You know.. It's honestly shocks me that people overlook that Henry and his family live in a fictional version of Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester, a place that's unfortunately not known for being well off, with so many issues of younger kids being neglected growing up, then turning into monsters in their teenage years. With how Henry's parents do treat him, that could really be a reality in a future where Henry actually grows into a teen. It's a reality I've seen growing up living in a not so great neighborhood myself too.
@@ThereallifebuddyHORRID HENRY THEORY CONFIRMED (also i really like the idea, he could want Kris' soul so he would be loved by everyone. He could use the Blue soul, since idk, it fits him. Also what speech quirk could he have?)
horrid henry is not a show about a horrible boy and his perfect brother. its a show about two boys being raised in an abusive household, the older lashing out because he knows his parents are cruel but he just doesn't know how cruel, the younger having had given into his parents abuse and is now trying his best to meet their impossibly high expectations that no one his age could fufill.
As a child I thought that Henry's parents constantly yelling at him was justified due to all his shenanigans. Now that I'm older I can see all the red flags as clear as day. I watched a LOT of Horrid Henry when I was little and I feel like the only reason I don't see the abuse as normal is because I was hardly ever yelled at as a kid.
i was yelled at for absolutely no reason but being in my dad's way and when i saw little tid bits of this show i always wondered "why do i understand you, and why are you're parents being mean to you for no reason, your just playing" wow.. But i say tid bits because it's not like i watched enough to remember i just remember feeling very odd about his parents and how they treated him
I think it's the people making the media amping up certain character behaviors for comedic effect without realising that they're making those characters look like they belong in a mental institution (like the writer of diary of a wimpy kid accidently writing greg as a borderline sociopath.)
It's interesting, because I think in the books, Henry was just the worst; more horrid than he was in the show. It's like they swapped it around, probably so kids can like the main character more to keep watching.
@kitty3999 I think the creators logic was if they make Henry as awful as he is in the books, no parent will let their kid watch it incase it 'influences' their kid to be mad. So they tone Henry down, but then that just makes his parents awful instead because nothing about them really changed? They aren't dealing with an impossible child anymore, they're neglecting their child's needs.
Henry: Does literally nothing. Henry's parents: "You're a disgrace to this family. You'll never amount to anything and we're ashamed to call you our son."
@@Norf.F.C.Zoomeri kinda agree. While i know and agree that a kid his age will be mischievous, he should also be corrected for it time to time. Not saying be as horrible as the parents literally are, but teachings and lessons here and there are definitely required.
That's what I was going to say as I didn't have a healthy household either and was in a similar situation except me and my siblings were decent kids who just misbehaved every now and then.
@@WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAI think all of this is a stretch. We’re overreacting. Henry is still a troublesome kid. And his father ain’t that bad. But it would make sense that him being an enabler is from the abusive mom or his own (or the mums) parents being douchebags.
I like the inclusion of Peter here, Peter basically suffers the same has Henry, but in a different manner, He constantly has his parents' pressure on his back, the reason he's "happy" when he behaves or plays music is because due to mum and dad's, he's given a false sense of enjoyment, basically fake pleasure, Peter doesn't spray Henry solely because he knows he won't get in trouble, but rather it's because Peter finally snapped, couldn't take it anymore, and decided to experience true enjoyment for the first time in possibly a long time, at this point it honestly seems like Mum and Dad treat peter more as a pet, rather than their own son.
@@mozzasleeping As adults, Henry will most likely experience severe depression and anxiety, making sure everything he does, doesn't get tampered whatsoever, Peter on the other hand is somewhat up for debate, if he doesn't realize the truth, he'll be exploited, defenseless, will find himself in the wrong places and won't understand how the world works. If he DOES learn the truth and understand the reality of his life, he might develop severe PTSD and anxiety as well, and might mentally force himself to be perfect for everyone, even tho his parents may not even be in his life anymore.
@RacoonySkaloonyOfficial not to mention, perfectionist children often end up having a lot of feelings of anxiety, inadequacy, and imposter syndrome. Peter will 100% have those as an adult
@RacoonySkaloonyOfficial Peters still going to suffer from profound insecurity and neurotic behaviour either way, I think he'd probably develop some form of OCD later in childhood
Nevermind I just rewatched, he gave no shits and just said in the end (unless the clip is cut cause I could only find it on UA-cam) but damn I thought he said something
@@jasper.quartz1325 How tf did he not know or care, I think he thought Henry would be fine since he saw Henry survive before and views Henry as his protector sometimes.
How is it Henry's Fault the Traffic Jam was bad!? He wasn't even in the car for crying out loud! Horrid Henry's Parents and Peter annoy me so much! It's their fault for leaving Henry behind at their own house!
