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"Baby Oskar" is an episode in the Hey Arnold! TV Series.
Synopsis[]
Oskar, who can't even take care of himself, has to take care of his infant nephew, Baby Oskar, for a day.
Plot[]
Suzie's cousin, Nancy, has asked that Suzie and Oskar watch over her baby son as a team for the weekend. The episode begins with Suzie tidying the apartment and ironing all of Oskar's clothes. Oskar sits around in front of the TV, whining for a sandwich in a rude, demanding tone of voice. Suzie firmly tells her husband that she really needs his cooperation to help out with watching the baby and other chores, but all Oskar wants for himself is his sandwich. Just then, Nancy arrives with her baby, also named Oskar, and a diaper bag filled with baby supplies. Arnold enters behind her with a collapsible crib. Nancy kindly thanks Suzie for both the help and her cooperation before she leaves. After Arnold finishes setting the crib up, he comments in a kind tone that having a baby around might be fun. Oskar coldly just wants the baby to stay out of his way.
Later on, Suzie is seen playing with Baby Oskar, whereas Oskar still rudely demands her to make him a sandwich. However, Suzie says that she can't right now, because she needs to give the baby a bath. Oskar starts to get moody over being slighted, to which Suzie firmly declares that the baby must come first as long as he is here. In the early evening, Oskar tries practicing his saxophone, only to be disturbed by Baby Oskar's fussing. Oskar approaches the crib and blows a loud note near the baby, prompting the latter to cry harder. Suzie angrily confronts her husband, letting him know that Oskar should be more considerate to the other people in the house instead of always thinking about himself. Afterwards, Oskar complains over the baby's continual crying, to which his wife, Suzie, asks him to pick up the baby and gently hold and comfort him. However, Oskar coldly and stubbornly refuses to do so, saying "it" smells. Suzie suggests that Oskar needs to change the baby's diaper, but he again refuses, saying "it's disgusting." Suzie counters that there is nothing disgusting about diaper-changing the baby, because it's perfectly natural. She then tells her husband to stop calling the baby an "it," and that his name is Oskar. This prompts a jealous Oskar to argue with Suzie, complaining over the attention being paid to Baby Oskar by his wife. In addition, Oskar also gets fed up with all the crying that Baby Oskar is doing, becoming frustrated over how confusing it is for both himself and the baby to share a namesake. Later that night, Baby Oskar cries again. Oskar nonchalantly puts the crib and baby outside the apartment, but Suzie brings them back inside.
The next morning, Oskar rudely demands breakfast, rather than waiting and being patient, or making it himself. Suzie says she will get it after she finishes bottle-feeding the baby. Oskar whines, demanding that his wife is supposed to be taking care of him, since he's her husband. Suzie counters that since Oskar is an adult, he should be able to take care of himself more independently. She asks when he will grow up and start acting more responsible, to which Oskar coldly replies that he will do so tomorrow. A frustrated Suzie confronts her husband again, saying that he always says that he will change "tomorrow," but never actually does. She also concludes that Oskar expects everyone else to take care of him. Missing the point, Oskar says he doesn't expect everyone else to bear his burdens and feel sorry for him - only Suzie should.
Suzie ends the argument with her husband before she goes to answer the phone in their bedroom that's been ringing. It's Suzie's boss, Mr. Budnick, asking her to come in to work for a few hours. Needing the overtime pay, Suzie cooperatively agrees and asks Oskar to watch the baby. A very uncooperative and noncompliant Oskar takes issue with being told what to do, but Suzie firmly ignores his complaint. She then tells her husband where Nancy's baby instructions are. She leaves, saying she will return soon. Arnold passes by at that time, and Oskar promptly pulls Arnold into the apartment. Arnold tries leaving, as he has a project to complete for his school's science fair, but Oskar whines and pleads with Arnold to stay and help. They try feeding the baby, only to have baby food spat all over them. Oskar tries holding one of his daily poker games with Vic and Morrie, but when he runs out of chips, he tries betting Baby Oskar. Vic and Morrie promptly leave early after hearing the baby cry and poop in his diaper, cutting their poker game short. Then, Arnold and Oskar try changing Baby Oskar's diaper. Oskar faints from the sight and smell, prompting Arnold to follow suit when the baby soils himself even more.
After getting a clean diaper on the baby, Arnold starts to leave, stating that it's almost 7:00. This quickly upsets Oskar, who pleads for Arnold to stay longer, falsely accusing him of abandoning the baby like this. However, Arnold firmly ignores both Oskar's fit of protest and accusation, declaring that he has to attend his school's science fair, which he cannot miss, and that the baby isn’t his responsibility. As a result, an unhappy Oskar is left alone with the baby. He angrily stares at Baby Oskar for a while, then starts ranting at him. He declares that the baby is a good-for-nothing and expects everyone to take care of him. Baby Oskar, not understanding any of it due to himself being an infant, starts laughing and blowing spit bubbles. Oskar finds this a little funny, but remains mad. However, after the baby grabs one of Oskar's fingers and starts to shake it, Oskar slowly calms himself down, turning his anger into happiness.
The two Oskars bond cooperatively over the horses to pick in the races. Oskar does a fine job at taking care of the baby independently. Then, Oskar notices that the baby looks flushed and is making short, gasping noises. He tries banging on the other boarders' doors for help but doesn’t get a response. He then hurries both the baby and himself outside and tries taking a cab to the hospital, knocking over an old lady in the process. Unfortunately, the Pope is visiting the city that day and traffic is backed up all around. Oskar runs out of the cab and brings the baby to the subway, but the train is closed for repairs. Then, Oskar tries catching a bus, but it pulls off before he can reach it. With no other options, he runs the rest of the way to the hospital by foot instead. In the ER, Oskar rudely knocks over the same old lady, telling the receptionist that Baby Oskar is sick. Later, in the waiting room, Oskar is waiting for the doctor's results, while lamenting over how he could've taken better care of the baby. He then prays for Baby Oskar to get better, only to be interrupted by the old lady whom he assaulted twice. She hits him in the head with one of her crutches. When Oskar wakes up, the doctor is in front of him. The doctor says that Baby Oskar just had the hiccups and will be just fine, making Oskar become relieved.
The next day, Nancy arrives to pick up Baby Oskar, thanking both Suzie and Oskar for watching and taking care of him. Nancy is then surprised that the baby reaches out for Oskar. Nancy feels that the baby likes Oskar, to which Suzie says and feels that Oskar likes the baby more than he’s willing to admit. Nancy leaves with the baby, and Suzie gives Oskar a hug, letting him know that she loves him. Instead of replying that he loves her back, Oskar says that if Suzie loves him, he demands that she makes him a sandwich. As the couple walks back into their apartment, Arnold watches from the steps of his room.
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