Horrid Henry
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Horrid Henry is the main fictional character in a popular series of children's books by Francesca Simon published by Orion Children's Books.
Horrid Henry is a fictional character created by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross. The first Horrid Henry book was written and published in 1993 and as of the end of 2007, there have been sixteen titles published, as well as numerous collections, activity books and joke books. The Horrid Henry stories are read on audiobook by the actress Miranda Richardson, and published by Orion Audio. The combined sales of all the Horrid Henry books and audiobooks now stands at over ten million copies. Horrid Henry is published in twenty five languages around the world. In February 2008, an exhibition, "Up to Mischief with Horrid Henry", opened at the Seven Stories Centre for Children's Books in Newcastle.
Horrid Henry is also now also a hugely successful animated TV series. In May 2006 the CITV Channel announced that an animated TV series based on the Horrid Henry books had been commissioned from Novel Entertainment (see also Fimbles and The Roly Mo Show). The series is shown weekdays at 4.00 on the CITV Channel. The television series is the CITV channel's most successful programme and it is being launched on TV in Germany, France and Scandinavia in 2008, the series made its debut on Halloween 2006 and episodes have had have slightly different plots in contrast to the stories in the books.
In April 2008 'Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman' won the Galaxy Children's book of the Year Award.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Horrid Henry
Horrid Henry is the main character of the series. He is around 9 years old. Often in episodes, he contemplates what rules he would have if he were to be ruler of the earth. His usual catchphrases are "NOOOO!", "Silence, worm" (directed at Peter),"Bleeeech! That's it!" and "IT'S NOT FAIIIIIIR!". His best friend (most of the time) is Rude Ralph and Horrid Heron and they belong to "The Purple Hand Gang". Henry's other friends can include Greedy Graham, Dizzy Dave, Beefy Bert or Aerobic Al. Henry's brother Peter is also a part of this gang but has been kicked out by Henry on numerous occasions. Henry has an obvious dislike towards his next door neighbour, Moody Margaret, and her best friend, Sour Susan. He enjoys watching TV shows such as Mutant Max, Rapper Zapper and Terminator Gladiator. he also like's playing on the Computer, eating sweet's and spending Pocket Money, although Henry never has any, as he spends all of it and his Parents often cancel it. He shows great dislike to his brother Peter, his parents, his teacher Miss Battle-Axe and his Great Aunt Greta, who believes Henry is actually a four year old girl called Henrietta and Peter is a teenager. Henry loves the Killer Boy Ratz band. His favorite resturant is Gobble and Go.
[edit] Perfect Peter
Perfect Peter is Henry's younger brother who has a totally different personality. Shown to be around 6 years old, he appears to be a telltale and gullible enough to fall for Henry's tricks, the worst one so far probably being Henry's cardboard box time machine. He has a "Best Boy's Club" with his friends: Tidy Ted, Spotless Sam and Goody-goody Gordon. And only members can come in. Perfect Peter often smiles, unlike his brother. He plays the cello and loves school homework. Despite his name, he tends to showoff how "good" he really is, usually by telling on Henry and getting him into trouble only to see his reaction.
[edit] Mum
Mum is Henry and Peter's mother. She has never trusted Henry to be well behaved, is extremely healthy, and always makes something with vegetables for dinner, much to Henry's disgust. She makes healthy snacks for parties too. She often punishes Henry by banning him from watching TV, using the computer or taking his Pocket Money and gives it to Peter as extra Pocket Money for Peter's "good" behavior. According to Henry, she has told him millions of times that he can never have another party because he is always naughty, and then she always lets him have ONE more chance every year. She always believes Peter and is best known for accusing Henry after Peter has told on Henry.
[edit] Dad
Dad is Henry and Peter's father, Like their mum, he has never trusted Henry to be well behaved and always agrees with Henrys Mum. He always cancels his Pocket Money and giving it to Peter as rewards. Peter often shows off to him and Mum.
[edit] Moody Margaret
A girl who lives next door to Henry, and is also in the same class as him at school. She has a treehouse in her garden, and Henry often gains entry to her garden through a loose panel in the fence. In many ways she is shown to be a female equivalent of Henry, and they dislike each other, although on occasion they strike up temporary alliances or friends.
[edit] Beefy Bert
Beefy Bert is usually seen in the crowds of children at Henry and Peter's school. Whenever anyone asks him a question, his immediate answer is "I dunno". He only eats beef despite his name. He is often a friend of Henry's but is occasionally noted that Henry does not like him.
[edit] Rude Ralph
Henry's best friend. He is always willing to assist Henry with his plans, and is also a member of the Purple Hand Gang. He has a tendency to be rude to people, as his name suggests, and is often seen hanging out with Henry, even though in some episodes they are enemies.
