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@jrewing1512

2 жыл бұрын

I have no idea.

@joeybaseball7352

2 жыл бұрын

I haven't, but I'll check them out if you reply to my comments.

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mypromiselive You're welcome! I'm glad you liked the video! :)

No other cartoon of my childhood nailed a setting like Hey Arnold did. That city had a soul.

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, Hillwood was unlike any other setting I can remember in a kids' show. It really did have a soul ✨

@DroBreez0

2 жыл бұрын

I always wanted to live there, and still do. At least I know what my heaven will look like!

@SteveyTV

Жыл бұрын

Best cartoon city of all time

@shaylawatson1244

Жыл бұрын

Hey Arnold probably the only cartoon that had a city that i could remember

@seanblessed1322

8 ай бұрын

Fr

Hey Arnold had one of the best settings in my opinion in a cartoon. I love it because it was a neighborhood where everybody knew everyone. It reminded me of my childhood as a kid.

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. I loved the setting. It had this calming, jazz feeling to it that I thought was so unique. The architecture was really nice too.

I always thought it was NYC. But, it's really cool he put his favorite parts of different cities into one! Great video, as always!

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

I love how the city was a mix of different cities all with their own unique style. Thank you Kevin! 😊

I always thought Hillwood was somewhere in the east coast, mostly because characters like Ernie and Mr. Green had accents that sounded like they were from Brooklyn or Boston, plus the movie said the boarding house was built around the same time as the Revolutionary War, so it'd make sense it was somewhere near New England

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

Good point, I noticed bits of Boston in the show too from some accents.

@karlinha9893

2 жыл бұрын

Jesus love you

@karlinha9893

2 жыл бұрын

@@DialUpDigest Jesus love you

@gemstoneprincess2890

Ай бұрын

I thought it was new York

Growing up in Brooklyn all my life, I have seen a lot of "Hey Arnold!" in my hometown. Even the Chicago elements are here in Brooklyn as well. I have actually been to Chicago, and it almost felt like Arnold's Downtown Area. I always loved this show because a lot of it's New York elements shined above all the rest, and I felt like I was part of the world in an Odd way. Not only that, but I went to a School named PS.105 in my youth and that felt P.S.118 because of how close the numbers were.

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's so cool to feel like you're walking through the setting of Hey Arnold! I've never been to Brooklyn or Chicago before. Interesting, I like how the show used a real life school naming system!

Craig Bartlett has said that Hillwood was set in the Pacific Northwest, either Washington or Oregon. But you are correct about the architecture. Craig Bartlett was a huge fan of brownstone type architecture. He used a lot of inspiration from Brooklyn and Chicago with elements of Portland.

Hey Arnold's City and setting always made me think of the peak of summer with beautiful dusks and amazing night life! 😎

Honestly as a kid growing up, in the 90's. I automatically assumed it New York City/ Brooklyn area. Now that all this new concepts were introduced it's really hard where...but they said before it's not a real place completely fabricated by the creators

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

Same, I thought it was somewhere in New York as well. I think it's cool how the creators created his neat fictional city based on these well-known real-life cities. It made Hillwood such a unique place.

Don't forget the Elk Island Pig War involving the territory dispute with the British. Referenced the real San Juan Island Pig War between today's Washington and British Columbia.

@DialUpDigest

Жыл бұрын

wow! I missed that one, thanks!

I like how multicoloured the city is

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

Me too, it's so pretty ✨

I forgot where I hear / saw this, but I swear years ago, (probably early 2000s) I could have sworn that Nick blatantly said Hey Arnold was set in New York. Maybe they changed their mind ? Great video !

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, I must have missed that! 😮 Thank you Aaron! 👍

@AS-xl9gb

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the schools in NY all have numbers unless it’s like that in other big cities

Sounds like Hey Arnold took some cues from The Simpsons, since Springfield on the show functions similarly as an amalgamation of different cultures and backgrounds as a way to represent America as a whole. There are so many Springfields in this country (I recently went to the one in Massachusetts for a concert), and the show intentionally made the clues of its town inconsistent and contradictory, such as in the movie when Flanders shows Bart their neighboring states which aren't close to each other at all. But the difference between Springfield and Hillwood is that there is a particular vibe with Hillwood that can be associated with a specific area, which I always believed was New York. The jazz, the streets, how close the houses and shops are to each other, how in tune with the area everyone is, it's all stuff I readily associate with New York.

