Animated Atrocities 061 || "Arnold Betrays Iggy" [Hey Arnold]

[@pinkduskstone1543]

If you notice when everyone gathered around to see Arnold wearing bunny pajamas, Gerald is not there, proving that he's a true friend to Arnold.

[@hotarushinpei4966]

Lila isn't there either

[@geraldsinger9954]

+sakuraslicer19 Ironically, I have the same name as Gerald, but my last name is Singer and his is Johanssen. I do consider Gerald Johanssen as a true friend to Arnold because of him not seeing Arnold's embarrassment.

[@quehay45]

+sakuraslicer19 I just saw Hey! Arnold's Christmas episode, and goddamn Gerald is such a true bro to Arnold. You cannot ask for a better friend than him.

[@Dinorhyno]

Maybe he wanted to watch it from the comfort of his own home on account it was publicly televised

[@MrWildcard531]

+sakuraslicer19 Just one more reason why we should all love Gerald.

[@animeotaku307]

Another issue with this episode; why would kids still be laughing about Iggy in bunny pajamas months later? Real kids would laugh it up and forget about it after a few weeks and move on to the next funny thing.

[@tgsachris]

Weeks? Please they didn't even have proof, at most this crap would have lasted a day or two before someone questioned how they even knew.

[@DoctorDrinkX10]

tgsachris Agreed, you'd be surprised how kids (and even teenagers) can forget about stuff like that... I mean, once a teenager at my school beat a teacher over the head with a chair until he was in a coma... after 2 days, no one was talking about it... I kid you not. Although later, I found out the student was sent to a mental ward and the teacher went to work at another building after his recovery.

[@tgsachris]

DoctorDrinkX10 Some jackass at my school sent a death threat to, well actually it wasn't clear who since, they didn't tell us, but whoever it was, they sent the local military stationed at a nearby base to arrest him, they blocked off the school for 4 hours (he was caught whithin minutes in class) and people talked about that, for as long as it was on the news then no one cared anymore. (May seem like over kill but, death threat + no less than 4 major military bases here in Jacksonville + understaffed police = sometimes the military respond to shit like that)

[@DoctorDrinkX10]

***** Huh... wow... I'm sorry to hear... Hopefully that's all in the past at this point.

[@tgsachris]

tiakpark Its a bit shady since, again they didn't tell us exactly what he did but, from what I heard the guy who sent the threat thought it would make the news if he sent a death threat to a local politician, and that it would be funny for some reason, and they traced the threat to the school. It is protocol for dealing with such threats, they treat them all as if the sender is a terrorist fully intent and capable of doing what they said. (Im not sure who usually deals with those kinds of calls but I dont see why the police couldn't do it, besides being understaffed)

[@PokeDude011]

Iggy is actually a closet furry.

[@IDrawOthers]

You are a genius.

[@michaelmoss9198]

Yea that’s a good idea

[@NekoTamer15]

So Iggy never appeared again. Just like Porygon, whose episode sent hundreds of kids to the hospital even though it was Pikachu's fault. That's reality

[@Kayclau]

Everytime something bad happens, the responsables ones don't get punishment at all but the lightly involved are banished.

[@ParodyAccount_]

***** More like trying to remove Mario from Super Mario Bros lol.

[@frostychocolatemilkshakes2944]

Porygon never even appeared once in the American/English version of the show :( He'll always be remembered as the Pokemon that cost a sh*t ton of casino coins to purchase in Viridian City.

[@ParodyAccount_]

Rebecca Wolf That one & the one where a guy pulls a gun on Ash (also banned) were the only 2 japanese episodes I had to watch lol.

[@frostychocolatemilkshakes2944]

***** I haven't played the game in 14 years, cut me some slack :P

[@colt45604]

Gerald wasn't watching Arnold's horrible humiliation, proving that Gerald is a true friend to Arnold and would never laugh at his demise and saddness

[@amylee8969]

That was unrealistic. The very same people who claim to live and care about him were there watching him and taking pictures, including the Grandpa.

[@emiliomanueldepedro9650]

@@amylee8969 yeah. I just pray to God they later apologized to him.

[@Twinklethefox9022]

That's the only thing they didn't mess up about this episode.

[@andywinslow9638]

And yet Grandpa(tho saying he still cared), Ernie and Harvey were. That's just wrong.

[@Anthonyvideogame]

Gerald is a true friend to Arnold. If you notice he wasn’t there watching Arnold being humiliated.

[@fro-zone2k]

Facts he was friends with Arnold since kindergarten in one episode Helga On The Couch meaning Gerald is stupid to see his best friend in bunny PJs on national TV!!!!!!

[@fro-zone2k]

Also wearing bunny PJs aren’t that funny!

[@amylee8969]

Yes! Even his own grandpa was laughing at him. So messed up🙄

[@ricardomorales8969]

@@fro-zone2kactually they’ve been friends since preschool

[@andywinslow9638]

​@@amylee8969in all fairness, to Grandpa, he did admit it was brave of Arnold to do that and he gets like he more laughing about the costume not his grandson

[@notrealnamenotatall2476]

I've been thinking about it, but I think I know how this episode could have been saved somewhat. 1: Have Arnold unintentionally tell Sid and Stinky. It puts Arnold slightly in the wrong, but it makes what follows feel more fitting. Instead of being punished for something he never did, he's being punished for something he partially slipped. Such as, he says he saw someone in bunny pajamas, and then Sid and Stinky realize it has to be Iggy. 2: Have the reaction of the school kids more obvious. If we're supposed to have Iggy mad then we should see why, see him actually getting ridiculed. It shouldn't be as long a period either; maybe have it last a week which is probably when the frustration would logically be the highest. 3: There's a few options for the end. One of my preferences is that Iggy realizes his mistake and while Arnold's being humiliated he puts on his own pajamas and rushes downstairs to join Arnold, apologizing to Arnold and insisting to the others that Arnold is the cool one, willing to do this much for a friend. Maybe even admitting that the pajamas have sentimental value and that he doesn't want to be ashamed anymore. Cheesy enough, but it saves their relationship and in the end maybe Iggy can learn a lesson in not putting what people think in front of a friendship. 4: Finally, when Arnold shows off the bunny pajamas towards the end have it just be a group of the kids, which would be more realistic. Not a news crew and his Grandfather.

[@xoxoRachelZegerSuperfan]

Agreed.

[@TrollBreaker]

+NotRealName NotAtAll Is that a picture of 9 and 7?

[@notrealnamenotatall2476]

It's 9 and a sort of fan character. It was made on an online character creator. XD Nobody's ever noticed before.

[@TrollBreaker]

NotRealName NotAtAll It's an underrated move, sure, but I didn't know it had this big of a cult following.

[@notrealnamenotatall2476]

It's because we only meet on September 9th in barren cornfields. XD Or not really, but there's still quite a few people interested in it.

[@MochaMilk595]

As horribly painful as this episode is... It really does portray a realistic situation. You can be innocent, and others be at fault, but you get the short end of the stick. Those who really did wrong, can come out on top, without consequences. And some people just aren't forgiving. Arnold is a humble and noble character. Probably the best character I've seen on Nicktoons. But even he has a breaking point. Iggy didn't take an eye for an eye. He was only embarrassed at school. Arnold got publicly humiliated, while being aired on TV. So yes, this episode ultimately sends a bad message. But at the same time, it sends the message, that not everyone is gonna forgive you. sometimes people are going to get away with the wrongs they do. And you have to know when to quit.

