Arnold Shortman

First appearance : Downtown as Fruits
Created by : Craig Bartlett
Portrayed by Toran Caudell (1996-1997)
Phillip Van Dyke (1997-1999)
Spencer Klein (1999-2002)
Alex D. Linz (2002)

Information
Nicknames: Arnie ; Short-man; Football Head
Gender: Male
Age: 9 (beginning of series)
Occupation: 4th Grade Student

Family Miles (father)
Stella (mother)
Grandpa
Grandma
Spouse(s) Helga Pataki (in possible future

PERSONALITY
Arnold is a dreamer and an idealist who always tries to see the best in people and to do the right thing. Whenever he sees someone in trouble, Arnold goes out of his way to help them out, even if it is not sensible to do so (an example being when he tried to protect some of his classmates, who had mooned the school principal). Arnold often acts as the stable center to those around him, whether he is around his "family" in his grandparents' (Dan Castellaneta and Tress MacNeille) boarding house The Sunset Arms, or around his friends at his school, P.S. 118. According to the Parents Day and The Journal episodes, Arnold's parents, anthropologist Miles and biologist/physician Stella, were doing missions in the Guatemalan jungle when they disappeared.

He has a love for jazz. He is seen in one episode discussing with his friends various sound systems, owning himself, an advanced sound system. His room contains interesting technology such as a remote control that controls everything in his room and a collapsible couch. He also has a skylight in his room.