List of Horrid Henry characters

The following is a list of characters that appear in the British series of children's books, Horrid Henry written by Francesca Simon. It also includes names from the Citv TV series of the same name.

Aerobic Al
A sporty boy in Henry's class who likes to stay fit and healthy, he enjoys sport and keeping fit, and he also eats very healthily, although the sight of sweets can divert his attention. He also likes playing hockey, swimming and other athletics. He does ballet and is always on the lookout for new sporting equipment. Henry's friendship with him differs. In Horrid Henry's Sports Day and Horrid Henry's Swimming Lesson, Henry is trying to beat him and so is more horrid to him. In other stories like Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick, Henry and him are more friendly together. In the TV series he is one of Henry's good friends.

Although he is good at sports, it is revealed in Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend that he is not the best at football, Moody Margaret is. However, it is hinted that Al is the second best, because he was the other team captain. He is voiced by Wayne Forester.

Parody Appearences
Aerobic Al's personality reflects that of:
 * Derek - Thomas & Friends
 * Stuwiacke - Theodore Tugboat

Anxious Andrew
A boy in Henry's class who's friends with Weepy William and has a fairly similar personality to him and is nervous and hesitant to do things, he struggles to talk, is quite gullible and hates extreme activities such as football. He is voiced by Nigel Planer.

Parody Appearences
Anxious Andrew's personality reflects that of:
 * Henry - Thomas & Friends
 * Warrior or Hercules - TUGS
 * Espio or Big - Sonic The Hedgehog
 * Barney Gumble - The Simpsons
 * Blubber Bear - Wacky Races

Angry Anna
Angry Anna is a teenager who once babysat Henry. It is unknown what Henry did, but Anna had run screaming from the house and Mum and Dad had to come home early. She later refused to babysit Henry again, yelling, "No way! What do you think I am, crazy?" She is omitted from the TV version of "Horrid Henry and the Bogey Babysitter".

Beefy Bert
Beefy Bert is usually seen in the crowds of children at Henry and Peter's school. Whenever anyone asks him a question, his immediate answer is "I dunno", spoken in a thick dumb accent. He eats beef, hence his name. Henry is a fair-weather friend to Bert. However in the episode "Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick" he actually said something other than "I dunno", he said "Have you got any food?". He is voiced by Wayne Forester.

Brainy Brian
The smartest boy in Horrid Henry's class. He is voiced by Aidan Cook.

Parody Appearences
Brainy Brian's personality reflects that of:
 * Edward - Thomas & Friends
 * Hercules or Big Mac - TUGS
 * Uncle Chuck - Sonic The Hedgehog
 * Luigi - Mario
 * Ned Flanders - The Simpsons
 * Calamity Coyote - Tiny Toon Adventures
 * Peter Perfect - Wacky Races

Bob
Bob (also known as Big Boss), is Dad's boss. He has appeared once in the books and twice in the TV Series. His book appearance was in "Horrid Henry Goes to Work" and his TV appearances were in "Horrid Henry Goes to Work", "Horrid Henry's Heist" and "Horrid Henry Says Goodbye". He is also mentioned in the story, "Horrid Henry's Arch Enemy".

Bossy Bill
Bossy Bill is Dad's boss' son. He has appeared in "Horrid Henry Goes to Work" and "Horrid Henry's Arch Enemy". In the TV series, he appears in the adaptation of "Horrid Henry Goes to Work" and the TV made episodes, "Perfect Peter Pumps Up" and "Horrid Henry Says Goodbye". He is voiced by Joanna Ruiz.

Bunny
Bunny is Peter's adorable toy rabbit. It is Peter's version of Mr. Kill. His most major roles in the TV series are in "Horrid Henry and the Time Capsule", in which Henry gives Bunny to the capsule and rescues him, "Horrid Henry Trapped", in which Henry has Bunny in the hospital after he was injured whilst saving Peter from a falling shelf in the cellar and "Perfect Peter Pumps Up", in which Henry realises that the only way to turn Peter aggressive is to steal Bunny and make fun of him.

Clever Clare
Clever Clare is thought to be the smartest girl in Henry's class. She's thought to be a tell-tale which was shown in Horrid Henry's New Teacher. She is voiced by Joanna Ruiz.

Crabby Chris
Crabby Chris once babysat Henry. When she came, Henry hid her homework and "accidentally" poured red grape juice down her new white jeans. She refused to babysit Henry again. In the TV adaptation of "Horrid Henry and the Bogey Babysitter", all Henry does is pour the juice down her jeans.

