Councilman Gladhand is a fictional character in the Hey Arnold! TV Series. He was the city councilman for the local district of Arnold's neighborhood until he was defeated in an election by Mr. Green. Gladhand only cared about the perks of his job and did nothing to help his constituents. For example, when Arnold and Mr. Green went to his office to complain about the massive pothole in front of Mr. Green's shop which had long since become a sinkhole, his main focus was meeting with campaign contributors and photo ops. His solution for the sinkhole was to throw a single plywood board over the hole which ends up causing a huge traffic pileup and knocks the power out for the block.