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Henry Hugglemonster
GenreAnimated
Created byNiamh Sharkey
Voices of
Country of originIreland
United Kingdom
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes38 (list of episodes)
Production
Running timeapprox. 22 minutes
Production companiesSpiffy Pictures
Brown Bag Films[1]
Walt Disney Company (co-production)
Original release
NetworkDisney Junior
Disney Channel
ReleaseApril 15, 2013 –
present

Henry Hugglemonster is an American-Irish-British animated preschool series produced by Spiffy Pictures. It is based on the book I’m a Happy Hugglewug created and illustrated by Niamh Sharkey.[2] It first premiered on April 15, 2013 on Disney Junior with a pilot episode that aired on April 5.

Premise

The series revolves around the daily life of Henry Hugglemonster and his slightly chaotic but loving family, living in the suburban town of Roarsville. Everyone in Roarsville is a friendly, fun-loving monster.

Sometimes, Henry's experiences with his family, including loving Momma, silly Daddo, smart Cobby and diva Summer, as well as his many friends, lead to problems. So, Henry must use his problem-solving skills to try and find a way to solve the problems and conflicts he is presented with in his daily life. Every episode features one or more original songs, as well.

Characters

  • Henry Hugglemonster (Lara Jill Miller) - The 5-year-old [3]protagonist of the series. He has horns that resemble those of a jester's cap.
  • Summer Hugglemonster (Hynden Walch) - Henry's older sister. As with all female monsters in the show, she wears shoes, whereas the male ones go barefoot. In the original book, her name was Lola Hugglewug.
  • Cooper "Cobby" Hugglemonster (Chiara Zanni) - Henry and Summer's older brother, and a skilled inventor. He is 7 years old. [4]
  • Mark "Daddo" Hugglemonster (Tom Kenny) - Henry's father who works as a mailman.
  • Stanley "Grampa" Hugglemonster (Tom Kenny) - Henry's grandfather & Mark's father.
  • Jenna "Momma" Hugglemonster (née McScream) (Lori Alan) - Henry's mother.
  • Ivor Hugglemonster (Kari Wahlgren) - Henry, Cobby, and Summer's baby brother.
  • Vera "Naha-Oh" McScream (Grey DeLisle) - Henry's grandmother & Jenna's mother.
  • Estelle Enormomonster (Grey DeLisle) - Henry's large friend.
  • Gertie Growlerstein (Grey DeLisle) - Henry's smartest pal.
  • Denzel Dugglemonster (Cree Summer) - Henry's best friend who has a passion for digging underground tunnels.
  • Mr. Dugglemonster (Rob Paulsen) - Denzel's father who works as a baker.
  • Eduardo Enormomonster (Brian Blessed) - Estelle's father.
  • Ernestine Enormomonster (Brenda Blethyn) - Estelle's mother.
  • Isabella Roarson (Geri Halliwell) - Summer's pop star idol.
  • Beckett - The Hugglemonster family's pet monster dog.

Episodes

Season 1 (2013-2014)

No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Written by Original air date[5]
11"The Huggleflower / Monster Lullaby"Sascha Paladino / Chris NeeApril 15, 2013 (2013-04-15)

Summer can't wait until her musical performance, when she'll sing and Momma will play piano as the Huggleflower makes its special sound. But, the show can't begin until the Huggleflower in front of the house blooms. So, the whole family works together to try to get the sun to shine on the flower.

When Momma says it's Ivor's bedtime, baby Ivor has trouble falling asleep. Henry and Summer must take these matters into their own hands as they perform Ivor's bedtime routine to try and get the little monster to go to sleep.
22"Astrobrix / The Sore Roar"Paul Dawson / James MasonApril 16, 2013 (2013-04-16)

When big brother Cobby tells Henry that he’s too young to help build his spaceship model, Henry decides to play an outer space game with his little brother Ivor instead. Unfortunately, Ivor accidentally touches the spaceship and loses one of the spaceship pieces. Things get worse when Cobby thinks Henry lied when he says he didn't play with the spaceship!

After losing his voice while practicing for the “Loudest Roar” in the Roar-Off competition, Henry figures out a way to still participate.
33"Runaway Dough / The Copymonster"Paul Dawson / Sascha PaladinoApril 17, 2013 (2013-04-17)

Henry adds an entire jar of yeast to his bread dough and learns a valuable lesson about following directions when the dough gets so huge that forms a giant ball that rolls out the front door.