My parents blamed me for their flight being delayed by 4 hours. I WASN'T with them nor had they planned me to be. This incident occurred last month and I've been moved out for almost a year...smh
i didn't watch this show as a kid because i could never catch it airing but seeing this now and having anger issues real bad, i actually get mad like this kid is a real boy, idk, does he ever get any help? some friends a really good teacher? this just seems like Abuse: the cartoon 😅
One of the shocking things to me is that I GENUINELY thought being locked in your room by yourself was normal because of horrid Henry, the worst things is that it happened to me for real
Alright. Being grounded is completely normal (at least in some households). But you know what isn't? Turning your kid's room into a prison cell by stripping all of his belongings!!!
This guy reminds me a bit of the whole walking on eggshells sort of parent: you can get berated to tears for a minuscule mistake, yet you can get coddled over a grave error. It makes you anxious to be around them throughout your childhood and well into your adulthood, not to mention all the guilt that comes with it; every time you try to bring up something bad they’ve done, their good deeds are used against you like a weapon. “Dad, I didn’t like it when you yelled at me for locking myself in the bathroom…” “Oh, I guess that makes me the worst parent in the world, doesn’t it?! I never hear you talk about the time I built you a brand new go cart - why do you only talk about the things I’ve done wrong?!” It teaches kids how to suppress themselves as a whole, especially when it’s done at as young of an age as Henry is. Apologies for my rambling - I have a lot I could say about this cartoon. 💀
Me too. They know they're in the wrong they're just using the authority to put themselves above you, that's delusional and powertripping but they're not above you if anything you, hope you're like alright
"Don't push it, Henry." "oKay!" I'll be honest I've never watched the show or read the books or seen the movie, but a LOT of what I've seen- he isn't being "horrid", he's just being a kid, one that doesn't have proper guidance from his parents at that and is constantly compared to his brother who is seemingly perfect in his parents eyes.
I think that’s the point tho I related to horrid Henry growing up and it comforted me to see that family dynamics like mine existed elsewhere and gave me some comfort about a life I couldn’t control eventually I realised I wasn’t at fault I just wasn’t taught things such as behaviours and coping mechanisms like most other kids as my parents were so hyper focused on my sister and just assumed I’d copy and learn from her which is how I learned to walk and talk from my sister and cause of this my parents never made any effort to educate me they assumed I knew better and would pick stuff up on my own and I challenged myself to learn and re wire my brain from a young age
Henry wasn't a good kid, he wasn't truly awful either but people are far to relaxed on parenting these days and it's no surprise there's an epidemic of main character syndrome and self importance these days.
@@juicebox7372 "someone doesn't agree with me so they don't belong here" you've never encountered a single challenge in your life have you lol? Getting this triggered when someone disagrees with you is a bad sign...
One thing I notice here is, Henry is actually a pretty decent older brother to Peter. He’s still calling him a “worm” but hes looking out for him on the logic that HE gets to treat Peter like that. (even though Henry doesn’t go anywhere near as bad as using him as a chair.)
He even tried to teach his brother to defend himself against Bill, when that didn't work, he came up with a different approach. Kid's smart enough to know when to leg it.
6:33 I like to think that moody Margaret is horrified at henry dissapearing since she only wants him around to have a sort of arch nemesis, where if he just dissapears she would have a boring life
@@Zombot_1000 doesn't that not apply to family why would you be like ha, stupid my child, i actually think you're annoying secretly thinks to self..oh but if only he knew! i actually love him because he's my son! im just confused can you guys 😂 elaborate
Being an older sibling I think most can agree that Henry was a relatable character when being blamed for everything/seeing favouritism to the younger sibling
Do people forget abusers don't abuse all the time???? They can abuse one second or this case episode and be non abusive the next, such as; my dad and mom are abusive but I still had some good moments with them, my parents were manipulative tho so that was just how they kept me keep going back to them
@@sumsumplays yes but the amount those two parents(from the show) treat Henry I don't think they were ready for a kid and took it out on him even when he did nothing wrong, also hi
My keyworker at a kids' home I lived in was abusive, but we had good times as well Context: I went into a children's home when I was 14 (not for the reason you may think), and my parents and I thought I was gonna get help. We were wrong. Staff were abusive af.
This video made me realize how truly abusive my parents were. I use to think "I wasn't abused cause I wasn't hit" but the trauma and ptsd are still there
Same here. I’m sorry you’ve had to go through this. You can work on yourself and grow, but consequences of abuse still stick around. I feel guilty for being affected because my parents didn’t physically hit me, but it’s important for us to understand that it’s still real even if it’s wasn’t really physical.