Dad
Dad is the father of Henry and Peter. He is always yelling at Henry, but very rarely at Peter. He often shouts "GO TO YOUR ROOM, NOW!". Like their Mum, he has never trusted Henry to be well behaved. He agrees with Henry's Mum almost all the time. He is also extremely healthy, making Henry and Peter very healthy packed lunches, much to Henry's disgust. Peter often shows off to him and Mum by being well behaved while Henry misbehaves. He punishes Henry by banning the TV and/or the computer, but mostly resorts to cancellation or downward re-assession of pocket money. Although strict he appears to be slightly more tolerant of Henry by giving him second chances. His appearance is blue jacket and orange shirt and red hair. He is voiced by Wayne Forester.

Parody Appearances
Henry's Dad's personality reflects that of:
 * Sir Topham Hatt - Thomas and Friends
 * Captain Star - TUGS
 * King Acorn - Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Jon Arbuckle - Garfield and Friends
 * The Announcer - Wacky Races

Dizzy Dave
Dizzy Dave is a boy in Henry's class who's very dizzy. He is shown to be one of Henry's close friends. He is voiced by Aidan Cook.

Doctor Dettol
Doctor Dettol runs the local surgery. She keeps her distance from Henry because last time he had an injection he bit her. When Henry forged sickness, she came over and could find nothing wrong, but she said that the only cure was an injection.

Fang the Hamster
Fang is Henry's loyal, vicious hamster. He often feuds with Fluffy the Cat, and has a helpful ear when Henry needs someone to talk to.He is also useful to Henry for when he plots revenge against an enemy. Fang acts like a dog and sniffs out missing Fluffy on one episode.

Parody Appearances
Fang the Hamster's personality reflects that of:


 * Bulgy - Thomas and Friends


 * Snorri - Theodore Tugboat


 * Muttley - Wacky Races/Dastardly and Muttley

Fluffy the Cat
Fluffy is Peter's grey Persian cat, who feuds with Henry's hamster, Fang. Fluffy is shown in most episodes sitting by the sitting room window sill at night and as he clicks the TV remote control button next to him, the scene changes to sunrise. A constant error in the stories and TV series is the question of whether Fluffy is a male or a female.

Parody Appearances
Fluffy's personality reflects that of:
 * Bertie - Thomas and Friends
 * Puffa or Little Ditcher - TUGS
 * Furrball - Tiny Toon Adventures

Goody-Goody Gordon
Gordon is one of Peter's best friends. He is a member of the Best Boys Club. In the TV series, he is a brown kid with black hair and he wears a yellow sweater. He is voiced by Joanna Ruiz.

Parody Appearences
Goody-Goody Gordon's personality reflects that of:
 * Percy - Thomas & Friends
 * Sunshine - TUGS
 * Tails - Sonic The Hedgehog
 * Yoshi - Mario
 * Lenny Leonard - The Simpsons
 * Brian Griffin - Family Guy
 * George Carlin Mr. Conductor - Shining Time Station
 * Booker - Garfield & Friends
 * Hamton J. Pig - Tiny Toon Adventures

Gorgeous Gurinder
Gorgeous Gurinder is pretty. She has large eyes, and people like to plait her hair, and always comment on it. She is voiced by Joanna Ruiz.

Parody Appearences
Gorgeous Gurinder's personality reflects that of:
 * Emily or Rosie - Thomas & Friends
 * Lillie Lightship or Sally Seaplane - TUGS
 * Sally Acorn or Amy Rose - Sonic The Hedgehog
 * Peach - Mario
 * Marge Simpson - The Simpsons
 * Lois Griffin - Family Guy
 * Stacy Jones - Shining Time Station
 * Lanolin - Garfield & Friends
 * Fifi La Fume - Tiny Toon Adventures
 * Penelope Pitstop - Wacky Races/The Perils of Penelope Pitstop

Greedy Graham
Greedy Graham is a greedy boy in Henry's class, who eats any junk he can get his hands on but he eventually stops this in Season 3 after he is seen eating lettuce sandwiches and carrots in The school play. He is shown to be one of Henry's close friends. He is voiced by Wayne Forester.

Parody appearances
Grredy Graham's personality reflects that of:
 * Danforth Drake - Tiny Toon Adventures
 * Klunk - Wacky Races

Great Aunt Greta
Great Aunt Greta is the aunt of Horrid Henry. Because she is blind and deaf, she thinks that Henry is a little girl called Henrietta, that Peter is a teenager, and that Fluffy is a dog called Fido. She largely takes over Grandma's role in the TV series. She has yet to appear in person in the books. She is voiced by Tamsin Heatley.

