Henry the Octopus

This article is about the Wiggly Mascot. For the song, see here.
Henry the Octopus is a Wiggly Friend who debuted in 1992. He also likes to dance and spin around. Henry likes to sing and to dance with his eight legs. He is said to have a bubbly personality and loves a good joke.
He was introduced in 1992, debuting in his eponymous song from the Here Comes a Song album. According to Anthony in the Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing! documentary, Henry was named after The Cockroaches drummer Tony Henry.
The way Henry works is that the performer inside can see through the mouth and his eyes. Plus, on top of his hat, there's a vent so the performer has some space to breathe.
== Official Description ==
Henry the octopus is a fun loving octopus with purple skin. Henry is a smart dresser and loves his tartan outfit, shiny black shoes, bow tie and boater hat. He is the leader of the underwater big band and loves to sing and dance with the wiggles. When he dances, he twirls around and around.
== Costume Performers ==
* Jacqueline Fallon (1993)
* Vanessa Fallon-Rohanna (1994-1995)
* Darren Phillips (1994)
* Leeanne Ashley (1996)
* Leanne Halloran (1996-1998)
* Charmaine Martin (1997, 1999)
* Donna Halloran (1998)
* Elisha Burke (1998)
* Reem Hanwell (1998-2002)
* Brett Clarke (2002)
* Kristy Talbot (2002-2003)
* Katherine Patrick (2003-2004, 2006)
* Paul Paddick
* Lucy Stuart (2005)
* Mario Martinez-Diaz (2007-2008, 2011)
* Rebecca Knox (2008-2009)
* Clare Field (2009-2011, 2014, 2016-2017)
* Megan Bolton (2011)
* Stacy Garratt (2011)
* Lauren Hannaford (2012-2015, 2022)
* Caterina Mete (2012-2014)
* Lucy Wiggan (2012, 2018)
* Bláthnaid Conroy Murphy (2013)
* Jeff Fatt (1994-1995, 2013)
* Anthony Field (2013, 2016)
* Kelly Hamilton (2013)
* Tasmin Cummins (2015)
* Courtney Rovers (2015)
* Dominic Field (2016)
* Andrew Koblar (2016-2017)
* Michael McFadden (2016-2017)
* Stephanie Di Coio (2016)
* Tiarna Mar (2017)
* Eden Schmitzer (2017)
* Chelsey Priadko (2019, 2021-2022)
* Isabella Fitzpatrick (2018-2019, 2021)
* Callum Hendry-Hodsdon (2020-2021)
* Emma Hendry (2021)
* John Pearce (2022-present)
* Julia Lanzetti (2022-present)
* Zane Powell (2023-present)
== Voice Talents ==
* Anthony Field (1992-1993)
* Jeff Fatt (1994-2005, full time) (2006-present, part-time)
* Danny Shao (2003-2006 The Taiwanese Wiggles)
* Mario Martinez Diaz (2006, The Latin American Wiggles)
* Paul Paddick (2006-present) (2004-2006, part-time)
* Paul Field (2009-2010)
* Lachlan Gillespie (2016-2017, 2020, part-time)
* Dominic Field (2017-2019, 2023-present, understudy)
== Appearances ==
* Wiggle Time!
* Yummy Yummy
* Big Red Car
* Wake Up Jeff!
* Wiggledance!
* The Wiggles Movie
* Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
* Wiggle Time! (1998)
* Yummy Yummy (1998)
* The Wiggles: Series 1 (all episodes)
* Toot Toot!
* The Wiggles: Series 2 (all episodes)
* The Wiggly Big Show
* Captain Feathersword the Friendly Pirate
* It's a Wiggly Wiggly World!
* Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party
* Yule Be Wiggling
* Wiggly Safari
* The Wiggles: Series 3 - Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles! (all episodes)
* Wiggle Bay
* Space Dancing! (uncredited)
* Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!
* Top of the Tots
* Cold Spaghetti Western
* Santa's Rockin'!
* LIVE Hot Potatoes!
* The Wiggles: Series 4 - The Wiggles Show! (all episodes)
* Sailing Around the World
* Here Comes The Big Red Car
* It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!
* Splish Splash Big Red Boat
* The Wiggles: Series 5 - The Wiggles Show! (all episodes)
* Wiggledancing! Live In The U.S.A.
* Racing to the Rainbow
* Wiggledancing! Live In Concert
* Getting Strong!
* Pop Go The Wiggles
* The Wiggles: Series 6 - Wiggle and Learn (all episodes)
* You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
* Sing a Song of Wiggles
* The Wiggles Big, Big Show!
* Hot Poppin' Popcorn
* Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles
* Let's Eat!
* Ukulele Baby!
* The Wiggles' Big Birthday!
* It's Always Christmas With You!
* Surfer Jeff
* Celebration!
* Taking Off!
* Furry Tales
* Ready, Steady, Wiggle!: Series 1 (all episodes)
* Pumpkin Face
* Go Santa Go!
* Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2014)
* Apples & Bananas
* Wiggle House
* Ready, Steady, Wiggle!: Series 2 (all episodes)
* Rock & Roll Preschool
* The Wiggles Meet The Orchestra!
* Wiggle Town!
* Dance Dance!
* Nursery Rhymes
* Wiggle Around Australia
* Duets
* Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! (2017)
* Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle! (all episodes)
* The Best of The Wiggles
* The Wiggles Reunion Show
* Wiggle Pop!
* The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day!
* Party Time!
* The Wiggles' World (all episodes)
* Fun and Games
* Choo Choo Trains, Propeller Planes & Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car!
* We're All Fruit Salad!: The Wiggles' Greatest Hits
* Lullabies with Love
* Ready, Steady, Wiggle!: Series 3 (all episodes)
* Halloween Party
* Super Wiggles
* Fruit Salad Big Show
* Ready, Steady, Wiggle!: Series 4 (all episodes)
* Ready, Steady, Wiggle!: Series 5 (all episodes)
* The Sound of Halloween
* The Sound of Christmas
* Ready, Steady, Wiggle!: Series 6 (all episodes)
* The Wiggles Show (TV Series) (all episodes)
== Trivia ==
* Henry was created by Jeff.
* Anthony provided Henry's voice when he first made his debut. After that Jeff took over the role, before other actors began wearing the suit in concerts and videos. Jeff would remain his voice actor until Paul Paddick began to occasionally voice him in the mid-late 2000s, who mostly took over the role after that. Lachlan Gillespie even voiced Henry for a while in 2017, with Jeff returning to voice him on rare occasions in subsequent years.
* Henry is not seen in The Wiggles Go Bananas! and Nursery Rhymes 2.
* Henry's design ironically is accurate since scientists have debated that two of the octopus' limbs should be considered legs. On occasion, octopuses can walk or stand on two of their limbs on the sea floor.
* Xuxa's character "Teddy, o Polvo" is based off Henry The Octopus.
== See Also ==
* Shirley Shawn the Unicorn
* Dorothy the Dinosaur
* Wags the Dog
* Captain Feathersword
* Officer Beaples