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This is a listing of characters from the Nickelodeon animated television series Hey Arnold! and Hey Arnold!: The Movie. The list contains about 180 characters.
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Characters
Arnold and his family
- Arnold, a young boy living with his grandparents.
- Grandpa "Steely" Phil, Arnold's grandfather.
- Grandma Gertie, Arnold's crazy but wise grandma who is often seen doing outlandish things. She is called "Pookie" by Grandpa Phil. She has a black belt. She and Phil had a similar relationship that Helga and Arnold have when they were kids (though hers were a bit more vicious)
- Mitzi, Grandpa Phil's twin sister.
- Arnie, Arnold's creepy cousin who lives in countryside. He likes to collect lint, count things, and read the ingredients on the back of food containers.
- Miles, Arnold's father
- Stella, Arnold's mother
- Grandpa's father, often seen in Grandpa's flashbacks to the 1920s.
- Grandpa's grandfather
The Sunset Arms boarders and their families
- Oskar Kokoshka, a self-centered con artist, presumingly an immigrant from an Eastern European country (he was called a Czechoslovakian once), unemployed until he became a paper boy
- Suzie Kokoshka, Oskar's caring wife, who puts up with all of her husbands antics and laziness.
- Nancy and Baby Oskar, Suzie's sister and nephew (Nancy never resided in Sunset Arms). They stated they named the baby Oskar before knowing of Suzie's Oskar.
- Ernie Potts, demolition worker
- Mr. Hyunh, an immigrant from Vietnam, working in a Mexican restaurant
- Mai Hyunh, Mr. Hyunh long lost daughter (never resided in Sunset Arms) She only appeared in the Christmas episode.
- Mr. Smith, mysterious person who never speaks or shows himself to the rest of the boarders (in the first season only)
- Lana Vail (in the first season only)
- Mr. Purdy (in the first season only; voiced by Joseph Purdy himself)
For short time in Sunset Arms lived Gerald Johanssen ("Gerald Comes Over" episode) and Rhonda Wellington Lloyd ("Rhonda Goes Broke" episode).
Arnold's classmates and their families
- Helga G. Pataki, a bully secretly in love with Arnold
- Big Bob Pataki, her father, a beeper salesman
- Miriam Pataki, her mother, often inattentive.
- Olga Pataki, her intelligent sister, Bob and Mariam consider Olga to be perfect, which bothers Helga
- Gerald Johanssen, Arnold's best friend
- Martin Johanssen, his father
- Mrs. Johanssen (first name unknown), his mother
- Jamie O. Johanssen, his older brother
- Timberly Johanssen, his younger sister
- Harold Berman, Occasional bully and friend
- Jerry Berman, his father
- Marilyn Berman, his mother
- Harold's aunt (name unknown)
- Phoebe Heyerdahl, the smartest girl in the class, Helga's best friend
- Kyo Heyerdahl, her father
- Reba Heyerdahl, her mother
- Rhonda Wellington Lloyd, a rich girl, self-proclaimed fashion queen
- Brooke Lloyd, her mother
- Buckley Lloyd, her father
- Lila Sawyer, a nice girl who came from a farming community, Arnold's crush
- Lila's Father
- Stinky Peterson, lanky boy from Arkansas, has a southern accent.
- Stinky's father
- Stinky's grandparents
- Uncle Stinky
- Eugene Horowitz, a geeky, optimistic boy, the class jinx
- Nate Horowitz, his father
- Mrs. Horowitz, his mother
- Sid, a boy with paranoid tendencies
- Ray, his father
- Sid's mother (Only appears in Parents' Day" and "On the Lam" )
- Thaddeus "Curly" Gammelthorpe, the class' psychopath and, based on "Cool Party," an animal rights activist.
- Curly's father
- Torvald, the oldest boy in class who was tutored by Arnold
- Torvald's mother
- Sheena, nerdy girl who does not like violence
- Sheena's uncle Earl, a boatman
- Sheena's aunt Shelley, the school nurse
- Lorenzo, a wealthy Hispanic American boy who does not have enough time to be a kid
- Lorenzo's mother
- Iggy
- Iggy's mother
- Brainy, a geek, Helga's stalker, usually knocked unconscious by Helga without Helga looking at him
- Nadine, young entomologist, Rhonda's best friend
- Park
- Robert
- Peapod Kid (He got his name from the "Downtown as Fruits" episode. He was a peapod in the play.) He appears to be rich.
- Joey Stevenson
Grandpa Phil also was Arnold's classmate in "Back to School" episode.
