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Post by Dave the Dave on Oct 29, 2014 21:23:52 GMT -5
Every so often I get in the mood to look up some old episodes. I was on Nickreboot.com and they were playing the Thanksgiving episode. The show is great generally, but I do like that the fact the 4th grade teacher Mr. Simmons is gay is NOT an issue at all. It only comes up here: {start at 12:34) Also this is pretty great:  |
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Post by General Adam on Oct 29, 2014 21:33:58 GMT -5
Yeah "Hey Arnold" is I show that I grew to appreciate even more as an adult than as a kid.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Oct 29, 2014 23:12:33 GMT -5
Yeah "Hey Arnold" is I show that I grew to appreciate even more as an adult than as a kid. And I know there is a big "haha Ren and Stimpy got away with a dick joke" thing on the internet but that's not what I really mean. Hey Arnold is just a really smart show that I can appreciate on a whole new level now. |
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Post by ibdude on Oct 30, 2014 1:31:38 GMT -5
Was Mr. Simmons really gay? Did they ever come out and say or hint towards it?
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Oct 30, 2014 1:33:25 GMT -5
It was a great show but, I don't think it holds up today. I try to watch it as an adult and I just can't get into it.
As a kid I loved it though.
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Post by ayumidah on Oct 30, 2014 2:20:07 GMT -5
I love Hey Arnold. Actually, when I was wandering a Walmart a few weeks ago, I found the boxset of all 5 seasons of Hey Arnold! for $18 and bought it... thrilled me so much. Gonna marathon them while I pass out candy on Halloween.
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Oct 30, 2014 2:33:08 GMT -5
About a year ago I watched all the episodes on Netflix , Great cartoon  They even use the word "Bollocks" in one episode.. I had to rewind to make sure I wasn't mishearing |
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on Oct 30, 2014 11:33:20 GMT -5
Shame we never got The Patakis.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Oct 30, 2014 11:34:37 GMT -5
Football heads.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Oct 30, 2014 11:37:16 GMT -5
Eh... I'll be that guy... but I could never get into this show for some reason.
Maybe I was too old for it at the time.
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Post by thetower52 on Oct 30, 2014 12:00:09 GMT -5
I love this show.
The haunted remain level scares me shitless
Still does when I watched it a few weeks ago.
I bought the complete series on DVD atvwalmart
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Post by Dave the Dave on Oct 30, 2014 13:00:21 GMT -5
Was Mr. Simmons really gay? Did they ever come out and say or hint towards it? That scene I posted hints at it big time...and the creator has confirmed that he was. |
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Post by Orange on Oct 30, 2014 13:03:50 GMT -5
Nostalgia put aside, I feel that Hey Arnold holds up very, very well. I can get the arguments as to why it doesn't, because some elements definitely seem dated, but overall I think it absolutely holds up as a very well written show with very interesting characters.
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Post by dav on Oct 30, 2014 14:50:13 GMT -5
I really couldn't get into it because of the main character. I'd say he was basically Jesus but Jesus had a personality.
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Post by Instant Classic on Oct 30, 2014 14:57:26 GMT -5
Mr. Simmons was gay? Wow, didn't even know.
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Post by JTG Fan on Oct 30, 2014 15:10:45 GMT -5
With it's wide variety of characters who often got fleshed out into unique individuals it really was like a tamer version of The Simpsons, which makes sense considering Craig Bartlett is Matt Groening's brother in law.
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Post by Crimson on Oct 30, 2014 15:23:48 GMT -5
Hey Arnold is just a really smart show that I can appreciate on a whole new level now. Definitely. Like, a lot of the Helga episodes gets into some pretty heavy topics that I'm surprised the writers were able to get away with. |
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