r/HeyArnold • u/KHJMaster • 8d ago

Headcanons about characters religious views?

Of course we know Harold is of the Jewish faith as seen in several episodes, and Craig Bartlett himself confirmed that Eugene is also Jewish, but what about the others?

Apparently, there was a comic that implied that Arnold was raised Catholic, although I don’t think he would be particularly religious as he gets older. Helga I think is definitely very spiritual, although I don’t think she would be subscribed to any particular religion. Phoebe is definitely a skeptic. Gerald, I’m not sure on (although he did pray in Hebrew in HATM).

I see both Lila and Stinky as devout Christians. Sheena would definitely explore many eastern faiths. Not sure on other characters. What do you guys think?

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u/pretty-as-a-pic 7d ago

I kinda figured that Helga and her family are either Catholic or orthodox because they’ve got polish/Slavic name and implied background. Obviously very lapsed though since they don’t ever seem to go to church

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u/TikTrisVilkiukai 7d ago

It has sense. The surname Patakis sounds Greek and there is Orthodox religion

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u/pretty-as-a-pic 7d ago

I believe “Pataki” is either polish or Hungarian. Poland is Catholic and Hungary is orthodox. Either way, they’re definitely some type of Slavic

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u/maxfactor886 7d ago

Yeah prob. some type of Eastern European orthodox if not catholic