Stinky and his best friends Harold and Sid.
Stinky Peterson is a character on Hey Arnold!, best known for two things: his Southern drawl, and his constant use of the words "bites" (usually with "this" or "this really" put before it) and "I reckon" put before his opinion. He lives in a home which can best be described as a cabin.
Stinky has shown to maintain his principles over power or profit, seeing he turned down a chance to make a million dollars as the Yahoo Soda span "spokeskid" and retired as a child actor because he realized they only wanted him because people would gawk at his "hick" ways. Additionally, he has some talents, which include growing large pumpkins and playing the Alpenhorn ("School Dance"). Note that "Stinky" is his real first name. As revealed in "Helga's Show", he has a love for lemon pudding. In "Arnold Betrays Iggy", it is revealed he tells his classmates every morning why lemon pudding is his favorite pudding.
Appearance[]
He is a tall, Caucasian male, with short, light-brown hair, large, elf-like ears and an very prominent and pointed nose, who often has a vacant expression on his face. He wears an olive green T-shirt, blue pants and black shoes with white soles and toes. During the series' intro and first season, he wore black, spiked wristbands.
In Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie, Stinky wears a brown and green shirt, and brown shoes.
Personality[]
Stinky is a stereotypical country boy and speaks with a stereotypical hillbilly accent. Despite this, he is actually much smarter than people think and doesn't like it when people stereotype him as being dumb. Stinky can occasionally act like a jerk as well, often when he's with Sid.
Family[]
Stinky's mother and father in "On the Lam."
Stinky's family consists of his parents, his Uncle Stinky, his Aunt Stinky, and his grandparents, who are most likely deceased. His mother is only shown twice in On the Lam and Parents Day.
Squeaky Peterson, who can be seen in the episode False Alarm, is presumably Stinky's cousin, due to their similar features and same surname. Stinky also has another cousin named Stinky who attends P.S. 119 and was mentioned in the episode Fighting Families.
Relationships[]
Helga Pataki[]
Stinky had a crush on Helga in "Helga's Boyfriend". The relationship began as Helga paid Stinky a Mr. Nutty candy bar a day to make Arnold jealous. After Stinky messed up in his date with Helga in the library, the skating rink, and the park, Helga decided she had enough of Stinky and fired him. Stinky then realized he liked her and hoped she would like him back. After his rejection and subsequent meeting with Gloria, he took Gloria on a date to the movies, and Helga was surprised and somewhat jealous of Stinky's newfound love, although her jealousy quickly subsided in place of her love for Arnold.
Gloria[]
After Stinky had his advances towards Helga rejected, he came across Gloria at the water fountain at school, and it was love at first sight. Although at some point it appears they broke up, as Stinky seems to be infatuated with Lila later on in the series.
Lila Sawyer[]
He is shown to have a crush on Lila in "Ms. Perfect".
Trivia[]
- As seen in the ending of Sid the Vampire Slayer, it is suggested that Stinky could be a vampire (however it is more likely a joke).
- As seen in "Gerald's Tonsils", he is a terrible singer.
- His last name has been spelled both "Petersen" and "Peterson," but he spelled it with an "O" in Stinky's Pumpkin.
- In "Stinky's Pumpkin", it is implied that Stinky is Christian when he speaks to a "Mystical Disembodied Voice" in a dream, a metaphor for God.
- Promo art of Stinky depicts him being almost bald with stringey hair.
- Not to be confused with the recess character of the same name in a flashback from the episode My fair Gretchen.
- According to a storyboard in Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie, Stinky was originally gonna wear his original outfit.
Gallery[]
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External links[]
- Hey Arnold! Wiki: Stinky Peterson
- Drawing Stinky’s Head: Basic Proportions (3/4 View) on Hey Arnold! - A Critical Analysis by Tendra
- Stinky Peterson at Behind the Voice Actors
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