Title: List of programmes broadcast by Nick Jr. (British and Irish TV channel) Content: Henry's Amazing Animals From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core Revision as of 16:25, 9 December 2015 by Geraldo Perez (talk) (Reverted 2 edits by 96.2.9.149 (talk): Unreferenced and dubious per editor history of making stuff up. (TW)) (diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Henry's Amazing Animals Starring Eric Meyers, Tom Clarke-Hill Country of origin UK, US Original language(s) English No. of seasons 4 No. of episodes 52 Production Running time 30 minutes Production company(s) Dorling Kindersley Partridge Films Release Original network Disney Channel Discovery Kids Playhouse Disney Original release April 16, 1996 – July 6, 1999 Henry's Amazing Animals (more commonly known as Amazing Animals) is an educational children's nature program produced by Dorling Kindersley and originally broadcast on the Disney Channel in 1996. It currently plays in syndication on Treehouse TV in Canada. It is also available on VHS. The show centers on the interactions of Henry the Lizard, a green CGI gecko with purple spots, and an unseen narrator. Each episode centers on a theme relating to the episode's subject matter, such as Henry traveling through prehistory in a time machine in an episode about prehistoric animals. Henry is usually faced with some kind of predicament or work, always relating to the episode's theme, which he resolves by the end of the episode, often learning a lesson of some sort in the process. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast and major characters 3 Episodes 4 Merchandise 5 External links Plot Each episode is made up of sections in which Henry is featured, video sequences of animals narrated by the narrator with replies by Henry, and cartoons featuring recurring unnamed cartoon animals. There are also two recurring segments: "Henry's Report" and "The Golden Gecko Awards". Early episodes depicted Henry's Report as a school report, though later episodes changed it to a news report. In either case, the report is comical and almost always wildly inaccurate. The correct information is given by The Narrator after the report. In Henry's Amazing Golden Gecko Awards, Henry picks three animals relating to the subject of the episode and presents them with awards. Unlike the report, the Golden Gecko Awards are typically more genuine. Henry does most of the narration and often gets annoyed at the Narrator for interrupting him. Henry's Report occurred in every episode; the only episode that did not have the Golden Gecko Awards was "Underground Animals", probably because of timing issues. Cast and major characters Henry: The show's main protagonist. He is a small green gecko with purple spots and yellow eyes. Henry is portrayed as being enthusiastic, albeit foolish and immature. He is generally depicted as ignorant of the episode's subject matter and typically fails in the endeavours he attempts to undertake. Sometimes, he can prove himself to be quite smart; he is also an inventor. He often identifies lizards seen in the video sequences as his cousins. His favorite food is pizza. Henry is voiced by Eric Meyers. The Narrator: The Narrator is Henry's co-star, but he is never seen and almost never named. He is depicted as being wise and knowledgeable. In addition to teaching Henry about animals and correcting his special reports, the Narrator acts as a comedic foil to Henry: the show's "straight man", who cuts Henry down for his immaturity and lack of knowledge with some combination of a mature seriousness and a dry sarcasm. The Narrator is voiced by Tom Clarke-Hill. Crab Tuesday: Henry met Crab Tuesday during a visit to the seashore, and the crab has been Henry's best friend and assistant ever since. Henry names him Tuesday after Robinson Crusoe's "man Friday". Henry can often tell what Tuesday is saying, although he has no voice at all and communicates by snapping his claws. However, in Amazing Animal Hunters, he is heard mumbling "I don't know" to Henry. Crab Tuesday's vocal effects by Frank Welker. Cartoon animals: Throughout the episodes, there are short cartoons relating to the episode's subject matter. Cartoon animals include, but are not limited to: A blue chicken professor and his wife and kids Three (sometimes four) green lizards A yellow snake with jingle bells on its tail An elephant with a pink trunk A large green Tyrannosaurus A blue parrot with a purple beak and colored head feathers A tiger that stands on two legs A blue gorilla A spider monkey A green porcupine with a turquoise crest A black spider A mole that wears sunglasses A large green bat An orange squirrel A large blue fish A blue rhino A pink weasel (or skunk) A yellow vulture A small gray frog An orange-brown beetle A large golden bear A brown eagle sergeant and brown owl army A teal pigeon A pink stork A small gray mouse A green crocodile A green chameleon A green turtle Episodes \- All episodes are shown in the order that Disney Channel and Discovery Kids aired them. Season 1: Tropical Birds (scarlet macaw) - April 16, 1996 Animal Disguises (chameleon) - April 23, 1996 Nighttime Animals (springhare) - April 30, 1996 Animal Appetites (king penguin) - May 7, 1996 Animal Survivors (wolf) - May 14, 1996 Animal Senses (cat) - May 21, 1996 Animal Weapons (goat) - May 28, 1996 Animal Builders (American beaver) - June 4, 1996 Armored Animals (tortoise) - June 11, 1996 Mini Beasts (tarantula) - June 18, 1996 Animal Babies (puppy, kitten, duckling) - June 25, 1996 Poisonous Animals (Gila monster) - July 2, 1996 Animal Journeys (camel) - July 9, 1996 Season 2: Birds of Prey (vulture) - April 15, 1997 Desert Animals (dromedary camel) - April 22, 1997 Scary Animals (tarantula) - April 29, 1997 Animal Records (tortoise, rabbit) - May 6, 1997 Animal Colors (golden pheasant) - May 13, 1997 Animal Mothers (lioness) - May 20, 1997 Animal Pets (Puli) - May 27, 1997 Seashore Animals (pelican) - June 3, 1997 Animal Families (ducks) - June 10, 1997 Endangered Animals (Bengal tiger) - June 17, 1997 An Animal Year (red squirrel) - June 24, 1997 Prehistoric Animals (crocodile) - July 1, 1997 Monkeys and Apes (mandrill) - July 8, 1997 Season 3: Animal Hunters (golden eagle) - April 14, 1998 Animal Talk (dog) - April 21, 1998 Slimy Animals (apple snail) - April 28, 1998 Rainforest Animals (scarlet macaw) - May 5, 1998 Animal Acrobats (chimpanzee, sea lion, wallaby) - May 12, 1998 Underwater Animals (fish) - May 19, 1998 Animal Neighbors (rabbit) - May 26, 1998 Giant Animals (Great Dane) - June 2, 1998 Creepy Crawly Animals (grasshopper) - June 9, 1998 Farm Animals (cow, sheep) - June 16, 1998 Animal Changes (lion cub, lioness) - June 23, 1998 Extinct Animals (footprints) - June 30, 1998 Animal Eggs (egg) - July 7, 1998 Season 4: Around the World Animals (red kangaroo, monarch butterfly) - April 13, 1999 Polar Animals (Arctic hare) - April 20, 1999 Clever Animals (dolphin) - April 27, 1999 Underground Animals (rabbit) - May 4, 1999 Animal Helpers (llama) - May 11, 1999 Woodland Animals (giant panda) - May 18, 1999 Mountain Animals (bulldog) - May 25, 1999 Backyard Animals (mockingbird) - June 1, 1999 Tiny Animals (ant) - June 8, 1999 Animal Partners (white horse) - June 15, 1999 Scaly Animals (crocodile) - June 22, 1999 River Animals (beaver) - June 29, 1999 Animal Flight (ladybug) - July 6, 1999 Merchandise Some merchandise was also released during the activity of the series. An educational computer game was also released with the television show. A board game known as The Really Amazing Animal Game was also sold but was shortly discontinued. In the episode "Extinct Animals" Henry's gift shop displayed several Henry plush toys but it is unknown if they were actually sold in stores or not. 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