[@Ncholasbloom]

that makes more sense

[@AxlTheScourge]

this episode always left a horrible taste in my mouth when i watched this at the age of five i honestly applaud Arnold for willing to take humiliation but i applaud him more for holding it against iggy it was his fault Arnold said nothing Sid and Stinky opened there mouth. why would Arnold tell a horrible secret like bunny pajamas Arnold is the nicest kid in PS 118 and Iggy really thinks someone like him would do that to him? fuck you iggy i won't talk to you either... at least Arnold stood up for him by being humilated. but at his expense to make him feel better no. Iggy your on my enemy list. you agree?

[@yokoyakamori6589]

Maybe, but it doesn't change how poorly written most of the episode is. Especially when Sid pulled out the truth from his ass. Also, the title doesn't properly reflect the plot of the show.

[@msjkramey]

Arnold can actually be a real dick sometimes. I never really liked him, just the side chargers. He always carried himself like a holier-than-thou person but then fucked up all the time

[@DroppedBass]

Believing that karma is a thing that exists is even worse. Not taking care about your problems because you believe they will be solved on their own makes for a very miserable existence. The episode would have been better just by showing a realistic solution to the problem at the end. For example, the characters could have realized the situation wasn't as bad as they thought it was, and ended it just by apologizing to each other.

[@shadowlinkbds]

I may like Hey Arnold, but I can also agree that this was a bad and cruel episode. What is worse is Arnold didn't deserve any of the crap that happened. He didn't spill the beans and didn't actually betrayed Iggy (it was Sid and Stinky who guessed and found out by accident) and instead of them getting punished it was the innocent Arnold who does. It's like a criminal getting away with a crime and a poor innocent takes the blame for it. Fuck this episode!

[@ThomasNCookieMonster]

***** Although I don't think Sid and Stinky getting punished was *completely* important to the story, I actually agree with you. If Sid and Stinky hadn't been shown to feel remorseful, only to then not care the very next moment, them getting off scot-free wouldn't have been *as* bad. It still would have been bad, yes, but we wouldn't necessarily be *as* angry at them. But the part that bothered me the most was of course the fact that Arnold was laughed at by a bunch of people who he had been nothing but nice to, which shows that how cruel the world is, laughing at you even if you didn't do anything to deserve it. As much as I hated the "Foster's" episode, "I Only Have Surprise for You", at least Mac had (arguably) provoked his friends into laughing at him by going berserk on them (even if it *was* in self-defense). But then comes the fact that even *before* Mac went berserk, they all conspired against him without *any* provocation whatsoever. Needless to say, the twist ending to *that* episode only serves to show how *pointless* the whole thing was. Back to "Arnold Betrays Iggy", it was just stupid how Sid and Stinky were never punished for what they did, for the reasons I've mentioned above. Also, might I add that if karma would just punish more people who have *instigated* the situation, we wouldn't have so many vigilantes taking matters into their own hands, only to get punished themselves (as shown in the "Arthur" episode, "Arthur's Big Hit"), and thus, the world would be a better place.

[@fro-zone2k]

Also bunny PJs isn't that funny.

[@RYMAN1321]

@@fro-zone2k The only thing I found funny about it was it reminded me of A Christmas Story LOL

[@andywinslow9638]

Arnold did basically give it away. But I agree his punishment wasn't fair. And yes, the neighbors laughing at him was bullshit.

[@Iamhungey]

Not to mention Iggy acting like a POS to the point his appearance got nerfed since then.

[@GBD1000]

Woah, wait, so the episode just ends with Arnold not forgiving Iggy and Iggy just... Disappears from the show after that? Wow... That's pretty depressing, actually... "They're not friends anymore. That's it. Goodnight kids!"

[@DestructiveDave1900]

Because Iggy still refuses to forgive Arnold until after he was humiliated. He was so hated that he was reduced to being a background character after this episode. Like seriously, they should have made an episode where Iggy actually tries to fix this, even allowing himself to be bullied and humiliated severely while plotting revenge on Sid and Stinky and then making them realize the horrifying consequences of their actions.

[@zooemperor3954]

DestructiveDave1900 the Hey Arnold Movie kind of ruined that and it killed the show for a while

[@whoopingmuffin9700]

Kinda the most realistic moral in the end. People dont always make up, there are grudges and friendships can simply end in bad terms. How that moral was acheieved was kinda dumb but the moral makes sense.

[@amylee8969]

You know you fucked up bad when even Arnold.......the most sweetest and humble kid on the show won't even forgive you!

[@edgardeitz5746]

@@DestructiveDave1900 While I agree that this episode _does_ show a realistic view of the world, I also agree with you; there *should've* been a "part 2" episode like you described...

[@liamwilliams7204]

I think this will probably be Arnold's worst memory as a child. It seems unfair that neither Sid nor stinky got their comeuppance, no one apart from Arnold got punished which makes this episodes one of the worst ever. What really makes it worse is when the writers named it 'Arnold betrays iggy'. Why couldn't it be something like 'Iggy's dark secret'? I wish sid and stinky were also written out of the series as well.

[@lpfan4491]

oh boi, the namechange would make it so much better.

[@amylee8969]

Yes! What's horrible is that Iggy was typically considered "cool" for the wrong reasons. Like being Rich and having nice clothes. But who knows, maybe he was a bully and jerk to other kids as well. Similar to Rhonda.

[@Twinklethefox9022]

Yeah. My least favorite characters.

[@KeiichiO]

I hate it when cartoons decide to completely retcon an entire character from the rest of the series just because they appeared in a single episode that had poor ratings. Like in the Pokemon anime, Porygon never appears again despite the fact that Pikachu's electric attacks are what caused kids around the world to have epileptic fits. It just doesn't seem right to me.

[@regenbogenwolf]

+Lol so funny i care i like knowing about other peoples thoughts and opionions, which is the reason i am reading comments if you don't care about peoples opinions and thoughs related to topics presented in the video you just watched, then why are you in the comment section?

[@Oli_Dann]

+Lol so funny "Just personal opinion" that's... literally one of the whole points of the comment section

[@baanp2310]

+Lol so funny You make no sense

[@baanp2310]

Lol so funny And the winner is...

[@Ultimafire1258]

+Rinku To be fair though, Porygon is not due to poor ratings, it's due to sending a lot of kids to the hospital.

[@TheAnimationAnalyst]

Every time this episode had an opportunity to do something good with its story, it completely shoots itself in the foot. The biggest problem, however, is that the ending could've been done *WAY* better. Here's how I would have done it: Have Arnold stand up for Iggy at one point when he's being made fun of and have him ask the others how they would feel if an embarrassing secret about them was let out and that's what makes Iggy realize he was wrong to be mad at Arnold and he forgives him, and then everyone else forgives Iggy. Then we have a nice satisfying conclusion where Arnold still learns about how important it is to not let embarrassing secrets out. There. Episode fixed.

[@harleymitchelly5542]

TheAnimationAnalyst Not to mention that that is completely within Arnold's character. Either that, or have a guilt subplot between Stinky and Sid, Stinky being the guilt-ridden one.

