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| - Spelling Bee is where contestants try to spell the word "CAR" using hexagon-shaped cards to win a car; they can also win a consolation cash prize.
- Spelling bees are all powerful, and are completely unaffected by firearms, but are surprisingly weak to fire. If in the presence of even just smoke, fire's latent cousin, the bees will become so weak that they fall right to sleep. Spelling bees have a particular weakness to the presence of numbers.
- Spelling Bee is an episode in the Hey Arnold! TV Series.
- "Spelling Bee" is the first segment of the fifteenth episode of Hey Arnold!
- The 8th Annual Peach Creek Junior High Spelling Bee is an event that took place in "Too Smart for His Own Ed." There were four competitors in the bee: Rolf, Plank, Edd, and Ed. Each one besides Edd had assistance: Rolf was coached by Jimmy, Plank was coached by Jonny, and Ed was coached by Eddy. Nazz was the host of the spelling bee. Edd was favored to win, having won the past seven school spelling bees, which Rolf pointed out to his coach when he had trouble spelling a simple word. However, Jonny was confident that his best friend would win, and Eddy also had some tricks up his sleeve.
- Where the main characters include at least one kid, a common plot is for them to participate in a school spelling bee. Basically any kid sitcom or cartoon is going to have an episode of this. Basically, it is a competition where the competitors are asked to spell some of the most obscure, arcane words in the language. Very popular in English speaking countries due to the fact that English has some of the most convoluted spelling rules and one of the largest vocabularies of any language, with words (and pronunciation) borrowed from nearly every language on Earth. To do well in an English bee requires a very good memory, and a passing knowledge of every language on the planet. They're also popular in China, Korea, and Japan (for writing out archaic characters), and the Francophonie (le Dicte
- (Scene cuts to Susie coming home from school) Susie: "My school is having a Spelling Bee!" Shubie: "That's great, Susie. Why don't I quiz you on the words." (Scene cuts to Shubie quizing Susie) Shubie: "Spell oval." Susie: "O-v-i-l, oval" Shubie: "No, it's o-v-a-l. Spell watch. Susie: "Which kind?" Shubie: "They're both spelled the same, honey." Susie: "Yeah, I know, but which one?" Shubie points at her wristwatch. Susie: "W-a-t-c-h." Shubie: "Good. Spell motel." Susie: "M-o-t-e-l-l." Shubie: "It's only one 'l' sweetie." (Scene cuts to Shubie and Nat in the kitchen) Shubie: "She is not a good speller. I think you should help her." Nat: "How can I help her, honey? There's nothing we can do." Shubie: "But if we don't she'll get picked on by the older kids." Nat: "I got it! I think the last t
- Everyone is called for an announcement, but Mildred doesn’t turn up because she’s trying to get Tabby off the roof after he got scared by a mouse. Miss Cackle magics Mildred and Tabby inside, and announces that Cackle’s Academy are competing against Pentangle's Academy in the spelling bee, a competition of spells and potions. Mildred and Ethel are chosen to compete for Cackle’s, which Ethel is not too pleased about.
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