'' was an Animated Children's Television programme, written by Stan Hayward and produced by Bob Godfrey , who was also the producer of '' Roobarb '', a similar cartoon series from the 1970s. The show starred a laid-back, ponderous yellow cat, known only as Henry's Cat, and his many friends and enemies.
''Henry's Cat'' was first screened in 1982 and five series were made in total; the series has enjoyed repeated showings since. It developed a cult following and is still very popular along with shows such as '' Bod '', '' Button Moon '', '' Pigeon Street '', '' Flumps '' and '' Mr Benn ''.
- Henry's Cat - laid-back, a daydreamer.
- Chris Rabbit - Henry's Cat's best friend, an ever-enthusiastic, highly energetic blue rabbit.
- Mosey Mouse - the opposite of Chris Rabbit, Mosey is dour and realistic.
- Douglas Dog, Sammy Snail, Pansy Pig, Denise Duck, Philippe Frog - miscellaneous friends of Henry's Cat. They all mean well, but often overestimate their own abilities in various ways.
- Farmer Giles - a (human) farmer, frequently inconvenienced by Henry's Cat's adventures.
- Constable Bulldog - a very stern policeman (or policedog) who takes a very dim view of the gang's well-meaning escapades.
- Rum Baa Baa - a criminal mastermind, and the most evil sheep in the whole world.
Henry himself never appeared on screen; the name was an allusion to an earlier one-off Hayward/Godfrey collaboration, ''Henry 9 To 5'' about a bowler-hatted commuter who escaped his boring everyday life by indulging in daydreams, mostly of a sexual nature. Henry's Cat shared the earlier character's tendency toward wild flights of fancy and laid-back approach to life. The name "Henry's Cat" was mostly an in-joke for those few people who remembered the earlier cartoon and did not mean that Henry's Cat had a "master", unseen or otherwise.
| Series 1 | Series 2 | Series 3 | Series 4 | Series 5 |
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| The Hobby | The Magic Tummy Button | The Treasure Hunt | Out for the Count | The Mystery of the Missing Santa |
| The Race | The Secret Weapon | The Day of Terrible Jokes | The Birthday Caper | When Time Went Wrong |
| The Circus | The New Year's Resolution | The Case of the Pilfered Pearls | The Funny Feeling | The New President |
| The Competition | The Good News Day | The Lost World | Once Upon a Time | Valentine's Day |
| The Moon Trip | The Cat's Eye Kid | The Computer | The Jingle | |
| The Hypnotist | The Hot Day | The Correspondence Course | The Great Adventure | |
| The Holiday | The Merry Men And Women | | | |
| The Treasure | The Actor | | | |
| The Ill Wind | The Weatherman | | | |
| The Diet | The Invitation | | | |
| The Fortune Teller | The Ventriloquist | | | |
| The Explorer | The Clever Trick | | | |
| The Whale | The Hero | | | |
| The Invention | Caveman Cat | | | |
| The Dream | The Abominable Snowman | | | |
| The Robbery | | | | |
| The Christmas Dinner | | | | |
| The Film | | | | |
| The Disco Dance | | | | |
| The Artist | | | | |
- Official website
- Fan sites:
- --- http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/4314/main.htm
- --- http://www.toonhound.com/henryscat.htm
- --- http://www.jedisparadise.co.uk/childrenstv/Henrys_Cat/Henrys_Cat.htm
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