Henry notices that his friend Roberto is starting to copy the design of his racecar for his Monster Scout’s “Roaring Racers” competition.
44"The Henry Show / Mega Bouncers"Jennifer Hamburg / Bradley ZweigApril 18, 2013 (2013-04-18)

After watching Summer perform in one of her shows, Henry is inspired to put on a show of his own, but it doesn't go as planned.

Henry and his friends use Cobby’s newest invention, Megabouncer Boots, to bounce all over Roarsville, but they end up shaking the ground and ruining others' fun.
55"Bye Bye Beckett / Pet Party"Chris Nee / Bradley ZweigApril 19, 2013 (2013-04-19)

Summer feels down about having to leave the family’s monsterpet Beckett at home while the family goes camping to Rainbow Falls, so Henry figures out a way to cheer her up.

Henry and Summer decide to throw a birthday party for Beckett with all of his monsterpet friends, but the Fuzzle Birds are annoyed by the monsterpets' loud noises.
66"Number One Fan / Henry's Hugglefish"Jennifer Hamburg & Sascha Paladino / Jennifer HamburgApril 22, 2013 (2013-04-22)

Summer gets the chance to perform live with her favorite pop singer, Isabella Roarson! Summer doesn't like the sound of her own voice and feels she can imitate Isabella's voice. Soon, she shows Isabella her perfect imitation...but Isabella doesn't want a copycat for a duet!

Henry and Daddo go fishing and Henry catches a Hugglefish named Little Levon. When Levon grows too big for the house, Henry makes the difficult decision to return him to Rainbow Falls where he caught him.
77"Sneez-O-Rama / The Huggleball Game"Bradley Zweig / Kent RedekerApril 23, 2013 (2013-04-23)

Gertie brings her monsterpet, Sneezo, over for a playdate with Beckett. Problems arise when Henry does not obey Gertie's orders to keep Sneezo indoors where Sneezo will not sneeze due to the monster flowers, and Sneezo soon has an allergy attack.

Henry and Summer learn how to work together to win in a game of Huggleball against their parents.
88"The Hugglejuice Stand / The Huggledance Party"Jennifer Hamburg / Bradley ZweigApril 24, 2013 (2013-04-24)

Henry and his friends open a juice stand, but run out of the sweet flowers used to make the Hugglejuice.

Henry and Summer offer to teach Cobby how to dance in time for the first ever Huggledance party.
99"Promises Promises / Fireworks Night"Sascha Paladino / Paul DawsonApril 25, 2013 (2013-04-25)

Henry learns about the importance of keeping one’s promises when he goes to play with Denzel instead of star in Summer's play like he promised her.

When Cobby’s new invention breaks, the Hugglemonsters must work together to find the missing pieces in time to make it to the fireworks show.
1010"Paint The Town / Henry, Incorporated"Robert Vargas / Joe AnsolabehereApril 26, 2013 (2013-04-26)

The kids of Roarsville decide to tidy up the town in an attempt to win a new playground in the Most Beautiful Town contest. However, they fail and soon decide to splatter-paint the buildings.

Henry saves up his money to get a racing set from Mr. Winklemonster, the toy vendor, but his friends are also saving up to buy the same toy. Henry later decides to pay other monsters to test out Cobby's new "Monster Mitt" ride so he can earn money...but Cobby insisted that the rides were supposed to be free! What will Cobby think of this?
1111"Monsters on the Town / Enormo Henry"Chris Nee / Robert VargasApril 29, 2013 (2013-04-29)

Henry and his siblings put their good table manners to the test when they decide to surprise Momma and take her to Signor Roartonio’s Café for a nice meal. However, they soon taste a dish that makes them bounce and their parents become suspicious of their odd behavior.

In an attempt to fit in at his friend Estelle Enormomonster’s house, where everything is huge, Henry convinces Cobby to build him an Enormo-Suit.
1212"Grrr Power / Fangs Out"Jennifer Hamburg / Michael SternApril 30, 2013 (2013-04-30)

When Henry and his friend Denzel find an old album cover featuring their mothers in a rock band called “Grrr Power,”they come up with the idea to put together a reunion concert.

