Horrid Henry's Marvellous Motto

== Synopsis ==
Henry finds out that there is a motto for every occasion.
== Plot ==
The episode starts with Miss Battle-Axe trying to explain something to the class with Nicola at the front of the class with her when Henry, while doodling instead of listening, yawns and Miss Battle Axe asks if they're keeping him awake and he replies 'yes' but then instantly says 'no' after and Miss Battle-Axe tells him to pay attention. Henry apologises saying he had a late night last night. After asiding, "I'm sure", She then continues her speech while Nicola picks earwax from her ear. Miss Battle-Axe says it's the time of the year where they say goodbye to their old class rep which Nicola waves and says goodbye to and Henry mutters 'good riddance' under his breath while Miss Battle-Axe also says it's also the time of the year where they say hello to the new class rep. Margaret then puts her hand up and tells Miss Battle-Axe to pick her. Miss Battle-Axe then tries to tell Nicola to remind them of the class motto as she interrupts her and says 'goodbye' again and picks her nose after and she tries again to tell her to remind them of the old class rep. And Ralph whispers "Bogeyus Maximus!" to Henry and they both giggle. Nicola then proceeds to say "Do unto to others as you would be done by" while hiding and throwing away her booger while Miss Battle-Axe thanks her and tells the class it means they all have to behave 'or else' and Brian puts his hand up saying it doesn’t and tries to tell her what it really means but she cuts him off and tells Nicola it's time for the new class rep and she says 'goodbye' again and Miss B says it's also time for a new motto and she asks her who will she choose and Margaret still has her hand up and begs her to choose her (Susan puts her hand up too but Margaret puts it down) but Nicola shakes her head and Miss B rejects her. Then William puts his hand up but Nicola shakes her head again to which William sobs really loudly after Miss B rejects him too. Brian and Graham also raised their hands but Miss B said ‘No!’, twice rejecting them. Bert then puts his hand up but Nicola shakes her head once again and Miss asks if he really wants to and he replies with 'I dunno'. Nicola then says she chooses Henry and he yells 'Noooo!!!' opening the title card.
He continues yelling 'Noooo!!!' after the title card then Miss Battle-Axe thanks Nicola and dismisses the class. As everyone leaves the room, Henry, Margaret and Susan remain seated. Susan gets up at first but Margaret looks at each other and she sit back down again. They all eventually stand up again and leave the class. While walking out, Margaret mutters she couldn't organize a paper bag in a sweet shop. Miss Battle-Axe then asks Margaret if she understands that she wants to be class rep. Ralph waits outside the class for Henry telling him to come out and Henry shrugs. Margaret tells Miss Battle-Axe that it's obvious she wants to be class rep but she then corrects herself and says "yes, Miss". Miss Battle-Axe then says "Alright then!" and Margaret asks what's alright. Henry tells him that she can be class rep and asks if he can pass but Miss Battle-Axe says Henry is almost right and she can sort it out between them and tells them the rules and says they've got 24 hours to convince them that they should be class rep which Margaret gets excited about and Henry replies with 'Ok' and leaves the class along with Ralph. Margaret then thanks Miss Battle-Axe and tells her that she won't let her down and Miss tells her that she knows she won't and she's looking forward to hearing all about it and tells her she can go. Margaret tells her she's got one more question and then asks if she would be correct in assuming that the class motto will be a determining factor. Susan meanwhile, looks concerned and Margaret tells her that the best class motto wins and Miss Battle-Axe tells her she would be correct. And Margaret tells Susan (who still looks concernes) that it means yes but tells her to not tell Henry and they finally leave the class.
Ralph says to Henry that he’s happy because he doesn’t have to be class rep anymore although he mentioned being in competition with Margaret but Ralph drags Henry by the arm saying ‘No!’ 4 times and says let’s play football when Margaret pushes past them followed by Susan saying ‘Amid a world of noisy, shallow actors, it is noble to stand aside, and say ‘I will simply be’. Henry replies ‘You what?’ And Margaret answers ‘Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them’. Ralph tells Henry to just ignore Margaret who goes on saying ‘The faulty Henry is not in our stars in ourselves’. Al asked Henry what he’s going to do now. So he walks to Margaret and responds ‘Men of few words are the best men, slugsnot’, but she laughs saying he calls that motto and won’t get very far with that. Henry asked her what she said and Margaret replied that’s not a winning class motto but she groans remembering that she and Susan weren’t supposed to tell him about the class motto but Henry tells her she has now and says ‘so all is fair in love and war as they say’ then he and his friends walk away leaving Margaret and Susan in a sulk. Ralph asked Henry not to tell him he’s thinking of doing and he says to him ‘when life was your lemon…’ then walks off screen, Ralph shouts ‘…throw it right back!’ And asked the audience to back him up here.