[@futuremovieactor]

+TheAnimationAnalyst sounds better already! or Arnold volunteers to go out in the suit and people laugh at first, but then see how cruel and pointless it is and don't find it funny anymore. hindsight is 20/20.

[@harleymitchelly5542]

futuremovieactor You still get the offending, "Innocent man suffers" happening in the episode, albeit to a lesser degree, unless the part where this became a city wide event is also removed, and Arnold can cut down Iggy by saying that this whole revenge scheme is pointless, and that no one really cares. (Enter Harold in a recreation of Phoebe's Little Problem climax running down the street crying over something far worse than wearing bunny pajamas. Pissing his pants again is a good start.)

[@harleymitchelly5542]

futuremovieactor Scratch my last comment. I didn't notice the real address of the comment, and I thought you were talking to me. Sorry.

[@oscarbolden9251]

TheAnimationAnalyst actually that a GOOD ending than the original infamous ending.

[@EmperorTigerstar]

I'm so glad you did this episode. This was the one episode of the show I didn't really like. It shows that even the best shows make mistakes.

[@Diffy_name]

Hey EmperorTigerstar

[@JEAMillennial13]

I like the episode.

[@jeemiahedwardiii6857]

Indeed.

[@shawnfeldmeier3892]

There's this bizarre scene at the end where Sid and stinky put the camera away and look at each other with what seems like guilt but are immediately seen laughing and taking pictures not two seconds later. This is how confused the narrative is.

[@sted21]

I don't know if you guys agree, but I love that furious look by Arnold at 6:00 and 6:03, we almost never got to see Arnold that pissed.

[@brianaranki340]

You know you've fucked up royally when he glares at you like that

[@nightqualitysquidward162]

Cesar Calderón id wished he was looking like that at Helga

[@ZeromusHarvey]

Wait, Iggy never appeared again?!? This was so bad that he was kicked off the show?!? I'm sorry, but that's hilarious. Just imagine, Iggy. Sitting alone in his pajamas crying that he was practically forgotten about by everyone he knew. I know that sounds cruel, but the sheer darkness of it is just hilarious to me.

[@Bostonterrierslol]

Zeromus22 no Iggy made a couple background appearances throughout the series but he didn’t have another episode focused on him like they do Pheobe, Sid, Eugene, Curly, Rhonda, and the others

[@hboogy101]

why is your reaction to that to *laugh*

[@imnotgoodwithnames4101]

nah, thats a rumor, Iggy was in still in the show just in the background.

[@50ksavagegoodsavage4]

It should've been Sid and Stinky

[@andykishore]

Iggy was reduced to background appearances in later episodes after this.

[@dangurney1042]

Fun fact: Steve Viksten, the writer of this episode, was also the voice of Oskar. Do know which other episode he helped write? Helga on the Couch, no joke! He and Craig Bartlett both co-wrote the original story.

[@hankhill7999]

He also died recently.

[@animatedink2529]

***** Actually that's further from the truth than you know, it's called abusive relationships. Suzie isn't exactly a woman of high esteem and is easily manipulated; she actually did call it quits with Oskar once and guess how he wins her back...he tells her to "keep the money" when she offers to give him money for a cab and their relationship returns to how it was.

[@dangurney1042]

***** I know Fans of the show don't like him and to be fair, I guess he is pretty much a character you're suppose to hate, but I always liked those episodes that centered around him, I thought they showed that even though Oskar can be a jerk most of the time deep down he has a heart. At least that's what I got out of it and I know I'm on a small minority on that and that's fine. Although I will say to me the funniest line in the entire series is in the episode "Family Curse" When Arnold's grandpa thinks he's dead and says "Well that's it. I must be in heaven. Wait a minute... Oh no... Oskar's here!! THIS MUST BE THE OTHER PLACE!!!" Get's a laugh out of me every time,especially now that I'm older and I know what "The other place" is.

[@DanDoesGaming2014]

I went to Hey Arnold! Wikia and this is what they gave me: Thousands of fans, critics, and even Craig Bartlett himself hate this episode and call it one the worst episodes in the series (if not, the worst) because it has a sad ending, Arnold gets unfairly humiliated, Iggy, Stinky, and Sid were huge jerks, and nobody stood up for Arnold. Therefore, this episode rarely airs anymore. Bartlett was so angry at the writers and directors that he made them publically apologize for making this and never make an episode with Iggy again. It last aired in 2004 against Bartlett's wishes and never aired again. Many even want this episode banned. However, on Febuary 2014, this episode aired after 10 years and everyone, fans old and new still pamm it.

[@reaperzoroark1489]

Gerald is a true friend

[@Glennwert]

maybe iggy is a closet furry?

[@onettaviator5396]

Probably.

[@SamanthaPortUkulele]

+mufasa nafisa dubane He's a furry, but he's "in the closet" about it (he hasn't told anyone). Unless you mean you don't know what a furry is, in which case... lucky you.

[@Ngcdswii]

+Mrs. Emmy Layton a person who likes things related to anthropomorphic animals, you know, when they can talk, walk on two legs, wear clothes etc. Some of them also like to wear animal costumes

[@stelliokontos1753]

Google it

[@Glennwert]

Stellio Kontos nono spare him!

[@danielladahoui888]

I love Hey Arnold, but even I hated this episode.

[@sarahmcmann5253]

Daniella Dahoui me too

[@emersonaraujo6845]

Daniella Dahoui h

[@zabelict6574]

I hated so much this episode and I still dont forgive Iggy. I think, Ill never do it!

[@nicoleflores2054]

same thing

[@aleksandarvil5718]

@@zabelict6574 #agreed IKR

[@Goldenblade14]

Iggy is a furry confirmed.

[@mariajimenafigueroa8311]

Furry Frek

[@cyanmanta]

I now remember seeing this episode. It's a shame because Hey Arnold is a show that was always very careful how its morals and lessons played out. It's a show I mostly missed out on when it was being made due to my age but caught up with later as an adult just out of respect for it. It really is one of the best kids' cartoons I've ever seen. Thankfully this episode was just a one-time misstep and not the start of a trend.

[@cubansupreme]

until recently, on the Splat programming block on TeenNick.

[@ivaldi13]

Did it really only air once in Nickelodeon's prime? Or, well, for one day, rather? I mean, we all know how cartoon channels play the same thing several times a day.

[@ivaldi13]

Hmm . . . Well, I do recall seeing it multiple times and hating it more each time. I looked in the usual places for such trivia and couldn't find anything about this episode that Mr. Enter didn't go over, but I did find that "Married" is the only episode that TeenNick hasn't rerun, and I did find that this episode was written by two of the usual writers. :/

[@LegionOfBlues901]

I also hate this episode to this day not just because it feels like an Arnold torture porn but that it's contrived all over the place. Arnold is the only kid who sees Iggy in the bunny pajamas but Sid and Stinky are the ones who spill the beans. It annoyed me how all the kids at school just went with it without seeing photo evidence. How do they know they didn't just make it up? That's like putting out a lie that I sleep in Dora the Explorer feety pajamas and everyone ridculing me for it. Makes no sense. Not to mention this is one of many episodes that didn't make me care for Sid and Stinky.