Other students of PS 118 and their families
- Billy
- Big Gino, the boss of the school mafia
- Camp Fire Lass, a girl who sells chocolate turtles, speaks with a Scottish accent
- Chocolate Boy, a boy obsessed with chocolate
- Connie, a sixth grade girl who "dated" Gerald; Maria's best friend
- Edmund, Wolfgang's sidekick
- Gloria, a girl who looks like Helga, but has nicer personality
- Maria, a sixth grade girl who "dated" Arnold; Connie's best friend
- Maria's father
- Mary, one of Big Patty's victims
- Mickey the Weasel, a fifth grader
- Wolfgang, the main bully of the block, a fifth grader
- Katrinka
- Ludwig, a bully, Wolfgang's rival
- Ruth P. McDougal, a sixth grade girl, Arnold's first crush
- Siobhan, an incredibly smart third grade girl
- Simone, a sixth grade girl
- Big Patty (Patty Smith), an ill-tempered sixth grade girl, Harold's friend.
- Patty's mother
- Patty's father
Workers of PS 118 and their families
- Dr. Bliss, a child psychologist who worked in the school for a day and later became Helga's psychoanalyst
- Miss Felter, a substitute teacher, Arnold's crush
- Mr. Frank, a sixth grade teacher
- Lieutenant Major Goose, Arnold's teacher for short time (after Miss Slovak and before Mr. Simmons), a martinet. He also was Johanssen's drill sergeant during Vietnam War in "Veterans Day" episode
- Lunch lady
- Mr. Packenham, a fifth grade teacher
- Sheena's aunt Shelley, the school nurse (already mentioned above)
- Miss Slovak, Arnold's enthusiastic teacher (in the first season)
- Mr. Robert Simmons, Arnold's sensitive and caring teacher (since second season)
- Principal Wartz, the strict, yet open-hearted principal of the school.
- Coach Jack Wittenberg (voiced by Jim Belushi), the competitive school coach of many sports teams, which he often gets Arnold and his friends to join.
- Tish Wittenberg, his wife, the coach of girls teams
- Tucker Wittenberg, his son, a student of PS 118
Olga Pataki was Mr. Simmons's assistant in "Student Teacher" episode.
Other characters and their families
- Mr. Bailey, a worker of the Hall of Records. In the movie, he helps trying find the document of the "Tomato Incident". When he couldn't find it, he tells Arnold about a man who keeps all kinds of historic records. (voiced by Vincent Schiavelli)
- Betty, Mr. Leichliter's old love
- Madame Blanche, a gypsy who sells magic potions
- Bridget, head of a secret organization (Hey Arnold!: The Movie)
- Caesar, a man who seems to have many jobs
- Mr. Camacho, owner of El Patio, the restaurant where Mr. Hyunh works
- Agatha Caulfield, Arnold's favorite author
- Cecile, Arnold's penpal from France
- Superintendent Chaplin, an official who supervises schools in the city
- Charice, a girl Jamie O was in love with
- Chloe, the girl Gerald had a crush on, while she fell for his older brother
- Mayor Dixie, a woman mayor of Hillwood. In Hey Arnold!: the movie, she allowed Scheck to destroy the neighborhood, even though the city council rejected the idea. Once when she is shown Scheck destroying the document of the "Tomato Incident", she decides to make it a historic landmark once again.
- Ray Doppel, an impersonator of Dino Spumoni
- Eduardo, a friend of Arnold's parents who asked them to come to San Lorenzo
- Robbie Fisher, the Chinese Checkers champion who caused Grandpa "Steely" Phil to retire from the game some 40 years before their rematch in the episode "Steely Phil"
- Floyd, an owner of a bar in countryside
- Frankie G. and his gang: Tony B., Phily D., Joey C., and Chas, are a group of gang members
- Councilman Gladhand, a member of the city council, lost his position to Marty Green (voiced by John O'Hurley)
- Rabbi Goldberg, the Bermans' rabbi (voiced by Elliot Gould)
- Councilman Marty Green, a dedicated butcher and a politician
- Grubby man (voiced by Mark Hamill)
- Harvey, a mailman (voiced by Lou Rawls)
- Jacques, waiter at Chez Pierre restaurant
- Davy Jones, a singer (voiced by Davy Jones himself)
- Jimmy Kafka, Grandpa Phil's old friend and rival
- Mickey Kaline, a retired baseball star and Arnold's favorite player. Arnold caught his final home run ball. (voiced by Ron Perlman)
- Inge, German nanny hired by Patakis for short time
- La Sombra, a villain who threatened the tribe of the Green Eyed
- Leichliter, a dramatic critic and director
- Lola, Ernie Potts's girlfriend (voiced by Jennifer Tilly)
- Lucky, a fireman
- Ronnie Matthews, Phoebe's favorite pop star who lip-synchs.
- Maurice, actor who plays The Abdicator in a TV show
- Monkeyman, a poor man who fights crime on the streets
- Nashville Ned or Nocturnal Ned, the Radio DJ
- Daniel Newton, documentary film director
- Madame Parvenu, owner of a finishing school
- Mona, Murray's girlfriend (Hey Arnold!: The Movie)
- Murray, a bus driver and a war veteran (Hey Arnold!: The Movie)
- Patrice, Charice's friend
- Pigeon Man, a gentle outcast who preferred to associate with pigeons rather than people.
- Pop Daddy, a character on a television show watched by Gerald and Arnold.
