Definitely one of the creepiest episodes of "Hey, Arnold!". I'm surprised this wasn't the first Halloween special they ever did, considering how eerie it actually is. This is a masterful episode of an already high-quality show.
Essentially, Arnold and Gerald find glasses in a box of books that Arnold's grandfather ends-up claiming are the glasses of a man killed inside the boarding house they live in, before they ever arrived. Grandpa also explains that the dead man-named Four-Eyed Jack-now haunts the old house. Arnold and Gerald go on a hunt for this specter.
This episode-especially its final moment-TERRIFIED me, as a child. There's not many creepy episodes of TV in all of TV's existence that matches-up with how powerful and effective this episode is. For only a ten-or-so-minute episode, this was simply fantastic, especially since I had nostalgic feelings towards it. I'll never forget this episode, as long as I live.
The music is also fantastic, here. I never hear people mention how great "Hey, Arnold!"'s music tends to be! It's so underrated!
The animation is smooth.
I have to say that I'm impressed with the "dark-and-stormy-night" feeling this episode creates so well. Again: it's masterful.
If you haven't seen it, you MUST-especially if you happen to be a fan of Arnold.
Essentially, Arnold and Gerald find glasses in a box of books that Arnold's grandfather ends-up claiming are the glasses of a man killed inside the boarding house they live in, before they ever arrived. Grandpa also explains that the dead man-named Four-Eyed Jack-now haunts the old house. Arnold and Gerald go on a hunt for this specter.
This episode-especially its final moment-TERRIFIED me, as a child. There's not many creepy episodes of TV in all of TV's existence that matches-up with how powerful and effective this episode is. For only a ten-or-so-minute episode, this was simply fantastic, especially since I had nostalgic feelings towards it. I'll never forget this episode, as long as I live.
The music is also fantastic, here. I never hear people mention how great "Hey, Arnold!"'s music tends to be! It's so underrated!
The animation is smooth.
I have to say that I'm impressed with the "dark-and-stormy-night" feeling this episode creates so well. Again: it's masterful.
If you haven't seen it, you MUST-especially if you happen to be a fan of Arnold.
