Transcript:Horrid Henry's Fun Run

[Henry lies on the sofa, watching TV with a fizzy drink and a bag of sweets]
Horrid Henry: Ah, yes! Mutant Max on the TV, slush mush, and nose pickers in my tummy. Doesn't get much better than this! [the door opens and Mum and Peter come in] But it does get worse than this!
Mum: Honestly, Henry, look at you! Just lying around watching TV and eating sweets.
Horrid Henry: So?
Mum: So, all this stuff is bad for you. [grabs the remote and turns the TV off]
Horrid Henry: What? Why did you do that?!
Mum: You don't get enough exercise and you eat far too much junk.
Perfect Peter: Yes, Henry, it's really important to get your five-a-day.
Horrid Henry: Silence, worm!
Mum: Don't be horrid, Henry. Actually, all of us could do with more exercise. Which is why I've signed us up for the fun run.
Perfect Peter: Yay! Woohoo!
Horrid Henry: A 'fun run'? But there's nothing fun about running!
Perfect Peter: [starts running around the room] Ooh, it'll be so lovely to be out in the fresh air, running round the park with lots of other families.
Horrid Henry: This is so unfair! Just because you want to get more exercise, doesn't mean I have to!
Mum: Yes it does. Come on, Henry, I'm sure you'll enjoy it if you give it a chance. [Henry falls back on the sofa] It's time for you to be fit and healthy.
Horrid Henry: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
[Title card shows]
[The scene shows Fluffy changing the time from night to day, then Henry's bedroom in the morning]
Mum: [opens Henry's bedroom curtains] Rise and shine, Henry! Your new exercise routine starts here.
Horrid Henry: But, it's Saturday morning.
Mum: The early bird catches the worm.
[Mum takes Henry's duvet and Peter comes in]
Horrid Henry: Speaking of worms...
Perfect Peter: Ooh, isn't it fun being up so early? I can't wait to start getting fit. [stretches and does a star jump]
Horrid Henry: Careful, you'll burst your nappy doing that.
Mum: Don't be horrid, Henry. I want you downstairs and having breakfast in two minutes.
Horrid Henry: When I'm king, everyone will get all the exercise they want. [imagines Mum, Dad and Peter running on a hamster wheel powering a fan and drinks machine while Henry sits on his throne] It's just not fair.
[The scene changes to the kitchen. Henry walks in and yawns loudly]
Perfect Peter: Good morning, Henry!
Horrid Henry: Nothing good about it. [sits down and Mum places a bowl of muesli in front of him. He looks at it] Twigs?!
Perfect Peter: Mmmm, this is delicious. And healthy.
Horrid Henry: [snifs the bowl and pushes it away] But it looks like something from the bottom of Fang's cage.
Mum: It's muesli.
Horrid Henry: It's disgusting.
Mum: Eat up Henry, we've got to get down to the park early.
Horrid Henry: The park? Oh, we can't go there.
Mum: Why not?
Horrid Henry: [thinks] Because of the escaped leopard. He's eaten three smelly nappy babies already this week. [imagines the leopard]
Perfect Peter: Eek!
Mum: Don't be silly, Henry.
Horrid Henry: [thinks again] I think I'm coming down with something. I need rest, and ice cold drinks.
Mum: Don't be so dramatic, Henry. [hands Henry his clothes] Now hurry up and get changed. [leaves the room with Peter]
Horrid Henry: It's so unfair. What if I was really injured? They'd never believe me. But they would believe Peter. [gets an idea]
[The scene changes to the hallway, where the family are getting ready to go for a run]
Mum: Come on, boys, hurry up.
Perfect Peter: Oww, my foot hurts! Oww!
Mum: [rushes over to Peter] Oh, Peter, what's the matter?
Perfect Peter: I don't know, but it really hurts.
Horrid Henry: [pretending to care] Oh, what a shame. Why don't I stay here and look after Peter while you go out running?
Dad: Here, let me take a look. [takes off Peter's shoe and a stone falls out. He picks it up] Hmmm, I wonder how this got there.
Horrid Henry: What are you looking at me for? I don't know!
Mum: I think you do, Henry. No pocket money for two weeks.
Perfect Peter: Three weeks, he's already lost it for two weeks.
Mum: Now, let's go!
Horrid Henry: It's so not fair!
[The scene changes to the park, where the family are warming up]
Mum: We'll start with an easy one, just as far as that tree.
Horrid Henry: [outraged] As far as that tree? But, that's miles!
Dad: Come on, Henry! 
[Everyone except Henry starts running. Henry struggles to run after them and grabs a pole when he gets there]
Mum: See? That wasn't so bad.
Horrid Henry: Not... not so bad? I've just run a marathon!
Mum: [laughs] Admit it, it was fun, wasn't it?
Horrid Henry: No, but at least it's over. Now, let's get a taxi and go home so I can watch Gross Class Zero!
Dad: Over? Henry, that was just a warm up. The Fun Run's not until next week.