[@HououMinamino]

The sad part is, people will actually ridicule you just based on gossip and rumors. It happens a lot. Especially if the person is unpopular and doesn't fit in to begin with. They want to believe it because it gives them an excuse to bully that person and have other people bully them too, so they feel self-important. The difference in this episode is that the rumor IS actually true, and Sid and Stinky know it because Arnold is not the type to lie, and Iggy was seen as cool before then. It was juicy gossip because it ruined their image of him. It makes me wonder if Sid and Stinky were secretly jealous of Iggy and wanted to knock him down because they themselves weren't considered "cool."

[@jeremypedersen6894]

@@HououMinamino the thing is arnold didn't lie it.was a guess

[@reaperzoroark1489]

Gerald wasn't at Arnold's humiliation

[@lpfan4491]

timeout.if they ran by that logic,they would have believed him when he said thats not the case. they literally just thought "oh dang,we've got him.lets tell everyone"

[@sdm47]

That example was a little specific Not judging

[@Br1annaFr33man]

You know, Craig Bartlett hated this episode so much, he made the writers of the episode publicly apologize for writing it.

[@jlmendoza4496]

I know I'm late, but would you know where I can find the apology? I can't seem to find it.

[@Br1annaFr33man]

JL Mendoza It probably wasn't made online, but you can find the 107 facts video Channel Frederator made on their channel.

[@jlmendoza4496]

+Brianna Freeman Oh okay. thanks. I'm really interested in what he said in that apology. thanks again

[@JustinW06]

They didnt an apologize that was a rumor

[@moonraven6145]

That look from Arnold at the end, was basically telling Iggy "This is a cartoon, so I can't tell you to Fuck off right about now!"

[@SpyGuy91]

Ugh, this episode haunted me for years... thank you a ton for tearing it to shreds.

[@jediking12]

Finally someone said it. What did the writers do? Made this episode after watch A Christmas Story?

[@StealthDoctor]

6:03 That face Arnold makes is just fucking horrible, it makes him look like he has given up on being the one who solves the conflict in the series, made him the bad guy and the worst part is we now its not his fault. So glad the creator took action to make up for this mess of an episode unlike Nickelodeon did with episodes like "One Course Meal"

[@StealthDoctor]

Well Said Fellow Citizen

[@spencermcmillin5854]

I may be wrong, but I think Stephen Hillenburg said he didn't like One Course Meal

[@StealthDoctor]

Thats Correct but because he doesn't own the show anymore he could not do anything to remove that abomination

[@spencermcmillin5854]

StealthDoctor Unfortunately

[@StealthDoctor]

Indeed this episode could have gone pro if they didn't went for the unnecessary cruelty.

[@TotalAnimeFreak456]

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide's video project episode did the whole humiliation concept better.

[@MohammadAl1997]

+MrNahual2099 whatever jerk

[@unicornbunny6307]

I'd agree the vast majority of Nickelodeon sitcoms suck and almost all Disney sitcoms suck but Drake & Josh was really good and Ned's+Zoey 101 were pretty solid too

[@unicornbunny6307]

I agree he did ruin it, probably didn't ruin it until like 2008-2009 though, like part of the way through iCarly his stuff got pretty bad I lost interest because the acting got too fake, not interested in any of the new stuff

[@unicornbunny6307]

Oh god I don't even want to remember Big Time Rush or NBB or any of that lol I've tried to burn that out of my memory

[@ghostewriter]

So a character does something bad in one episode, and they pull said character from the show entirely? Can you imagine how many characters would be gone if modern Spongebob followed that logic? All we'd have left is Jim, the Flying Dutchman, Gary, MM, and BB. ...I'd watch that.

[@lpfan4491]

oh boi,if they pulled squidward for yellow little book and whatever happened to spongebob....that would be pretty bad

[@lpfan4491]

except that there would have been less squidward torture porn.that would have been good

[@cyrussnow6060]

I hated this episode. Hated it. Hate it. HATED IT!

[@lunad27]

***** IKR! He's such an asshole here! Poor Arnold- he didn't deserve ANY of this crap!

[@lunad27]

***** He's like a bolder version of Lauren Faust. She apologizes for bad episodes- he has them banned and has the writers publicly apologize!

[@adamdostie4483]

HATE! HATE! HATE HATE HATE! DOUBLE HATE!... LOATHE ENTIRELY!

[@dimentio1030]

Mr. Enter once said that Putting Your Hoof Down left him depressed for two days....Yeah, that basically sums up my feelings for this episode. It is the Putting Your Hoof Down of Hey Arnold.

[@chrisrobbins8314]

+Adam dostie Nice reference there.

[@stephj505]

It upsets me that Rhonda, despite generally being nice to Arnold, was also laughing when he wore bunny PJs. Her kindness to Arnold was one of her redeeming traits!

[@stephj505]

@Kaylee Kitchell well despite being a rich snob, Rhonda is a lot nicer to Arnold than Helga is

[@brobroman425]

and helga did not laugh at him (heh)

[@amylee8969]

Helga, who "loves" Arnold was there too. So was his own grandpa.

[@stephj505]

@@amylee8969 Maybe Helga secretly thought that Arnold looked cute in a bunny costume.

[@amylee8969]

Even Helga. Did she forget that she secretly loves him. This episode is just another reason for Arnold NOT to love her back (we all know they got together in the Jungle movie but still).

[@6oclocknewsat8]

Geez, this episode ended on such a down note. Poor. Arnold just wanted some forgiveness while Iggy just wanted to be a jerk.

[@lucasmartinez5703]

Yeah especially at the very end when Arnold looks at Iggy in disgust as he walks away. That's got to be the first and last time Arnold had ever silently disowned someone in the whole series which is saying a lot considering Arnold is the friendliest guy on the show. As soon as I saw Iggy get up from his stupid lawnchair calling out to stop Arnold, I knew he fucked up. And just like that it's over with no resolution whatsover. Pretty tragic in hindsight though I never did like Iggy so whatevs. This is one part of the series in which you know Arnold's probably going to end up repressing as a memory.

[@waheedabdullah6371]

I'm just saying, it never would've happened if Arnold didn't say, "It was something he was wearing"

[@6oclocknewsat8]

@@waheedabdullah6371 you are right about that. Arnold could have just said that the reason he was laughing because his grandpa told him a really funny joke. Or just anything.

[@mikeymikesh]

​@@6oclocknewsat8 It still seems pretty contrived that when he just says "something he was wearing", Sid and stinky immediately guess bunny pajamas. I mean, when someone tells you they're laughing because of something someone was wearing, who would just immediately assume bunny pajamas?

[@amylee8969]

Honestly, if I was Arnold, I never would have agreed to that televised scheme. If Iggy wants to be a Jerk, he should have just dropped him as a friend.

[@ArtisticScribblesASbb]

Sid and Stinky were real A$$Holes in this episode .

[@_BeaverDuck]

The creator of Phineas and Ferb directed this :)

[@Dipper723]

redtutel Not really... they just write the same episode over and over again. Yes there are episodes that don't follow the format, but 90% of the time, it's the same episode.

[@Blackpapalink]

Adrian Bryan Star Wars world for KH3!

[@Dipper723]

redtutel To be fair, I shouldn't blame them, Disney asked them for too many episodes, Season 2 with 39, season 3 with 35, season 4 with 40, and most of these episodes had 2 stories, anyone would make their show formulaic, that just WAY too many to write in a short time.

