Another important thing of note, Arnold shows that he is impressed with Helga when she does the right thing and acts like herself.
“It Girl”: Model

As a model, Helga learns that having everything doesn't necessarily mean happiness. Furthermore, it's shown that her abrasiveness is as much a personality as her soft side.
“Helga’s Masquerade”: Lila

Seeing how Arnold reacts to Lila's innocent and sickly sweet personality, she emulates her during a costume party. Thus she and Arnold hang out and have a great time during the party, until he accidentally calls her Lila. Once she reverts to her normal appearance, Arnold becomes disinterested. Helga learns that it is better to be herself than to act like someone else. Furthermore, she learns that Arnold does like her, and in her eyes that means she's halfway there to him liking her liking her.
“Summer Love”: Babewatch Lifeguard

As a Babewatch lifeguard, Helga seizes her opportunity at a second kiss with Arnold by shoving aside the other actress and saying, "Move over Barbie, I've got this one."
“Hey Arnold!: The Movie”: Deep Voice
3. Storms
Whenever something major happens between Helga and Arnold, it always seems to happen during a storm. It’s almost as though the storm is a metaphor for their relationship. Storms are unpredictable, wild, and exciting. They also provide what is needed for life to grow and the eye of the storm is extremely calm. Thus as I see it, if Helga and Arnold were to indeed become a couple at some point, their relationship would be filled with their highs and lows, however they would balance each other out and provide the other with what they need.
One notable moment that occurs during a storm is their first meeting during the flashback in “Helga on the Couch”. After Helga has walked by herself in the storm to school, it’s Arnold who shades her from the storm with his umbrella. This moment is then repeated outside of Helga’s home in “Beaned”, where Arnold again shades her from the storm and even takes her arm to walk her to school. In fact, the episode actually starts with a storm where Helga watches as he assists Rhonda from the bus while she ends up having to get soaked in the rain.
4. Crash into Each Other
It always seems that when one of them is rounding a corner, the other is rounding it at the same time leading them to crash right into each other. This is continually done throughout ย the show. One fan fiction, entitled “Arnold on the Couch” brought the light the idea that this continuous literal crashing into each other could be the universe’s way of pushing them together. It’s not an illogical idea and certainly one under consideration. Another sign that they’re soul mates? I believe it is.
5. Arnold Nearly Hearing Helga’s Secret
On quite a few episodes, Arnold surprises Helga by showing up near her during one of her soliloquies about him. She always manages to recover her cool and cover up her moment with some excuse to which Arnold generally responds to with “Whatever you say, Helga.” Now while it’s not really that major of a motif, it’s something worth noting as it’s quite amazing that Arnold has never heard or realized Helga’s secret during these intrusions. Odd, but then again he didn’t figure out that Cecile was Helga, even though it was fairly obvious.
6. Moral Dilemmas
Whenever one of them has a dilemma of some sort, the other tends to step up and help the other. This happens more with Arnold helping Helga out rather than the other way around. For instance, in “Olga gets Engaged”, Arnold points out that Helga taking pleasure in her sister’s probable bleak future is wrong, leading Helga to scare off her sister’s horrid fiance. Arnold does have his dilemmas too. In “Deconstructing Arnold”, it’s Helga who shows Arnold that even though they sometimes find his helping them solve their problems to be annoying, it’s something they need and something he does better than her. Overall, without each other, they may have gone down very dark paths, especially Helga.
7. Connection
It is rare that Arnold and Helga connect over something, but when they do it’s a very beautiful thing. The biggest example of this is “Arnold’s Thanksgiving”, where they spend the day with each other venting about their dysfunctional families and the fact that neither have had a normal Thanksgiving. Also of note, while Arnold is standing outside Helga’s home watching her happily sit at the table surrounded by her family, he says, “Happy Thanksgiving, Helga” in almost the same tone as Helga said, “Merry Christmas, Arnold” in “Arnold’s Christmas”.
