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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. Join us for a very special Christmas episode that solidified Hey Arnold! as an unforgettable Nicktoon.  

Full show notes with links at https://adventcalendar.house/episodes/hey-arnold-christmas.  

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???? Guests:  

• Anthony Caruso (@ACaruso929) from Tis the Podcast.  

• Matt Eurich (@MattEurich) from TGI Podcast.  

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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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???? Retro Commercial Break:  

• 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.  

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Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.