[edit] Brainy Brian
The smartest boy in Horrid Henry's class.
[edit] Aerobic Al
A sporty boy in Henry's class who likes to stay fit and healthy, he enjoys sport and keeping fit, he also eats very healthily, although the sight of sweets can divert his attention. He also likes to play hockey , swimming and athletics. He does ballet and is always on the lookout for new sporting equipment. Often seen with Ralph or Bert, sometimes even Henry. Although Henry occasionally says he does not like Al.
[edit] Gorgeous Gurinda
A lovely girl in Henry's class.
[edit] Singing Soraya
A girl in Henry's class who is singing when she is seen and her voice also sounds as if she is singing.
[edit] Lazy Linda
The laziest girl in Henry's class, who is absolutely scruffy. She is often seen sleeping during a scene.
[edit] Weepy William
A boy in Henry's class who's friends with Anxious Andrew and is the biggest cry baby known to mankind.
[edit] Anxious Andrew
A boy in Henry's class who's friends with William and has a fairly similar personality to William and is nervous and hesitant to do anything, he struggles to talk, is quite gullible and hates extreme activities such as football.
[edit] Sour Susan
Sour Susan is Margaret's and best friend but sometimes they fall out and say they hate each other as they are always arguing on what they play etc. She always has a grumpy and sour face. Susan is mostly a parrot to Margaret, and usually says "yeah, Henry" after Margaret offends him or proves him wrong. AND SHE IS MEAN
[edit] Miss Battle-Axe
Miss Boudicca Battle-Axe is Henry's teacher. Out of all the children in her class, she hates Henry most. She once appeared with her mother in "Horrid Henry dines at Restaurant le Posh". She is probably the strictest teacher in the school.
[edit] Miss Lovely
Miss Lydia Lovely is Peter's teacher. As her name suggests, she has a gentle nature. She is very proud of Peter's progress and behaviour and is always saying nice things about him to his parents, except in Horrid Henry's Computer, when Henry tricks her into believing that Peter wrote a rude essay about her.
[edit] Miss Oddbod
The headmistress of the school and had no friends and is somewhat kinder to Henry than Miss Battle-Axe, she is generally good-natured but can act strange at times, for example, she was the 'time capsule thief' who dug up time capsules from the school grounds at night.
[edit] Prissy Polly
Henry's post-teen cousin who is always in a jumpy and hyper mood and is usually seen smiling. Marries Pimply Paul in Horrid Henry's Wedding and together, they have one daughter, Vomiting Vera.
[edit] Pimply Paul
A nasty, pimply-faced man who married Prissy Polly in "Horrid Henry's Wedding" and had one daughter with her, Vomiting Vera. He always refers to Henry as a "brat".
[edit] Rich Aunt Ruby
Henry's Rich aunt and Stuck-up Steve's mum. In the episode Horrid Henry's Haunted House, Henry scares her and Steve away from their house and gets to play with all Steve's toys.
[edit] Stuck-up Steve
Steve is Henry's Stuck up Cousin. Henry calls him "Stuck up" because of how rich and spoiled Steve is compared to Henry. As on the episode Horrid Henry's Haunted House, Henry scares Aunt Ruby and Steve away from their house and Henry keeps the house and everything in it to himself. When Horrid Henry goes face to face with Steve, Henry wins by eating all his snails.
[edit] Fluffy
Fluffy is Peter's white Persian cat, who feuds with Henry's hamster, Fang (who makes dog noises). Fluffy is shown in many episodes sitting by the window sill at night and as he clicks the remote control button next to him, the scene changes to sunrise.
[edit] New Nick
He is new ... very new. He makes friends with Henry soon after he joins Henry's class and invites him to stay the night at his house. When Henry arrives, he finds the house has a lot of dogs and karaoke singers and has a thoroughly miserable evening. New Nick has been referenced a couple of times since, but it is as yet unknown as to whether he ever renews he friendship with Henry.
[edit] Marvin The Maniac
The presenter Of One Of Henry's favourite TV programmes, Gross-Out
[edit] Clever Clare
Clever Clare is the smartest girl in Henry's class, and a full on nerd. She's thought to be tell-tale which was shown in Horrid Henry's New Teacher
[edit] Greedy Graham
Greedy Graham is a greedy boy in Henry's class, who eats any junk he can get his hands on. He is also one of Henry's close friends.
[edit] Dizzy Dave
Dizzy Dave is a dizzy boy in Henry's class. He is one of Henry's close friends.
[edit] List of Horrid Henry Books
[edit] 1. Horrid Henry-1993
Horrid Henry tries to be good, goes dancing, makes Glop with Moody Margaret and goes on holiday.
[edit] 2. Horrid Henry and the Secret Club-1994
Horrid Henry has an injection, battles Moody Margaret, torments Perfect Peter and tries to make his birthday good.