8. Subconscious
Via daydreams, dreams, and nightmares, the psyches of Arnold and Helga are explored and reveal many interesting things. Helga often daydreams of futures with Arnold, such as their wedding, him seeing her as sophisticated, etc. Her dreams and daydreams are typical girl stuff, with her personality thrust into it such as her dream in “Married”. For Arnold though, the motif of the subconscious reveals some interesting things about him. For instance, in “Arnold visits Arnie”, Arnold has a dream/nightmare about visiting his cousin Arnie where everyone in the town is the exact opposite of the person he knows at home. The only exception to this is Hilda, the country version of Helga. Arnold believes that he is seeing Helga’s opposite, however Hilda’s personality is very similar to Helga’s when she is not being a bully. He in fact falls for Hilda, and thus this episode is considered strong evidence of a future for the two. Furthermore, at the end of his nightmare in “Married”, dream Helga confesses her love for him just as his alarm rings, suggesting that deep down he understands her and cares for her. The only other notable dreams are the ones they have during Carmen in “What’s Opera, Arnold?”.

In "Arnold Visits Arnie", Arnold dreams of everyone in Hillwood as their opposite. He falls for Hilda, whom he believes is the opposite of Helga. However her personality is basically what Helga's is when she's not in bully mode.
9. Helga’s Trinkets
An interesting motif is the one where something of Helga’s that could reveal her love for Arnold ends up in his home. Helga thus goes to great lengths to retrieve these items and keep her secret safe. Items that she had to retrieve include her little pink book of Arnold poems with her name in it, a confessional voice message, a parrot that had memorized an Arnold poem with her name in it, and her locket with an inscription of love. Each time Arnold gets very close to learning the secret before Helga successfully retrieves the object. It’s a wonder as to why Helga never learns her lesson to not put her name on these items!
10. Sacrifice
The final motif that I could think of is the multiple times that Helga and Arnold sacrifice something in order to make the other happy. While this is done more on Helga’s part, there are several instances where Arnold sacrifices too. Helga’s sacrifices tend to be huge too. An excellent example of this is in “Arnold’s Christmas” where she gives up the one thing she wanted for Christmas, the difficult to find Nancy Spumoni snow boots, in order to find Mr. Hyunh’s daughter and preserve Arnold’s belief in miracles. Through doing this, Helga learns the true meaning of Christmas and preserves Arnold’s good heart and positive outlook. Arnold has sacrificed things too in order to make Helga happy.

By sacrificing her brand new snow boots, Helga preserves Arnold's positive world view. Also notice that she is wearing the Cecile dress.
In “Beaned” when he thought that Helga still had amnesia, he sacrificed his reputation and time with his friends in order to make sure Helga was safe and to help Helga regain her memory. He was even going to miss out on a big baseball game in order to make sure Helga got home safely. There are many more examples of sacrifice, but to go into them all would require another post entirely.
Closing Remarks
Overall, the running gags and motifs of this wild pair drives home the idea that they are meant for each other, and that Arnold will one day figure it out. If only The Jungle Movie had been made! *shakes fist* Gah!

Whether or not you believe they are meant for each other, they still have one of the most complex relationships on the show.
October 12, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Another insane college kid (I’m pre-law) whose major fandoms are HA and HP? Can we be friends? ๐
Anyway, I loved this post. I forget what precisely I was googling when I found it, but I’m glad I did! I agree with every point you made, and some of them I actually hadn’t thought about before. The ‘crashing into each other’ one, I really liked in particular. I never thought about it as the universe’s way of forcing them together, but it fits perfectly.
The only issue I saw is very minor… you said Helga disguised herself as Stinky’s boyfriend when you meant girlfriend. ๐
And now I’m off to look up ‘Arnold on the Couch’ when I should be writing a paper!
October 12, 2010 at 5:06 pm
Haha thanks for pointing out my error! It is now corrected Ohh and I am just forewarning you on the fan fic โArnold on the Couchโ, if you go there youโre going to get sucked into a million other awesome fics! Youโre warned!
And of course we can be crazy fan friends! Iโm so happy that those are your fandoms! Glad you enjoyed the article and thanks for reading!!
October 12, 2010 at 5:11 pm
OH MY GOSH!! I just checked out your LJ and I swear I was just looking at your artwork like last week! THIS WAS AMAZING–> http://users.livejournal.com/_confunded_/307550.html#cutid1
DUDE! You’re so talented! Wow! So random and cool! ๐ Oh and I totally added another motif that I thought of while in calculus when I should have been paying attention to chain rules. Heeeee!
