Henry Hugglemonster

Henry Hugglemonster
File:Henry Hugglemonster Logo.jpg
Genre	Animated cartoon series Educational
Created by	Niamh Sharkey
Voices of	Lara Jill Miller Lori Alan Tom Kenny Kari Wahlgren Hynden Walch Chiara Zanni Cree Summer Brian Blessed Brenda Blethyn Grey DeLisle Geri Halliwell
Country of origin	Ireland United Kingdom United States of America
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	38
Production
Running time	approx. 22 minutes
Production companies	Spiffy Pictures Brown Bag Films Walt Disney Company (co-production)
Original release
Network	Disney Junior Disney Channel
Release	April 5, 2013 (pilot) April 15, 2013 – present

Henry Hugglemonster is an animated preschool show produced by Spiffy Pictures. It is based on the book "I’m a Happy Hugglewug" created and illustrated by Niamh Sharkey. It first premiered on April 15, 2013 on Disney Junior with a pilot episode that aired on April 5.

Premise

The series revolves around the daily life of Henry Hugglemonster and his slightly chaotic but loving family, living in the suburban town of Roarsville. Everyone in Roarsville is a friendly, fun-loving monster. Sometimes, Henry's experiences with his family, including loving Momma, silly Daddo, smart Cobby and diva Summer, as well as his many friends, lead to problems. So, Henry must use his problem-solving skills to try and find a way to solve the problems and conflicts he is presented with in his daily life. Every episode features one or more original songs, as well. The show can be beneficial to young children as it does not only encourage children to think creatively and build problem-solving skills, but it can also help children overcome any fears of monsters that they have.

Characters

Hugglemonster family

Henry Hugglemonster, the protagonist of the series. Very helpful, playful, and happy, Henry always finds a way to help others whenever something goes wrong. He's got a really loud roar, as well! He is 5 years old. He, like many characters on the series, uses "roarsome" instead of "awesome." In the episode "Once Upon A Roar," his middle name was revealed to be Alfonso. Played by Lara Jill Miller.

Daddo Hugglemonster, the father of the family. He's funny, although he has a very loud snore. His favorite hobby is huggle-juggling! Played by Tom Kenny.

Momma Hugglemonster, the mother of the family. She was originally the lead singer of a band called Grr Power. She gives piano lessons and is a member in a book club. Played by Lori Alan.

Cobby Hugglemonster, the oldest of the four children and Henry's older brother. He's a brilliant inventor and has a hobby of making gadgets. He is very caring, because he helps with problems and apologizes to his siblings or friends for doing the wrong thing. He is 7 years old. Played by Chiara Zanni.

Summer Hugglemonster, the only daughter, and second eldest of the family, and Henry's older sister. She sings and dances almost everywhere she goes. She wears pink shoes throughout the entire series as well as a yellow bow, although she takes off the shoes when she's swimming. She dresses up, is very loud, and often gets upset and overacts when things are hopeless. She also hates disappointing her fans. She is 6 years old. Played by Hynden Walch.

Ivor Hugglemonster, the youngest of the four children and Henry's baby brother. He can't talk properly yet and he doesn't like loud noises. He is really playful. He's often seen carried by his mother or father. His facial expresses changes to a frown when there is something wrong or when his relatives get upset. He wears orange pajamas no matter what time of day it is. His baby noises are made by Kari Wahlgren.

Grando Hugglemonster, the children's grandfather and Nan-Oh's husband. Played by Tom Kenny.

Nan-Oh Hugglemonster, the children's grandmother and Grando's wife. Played by Grey DeLisle.

Beckett, the family's pet monster dog. He loves to play and enjoy his time with the children, like real dogs.

Harry Hugglemonster, Henry's four armed cousin. He is young, curious, but hyper and a bit annoying to Henry. He was described, by Henry, as "my younger, more annoying cousin...who follows me around and tells bad jokes." He is introduced, along with Auntie Dee and Uncle Dexter, in "Huggsgiving Day." He is 4 years old.