@@AnimatedBlastWhat I don't get is why he is such a simp over Henry's mum who isn't even drawn remotely attractive(she has wispy hair and very nerd like appearance,I was shocked when I saw the film version!)look wise instead is a abusive monster of a mother,ruining the lives of two children! Especially confusing why he's with such an awful person when you consider that Simon was Henry in his childhood and him and Henry have common interests such as gross class zero.
That was some ironic justice with that survey response. Bad parents thought good kids act like robots and got sent to parenting courses because they were incredibly unrealistic and abusive.
YES, please cover Golden Child Syndrome. Not enough people knows about topics like Golden Child Syndrome, Invisible Children, or even Scapegoat Children. Shit we seen Simon use Henry as a scapegoat FOR THE DAMN TRAFFIC JAM OUTSIDE OF THE 8 YEAR OLD'S CONTROL!!!
Silly Simon’s definitely the better parent since there were times where he actually did things with Henry like building him a Go-Kart when his old one broke and the time when they went fishing together. Also I’m not defending him, just pointing out that he’s the better parent towards Henry
I also haven't seen people mention them bonding over gross class zero because it is something them both love and in the episode with the good day chart simon tries to take henry to the cinema to watch a gross class zero movie. Also there was the episode where simon was up late to do work and instead of telling henry and later peter to go back to bed just asks what henry is doing still up and then lets henry and peter help him and was ok with them staying up whilst their mum tells them off and to go to bed.
I hope Francesca is the mom name because if the dad is called simon and the creator is called Francesca simon I just think that’s just damn right clever
Great arnt Greta is convinced that henery is a girl so buys him girls clothes and toys a 8 year old girl would want, and she thinks Peter is a teenage boy, so she buys him presents a teenage boy would want including some things that are useful to the parents, so they don't do anything about it, thats antoter from of abuse.
I don't think that counts as abuse. Greta is senile and has no idea what is actually going on. She even fed Henry and Peter cat food not having idea what she's feeding to them. She's few of these characters who cares about Henry as well as Peter. I would blame parents for getting someone like her as a babysitter.
@@bendordoy4815 sadly you can't really correct that kind of thing when it gets that far and its better to "go along" with it, like asking for the receipt as you "see a hole" or something or say that you think the food might have "gone bad"
So I grew up with golden child syndrome. My mom treated me as the second coming of Jesus and my brother like he'd be lucky to have a normal life. And I'm still recovering from that mind set. It's put me in very unhealthy and dangerous situations because I was told my life would be easy as long as I pleased her. The truth is I now hardly ever contact any of my family, my mom's health is in the trash and life is harder than ever for them. Same for me, but that's my responsibility on my own. Due to my past, I heavily feel for the treatment of BOTH Henry and Peter. They are brothers and should be raised to love eachother, not compare each other. There are no winners and losers in life. It's up to you to live the life you want to live. We all want and deserve happiness.
They are like the Heffley family, if Susan and Frank expected Manny to be perfect, and they neglected Rodrick and Greg to the point that they blamed them for all of their problems.
Not gonna lie, Simon and Francesca should see Henry not wanting to go to a fancy restaurant. This and Polly's wedding should've been when Henry was left with a sitter.
Fr i hated the wedding episode they forced henry to be ring bearer altho they knew he might cause trouble and cant sit still but they did it anyway and got suprised when he caused trouble
The book and the show are so different. Like, in the book the parents are seen to just be both trying to teach Henry how to behave but in a really unorthodox way that they don't realise is causing his behaviour. Essentially emotionally neglecting him. There are similar moments in the book where he gets told off in public and someone looks at the parents funny, so obviously still bad. But in the show they just are dialed up to 1000 and full on berate and bully their kid😭
When I was younger I KNEW that his parents behavior was abusive, I would spend hours in front of the tv analyzing the show when I was 7, I would try and find so many details to prove my theories to my mom and now that im older it makes me so happy to see people doing the same
Wow, I did not expect a video on the father of a British cartoon boy literally named Silly Simon to be so eye-opening to my own childhood trauma and treatment from my parents
My mom actually got rid of all my belongings once. What's worse is she boxed them up while i was at school and then made me carry the boxes out when I got home. One of the worst punishments I've literally ever received tbh.
I know you wouldnt have deserved that no matter what, but... I'm genuinely curious what you did that she felt that was appropriate. God, I'm so sorry, man.
Never mind what he's called. People are head over heels for tall and remotely good looking people. Nowadays even that isn't a requirement with hormonal 13 year old girls going mad over kpop .
The thing about the questionnaire that ticks me off the most is that they paint this picture that he's an angel. The school knows that he's not. They know that he's an average kid and acts his age. Can a child his age be polite like they want? Yes, it's about how they're raised. But does polite mean without fault? Of course not.
