Well obviously they got married! Duh! This awesome piece of fan art was made by the same person behind the recent Simpsons couch gag last season. I hope you all remember, it’s the one with the kids being teens, having a party in the living room but they scatter to hide as the parents come home to watch TV. It’s so awesome as I like what the artist did for Lisa’s future outfit.
Meanwhile, I love how Helga remains taller than Arnold and she’s moved her trademarked pink bow from her head to her neck on her business suit. I figured she took over her dad’s pager business and transformed it into a cellphone provider that sells iPhones, Galaxies, Jitterbugs and the competition because Helga exceeds at customer service…contrary to her cranky nature as a child. She did it all for Arnold though! They continue to live at the boarding house and not in a fancy mansion. When his grandparents passed, Arnold took over instead of taking a big check from an evil developer. Not only to defend his childhood home but to provide affordable housing as the neighborhood gets gentrified.
I can dream. If King of the Hill is returning and there are rumors about the characters being moved forward in time, aka they’re going to age, why not pitch Hey Arnold! The Next Generation. I’m sure it’ll do better than Nickelodeon’s disappointing Netflix entries for Invader Zim and Rocko’s Modern Life. Not sure if Rugrats in 3-D is going over well on Paramount+ too. I’m confident Arnold could progress and return since the unnamed city the characters lived in was a character in its own right. The only stretch remains getting the audience to believe there are parts of America which are zoned to allow mixed use like Oceanside in Bob’s Burgers.