How To Draw Perfect Peter From Horrid Henry

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9 /10

Wonderful, very funny series

Francessca Simon's books are a real pleasure to me. When I am feeling stressed and need someone to uplift or amuse me, I always read one of the Horrid Henry books and I feel so much better already. In fact the books are so good with hilarious situations and dialogue and a naughty but still endearing titular character, that when I occasionally work at my mum's school and there's nothing for me to do the Horrid Henry books are something I love to read.

When I first heard of this series, I wasn't so sure whether it would work. The books are so good and wholly deserving of a series, but I was worried it would perhaps turn it into some moralistic programme with little of the humour that helped make the books so engrossing. Actually, it wasn't that. In spirit, this respects the books very nicely and it is a wonderful and very funny series on its own.

The animation is very nice. The characters in general are drawn very well, and the background and colours are plentiful and easy on the eyes. The music is good too, the background music doesn't intrude too much while the main theme is zany. The stories are a lot of fun, with lots of hilarious situations, the pace is fast and crisp, and the writing often makes me laugh.

The characters are engaging too, Henry is everything his counterpart in the books is, and all the other characters show great personalities and are endearing in their own way. The voice acting is excellent with no weak links but also nobody who outclasses everybody else.

Overall, this is a wonderful and very funny series. 9/10 Bethany Cox

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10 /10

At last, a good CITV show!

CITV has really gone downhill with the likes of "Potatoes and Dragons", "Avater" and "Atomic Betty" so they must have a boost, what do they find HORRID HENRY! A cool show which I never miss, COOL! This is so brill because it's not like other modern day kids' shows. It doesn't have any morals, it doesn't talk down to children and it's not politically correct! Brilliant! I think Horrid Henry is the best that has happen to CITV since Danger Mouse back in the 80's. Horrid Henry is a cool show and you should watch it! The episode where Henry is competing for the ticket to see Manchester United is ace. Did they actually draw an animated Edwin van der Sar? P.S: Horrid Henry is hosting the Half-Term CITV line up! Watch out for him!

10/10

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10 /10

CITV's number 1 cartoon series!!!!!!!!

Hoo, hoo, hoo, ha, ha! As soon as I so much as glance at this show I'm in hysterics - IT IS SO FUNNY!!! Horrid Henry (aged about 12) has got the most hilarious and horrid voice that's, if I'm to tell a lie, so, so soothing and done by a WOMAN (Lizzie Waterworth). The things he gets up to are unbelievable and so bad they're fabulous. I know he's nasty to his little brother Perfect Peter (aged about 7) and sometimes attacks him but, to be fair to the star, he completely brings it on himself provoking his big brother and being boastful. I don't know why Horrid Henry and Moody Margaret don't see eye to eye! They're so much alike and I think when it suits them they're work quite well together - a gruesome twosome! Despite all his dirty-work to cover up his actions everything always goes wrong for Horrid Henry; The Birthday episode sees him having a party for the BIRDS and no Lazor-Zap, just when he "Gets Rich Quick" by stealing his mother's perfume and his father's tennis racket and selling Peter he ends up buying all of them back and loses the money, when he plays hookie he ends up nursing his sick mother and Peter and keeping the house clean instead of playing computer games. I suppose that's his comeuppance for being horrid! I love it when at the end of an episode his horrid plans fail and he screams "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" - it's so funny!

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2 /10

A Thug In The Making

I've heard not so good things about Horrid Henry, specifically from the YouTuber PhantomStrider. Having watched several episodes on Netflix out of curiosity, it's unfortunate of me to say that I share PhantomStrider's opinion on this show. From the awful writing to the infuriating characters, this show certainly lives up to it's name in that it's a horrid experience.

Based on the children's book series by Francesca Simon, Horrid Henry follows the life of a young boy as he goes to school, hangs out with friends, and spends time with his family. All the while being a complete ignoramus with none of the other characters being much better. The premise of a naughty kid being punished and learning his lesson could work if the main character has some redeeming qualities. Henry, though, does not and each episode is about him being punished and him NOT learning his lesson and instead being even more nasty. The pacing of this show is also atrocious as 11 minutes feel like an hour because the conflict is so thin and can easily be resolved. Not helping us the fact that it's humor is severely lacking as the jokes come across as awkward and lousy.

