Hey Arnold!

Gabriel García Márquez influenced the creation of the beloved football-headed cartoon.

Check out this Season 1 collection of Arnold and Gerald on the run to avoid playing fruit in a show, Arnold as Cupid and Grandma teaching Arnold the self defense. It's life in the city with a cast of characters that's out of this world!

Series creator Craig Bartlett explains how he built the cartoon city that every ‘90s kid dreamed of living in.

There's a lot about Hey Arnold! that you probably forgot about. From Arnold’s last name, to the future of the characters, there’s a lot to learn.

What the Characters from Hey Arnold Would Look Like Now

"Life’s a little disappointing."

Created by Craig Bartlett, Steve Viksten, Joe Ansolabehere. With Francesca Marie Smith, Jamil Walker Smith, Dan Castellaneta, Justin Shenkarow. The everyday life of Arnold, a 4th-grader in a nameless city that resembles Brooklyn, New York, who lives in a multi-racial boarding house with his grandparents and a motley assortment of neighbors and friends.

Watch the original theme song and opening credits of Hey Arnold!, as part of Nickelodeon's 25 Years of Animation celebration! Hey Arnold!