Henry's Cat
Henry's Cat is an animated children's television programme, written by Stan Hayward and produced by Bob Godfrey, who was also the producer of Roobarb and Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk. 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 on 12 September 1983 and has enjoyed reruns since then. Five series were made in total.
Seasons
1. The Hobby
Air Date: 1983-09-14
Henry's Cat is inspired to find a hobby of his own and watches his friends doing theirs.
2. The Race
Air Date: 1983-09-12
Henry's Cat holds a race with all his friends racing with their own talents.
3. The Circus
Air Date: 1983-09-21
Henry's Cat sees a circus and sees this as an exciting opportunity.
4. The Competition
Air Date: 1983-09-23
Henry's Cat, Chris Rabbit and Mosey Mouse dress up as a one-man band for a competition.
5. The Moon Trip
Air Date: 1983-09-28
Henry's Cat and Chris Rabbit go in a balloon for a journey to the moon.
6. The Hypnotist
Air Date: 1983-09-13
Henry's Cat is inspired by the TV to try out hypnotism to help his friends, but soon decides to undo his hypnosis.
7. The Holiday
Air Date: 1983-09-22
Henry's Cat goes on holiday on a sailing boat at sea.
8. The Treasure
Air Date: 1983-09-15
Henry's Cat and Chris Rabbit try to find treasure with a dividing stick.
9. The Ill Wind
Air Date: 1983-09-13
A sick Henry's Cat imagines himself dying and going to the afterlife.
10. The Diet
Air Date: 1983-09-19
Henry's Cat takes the advice of a weighing machine to cut down on overeating and take exercise.
11. The Fortune Teller
Air Date: 1983-09-29
Henry's Cat goes to a fortune teller at a funfair with his future near at hand.
12. The Explorer
Air Date: 1983-10-04
Henry's Cat goes exploring to find the West Pole.
13. The Whale
Air Date: 1983-09-16
Henry's Cat goes fishing for a whale to get something new to eat.
14. The Invention
Air Date: 1983-09-20
Henry's Cat is inspired to invent a machine and ends inventing something for Captain McGregor.
15. The Dream
Air Date: 1983-09-20
Henry's Cat falls asleep after eating a lot, dreaming about vivid things.
16. The Robbery
Air Date: 1983-09-27
Henry's Cat becomes detective, but runs into Mosey Mouse's uncle.
17. The Christmas Dinner
Air Date: 1983-12-24
Henry's Cat helps Chris Rabbit prepare a Christmas Dinner but they get themselves stuck.
18. The Film
Air Date: 1983-09-26
Henry's Cat gets an old film cine camera to make a film starring his friends.
19. The Disco Dance
Air Date: 1983-09-30
Henry's Cat takes his friends to a disco dance competition. When that does not work out, they join a carnival.
20. The Artist
Air Date: 1983-09-27
Henry's Cat tries to learn about art and how artists see things differently.
1. The Magic Tummy Button
Air Date: 1984-11-01
Henry's Cat and his friends search a museum for the lost temple of Aki-Kun-Bubu to find the magic tummy button.
2. The Secret Weapon
Air Date: 1984-10-11
Henry's Cat dreams about himself and Chris Rabbit as scientists defending the earth from little blue men.
3. The New Year's Resolution
Air Date: 1984-12-28
Henry's Cat is prompted to take exercise for New Year with a backwards running race with his friends.
4. The Good News Day
Air Date: 1984-01-03
On a day when nothing happens, Henry's Cat dreams he is a heroic captain of a plane that cruises across the world.
5. The Catseye Kid
Air Date: 1984-11-29
Henry's Cat imagines himself as the cowboy Catseye who is out to stop the cattle rancher, Bandit Baa Baa.
6. The Hot Day
Air Date: 1984-10-18
On a hot day in France, Henry's Cat unknowingly finds captain joining the Foreign Legion in the hot desert.
7. The Merry Men and Women
Air Date: 1984-01-10
Henry's Cat dresses as Robin Hood and recruits his friend as his Merry Men and Women.
8. The Actor
Air Date: 1984-11-08
Henry's Cat decides to become a famous actor and does in the Theatre by accident.
9. The Weatherman
Air Date: 1984-12-04
Henry's Cat becomes a weatherman to report good weather forecasts.
10. The Invitation
Air Date: 1984-10-25
Henry's Cat is invited to dinner party with Lady Snotgrove, but he feels unprepared without proper table manners.