So glad I found your channel SnipeSnap, great video. Horrid Henry is my childhood and hearing you talk in depth about Henry’s parents is amazing in 2024!
The topic of Henry's dad sort of dwindled near the end, but it's still entertaining to look at a children's show I regularly watched a few years ago and dissect it to see what it truly showed. Good vid :)
@@SnipeSnap for some reason I'm feeling that peter is not Simon's kid and that the "mom" is a cheater and I feel like she uses the threat that he won't see the kids if he disobeys her, he's nice to him when the mom is not around
@@SnipeSnap my theory is that Simon wants to be a good dad but the wife forces him to be abusive because he's nice to Henry when the wife isn't around so like and then Peter just is being controlled by the wife
It’s by design. Kids are meant to find Henry relatable. Always being blamed, getting in trouble, not being “perfect” like peter. The creators make him take the blame for things he didn’t do so they don’t encourage actual bad behaviour.
We had a kid in school who was a perfect Peter and he was a social outcast literally no one wanted to be friends with him it was really sad thinking about it. But how you be friends with someone who will rat on you without any hesitation.
1:00 Really Henry's Dad!? If Henry needed to use the public toilet for 5 minutes.... Why scream at him and unfairly punish him over him needing to use a public toilet on the way for 5 minutes!? Do you want Henry to pee himself!? NO! Also 94 and a half years old is way too long for a child too handle his punishment and even worse, you wouldn't be alive at all! Seriously parents, Quit over reacting over your child needing to use a public bathroom during a long car journey! Also, DON'T YOU DARE SAY NO TO YOUR CHILD NEEDING BATHROOM BREAKS! THAT IS VERY BAD PARENTING! 😡
I have a theory maybe they had Peter to replace henry? Or a another theory I think that the mom wants the dad simon to be abusive to him be she abuses simon too? And forces him in some episodes simon is super nice to henry but he keeps changing Another theory:maybe henry was an unexpected baby and they had Peter to forget about him or henry is just a abuse toy to the mom?? Anyways i hope you see this i love your content 😊
@@middleeasternforhire8985 Bruh no that's so messed up! The reason Peter has golden locks is because his mum has it and it can even be seen his dad lineage(his brother Francis is a blond too) It's common for children to inherite looks from both sides of the family! It is common in Britain for one sibling to be a blond and another redhead!
See, the interesting thing about horrid Henry, is the fact that when I used to watch it on tv, my mum would always say that Henry has some kind of neurodivergence, such as autism and ADHD, it makes sense as well, since the food issues around vegetables and stuff are very similar to autistic traits. (I’m actually autistic and have ADHD so I kinda know my stuff lol)
Broooo the position Henry and his Dad were in at the start is crazy, the way it cut to his Dad's face after that and the faces he pulled were the cherry on top I swear 🤣🤣
Tbh I used to think that being yelled at and constantly being blamed for everything was normal because that's exactly how I was raised. Now I've realized why I have so many issues as an adult and how abusive my upbringing was. Poor Henry deserved so much better.
I always thought that Henry's parents behaviour was the depicted exaggeration through the eyes of a child. Like that time moment when your parents tell you no, you can't have XYZ and it was the most world ending, unreasonable, betrayal of your baby life.
I never watched horrid Henry growing up, but I do remember feeling upset whenever a I saw a child character treated unfairly; especially, if the program painted the adult characters to be in the right. This was a great breakdown man. You've got a new subscriber 👍
I've been threatened to get all of my stuff, my bed frame, my clothes, and my toys taken, and I'd have to work for it back or wait for holidays at age 8. Now imagine if a parent with the same threat follows through + if you're bad, no meal. Thanks Horrid Henry's parents.
I always hated watching that cartoon as a kid. I didn't understand why my cousin enjoyed it so much, and why British kids in general enjoy it. As a kid, I preferred Ben 10 and other American cartoons.
Becuase people weren't soft and wet when this was about, everything wasn't over analysed about the "generational trauma" it might cuase or whatever nonsense they say now. A TV show was a show for entertainment and every kid I knew loved this show and none of them are now monsters becuase of it.
To be honest Silly Simon’s outburst at the bathroom would probably still be considered normal (or even soft) even now because unfortunately the majority of the world believes yelling/physical discipline are normal, good ways to parent
If they reboot Horrid Henry, they should do an arc or episode where he talks to a teacher or school counselor about what REALLY goes on at home and the parents are investigated. Henry and Peter are removed and put into a loving foster home and eventually adopted. True they could go the angle where they parents go to therapy and parenting classes and eventually get them back, but that usually only works if the parents aren't aware what they are doing is abusive. Simon and Francesca seem to be well aware they are abusive. Abusers who are fully aware of their actions rarely change. Or perhaps Simon could divorce Francesca (she seems to be the parent who instigates things the most) and take custody of Henry and Peter.
