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* NotSoAboveItAll: Downplayed, but occasionally the narrator does things that would be expected of Henry, like getting freaked out by a moray eel, or fighting with Henry over looking through a pair of binoculars.
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*** "Even an 'or what' would be too good for that."
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* ContinuityNod: In episodes aired afterSeashore Animals, "Seashore Animals", Henry's crab Tuesday becomes an occasional recurring character.character. Mostly in Henry's news report.
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** Especially with his museum dedicated to himself in "Extinct Animals".
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The show centers around the interactions of its CGI protagonist, a day gecko with green skin and purple spots named "Henry the Lizard", and an unseen, unnamed human narrator. Each episode centers on a specific theme relating to the episode's subject matter, (such as Henry traveling through prehistory in a time machine during an episode about Prehistoric Animals.) In a typical episode, Henry is usually faced with some kind of predicament or work that Henry is doing (always relating to the episode's theme), which is resolved by the end of the episode, often learning a lesson of some sort in the process.
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The show centers around the interactions of its CGI protagonist, a day gecko with green skin and purple spots named "Henry the Lizard", and an unseen, unnamed human narrator. Each episode centers on a specific theme relating to the episode's subject matter, (such as Henry traveling through prehistory in a time machine during an episode about Prehistoric Animals.) "Prehistoric Animals"). In a typical episode, Henry is usually faced with some kind of predicament or work that Henry is doing (always relating to the episode's theme), which is resolved by the end of the episode, often learning a lesson of some sort in the process.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: The caveman in "Prehistoric Animals", resembling the gorilla, is the closest thing to a human character in the show, besides maybe the narrator.
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** One of the few times they "crossover" is in "Prehistoric Animals", when a caveman walks pass a cave Henry explores while dragging the rooster.
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: One episode ("Scaly Animals") had Henry saying the title card (interrupting the narrator in the process) and doing most of the narrating for the episode, while the narrator did the "special report". The episode also ended in a musical number, unusual for the show.
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** "Around the World" revolved around [[ContinuityPorn revisiting places Henry had been to in previous episodes]] and also ended on a musical number.
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** It's happened at least once where Henry's report actually wasn't wildly inaccurate.
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'''''Henry's Amazing Animals''''' (more commonly known as ''Amazing Animals'') is an educational children's nature program originally broadcast on the DisneyChannel in 1996. It currently plays in syndication on Treehouse TV. It is also available on VHS.
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'''''Henry's Amazing Animals''''' (more commonly known as ''Amazing Animals'') is an educational children's nature program originally broadcast on the DisneyChannel in 1996. It currently plays in syndication on Treehouse TV. It is also available on VHS.
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** "Seashore Animals" had many references to RobinsonCrusoe, including Henry adopting a crab named Tuesday, named after Friday from the novel.
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* LamePunReaction: The way the narrator reacts to most of Henry's jokes.
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[[quoteright:264:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amazing_animals_2049.jpg]]
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Henry.
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* TheBoardGame: Believe it or not. It didn't last that long, though.
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** "The passenger pigeons decided there was no place left for them on Earth. So they built spaceships, and went to seek out new worlds, [[StarTrek boldly going where no pigeon had gone before]]!"
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** "The passenger pigeons decided there was no place left for them on Earth. So they built spaceships, and went to seek out new worlds, [[StarTrek [[Franchise/StarTrek boldly going where no pigeon had gone before]]!"
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* UnreliableNarrator: The focus of an entire segment of each episode, where Henry clearly [[CriticalResearchFailure didn't do any research]] for his report and explains 'facts' about animals that are clearly false (such as passenger pigeons building flying saucers and leaving Earth). The Narrator has to step in at the end to explain the truth.
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** "The passenger pigeons decided there was no place left for them on Earth. So they built spaceships, and went to seek out new worlds, [[StarTrek boldly going where no pigeon had gone before]]!"
