Arnold Perlstein

**Arnold Perlstein** is a student in the class at Walkerville Elementary School. he is the best friend of Carlos Ramon, the ex-girlfriend of Wanda Li, the girlfriend of Phoebe Terese, the frenemy of Ralphie Tennelli and the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Perlstein.

## Bio

Arnold was born to Mr. Perlstein and Mrs. Perlstein. His grandparents Grandma and Grandpa Perlstein, His aunt Doris Perlstein, His uncles Alex and Jason Perlstein, His great-aunt Arizona Joan Perlstein, His cousin Janet Perlstein, and His son Arnold Perlstein Jr.

## Family

Father: Mr. Perlstein

Mother: Mrs. Perlstein

Grandmother: Grandma Perlstein

Grandfather: Grandpa Perlstein

Aunt: Doris Perlstein

Uncles: Alex Perlstein and Jason Perlstein

Great-Aunt: Arizona Joan Perlstein

Cousin: Janet Perlstein

Son: Arnold Perlstein Jr.

## Relatives

* Arnold's father and appears in Lost in the Solar System, In the Haunted House, Going Batty, Rocks and Rolls, Holiday Special, Goes Cellular, Imperial China and Sleeps for the Winter. Arnold seems to take after him, he said in the TV series. "Maybe we should've stayed home tonight." He mentions him in Medieval Castle and Explores Human Evolution.
* Arnold's mother and appears in Lost in the Solar System, In the Time of the Dinosaurs, Going Batty, Rocks and Rolls, And the Electric Field Trip, Goes Cellular, Imperial China, Sleeps for the Winter and Takes a Moonwalk. Arnold seems to take after her, she said in the book. "Maybe we should've stayed home tonight." He mentions him in At the Waterworks, Shows and Tells, Holiday Special, Medieval Castle and Explores Human Evolution.
* Arnold's grandparents and only appear in Janet's Mystery Gene. He only mention her in Holiday Special. Assuming because his mother is already with her, she's his maternal grandmother, on the Freckle Gene Machine.
* Arnold's aunt Doris and appears in Lost in the Solar System and Janet's Mystery Gene.
* Arnold's uncle Alex and only appear in Forest Fire.
* Arnold's uncle Jason and appears in Lost in the Solar System and Janet's Mystery Gene.
* Arnold's great-aunt Arizona Joan and only appear in Shows and Tells. Arnold seems in dream when he was a baby in her house. So, is the famous archaeologist Arizona Joan. She is from Phoenix, Arizona.
* Arnold's cousin Janet and appears in Lost in the Solar System, Gets Lost in Space, Butterfly and the Bog Beast, Gets a Bright Idea, Goes Upstream, Works Out, Gets Swamped, Sees Stars, Makes a Stink, Pigs in the Wind, The Tales Glaciers Tell, Ralphie Strikes a Nerve, Ghost Farm and Janet's Mystery Gene. Arnold seems to his only cousin is his paternal one, Janet Perlstein whose personality mirrors his. She said. "I knew I should've stayed home today." He mentions her in Out of This World, Goes Cellular, Gains Weight and Medieval Castle.
* Arnold's son Arnold Jr. and only appear in Frizzle of the Future. When the class travels thirty years into the future, with the other students' children and their teacher.

## Why He Rocks

1. Arnold's catchphrase, "I knew I should have stayed home today." and "Maybe I should've stayed home today." is a popular meme.
2. He is memorable character who has a heart rocks.
3. He is also shown to have a heroic personality in the episode of Season 2 called The Busasaurus, when he scared off a dinosaur in order to save his class from being eaten or swallowed.
4. Sometimes like Carlos and Ralphie, he often sometimes tells jokey mostly in Season 3 and 4.
5. His alter-ego, "Rock-Man" is very well designed, and very interesting.
6. Passable character design in both the original and reboot.
7. His crushes with Dorothy Ann, Phoebe, and Wanda are very amazing.
8. He loves with his parents, grandparents, aunt, uncles, great-aunt, cousin, and son.

## Arizona Joan's House

His arizona joan's house was seen in Shows and Tells.

## House

His house was seen in Lost in the Solar System, Goes Cellular, Liz Takes Flight and Monster Power.

## Trivia

* He is 10 years old.
* He is 11 years old.
* He hates field trips.

## In *The Magic School Bus (2021)*

Arnold Perlstein is a character from *The Magic School Bus*. He is voiced by Niko Ceci. Instead of his Rides Again design, he now uses his 1994 design so he's more recognizable. The kids travel inside of him in *For the Love of Arnold!* (Season 1, Episode 37) and he has turned into a fish along with Phoebe and Jyoti in *The Deep Unknown*. (Season 2, Episode 1)