Arnold's Thanksgiving - S3-E14
Other mistake: When Helga tells Phoebe how much she hates Thanksgiving backstage during the play, the third time Phoebe says, "Helga," the background is of Helga's living room, not backstage. (00:03:38)
Arnold's Thanksgiving - S3-E14
Other mistake: When Arnold is in his room putting on his costume, his reflection in the mirror shows his buttons on the left side of his clothes. Then, when Arnold answers the door, his buttons are on the same side; the reflection was not reversed. (00:09:26)
Answer: The episode doesn't really elaborate on who the kid was and what his motives were, so its pure speculation as to why he took it. Perhaps the kid could simply want a ball all for himself and decided to just take it, or was simply a rotten kid. The truth is the kid's motives are not important to the story other than it highlights Arnold was having a lot of trouble getting through the list.
Lummie ★