Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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"Why do you always have to look on the bright side?"
"Somebody has to."

I submitted a clip to get featured in Old School Lane’s livestream celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hey Arnold. The clip gives a short explanation of how the themes of optimism present in Hey Arnold rubbed off on me. If you’ve been watching me for a while, this should not come as a surprise to you. It’s kind of crazy to think that Craig Bartlett, Jim Lang, and others that worked on the show got to hear my voice as I talked about this.

Go to 1:37 if you want to skip the intro

The full stream: youtube.com/watch?v=zC9v61CPKBU (4:07:25 is where my clip comes in)

My Hey Arnold video: youtu.be/Fl7YlQvRCqc
The Hey Arnold video on Mortified Productions’ channel: youtube.com/watch?v=UQLRqmvd_Tw&ab
Trashanimation Pokemon clip: youtube.com/watch?v=GaVklXhNBP4

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