Mum: There's going to be a lot more training between now and then.
[The scene changes to the back garden. Fluffy looks confused as she watches the family doing press-ups]
Perfect Peter: Twenty-two... twenty-three...
Dad: Twenty-four... twenty-five...
[The scene reveals Henry is only pretending to do press-ups and is taking sweets from a bag. It then shows Mum, Dad and Peter running in the street, while Henry glides along behind them on his skateboard. Then, the scene returns to the garden where everyone is doing star jumps... except Henry has the help of his mini trampoline. Dad is shown locking Henry's stuff in the cupboard under the stairs, so he is forced to participate. Then they are running in the street in the rain and Henry is splashed by a lorry. He growls disapprovingly. Next, they are running in the park. Hoppy the dog tries to chase Henry]
Parky: Hoppy, no!
Horrid Henry: [trips over Hoppy's lead and Hoppy starts licking his feet] Get off!
Parky: [chuckles] He likes you. [Henry is not amused]
[The scene shows them running in the street again]
Horrid Henry: [sees Aerobic Al running on a treadmill] Hmm, that looks easy.
Aerobic Al: Have a go, Henry.
[Henry steps onto the treadmill and starts it up, but can't keep up with it and is thrown off. He lands in a heap on the ground]
Aerobic Al: Nice try, Henry.
[Back at home, they are in the kitchen eating dinner]
Perfect Peter: Mmmm, broccoli and lentil bake.
Horrid Henry: I thought athletes were supposed to eat real food, like chips.
Dad: I'm glad to see you're taking an interest, Henry. Now, how's your sponsorship coming along?
Horrid Henry: My what?
Perfect Peter: Sponsorship. I've got Miss Lovely and everyone in my class to sponsor me for the fun run.
Dad: And I've got everyone at Tingly Toothbrushes to sponsor me. Where's your sponsorship form, Henry? The one I gave you a week ago?
Horrid Henry: Umm...
Mum: [takes out a paper aeroplane] Does this ring any bells?
Horrid Henry: Oh, that sponsorship form. 
Mum: [unfolds Henry's sponsorship form] The fun run is a chance to raise money for charity.
Dad: Yes, that's the whole point.
Horrid Henry: You mean, if we don't raise any money, it's not worth doing the fun run?
Dad: Well, yes.
[Henry approves of that. He is then seen at someone's front door]
Horrid Henry: Do you wanna sponsor me for the fun run? It's for a statue of Mad Moon Madison. [The door slams. Henry goes to another door] A new Super Soaker? [The door slams again. Henry goes to another door] Come on, just £10 a step? [The door slams again and Henry returns home]
Dad: So, how did you do?
Horrid Henry: [pretends to be disappointed] No sponsorship, so no fun run I suppose?
Dad: [sternly] Yes, fun run Henry. You'll just have to sponsor yourself. [Henry growls]
[The scene changes to the park, where the fun run is taking place. Al's Dad is hosting the event]
Al's Dad: Starting positions please, everybody.
[Al's Dad fires the gun to start the race. All the runners take off, but Henry struggles to keep up]
Dad: Knees up, Henry.
[Henry is left behind, panting and gasping]
Horrid Henry: So... tired. Can't... run... another step. [Henry sees the path going into the trees] EUREKA, THAT'S IT! I can take a shortcut through there. If I follow this path, I should come out right by the finish line. [Henry starts taking the path, but it soon stops] Hey, where did the path go?
[Soon after, Henry is trying to find his way through the woods, realising it wasn't such a good idea after all]
Horrid Henry: It's a bit spooky in here. [trips over a tree root and falls in the mud] I think I'm lost! [gets up, but walks into a branch] Argh! [hears a noise and a rustling in the bushes] Oh no, there really is a leopard in here! [sees something emerge from the bushes and runs for his life] NOOOOOOOO!!! Gangway, coming through!
[Henry overtakes all the runners, crosses the finish line and falls to the ground, thinking the leopard has got him]
Horrid Henry: Help, I'm being attacked by a leopard! [hears everyone laughing and opens his eyes to see that the 'leopard' is just Hoppy licking his feet] Huh? It's not funny!
Perfect Peter: Oh, yes it is. You look very funny when you're running! And so does Hoppy, don't you, you funny doggy? [strokes Hoppy]
Horrid Henry: Hoppy? You're the leopard?
[Henry faints. The scene changes to the sitting room, where Henry is relaxing with a drink. The doorbell rings and Dad answers the door to Al and his dad]
Dad: Someone to see you, Henry.
Aerobic Al: Henry, we need you.
Horrid Henry: You do?
Al's Dad: Saw you at the fun run today. Really impressed with the way you tackled running through the park.
Aerobic Al: Which is why we want you on our cross-country team.
Horrid Henry: Huh?
Al's Dad: You're a natural.
Dad: What a good idea! And, don't worry, rain or shine, we'll make sure he's there.
Horrid Henry: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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