Horrid Henry
Horrid Henry is the main character in the series who has ADHD. He sports tatty brown hair and extremely bad behaviour. He loves saving up money so he can buy the things that Mum and Dad normally refuse to let him have. He is the complete opposite of his brother, Perfect Peter, he hates school, homework and especially Perfect Peter and Moody Margaret and, sometimes, his own parents. He owns a hamster, Fang, who makes dog noises and is very violent and aggressive; again, he loves saving money to buy the things that Mum and Dad refuse to let him have. Because of his hard-to-believe bad behaviour, Henry is punished by usually not being allowed to watch television for some time, not allowed to go on the computer, reduction of pocket money, and, commonly, sent to his room; though none of these punishments have ever cured his ill behaviour. He was, however, well behaved on one occasion, though this lasted only one day. He is voiced by Nigel Planer.

Parody Appearences
Horrid Henry's personality reflects that of:
 * Diesel - Thomas & Friends
 * Zorran - TUGS
 * Dr. Robotink - Sonic The Hedgehog
 * Bowser - Mario
 * Mr. Burns - The Simpsons
 * Stewie Griffin - Family Guy
 * Mr. Conductor's Double - Shining Time Station
 * The Weasel - Garfield & Friends
 * Montana Max - Tiny Toon Adventures
 * Dick Dastardly - Wacky Races/Dastardly and Muttley

Jolly Josh
Jolly Josh is a boy in Henry's class who likes playing practical jokes.

Killer Boy Rats
A band of Killer Boy Rats

Kind Kasim
Kasim is a boy in Henry's class. He once told Henry to stop being horrid or he'd teach him a lesson he'd never forget and because of this, he was one of Henry's suspects for who sent a love letter to Margaret.

Lazy Linda
The laziest girl in Henry's class, who is absolutely scruffy. She is often seen sleeping during a scene. She very rarely speaks, but when she does she uses the word "like" quite a lot and has a cockney accent.

Parody Appearances
Lazy Linda's personality reflects that of:
 * Molly - Thomas and Friends
 * Shirley the Loon - Tiny Toon Adventures

Lisping Lily
Lisping Lily is a toddler in Horrid Henrys Stinkbomb (Horrid Henrys Sleepover) & Horrid Henry Robs The Bank (Perfect Peter's Pirate Party), she loves Horrid Henry, as Henry thinks "Ewwwww..." Her common catchphrases in the book are "I love you, Henwy." and "Will you marry with me, Henwy?" She appears again in Horrid Henry Robs the Bank where she tries to ask Henry to marry again, only to be frightened off by Henry dressed in his pirate costume. She possibly kissed Henry, as in Horrid Henrys Stinkbomb "I want to give you a big kiss, Henwy,"

Maggie
The presenter of one of Peter's favourite TV programmes, "Manners with Maggie."

Marvin The Maniac
The presenter of one of Henry's favourite TV programmes, "Gross-Out".

Miss Battle-Axe
Miss Boudica Battle-Axe is a strict schoolteacher, teaching Horrid Henry, and many of his classmates such as Rude Ralph, Moody Margaret and Sour Susan. She seems to have a particular disliking towards Henry, as of his Horrid behavior in which disrupts her class. In very few episodes, Mrs Battle-Axe, her mother, has appeared, who appears to discipline her daughter greatly. She appears to have a thick, stereotypical Scottish accent. She once said that Henry's class was the worst she ever taught, and she has been teaching for 25 years. She is voiced by Aidan Cook.

Parody Appearances
Miss Battle-Axe's personality reflects that of:
 * Elizabeth - Thomas and Friends

Miss Lovely
Miss Lydia Lovely is Peter's teacher. Out of all the children in her class, she likes Peter the most. As her name suggests, she has a gentle nature. She is very proud of Peter's progress and behaviour and is always saying nice things about him to his parents, except in Horrid Henry's Computer, when Henry tricks her into believing that Peter wrote a rude essay about her. She is probably the softest teacher in Henry's school. She is voiced by Joanna Ruiz.

Moody Margaret
Moody Margaret is Henry's next-door neighbour, she hates Henry and all boys. She is a professional footballer and she is stated to be the best footballer in Henry's class and is often the captain of the class' football team, with Al being the second captain. She is shown to be the female equivalent of Henry, Margaret hates Henry, although on some occasions they work together, usually to get Peter into trouble; her friend is Sour Susan, even though they fall out most of the time they are together. Also, unlike Henry, she has no siblings, she only lives with her mother and father. She gets everything she wants as on "Horrid Henry's Favourite Day" when Henry is trying to get hold of a latest fairy comic for Peter. She is voiced by Tamsin Heatley.

