Its been like 20 years and the episode of hey arnold where mr hyunh is reunited with his daughter who he hadnt seen since the vietnam war. So last night the fella and i were watching a hey arnold christmas special. He was born sometime after 1949 snow, but he was already a young adult with a baby daughter in 1975, when the vietnam war came to its dramatic climax. That means a lot since there are more heartwarming moments than tear jerking moments in olga comes home, at the end of the episode, olga claims that despite what helga probably thinks of olga getting so much attention and praise from their parents particularly their father, olga actually hates it and claims that. In celebration of asian pacific american history month, a classic moment from hey arnold. Hyunh, whom he notices is always depressed around christmas time. This episode aired on november 6th, but veterans day is on the 11th. Jan 12, 2020 in season 1, arnold had a crush on ruth p. This is such a heartwarming christmas special that i make sure to watch it every christmas, along with all the other classics. Dec 24, 2018 nickelodeon aired an episode titled arnolds christmas which delved into the history of mr. Childrens holiday specials are usually filled with cheer, yuletide mischief, and lighthearted conundrums.
That funny, little kid who likes chocolate had an addiction problem and. Arnolds grandpa recalls his adventures as a soldier in the second world war, outwitting a regiment of nazis, while geralds dad, martin, remembers his own time serving in vietnam. Veterans day is a special halfhour episode in the hey arnold. For everyone who has a lot of feelings about the hey arnold. Now i have plenty of time to write for the things i love, more presently hey arnold. The vietnam war was one of the most controversial wars fought in american history. He is a calm dreamer and an idealist who always tries to see. The show centers on a fourth grader named arnold, who lives with his grandparents in an innercity boarding house. Johanssen, and gerald go on a trip, grandpa phil tells arnold that he singlehandedly won world war i, and gerald doesnt understand why his father was only a paperpusher in vietnam. When helga learns of arnolds plan to get to know ruth during the annual cheese festival, she enlists the help of her friend phoebe to sabotage every one of his attempts. Hyunh and how he was separated from his young daughter, mai, in vietnam during the fall of saigon. Hyunhs long lost daughter, who was found by helga and mr. The first main characters were originally arnold, helga, gerald, harold, grandma and grandpa, rhonda, abner, sheena, curly, nadine, brainy, sid and stinky in the original pilot, then added phoebe, eugene, with the. This is the hey arnold christmas episode that aired on nickelodeon in the mid 1990s.
Johanssen, and gerald go on a trip, grandpa phil tells arnold that he singlehandedly won world war i, and gerald doesnt unders. In several episodes, characters would come close to revealing his last name, only to be cut off for various. The war, its ghosts, and its legacy the american moment isaacs, arnold r. After the events of arnolds christmas, the two hyunhs have reconnected. How 90s nicktoons inspired a generation of asian americans. Explore episode nine a disrespectful loyalty may 1970march 1973. Hey arnold full episodes the movie hd old cartoons for children. Jul 06, 2009 the episode downtown as fruits is the official pilot episode for the nickelodeon debut, and it has remained a classic hey arnold. Opened the minds of a generation of nicktoons kids a look back at the lessheralded zenith of the nicktoons era, as it prepares to finally wrap up.
Hey arnold the movie, a featurelength film based on the series, was. In this episode we get introduced to the students of ps 118 in the midst of their preparation for the school play on the food groups, as put on by the one and only helga pataki. For everyone who has a lot of feelings about the hey arnold christmas special. Lieutenant major goose is a fictional character in the hey arnold. Bailey in the episode arnolds christmas mai was given to american soldiers by her father, mr hyunh, at around 24 years old during the fall of saigon in 1975. The only man who can help them agrees, only if arnold and gerald do all of his christmas shopping for him. Arnold s grandpa recalls his adventures as a soldier in the second world war, outwitting a regiment of nazis, while geralds dad, martin, remembers his own time serving in vietnam. Hey arnold full episodes mr green runs hey arnold hey arnold full episodes the movie hd hey arnold. A vietnam war veteran, lauria served as an officer in the united states marine corps. However it is the holidays and this seems like the perfect episode to critique at this time. Gerald johanssen asks his father, martinwho served in vietnamin veterans day, the special episode of hey arnold. Hey arnolds christmas special is one emotional ride. Hyunh decides to give his daughter, baby mai, up in order to secure her safety from the war.
Opened the minds of a generation of nicktoons kids. The vietnam war started when the north section of vietnam became communist and declared war on the south half, which was capitalist. Arnold s christmas is a special halfhour christmas episode of nickelodeons animated show hey arnold. In it, he is assigned to be the secret santa for his fellow boarder, mr. Dark secrets about hey arnold you really dont want to know. Tom croydon of blueheelers was a vietnam war vet who fought with the australian army. A total of 100 episodes aired over the course of 5 seasons. However, this wasnt the case for the 1996 hey arnold. The jungle movie is the title character of the series. Mai hyunh is a fictional character in the hey arnold.