[edit] 3. Horrid Henry Tricks the Tooth Fairy-1995
Horrid Henry tries to trick the tooth fairy, wrecks a wedding, has Moody Margaret to stay and meets his new teacher.
[edit] 4. Horrid Henry's Nits-1996
Horrid Henry gets nits, terrorizes people with a Fangmangler, sabotages his school trip and his parents' dinner party.
[edit] 5. Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick-1997
Henry runs away from home and bumps into Moody Margaret, cheats in sports day to win for the first time ever, sells Perfect Peter in a jumble sale, and finds a way to substitute Stuck up Steve's presents for his when Steve and Aunt Ruby stay for Christmas.
[edit] 6. Horrid Henry's Haunted House-1998
Horrid Henry goes to stay at Aunt Ruby's house, where his cousin Stuck-Up Steve tries to scare him by saying that there is a ghost in the room he is sleeping in. He also fights with Peter for the living-room chair, wins a prize at the school fair and goes on tv.
[edit] 7. Horrid Henry and the Mummy's Curse-1999
Horrid Henry fights with Peter over a gold gizmo, plays a trick on the kids at his swimming lesson, has a bad time with his spelling homework and tricks Peter into thinking that Egyptian mummies are real using a Mummy kit he has.
[edit] 8. Horrid Henry's Revenge-2000
Horrid Henry gets revenge on Peter, encounters a dinner lady who takes treats off the class, visits his Dad's office and his boss' son, Bill. Then finds a way to get video games for the family's new computer, since he's not allowed PC games, only educational games.
[edit] 9. Horrid Henry and the Bogey Baby Sitter-2001
Horrid Henry encounters the babysitter from hell, traumatizes his parents on a car journey, goes trick or treating at Hallowe'en, and invades Moody Margaret's Secret Club.
[edit] 10. Horrid Henry's Stinkbomb-2002
Horrid Henry and Margaret steal each others' weapon idea when the traitors of each camp reveal it to them. He also gets Miss Battle-axe in trouble with the head, tries to win a reading competition for tickets to a theme park and goes for a sleepover at new Nick's house, but leaves in the middle of the night because it is horrible.
[edit] 11. Horrid Henry's Underpants-2003
Horrid Henry makes a deal with his parents about him eating vegetables, receives girls underwear for a birthday present and finds himself wearing them so his class laugh at him, pretends to be sick on the same day as Peter (to get out of going to school) and finds a way to get money by writing no thank you letters.
[edit] 12. Horrid Henry Meets the Queen 2004
Horrid Henry is forced to do his chores, attempts to hypnotise Moody Margaret, insists on having a bath by himself and ruins the day when the Queen comes to school.
[edit] 13. Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine-2005
Horrid Henry goes on a dreaded hike, stopping him from watching his favorite cartoon Rapper Zapper. He also tricks Peter into thinking that time machines are real in a truly fantastic plot, so Peter plots revenge against Henry and finally Henry goes to a posh French restaurant with Stuck-up-Steve and Rich Aunt Ruby for Mum's birthday.
[edit] 14. Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend-2006
Henry looks at Peter's diary, plays a game of football at school, goes shopping for new clothes and meets Bossy Bill again.
[edit] 15. Horrid Henry's Christmas Cracker-2006
Horrid Henry ruins the school play, fails to buy his family and friends presents (so he gives them second hand things instead) and ambushes Father Christmas at last and creates a disaster at his Christmas party.
[edit] 16. Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman-2007
Horrid Henry makes his own snowman, writes his will on a rainy day, sets up his makeover business and things go bad during Author Day.
[edit] 17. Horrid Henry Robs the Bank-2008
Henry helps himself to all the money he needs to win his favorite board game. Afterwards, he comes up with another money making scheme - making a school newspaper with all the latest news. Then when Peter copies his idea of a pirate themed party, he vows his revenge, which he gets by taking over has headmaster when Peter plays schools with his friends.