Parody Appearences
Moody Margaret's personality reflects that of:
 * Daisy - Thomas & Friends
 * Carla - Theodore Tugboat
 * Brezzie - Sonic The Hedgehog
 * Wendy O Koopa - Mario
 * Edna Krabappel - The Simpsons
 * Meg Griffin - Family Guy
 * Vickie - Shining Time Station
 * Rhubella Rat - Tiny Toon Adventures
 * Muttley's Girlfriend - Dastardly and Muttley

Mum
Mum is Henry's mother.

Parody Appearances
Henry's Mum's personality reflects that of:
 * Lady Hatt - Thomas and Friends
 * Female Captain Star - Salty's Lighthouse
 * Queen Acorn - Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Liz Wilson - Garfield and Friends

New Nick
Nick is a boy who joined Henry's class as a "new" boy. He makes friends with Henry soon after he joins Henry's class and invites him to stay the night at his house. When Henry arrives, he finds the house has a lot of dogs and karaoke singers and has a thoroughly miserable evening. New Nick has been referenced a couple of times since, but it is not yet unknown as to whether he ever renews he friendship with Henry.

Nurse Needle
Nurse Needle works for Dr. Dettol. In one story, she tried to give Henry an injection, but Henry pretended to be sick and was sent home.

Perfect Peter
Perfect Peter is the complete opposite to his brother, he loves homework and never eats chocolate or confectionery (even though in "Peter's Horrid Day" he ate some chocolates just to get himself into trouble). He loves vegetables, he enjoys going to school, he has a grey Persian cat named "Fluffy", who hates Fang, Henry's hamster who makes dog noises, he wears grey school trousers, polished brown shoes and a red sweater. He loves showing off how "perfect" he is. He has blonde curly hair. He is, in fact, not quite perfect, as the way he tells on Henry so frequently suggests that he may just be looking to merely grassing on Henry rather than just complaining, sometimes he speaks in a serious voice during an argument over Henry's behaviour. It is also shown he enjoys it when Henry is told off. He wishes Henry would get into big trouble with mum and dad all the time. Although this happens every single day. Sometimes he can be naughty (in "Horrid Henry Tidies Up", he laughed at Henry when his trousers fell down). He is voiced by Rik Mayall.

Parody Appearences
Perfect Peter's personality reflects that of:
 * Thomas - Thomas & Friends
 * Ten Cents - TUGS
 * Sonic - Sonic The Hedgehog
 * Mario - Mario
 * Homer Simpsons - The Simpsons
 * Peter Griffin - Family Guy
 * Ringo Starr Mr. Conductor - Shining Time Station
 * Orson - Garfield & Friends
 * Buster Bunny - Tiny Toon Adventures
 * Sawtooth - Wacky Races

Pimply Paul
A nasty, pimply-faced man who married Prissy Polly in "Horrid Henry's Wedding" and had one daughter with her, Vomiting Vera. He always refers to Henry as a "brat". He naturally hates children.

Parody Appearnces
Pimply Paul's personality reflects that of:
 * Duncan - Thomas & Friends
 * Guysborough - Theodore Tugboat
 * E-123 Omega - Sonic the Hedgehog

Prissy Polly
Henry's post-teen cousin who is always in a jumpy and hyper mood and is usually seen smiling. Marries Pimply Paul in Horrid Henry's Wedding and together, they had one daughter together, Vomiting Vera. She is voiced by Tamsin Heatley.

Parody Appeareances
Prissy Polly's personality reflects that of:
 * Rosie or Emily - Thomas & Friends
 * Emily - Theodore Tugboat
 * Lillie Lightship - TUGS
 * Amy Rosie or Sally Acorn - Sonic The Hedgehog
 * Lisa - The Simpsons
 * Tanya - Shining Time Station
 * Babs Bunny - Tiny Toon Adventures
 * Chloe - Garfield and Friends
 * Hilda - Dastardly and Muttley

Rich Aunt Ruby
Henry's Rich aunt and Stuck-up Steve's mum. She was first seen in Horrid Henry's Christmas, where she buys Steve loads of great presents and Henry "somehow" managed to help himself to a few of them, she was next seen in the episode Horrid Henry's Haunted House, where Henry scares her and Steve away from their house and gets to play with all Steve's toys. She has previously been seen in Horrid Henry dines at Restaurant Le posh, where she took Steve and Henry's family to a fancy French restaurant, and orders Mum, Dad and Peter the things they don't want. She also spoils Steve greatly and buys him anything and everything he wants. She usually says "hush Steve" after Steve offends somebody around them.

