Harold Berman
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This is an article about the cartoon character. For the lawyer, please see Harold Berman.
Harold Berman (voiced by Justin Shenkarow), is a fictional character in the Nickelodeon animated television series Hey Arnold!. Big, mean, and stupid (in "The Aptitude Test", he tried pushing a door labeled "pull"), Harold is a few years older than the rest of the Arnold crew because he was left back in school a bunch of times. He is also known to eat a lot, as especially exhibited in "Weighing Harold". In the episode "Harold the Butcher" it is revealed that Harold has a deep love for meat. Harold's distinctive features are his size, stomach and giant misshapen tooth. He is usually seen with Stinky and Sid. When they get together, they can do some crazy stuff,like mooning principal Wartz in "Full Moon."
Harold's the kind of guy who you can never really trust – one day he'll be on your side, the next day he'll probably come back and beat you up – or taunt you by saying your name over and over and over again in baby-talk. Harold often gloats of his own intellectual or physical superiority, though usually seconds later proving himself wrong or being shown up by another character. Still, Harold is showing signs - faint ones - of becoming a nicer person. He also has a budding relationship with minor character Patty Smith (voiced by Danielle Judovits). He is of the Jewish faith, revealed when he invited the other students/friends to his Bar Mitzvah.
Harold acts tough all the time, but is occasionally shown having a sensitive side (though he denies it in public). He is also frequently heard bursting into tears and crying out "Mommy!" when in pain or defeated. He may also not be as unintelligent as he leads himself to believe, actually striving to prove himself an intelligent person at one point, noted in "The Aptitude Test" episode, where a mixup in results suggests he may be a genius- rather than Helga, who got his test scores- resulting in him striving to remain true to this fact.
