Sey Hey once again, Nicktoons Nostalgics. The good people at Shout! Factory and Nickelodeon have listened to fans of Nickelodeon’s classic 90’s programming. They’re keeping the hits coming this Summer. And the second half of Hey Arnold! Season 2 is loaded with hits. As a matter of fact, the ten episodes contained in this set’s two discs are some of the greatest from the entire series. Thre are so many great episodes in this set that it’s nearly impossible to choose favorites. This time out, Arnold gets caught in between best friends Rhonda and Nadine when the class is paired up for projects. Also Arnold’s grandpa, Phil has to face an old foe in a Chinese Checkers rematch from forty years ago. And the teachers at P.S. 118 go on strike after Principal Wartz starts making too many budget cuts. So Arnold and his classmates have to save the day. These are just a few of the highlights from Hey Arnold! Season 2.5
Hey Arnold! Season 2.5 is loaded with great moments throughout its ten episodes. One of those great moments comes in an episode to whcih audiences today can still relate. That episode is “Teachers’ Strike.” In “Teachers’ Strike”, the teachers at P.S. 118 go on strike after Principal Wartz budget cuts lead to cuts in chalk and coffee. It’s hinted that Wartz had beeb on a budget slashing roll. So these last two cuts were the last straws for the teachers. When Principal Wartz tries to teach the students, he finds it’s not so easy and sends them home, telling them to not come back until the strike is over. At first, the kids are excited. But when they start to see their teachers all over town, they get worried. And then things get worse when Principal Wartz reveals that for every day the teachers strike, that’s a day the students have to go to school over the Summer. The kids don’t like this thought one bit. So they try to bring the teachers and Principal Wartz together to negotiate. They get a local shop to donate coffee. But sadly, that doesn’t work. So the kids end up staging an old-fashioned sit-in. The sit-in works. But then once classes resume, the twist is that they have to write an essay on the importance of education. It makes for a great funny ending.
“Teachers’ Strike” is one of many episodes not focused solely on Arnold. It’s one that proves some of a show’s best episodes are the ones not focused mainly on its leading character. And it’s not the only great one of those episodes in this set. Another of those great episods is in “Steely Phil.” In “Steely Phil”, Arnold and Phil are out for a walk in the park, when the come up on a Chinese Chckers tournament. Everyone there sees him, including his old foe, Robby Fisher. When Fisher tries to publicly humiliate Phil, Phil tells Fisher that he’s retired. AFterward, he tells Arnold about his past with Fisher. When Phil tries to sign up Arnold for the tournament, Arnold turns the tables on him, and convinces him that he, not Arnold, should enter the tournament. He agrees and starts training. The training segment will get classic movie fans laughing as it spoofs Rocky. When the big day of th tournament arrives, Phil and Robby end up facing off for the city title. Their match goes on for hours until they get down to one last move. It’s the same move as the one that led to Phil’s loss forty years prior. But this time, Phil realizes he has one more move. That move results in a draw. So Robby is forced to share the title with Phil, essentially humiliating Robby Fisher. So Phil and Arnold walk off into the sunset, trophy in hand.
As noted already, Hey Arnold! Season 2.5 is chock full of great episodes. One thing that’s noticeable is that many of those great episodes are ones that don’t focus centrally on Arnold. Another of those great episodes not centered oslely on Arnold is the episode, “Best Friends.” In “Best Friends” Arnold’s class is separated into groups to work on projects. Who doesn’t remember those days? As a result of the class being split into groups, Arnold gets paired up with Rhonda and Nadine. Since the girls are best friends, one would think everything’s going to be fine, right? Wrong. Rhonda and Nadine both have their own idea of what project they want to work on, neither one backing down. Since neither one backs down, Arnold gets caught in between them, resulting in him eventually having to work on both projects alone while the girls complain to him about the other. In the end, Arnold figures out how to bring the girls back together once and for all. His plan works. But, as a result of his plan, he and Gerald end up being pulled into an insect fashion show. It leaves audiences both with a laugh and that familiar happy feelingof heart for which Hey Arnold! became so famous and beloved.