[edit] Compilations
- Horrid Henry's House Of Horrors
- Horrid Henry Rules the World - 2007 - Ten favourite stories and more
- Horrid Henry's Evil Enemies - 2006 - Ten favourite stories and more
- Horrid Henry's Wicked Ways - 2005 - Ten favourite stories and more
- Horrid Henry's Big Bad Book - 2004 - Ten favourite stories and more
- A Triple Treat of Horrid Henry - Three books in one
- A Giant Slice of Horrid Henry- Three books in one
- A Handful of Horrid Henry - Three books in one
- A Helping of Horrid Henry - Three books in one
- A Hat Trick of Horrid Henry - Three books in one
[edit] Other Books
- Horrid Henry's Annual 2009
- Horrid Henry's Annual 2008
- Horrid Henry's Joke Book
- Horrid Henry's Jolly Joke Book
- Horrid Henry's Mindbenders
- Horrid Henry's Headscratchers
- Horrid Henry's Brainbusters
- Horrid Henry's Colouring Book
- Horrid Henry's Puzzlebook
- Horrid Henry's Stickerbook
- Horrid Henry's Mighty Joke Book
- Horrid Henry's Joke Book (Re-Issue)
- Horrid Henry's Jolly Joke Book (Re-Issue)
[edit] Changes From Book To Book
- In 'Horrid Henry & the Mummy's Curse' ('Horrid Henry's Hobby'), Peter says that his favourite vegetable is beetroot, whereas in 'Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine' ('Horrid Henry Dines at Restaurant Le Posh') he refuses to eat beetroot.
- In 'Horrid Henry's Holiday', Henry likes swimming. Seven books later, he hates it.
- In 'Horrid Henry's Bathtime', Henry loves baths. Whereas in 'Horrid Henry's Diary', it said he hated baths.
- In 'Horrid Henry and the Bogey Babysitter', Mum says that bedtime is 9:00, whereas in 'Horrid Henry's Bedtime', it is one hour back (8:00pm) (However, it could be argued that it was made earlier due to Henry's bad behaviour). The television episode 'Horrid Henry's Diary' also gives his bedtime as 8.00pm.
- In 'Horrid Henry Tricks the Tooth Fairy' Pimply Paul hates children. However, in 'Horrid Henry's Christmas Lunch' he can be seen talking nicely to Henry.
[edit] Episode Guide
[edit] Seen On TV
Season 1
- 1: Horrid Henry's Tricks And Treats
- 2: Horrid Henry's Hobby
- 3: Horrid Henry And The Bogey Babysitter
- 4: Horrid Henry's Hike
- 5: Moody Margaret Moves In
- 6: Horrid Henry's Sports Day
- 7: Horrid Henry's School Fair
- 8: Horrid Henry and the Demon Dinner Lady
- 9: Horrid Henry Eats Out
- 10: Who Stole Mr. Kill?
- 11: Horrid Henry Goes Swimming
- 12: Horrid Henry And The Mega Mean Time Machine
- 13: Horrid Henry's Birthday
- 14: Horrid Henry Tricks The Tooth Fairy
- 15: Horrid Henry Goes To Work
- 16: Horrid Henry's Dinner Guests
- 17: Horrid Henry's Revenge
- 18: Perfect Peter's Revenge
- 19: Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick
- 20: Horrid Henry's Diary
- 21: Horrid Henry and the Secret Club
- 22: Horrid Henry's Perfect Day
- 23: Perfect Peter's Horrid Day
- 24: Horrid Henry's Christmas
- 25: Horrid Henry Tidies Up
- 26: Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend
- 27: Horrid Henry's Holiday
- 28: Horrid Henry's Time Capsule
- 29: Horrid Henry Runs Away
- 30: Horrid Henry's Heroes
- 31: Horrid Henry's Haunted House
- 32: Horrid Henry and the Injection
- 33: Where's Fluffy?
- 34: Happy Birthday Peter
[edit] DVDs
Horrid Henry's Horrid Revenge
- 1: Horrid Henry's Horrid Revenge
- 2: Moody Margaret Moves In
- 3: Horrid Henry Tricks The Tooth Fairy
- 4: Horrid Henry's Hike
- 5: Horrid Henry's Sports Day
- 6: Horrid Henry's School Fair
- 7: Horrid Henry And The Demon Dinner Lady
Horrid Henry's Tricks And Treats
- 1: Horrid Henry's Tricks And Treats
- 2: Horrid Henry And The Football Fiend
- 3: Horrid Henry's Time Capsule
- 4: Horrid Henry's Hideo Video
- 5: Horrid Henry's Haunted House
- 6: Horrid Henry And The New Teacher
Horrid Henry's Underpants
- 1: Horrid Henry's Underpants
- 2: Horrid Henry's Heroes
- 3: Horrid Henry's Horrid Hamster
- 4: Horrid Henry's Computer Whizz
- 5: Horrid Henry Makes Some Money
- 6: Horrid Henry's Christmas
Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick
- 1: Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick
- 2: Horrid Henry And The Bogey Babysitter
- 3: Who Stole Mr Kill?
- 4: Horrid Henry And The Mega-Mean Time Machine
- 5: Horrid Henry's Perfect Day
- 6: Horrid Henry Runs Away
[edit] Special Items Included With The DVDs
- Horrid Henry's Horrid Revenge : Wormy Worm
- Horrid Henry Tricks And Treats : whoopee cushion
- Horrid Henry's Underpants : stickers
- Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick : joke cards