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* ShoutOut: Henry manages to reference Music/TheBeeGees in a spot about the jacana.
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** The Golden Gecko Awards did not appear in "Underground Animals".
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* ExcitedKidsShowHost: Henry falls under type 3.
* ExcitedKidsShowHost: Henry falls under type 3.
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It\'s been a while, but I think the shorts were closer to \"3 times per episode\".
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'''''Henry's Amazing Animals''''' (more commonly known as ''Amazing Animals'') is an educational children's nature program originally broadcast on the DisneyChannel in 1996. It currently plays in syndication on Treehouse TV. It is also available on VHS.
The show centers around the interactions of its CGI protagonist, a day gecko with green skin and purple spots named "Henry the Lizard", and an unseen, unnamed human narrator. Each episode centers on a specific theme relating to the episode's subject matter, (such as Henry traveling through prehistory in a time machine during an episode about Prehistoric Animals.) In a typical episode, Henry is usually faced with some kind of predicament or work that Henry is doing (always relating to the episode's theme), which is resolved by the end of the episode, often learning a lesson of some sort in the process.
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'''This series includes examples of:'''
* CatchPhrase: Several.
** "Excuse me, that's amazing!"
** "And that's straight from the lizard's mouth! So did I get an A or what?"
** "It's time for your report."
** "And now, ladies and gentle-lizards, it's time for Henry's Amazing Golden Gecko Awards!"
** "Oh, I do love when you're precise."
* DeadpanSnarker: Henry. And the narrator towards him sometimes.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Most of Henry's jokes are these to the narrator.
* InteractiveNarrator: The narrator and Henry consistently talk to each other and make a few jabs at each others' expense.
* {{Leitmotif}}: A MickeyMousing-esque bass beat for when Henry is moving, as well as the intro theme during certain animal lectures.
* MediumBlending: Most of the time, the scene is blank white, sometimes with CGI objects and scenery, alongside CGI Henry and live-action animals. However, every episode involves animated, comedic shorts involving cartoon animals that loosely tie in the episode's theme.
* StraightManAndWiseGuy: The narrator is the straight man, and Henry is the wise guy.
* TalkingAnimal: Henry.
* TheVoiceless: The characters of said cartoon shorts.
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The show centers around the interactions of its CGI protagonist, a day gecko with green skin and purple spots named "Henry the Lizard", and an unseen, unnamed human narrator. Each episode centers on a specific theme relating to the episode's subject matter, (such as Henry traveling through prehistory in a time machine during an episode about Prehistoric Animals.) In a typical episode, Henry is usually faced with some kind of predicament or work that Henry is doing (always relating to the episode's theme), which is resolved by the end of the episode, often learning a lesson of some sort in the process.
The preceding description comes from TheOtherWiki.
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'''This series includes examples of:'''
* CatchPhrase: Several.
** "Excuse me, that's amazing!"
** "And that's straight from the lizard's mouth! So did I get an A or what?"
** "It's time for your report."
** "And now, ladies and gentle-lizards, it's time for Henry's Amazing Golden Gecko Awards!"
** "Oh, I do love when you're precise."
* DeadpanSnarker: Henry. And the narrator towards him sometimes.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Most of Henry's jokes are these to the narrator.
* InteractiveNarrator: The narrator and Henry consistently talk to each other and make a few jabs at each others' expense.
* {{Leitmotif}}: A MickeyMousing-esque bass beat for when Henry is moving, as well as the intro theme during certain animal lectures.
* MediumBlending: Most of the time, the scene is blank white, sometimes with CGI objects and scenery, alongside CGI Henry and live-action animals. However, every episode involves animated, comedic shorts involving cartoon animals that loosely tie in the episode's theme.
* StraightManAndWiseGuy: The narrator is the straight man, and Henry is the wise guy.
* TalkingAnimal: Henry.
* TheVoiceless: The characters of said cartoon shorts.
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