[@xPrecisionx]

Dear god, a star was kingdom hearts level would be fucking stupid. Suprisingly, they managed to make Pirates of the Caribbean good, but that was because Disney actually made it.

[@proto245]

redtutel Unfortunately this is no longer the silver age or the camp era.So the episode came out as a desperate attempt to appeal the demographic.

[@cosmids]

I remember watching this episode as a kid and absolutely hating it. Watching Arnold get laughed at and humiliated for something that wasn't his fault just felt wrong.

[@waheedabdullah6371]

I'm just saying, it never would've happened if Arnold didn't say, "It was something he was wearing"

[@RYMAN1321]

Even seeing his friends laugh at him felt wrong and incredulous of place

[@nationalinstituteofcheese3012]

Funny how Iggy took the candy and the favors without forgiving Arnold. Why didn’t he just throw them back at Arnold?

[@SammyPeterson]

Puppy in my Pocket, huh.. Well folks, get ready for the biggest backlash of the *it's for kids* excuse since Love Loaf.

[@SammyPeterson]

Wait... the Love Loaf review got taken off of KZbin.... *insert angry gibberish here*

[@laura_kristiansen]

I just exploded because I can't wait

[@MoaRider]

Sammy Peterson "Love Loaf" Sounds familiar... Its for that shitty BreadWinners show right?

[@laura_kristiansen]

Wait what love loaf is gone

[@laura_kristiansen]

Holy shit it's gone everybody run it's the apocalypse

[@SunnysFilms]

"Even good shows occasionally crap out a dud" - yep. Like the entire Wild Thornberrys finale. :P

[@kats.9832]

+SunnysFilms omg yes! i just finished watching the entire series of the wild thornberrys a couple months ago and the moment the pop singer guy came into the picture the show felt ruined. it wasn't about the animals anymore it was about romance and drama. darwin became a minor character and i felt so heartbroken

[@SunnysFilms]

I remember when Sir Nigel aired and when the movie came out and I really feel they should have ended the series there. But instead, they brought Shane into it and turned Eliza into Ginger Foutley. It was so blatant - they even dressed her the same. I'm going through the series again too. I was so happy to have found it! It was my favorite show growing up. I just wish it had ended on a better note.

[@kats.9832]

ooh thats another show i love, as told by ginger. its so sad at the end though so much drama.

[@SunnysFilms]

You mean The Wedding Frame? I actually liked that, for the most part. It was pretty good closure for As Told By Ginger.

[@Adrastia]

I never saw the later episodes. I'm glad I didn't. I guess they went in an overdone stereotypical direction to appeal to girls that were already watching the show for the original premise anyway.

[@muvdafukupouttahere]

You know when you think about it, Iggy spent months without talking to Arnold after the whole school discovered Iggy's secret (through Sid and Stinky's intuition of course). With Arnold, the WHOLE TOWN saw him wearing rabbit PJs. Just imagine how long Arnold's gonna hold this grudge against Iggy for.

[@YesImJoeKing]

Another bad thing about the whole situation here is the obvious, that it looks like everyone else has not noticed: the episode's name is untrue, considering that Arnold never actually betrayed Iggy.

[@amylee8969]

But he did a crappy job at keeping his mouth shut on the bus that day. He could have came up with a million other excuses for unintentionally bursting out laughing. He still didn't deserve that fate though.

[@cctitansfan]

Should have had Stinky and Sid wear the Bunny Pajamas in the end.Arnold totally got fucked in the end.Poor guy.

[@jassiiij]

+cctitansfan you know what's the messed up thing is? if they had to wear it Arnold with every breath in his body would had tried to convince Iggy to forgive them before they embarrassed themselves or try to convince them not to do it and that there might be another way, smh.

[@fro-zone2k]

It would have make a lot more sense cause Sid And Stinky were portray as assholes before!

[@amylee8969]

Yes! Reminds me of when Arnold got weeks of detention just for refusing to snitch on Harold, Stinky, and Sid for their mooning prank.

[@fishysquidman5689]

This episode completely destroyed Sid and Stinky.

[@teensierkitty4214]

god damn it why cant i just sleep and stop watching cartoon reviews ive lost control of my life

[@BornRemaining]

You too, huh? At least we can binge-watch good content with these reviews. Aaaaaand I just realized that it's 2:40 in the fucking morning.

[@carlbloke8797]

Ryudenki so true

[@MrDavicovic]

TeensierKitty42 3:06 now.

[@teensierkitty4214]

MrDavicovic i still havent slept

[@LegionOfBlues901]

I'm glad you reviewed this episode. Even as a kid, I thought this episode was needlessly mean spirited towards Arnold and the wrong kid got the consequences.

[@amylee8969]

The most frustrating part is that Sid and Stinky, the real Villians were never punished or called out for being traitors. And Sid and Stinky had the audacity to throw Arnold under the bus by telling Iggy that ARNOLD told the whole school about his PJ's

[@PhoeniksStorm]

Anyone notice how Arnold and Iggy are basically wearing the same clothes just different clothes

[@Torthrodhel]

I've actually been in the situation where a friendship was destroyed because some other friends made an unlikely guess at something I was told to keep secret (and then read my facial expression to tell it was true). So as contrived as that seems (and this episode's over-the-top contrivance is absolutely ridiculous), it is a situation that can actually happen (in concept, anyway)... but even through that lens, goodness me is this thing a bad mess! Entertaining review! :)

[@JulesHinmon]

People do not like this episode. It's not difficult to see why: 1) Characters who were far more antagonistic get away with their bullshit whereas more innocent characters like Arnold get some kind of horrible "Comeuppance". 2) The sad ending leaves both less antagonistic characters completely fucked over. And now one of them is not only unpopular, but begging the other for forgiveness. 3) If Arnold was so hellbent on keeping Iggy's secret, why did he clue Sid and Stinky in with laughter and vague details about his state of dress? Not only is this episode depressing, it's poorly written. And with that said, after this episode, Iggy himself doesn't seem so innocent because, first of all, if he's so innocent, why does he choose not to believe Arnold (A proven straight shooter) didn't do it out of sheer madness and spite over his precious ruined reputation and, second, why does Iggy only try to stop Arnold from embarrasing himself after he hears Sid and Stinky flat confess to leaking the secret. All this episode proves is this Iggy is spiteful and full of himself and, it goes without saying, but Arnold is a lot better off without him as a friend.

[@Nightman221k]

God that episode was terrible. It's another instance of me really despising Sid and Stinky, seriously what the fuck were those two ever good for? At least Harold redeemed himself on occasions. Sid and Stinky were irritating on multiple occasions. I still love the series though.

[@irishhuskie2585]

Honestly, Sid is one of my most hated characters in all of animation. This episode only serves as a reminder to that.

[@Nightman221k]

rushfan2596 Amen to that.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Adrian Bryan One thing that bothered me about Stinky Goes Hollywood as a kid was why didn't he flat tell the 2 famous guys who wanted him to sign a contract that he and Arnold overheard them making fun of him and that he's not going to have anymore? The lesson is still nice but the refusal to sign scene made it seem like Stinky just gave it up rather than telling the business guys off that he won't sign it if he's going to be made fun of and he'll stick with his family instead.

