The Real Story Behind Arnold’s Parents On “Hey Arnold” Will Make You Cry

SPOILER ALERT for Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie.

It’s been 13 years since Hey Arnold! ended, and even though I’m now a grown-ass woman, I’ve been wondering one thing for all this time: What happened to Arnold’s parents?!

It's been 13 years since Hey Arnold! ended, and even though I'm now a grown-ass woman, I've been wondering one thing for all this time: What happened to Arnold's parents?!

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All we really knew about Arnold’s parents, Miles and Stella, was that they had disappeared on a humanitarian mission to San Lorenzo where they were trying to cure people of the “sleeping sickness” and it was so sad:

Well, after one hell of a wait, Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie premiered on Nickelodeon over the weekend, and we finally got the closure we’ve all needed.

Well, after one hell of a wait, Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie premiered on Nickelodeon over the weekend, and we finally got the closure we've all needed.

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Listen, I’m not going to tell you the whole damn plot of the movie because you should watch, but anyways Arnold and his classmates end up on a trip to San Lorenzo…

Listen, I'm not going to tell you the whole damn plot of the movie because you should watch, but anyways Arnold and his classmates end up on a trip to San Lorenzo...

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Anyways, Arnold and his parents finally have the amazing reunion we’ve all been waiting for…

Anyways, Arnold and his parents finally have the amazing reunion we've all been waiting for...

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…and Arnold’s face was like this, and hoooooly cow I’m tearing up thinking about it again:

...and Arnold's face was like this, and hoooooly cow I'm tearing up thinking about it again:

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It was just so perfect…

It was just so perfect...

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…and they were really, really, truly back and Arnold was so happy my heart burst:

...and they were really, really, truly back and Arnold was so happy my heart burst:

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IT WAS JUST SO BEAUTIFUL. THE END.

IT WAS JUST SO BEAUTIFUL. THE END.

Now, go hug someone you love and then go watch this movie.

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