11. The Ventriloquist
Air Date: 1984-11-15
Henry's Cat enters a contest as a ventriloquist with Chris Rabbit as his dummy, but it all goes wrong.
12. The Clever Trick
Air Date: 1984-11-06
Henry's Cat learns a trick to bend objects, which eventually makes him famous around the world.
13. The Hero
Air Date: 1984-11-22
Henry's Cat imagines his Great Uncle Felix's adventure as an First World War ace fighter pilot against Baron Von Baa Baa in 1916.
14. Caveman Cat
Air Date: 1984-12-20
Henry's Cat daydreams about being a cave cat with his inventing neighbour Chris Rabbit.
15. The Abominable Snowman
Air Date: 1984-12-13
Henry's Cat and Chris Rabbit go an expedition which winds them up in trouble.
1. The Treasure Hunt
Air Date: 1986-01-08
Henry's Cat dreams of being a member of his own crew at sea after reading in 18th Century Treasure Island.
2. The Day of Terrible Jokes
Air Date: 1986-01-15
Henry's Cat fascinated by Medieval Knights dreams that he is a bold knight winning a jousting tournament against Sir Loin of Lamb. After that he is sent to capture a three-headed dragon.
3. The Case of the Pilfered Pearls
Air Date: 1986-01-22
Henry's Cat imagines himself as Sherlock Holmes on the trail of Rum Baba (here operating under the name of Rumbini) who has been using his magic shows as a means to steal expensive jewellery from the rich.
4. The Lost World
Air Date: 1986-01-29
Henry's Cat fascinated by a TV program called Tarzan dreams that he himself is a jungle man with the huge responsibility to take care of the Lost World. The next day Henry's Cat must keep Rum Baa Baa from capturing the mighty King Kongo.
5. The Computer
Air Date: 1986-02-05
Henry's Cat goes to a computer exhibition. There he rents a small computer robot he calls Pooter. Trying to buy Pooter is hard and keep his house orderly is difficult for Henry's Cat.
6. The Correspondence Course
Air Date: 1986-02-12
After seeing a cartoon advertisement on TV, Henry's Cat decides to become an animator himself. This episode features a character called Big Bob, who is a caricature of Bob Godfrey.
1. Out for the Count
Air Date: 1987-09-22
Henry's Cat and Chris Rabbit are in a blowing gum match, but get lost and enter the creepy castle of Count Rum Baa Baa. Together they thwart his experiments.
2. The Birthday Caper
Air Date: 1987-02-13
Fed up on his birthday, Henry's Cat decides to both go to Hollywood and try becoming a famous film star.
3. The Funny Feeling
Air Date: 1987-02-20
Mosey Mouse catches Clownitis, a disease a year on Mid-Summer's Day after he drank Moo-Moo Juice. Henry's Cat rushes to the Moo-Moo Juice factory to stop Rum Baa Baa (who is controlling the machine).
4. Once Upon a Time
Air Date: 1986-12-22
Henry's Cat imagines himself meeting various fairy tale characters – and a wolf who wants to eat Little Red Riding Hood's Granny.
5. The Jingle
Air Date: 1987-12-01
Henry's Cat and Chris Rabbit go to Cyril Chipper to help in his advertising campaign becoming successful.
6. The Great Adventure
Air Date: 1987-12-08
Henry's Cat and his friends go to space in a flying carrot, eat food tablets and try to get Rum Baa Baa caught.
1. The Mystery of the Missing Santa
Air Date: 1992-12-24
Henry's Cat and Chris Rabbit as detectives go on a caper to find the kidnapped Father Christmas. They both break in the chateau, rescue Father Christmas and get Count Rum Baa Baa arrested.
2. When Time Went Wrong
Air Date: 1992-12-30
After attempting to fix his cuckoo clock, Henry's Cat along with Chris Rabbit travel in time to Prehistoric Times. As they try to go back to the Present, they travel from one Epoch to another.
3. The New President
Air Date: 1993-04-29
Henry's Cat applies to be the new president of the United States of America and have his portrait carved into Mount Rushmore. Chris Rabbit tells him about the history of America featuring George Washington, Charlie Chaplin and the Seven Dwarfs.
4. Valentine's Day
Air Date: 1993-06-10
When Henry's Cat sees Pansy Pig on TV, who is wearing a paper bag on her head, thinking she is ugly and nobody loves her, so he puts on his own "Blind Dates" show for her.
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Rating
4.7/10
Release Date
1983-09-14
Episodes
51 (5 seasons)
Status
Ended