Henry is excited for the Fang Monster to take his loose fang and leave him a special gift. But Henry can't roar without this fang.
1313"Carried Away / Monster in Charge"Chris Nee / Robert VargasMay 2, 2013 (2013-05-02)

Henry invites the talent show judge, Mr. Growl, to the house for dinner in hopes of convincing him to allow Daddo to participate in the "Grr Factor" talent contest. To welcome Mr. Growl, Cobby soon blows up lots of balloons. But, too many balloons in one room of the house causes the house to start flying away! Worst of all...Mr. Growl's afraid of heights!

When Momma and Daddo go out for the night, they leave Cobby in charge of his siblings and his power quickly goes to his head. He eventually creates silly rules that disappoint Summer. But thanks to Henry, Cobby and his friends learn to work as a family.
1414"Iron Granny / The Monster Coin"Robert Vargas / Robert VargasMay 10, 2013 (2013-05-10)

Henry and Denzel argue over whose grandmother is better before the Iron Granny competition. So, Henry helps his grandmonster, Nan-Oh, train for the Iron Granny competition, but Denzel helps his Grand-Moh train as well! Soon, the boys get competitive about who will win.

When Grando visits Henry's house and shows Henry a very special monster coin called a spinner, Henry soon loses track of the coin, so Cobby uses his newest invention, the "Listening Laser," to find the coin.
1515"Rain, Rain, You're Not a Pain / Runaway Summer"Michael Stern / Robert VargasMay 24, 2013 (2013-05-24)

Henry is determined to find a place for he and his friends to swim when their plans of going to Monster Wave park are ruined when it starts to rain.

Summer decides to run away from home when she accidentally drops a necklace Henry made for Momma down the drain. Soon, Summer learns that her family will still love her, even if she does something wrong.
1616"Monsterpet Pageant / Ivor's First Stomp"Bradley Zweig / Joe AnsolabehereJune 7, 2013 (2013-06-07)

Henry trains Beckett for the Roarsville Monsterpet Pageant, where monsterpets compete to win a ride on a parade float. But, Estelle ends up winning with Flopster, leaving Henry jealous.

The Hugglemonsters are thrilled when it looks like Ivor is about to take his first monster stomps during a family picnic. Daddo plans on taking a picture of Ivor...but whenever Daddo pulls out the camera, Ivor won't stomp!
1717"The Piano Lesson / Monster Wave"James Mason / Chris NeeJune 21, 2013 (2013-06-21)

When Gertie arrives at Henry's house, Henry thinks she came for a playdate but she actually just came over for a piano lesson with her piano teacher, Momma! So, Henry must figure out how to pass the time – quietly – while waiting for the antagonist Gertie to finish her piano lesson with Momma.

Cobby makes it his personal mission to help Henry conquer his fear of the Monster Wave Pool so he can try surfing for the very first time.
1818"The Mighty Heromonsters / New Monsterkid on the Block"Sascha Paladino / Robert VargasAugust 9, 2013 (2013-08-09)

When Henry and his friends need an extra player for Huggleball, Henry invites the new monster kid on the block to play. But, this new monster kid, Roddy Cloudmonster, starts to bully everyone.

When Henry’s favorite comic book ends with a cliffhanger, he and his friends decide to create their own comic book to decide what happens next.
1919"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Monsterschool / Summergrams"Robert Vargas & Sascha Paladino / Bradley ZweigSeptember 6, 2013 (2013-09-06)

Henry must take the tunnels under Roarsville to make it to his first day of Monsterschool on time when all the other methods of transportation don't work for him.

When Henry and Summer realize that Summer's singing makes monsters happy, they decide to bike all around Roarsville singing "Summergrams." Problems arise when Captain Hollander mishears all of Summer's "summergrams" to him as insults.
2020"The Halloween Scramble / Scout's Night Out"Chris Nee / Bradley ZweigOctober 4, 2013 (2013-10-04)

After a big gust of wind threatens to ruin Roarsville's annual Halloween parade, it's up to Henry to catch the gigantic balloons that flew away and save the day.

Henry helps his friend Denzel get over his fears after he becomes scared by a spooky story that the antagonist Daddo tells during the Monster Scouts camping trip.
2121"Huggsgiving Day / All That Pizzazz"Jennifer Hamburg / Chris NeeNovember 15, 2013 (2013-11-15)

It's Henry's favorite holiday, Huggsgiving Day, where the whole family comes together to eat, play games and put on performances that reflect what they love about their family. But...problems arise when Henry's annoying cousin, Harry, visits and won't stop pestering Henry.

