Hey Arnold Characters Wiki (2025)

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Who has a crush on Gerald in Hey Arnold? ›

In Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie, Phoebe kisses Gerald on the cheek and is both seen holding hands at the movie's end, having finally confessed their feelings for one another and thus becoming a couple.

Arnold Phillip Shortman is the protagonist on Hey Arnold! He is an average fourth grade student with a football-shaped head and a small blue hat that almost never leaves his head.

By far, the most distinguishing traits of Brainy are his trademark wheezing and deep voice.

Gerald Johanssen

Gerald Martin Johanssen is Arnold's best friend from Hey Arnold! He is almost always on the scene when Arnold's latest escapade happens. He is the occasional voice of reason to Arnold and also has a good deal of knowledge of many legendary stories in the city, or "urban legends" as he calls them.

Gerald and Phoebe became a couple in hey arnold the jungle movie. It is alluded to in several episodes that Phoebe has a crush on Gerald. In "Operation Ruthless", there are four hints of her having a crush on him: 1.)

SPOILER WARNING: Yes, Arnold ends up with Helga. If you watch the Hey Arnold movie from 2002, you'll see that she confessed her love for Arnold only to later retract it (although Arnold knew her retraction was false).

Patricia "Big Patty" Smith is a fictional character in Hey Arnold!

Joey Stevenson is one of Arnold's classmates in Hey Arnold! He is often considered "the kid with one missing tooth". According to Rhonda he is one of the "geeks". He was originally in Harold's circle of friends along with Stinky and Sid, but after Season 1 he mainly appeared on his own.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's son Joseph Baena said that despite following in his dad's footsteps, he doesn't want to rely on the Terminator star's last name: "I'm trying to do things on my own." Joseph Baena doesn't want to be seen as just another nepo baby.

Schwarzenegger was nicknamed the "Austrian Oak" in his bodybuilding days, "Arnie" or "Schwarzy" during his acting career, and "the Governator" (a portmanteau of "Governor" and "Terminator") during his political career.

Who is the mean girl in Hey Arnold? ›

Helga Geraldine Pataki is a lead character on the TV series Hey Arnold!, and other media related to the series. She is Arnold's frenemy/rival/bully, whilst secretly harboring a crush on him, and later becoming his girlfriend. She's also Phoebe's best friend.

Helga Geraldine Pataki is a lead character on the TV series Hey Arnold!, and other media related to the series. She is Arnold's frenemy/rival/bully, whilst secretly harboring a crush on him, and later becoming his girlfriend. She's also Phoebe's best friend.

During the therapy session it's revealed that Helga fell in love with Arnold when she was in preschool after he was the only person who showed her attention and kindness at his first meeting. However, Helga decided to hide these feelings when the other children started to make fun of her.

Arnold Shortman is the main protagonist of the Nickelodeon animated series, Hey Arnold. He is best friends with Gerald Johanssen and is the main love interest of Helga G. Pataki.

Brainy has a crush on Helga (as evidenced by the gags in "Helga's Love Potion", "Helga on the Couch" and Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie), which is the main reason why he stalks her. Whenever Helga sees Brainy stalking her, she punches him in the face (or injures him in some other way), which is a running gag.