Season 3
Episode Guide
Aptitude Test/Oskar Gets A Job
S3
E1
Oct 14, 1998
After the results of an aptitude test are announced, Harold gains self-confidence and Helga feels dumber. Arnold is instrumental in persuading Oskar to actually get off his butt and get a temporary job.
Curly Snaps/Preteen Scream
S3
E2
Sep 16, 1998
Curly gets enraged after a minor playground mix-up. He locks himself in the principal's office and refuses to come out. Phoebe has a secret crush on a pop star.
Stinky Goes Hollywood/Olga Gets Engaged
S3
E3
Sep 14, 1998
Stinky's simple life changes after he becomes the surprise new spokesman for Ya-Hoo Soda. Olga brings home her surprise fiancé who wins over everyone except Helga.
Crabby Author/Rich Kid
S3
E4
Dec 28, 1999
Arnold seeks out his favorite author who turns out to be quite opposite of her sweet and sentimental books. A rich kid joins Arnold's class. Arnold and the gang tell him what life in the big city is really like.
Helga Blabs All/Harold the Butcher
S3
E5
Aug 31, 1998
While feeling the effects of laughing gas, Helga leaves a confessional message of love on Arnold's phone machine. After Harold shoplifts some meat from the butcher shop, he is sentenced to work off his punishment.
Arnold Betrays Iggy/Helga and the Nanny
S3
E6
Oct 19, 1998
Arnold accidentally breaks a promise he made to Iggy and must deal with the consequences. Big Bob hires a nanny for Helga. Helga fights the nanny at her own game and forces her to leave.
Dangerous Lumber/Mr. Hyunh Goes Country
S3
E7
Aug 1, 1996
Arnold becomes a hot (and dangerous) hitter. He keeps injuring people everytime he swings the bat. Afraid of hurting more people, Arnold refuses to play ball. Arnold and Gerald manage the career of the unlikely country-and-western singer, Mr. Hyunh.
Arnold's Room/Helga vs. Big Patty
S3
E8
Sep 9, 1998
Arnold lends Sid his room for one evening, but the arrangement backfires when Sid keeps on borrowing the room. Helga and Patty face off.
Career Day/Hey Harold!
S3
E9
Oct 21, 1998
All the kids are paired with adults with interesting jobs except Arnold, who is forced to spend time with the Jolly Olly Man. Harold believes it's his life's calling to become a butcher, but he slowly drives Mr. Greene, the butcher, crazy.
Casa Paradiso/Gerald's Tonsils
S3
E10
Sep 7, 1998
Grandpa becomes tired of dealing with the boarding house and decides to sell. Gerald has his tonsils removed before a big concert and must come to grips with the fact that his voice has changed.
Phoebe Takes the Fall/The Pig War
S3
E11
Dec 7, 1998
Phoebe agrees to take a dive so that Helga can win a competition.The boys engage in a recreation of a historical battle, only this time their prized pig is in danger of losing his life.
Best Man/Cool Party
S3
E12
Nov 2, 1998
The Coach wants to remarry Tish and asks Arnold to be his best man. Rhonda has a party and only invites the cool kids.
Sid's Revenge/Roller Coaster
S3
E13
Oct 7, 1998
After Arnold accidentally embarrasses Sid, Sid seeks revenge. Eugene wants to ride with the gang, but they all think he''s a jinx and won''t go with him.
Grandpa's Birthday/Road Trip
S3
E14
Sep 28, 1998
Grandpa thinks he's going to die soon because no one in his family ever made it past his age. Helga and Miriam get stuck on the road together with no money.
Arnold and Lila/Grand Prix
S3
E15
Nov 11, 1998
Helga, lost in a love reverie, writes "Arnold loves Helga" on a wall, but changes the name to "Lila" when the kids approach. The kids all try to outdo each other in a city-wide go-cart race.
Arnold's Thanksgiving
S3
E16
Nov 18, 1998
Arnold is fed up with the bickering amongst the boarders and sets out to find the true meaning of the holiday.
Girl Trouble/School Dance
S3
E17
Jan 4, 1999
Arnold tells Grandpa he's tired of dealing with Helga's nonsense. Grandpa tells Arnold a story about a girl he had to deal with when he was a kid. Arnold is in charge of finding entertainment for the school dance and chooses Dino Spumoni.
Helga's Show/Flood
S3
E18
Nov 23, 1998
Helga does a standup routine at a school function and proceeds to insult all of her friends. A flood strands the kids at school overnight and they reveal some of their most private thoughts and feelings.
School Play
S3
E19
Mar 8, 1999
Arnold and Helga perform a "Romeo and Juliet"- type play for a school production.
Parent's Day
S3
E20
May 10, 2000
At the Parent's Day competition, Arnold learns that even though he doesn't have "real" parents, his grandparents are just as good as everyone else's parents.