What is the single greatest episode of all animated tv. Nov 22, 2011 this is such a heartwarming christmas special that i make sure to watch it every christmas, along with all the other classics. The standard infantry rifle issued to the majority of ground troops by the german army in the second world war was the mauser k98, rather than the machinepistole 40. Hd cant think of a better title shrug so i was talking to a friend the other day about this episode, and how some reason the most depressing episodes of cartoons were our favorites, couldn. The vietnam war explicit language the vietnam war is a tenpart, 18hour documentary film series directed by ken burns and lynn novick that will air on pbs this fall sunday, september 17, 2017. The vietnam war tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in american history. I understand that im jumping ahead and not following the original plan of going episode by episode in order of air date. For everyone who has a lot of feelings about the hey.
The following is a list of characters from hey arnold. Major goose and martin johanssen in vietnam lieutenant major goose served in the u. Hyunhs daughter who was separated from him during the final days of the vietnam war as he carries out his duty as mr. The story is about arnold and his friend gerald, and them helping find the daughter of one of arnolds tenants. The episode downtown as fruits is the official pilot episode for the nickelodeon debut, and it has remained a classic hey arnold. It originally aired on december 14, 1996, premiering alongside the adventures of pete and. Theres a lot to love about this surprisingly touching episode. He also was martin johanssens drill sergeant during the vietnam war as seen in flashbacks in the veterans day episode. Hyunhs backstory turns out to be one of the saddest ones. Hey arnold s04e16 egg story episode 127 video dailymotion. Hyunh did in the following years, but 20 years after he gives his daughter to the helicopter pilot. Throughout the whole process, gerald asks questions about war stories. Meanwhile, helga must choose between a christmas present for herself nancy spumoni boots and the perfect gift for arnold. Dovv rising the iraq war poemveterans issues vietnam veterans daughter.
Linz 3 out of 20 episodes from season 5, april fools day and the journal, and mason vale cotton in hey arnold. Arnold s only starring role in a christmas special was, naturally, the hey arnold. This is a listing of characters from the nickelodeon animated television series hey arnold. This is one of my favorite hey arnold episodes, along with parents day. Feb 28, 2019 explore episode nine a disrespectful loyalty may 1970march 1973. Hyunh did in the following years, but 20 years after he gives his daughter to the helicopter pilot, he managed to arrive at hillwood from vietnam to look for his daughter. Vietnam was a sideshow in 1962, under the broader foreboding of the cold war, when bob dylan wrote a hard rains agonna fall, his chilling prophecy at the start of this album and the film. The first main characters were originally arnold, helga, gerald, harold, grandma and grandpa, rhonda, abner, sheena, curly, nadine, brainy, sid and stinky in the original pilot, then added phoebe, eugene, with the supporting cast like lila, ruth, and other characters. The jungle movie is a 2017 american animated television film based on the nickelodeon series hey arnold. The war, its ghosts, and its legacy the american moment.
In the episode arnold s christmas, arnold was paired with his vietnamese immigrant neighbor, mr. Nickelodeon aired an episode titled arnolds christmas which delved into the history of mr. Hey we know its september but look it was the next episode on the instant cue and well were lazy and did not really feel like saving it for the winter time. In an immersive 360degree narrative, burns and novick tell the epic story of the vietnam war as it has never before been told on film. Most of the suspectspersons of interests encountered by the police are vietnam war vets who had a hard time integrating back to civilian life. Feb 28, 2019 the vietnam war tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in american history.
In the episode arnolds christmas, arnold was paired with his vietnamese immigrant neighbor, mr. South vietnamese forces fighting on their own in laos suffer a terrible defeat. It is unclear whether he retired from the army, or is still in service, but either way he spends some of his time as an elementary school teacher, a substitute at best. In the episode arnolds christmas, arnold was paired with his vietnamese immigrant. Arnold phillip shortman voiced by toran caudell in season 1, phillip van dyke in seasons 23, spencer klein in season 4, 17 out of 20 episodes in season 5, and hey arnold. Army as a drill sergeant in the vietnam war in the episode veterans day. Hyunh was separated from his toddler daughter during the vietnam war. I honestly think that most modern cartoons wont even dare to make a reference to vietnam war and deal with the way in which military conflicts tear families apart. It follows the 2002 film hey arnold the movie and the twopart hey arnold. Arnold phillip shortman is an animated character created by craig bartlett for a series of clay animation short films one of which was used on sesame street, and the titular protagonist of the nickelodeon animated series hey arnold. Hyunh says that he has a cousin who is a good divorce attorney. In this episode, we understand that during the vietnam war, mr hyung a vietnamese tenant living in his grandparents boarding house, and a wonderful country music singer was forced to give up his infant daughter to the u. Simmons quits being a permanent teacher because of his classs discipline problem, principal wartz hires mr.
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