Rant: I think Hey Arnold was actually overrated and here is why

Tbh I finally watched through all of Hey Arnold again last month when I was home sick for a week. And honestly I found it kind of boring compared to what I remembered. I get that people love the jazzy soundtrack and the whole urban vibe but the episodes felt slow and half the time nothing really happened. I sat through like 20 episodes before I realized I was just waiting for something exciting that never came. Three years ago I would have argued with anyone who said this but now I think shows like Doug or even The Angry Beavers had more consistent humor and energy. Does anyone else think Hey Arnold gets a free pass just because of nostalgia?

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margaret_flores179d ago

Nah the show is just flat out boring. All that music and atmosphere can't make up for episodes where nothing happens.

victorcoleman9d ago

That jazzy soundtrack carries a lot of heavy lifting, but the real secret is how much the show borrowed from old Charles Schulz comics - slow, melancholic beats where the joke is just people being quietly sad in a city. Once you see that influence, it either clicks or it doesn't.