[@Nightman221k]

TheKatanarama Exactly, Harold I actually do like even if he was a jerk at times because they showed he was a good-hearted kid. Like the Big Patty episode too. I never really got that from Sid or (to a lesser extent) Stinky.

[@irishhuskie2585]

Harold reminds me a lot of Binky Barnes, only a lot more aggressive when push comes to shove.

[@flaimthrowerzatwes19]

Seriously, Enter. I'm surprised that you didn't do an atrocity on the episode "Girl Trouble", because that was just as bad. Helga got no punishment for gluing feathers on the seat of Arnold's pants yet Arnold gets detention for pouring paint on Helga even though Helga poured paint on him first. That episode was sexist. They're basically saying that Arnold should just let Helga bully him just because she's a girl.

[@PhoenixRising87]

I'm surprised that episode isn't more hated. I hated it from the first time I saw it as a kid. It's almost like fans will overlook everything Helga does because...apparently having a somewhat troubled childhood excuses everything to some people. :le sigh:

[@carlbloke8797]

ElectricMayhem87 (Ashleigh) so you're pretty much acting like Helga shouldn't be sympathized? You must be joking But yeah I do agree Helga kinda went too far in that episode. She should know boundaries

[@irrewonderful]

ah, finally, a chance for me to rant about this episode. I always hated this horrible one for the longest time. I'll share my reasons here. First, Iggy doesn't want Arnold telling people he wears bunny pajamas, which is understandable. Then, after only Arnold laughing and saying a few thinks, Stinky and Sid happen to guess it. I mean, where did that even come from? Why would someone even think about bunny pajamas, I mean is that just commonly thought of as an embarrassing thing in Hey Arnold? Is there some rule that says if someone wears bunny pajamas, that is the most unxool thing they could do? Then, Arnold even tells them it was not, but they still go on about it being true, as you said. I mean, how does what Arnold said even "Prove" that to be true? So then, the two of them decide, instead of respectfully keeping his secret, they decide to not even consider Iggy's feelings and tease him about it. They know how wrong it is, and yet they act like assholes and just go ahead and do it. It makes me just so angry at those two for their actions. Arnold then tries to tell Iggy that they only guessed and he did not tell them, but Iggy, the jerk he is, goes for months without forgiving him. If Arnold is constantly asking to believe him and is also giving things to hm and doing things for him, then maybe he's telling the truth? Even if he wasn't just forgive him and move on. If he's not going to forgive Arnold after all that, then my advice is: Arnold, he's not worth being your friend. He's being mean and you should just move on. So then Iggy agrees to forgive him if he walks out into the street in bunny pajamas. Which people are there to film, and as MrEnter said, that's stupid. Instead of doing it, again, maybe he should just end his friendship with Iggy. Then he walks out, and I must say, whenever I saw this part, I almost cried. It was so much unnecessary torture to Arnold, and it was like one of the hardest things to watch. Afterwards, guess what Arnold does, he ends his friendship with Iggy. Finally! So all of what he did was basically meaningless then, since they're still not friends anyway.What a terrible episode. I am glad I was not the only one to hate it. Even Craig Bartlett himself agreed.

[@FyeTsukishiro]

Totally agree, it lacks of common sense, the only thing we see in this chapter is poor Arnold suffering

[@imnotgoodwithnames4101]

I could see Iggy not hearing Arnold out at first but FOR MONTHS, how petty is he?

[@ChicoMonkeyYT]

I never thought the writers for Hey Arnold could actually screw up. Well, nobody's perfect

[@Wazaraku]

... okay... now im laughing like a bastard. Mainly cos thinking about it... then ending was SO BAD Iggy literally was wiped out of the show, even thought he was always seen in the opening and i always asked myself "who's that guy?" and the day i found out... yeah now its clear why he never appeared anywhere ever... and that makes me laugh

[@CaptainJZH]

It's a clear case of the Chuck Cunningham Syndrome, in which a character disappears completely from the series without any explanation. (Named after a character from Happy Days who disappeared similarly without a trace)

[@KaiserAfini]

Iggy could know from the interphone telling he had a visitor, his mom warning him or him hearing the door open should have warned him. Iggy not only had no intelligent reason to be caught, which makes his behavior all the more unacceptable.

[@princessaur]

Dude all Iggy had to do to defend himself wearing the bunny pajamas is say "what man? Don't judge, these are the comfiest pajamas I've ever worn."

[@avalasialove]

I first thought the problem with this episode was Arnold was going to be out of character. But I was wrong, if I was Arnold and Iggy would be mad at me for that long I would go up and say "I'm glad I "told" the whole school that you wore bunny pajamas."

[@LuckyVine]

I also really hated the episode "Full Moon" where Harold, Sid, and Stinky moon Principal Wartz. Wartz doesn't know who mooned him because they were wearing disguises or something. All he knows is that Arnold witnessed the whole thing and demands that Arnold tell him who the culprits are. Arnold refuses to "snitch," so Wartz gives him detention. Wartz threatens to put a black mark on Arnold's permanent record if he doesn't say anything, and right when he's about to mark it, Harold, Sid, and Stinky burst in and confess because they feel guilty that Arnold got in trouble because of them. Apparently the moral is to never report a crime or you'll be a no-good snitch. I know it was just a harmless mooning, but it's the principle of the thing. This show is for kids, and it's teaching kids to conceal the wrongdoings of others.

[@neves6867]

Moon? Can you explain me what do you mean?

[@silenthero252]

+Select WTF A ''full moon'' is slang for a naked butt. To ''moon'' someone means to flash their ass at someone.

[@neves6867]

Wow, thanks. That's kinda dumb for a Hey Arnold plot

[@SuperMicklovin]

Why do people like you assume kids shows are there for learning purposes. It's for entertainment. Not everything needs a pseudo life lesson attached to it. Way to overthink things

[@silenthero252]

+SuperMicklovin Nobody here said family-friendly entertainment required morals or life lessons. But when a show DOES decide to teach a moral, we expect it to be a *good* and *helpful* moral, which the moral in ''Full Moon'' is not.

[@kirjom2505]

what's the purpose to humiliate Arnold like that? sure, he accidentally slipped out Iggy's secret, but it were the townspeople, who laughed at Iggy and mocked his pajamas. it's your choice whether you decide shrug it off, when someone accidentally tells an embarrassing secret, or decide to act like a jerk.

[@Nionivek]

The point was making Arnold feel EXACTLY the way Iggy felt and Iggy blamed Arnold for spilling the secret that lead to everyone mocking him. Though oddly enough even Arnold doesn't seem to understand this fact...

[@gr8gmr]

Arnold didn’t actually tell anybody Iggy's secret. It was just simply guessed by Sid and Stinky.

[@Smudger1865]

Steve Viksten, the guy who wrote this episode should be ashamed and feel guilty of himself for treating Arnold like this. I'll never forgive him and so should you.

[@Recessbiru]

Actually Steve Viksten died in 2014.

[@IdeaBox-dk5vj]

+FriiduBiruka I can't believe this, but good riddance!

[@hannahwells5704]

I was so sensitive as child. To see hatefulness and nastiness from my favorite characters whom I am invested in and have come to love just really cut me to the core. Especially when it ends in such despair. :( God this tore me up.

