Hey Arnold! - "Ms. Perfect"

That's enough Angelica for a while, let's go for something Helga related. How about, hmm.......I know, "Ms. Perfect."

This episode gives the debut appearance of the secondary character, :Lila Sawyer. She's just as cute as Nermal from Garfield and Friends. Helga, Rhonda, and Phoebe do their best to make her fit in, but then they become jealous when Lila has almost about every bit of their personality on her personality check. They're so jealous that they decide to pull some pranks on her, rotten pranks if you ask me. And this is just so mean of these characters to do to a poor innocent little girl.

Okay, what do I like about this episode? Well, Arnold's not in it, it's more focused on Helga and her friends Rhonda and Phoebe. Phoebe's jealous of her knowledge, Rhonda's jealous of Lila's wardrobe, and she even becomes friends with the lunch lady. Do I think Lila's character got a bit Mary Sue at times? Yeah, sure, but not all the way Mary Sue like. And that's what I like about the character, she's not all that perfect, not like Chloe from the Fairly OddParents whose character in the show is very, very forced. Almost as much as changing their animation to Flash Animation is SO forced! Okay, back on track. It's also another one of those Helga Karma Trips. The parts where Helga got beaten up by Big Patty are justified because Helga was acting like a jerk, and it was satisfying to see her get comeuppance for her sour attitude.

I also like the fact that Lila isn't entirely perfect. She doesn't have a mother, and she and her father only have a limited supply of food until her dad can find a steady, well-paying job. Helga and her friends regret all of their actions and apologize to her in the end, and the best news of all, Lila's dad gets a job!

So, the moral of the story is, don't be jealous of your new friends just because they might have the same traits as you, and don't prank them into being miserable. This is a pretty well thought out dramatic episode. Take it from me and watch it. I really felt bad for Lila and Helga when they cried. Well, that's all for now. See you Sunday when I review "Ransom."