October 12, 2010 at 6:38 pm
I haven’t started reading it yet. I’m actually going to *try* to do my paper first, hehe.
Thanks for the compliment on my art! Random coincidences like that are one of the reasons I love how small this fandom is (in comparison to HP anyway).
Love the new motif btw. One of my favorite things about their relationship is the way Helga will literally do anything, and give up anything, for him (including foiling her father’s plans to make big money in the movie, something that would have benefited her greatly).
And also, of course, the way Arnold’s hero complex is magnified when it comes to Helga, even going beyond the moral dilemma motif you mentioned. He goes far more out of his way to help her than he does anyone else, even saving her from injury or death a couple of times. Ah, true love. I’m a sucker for damsel in distress situations, I guess. ๐
October 12, 2010 at 9:53 pm
Pretty good piece–I’m surprised you didn’t draw parallels between Arnold’s grandparents and Arnold/Helga.
I always did love how it was always Arnold sticking up for Helga, but when the people closest to him insinuated that either he had a thing for Helga, or she felt something for him, he was the first to deny the whole idea as crazy. It never even occurred to Arnold that he paid unusually close attention to a girl that ‘bugs’ him.
The other thing I love to comment on is the subtle shift in their relationship post ‘Arnold Saves the Neighborhood’–most notably in ‘April Fool’s Day’. At this point in the series, Arnold isn’t seriously interested in other girls at the moment (that I’m aware…he was more or less ok with Lila as just friends, right?)–Helga has confessed, but both are acting like it didn’t happen…though it looks like neither one can really forget.
Before I go on–look back at the episode ‘Girl Trouble’. That’s the episode where Arnold snaps at Helga after one too many of her pranks, and he is so remorseful that after a talk with Grandpa (who relates his own girl trouble history…), Arnold calls and apologizes.
Ok, now look at April Fool’s Day–once Arnold finds out that Helga’s feigning blindness as a prank played off of Arnold’s guilt, he not only gets mad–he gets even.
I could spend all day talking about that Tango scene, but I think it should wait. The point is, that Arnold went from being utterly remorseful from snapping at Helga, to deliberately confronting her head on without apologies. The only thing that has seemingly changed between those two events is Arnold is now aware on some level that Helga’s confession was genuine.
So now we have Helga and Arnold occasionally butting heads together as opposed to Arnold giving way–he is finally stepping up and alerting Helga to the fact that he’s not going to let her have her way without a fight from now on because he’s done giving way and brushing her off.
Had the series continued with more Arnold/Helga direct interaction, I think Helga would have actually enjoyed the confrontation more often.
October 12, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Gosh it would have been amazing if the series had continued! The only reason I didn’t draw the parallel between his grandparents and Arnold/Helga is because this article was about repeated elements between them during the show’s run. To the best of my knowledge, that parallel was only brought up in “Girl Trouble”. You brought up a great point too about how the dynamic of their relationship changed in “April Fool’s Day”. It definitely was pretty great! I think I’ll write a more generalized article about their relationship in the future, however there are several articles I am looking to write before I do that. Thanks for the response and I loved reading your points! ๐
October 12, 2010 at 10:36 pm
Really–there was only one episode around that? I was certain there was more…probably not with those parallels as the main focus though. I guess I just thought it was always a presence there, esp. when Helga sleepwalks into the boarding house and Gertie is just prattling on like she’s an old friend. XD I always felt there was a certain strange camaraderie between Gertie and Helga because Gertie sees her younger self in Helga.
I look forward to seeing more articles from you! Hey Arnold was definitely a show cut apart from the rest, and it’s amazing to see how much depth there is to the show now that we’re adults and can catch on to these subtle details.
October 12, 2010 at 10:40 pm
I don’t know if I’d go as far as to say that Gertie sees herself in Helga, but I do believe that Arnold’s grandparents knew that she harbored a crush for him since Phil would bring up that “his crazy friend with the one eyebrow and the pink bow”. Plus the fact that she crashed on to Gertie and Phil’s kitchen table in the middle of their breakfast in “Helga’s Parrot” should have given them a strong indication. ๐
October 12, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Hm–perhaps. I just figured it was somewhat implied there. Or I read a lot of fic dealing with this.