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting, I've always been curious about the setting of The Simpsons as well. It really did have many similarities to Hillwood in terms of being a representation of a diverse America. True, I also feel like Hillwood had many features that were unmistakably New York. I was surprised when I found out the show isn't actually meant to be in New York but a mix of a few different cities including New York.

Another spectacular review as always! I always thought it was New York as a kid since I had never visited any of the mentioned cities back then. But looking back now it's super cool how they incorporated some iconic elements of each city. I'd say it was like 75% Brooklyn inspired and the remaining 25% from the other cities. Really enjoyed watching this 😄

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate your support! 😊 I agree, I think there was much more of a Brooklyn influence than the other cities. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 🌟

@AS-xl9gb

2 жыл бұрын

I always thought the school PS 118 was the main clue. I went to PS 9 in Brooklyn. Are there any other PS schools in America outside of New York?

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

@@AS-xl9gb That's interesting. I live in Canada and we don't name schools as "PS #". Schools here are usually named after historically significant people.

As a kid hilwood reminded me of New York do to the working class area the cabs and Connie and Maria's accents. I've been to New York once i can vouch about the armada of cabs. If i had 100 dollars for every taxi i saw there I'd be rich as Bruce Wayne. I still find it impressive that hilwood is a combo of many cities.

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

I loved the New York accents in Hey Arnold. It was cool to see people with different accents all in the same show. I've never been to New York, but I've heard they are famous for having tons of yellow cabs! 😅

@slanetroyard92

2 жыл бұрын

@@DialUpDigest New York is pretty cool. Burgers are awesome i have a few cousins that live there in the Bronx.

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

@@slanetroyard92 Cool, I must visit one day then.

@slanetroyard92

2 жыл бұрын

@@DialUpDigest definitely worth it. But be very careful at night no matter what city your in there's always shady people at night. So don't travel alone. Still waiting for that dino spomoni video lol

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

@@slanetroyard92 Thanks for the tips! Yes, stay tuned! :)

What a beautiful city

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

It really is. The artwork was so well-done 💯

@gemstoneprincess2890

Ай бұрын

Barely lolol

The accents of the characters, the immigrant communities, the subway, the stoops, the buildings, yellow cabs...the show was set in New York - no question. Your arguments in favor of other cities are tenuous at best. In later episodes, the writers may have shoehorned references to other regions of the US but it was obviously originally written with NYC as the backdrop.

Yessss. This is the kind of KZread content I'm looking for. Thank you ,👊🙏🔥

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! 😊 I'm glad you enjoyed it 👍

@mkhanman12345

Ай бұрын

I love watching KZread. Love watching tube.

I always enjoyed trying to figure out Nicktoon settings. Rugrats takes place 500 miles away from the Grand Canyon, short drive to Las Vegas, 12 hour train ride leads to Iowa and AGU episode RV Having Fun Yet confirms what state they live in. I think on Rocket Power, Ocean Shores is based on real life city Ocean Side, California and I think one time Raymundo said he was driving to San Diego. In Fairly Oddparents, Timmy said it was 6:04 but Vicky said it was 9:04 on the East Coast, definitely Pacific Time zone. More clues in Christmas Everyday / Niagara Falls - Turnbaum episode. I think on Doug, Bluffington is based on Richmond, Virginia.

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

😮 Wow! So much useful information here! I loved trying to figure out Nicktoon settings too. Finding the clues and then putting it together is so much fun. 😊

@totallynotalpharius2283

2 жыл бұрын

*Graham Canyon

This was one of my very favorite cartoons growing up, but I don't remember them saying the name of the town on the show. I always thought it was based on Seattle, I think I read an interview in Nickelodeon Magazine as a kid where Craig Bartlett mentioned growing up there and taking inspiration from it. I was happy to believe it, because I have lived in Washington state my whole life.