Auntie Dee, the kids' aunt who is Harry's mother. Like her son Harry, she has four arms.

Uncle Dexter, the kids' uncle who is Harry's father. Like his son Harry, he has four arms.

Friends and Neighbors

Denzel Dugglemonster, Henry's best friend. He loves to dig complex tunnels and have fun with Henry. He is a little taller than Henry. He has a pet dog named Gurgler. Denzel has a hidden talent---he can make the balls on the tips of his horns light up. His catchphrase is "grr-ocious," which is a pun on "grr" and "ferocious." Played by Cree Summer.

Mr. and Mrs. Dugglemonster, Denzel's parents. Although the mother's name is Maud, the father's is still unknown.

Gertie Growlerstien, one of Henry's friends. She is very calculated with time and has great perception with numbers. She has a pet bird named Sneezo. Played by Grey DeLisle. Sneezo's sounds are provided by Tom Kenny.

Mr. and Mrs. Growlerstien, Gertie's parents. Played by Tom Kenny and Hynden Walch, respectively.

Milo Growlerstien, Gertie's little brother. Played by Hynden Walch.

Estelle Enormomonster, one of Henry's friends and largest of the group. Estelle is very energetic, and loves to play Enormo-Ball and huggleball. She has a pet dog named Flopster. Played by Grey DeLisle.

Isabella Roarson, a singer who Summer is a big fan of. She wears sparkled red heels, a sparkled golden bow, and a sparkled golden tutu. Played by guest star Geri Halliwell.

Eduardo and Ernestine Enormomonster, Estelle's parents and the largest monsters in Roarsville. Eduardo is played by Brian Blessed while Ernestine is played by Brenda Blethyn.

Meg, another one of Henry's friends and Summer and Gertie's best friend. She is very cheerful and lovable, and likes to hang out with Roberto sometimes. Played by Grey DeLisle.

Matilda, Meg's mother. She was, when she was young, in the band Grr Power. She teaches music, and is also the town photographer.

Roddy Cloudmonster, a new monsterkid who appears in the episode "New Monsterkid on the Block." He is a cloudmonster who just moved in. Roddy has the power to create his own personal clouds. He has a very long tail. He acted like a bully and was being troublesome, but after, the monster kids stood up to him. This made him sad. After, Henry showed him how to be kind to the other monsters, and they made friends with him.

Signor Roartonio, the chef in Roarsville who owns a fancy restaurant. His name is a pun on the name Antonio. He's probably Italian, seeing as he peppers his sentences with Italian words sometimes.

Roberto, one of Henry's friends who might be related to Signor Roartonio. Roberto copied Henry when creating his "Roaring Racer" car in the episode "The Copymonster." He often hangs out with Meg. Played by Grey DeLisle.

Officer Higgins, Roarsville's very own police officer who knows what's right.

Oscar, Cobby's friend who likes outer space and Astrobrix just like him.

Episodes

Pilot

Episode #	Episode Name	Premiere Date
0 (as a pilot) 18 (as an episode with Promises Promises)	Fireworks Night	April 5, 2013 (as a pilot) April 25, 2013 (as an episode with Promises Promises)

Season 1 (2013-2014)