I tend to do that–console myself with fic when a series is cut short or something is left unfinished. ;-;
October 29, 2010 at 8:47 am
I myself have an essay in the works that will be an interpretation on what I think would happen in their future. It will start from Helga’s confession in the film since that’s the big turning point in their relationship, though I can’t decide how to end it. Maybe how I think their lives will turn out when they are grown up and married…
The interesting thing about “April Fool’s Day” is that Arnold and Helga act very out of character during the episode. Helga doesn’t recite any monologues and has no remorse for pranking like other times. And he decides to fight back twice and get even with her, even though he says pranks aren’t his thing. But I think it just goes to show that this holiday is a time when pranksters are at their worst, and Helga definitely fits the bill! And victims like Arnold will fight back if necessary. His overly good nature and not wanting to play pranks make him a perfect target, because he’s more gullible and Helga’s more clever, so she’s not easily tricked. And while I love Arnold to death like Helga does, I’d have to agree with what she says about him. He can be a lamebrain and a sap and a chump because he’s easy to fool and will believe almost anything (seriously, he believed she smelled the cab coming?!). I’m sorry, but it’s true.
Now pranks are just part of her charm and how she has fun, and when they get together, she will still do it to him, but in a more playful and loving manner. This was the only episode besides “The Journal” to be set after the film and the one to focus on their relationship, despite the fact that they don’t discuss Helga’s confession. But I thought a few things indicated that it took place after the film. The way they dance the tango might explain the unusual way they dance, and when Arnold tries to give Helga the “gift,” she is surprised and happy that he remembered her birthday, and it might be because she has not heard from him about his feelings, and she thinks that he is finally taking action.
October 13, 2010 at 7:29 pm
This is a very well-developed and insightful post. There were some things that I didn’t give much thought to, like the disguises and sacrifice, and it was great to get a new perspective on HA! Excellent writing! I look forward to what else you have to write ๐
October 13, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it! ๐
October 14, 2010 at 6:26 pm
I haven’t read the entire post yet (I will be reading the rest later and I have already read through the comments), but I did read up to where you said, “after she vomits her cervelles braisees avec les oeufs brouilles, which she was kindly informed was cat brains and eggs.”
I have to correct you here and I hope you don’t mind, but I highly doubt they would be serving “cat” especially in an American-based French themed restaurant. (Note: I believe China is the only place to serve cat and dog). It was CALVES’ brains and eggs, which is a young domesticated cow’s brain with eggs.
Though translating the French version you have provided comes out as “brains braisees with the eggs jumble.” Cervellos is the correct spelling, but I have been unable to find the full correct translation of it as “Calves Brains and Eggs” or “Calf’s Brains and Eggs.” Though other French descriptions of this dish are provided in the following cookbook:
http://chestofbooks.com/food/recipes/Cook-Decameron/How-To-Cook-Calf-s-Brains.html
October 15, 2010 at 12:47 am
Thanks for pointing that out. Guess I always had just misheard it. It has since been corrected. However the French spelling is how the animators spelled it on the French menu. Whether it is correct or not is beyond me as I studied Spanish in high school, not French. Hope you enjoy the rest of the article! ๐
October 14, 2010 at 10:16 pm
I believe the reason why Gertie sees herself in Helga was because Gertie aka Arnold’s grandma was a lot like helga growing up. Only she was more vicious.
Grandpa even made a point one time that arnold will eventually end up with helga, considering that gertie and phil were just like arnold and helga and they got married to each other.
also i thought the stuff that helga ate at that resturant when she was posing as cecile was fish eggs and something?
October 17, 2010 at 7:12 pm
I love this post and like you I love how there was a subtle change in their relationship in the “april fool’s day” episode ^_^ the tango scene was certainly something I didn’t expect lol. I love how aronld is not going to take helga crap anymore and instead he is going to face her head on. To be honest I find that exciting and I wish they had continued the series so that we could have seen them butting heads some more. Anyways there seems to be more activity now to endorse the jungle movie so you never know it could happen right?
October 17, 2010 at 7:17 pm
That would have been amazing to see, and it was clear that their dynamic changed post confession with just that one episode. It would be nice to get TJM, but Bartlett himself has admitted that he has moved on from Hey Arnold! I definitely don’t see a movie being made, but I think with enough fan activity we could at least get a graphic novel. I mean, look at the Firefly fandom. That show only lasted a season (albeit an amazing season) and got a film. It continues to live on through comics from Dark Horse. ๐ Fingers crossed for HA! Also, if I come across say, a hundred million dollars, one of the things on my to do list is to personally fund The Jungle Movie. We can dream!