Hey Arnold got me though the dark times in my childhood. Watching the show as an adult always brings tears. Such a beautiful show

@DialUpDigest

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree. It was one of the bests of its time.

Pretty much all Nickelodeon shows take place in the suburbs, & that's where I've always lived, so it's really the only Nick show that gave me a glimpse of what city life is like. It kinda makes me wanna touch people's stoops just to see how many of them will act like Stoop Kid

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

Same here, I've always lived in the suburbs. I think that might be part of why I found Hey Arnold really cool. The kids lived in the city had lives that looked different from mine in that sense.

Thanks for this very interesting analyze!

@DialUpDigest

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Glad you liked it 😃

I wonder how many of the "Hey Arnold" kids would end up staying in Hillwood as adults, & how many would end up moving to other places. I think Arnold & Helga, Gerald & Phoebe, etc., would stay in Hillwood & raise their families there. On the other hand, Lila would probably move back to the country & have a bunch of weird/freaky kids with Arnie

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

I could see that happening too. I think Stinky would move to the country too and maybe Curly moving away as well. I think Curly's personality was too big for Hillwood 😆

@ellandecampbell6279

2 жыл бұрын

@@DialUpDigest I think you're right about Stinky. I imagine Curly and Rhonda getting together (if other relationships in Hey Arnold are an indication), so he'd go wherever she goes

love your work

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃

Thanks for this video

@DialUpDigest

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! 😄

In the episode of the mule racing - they make mention of Santa Anita - in Los Angeles area

Great video! I've been missing your 'Hey Arnold' films.

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊 There's more to come! 👍

@stephengriffith6380

2 жыл бұрын

@@DialUpDigest Can't wait!

Cool I always leaned towards thinking it was New York but that it’s an amalgamation City is pretty cool too ☺️

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

😎

Loveeee your videos!!!🥰🥰🥰

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

It's a mix of Portland, NYC, and Chicago. You are right!

@Ardor01

Жыл бұрын

Actually it's Seattle, and NYC. The creator is from Seattle.

Awesome Channel. Can't believe I'm this early. Hey Arnold has a good bit of scary and creepy episodes to binge watch for Halloween. Lol

@ellandecampbell6279

2 жыл бұрын

I'm partial to "Ghost Bride". The story sounds like something outta "Jerry Springer"

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 👍 You're right, Hey Arnold had many really great episodes perfect for celebrating Halloween 🎃

We're re-watching Arnold from the beginning. I had assumed it was New York at first

Yay bae u posted 😩

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

😊

Great video

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Fun fact: the creator of Hey Arnold, Craig Bartlett, is the brother-in-law of the creator of The Simpsons, Matt Groening, and similar to how Springfield is the average city in America with a name that appears in many states, also having a variety of landmarks that would typically not be located just in one city, the city of Hey Arnold draws inspiration from several uniquely American cities. Groening even taught Bartlett to make Arnold's shape unique, as if simply recognizable by a silhouette!

The developers of this show already discussed the location of where it takes place and said it's a mix between NYC, seattle, and a few others. so that's the answer! it's all of them.

I literally just see Seattle because of that damn Alaskan Viaduct in the background alllll the time in the background! Also the style of bus is hella old school Seattle. It’s lil small things

Waiting for all the New Yorkers to correct you. “Corner store? You mean Bodega!!” Lol 😂 as always, great video.

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

Cool, I never knew New Yorkers had a different word for corner stores, lol 😆 Thank you Treston! 😊

The Numbered schools made me think NYC.

Can you do a vid about Rugrats suburb explanation?

@wolfmantheimpaler

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure Rugrats took place in California, given the climate, there were quite a few episodes that involved the entertainment industry, and they drove to places like Las Vegas and (attempted to drive there) Grand Canyon

@Icebot7

2 жыл бұрын

All Grown Up episode RV Having Fun Yet confirms they live in California.

