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Episode 405 
Dinner for Four / Phoebe Skips 

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Dinner For Four
When Helga discovers Arnold likes Lila's sophistication, she decides to invite him to dinner at a French restaurant - but it's not the one where she won the free dinner

Written by Steve Viksten
Storyboard Direction by Chris Headrick
Animation Direction by Frank Weiss
Storyboard Artist: Chris Robertson

Cast:
Arnold - Spencer Klein
Gerald - Jamil W. Smith
Helga - Francesca Marie Smith
Phoebe - Anndi McAfee
Lila - Ashley Buccille
Nadine - Lauren Robinson
Mr. Simmons - Dan Butler
Jacques, policeman - Maurice LaMarche
Restaurant Captain, tape voice - Lloyd Sherr
uncredited: Henri

  • P.S. 118's raffle is a "fight for world peace"
  • Helga knew the difference between "Chez Pierre" and "Chez Paris" in "Arnold's Valentine"
  • Helga's plan involves her paying the bill, but Arnold knows she won the dinner for four
  • Helga tells Phoebe to tell Gerald to invite "a friend", but Phoebe specifically asks Gerald to invite "his best friend" - another sign that Phoebe knows more about Helga and, uh, "ice cream" than she lets on
  • Why didn't Helga just call her father for the money?
  • Did one of those restaurant patrons that was scared by the cockroaches look familiar? That was Lana Vail, who lived in the Sunset Arms during the first season (you can see her in one of the windows in the show's opening)
  • Actually, "washing dishes" to pay a bill is an urban legend - that's why they hire dishwashers in the first place
  • Lloyd Sherr was credited as the "instuctor"

Phoebe Skips
When Phoebe is moved into the sixth grade, Helga has problems finding a new "sidekick", while Phoebe is taken advantage of by the older girls

Written by Michelle Lamoreaux
Storyboard Direction by Mike Svayko
Animation Direction by Christine Kolosov
Storyboard Artist: Jay Lender

Cast:
Arnold - Spencer Klein
Helga, (uncredited) Sheena - Francesca Marie Smith
Phoebe, (uncredited) Siobhan - Anndi McAfee
Rhonda - Olivia Hack
Lila - Ashley Buccille
Mr. Simmons, (uncredited) Mr. Frank - Dan Butler
Maria - Mayim Bialik
Connie - Pamela Hayden
Simone - Charisma Carpenter

  • Phoebe's record has her last name spelled "Hyerdahl" (instead of "Heyerdahl")
  • P.S. 118 must go up to sixth grade, since Phoebe calls sixth graders "P.S. 118's greatest minds" (does that include Ruth?)
  • Speaking of Ruth, she's not in Mr. Frank's class
  • Maria doesn't have the accent she had in "6th Grade Girls"
  • Why did Helga ask Lila to cut off Rhonda's sweater tags?  With Phoebe, Helga was going to do the cutting
  • When Helga and Phoebe leave the girls' bathroom together near the end, Helga pushes the door outward, but the hinges are on the inside, so it should only open inward

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