The fact that the mother demanded Henry listen to his dad when all his dad was doing was reprimanding him for something he didn't do, it's disgusting. It also hits on a deep level. Anyone else feel that entrapment and miserable stress of the "Being forced to listen to and pay attention to verbal abuse, and read your parent's mind to guess whether the rhetorical question is supposed to be answered or not" on a personal level?
The gnasher one? The British Dennis the menace is the only ‘bad boy’ who is actually a twat. The American Dennis wants to help, but often makes mistakes, and Henry is mistreated. Even then, British Dennis spends a concerning amount of time with his more lenient grandma, and she is the one person he truly cares for, becoming worried when she hits her head and has a change of personality, and taking the blame for her when the police came because she had been pranking people. It feels like British Dennis prefers to stick around his grandma because she’s the only person who treats him correctly.
A lot of abusive parents aren't abusive all the time. It's more common to play with your victims by pretending to be a good parent, then abusing them, then going back to being nice and denying the abuse ever happened. If you give your kid enough gifts, that means you can't possibly be abusive, right? But even if you act like a decent parent sometimes, abusing them at all proves you don't love them.
My mum did this. One day she'd buy me art supplies, a ring light, and offering to take me to legoland, then the next, she'd be like "U never text or call" when I declined an invite to an early Christmas party at her house during covid quarentine whilst I lived with my grandmother
I re-watched horrid Henry a LOT when i was younger. At first, i thought his parents were yelling at him was justified, but later on, i noticed TONS of red flags...
No wonder my parents didn't let me watch this show. They are the kind of parents who would NEVER let me believe this kind of parenting is good or alright.
You spoke of a Horrid Henry reboot with Francesca Simon involved. That’s something I’ve been thinking for sometime actually being interested in acting and writing. If I was doing the show, it would be a live action tv series as a coming of age drama like Sex Education. Henry would have more of his book counterpart but still have the same likability and sympathy in the cartoon. A plot twist I had in mind would be that Peter is adopted, an idea set by the mum since she didn’t want her second child to be like Henry, much to the shock and dismay by the dad. She would also often fake pregnancies to further push the adoption idea towards him, showing the manipulation and dark side of his personality. This would be kept from Peter for years until it’s finally discovered through an unfortunate circumstance. Knowing his life and family has essentially been a lie, Peter goes on a full mental breakdown and Henry, seeing how he is just a much of a victim of the their parents, as he is and the emotional journey they went throughout the series, comforts him and decides to do something about their family, especially the mum. The dad, finally seeing the facade, decides to stand up for his sons and tries to atone for what he’s done. I know it’s massive change in tone and a more mature take on the series, but a story like this is full of great dramatic potential. It obviously needs more fine tuning which is why I would have Francesca’s contribution too. What do you think? Would an adaptation like this work? You can disagree if you want but it’s just an idea that’s been buzzing in my creative mind for sometime since the series has resurfaced. Your vids on the series are great too and I look forward to more of them, especially towards the mum which you said has potential to be a ten part series.
OMG the part where you said a 5 year child can watch this and think it was normal was 💯 the truth as kid i remember watching this show (dubbed in my language) i was annoyed on peter most of the time i knew even as a kid henery was acting like a child but the mom just gave me bad vibes probably it reflects on my home situation and this MAY have effected me and my perspective on whats normal for parents to do 😭
You know.. It's honestly shocks me that people overlook that Henry and his family live in a fictional version of Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester, a place that's unfortunately not known for being well off, with so many issues of younger kids being neglected growing up, then turning into monsters in their teenage years.
With how Henry's parents do treat him, that could really be a reality in a future where Henry actually grows into a teen. It's a reality I've seen growing up living in a not so great neighborhood myself too.
Such a great point. I'd love to look into Ashton and the impact on HH in the future!
@@SnipeSnapHenry is a secret Delta Rune boss and he meets all the qualifications
I thought Henry and his family lived in the midlands. Not Manchester. 🤔
@@UKSKIDS It's always canonically been Ashton. It's actually been mentioned in the show itself many times too!
@@ThereallifebuddyHORRID HENRY THEORY CONFIRMED (also i really like the idea, he could want Kris' soul so he would be loved by everyone. He could use the Blue soul, since idk, it fits him. Also what speech quirk could he have?)
horrid henry is not a show about a horrible boy and his perfect brother.
its a show about two boys being raised in an abusive household, the older lashing out because he knows his parents are cruel but he just doesn't know how cruel, the younger having had given into his parents abuse and is now trying his best to meet their impossibly high expectations that no one his age could fufill.
