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Amazing Animals 	Amazing Animals
Also known as 	Henry's Amazing Animals
Starring 	Eric Meyers, Tom Clarke-Hill
Country of origin 	United Kingdom
Original language 	English
No. of seasons 	4
No. of episodes 	52
Production 	Production
Running time 	30 minutes
Production companies	
* Dorling Kindersley Vision
* Partridge Films
Original release 	Original release
Network 	
* Disney Channel
* Disney Channel UK
Release 	April 16, 1996 –
July 6, 1999
Amazing Animals (sometimes marketed as Henry's Amazing Animals for home video) is an educational children's animated TV show series nature program produced by Dorling Kindersley Vision and Partridge Films in association with The Disney Channel. It was originally broadcast on the service in 1996. It also aired on Family Channel in Canada. It is also available on VHS.
The show centers on the interactions of Henry the Lizard, a green CGI anthropomorphic lizard 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.
== Plot ==
Each episode is made up of sections in which Henry is featured, video sequences of animals narrated by the off-screen 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 Lizard: The show's main protagonist. He is a small green lizard 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 the Lizard 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 (and Nigel Greaves in the UK version).
* 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 vocal effects was provided by Fred Newman.
== Episodes ==
=== Season 1 (1996) ===
Episode Number	Title 	Title Card Animal 	Date first aired	Plotline
1 	Tropical Birds 	Scarlet macaw 	April 16, 1996 	Henry lands in a tropical rainforest and learns about tropical birds – including, but not limited to, parrots.
2 	Animal Disguises 	Chameleon 	April 23, 1996 	Henry learns about camouflaged animals after looking for his own disguise.
3 	Nighttime Animals	Springhare 	April 30, 1996 	After a long day with cousin Rex, Henry can't get to sleep, and learns about animals which stay up during the night.
4 	Animal Appetites 	King penguin 	May 7, 1996 	Henry opens a café for animals, but learns that different animals eat different things.
5 	Animal Survivors 	Wolf 	May 14, 1996 	After avoiding the dangerous animals on the desert island he is on, Henry learns about strategies that help animals to survive.
6 	Animal Senses 	Siamese cat 	May 21, 1996 	After knocking over some sense blocks, Henry learns about how animals explore the world around them using their senses.
7 	Animal Weapons 	Goat 	May 28, 1996 	Guarding his toy castle from an attack, Henry learns about animals that can fight other animals using body weapons.
8 	Animal Builders 	Beaver 	June 4, 1996 	Henry is building a house, to learn that he is not the only animal that builds a home.
9 	Armored Animals 	Tortoise 	June 11, 1996 	Henry learns that there are different animals with protective armor.
10 	Mini Beasts 	Tarantula 	June 18, 1996 	Henry learns that there are many very small animals that inhabit the wild.
11 	Animal Babies 	Kitten, Puppy, Duckling	June 25, 1996 	An egg belonging to Henry's cousin hatches in its pram, and Henry has to babysit it. He gets advice from how animals babysit their young.
12 	Poisonous Animals	Gila monster 	July 2, 1996 	Thinking of eating the contents of a nearby cauldron, the narrator warns Henry that the contents may be poisonous, and he shouldn't eat them. He also learns about animals which can be poisonous to protect themselves.
13 	Animal Journeys 	Camel 	July 9, 1996 	Globetrotting (literally walking across the surface of a globe), Henry learns that animals also move long distances too.
=== Season 2 (1997) ===
Episode Number	Title 	Title Card Animal	Date first aired	Plotline
14 	Birds of Prey 	Black vulture 	April 15, 1997 	
15 	Desert Animals 	Dromedary camel 	April 22, 1997 	
16 	Scary Animals 	Tarantula 	April 29, 1997 	
17 	Animal Records 	Tortoise, rabbit 	May 6, 1997 	
18 	Animal Colors 	Golden pheasant 	May 13, 1997 	
19 	Animal Mothers 	Lioness 	May 20, 1997 	Henry learns to appreciate his mother.
20 	Animal Pets 	Puli 	May 27, 1997 	
21 	Seashore Animals 	Pelican 	June 3, 1997 	
22 	Animal Families 	Ducks 	June 10, 1997 	
23 	Endangered Animals 	Bengal tiger 	June 17, 1997 	
24 	An Animal Year 	Red squirrel 	June 24, 1997 	
25 	Prehistoric Animals	Crocodile 	July 7, 1997 	
26 	Monkeys and Apes 	Mandrill 	June 8, 1997 	
=== Season 3 (1998) ===
Episode Number	Title 	Title Card Animal 	Date first aired	Plotline
27 	Animal Hunters 	Golden eagle 	April 14, 1998 	
28 	Animal Talk 	Dog 	April 21, 1998 	
29 	Slimy Animals 	Apple snail 	April 28, 1998 	
30 	Rainforest Animals 	Scarlet macaw 	May 5, 1998 	
31 	Animal Acrobats 	Chimpanzee, Sea lion, Wallaby	May 12, 1998 	
32 	Underwater Animals 	Fish 	May 19, 1998 	
33 	Animal Neighbors 	Rabbit 	May 26, 1998 	
34 	Giant Animals 	Great Dane 	June 2, 1998 	
35 	Creepy Crawly Animals	Grasshopper 	June 9, 1998 	
36 	Farm Animals 	Cow, Sheep 	June 16, 1998 	
37 	Animal Changes 	Lion cub, Lioness 	June 23, 1998 	
38 	Extinct Animals 	Footprints 	June 30, 1998 	
39 	Animal Eggs 	Egg 	July 7, 1998 	
=== Season 4 (1999) ===
Episode Number	Title 	Title Card Animal 	Date first aired	Plotline
40 	Animals Around the World	Red kangaroo, Monarch butterfly, Chimpanzee, Fish	April 13, 1999 	
41 	Polar Animals 	Siberian Husky 	April 20, 1999 	
42 	Clever Animals 	American crow 	April 27, 1999 	
43 	Underground Animals 	Rabbit 	May 4, 1999 	Note: The only episode to not feature the Golden Gecko Awards.
44 	Animal Helpers 	Collie 	May 11, 1999 	
45 	Woodland Animals 	Squirrel 	May 18, 1999 	
46 	Mountain Animals 	St. Bernard 	May 25, 1999 	
47 	Backyard Animals 	Mockingbird 	June 1, 1999 	
48 	Tiny Animals 	Mice 	June 8, 1999 	
49 	Animal Partners 	Mule 	June 15, 1999 	
50 	Scaly Animals 	Crocodile, Fish 	June 22, 1999 	Note: The only episode where Henry reads the title and the Narrator does the report.
51 	River Animals 	Beaver, Neon tetra 	June 29, 1999 	
52 	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.
== References ==
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== External links ==
* List of episodes at DigiGuide.tv
* Amazing Animals at IMDb https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png
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