Hey Arnold! Season 2.5 is loaded with plenty of great episodes. The episodes listed here are just a small sampling of what makes the show continue to be so enjoyable to this day. Fans will also love the episodes, “High Life” in which Gerald learns a very important lesson about life and business, and “Hall Monitor”, in which Phoebe becomes Helga’s replacement as P.S. 118’s Hall Monitor. She learns that absolute power corrupts absolutely. It all ends happily, of course. This set is one more example of a box set done right. Even with just two discs, the discs get their own spot inside the case, keeping the safe from being scratched. Add that in to the laughs and heart in each episode and original hand drawn animation style, and andNicktoons Nostalgics the world over get yet another great set from Shout! Factory and Nickelodeon in Hey Arnold! Season 2.5
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Sey Hey once again, Nicktoons Nostalgics. The good people at Shout! Factory and Nickelodeon have listened to fans of Nickelodeon’s classic 90’s programming. They’re keeping the hits coming this Summer. And the second half of Hey Arnold! Season 2 is loaded with hits. As a matter of fact, the ten episodes contained in this set’s two discs are some of the greatest from the entire series. Thre are so many great episodes in this set that it’s nearly impossible to choose favorites. This time out, Arnold gets caught in between best friends Rhonda and Nadine when the class is paired up for projects. Also Arnold’s grandpa, Phil has to face an old foe in a Chinese Checkers rematch from forty years ago. And the teachers at P.S. 118 go on strike after Principal Wartz starts making too many budget cuts. So Arnold and his classmates have to save the day. These are just a few of the highlights from Hey Arnold! Season 2.5
Hey Arnold! Season 2.5 is loaded with great moments throughout its ten episodes. One of those great moments comes in an episode to whcih audiences today can still relate. That episode is “Teachers’ Strike.” In “Teachers’ Strike”, the teachers at P.S. 118 go on strike after Principal Wartz budget cuts lead to cuts in chalk and coffee. It’s hinted that Wartz had beeb on a budget slashing roll. So these last two cuts were the last straws for the teachers. When Principal Wartz tries to teach the students, he finds it’s not so easy and sends them home, telling them to not come back until the strike is over. At first, the kids are excited. But when they start to see their teachers all over town, they get worried. And then things get worse when Principal Wartz reveals that for every day the teachers strike, that’s a day the students have to go to school over the Summer. The kids don’t like this thought one bit. So they try to bring the teachers and Principal Wartz together to negotiate. They get a local shop to donate coffee. But sadly, that doesn’t work. So the kids end up staging an old-fashioned sit-in. The sit-in works. But then once classes resume, the twist is that they have to write an essay on the importance of education. It makes for a great funny ending.
“Teachers’ Strike” is one of many episodes not focused solely on Arnold. It’s one that proves some of a show’s best episodes are the ones not focused mainly on its leading character. And it’s not the only great one of those episodes in this set. Another of those great episods is in “Steely Phil.” In “Steely Phil”, Arnold and Phil are out for a walk in the park, when the come up on a Chinese Chckers tournament. Everyone there sees him, including his old foe, Robby Fisher. When Fisher tries to publicly humiliate Phil, Phil tells Fisher that he’s retired. AFterward, he tells Arnold about his past with Fisher. When Phil tries to sign up Arnold for the tournament, Arnold turns the tables on him, and convinces him that he, not Arnold, should enter the tournament. He agrees and starts training. The training segment will get classic movie fans laughing as it spoofs Rocky. When the big day of th tournament arrives, Phil and Robby end up facing off for the city title. Their match goes on for hours until they get down to one last move. It’s the same move as the one that led to Phil’s loss forty years prior. But this time, Phil realizes he has one more move. That move results in a draw. So Robby is forced to share the title with Phil, essentially humiliating Robby Fisher. So Phil and Arnold walk off into the sunset, trophy in hand.
As noted already, Hey Arnold! Season 2.5 is chock full of great episodes. One thing that’s noticeable is that many of those great episodes are ones that don’t focus centrally on Arnold. Another of those great episodes not centered oslely on Arnold is the episode, “Best Friends.” In “Best Friends” Arnold’s class is separated into groups to work on projects. Who doesn’t remember those days? As a result of the class being split into groups, Arnold gets paired up with Rhonda and Nadine. Since the girls are best friends, one would think everything’s going to be fine, right? Wrong. Rhonda and Nadine both have their own idea of what project they want to work on, neither one backing down. Since neither one backs down, Arnold gets caught in between them, resulting in him eventually having to work on both projects alone while the girls complain to him about the other. In the end, Arnold figures out how to bring the girls back together once and for all. His plan works. But, as a result of his plan, he and Gerald end up being pulled into an insect fashion show. It leaves audiences both with a laugh and that familiar happy feelingof heart for which Hey Arnold! became so famous and beloved.
Hey Arnold! Season 2.5 is loaded with plenty of great episodes. The episodes listed here are just a small sampling of what makes the show continue to be so enjoyable to this day. Fans will also love the episodes, “High Life” in which Gerald learns a very important lesson about life and business, and “Hall Monitor”, in which Phoebe becomes Helga’s replacement as P.S. 118’s Hall Monitor. She learns that absolute power corrupts absolutely. It all ends happily, of course. This set is one more example of a box set done right. Even with just two discs, the discs get their own spot inside the case, keeping the safe from being scratched. Add that in to the laughs and heart in each episode and original hand drawn animation style, and andNicktoons Nostalgics the world over get yet another great set from Shout! Factory and Nickelodeon in Hey Arnold! Season 2.5
To keep up with all the latest entertainment reviews and news, go to http://www.facebook.com/PhilsPicks and “Like” it or its companion page at http://www.facebook.com/pages.Reel-Reviews/381028148587141. Fans can also get all the latest updates at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.