[@bigbear514]

An episode so bad that it basically killed off a character. I remember this when I was a kid, hated it then and still do now.

[@coruscant100]

I actually had no idea that this episode was so bad, that Iggy was completely written out of the show entirely. I guess the creator wanted everyone to forget this episode so much, they had to remove every trace of it, including Iggy. Though, you are right, Stinky and Sid should've gotten some form of comeuppance. They were never really my favorite characters on this show. I really got to ask one thing though; if the creator of Hey Arnold! hated this episode so much, why did he give it the go to air on TV then?

[@smurvin]

Actually, Iggy was in other episodes after this. He just didn't have any lines and/or wasn't the main character in the episode (he did have a few lines in Gerald's Game). I guess he just blended into the background so much that mrenter didn't notice him.

[@metallica708]

smurvin Also, Iggy was already a pretty minor character before this episode

[@DestructiveDave1900]

I think the creator didn't know there would be an episode like this until after he saw the script; he tried to stop the creators from airing it because he didn't like the story but they wouldn't listen to him.

[@TheAngelmisa]

DestructiveDave1900 But why the hell would Craig make that other awful hey arnold ep called a new bully on the block!?

[@ZbJeeBies]

this is one of many instances where arnold's friends turn on him despite him being the paragon of justice and all that is good. it's a miracle he hasn't broken yet (and this episode pretty much hits the threshold on that)

[@PB-gy9ru]

6:08 Correction. Iggy actually appears in a few episodes afterwards. The episode: Jerold's Game, for example. He even had a speaking line in it.

[@TheChaosDragoness]

I hated this episode as a kid, and I still hate it as an adult. It's one of the most mean-spirited episodes I've seen of any cartoon. The creator of the show even said he never wanted this episode aired ever again in re-runs.

[@amylee8969]

Yeah! It's just as horrible as the Arthur episode when he punched DW and she played the victim after she broke his model plane.

[@lucindamobley5492]

Here's another way you can take this episode. If you don't forgive, you won't be forgiven. Iggy went too far when he thought Arnold betrayed him, and was paid back in full when Arnold turned his back on him. Hurting others is not the answer.

[@BergmitetheBlueandPointy-vm6zs]

Evil zemo went too far.

[@joshualowe1821]

Arnold didn't really tell Stinky and Sid about Iggy's bunny costume. They figured it out.

[@veronicapiccinini1981]

That was pretty much the plot. Arnold being scolded and then horribly humiliated pointlessly.

[@ChillstoneBlakeBlast]

Despite being a bad episode, This episode Clearly was ahead of it's time on how cruel Cancel Culture is. The fact that Sid and Stinky were able to cause a fuzz all from insinuation is sadly realistic sometimes. They really needed a Good reason for Iggy to have been wearing those Pajamas

[@ultra6671]

Maybe this episode was originally intended to be a two part episode and the second half would have focused on Sid and Stinky feeling guilty at Arnold's new negative attitude and confess, but it probably was scrapped when the first part was finished

[@Dereksonic]

Its amazing how A show entirely based on giving life morals could end up having a Episode like this.

[@carlbloke8797]

Derek Crumb yeah hard to believe. But with every show you're bound to run into a dud but that doesn't mean the show is bad

[@greenmushroom2587]

Believe it or not,there is one episode of Hey, Arnold were,in my opinion, the moral is even more mess up. It's "Full Moon", on that episode Sid, Stinky and Harold show their butts to the principal and run. The principal don't catch then neither does knows who they were, so he gets Arnold, who knew who did that, and tries to convince him to expose who did this but Arnold denies because "He is not a snitch". Arnold get punished for not cooperate for several days but still don't say who did it because "he is not a snitch". In the end, the three boys fell guilty for Arnold and confess what they did and get Arnold off the hook and the episode ends with the three planing yet another prank with the principal. First of all, let me explain what is wrong with the moral with that episode: I know most love this episode and that it tries to pull that "Arnold always does anyhing for his friends", but in that situation, it's that what children at their homes should do? NO! It is right to stand up for your friens, but what they did was wrong, the real right thing to do was to Arnold to understand that even though they are his friends that what hey did was wrong and that they deserve to see the consequences for their actions. The moral were almost like "Hey kids,if you see one of you best friends commiting a crime, don't do anything about it! Even if that creates a problem to you, never do anything! He is your friend and as a friend you should be his little toy! Don't worry, in the end he will do the right thing...or not! Whatever, just don't be a snicker! Snickers are eeeeeevil!", look, in the end Sid, Harold and Stink felt guilty and confess for the sake of Arnold. In real life, that would happen? NO! In real life, your friend that did the wrong thing would be glad that he didn't get caught, would glad that you got punished instead of him, would be glad to do more wrong things in the future because he would know that you always would cover up for him and get punished on his behalf. In other word, he would step on you and would look forward to step on you even more in the future. The tough think to do in that case would be saying the true even though they were his friends, not cover up because he is afraid to lose their friendship. If they get mad at him for telling...well, maybe they weren't their friends after all.

[@DrQuagsire]

Thanks for reminding me that good shows like this can have terrible episodes. Even as a kid, seeing Arnold going out in the outfit was heart breaking, not because it was the bunny outfit but mostly the case of blaming someone that didn't deserve it. If they're going to right off a character off why not let them fade off without affecting the other characters in such a negative light

[@amylee8969]

What breaks my heart is that Arnold is the sweetest and kindest kid on the show whose nice to everyone and gives them the benefit of the doubt. He goes out his way to help others. And this is how the entire city repays him........by showing up to this event to laugh at him and take pictures?? Sorry but Iggy isn't the only a-hole in this episode.

[@mwermuthland]

I didn't realize Iggy wasn't used again after this episode, but he was never a major character to begin with. He was normally only seen in the background. Before this, he only had dialogue in three episodes, all in the first season (I think this one is from the third season), and he was never voiced by the same actor in multiple episodes.

[@HubPie3]

Wow, never have I seen the lie story done so poorly before. I never saw this episode, and thank god I didn't. So, the people who started the mess get no consequences, Arnold is embarrassed because Iggy got the wrong guy, and afterwards, Iggy never appears again. Who the fuck approved this?

[@vom3716]

To be honest I've never seen hey arnold. >.

[@ChrisTomson]

Reminds me of Electric Soldier Porygon's aftermath: Pikachu caused the seizures yet Porygon got the blame and never appeared again

[@frostychocolatemilkshakes2944]

Actually, Iggy does appear again, several times, but only in the background :/ In fact, did he even appear BEFORE this episode (besides being in the background)?

[@Dipper723]

Chris Tomson Actually Nurse Joy's vaccine caused the seizures.

[@MrAspiringactor]

Rebecca Wolf Actually he did have a speaking part in Gerald's Game but he was only a minor character in that-also, that's kind of sad considering that episode came out 4 years after this one...

[@marybright710]

This episode disturbed me greatly when i was a kid.

[@strongrex2615]

I think the episodes Bag of Money and New Bully on the Block definitely qualify as a Animated Atrocities. I hope Mr. Enter will consider doing an episode on each of those. He hasn’t talked about Hey Arnold for a long time.

[@avalasialove]

Don’t forget “Curly’s Girl.”