I might be horrid henry because this explains my whole childhood :0
@@cheesimal oh dang
The problem child and the golden boy, typical of abusive households
Come off it 😂😂
damn
As a child I thought that Henry's parents constantly yelling at him was justified due to all his shenanigans. Now that I'm older I can see all the red flags as clear as day.
I watched a LOT of Horrid Henry when I was little and I feel like the only reason I don't see the abuse as normal is because I was hardly ever yelled at as a kid.
Same, at first I was like “Henry is such a little prick” now I’m like “uh, poor kid, he’s clearly abused”
i was yelled at for absolutely no reason but being in my dad's way and when i saw little tid bits of this show i always wondered "why do i understand you, and why are you're parents being mean to you for no reason, your just playing"
wow.. But i say tid bits because it's not like i watched enough to remember i just remember feeling very odd about his parents and how they treated him
@@mar420.74 geez, I’m so sorry
@@mar420.74 Damn mate, that's deep.
that's why nobody underatands me hwnrys just like me
if henry's parents were real, they'd run a controversial family channel
thet are mine are identically the same
@@JIZZ420 thanks for your very legible input, youtube account Jizz420
oh yeah similar to daddyofive’s then but that name gives me bad vibes
😂
@@Bombexplorer whys it give you bad vibes? You se.xualise the word daddy
cant believe i just spent 42 minutes of my life watching a horrid henry documentary and actually found it interesting
Wait- I have a 40 minute time limit 😂😂😂😊
relatable*
Real😊❤😅
Fr
@@Ilikescenestuff your pfp is amazing
0:20 lets also remember that his family didn’t even notice he wasn’t in the car up until that point💀
It gets worse the more you think about it...!
And it takes his mom moving his jacket (which no child could even hide under) to notice lmao.
Yeah and I love how silly Simon/Henry’s dad doesn’t recognise peter and thinks he is Henry when he looks in the mirror😂😂😂😂😂😂
DANGGGGGG-
Honestly, when I was little, and I watched this,
I didn’t even know what abuse was.
But I still knew they don’t treat Henry well at all-
@@SnipeSnap💀💀💀💀💀
Surely the teachers would recognise that it wasn't Henry's handwriting
Maybe the teachers did notice... could be another reason they were sent on the parenting course!
Nah my dad did my homework in primary school and they just took it in and marked it right in front of me
That’s a common cliche
When I was in primary school I had basically the exact same hand writing idk why so maybe that is the case.
They didn't recognise my mom doing my homework for a year
The weird thing about the show is that in the books, the parents are completely reasonable, but in the show, they become mentally insane.
Because the TV series is just a cash grab
I think it's the people making the media amping up certain character behaviors for comedic effect without realising that they're making those characters look like they belong in a mental institution (like the writer of diary of a wimpy kid accidently writing greg as a borderline sociopath.)
About perspective though
It's interesting, because I think in the books, Henry was just the worst; more horrid than he was in the show. It's like they swapped it around, probably so kids can like the main character more to keep watching.
@kitty3999 I think the creators logic was if they make Henry as awful as he is in the books, no parent will let their kid watch it incase it 'influences' their kid to be mad. So they tone Henry down, but then that just makes his parents awful instead because nothing about them really changed? They aren't dealing with an impossible child anymore, they're neglecting their child's needs.
Henry: Does literally nothing.
Henry's parents: "You're a disgrace to this family. You'll never amount to anything and we're ashamed to call you our son."
Me be like: *adopting Henry and giving him a cool amazing life*
@@Stary_glow123I’ll be the aunt!
Does nothing? If I flushed the car keys down the toilet as a kid becuase I didn't want to go somewhere I should have been punished severely.
@@Norf.F.C.Zoomeri kinda agree. While i know and agree that a kid his age will be mischievous, he should also be corrected for it time to time. Not saying be as horrible as the parents literally are, but teachings and lessons here and there are definitely required.
Peter: *causes World War 3*
Parents: “Such a perfect boy!”
Theory: Silly Simon doesn't intervene because Henry's Mum abuse towards him too. A lot of abusive households also have abuse between the parents.
That's what I was going to say as I didn't have a healthy household either and was in a similar situation except me and my siblings were decent kids who just misbehaved every now and then.
And I think my theory is that the reason why Henry’s parents are treating Henry terribly is because of the way they’re parents treated them.
Be careful not too pull a muscle if you’re reaching that far
Yeah his wife does seem to want to control him. So maybe the mum is the cause of the abuse and spreads it.
@@WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAI think all of this is a stretch. We’re overreacting. Henry is still a troublesome kid. And his father ain’t that bad.
But it would make sense that him being an enabler is from the abusive mom or his own (or the mums) parents being douchebags.
