History Series / AmazingAnimals

** Seemingly amplified in Season 4.

* LovableLizard: Henry is an {{Adorkable}} little lizard.

* {{Adorkable}}: Henry himself is a lovable little reptilian doofus. Being [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter a gecko]] helps.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: In ''Underground Animals'', in search of his white rabbit, Henry sees 3 doors, and says that the rabbit must have gone through one of them. The episode then breaks into a narrator-run gameshow, where he shouts "Yes, Henry! but was it door number 1, door number 2, or door number 3?"

** "Extinct Animals" explains the extinction of Madagascar pygmy elephants with the legend of RocBirds, which they also refer to as elephant birds. This is odd given 1) Madagascar never had pygmy elephants, and 2) the real elephant bird was a large ratite or ''flightless bird resembling an ostrich''. While the elephant bird was involved with the legend of the roc, it was due to sailors either mistaking the adults for hatchlings of large birds or finding the birds' large eggs. Ironic that this was meant to be a rebuttal to Henry's own botched-up report on elephant birds (The narrator reprimands Henry for "getting his elephant birds mixed-up", only to get them mixed-up himself?). Interestingly, they do mention that Madagascar did have large birds that didn't eat elephants (elephant birds were herbivores).

** "Extinct Animals" explains the extinction of Madagascar pygmy elephants with the legend of RocBirds, which they also refer to as elephant birds. This is odd given 1) Madagascar never had pygmy elephants, and 2) the real elephant bird was a large ratite or ''flightless bird resembling an ostrich''. While it was involved with the legend of the roc, it was due to sailors either mistaking the adults for hatchlings of large birds or finding the birds' large eggs. Ironic that this was meant to be a rebuttal to Henry's own botched-up report on elephant birds (The narrator reprimands Henry for "getting his elephant birds mixed-up", only to get them mixed-up himself?).

** "Extinct Animals" associates elephant birds with RocBirds, by re-enacting a scene where a giant bird-of-prey (using footage of a white-backed vulture) attacks pygmy elephants (using footage of African elephants) in Madagascar. This is odd given the elephant bird was a large ratite or ''flightless bird resembling an ostrich''. While it was involved with the legend of the roc, it was due to sailors either mistaking the adults for hatchlings of large birds or finding the birds' large eggs. Ironic that this was meant to be a rebuttal to Henry's own botched-up report on elephant birds (The narrator reprimands Henry for "getting his elephant birds mixed-up", only to get them mixed-up himself?). Also, pygmy elephants never lived in Madagascar (pygmy ''hippopotamuses'' did).

** "Extinct Animals" associates elephant birds with RocBirds, by re-enacting a scene where a giant bird-of-prey (using footage of a white-backed vulture) attacks pygmy elephants (using footage of African elephants) in Madagascar. This is odd given the elephant bird was a large ratite or ''flightless bird resembling an ostrich''. While it was involved with the legend of the roc, it was due to sailors either mistaking the adults for hatchlings of large birds or finding the birds' large eggs. Ironic how the narrator reprimands Henry for "getting his elephant birds mixed-up". Also, pygmy elephants never lived in Madagascar (pygmy ''hippopotamuses'' did).

** "Extinct Animals" associates elephant birds with RocBirds, by re-enacting a scene where a giant bird-of-prey (using footage of a white-backed vulture) attacks pygmy elephants (using footage of African elephants) in Madagascar. Which is odd given the elephant bird was a large ratite or ''flightless bird resembling an ostrich''; its association with the roc was due to sailors either mistaking the adults for hatchlings of large birds or finding the birds' large eggs. Ironic how the narrator reprimands Henry for "getting his elephant birds mixed-up". Also, pygmy elephants never lived in Madagascar (pygmy ''hippopotamuses'' did).

** "Extinct Animals" associates the elephant bird with the [[RocBirds roc]], by re-enacting a scene where a giant bird-of-prey (using footage of a white-backed vulture) attacks pygmy elephants (using footage of African elephants) in Madagascar. The elephant bird was a large ratite or ''flightless bird resembling an ostrich''; its association with the roc was due to sailors either mistaking the adults for hatchlings of large birds or finding the birds' large eggs. Ironic how the narrator reprimands Henry for "getting his elephant birds mixed-up". Also, pygmy elephants never lived in Madagascar (pygmy ''hippopotamuses'' did).

* SomewhereAHerpetologistIsCrying: The narrator refers to a snake that impersonates venomous coral snakes as a harmless milk snake with a ring pattern of red, yellow, and black. Unfortunately, the snake they show and the pattern he describes is of the actual coral snake.

** "And now for the weather." "The weather?" "The ''weather'' I got it right, or the ''weather'' I got it wrong."

'''Henry:''' Ha ha. Oh, just a second or two... ''([[ExplainExplainOhCrap tries to move out, but can't because the cement has now dried]])''\\

* WetCementGag: In "Extinct Animals", Henry steps into wet cement to make footprints for his museum.

'''Henry:''' Ha ha. Oh, just a second or two... ''([[ExplainExplainOhCrap tries to move out, but can't because the cement has now dried]])\\

* DeadpanSnarker: Henry. And [[LemonyNarrator the narrator]] towards him sometimes.

* TimeTravel: Two episodes involves one: "Prehistoric Animals" (both Henry and the cartoon rooster) and "Extinct Animals" (just the rooster).

** "And now for the weather." "The weather?"
*** "The ''weather'' I got it right, or the ''weather'' I got it wrong." "Take a guess."

*** "Didn't I even get one bit right?" "Not even one, Henry." "Rats."

*** "You couldn't even give it away, Henry." "Rats."

*** "Didn't I even get one right?" "Not even one, Henry." "Rats."

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Never been released on Blu-Ray or DVD. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJg61bPZVgc Though much of the series is on Youtube from VHS copies or recordings.]]

''Henry's Amazing Animals'' (more commonly known as ''Amazing Animals'') is an educational children's nature program originally broadcast on the Creator/DisneyChannel in 1996.

* DeadpanSnarker: Henry (and the narrator towards him sometimes).

* ShoutOut: Henry manages to reference Music/TheBeeGees in a spot about the jacana.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Henry.
** Especially with his museum dedicated to himself in "Extinct Animals".
* 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" (even screwing it up intentionally to get back at Henry). The episode also ended in a musical number, unusual for the show.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: The caveman in "Prehistoric Animals", resembling the gorilla, is the closest thing to a human character in the show, besides maybe the narrator.

* DifferentInEveryEpisode: When Henry does his report, he brings his backpack searching for it tossing a pencilcase, a ball, and something related to the episode.

** One of the few times they "crossover" is in "Prehistoric Animals", when a caveman walks pass a cave while dragging the rooster, and Henry shows up a second later to explore the cave.

* 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.

* CarnivoresAreMean: Heavily averted. While scary at times, predators and scavengers are treated as just as dignified and worthy of respect as another part of nature's complex ecosystems as the herbivores.