No	Title	Written by	Storyboards by	Original air date
1	"The Huggleflower / Monster Lullaby"	Sascha Paladino / Chris Nee	Vitaly Shafirov / Andy Kelly	April 15, 2013 (2013-04-15)
Henry and his family work together to help get sunlight to the special Huggleflower. Song: "Open Up, Huggleflower" and "Happy Hugglemonster Day!" Henry and his sister Summer help put their baby brother Ivor to bed. Song: "Close Your Eyes"
2	"Astrobrix / The Sore Roar"	Unknown	Unknown	April 16, 2013 (2013-04-16)
When big brother Cobby tells Henry that he’s too young to help build his spaceship model, Henry decides to play an outer space game with his little brother Ivor instead. After losing his voice while practicing for the “Loudest Roar” in the Roar-Off competition, Henry figures out a way to still participate.
3	"Runaway Dough / The Copymonster"	Unknown	Unknown	April 17, 2013 (2013-04-17)
Henry adds an entire jar of yeast to his bread dough and learns a valuable lesson about following directions when the dough gets so huge that it rolls out the front door. Henry notices that his friend Roberto is starting to copy his racecar for his Monster Scout’s “Roaring Racers” competition.
4	"The Henry Show / Mega Bouncers"	Unknown	Unknown	April 18, 2013 (2013-04-18)
After watching Summer perform in one of her shows, Henry is inspired to put on a show of his own, but it doesn't go as planned. Henry and his friends use Cobby’s newest invention, Megabouncer Boots, to bounce all over Roarsville, but they end up shaking the ground and ruining others' fun.
5	"Bye Bye Beckett / Pet Party"	Unknown	Unknown	April 19, 2013 (2013-04-19)
Summer feels down about having to leave the family’s monsterpet Beckett at home while the family goes camping, so Henry figures out a way to cheer her up. Henry and Summer decide to throw a birthday party for Beckett with all of his monsterpet friends, but the Fuzzle Birds are annoyed by the monsterpets' loud noises.
6	"Number One Fan/Henry's Hugglefish"	Unknown	Unknown	April 22, 2013 (2013-04-22)
Summer gets the chance to perform live with her favorite pop singer, Isabella Roarson, but she can imitate Isabella's voice, and Isabella doesn't want a copycat for a duet. Song: "Roar it Up!" When Henry’s pet Hugglefish keeps growing bigger, Henry makes the difficult decision to return him to Rainbow Falls where he caught him.
7	"Sneez-O-Rama/The Huggleball Game"	Unknown	Unknown	April 23, 2013 (2013-04-23)
Gertie brings her monsterpet, Sneezo, over for a playdate with Beckett. Problems arise when Henry does not obey Gertie's orders to keep Sneezo indoors where Sneezo will not sneeze due to the monster flowers, and Sneezo soon has an allergy attack. Songs: Stuck Inside Blues + Sneeze Power Henry and Summer learn how to work together to win in a game of Huggleball against their parents. Songs: Huggleball Anthem, Power Drive, and Flutter-By NOTE: North American channel guides call the episode "SneezoRama"
8	"The Hugglejuice Stand/The Huggledance Party"	Unknown	Unknown	April 24, 2013 (2013-04-24)
Henry and his friends open a juice stand, but run out of the sweet flowers used to make the Hugglejuice. Song: "Huggletastic Hugglejuice" + "Momma Monster Mia" and "About a Shoe" Henry and Summer offer to teach Cobby how to dance in time for the first ever Huggledance party. Song: "The Summer Swirl" and "The Robot Groove"
9	"Promises Promises/Fireworks Night"	Unknown	Unknown	April 25, 2013 (2013-04-25)
Henry learns about the importance of keeping one’s promises when he goes to play with Denzel instead of star in Summer's play like he promised her. When Cobby’s new invention breaks, the Hugglemonsters must work together to find the missing pieces in time to make it to the fireworks show. Song: "Fireworks, Fireworks"
10	"Paint the Town/Henry, Incorporated"	Unknown	Unknown	April 26, 2013 (2013-04-26)
The kids of Roarsville tidy up the town in an attempt to win a new playground in the Most Beautiful Town contest. Song: Roartastically Beautiful Henry does some chores around the house to earn enough monstercoins to purchase a Mega Monster Racing Set. Song: That Racing Set
