Horrid Henry and the Comfy Black Chair (story)

"Horrid Henry and the Comfy Black Chair" is a short children's entertainment story.
==Synopsis==
Henry spends weeks trying to beat Peter to the Comfy Black Chair so that he can spend Saturday morning watching his favourite shows on television. Peter seems to get there first every time, but Henry has a few tricks up his sleeve.
== Plot ==
The story begins with Henry waking up early on a Saturday morning, excited to watch his favourite TV programmes: Rapper Zapper, Mutant Max and Gross-Out. However, when he gets downstairs, he finds that Peter has got there first and is watching Daffy and her Dancing Daisies. When Peter refuses to change the channel, Henry grabs the remote and pushes him off the chair. Peter calls for Mum, who sends Henry to his room.
Having set his alarm for 6:00 a.m. the following Saturday, Henry wakes up and goes downstairs to watch Gross-Out, only to find that Peter has beaten him to it again and is watching Manners with Maggie. Enraged at another Saturday morning being ruined, Henry is about to attack Peter, but has a better idea and tells him that Mum and Dad want to see him urgently. Peter falls for Henry's trick and runs upstairs, allowing him to nab the Comfy Black Chair and change the channel. When Henry won't let Peter sit back on the chair, Peter calls for Mum, who sends Henry to his room again.
The following Saturday, Henry's alarm goes off at 2:00 a.m. Determined not to miss the Gross-Out championships in the morning, Henry takes his pillow and duvet downstairs to sleep in the Comfy Black Chair. He leaps onto the chair and lands on Peter, who had gone to get a glass of water but fallen asleep in the chair. The brothers' screams bring Dad running to the scene, who tells them that they are not to go downstairs before 7:00 a.m. or face no TV for a week.
Back upstairs, Henry tries to think of another way to get the Comfy Black Chair for himself. He comes up with the idea to set his clock ahead to make sure he gets down first, but realises Peter may have had the same idea. When he goes to check Peter's clock, Henry has a truly wicked idea to get back at Peter for beating him to the chair. He moves Peter's clock an hour ahead, turns up the TV's volume to maximum and opens Mum and Dad's bedroom door.
At 6:00 a.m. the next morning, the noise from the TV wakes everyone up. Mum and Dad call Henry upstairs, but are confused when he strolls into their bedroom half-asleep. Realising that Peter is watching TV an hour earlier than allowed, they ask Henry to send him upstairs at once. Henry bursts into the sitting room, where Peter is watching Grow and Show, and tells him that Mum and Dad want to see him right away. Thinking Henry is trying to trick him again, Peter ignores him and continues watching TV. Dad then bans Peter from the TV for a month and orders him upstairs immediately. As Peter runs upstairs crying, Henry finally gets the chair for himself to watch Rapper Zapper and Gross-Out.
== Characters== 
*Horrid Henry
**Horrid Rapper Zapper
*Perfect Peter
*Dad
*Mum (not seen)
*Daffy (on TV)
*Rapper Zapper (on TV)
*Maggie (on TV)
*Marvin the Maniac (on TV)
*Kate (Manners with Maggie) (mentioned on TV)
*Timmy (Grow and Show) (mentioned on TV)
*Tank Thomas (referenced)
*Tapioca Tina (referenced)
==Behind the Scenes==
"Horrid Henry and the Comfy Black Chair" was written by American author Francesca Simon and illustrated by British artist Tony Ross.
==Appears In==
*Horrid Henry: The Haunted House (1999)
*Horrid Henry's Wicked Ways (2005)
*Horrid Henry and the Comfy Black Chair (2015, Early Reader Series)
==Trivia==
*The shows that Henry wanted to watch were Rapper Zapper, Mutant Max and Gross-Out, but Peter wanted to see Daffy and her Dancing Daisies, Manners with Maggie and Grow and Show.
==Gallery==
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