December 1, 2014 at 3:32 pm
Omg!! all this comments are from 2010 and some from 2011. Well… now it’s 2014 (almost 2015) I just wanted to inform you that we are still trying to get TJM released!!!!! :3
We are part of a group on Facebook and on November 11th we sent letters to Nickelodeon asking for the movie and the admins are telling us that we are near our goal. I hope is true. Supposedely our admins have contact with Craig and they will confirm us if the movie is going to be made or not. I still have hopes.
And going back to your article… I love it!!!! and I am really enjoying the comments, specifically the ones about April’s Fools. I miss this show so much, but I love to find people who love this cartoon and take the relationship between Helga and Arnold seriously.
October 28, 2010 at 6:50 pm
Hey Jill, my name is Moira, and I went through almost the same thing in rediscovering this show last year. I have fallen in love with Hey Arnold! and Arnold and Helga all over again. ๐
See when I was a kid, I always thought Arnold and Helga paired up better together than he did with Lila, though I couldn’t really say why. But last year, that’s when I learned that TJM was supposed to conclude with him locating his parents and hooking up with Helga, and that they were meant to be together. Now that made me accept it more, but I still couldn’t say why. But after reading a few essays on the subject of their relationship, that helped a lot, and it inspired to write one of my own, which I completed this summer.
You brushed up on almost everything that I said that shows they are meant to be. Now they really do have one of the most complicated relationships on the show, and I thought Arnold would have to discover her secret everntually. Bartlett said it was gradually getting harder to keep Arnold innocent, though because a kid his age really has no clue about love, that could help explain why he didn’t see through Helga’s Cecile disguise (and I agree that it’s possible he had a flashback of Cecile in “Dinner for Four”). I thought that as the series progressed, they were more implications that showed they were meant for each other, especially in “Girl Trouble” since the same relationship between Phil and Gertie as kids is like Arnold and Helga’s current one, the hidden message shows that if the former couple still got together after all they’d been through, then Arnold and Helga will, too.
Anyway, my closest friends who also love the show and this pair have read and loved my essay. I’ve written a few others since then and have more planned for the future, including another long one about the couple. But I always will consider that ArnoldxHelga essay my best work (it’s also my longest right now! XD)
October 29, 2010 at 2:46 am
Itโs fun rediscovering the show! Iโm so glad you enjoyed the article and really enjoy Arnold and Helga too! Theyโre pretty awesome! I actually had the same feelings about their compatibility too as a kid, and I, like you, could never put my thumb on why. Some people are just meant for each other, plain and simple. If you have your essay(s) somewhere, I would love to read them! I enjoy reading other peopleโs views and insights and would certainly love to read yourโs. Thanks again for reading and commenting! ๐
October 29, 2010 at 4:00 am
You can find my essays on deviantART/FanFiction under my name(s) HAFanForever. I would recommend reading An Ultimate Hey Arnold! Essay first since that’s where I explain the relationship between this couple. I’m eager to hear your thoughts.
BTW, I’d like to be your friend as well.
October 29, 2010 at 9:07 pm
Found ya and friended you on DeviantArt! ๐
June 23, 2011 at 6:26 am
Thank you for this awesome article.
“Whether or not you believe they are meant for each other, they still have one of the most complex relationships on the show.” which is the most interesting part in Hey, Arnold! I love how Helga tried to make Arnold jealous in “Helga’s boyfriend”, but failed. ๐ฆ As a kid I watched these episodes every day and dreamed they were together ๐
June 23, 2011 at 7:07 pm
I used to dream that Arnold and Helga were a couple, too. I rediscovered the show in fall 2009, and I have become a writer in the fandom, mostly with essays. The first one I wrote was a long essay about Arnold and Helga’s relationship. When I first saw the show as a kid, I thought Arnold would pair well with Helga, but I didn’t know how to explain it. When I rediscovered it, I learned that they were meant to be together, and that thrilled me, but after reading some essays that my friends wrote and watching the show again, I understood more about their relationship, and it helped me to write my essay. A lot of my HA! friends enjoy it and my other written works.