[@strongrex2615]

@@avalasialove He also said "Phoebe's Little Problem" executed a story about humiliation better than "Arnold Betrays Iggy" did. I didn't like "Phoebe's Little Problem" either. I just wasn't that impressed with it, and it doesn't help that these episodes were aired out of order to where "Phoebe's Little Problem" ended up being the series finale instead of "The Journal."

[@MrJamaigar]

Years before Bojack Horseman, Arnold taught us that forgiveness isn't something you're entitled to; nor are people "supposed" to forgive you. The worse you've hurt them, the likelier they'll just cut ties with you.

[@JEAMillennial13]

Like in MCU, DC cinematic universe, anime ,cartoon and also crossover too though.

[@JackGamer45-vi2ni]

Yep.

[@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp]

Yeah tho. and .

[@BlazingDragonCathateWolf-gx7lh]

Like sorry doesn't cut it.

[@avalasialove]

Still, the message could’ve been better communicated. Iggy strung Arnold along by offering him forgiveness in exchange for chores and favors, only to deny him forgiveness after he’d already gone to all the trouble.

[@fgonzalez7058]

5:55 there Helga was laughing at Arnold's humilliation despite her love of him. I know that Helga always puts a mean facade to hide it but still...

[@XiaoFury]

Helga sometimes act like a psychotic freak (her own words about herself in the episode Summer Love).

[@TheDarkwingj]

Helga off screen felt so guilty for laughing at Arnold in the pajamas she cried then angrily confronted Iggy and she personally would mess him up for what he did to Arnold

[@kelly_seastar]

It's as if the writers finished the first draft and said "yep this looks good."

[@thoranzalarvhazen4250]

The reason that Iggy was wearing a bunny suit late at night was because Arnold had actually discovered his secret bunny-man fetish, which he had at the time believed he could enjoy in private while his parents were away. After that incident was over, Iggy was an unfair asshole because he also JUST HAPPENS to be screwed up in the head and experiences difficulty in recognizing the concept of remorse, possibly due to a mild form of sociopathy, and extreme narcissism.

[@guilhermehank4938]

Deep

[@hakurei_shrine98]

I bet he found it on Deviantart.

[@guilhermehank4938]

Liberty Prime Nah, Furaffinity.

[@alanamartinez9298]

"Folks do weirder shit than this on an HOURLY BASIS." As a New Yorker, truer words have never been spoken. In fact, we don't give a crap about what you do as long as you're not in the middle of the sidewalk.

[@matthewbloh]

Arnold helped just about if not all the people laughing at him, in the past. Poor Arnold.

[@DarknessIsTheTruth]

Man, I remember this episode from my childhood. I felt so bad for Arnold.

[@OfficialCyaned]

Seriously though, how did those two easily guessed Iggy's secret?

[@sdm47]

Iggy: “Arnold I am so sorry” Arnold: “apology denied” Iffy: “what? Denied? You’re the most understanding guy on the planet! What happened to you?” Arnold: “we’ve been friends for years, and you decided to doubt me in less than a minute that’s what happened” Iggy: “I made a lapse in judgement Arnold” Arnold: “one that lasted a good number of months and literally put me on the news” Iggy: “ARNOLD PLEASE! I CAN’T EVEN BEGIN TO FACE HOW AWFUL I WAS” Arnold: “you’re gonna have to” Iggy: “please, give me a chance to make this up to you” Arnold: “you’re right maybe I should give you a shot at redemption? That is what I’m known for isn’t it? And know something? Maybe I might one day, but not now. Now if you’ll excuse me I have a broken chair that’s more reliable than you”

[@Headbanger142]

Another one of those episodes were the bad guys don't get their comeuppance and the good guy gets punished in the end. It's like It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown all over again.

[@meta527II]

Another primary example of how even some of the best of classics can have terrible episodes. That's one thing I appreciate about this guy. He's not like those nostalgia fanboys who keep saying everything old is good and everything new is terrible.

[@KroMcLovinFaSho]

Hated that episode. Hated hated hated hated HATED that episode. The whole premise was not believable in the slightest. Furthermore, the Iggy character did not even appear prior to that episode, and I don't think he ever had a speaking part. Therefore no background on the character's personality. What was the whole point of the episode? Just to shoehorn in the Iggy character? Ridiculous.

[@dreameroffire6495]

Dang, this review is a million times better than mine. I agree with all of it, great job! This episode breaks my heart.

[@TheDoomBug]

I think the duo guessing the secret is defensible. Arnold's reaction to them blurting it out is a clear "How did you know that?" look and then he got defensive that that wasn't the case. That's one part done right, but it only makes the subsequent blaming of Arnold worse. Especially since they don't act on this fact until the last second change of heart by the character they spent painting as an A-hole.

[@roadbreach]

I find it funny that they're going to laugh at Iggy for wearing bunny pajamas, but not the kid who's named STINKY. You have no room to laugh at someone else with a name like "stinky".

[@hatchmaster_5745]

What if Sid and Stinky had guessed more and more outlandish things, not believing Arnold when he denied them, instead of them magically guessing the random right answer

[@lvl100weavileyeah5]

6:18 Same thing happened in Pokemon, porygon didn't cause the seizures,pikachu did,but porygon never appeared in a episode again.

[@TheMemeSheriff]

Before I watched Mr. Enter, Hey Arnold was a show I swear was so obscure, it didnt even exist

[@PKMN37]

Iggy and Porygon have this in common. Both starred in an infamous episode of their respected series and both never appeared in their shows again. The difference being that Porygon isn't hated, he just didn't appear in the Pokemon anime again because the creators were afraid he might give the viewers bad flashbacks.

[@hkr0065]

You know you *fucked up* when Arnold can't forgive you.

[@terrymorgan5304]

What I'm trying to wonder is why did Iggy even wear the bunny pajamas in the first place? I mean if he thinks it's so embarrassing and would taint his rep, why wear them anyway? No one compelled him. He had the decision to just simply put on something else. That's pretty obtuse of him. That's like showing a heavy aversion towards a certain kind of food and then eating it in private for no apparent rationale at all.

[@muvdafukupouttahere]

+Terry Morgan I was just thinking that too. What reason would he wear something he didn't like at all? If he didn't like it, why wear it?

[@Leostar-Regalius]

+Terry Morgan he probably thought no one would see him, and a lot of people sat they hate something even if they like it but won't admit it, like people still in "the closet" if you get what i mean

[@ChillstoneBlakeBlast]

+Artencot the big issue is that there is no reason like if they were confortable, it would have been better but no

[@KeiichiO]

+Terry Morgan We all have little quirks that we do when we're alone that we don't want others to see. It's human nature.

[@spongebobfan190]

+Terry Morgan Because every "cool kid" has some "dark secret" that they don't want to get out, because they are so fucking dramatic and believe that if that secret got out, people will start to think less of them. And I guarantee you that those "people" aren't true friends, but kiss asses that only suck up to them for whatever reason.

[@LJ808]

Agreed. If Hey Arnold was an anime, this episode would be a useless filler...

[@JagoShogun]

This episode was so bad that Craig Bartlett ordered the writing team to wear bunny Pajamas.

[@krmiistudios2479]

Whats even More insulting Is that Bunnies are my Favorite Animals.