The characters themselves offer nothing to like or even latch onto as at best they're really flat and at worst they're, well, the worst. Starting with Henry, I fail to see why I should empathize with this kid as he's just awful. He's rude, selfish, arrogant, disobedient and obnoxious. I get he's supposed to be a juvenile delinquent, but he lacks any redeeming qualities for me to care. He's not funny, he doesn't relish in being dastardly, he doesn't even learn anything by the end. He's just another awful kid in a slew of awful kids in television. Not helping his case are his parents who just fuel Henry's fire. In fact, none of the characters actually do anything to make Henry less of a brat. His Mom and Dad in particular done teach him the values of being obedient and responsible. No they just punish him for being disobedient and irresponsible and expect him to figure it out on his own. His brother, Peter, is also just D.W. from Arthur but as a boy. He's spoiled, favored by his parents and is an annoying pest. His friends and teachers don't exert much personality and are just their to further Henry along into become a thug when he grows up. The worst character in the show though isn't even Henry; it's this nasty bully named Margaret who I swear looks a poor man's Frankie Foster. No seriously, spikey red hair in a Pony tail, green sweat shirt, purple hair piece, if this character's last name was Foster the show would've gotten a lawsuit from Cartoon Network. Also, she's another mean girl as if we don't already have enough of those on television.

The voice acting isn't that great either. At best it's passable, but otherwise it can get quite irritating. Lizzie Waterwoth-Santo makes a somewhat convincing boy, though everytime Henry's voice cracks it sounds more tomboyish than actual boyish. I also don't like it whenever Henry screams before the title card as it often feels forced and unnatural. Emma Tate is okay as Peter, though it's slightly more obvious this boy is being played by a woman. I also didn't think she was very memorable as Miss Oddbod. Tamsin Heatley just doesn't sound as motherly as I had hoped when playing the Mom and just sounds naggy and annoyed that she even had Henry. Wayne Forester isn't much better as the Dad as he just sounds tired when delivering his lines. Sue Elliott-Nichols and Aiden Cook were unfortunately tasked with making Margaret and Miss Battle-Axe sound very irritable, even by British voice standards. Miss Battle-Axe's accent isn't convincing and Margaret's voice is so over-the-top and obnoxious I'm surprised anyone in the show takes her seriously.

Visually, the animation is alright. The characters move in a believable and natural way and the backgrounds are well detailed. There are some moments when Henry goes into his imagination (though it's not nearly as out of place as What About Mimi) and the transitions are pretty solid. Where the visuals falter however is the character designs. The characters look fine as caricatures humans, but I don't like that they all have bright pink noses and pink cheeks. This makes them all look like they're sick. Also it bears repeating that Margaret looks too similar to Frankie Foster to be pure coincidence.

All and all, Horrid Henry is exactly what I'd expect from a show with the word "horrid" in the title. It's terribly written, has an awful cast of characters, passable yet still not good voice acting and uncanny character designs that render any positives about the animation moot. My advice, just avoid Horrid Henry and watch Kid Cosmic instead.

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4 /10

Can't stand this

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I discovered this while watching with my sister's kids and dislike the show. I wasn't happy with the way the parents handle Henry being mean to his brother who is a bit annoying. All they do is day don't be horrid Henry. I can't stand the mother in the show. If this was not a kids show someone would punch him in the face.

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1 /10

I would never let kids watch this garbage

Henry is a spoiled brat that lies, steals, and has other horrible traits. Despite all that he didn't face any real consequences. Not something you really want kids to emulate.

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10 /10

My childhood

I loved it as a kid and I remeber alot of episodes just like that.

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Good show for kids. Not much for adults. "Good! said Henry, I hate grown-ups!"

