# Craig Bartlett on Reddit (u/CraigBartlett) Part of Creators on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/creators-on-reddit/craig-bartlett Craig Bartlett: Creator of Hey Arnold!. - Reddit account: [u/CraigBartlett](https://www.reddit.com/user/CraigBartlett/) (AMA only) - How we know it's theirs: [Their 2018 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/8935z1/this_is_craig_bartlett_animation_creator_of_ready/) - Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/IAmA (143), r/90s (122), r/HeyArnold (1), r/nickelodeon (1), r/animation (1), r/AMA (1) - Known activity in the posts we found: 2018 to 2024 - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Bartlett ## Moments ### u/CraigBartlett in r/90s, Nov 23, 2024 路 Behind the scenes Replying to a redditor: > What was the inspiration for Arnold鈥檚 bedroom? > When I was Arnold's age, I sometimes visited my cousin up in Concrete, WA. He lived in an attic bedroom that you accessed by pulling down a little staircase like Arnold's. I loved it, it was like a fort where you could really get away from everyone else. (Excerpt.) Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/90s/comments/1gxmlfx/comment/lyi9ze4/ 路 246 points as of Nov 7, 2026 ### u/CraigBartlett in r/90s, Nov 23, 2024 路 Cut idea Replying to a redditor: > Craig: When it came time for you to write the ending for The Jungle Movie, was there any hesitation about having Arnold's parents live? Lane: 馃憢 > Yeah when we first started developing it, Steve Viksten, who was writing it with me, felt strongly that the only way it could go is if they were dead. So we tried some drafts like that. Cut to 2015 when I got the chance to finally make it, and by then I could tell from fans that they really wanted the parents to live. So I decided to figure out how to make that happen. I'm actually glad I had 15 years to think about it before finishing it. Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/90s/comments/1gxmlfx/comment/lyiikfr/ 路 13 points as of Nov 7, 2026 ### u/CraigBartlett in r/90s, Nov 23, 2024 路 Own mistake Replying to a redditor: > Also question for Craig! I wanna clarify, how old is Harold? He had a Bar Mitzvah and in one episode he mentioned being pushed back a few grades. But in Helga on the Couch he appears to be in the same kindergarten class as Helga, Arnold and others. > Ah, it's true. In Arnold's universe, time is elastic. Harold was older by several years for one story, and almost the same age at the rest of them for "Couch," and probably "the Journal." What can I say? We do our best. Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/90s/comments/1gxmlfx/comment/lyifckt/ 路 14 points as of Nov 7, 2026