List of Hey Arnold! characters

This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated TV series Hey Arnold!, where most residents live in the fictional coastal city of Hillwood, in the state of Washington.

Arnold often acts as the stable center to those around him, whether he is around his "family" in his paternal grandparents' boarding house, or around his friends at school.

[3] Helga Geraldine Pataki[4] (voiced by Francesca Marie Smith) is a 9-year-old rough and cynical girl who puts on a mean-spirited, rude, deceitful, and tomboyish front.

[3] She constantly bullies Arnold and other people, yet secretly loves him, which is obsessive to the point where she has made many shrines dedicated to him.

Her mother, Miriam, is usually depressed, forgetful, struggling to stay conscious, and frequently drinks what are implied to be alcoholic beverages, despite her referring to them as "smoothies".

In the episode "Quality Time", it is revealed that she hates corn and is allergic to strawberries because they give her hives.

During the trip, Helga attempts to express her true feelings to Arnold, who is not in the right frame of mind to hear it at the time and leaves abruptly.

This leaves Helga heartbroken, to the point she rips up the picture of Arnold in her locket which she discards along with its fragments in the river.

While she was attempting to retrieve her locket, Arnold thanked her for all she did and returned her feelings, resulting in them kissing, only to be interrupted by Gerald.

[8] Series creator Craig Bartlett revealed in a 2018 interview that Helga's appearance was inspired in part by a young Frida Kahlo.

[9] Gerald Martin Johanssen (voiced by Jamil Walker Smith throughout the original series and Hey Arnold!

His most distinct features are his tall, Kid 'n Play-style hair, and his shirt with the number 33 on it (he also wears 33 on sports uniforms).