Sup! We at Operation: The Patakis are happy to announce...
THE PATAKIS WEEK! A new Hey Arnold! Fan Fest & FREE RAFFLE!
We'll be offering FREE PRIZES for fans & content creators to hype our petition to get the pitched teen Helga spin-off, THE PATAKIS, greenlit! (Just like fans did for Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie! Want to learn more? Click here!)
Event runs from Nov 11-18th. PRIZES and how to enter free tickets to be announced! #ThePatakisWeek (must be one of the first 5 tags to be seen) Prompts & rules below!
With the newfound resurgence in interest of "the Patakis" I knew I had to do Helga Pataki, now fifteen and attending her first day of smart-people high school as a pilot episode that doesn't exist (yet). It's a little hard to read, but Helga does have the first of many letters from Arnold (who I head-canon is in San Lorenzo with his parents to reconnect and become a part-time humanitarian for the Helpers for Humanity in between school).
"Dear Helga, how are you? I'm alright. Starting school here soon. Things are definitely different... How is your school? I miss you... I hope we meet soon... From Arnold."
I did a mini sketch for this while I was visiting my uncle and aunt in the same sketchbook I did Shortaki Week 2022 in but didn't end up using it this time. Although the leaked pitch bible for the show had Helga in a blue shirt and jeans, the description says "she dons black t-shirts, androgynous jeans with big cuffs, and chunky combat-esque boots" and "on her head, instead of a bow, is a grungy stocking cap (the famous pink bow is hidden underneath)".
The Patakis show doesn't exist... yet... but with your help, you can sign a petition for a greenlight of the the show! Here's a link to the official "Operation: The Patakis" Twitter for more details! If it's something that interests you, we could have a similar resurgence to TJM!
Anywho, shameless plug out of the way, I hope you like Day Three~ I had a nice little time making it for you~
It's being a while since I drew this two, I came back (a little late) for The Patakis Week on "Summer job" day. I imagine Helga and Arnold getting a job as safeguard (does safeguard is a paid job? idk) in the public beach just for Helga to be fired after making cry some kids with her water gun Nerf.
Good thing she found a new job near the beach lol
(I'm sorry I can't draw them in the original cartoon style ಥ_ಥ please accept this last doodle as a compensation)
Anyway, do you guys want more Helga G Pataki? Well, you guys can sign this petition to make the spin off "the patakis" a reality here: https://operationthepatakis.carrd.co
#thepatakisweek day 2 (I’m late whoopsie) - word prompt: Closet 🍬🚪
One of the things that always bugged me when watching Hey Arnold! was one of Helga’s main… “romantic” outlets, one of the few objects she could proclaim her secret love: the famous(and kinda creepy) ”Arnold gumhead”
As shown in “The Patakis” mini-Bible spin off, Helga would have gotten a scholarship at a very prestigious school due her creative art projects, that being photography, creative writing pieces and so on, as much as I’m thankful she got a ~healthier~ way to let her emotions out, I’d love to see what happened to her “Arnold collection” on #thepatakis .
In this piece, I imagined Helga deciding to throw everything “embarrassing” or “Arnold-related” away before emerging herself into writing her application letter (And therefore a “new Helga”) everything but- the Gum-Arnold and Her beloved locket (next fanart will be about so said locket!).
For young Helga, that closet was her safe heaven, from her family, from school, from the facade she created for herself, from everything. There, she could finally let go and be herself, before her final act, she locks herself once again in her closet and writes precisely the piece that settled the deal for her scholarship. Giving a proper beginning for Helga’s journey exploring her feelings more openly, while simultaneously a proper ending to young Helga’s dedication to her first love.
This is the my first piece for the #thepatakisweek , if you have no ideia what I’m taking about: hi! Did you know Helga almost had her own TV show? No? Then please watch the video at the end of this post (swipe right) with more details over #operationthepatakis 🎀@opthepatakis
#ThePatakisWeek FREE PRIZE RAFFLE & Fan Fest is ON!!
We got FREE PRIZES for fans, content creators & new petition signers to hype & help get Helga Pataki's teen spin-off "The Patakis" greenlit! (Just like fans did for Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie!)
Submit tickets to win! Click FREE RAFFLE @ operationthepatakis.carrd.co
Content creators, we can't wait to see what you make! Make sure to post with #ThePatakisWeek hashtag and we'll reblog!
In case you didn’t know, teen Helga and her family were supposed to have a spin-off years ago called “The Patakis.” If you’d like to see it greenlit, consider signing the petition at https://tinyurl.com/operationthepatakis!
The song Olga played on the piano was Mephisto Waltz No. 1 S. 514. Don’t be fooled because it says waltz!
Lastly, to the Golden Children out there, you are more than enough as you are! Don’t take others’ expectations of you as yours.