I like the inclusion of Peter here, Peter basically suffers the same has Henry, but in a different manner, He constantly has his parents' pressure on his back, the reason he's "happy" when he behaves or plays music is because due to mum and dad's, he's given a false sense of enjoyment, basically fake pleasure, Peter doesn't spray Henry solely because he knows he won't get in trouble, but rather it's because Peter finally snapped, couldn't take it anymore, and decided to experience true enjoyment for the first time in possibly a long time, at this point it honestly seems like Mum and Dad treat peter more as a pet, rather than their own son.
yeah, people give peter flack for being “perfect” and spoiled but he’s just as abused as Henry, just on the opposite end of the spectrum.
@@mozzasleeping As adults, Henry will most likely experience severe depression and anxiety, making sure everything he does, doesn't get tampered whatsoever, Peter on the other hand is somewhat up for debate, if he doesn't realize the truth, he'll be exploited, defenseless, will find himself in the wrong places and won't understand how the world works. If he DOES learn the truth and understand the reality of his life, he might develop severe PTSD and anxiety as well, and might mentally force himself to be perfect for everyone, even tho his parents may not even be in his life anymore.
@RacoonySkaloonyOfficial not to mention, perfectionist children often end up having a lot of feelings of anxiety, inadequacy, and imposter syndrome.
Peter will 100% have those as an adult
THANK YOU FOR POINTING THIS OUT 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@RacoonySkaloonyOfficial Peters still going to suffer from profound insecurity and neurotic behaviour either way, I think he'd probably develop some form of OCD later in childhood
Yes, the clown moment was really bad, to the point that Margaret, who always makes fun of Henry and annoys him, was amazed at his mother’s reaction.
I know, even she was like “That’s mean!”
now that's saying something since even she wanted him gone(tho by that I mean like "Get Outta Town!" not out of the whole universe)
My mum found that scene hilarious when my brother and I were kids.. I saw a lot of my mum in henry.. I rarely see her as an adult anymore :(
@@flyingmintbunny1286 do you see her has a kid now?
More of a woman child @@Barneito_123
I think that Peter is so stupid for not noticing that Henry wasn’t in the car when he would have been sitting right next to him
He probably wouldn't have dared told his narc parents that they were wrong about something due to possible fallout aimed at him.
No he did know, in the episode he kept trying to tell them but they started screaming at him too so he piped down
Nevermind I just rewatched, he gave no shits and just said in the end (unless the clip is cut cause I could only find it on UA-cam) but damn I thought he said something
@@jasper.quartz1325 How tf did he not know or care, I think he thought Henry would be fine since he saw Henry survive before and views Henry as his protector sometimes.
@@SkylarThompson-mu1qs ya he might have just wanted to let him have a break
How is it Henry's Fault the Traffic Jam was bad!? He wasn't even in the car for crying out loud! Horrid Henry's Parents and Peter annoy me so much!
It's their fault for leaving Henry behind at their own house!
Also they admitted there were Bad parents, And Henry was right all along! 😡
My parents blamed me for their flight being delayed by 4 hours. I WASN'T with them nor had they planned me to be. This incident occurred last month and I've been moved out for almost a year...smh
@@mysterygirl1606 Your parents had no right to blame you for it at all.
i didn't watch this show as a kid because i could never catch it airing but seeing this now and having anger issues real bad, i actually get mad like this kid is a real boy, idk, does he ever get any help? some friends a really good teacher? this just seems like Abuse: the cartoon 😅
@@mysterygirl1606 relatable. My parents once got mad at me *FOR NEARLY BEING KILLED BY MY BROTHER*
Henry will definitely go no contact.
100 percent i am
I wish henry had a better family
He deserves so much better..!
@@SnipeSnapTrue!
Imagine if Henry’s parents gets sued by Henry
@@GrunkMGM They would tell Henry to stop being horrid the entire time
@@thing4201 💀💀💀
One of the shocking things to me is that I GENUINELY thought being locked in your room by yourself was normal because of horrid Henry, the worst things is that it happened to me for real
Alright. Being grounded is completely normal (at least in some households). But you know what isn't? Turning your kid's room into a prison cell by stripping all of his belongings!!!
Lol happened to me too . Cant believe i thought that was normal
My fav Silly Simon moment was when he decided to have two children when clearly he was not fit to be a father. How much more silly can you get?
plot twist-he did tried to use "Safety" but the mum "Tampered with the Rubber" aka turned it into a piece of cheese or a big clothing bottom
please this is killing me 😭
That’s rather silly
And they don’t call Henry’s Dad "Silly Simon" for nothing
He forgot to use protection, very silly of him indeed!!
