''Henry's World'' is a Canadian

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produced for Canada's Family Channel by

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, Alliance Atlantis Communications, with

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also producing the first. It was first aired from 2001 to 2004, with 26 episodes altogether. The series follows Henry Wiggins, a boy who has an extraordinary ability to make his wishes come true when eating his mother's mushy carrots. This was the first stop-motion animated series to be entirely produced in Canada.

Plot

Henry Wiggins (voiced by Samantha Reynolds) is the third oldest of five children (himself, two older brothers and two younger sisters). When he was just five years old, Henry discovered that eating his mother's mushy carrots gave him the ability to make wishes come true. Once eaten, Henry can make one wish come true. However, being only eight years old, his unusual wishes are often played out with unexpected consequences and his insatiable curiosity invariably spells disaster, but Henry also learns some of life's lessons along the way. Henry shares his secret and misadventures with his best friend Fraidy Begonia (voiced by

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), his faithful pet dog Margaret (voiced by

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), and Doris (voiced by

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), a dragon who lives in Henry's closet. Other characters in the show include Henry's Uncle Neptune (voiced by Colin Fox), Ms. Pierre (also voiced by

), Henry's teacher and the

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Darwin (also voiced by

), an overweight

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who sometimes teases and picks on Henry.

Episodes

Season One (2001–2002)

# Pet Dinosaur #Pirate Out of Water # My Two Front Teeth #Goragh # Triple Trouble #Tunnelling To China # Is Anybody Out There? #Secrets # My Gorilla Is Bigger Then Yours #Whither Weather # Sugar Overload #Lady Luck # Henry the Magnificent #Jump to It # Hitch In Time #Doris' Day # Love Is In The Air #Who's Afraid Of The Dark # Middle Child Blues #Silver Tongue # Carrots Away #Price of Lame # Costume Capers #Fire's Out # X-Ray X-mas #Darwin For A Day

Season Two (2003–2004)

# Super Hero Henry #Treasure Hunt # Henry's New Shoes #Stuck on You # Henry's Massive Munchies #Plant Life # Home Run Henry #Henry the Brave Knight # Henry and Henrietta #Stage Fright # Happy Birthday Henry #Henry's Big Story # Henry's Little Adventure #Henry the Cook # The Chestervale Challenge #Fishing Friends # King of Chestervale #Henry the Halloween Wizard # Kung Fu Henry #Henry the Cowboy # Now You See Me #Talk To The Animals # Dad For A Day #Haircut Hoopla # Henry's Christmas Gifts

Release

''Henry's World'' was also seen on ABC Kids in Australia (21 October 2002 - 31 October 2013) and V-me (Spanish dub only) in the USA. The first season of the show is available on a two-disc DVD set from

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References

External links

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Henry's World Season 1 at Telefilm Canada

Henry's World Season 2 at Telefilm Canada
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