- Pinkerton, Big Bob's employee
- Officer Pudney, a woman officer of police
- Sammy Redmond, a rich man who befriends Arnold
- Alan Redmond, his son
- Red, Mr. Scheck's assistant (Hey Arnold!: The Movie)
- Revis and Jackie Lee, TV show hosters
- Don Reynolds, former Dino Spumoni's partner who wrote lyrics for him
- Mr. Scheck (Alphonse Perrier du von Scheck), a developer who tried to tear down the neighborhood so he could build a mall (Hey Arnold!: The Movie)
- Sandy, Summer's boyfriend
- Sewer king, insane hermit who lives in the sewer
- Stoop Kid, kid who lives on a stoop and never leaves it
- Summer, a girl Arnold met at the beach, and developed a crush on
- Arnold Skelter, Miss Felter's boyfriend
- Slim, a skilled mechanical bull rider
- Rex Smythe-Higgins, old rival of Grandpa Phil
- Rex Smythe-Higgins III, his grandson, Arnold's rival
- Dino Spumoni, a Frank Sinatra-type singer, who faked suicide to increase his fame, but became angry with his subsequent impersonators.
- Candy Maldonado, Dino's ex-wife
- Jimmy Maldonado, Candy's son
- Dr. Murray Steiglitz, a physician at Drymon Clinical Hospital
- Johnny Stitches, fashion designer
- Nick Vermicelli, Big Bob's business partner
- Vic and Morrie, Oskar's friends with shady reputation
- Mrs. Vitello, a flowershop owner
- Mr. Wacko, a businessman who sells wrist watches
- Willie, the Jolly Olly ice cream man (Most often referred to as the "Jolly Olly ice cream man", Willie is the driver of an ice cream truck that is frequently seen driving around Arnold's town. Throughout the series, he has been depicted as unfriendly, deranged, depressed, and hated by his father (who happens to be his employer)
- Willie's father
- Zamboni Jones, a psychic
- Hilda, Fifi, Rhoda, Harry, Stumpy, Gerard, Kid, Lulu, kids who live in Cousin Arnie's hometown, and look like Helga, Phoebe, Rhonda, Harold, Stinky, Gerald, Sid, and Lila respectively; characters of Arnold's dream
Ghosts
Usually appear in urban legends.
- Four-Eyed Jack, who haunts the Boarding House
- Ghost Bride (Cynthia Snell), who killed her bridegroom and his wife (who was the bride's sister) and now haunts the cemetery
- Haunted Train and its engineer, that once a year appears on an abandoned train station
- Headless cabbie, who gives rides in the park (similar to the Headless Horseman)
- Wheezin' Ed, counterfeiter and gangster who haunts Elk Island now
Animals
- Abner, Arnold's pet pig. Was a gift from the Green-eyed People at Miles and Stella's wedding from a water basket. Phil first thought to cook Abner but Stella decided to keep the pig
- Big Caesar, the legendary giant fish that lives in City Pond
- Chester, Arnold's carrier pigeon
- Cupcake/Thurston, stray kitten Harold was refusing to give back to its owner
- Henry, Eugene's pet fish killed by Arnold with a yo-yo
- Glue Boy, racing mule bought by Ernie, Oskar, and Mr. Hyunh who thought that it was a horse
- Helga's parrot, who was bought by Big Bob, lived at Arnold's, and was eaten up by Phoebe's monitor lizard
- Lock Jaw, an old, tired, graffiti-covered turtle that lived in the city zoo
- Pinky, Billy's pet worm
- Pooter (1924-1927), a dog Grandpa Phil and Aunt Mitzi had when they were young, and whose death caused their 70 years long animosity
- Monitor lizard, Helga's unwelcome gift to Phoebe
- Snappy, Stinky's turtle who was used for an April Fools' Day prank
- Sidney, Sid's pet frog
- Lurkey, Stinky's pet turkey, referred to as "Lurkey the Turkey", who came to an untimely fate when Stinky's family killed and ate him.
Trivia and facts
- Oskar Kokoschka is also the name of an Austrian painter.
- Ludwig and Wolfgang are the names of the two "bullies" in the show. The names come directly from arguably the two most famous composers of all time — Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- Gerald's last name is spelled "Johanssen", "Johanson", and "Johansson" in the show. Phoebe's and Stinky's last names have two variants: "Heyerdahl" / "Hyerdahl" and "Peterson" / "Petersen" respectively. Suzie Kokoshka's first name was also spelled "Susie", and Timberly's as "Timberley".
- Fuzzy Slippers, Gerald's mysterious informant, never was seen in the show.
- The idea for Abner came from the musical adaptation of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, when Tom Sawyer sings about a pig being the best pet, and Huck soon after Masquerading as a girl looking for his "Uncle Abner."
- Olga Pataki is able to play the Minute Waltz in exactly one minute.
- The character of Agatha Caulfield is reference to Holden Caulfield, the main character of The Catcher in the Rye, whose author, J.D. Salinger, is notoriously reclusive.
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