No doubt this show has been faithful to the original books it's based on. It's also one of the few animated shows on Citv that's popular. Most other series on that network tend to be broadcast ed but get no attention what-so-ever. It's like there there to fill out Citv's time slot on the condition they get no popularity at all. Horrid henry is different. Probably cause It's based on a book and stuff. Heck it even got a Movie! This show's got a lot of stuff for kid's to enjoy, however there is lot of empty space there that could have been used to interest Adult viewers or viewers of my age (I'm 15). The shows cute and realistic and all however nowadays I yearn more for the surrealism of Regular Show, The Destructivness of Ed,Edd n Eddy and the politically- Incorectness of South Park.

It's a decent show for kids though and It used to be one of my childhood favourites!

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10 /10

Amazing Comic Childhood Show

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Maybe my review is based on Nostalgia but I cant help it, I am 16 and still enjoy watching it. I enjoyed it as a kid and enjoy as an teen and hope I would enjoy it even as a adult. I regret that why am I not like Horrid Henry in my childhood days. If I were like him I would have enjoyed my childhood more. I like his attitude and confidence in whatever he does and love he turn the tables around every situation he is in and at last be cool. Definitely recommend to anyone who want to enjoy comic childhood shows.

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7 /10

Very good show

Very good show, but the word horrid doesn't actually fit with him. His parents are the worst and don't treat there children equally, but this is a kids show, so it still deserves a high rating.

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What to say...

I saw this and assumed straight away it was an American product re-voiced for the British market.

But on inspection I see that its in fact a British production that could be re-voiced for the US market, maybe thats already happened? Genie in the House is based on a similar marketing concept. It happens to be made in the UK with British actors but could easily be sold in any market. Careful attention to universal themes strips it of any local relevance.

Its blandness and political correctness (a black nerd kid for instance, there seems to be one in every children's prog these days).

How does the commenter who thinks its not politically correct come to their conclusion?

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10 /10

If you don't like this.. QUIET WORM!

I love this show! Found it in Netflix 6 years ago and my kids love it too! Henry's catchphrases are always at the right time and hilarious sparring between him and his brother!

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1 /10

Oh my god

Are we serious with this? This cartoon is about a spoiled mean kid that keeps on doing bad things over and over again without any consequences.. The kid keeps on saying his brother that he hate the fact that he's born and everyone seems to find this normal...

No wonder why kids are more and more mean to each other...

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3 /10

first 2 seasons were good season 3 eh but 4 TOXIC and DRY!!!

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I loved this show when i was watching season 1 and season 2 was definately fun to watch and season 3 was alright but could be better but season 4 was TERRIBLE it had cringy singing and terrible songs (like the girls are cool down with boys one) and margaret and henry being happy together and great aunt gretas cringy boyfriend donald and everyone is happy even henry and the parents and they shout NOOOO for no apparent reason sometimes and i could not believe that there is a season 5 coming out despite an overall TOXIC season 4

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10 /10

omg

I freaking love this show... sure its not the best one out there, but does it really need to be?

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1 /10

I don't see how this is for kids

My kids found this on Netflix. It's a light-hearted comedy about a kid with severe conduct disorder who abuses his family. It has its moments, like when Henry asks if he can go to a sleepover, and his mother asks, "With whom? Hasn't everyone already had you over?" But I don't want my 4yo encountering a cartoon about a kid who calls his brother a "worm," throws food, and terrorizes his elderly aunt. I think there is a context problem here. I don't have an issue with people thinking this show is amusing. But it's rated for all viewers, and I don't know how that is. It's animated and scripted for young viewers, but the material is very dark (like when Henry trusses his brother up and sends him in for medically unnecessary surgery). Who is this cartoon for? I can't recommend this to anyone, except maybe the parents of a disturbed child who need some gallows humor.

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1 /10

Truly Horrid

mf2 21 April 2020

If I could give this a minus score I would. Writing this in lockdown having watched endless episodes. Do not watch this. Horrid Henry is truly horrid there is nothing about this cartoon which is either funny, entertaining or constructive. Characters and voice-overs are terrible. Watching this will drive you and your children insane. Avoid at all costs.