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea, I'll add that to my list of future videos! 👍

@senorpedrosrooster

2 жыл бұрын

@@wolfmantheimpaler But others think that they were from Chicago.

It was also IDed in the "Road Trip" episode

Craig Bartlett said himself that hey Arnold’s neighborhood was a combination of Brooklyn, Chicago, and Portland

I read that it was a combination of the three states a while ago. However, for my own interpretation, I always pinpointed Hillwood in WA just because Craig was born there. It's not a perfect fit, but neither are the other choices and that's okay. Not for nothing either, Phoebe also has a poster for a killer whale marine park and I believe it was said Tacoma (a place in WA) on the top. So it could have been a field trip out of state, but I still take it as another point for WA. Though I realize Hey Arnold wasn't ever meant to fit perfectly anywhere, I just prefer it in WA. The Pacific Northwest is also known for its crazy weather patterns, so it also fits WA or OR if you take into account the weather joke in Stinky's Pumpkin and seeing it as not as unlikely as you might think it is.

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

Right, none of the choices were a perfect fit, but I was leaning towards New York. I never noticed that Tacoma poster! 😮 Good eye! True, The Pacific Northwest has interesting weather, lots of rain. I don't remember it raining too much in Hey Arnold though.

@SMTH_After_All

2 жыл бұрын

@@DialUpDigest No I suppose not, when it does it’s a big deal though like in Heat or The Flood. It may not rain much, but I like to think the random weather patterns in the Pacific Northwest are more relevant to HA in their time transitions, Stinky’s Pumpkin had rain, snow and drought all in one week. Not to mention the far fetched time Arnold had to wait for Agatha to open up in Crabby Author becomes more plausible if you believe the drastic weather changes took a week like in Stinky’s Pumpkin. I get Arnold’s a patient dude, but there’s no way the education system is going to wait for nearly a year, judging by the weather changes for Arnold to finish his assignment on his favorite author XD. In the end, I realize I’m grasping at straws though. New York makes just as much sense and that’s completely fine. I think my only other reason for preferring Hey Arnold being set in WA is because I want to link it to Party Wagon because I think it be interesting to utilize. It could never happen in reality because both cartoons are owned by different companies, but still fun to think about. Hillwood is still an interesting place regardless its state though.

They've already confirmed this info. It's a mix of new York, Seattle and one other state

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

True. I made this video because I wanted to show all the parts of the different cities and how it makes up Hillwood 👍

It always hit me as a mix of Chicago, San Francisco and New York.

@Ardor01

Жыл бұрын

It's actually Seattle where the creator grew up and NYC where he lived as a adult.

It in new york it has episodes showing the Brooklyn Bridge and Chrysler building.

I say Hey Arnold was made in New York City or in Brooklyn

It’s a Combination of multiple Cities

There was an episode where Grandpa talks about the Pig War, which was a real war that happened in Washington

Ah, so it was called “Hillwood”? Thanks, I never knew that.

Thought it was San Francisco/Bay Area with all the big hills in some episodes.

This comments section: its NYC, not even a question, next! The literal creator of the show: it's an amalgamation of cities I've lived in. 😂

It’s definitely New York

I figured it was in the Bronx that part of New York tbh

I looked it up on the Google.

Brooklyn N.Y.

I think hey Arnold happend In Sunset park Brooklyn ny. Even the school ps.118 and they BQE highway that's over the school and "sunset arms " arnolds home

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

That makes sense! Wow, there's a "Sunset Park" in Brooklyn? Maybe that was the inspiration for "Sunset Arms" came from.

@ManhattanBallz

2 жыл бұрын

@@DialUpDigest tiffany? There is a sunset park in brooklyn. And it looks just like how it shows with brownstones and the highway and the school .

There is two episodes that include of Meriam and Helga driving out to the country and Arnold goes out to visit his cousin in a corn field. I'd definitely say it's more down south.

