🎄 It’s 1996, and we’re holding our football-shaped heads high on a quest to find our neighbor’s long-lost daughter… but first, a pair of highly sought after Nancy Spumoni snow boots! 

🎙 Anthony Caruso from Tis the Podcast and Matt Eurich from TGI Podcast join us for a very special Christmas episode that solidified “Hey Arnold!” as an unforgettable Nicktoon. 

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💬 Topics & Tangents: 

The story behind the iconic Vietnam Episode of ‘Hey Arnold!’ (NBC News, 2021) 

Arnold’s Claymation origins: “Arnold Escapes from Church” (1988) 

Arnold Uses His Imagination on “Sesame Street.” 

Helga in “Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl.” 

The “Pollyanna,” Philadelphia’s hyper-local Secret Santa. 

Mr. Hyunh’s banana wallpaper. 

Mr. Hyunh’s flashback includes the iconic helicopter image from the Fall of Saigon. 

One-Legged Bob, the Affable Railroad Tramp. 

Hey, grown-ups, remember dot matrix printers? 

Hiep Thi Le’s life could’ve been a movie; instead the refugee became a star playing someone else (Los Angeles Times, 2018) 

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📼 Commercials: 

Talkboy Voice Recorder from “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.” 

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“Hey Arnold!” and “Arnold’s Christmas” © 1996 Viacom International, Inc. 

Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost. 
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