11	"Monsters on the Town/Enormo Henry"	Unknown	Unknown	April 29, 2013 (2013-04-29)
Henry and his siblings put their good table manners to the test when they decide to surprise Momma and take her to Signor Roartonio’s Café for a nice meal. Song: "Monster Manners" In an attempt to fit in at his friend Estelle Enormomonster’s house, where everything is huge, Henry convinces Cobby to build him an Enormo-Suit. Songs: Don't Like Being Little + Being Big's Roarsome and How
12	"Grrr Power/Fangs Out"	Unknown	Unknown	April 30, 2013 (2013-04-30)
When Henry and his friend Denzel find an old album cover featuring their mothers in a rock band called “Grrr Power,”they come up with the idea to put together a reunion concert. Song: "Grrrls Just Wanna Roar" Henry is excited for the Fang Monster to take his loose fang and leave him a special gift. But...there's one problem. Henry can't roar without this fang! Song: "Who Needs A Fang (When You've Got Your Gang)"
13	"Carried Away/Monster in Charge"	Unknown	Unknown	May 2, 2013 (2013-05-02)
Henry invites talent show judge, Mr. Growl, to the house for dinner in hopes of convincing him to allow Daddo to participate in the talent contest. When Momma and Daddo go out for the night, they leave Cobby in charge of his siblings and his power quickly goes to his head.
14	"Iron Granny/The Monster Coin"	Unknown	Unknown	May 10, 2013 (2013-05-10)
Henry helps his grandmonster, Nan-Oh, train for the Iron Granny competition. Song: "Cheer Your Granny" and "Oh, We're Racing" Henry and Cobby use Cobby’s newest invention, “The Listening Laser,” to search for Grando’s special coin after Henry loses it. Song: "The Spinner Song"
15	"Rain, Rain, You're Not a Pain / Runaway Summer"	Unknown	Unknown	May 24, 2013 (2013-05-24)
Henry is determined to find a place for he and his friends to swim when their plans of going to Monster Wave park are ruined when it starts to rain. Song: "Most Roarsome Day Ever" Summer decides to run away from home when she accidentally drops a necklace Henry made for Momma down the drain. Song: "The Hugglemonster Way"
16	"Monsterpet Pageant/Ivor's First Stomp"	Unknown	Unknown	June 7, 2013 (2013-06-07)
Henry trains Beckett for the Roarsville Monsterpet Pageant, where monsterpets compete to win a ride on a parade float. But, Estelle ends up winning with Flopster, leaving Henry jealous. Song: You Can Teach Monsterpets To Do Anything The Hugglemonsters are thrilled when it looks like Ivor is about to take his first monster stomps during a family picnic. Daddo plans on taking a picture of Ivor...but whenever Daddo pulls out the camera, Ivor won't stomp! Song: You Gotta Stomp!
17	"The Piano Lesson / Monster Wave"	Unknown	Unknown	June 21, 2013 (2013-06-21)
Henry must figure out how to pass the time – quietly – while waiting for the antagonist Gertie to finish her piano lesson with Momma. Song: "Time Zooms By" Cobby makes it his personal mission to help Henry conquer his fear of the Monster Wave Pool so he can try surfing for the very first time. Song: "That's My Brother"
18	"New Monsterkid on the Block/The Mighty Heromonsters"	Unknown	Unknown	August 9, 2013 (2013-08-09)
When Henry and his friends need an extra player for Huggleball, Henry invites the new monster kid on the block to play. But, this new monster kid, Roddy Cloudmonster, starts to bully everyone. When Henry’s favorite comic book ends with a cliffhanger, he and his friends decide to create their own comic book to decide what happens next. Song: Heromonsters, Woohoo! NOTE: The animation of this episode changes from 3D CGI to 2D crayon drawings to represent the scenes that take place inside of the comic book.
19	"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Monsterschool / Summergrams"	Unknown	Unknown	September 6, 2013 (2013-09-06)
