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Arnold Jackson

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Arnold Jackson is a classmate of Samantha, Clover, and Alexandra, and is apparently the stereotypical and stock character of the geeks and nerds in school.

Biography[]

Arnold's first appearance is a cameo in the end of "Stuck in the Middle Ages with You", where he wins second place in the Beverly Hills High Halloween Party costume contest, dressed as the periodic table of elements.

Arnold is formally introduced in "Spy Gladiators" where Alex calls him to ask if Donna had forgotten about the fight, but he is selling tickets for people who want to watch them fight and says that things are just heating up.

In "Queen for a Day", he offers to help Clover with her homecoming queen campaign on the condition that she date him for a week, but she declines. Clover later accepts his offer, changing the conditions to be his girlfriend for a day. With Arnold launching a full media campaign, he helps Clover win the contest, and leaves holding hands with Clover (although Clover signs for 'help' behind her back).

In "A Spy is Born arc", when Sam is recognized as the most popular girl in school, she receives a letter from a secret admirer whose initials are AJ. In "A Spy is Born II", it is revealed that the AJ stands for Arnold Jackson, and Sam is left to honor his wish of going on a date with her.

In "Super Nerd Much?", Arnold accidentally acquires the Cat's Eye Emerald, a gemstone that allows him to steal the "coolness" from other people, turning them into nerds. The power quickly gets to his head, and he turns into a villain intent on draining the coolness from everyone in Beverly Hills, presumably as subconscious revenge for all the mistreatment he himself received over the years. After a fight, he was eventually defeated by the girls and the villainous thief Dash Dawson, who originally stole the ring. His memory is erased by WOOHP, after which he has a few residual memories that he writes off as part of a dream.

In the episode "Arnold The Great", he aspires to be a superhero and dresses up as the comic book character "Admiral Admirable". After being rejected by the girls, he is recruited by Geraldine Husk who gives him a utility belt that gives him superhero powers. He then captures the girls but is betrayed by Geraldine as a disposable villain. He grabs onto Geraldine so that the girls defeat her.

In "Evil Graduation" of Season 5, Arnold gives the valedictorian speech where he lashes out at the senior class, telling them off for mistreating him over the years and left with the words "Goodbye, and good riddance!" He is last seen stuck in an air vent. He was rescued along with the other students.

Personality[]

Arnold is highly intelligent but socially inept, and tends to be a bit unpleasant. In some episodes, he acts as a sycophant and minion of Mandy's, while in other episodes he gets teased by her. He mostly acts as an (unintentional) obstacle to the girls and their objectives.

Physical Appearance[]

Arnold has a medium complexion, short orange hair, blue eyes and freckles. He is skinny and lean. He noticeably has a high voice pitch compared to the other males at school. He wears framed glasses. Arnold's clothing often consists of vests, sweaters, slacks and sneakers. He isn't as tall as his other male classmates, roughly the same height as the spies.

In "Super Nerd Much?", due to the use of the Cat's Eye Emerald, he gradually becomes more and more an idealized version of himself, as he steals "coolness" from others, forgoing the need of glasses, his freckles disappearing, his hair become stylishly slicked back, and eventually becoming very muscular and tall. His voice is also deeper, and he has a visible Adam's apple. He wears a dark blue jacket, a white buttoned shirt and blue jeans. However, he returns to his normal appearance once the ring is destroyed.

Trivia[]

  • An Arnold Jackson look-alike is seen.
  • In ”Stuck in the Middle Ages with You", he wins second place in the Beverly Hills High Halloween party costume contest as the periodic table.
  • In ”I Want My Mummy", he wins the Beverly Hills High Most Charitable Teen contest after Mandy is disqualified.
  • In the episode ”Morphing Is Sooo 1987", a Scamlar clone of Arnold is created after some of the liquid metal falls onto him.
  • At the end of the episode ”Sis-KaBOOM-Bah!" in Season 4, he managed to defeat Clover and Mandy in a contest for head cheerleader.
  • Arnold is a member of the MIG (Mandy Is Great) Club at Beverly Hills High. He helps Clover become a member. (”W.O.W.")
  • Arnold announces the winner of the Most Photogenic in the Beverly Hills High yearbook. (”The Dream Teens")
  • He is one of the few characters with a confirmed last name.
  • Arnold is much like Timmy from ”Winx Club”, as both characters are smart, and a little shy, red-haired, wear glasses, have similar sounding nasal voices, sometimes bullied for their poor athletic abilities and are interested in one of the girls of the shows' main group (Timmy is interested in Tecna while Arnold has had interest in both Clover and Sam).
  • Arnold's name is a reference to the character of the same name from the sitcom ”Diff'rent Strokes”.

Appearances[]

Quotes[]

  • “You guys still think I’m a nerd?” ("Super Nerd Much?")
  • “Let me be the first to say... goodbye and good riddance! From now on, you’ll have to find someone else to do your homework and wear your “Kick Me” signs, ’cause ol’ Arnold is movin’ up and movin’ out!” ("Evil Graduation")

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