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Do you know if Phillip Van Dyke or Spencer Klein were contacted at all to see if they wanted to come back for new roles in The Jungle Movie like Lane Toran was?

Also, out of the whole Hey Arnold series, what was your favorite scene to act out between Helga and Arnold, and why?

Ah, that's too bad. It would have been cool to see them back in the movie too. They were my favorite actors for Arnold.

That was one of my favorite episodes as a kid. Still is. :) You were all really great in it!

Maybe if these do well in ratings, they'll give The Jungle Movie another chance on Netflix... I wish.

Awesome! I really hope if Hey Arnold ever gets a sequel with them as teenagers, that Spencer Klein is asked to come back as Arnold (or if they weren't able to get him, then at least Phillip Van Dyke. These two sounded so much alike). All the old Arnold voice actors were great, but Spencer Klein was the best in my opinion. And he also played Arnold longer than any of the other actors did, as well as played him when the show was at its most popular, so to me he is Arnold.

In the final draft of the original version of The Jungle Movie that would have come out 15 years ago, you've said in old interviews that Arnold's confession scene to Helga would have been different than what we got in the 2017 version, and that it happens while they're "out in the middle of nowhere, under duress". Would you be able to tell us how that whole original confession scene of Arnold's would have happened? Like what was going on in that moment that specifically leads Arnold to choose to want to confess to Helga in that moment. Also, how/when did he realize his feelings for her in that version? What did they say to each other in the moment that he confesses and/or realizes his feelings?

Another question I have is, in the Dinner for Four episode, where Helga and Arnold are washing dishes, was Arnold flirting with Helga there, even if only subconsciously without realizing he was?

And in The Jungle Movie, when they're hanging off the bridge and Arnold looks big eyed at Helga, is that the moment he realizes his feelings for her?

If you were to do a teenage version of Hey Arnold, do you think you'd bring Spencer Klein back to play Arnold? He was my favorite actor for Arnold, and also had the best acting ability of Arnold's voice actors in my opinion, and it'd be great to have him back as Arnold, and since he played him for the most episodes than the other actors did. He is "Arnold" to me. Was also a fan of Phillip Van Dyke, I think they both had the best acting. Very natural sounding; didn't sound like they were acting at all! They made the character feel very real.

Did any Helga/Arnold moments have to be cut out of The Jungle Movie (maybe due to time) that you wished had been kept in? For example, there was one scene we saw in trailers that never made it into the movie: "Move it football head/I swear, we really are friends." I wish we could see what was going on in that scene and why/who Arnold was saying that to?

If you can answer any of these many questions, thank you! I love your show and how well you've written your characters. They feel real. One of my favorite shows growing up! Hoping for a sixth season!

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