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9 /10

Don't be Horrid Henry.

Overall the show is good. But not for children below 12. The way Henry pranks his brother Peter, Margaret and every other character is fun to watch. The reason why i gave 9 is because the same show looks completely different and better in Hindi. Weeks ago, i watched same episode in both English and Hindi simultaneously. And honestly, English version wasn't funny and some dialogues weren't good. For example in Halloween episode of season 1, Henry cuts Peter's hair just for fun. Their mother comes and in English version she says, "Don't be Horrid, Henry!" with a soft voice. But in Hindi, the same dialogue is 'Thappad padega, Henry' (you're gonna get slapped Henry) with angry and loud voice. I'm not saying that Hindi>English but the English voice acting isn't that good honestly.

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1 /10

Bad Behavior

This show is completely horrible! After my son watched this show. He has completely CHANGED!! He started acting like Henry. Henry almost gets away with like everything!! He never learns from his mistakes and he never learns his lesson! The creators should know the bad things they had done! Shame on you creators of Horrid Henry!

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10 /10

Its GOATED

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HE IS GOATED I wanna b like him wen I grow up and he's got a big tallywacker 10/10 69 bannanas

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1 /10

Maybe Im missing something.

I am only on here because my 4 year old daughter discovered this show through Netflix. So maybe I needed to read these books first, or discover this show when I was younger, as these other reviews seem so good???

My opinion on this show: Henry's behavior is indeed horrid. Peter is a spoiled brat, treated as a favorite of his parents. His parents are horrible parents. Everyone on the show could be called HORRID.

One quote I heard the mom say once is "Henry, why can't you be more like Peter?" Maybe you should love all your kids equally even though they are all different with different personality traits and all that? Maybe when you say things like that it makes the kids behavior even more awful? Maybe it makes him feel like he will never be good enough for his parents??? The whole concept of this show makes me shudder. The introduction of "Perfect Peter" makes it all the more worse for me.

I don't know, but this show hit a nerve because I normally don't bother reviewing kids shows, but I would give it ZERO starts if I was able to, sort of like the episode my daughter just finished watching where Henry got zero stars for cleaning his room!!!

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9 /10

Non-preaching, non-moralising kids' TV at last

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Firstly, of course, this is a pretty straight adaptation of the excellent books by Francesca Simon. They're written very much in the Roald Dahl style, where things are approached from a refreshingly different angle, so if you haven't read any of them, now would be a good time to start.

My young kids started watching Horrid Henry a while ago and I almost ignored it, expecting another run-of-the-mill trudge through the well worn path of trying to smuggle moral messages into kids via the gift of cartoons. BUT! Give it a chance, because it's a real break from the normal "and remember kids, never tell lies" rubbish we've all seen so much of. In Horrid Henry, the baddie, or rather anti-hero (Henry himself) invariably gets his way, and better than that he always gets away with it.

So if you want fairytale endings and a 30 minute sermon about how to eat your greens and be polite to middle aged people, watch your Disney films and your Cbeebies. If you want to see a boy throw his brother in the bin, and announce to his mother after the bin men take him away that the brother has "gone to live at the dump because he's rubbish", give Horrid Henry a whirl.

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1 /10

No lesson at all

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My four year old son found this show on Netflix and we were watching the birthday episode together. I kept waiting for there to be some sort of lesson for the children watching the show to learn. Henry was horrible. Repeatedly told his parents how awful the birthday party was that they threw for him at their home (had to be there since he has been banned every where else in town). The parents are complete push overs and never reprimand him. Then at the very end I thought something would be accomplished. It concluded with the parents finally getting up he courage to discipline him after he destroyed their house and beat up his friends they told him " no more birthdays for you." He simply laughed at them and said "they say that every year and kept being a horrible brat. I would highly not recommend this for any children as there is no lesson and simply teaches your child to be awful and there will be no repercussions.

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