@kelsey2333

Жыл бұрын

You realize that there is country and corn fields in every state right? Not just in the south🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ I really hope you are like 10 years old

@soarproject8724

Жыл бұрын

@@kelsey2333 Let's talk with the creator's and settle this baby! By the way nice choosing of putting "like" where it doesn't need to be. Un sure why you have to gas light my comment when other people are saying the same thing as well, have a good day hun.

I always thought it was Brooklyn.

I always thought he lived in Chicago.

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

It was hard to tell for me. I was thinking New York.

As a New Yorker, it's definitely NY lol

I always thought it was somewhere neat Philadelphia.

I remember seeing Great Northern railroad before. It ran from St Paul Minnesota to Seattle Washington, sooo idk. I'm still thinking NYC region. They had buildings like The World Trade Center (twin towers)

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, I haven't heard about the Great Northern railroad in Hey Arnold, that's interesting.

I must have ignored when they said Hillwood.

Always thought the city was New York Bronx

To me it always felt like the Bronx city

Idc where it's at. I wish I could live here in real life. With Lou Rawls (Harvey the mailman), good jobs and good spirited people and kids for my son, this would be paradise. I could learn alot from Steely Phil also lol

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

I wished I could visit there too when I was a kid. It looked like such a friendly city. Lots of interesting urban legends too.

As a kid I always thought it was New York (I dont live in the USA btw)

The Hidden of Hey Arnold

I feel like that Arnold living in New York because it’s possibility

to me the city looks like Brooklyn NY

Hillwood? I thought it was called Bellwood?

@DialUpDigest

Жыл бұрын

😆

@dakotastein9499

Жыл бұрын

@@DialUpDigest nevermind i was thinking of the town in Ben10

This isn’t a mystery . Hey Arnold is set in a fictitious city in Washington State.

Where they are is immaterial. IIMHO

Hillwood is in Washington State

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

😮 Oh wow, I didn't know that! There's another point for Washington 🔥

@allanshulstad1783

2 жыл бұрын

@@DialUpDigest did you consult Google?

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

@@allanshulstad1783 Yes :)

@allanshulstad1783

2 жыл бұрын

Hillwood is a combination of Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington and Brooklyn NY

@allanshulstad1783

2 жыл бұрын

See 107 Fun Facts About Hey, Arnold ( on KZread)

could be like Springfield from the Simpsons. an every--town kind of place.

I thinked its new york in my brain is its new york

Can somebody make that city in BeamNG?

Hey Arnold is for the kids who grew up in big urban cities. The latchkey kids. The kids who were completely independent by age 8. Not for the snot nosed brats who grew up in the suburbs.

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

They were really independent. I was surprised how they were only 9 and were allowed to wander around the city until late at night. It was very different from how I grew up 😆

@joeybaseball7352

2 жыл бұрын

@@DialUpDigest it was also the 90's. I can only speak for NYC, but because of organizations like the Gardian Angels, and mayor Ed Koch, NYC became a much safer (and cleaner) place than it was in 70's and 80's. If you've ever seen the movie, The Warriors, that's what NYC used to look like. For the kids in the suburbs, they probably related more to a show like Doug. They had thier one hang out spot (Honker Burger), school, and home, and they drove cars everywhere. Typical suburban life.

It's in a parallel universe 😁

@DialUpDigest

2 жыл бұрын

😮

More like a fictional parallel universe. Just like how Disneyland is setup.

Bruh its NY everyone knows that. No other city has crazy rats in there subway. Infact portland nor washington state have have subways. Roof tops. No other city numbers there schools like ny P.S 118 is a dead give away ( i went to P.S 122) the jewish butcher stick ball in the streets. The black outs. No other city even calls stoops stoops nor sits on them. And everyone has a sterotypical NY accent. Grampas got a 1940s NY accent the jewish butcher. Harolds mother the marias every italian person has a NY accent 😂😂 stop it

@blackdateline1996

Ай бұрын

Exactly!! They tryna gaslight us in real time. It’s set in NY. ..

The show has a mix of multiple cities. It takes in a fictional city that has all those features.

I always thought it was Brooklyn.