Rabid Rebecca
Rabid Rebecca is the toughest teen in town. She once babysat Henry and Peter. Henry had a tough job getting rid of her. She only appears in "Horrid Henry and the Bogey Babysitter" in the books, but in the TV Series she appears in "Horrid Henry and the Bogey Babysitter", "Horrid Henry's Smelly Stuff" and "Horrid Henry's Haircut". She's voiced by Joanna Ruiz.

Rude Ralph
Rude Ralph is voiced by Aidan Cook. He is Horrid Henry's best friend, he seems to have a similar personality to Henry, and is well known to be rude. Ralph assists Henry is many of his plans, including plots to raid Moody Margaret's Secret Club, with him being a member of Henry's "Purple Hand Gang", or to torment Henry's younger brother, known as Perfect Peter. Although, Ralph and Henry don't get on with each other in other episodes, notably the television episode "Horrid Henry's Underpants" after Henry had been debagging he, Ralph and Bert. Ralph also attends Henry's school.

Parody Appearences
Rude Ralph's personality reflects that of:
 * Diesel 10 - Thomas & Friends
 * Johnny Cuba - TUGS
 * Gerald Robotink - Sonic The Hedgehog
 * Smithy - Mario
 * Sideshow Bob - The Simpsons
 * Roderick Rat - Tiny Toon Adventures
 * The Mad Scientist - Dastardly and Muttley

Singing Soraya
A girl in Henry's class who is singing when she is seen and her voice also sounds as if she is singing.

Parody Appearences
Singing Soraya's personality reflects that of:
 * Lady - Thomas & Friends
 * Emily - Theodore Tugboat
 * Mary Melody - Tiny Toon Adventures

Sour Susan
Sour Susan is Margaret's assistant and best friend, although they often fall out and say they hate each other as they are always arguing on what games to play, roles in those games, etc. She normally has a sour face and often acts grumpy. Susan is mostly a parrot to Margaret, and usually says "yeah, Henry" after Margaret offends him or proves him wrong. She is voiced by Joanna Ruiz.

Parody Appearences
Sour Susan's personality reflects that of:
 * Mavis - Thomas & Friends
 * Sally Seaplane - TUGS
 * Rebecca - Theodore Tugboat
 * Dulcy - Sonic The Hedgehog
 * Birdo - Mario
 * Kara - Shining Time Station
 * Elmyra Duff - Tiny Toon Adventures
 * The Female Alligator - Wacky Races

Stuck-up Steve
Steve is Henry's Stuck up Cousin and his primary archenemy. Henry calls him "Stuck up" because of how rich and spoiled Steve is compared to Henry. He first appeared on the episode Horrid Henry's Christmas, where Henry helped himself to a few of Steve's presents, as on the episode Horrid Henry's Haunted House, Steve plotted revenge, but Henry scares him and Aunt Ruby away from their house and Henry keeps the house and everything in it to himself. When Horrid Henry goes face to face with Steve, Henry wins by eating all his snails. Henry hates Steve to pieces. He made a cameo appearance in Horrid Henry and the Alien Invasion. He is voiced by Nigel Planer.

Parody Appearences
Stuck-up Steve's personality reflects that of:
 * James - Thomas & Friends
 * Top Hat - TUGS
 * Antoine - Sonic The Hedgehog
 * Oogtar - Mario
 * Bart Simpson - The Simpsons
 * Glenn Quagmire - Family Guy
 * Schemer - Shining Time Station
 * Roy - Garfield & Friends
 * Plucky Duck - Tiny Toon Adventures
 * Red Max - Wacky Raes

Speedy Sally
Sally is a speeding girl she only went for 1 episode as she and Peter only just met. Yet to appear in one of the books.

Tidy Ted
Another of Peter's friends.

Tough Toby
Tough Toby is a boy in Henry's class who acts very tough, Henry is a fair-weather friend to Toby.

Vomiting Vera
Henry and Peter's second cousin who is always vomiting and Henry took an instant dislike to her, as she vomited all over him the first time they met, following this, Henry had hoped not to meet her again until she was older and behind bars.

Weepy William
A boy in Henry's class who's friends with Anxious Andrew and is the biggest cry baby known to mankind.

Parody Appearances
Weepy William's personality reflects that of:
 * Dennis - Thomas and Friends
 * Izzy Gomez - TUGS