Henry and Cobby help Summer find her missing bow.
2222"Happy Hugglemas"Chris NeeDecember 6, 2013 (2013-12-06)
Henry almost misses his chance to turn on the Hugglemas lights for the first time when he's trapped inside Estelle's house, where everything is gigantic.
2323"Monster Seeds / Henry and the Sno-Grrr"Bradley Zweig / Colm TyrrellJanuary 21, 2014 (2014-01-21)

When Henry and Estelle Enormomonster's seed packets get mixed up, Henry winds up with a giant plant sprouting out of the top of his house.

Henry and Beckett set out to go sledding on Mount Roarsmore amidst rumors of a snow ogre living at the top of the mountain.
2424"Monster Mail Madness / Cobby's Comfort Cruiser"Bradley Zweig / Chris NeeJanuary 31, 2014 (2014-01-31)

Daddo asks Henry to help sort the mail at the post office on Valentine's Day.

Cobby gets his first job working at the Roarsville Bike Shop, but his new bikes, called Comfort Cruisers, keep breaking.
2525"The Sledhouse / Daddo Daycare"Robert Vargas / Chris NeeFebruary 7, 2014 (2014-02-07)

When Daddo wakes up with a bad cold, Henry must come up with creative ideas to include him in the family sledding adventure.

Daddo is in charge of the family while Momma is gone for the weekend, and Henry rallies the family to help him out.
2626"Once Upon A Roar"Jennifer HamburgMay 2, 2014 (2014-05-02)
Henry and Momma find themselves on a storybook adventure when they journey through the Glimmergrove, located in the Enchanted Monster forest, to return a magical feather to the legendary Glimmerbird and give the forest back its color.

Season 2 (2014)

No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Written by Original air date[5]
271"The Big Surprise / The Sillymonster"Bradley Zweig / Chris Nee26 October 2014

Henry and Cobby decide to throw Summer's surprise party.

When Henry involved, the Sillymonster will bring Roarsville to life.
282"Henry the Cowboy / Safety First Summer"Paul Dawson / Chris NeeTBA

It's bedtime, and Henry dreams of becoming a cowboy and Beckett becoming a horse. Cowboys require hats, western shirts, bandanas, belts, jeans, chaps, boots and spurs. Henry teaches Beckett how to ride, rear pulling the rein and more. Henry lassos. At the end, Henry wakes up and Momma calls Henry time for breakfast.

It's fall, and Summer tried to blow the leaves away and keep everybody safe.
293"Roarsville Awards / Blue Skies"Bradley Zweig / Chris NeeTBA

The Roarsville Awards is tonight, and Henry decides what tuxedo he likes.

The rescue competition is around the corner, but the blue skies are farther than Henry and Summer.
304"Henry's Big Rescue / Roberto And Meg Helps Henry Tells To Play"Bradley Zweig / Vitaly ShafirovTBA

Cobby and Summer to find Henry at the town to the rescue.

Henry plays the Huggleball game with Roberto and Meg.
315"The Candy Shop / Henry vs. The Dragon"Vince James / Sascha PaladinoTBA

The Hugglemonsters decide which candy they will choose.

Henry and Momma are in China to defend against the Chinese dragon.
326"Glory Fangs / Henry the Plumber"Mick Harrison / Chris NeeTBA

It's the Glory Fangs World Cup final, and the two last soccer teams, Team Henry and Team Summer, will compete for the Glory Fangs trophy.

Henry has to become to a plumber and plumbers require plumber clothes.
337"Summer's Ballet Class / Earthquake Henry"Vince James / Chris NeeTBA

Henry and Cobby to find Summer while teach how to ballet at ballet class.

The earthquake was happened at Roarsville and Henry knows how to stop the earthquake.

References

  1. ^ http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2013/0926/476525-henry-hugglemonster/
  2. ^ http://www.niamhsharkey.com/bio.html
  3. ^ The episode "Astrobrix" directly states Henry as being five.
  4. ^ The episode "Astrobrix" directly states Cobby as being seven.
  5. ^ a b "Henry Hugglemonster - Episode Guide". MSN TV. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
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