Editing Hey Arnold! (section)

{{Short description|1996–2004 American animated television series}}
{{about|the original series|the 2002 film|Hey Arnold!: The Movie}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = Hey Arnold! logo.svg
| genre                = {{plainlist|
* [[Animated sitcom]]
* [[Comedy-drama]]
* [[Slice of life]]
}}
| creator              = [[Craig Bartlett]]
| based_on             = {{based_on|''Arnold'' shorts|Craig Bartlett}}
| developer            = {{plainlist|
* Craig Bartlett
* [[Joe Ansolabehere]]
* [[Steve Viksten]]
}}
| creative_director    = [[Tuck Tucker]]
| voices               = {{plainlist|
* [[Lane Toran]]
* [[Phillip Van Dyke]]
* Spencer Klein
* [[Alex D. Linz]]
* [[Jamil Walker Smith]]
* [[Francesca Marie Smith]]
* [[Dan Castellaneta]]
* [[Tress MacNeille]]
* [[Justin Shenkarow]]
* [[Anndi McAfee]]
* Sam Gifaldi
* [[Olivia Hack]]
* [[Dan Butler]]
*[[Maurice LaMarche]]
*[[Kath Soucie]]
* Craig Bartlett
}}
| theme_music_composer = [[Jim Lang (composer)|Jim Lang]]
| open_theme           = "Hey Arnold!"
| end_theme            = "Stompin"
| composer             = Jim Lang
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 5
| num_episodes         = 100 (185 segments)
| list_episodes        = List of Hey Arnold! episodes
| executive_producer   = {{plainlist|
* Craig Bartlett
* Mary Harrington
}}
| producer             = 
| runtime              = 23 minutes (two 11-minute segments)
| company              = {{plainlist|
* [[Snee-Oosh, Inc.]]
* [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]]{{efn|Credited as Games Animation for the first two seasons.}}
}}
| network              = [[Nickelodeon]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1996|10|7}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2004|6|8}}<ref name="Nickanimationstudio.com">{{cite web |url=http://nickanimationstudio.com/hey-arnold |title=Hey Arnold! - Nickelodeon Animation Studio |publisher=Nickanimationstudio.com |access-date=July 19, 2016 |archive-date=July 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705022344/https://www.nickanimationstudio.com/hey-arnold |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
'''''Hey Arnold!''''' is an American [[animated sitcom]] created by [[Craig Bartlett]] for [[Nickelodeon]]. It originally aired from October 7, 1996, to June 8, 2004.<ref name="Nickanimationstudio.com"/> The show centers on fourth grader [[Arnold Shortman]], who lives with his grandparents in an [[inner-city]] [[tenement]] in the fictional city of Hillwood. Episodes center on his experiences navigating urban life while dealing with the zany hijinks he and his friends encounter. Many episodes, however, focus on other characters, including major, secondary, supporting, and even minor characters.

Bartlett's idea for the show is based on a minor character named Arnold who he created while working on ''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse]]''. The executives enjoyed the character, and Bartlett completed the cast and setting by drawing inspiration from people and locations he grew up with in [[Seattle, Washington]]; [[Portland, Oregon]]; and [[Brooklyn, New York]]. Bartlett created the pilot episode in his living room in 1994 and official production began in 1995. The animators worked to transform Arnold from [[clay animation]] to [[cel animation]], leading to the series premiere in 1996. ''Hey Arnold!'' was the final series to be green lit (along with ''[[Kablam!]]'') under the leadership of network president [[Geraldine Laybourne]].  Production on the show concluded on December 7, 2001, after 5 seasons and [[List of Hey Arnold! episodes|100 episodes]]. Its last episode aired unannounced on June 8, 2004. A feature film based on the series, ''[[Hey Arnold!: The Movie]]'', was released in theaters on June 28, 2002. All five seasons have been released on DVD.

On March 2, 2016, a [[television film]] continuation of the series, ''[[Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie]]'', was greenlit. It picks up from where the series ended and resolved unanswered plotlines of the story.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Barsanti|first1=Sam|title=Nickeldoeon Wraps Up 14-Year Cliffhanger, Greenlights New Hey Arnold! Movie|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/nickelodeon-wraps-14-year-cliffhanger-greenlights--233170|website=AV Club|publisher=Onion|access-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304163402/http://www.avclub.com/article/nickelodeon-wraps-14-year-cliffhanger-greenlights--233170|archive-date=March 4, 2016|date=March 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/nickelodeon-is-making-a-hey-arnold-movie-because-the-90s-never-ended-a6746416.html|title=Nickelodeon is making a Hey, Arnold! movie, because the 90s never ended|date=November 25, 2015|access-date=August 29, 2017|archive-date=October 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001122331/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/nickelodeon-is-making-a-hey-arnold-movie-because-the-90s-never-ended-a6746416.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Legends">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/nickelodeon-legends-of-the-hidden-temple-hey-arnold-2016-tv-upfront-1201719422/|title=Nickelodeon to Revive 'Legends of the Hidden Temple' as TV Movie (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Brian|last=Steinberg|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 2016|quote=As part of a presentation to promote its upcoming slate of programs, the kids-content media empire (comprising several cable networks and more) will unveil a live-action TV movie inspired by its mid-1990s game show ''Legends of the Hidden Temple'', as well as a two-part TV movie based on ''Hey Arnold!'', one of its best-known animated series, which ran between 1996 and 2004.|access-date=March 1, 2016|archive-date=March 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301234809/https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/nickelodeon-legends-of-the-hidden-temple-hey-arnold-2016-tv-upfront-1201719422/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film premiered on November 24, 2017, on Nickelodeon, [[Nicktoons (American TV channel)|Nicktoons Network]], [[TeenNick]], [[NickRewind]] and on November 24, 2018 as an international theatrical release, wrapping up the series' storyline.