Henry must take the tunnels under Roarsville to make it to his first day of Monsterschool on time when all the other methods of transportation don't work for him. Song: To Monsterschool When Henry and Summer realize that Summer's singing makes monsters happy, they decide to bike all around Roarsville singing "Summergrams." Problems arise when Captain Hollander mishears all of Summer's "summergrams" to him as insults.
20	"The Halloween Scramble / Scout's Night Out"	Unknown	Unknown	October 4, 2013 (2013-10-04)
After a big gust of wind threatens to ruin Roarsville's annual Halloween parade, it's up to Captain Stomper to help stop the robotic villains and save the day. Song: "Hugglemonster Halloween" and "Halloween Scramble" --- Henry helps his friend Denzel get over his fears after he becomes scared by a spooky story that the antagonist Daddo tells during the Monster Scouts camping trip. Song: "The Spooky River Monster"
21	"Huggsgiving Day/All That Pizzazz"	Unknown	Unknown	November 15, 2013 (2013-11-15)
It's Henry's favorite holiday, Huggsgiving Day, where the whole family comes together to eat, play games and put on performances that reflect what they love about their family. But...problems arise when Henry's annoying cousin, Harry, visits and won't stop pestering Henry. --- NOTE: "Pizzazz" was misspelled in the title card as "Pizazz." Henry and Cobby help Summer find her missing bow. Song: I Got Pizzazz!
22	"Happy Hugglemas"	Unknown	Unknown	December 6, 2013 (2013-12-06)
Henry almost misses his chance to turn on the Hugglemas lights for the first time Song: "Happy Hugglemas" and "Hugglemas Lights"
23	"Monster Seeds / Henry and the Sno-grrr"	Unknown	Unknown	January 21, 2014 (2014-01-21)
When Henry and Estelle Enormomonster's seed packets get mixed up, Henry winds up with a giant plant sprouting out of the top of his house. Henry and Beckett set out to go sledding on Mount Roarsmore amidst rumors of a snow ogre living at the top of the mountain. Song: "It's Probably Nothin'"
24	"Monster Mail Madness / Cobby's Comfort Cruiser"	Unknown	Unknown	January 31, 2014 (2014-01-31)
Daddo asks Henry to help sort the mail at the post office on Valentine's Day. Song: Hugglemonster Valentine Cobby gets his first job working at the Roarsville Bike Shop, but his new bikes, called Comfort Cruisers, keep breaking. Song: "The Cobby Comfort Cruiser"
25	"The Sledhouse / Daddo Daycare"	Unknown	Unknown	February 7, 2014 (2014-02-07)
When Daddo wakes up with a bad cold, Henry must come up with creative ideas to include him in the family sledding adventure. Song: "Sled Dancing" and "House Sledding" Daddo is in charge of the family while Momma is gone for the weekend, and Henry rallies the family to help him out. Song: Momma Makeover
26	"Once Upon A Roar"	Unknown	Unknown	May 2, 2014 (2014-05-02)
Henry and Momma find themselves on a storybook adventure when they journey through the Glimmergrove, located in the Enchanted Monster forest to return a magical feather to the legendary Glimmerbird and give the forest back its color. Song: "Save the Glimmergrove", "Glimmerbird, Glimmerbird" and "Dare to Scare"

Cast

The Hugglemonsters

• Lara Jill Miller as Henry Hugglemonster
• Lori Alan as Momma Hugglemonster
• Tom Kenny as Daddo Hugglemonster/Grando Hugglemonster/Mr. Growlerstien/Sneezo
• Kari Wahlgren as Ivor Hugglemonster
• Hynden Walch as Summer Hugglemonster/Milo Growlerstein/Mrs. Growlerstien
• Chiara Zanni as Cobby Hugglemonster

Others

• Cree Summer as Denzel Dugglemonster
• Brian Blessed as Eduardo Enormomonster
• Brenda Blethyn as Ernestine Enormomonster
• Grey DeLisle as Estelle Enormomonster/Gertie Growlerstien/Nan-Oh/Meg/Roberto
• Geri Halliwell as Isabella Roarson

Merchandising

UK and Ireland

Golden Bear Toys have been awarded the Master Toy Licensee for Henry Hugglemonster. The new collection will consist of soft toys, play-sets and accessories that are going to be available in Spring 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Henry Hugglemonster at IMDb
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• Common Sense Media Age-Appropriate review of Henry Hugglemonster