History Literature / HorridHenry

** Moody Margaret can be this too, even though she lives in the same working-class house as Henry.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Margaret's hair colour changed from brown in the books to pink in the animated series.

-->'''Happy Hippos:''' "We're happy, we're clappy, we're the Happy Hippos."
-->'''Gross Class Zero:''' "Snot, bogies, fart, poo! We're all sick and so are you!"

* AscendedFanboy: One episode features Henry joining the Killer Boy Rats, his favorite band.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Peter may look like a "smelly nappy baby", as Henry calls him, but as we find out in ''Perfect Peter Pumps Up'', he can get pretty nasty if someone messes with his bunny.

* BigNo: Henry gets a lot of these, at least OnceAnEpisode. And every. single. time. he does it, the camera zooms into his uvula (That's shakin' like crazy).
** And not just Henry, the majority of the main characters has done this at least once.

-->'''Beefy Bert:''' "I dunno."

-->'''Horrid Henry:''' "It's not fair!"
* ChekhovsGun: In the movie, while the kids are lining up for the talent show, we have a short scene where we are introducted to Vicious Vicky, Sour Susan's little sister, who bites a boy, with narration from Henry explaining who she is. Later on, when Soggy Sid tries to stop the Zero Zombies' performance, Vicious Vicky is let loose on the stage to stop him. She does this by, among other things, biting him on the ass!
* ComicBookTime: Not to the extent of TheSimpsons or WesternAnimation/SouthPark, as the Horrid Henry tv series isn't as much of a LongRunner as them, but although officially its third season hasn't ended yet, it has been running since 2006 and none of the characters have aged a day.
* CrossdressingVoices: Lizzie Waterworth and Emma Tate as Henry and Peter receptively in the animated series.
* DevilInPlainSight: Rabid Rebecca.
* EurekaMoment

* FragileFlower: Weeping William.

* {{Gasshole}}: Rude Ralph.

* GoToYourRoom: Henry's parents often say it to him.
* GrayAndGreyMorality
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: At least a couple of episodes have involved Rude Ralph wishing he had a special talent.
* ImagineSpot: Henry often gets one, usually involving him turning into a predatory animal and harrassing Peter.

* KarmaHoudini: Henry usually recieves his comeuppance, but there are plenty of times when he doesn't.

* KidsAreCruel
* LovableRogue / UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Henry is perhaps the king of these tropes.

* NaughtyIsGood

* OhCrap: In one episode where Henry tries to watch a football match even though he has to go to Stuck-Up Steve's birthday party, he resorts to listening to it on a portable radio. The match gets so exciting he accidently knocks the giant birthday cake over Aunt Ruby, when everyone yells "Henry!", the episode ends on Henry: "Oops."
* ParentalFavoritism: Pefect Peter, [[MommasBoy especially to his mother]].
* ParentalHypocrisy: PlayedForLaughs - Henry's parents aren't above their own little immature feuds with ''their'' siblings.
* ParrotExposition: Sour Susan repeats everything Moody Margaret says.
* PetTheDog: When Perfect Peter is having a sleepover, rather than try to sabotage it, Henry actually comes in and decides to have fun with Peter and his guests. Likewise, they legitimately begin to have fun with the sleepover.
** See also some episodes where Henry actually looks out for Perfect Peter.
* PhraseCatcher / TitleDrop: "Don't be Horrid, Henry!"

* [[RichBitch Rich Bastard]]: Stuck-Up Steve, who acts like a male version of the AlphaBitch.
** Moody Margaret is a RichBitch.
* ShoutOut: To DavidBowie of all things in one episode of the TV series. Specifically a reference to "Ziggy Stardust"

* TheStoolPigeon: Perfect Peter.
-->'''Horrid Henry:''' "You don't ''have'' to tell on me..."
-->'''Perfect Peter:''' "Yes I do~ Muuuuuuuuuum!/Daaaaaaaaad!"
** Moody Margaret can also be one.

* TheUnfavorite: Horrid Henry.

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->''"[[{{Catchphrase}} Don't be]] [[TitleDrop horrid, Henry]]!"''
Series of children's books about the eponymous [[NaughtyIsGood Horrid Henry]], his friends the Purple Hand Gang, his enemies (like teachers, dinner ladies, classmate Moody Margaret) and his family. Has been made into a cartoon series for {{ITV}} and a 2011 [[TheFilmOfTheBook live action film.]]

'''The books to date are:'''

* AbusiveParents: Henry's parents are guilty under Emotional Abuse towards Henry.

* AnAesop: Don't know if this is considered a FamilyUnfriendlyAesop, but in ''Horrid Henry's Hobby'' [[CrowningMomentOfFunny]] he knocked down an entire box of "Sweet Treats" after opening them to find [[GottaCatchEmAll the Golden Gizmo for a competition]]. [[DownerEnding His family were forced to buy every packet in the supermarket and banned from the store for life]]. So the basic aesop is "Don't open cereal packets in shops", an odd aesop if there was one...

* BabysitterFromHell: Rabid Rebecca
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Peter may look like a "smelly nappy baby", as Henry calls him, but as we find out in ''Perfect Peter Pumps Up'', he can get pretty nasty if someone messes with his bunny
* BigEater: Greedy Graham.

* NoseyNeighbour: Moody Margaret can't keep her big nose out of other people's business. Especially Henry's.

* SpeechImpediment: Brainy Brian has a lisp.
** As does [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Lisping Lily.]]

-->'''Perfect Peter:''' "Yes I do~ Mooooooooom!/Daaaaaaaaad!"

* AscendedFanboy: One episode features Henry joining the Killer Boy Rats, his favourite band.

* ParentalFavouritism: Pefect Peter, [[MommasBoy especially to his mother]].

* TheUnfavourite: Horrid Henry.

!!''HorridHenry'' contains examples of:

* MyNameIsNotDurwood: Henry's Great Aunt Greta calls him Henrietta, as she thinks he's a girl due to her senility.

* BigNo: Henry gets a lot of these, at least OnceAnEpisode.

* HairOfGold: Peter and his mother.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Henry.
* KarmaHoudini

* ComicBookTime: Not to the extent of TheSimpsons or SouthPark, as the Horrid Henry tv series isn't as much of a LongRunner as them, but although officially its third season hasn't ended yet, it has been running since 2006 and none of the characters have aged a day.

* FieryRedHead: Henry; his father may also qualify.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: For all of the bullying he does, when it comes down to it, Henry ''does'' care about Peter, once pushing him away from a falling bookcase and getting crushed himself. Of course, [[IWasJustPassingThrough he didn't want to admit he did it because he cared]].

* ParentalFavouritism: Pefect Peter often seems to be the favourite child, [[MommasBoy especially to his mother]], which naturally leaves Henry as TheUnfavourite.

* TeensAreMonsters: Rabid Rebecca