The scene moves to Margaret looking at herself in the mirror asking ‘who will be the class rep after all?’ and Nicola answers ‘ You will, Margaret’ then they both smirked. Margaret asked what should they do first and Nicola suggest they find her motto in place then the rest will the easy. Margaret reads the note saying ‘do something today that your future self will thank you for’, but she scrunches it up, throws in the trash bin thinking it’s too easy then says to Nicola that she’s dumped Susan and chose her to be her campaign manager and it’s not even teatime yet. Margaret reads more notes says ‘One man’s truth is another man’s lie’ but that’s not true, ‘Eyes in front of you, not behind you’ thinking it’s obvious. Nicola picks her nose, says to Margaret that she’s got lots of cups then she says ‘You can’t control what you don’t measure’ and Nicola asked how that work then picks one off the shelves as Margaret says she’s got lots of cups meaning she’s great and Nicola reads them says great at getting up in the morning, doing something great today and being the best daughter in the world which she mentioned her Dad gave that cup.
Nicola asked Margaret what’s going to get you best at being class rep and she answers ‘I’m clever, smart, nice, kind, pretty, generous a prefectionist.. that can be a good thing as well as a bad thing by the way and I’m just all round perfect’ and Nicola asked if there is anything else but she answered ‘What else do I need?’. Just then, the girls look out the window seeing Henry holding a protest sign while chanting ‘Don’t let the bogey brains get you down! Vote for a class rep without a frown!’. Margaret tells Henry that’s very funny but nowhere near good enough and Nicola adds ‘You get what you incentivize, Henry!’. Henry asked what’s that supposed to mean then Peter tells him Mum says tea is ready and come wash your hands. Henry says he’s busy and told Peter to go way but Margaret and Nicola laugh saying he’s very busy doing nothing, telling him to go have his tea and not worry about whether he’s going to be class rep and that ‘quitters never win and winners never quit’ then high five.
Peter says the girls have a point but Henry tells him he’s not quitting then he asked if he wants that kind of hassle in his life. Henry asked what’s he meant and Peter says ‘He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day!’, but Henry claims he can’t run away from the girls or he won’t hear the end of it so ‘Peter says if you can’t beat them, join them’. With that, Henry tells Peter him stop driving him crazy with the mottos, gives his sign and heads inside their house next door. Margaret asked Peter what he’s got to say for himself and he says ‘If you can’t understand my silence, you can’t understand my words’ then drags the sign inside. Nicola cackles and says ‘What a worm!’, then Margaret replies people don’t call her ‘Nasty Nicola’ for nothing. Then Nicola asked Margaret if she wants to be class badly enough but she gets a worried look on her face.
The next day at school, Henry walks up to his classroom door where Margaret is seen inside with Miss Battle-Axe and Peter says to him, ‘Fortune favours the brave’ then encourages his big brother to go in. Henry thanks Peter as he watches him and Margaret outside the door. After school, Henry, Ralph, Al, Bert, Margaret and Susan all stuck out their tongues at one another as they leave the building. Ralph asked Henry why old Battle-Axe thought it was a good idea for him to be joint class reps but Henry claims he has no idea and told her this morning he didn’t want to be one after all and Margaret also said the same thing too something about not being nasty enough after all. They wonder if Margaret was kidding then says she’s such a bogey brain but Henry told Ralph Miss Battle-Axe came up with the best class motto in the end seeming it rude not to say yes. Ralph says ‘Oh, yeah. Better the devil you know…’ and Henry adds ‘… than the devil you don’t‘ saying to the audience that made sense at the time. Ralph says to Henry ‘Let’s rock!‘ and they both join Al and Bert in a game of football together ending the episode.
== Characters ==
* Horrid Henry
* Moody Margaret
* Nasty Nicola
* Rude Ralph
* Perfect Peter
* Mum (mentioned)
* Miss Battle-Axe
* Sour Susan
* Aerobic Al
* Beefy Bert
* Margaret's Dad (mentioned)
* Brainy Brian
* Greedy Graham
* Weepy William
* Anxious Andrew
* Jolly Josh
* Gorgeous Gurinder
* Singing Soraya
* Lazy Linda
== Trivia ==
*Bogeus Maximus was mentioned in "Horrid Henry Sells the School".
*Henry says that 'One Man's Truth is Another Man's Lie' line saying it is true in "Horrid Henry Tells the Truth".
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Category:OAS Series 4