This guy reminds me a bit of the whole walking on eggshells sort of parent: you can get berated to tears for a minuscule mistake, yet you can get coddled over a grave error. It makes you anxious to be around them throughout your childhood and well into your adulthood, not to mention all the guilt that comes with it; every time you try to bring up something bad they’ve done, their good deeds are used against you like a weapon.
“Dad, I didn’t like it when you yelled at me for locking myself in the bathroom…”
“Oh, I guess that makes me the worst parent in the world, doesn’t it?! I never hear you talk about the time I built you a brand new go cart - why do you only talk about the things I’ve done wrong?!”
It teaches kids how to suppress themselves as a whole, especially when it’s done at as young of an age as Henry is.
Apologies for my rambling - I have a lot I could say about this cartoon. 💀
Hey stop being so relatable 💀
@@batsnghostz My bad, bro. 💀
Relatable ngl 💀 you did such a good job explaining it
@@N0va_Fr Thank you!
sounds like my mom, nice
“Has your dad ever told you off for something unreasonable?”
Yes. *for defending myself after he slapped me*
Jesus Christ
Me too. They know they're in the wrong they're just using the authority to put themselves above you, that's delusional and powertripping but they're not above you if anything you, hope you're like alright
@@mar420.74 physically, I’m ok. Mentally, I’ve still not recovered. *and it happened like 7 years ago*
@@venomgaming7014 womp womp, as a wise man once said: "dont tell lies henry"
@@Barneito_123 man quit victim blaming
24:33 Henry looking out for his younger brother has my heart.
"Nobody bullies my brother except me" vibes
"Don't push it, Henry."
"oKay!"
I'll be honest I've never watched the show or read the books or seen the movie, but a LOT of what I've seen- he isn't being "horrid", he's just being a kid, one that doesn't have proper guidance from his parents at that and is constantly compared to his brother who is seemingly perfect in his parents eyes.
bang on the money
I think that’s the point tho I related to horrid Henry growing up and it comforted me to see that family dynamics like mine existed elsewhere and gave me some comfort about a life I couldn’t control eventually I realised I wasn’t at fault I just wasn’t taught things such as behaviours and coping mechanisms like most other kids as my parents were so hyper focused on my sister and just assumed I’d copy and learn from her which is how I learned to walk and talk from my sister and cause of this my parents never made any effort to educate me they assumed I knew better and would pick stuff up on my own and I challenged myself to learn and re wire my brain from a young age
Henry wasn't a good kid, he wasn't truly awful either but people are far to relaxed on parenting these days and it's no surprise there's an epidemic of main character syndrome and self importance these days.
@Norf.F.C.Zoomer this thread isn't for you go somewhere else
@@juicebox7372 "someone doesn't agree with me so they don't belong here" you've never encountered a single challenge in your life have you lol? Getting this triggered when someone disagrees with you is a bad sign...
One thing I notice here is, Henry is actually a pretty decent older brother to Peter.
He’s still calling him a “worm” but hes looking out for him on the logic that HE gets to treat Peter like that. (even though Henry doesn’t go anywhere near as bad as using him as a chair.)
Disn't he sell him into slavery in one episode 😂
@@jackminto7062 yep he did
@@jackminto7062 bro 💀
He even tried to teach his brother to defend himself against Bill, when that didn't work, he came up with a different approach. Kid's smart enough to know when to leg it.
the biggest red flag "did we get away with it"
never heard my parents say that but they have
6:33 I like to think that moody Margaret is horrified at henry dissapearing since she only wants him around to have a sort of arch nemesis, where if he just dissapears she would have a boring life
I think Margaret secretly cared for Henry and secretly liked him as a friend but she had a different way of showing it
@@Kyranyoutubevids so... a tsundere?
@@Kyranyoutubevids Kinda like Batman and the Joker.
@@Kyranyoutubevids tsundere then?
@@Zombot_1000 doesn't that not apply to family why would you be like ha, stupid my child, i actually think you're annoying
secretly thinks to self..oh but if only he knew! i actually love him because he's my son!
im just confused can you guys 😂 elaborate
Being an older sibling I think most can agree that Henry was a relatable character when being blamed for everything/seeing favouritism to the younger sibling
Yk the only person who actually cares about Henry is rude Ralph he always has his back
even Margaret some times
Do people forget abusers don't abuse all the time???? They can abuse one second or this case episode and be non abusive the next, such as; my dad and mom are abusive but I still had some good moments with them, my parents were manipulative tho so that was just how they kept me keep going back to them
But remember non-abusers are also not good all the time as well so yknow same argument can go both ways
@@sumsumplays yes but the amount those two parents(from the show) treat Henry I don't think they were ready for a kid and took it out on him even when he did nothing wrong, also hi
It gives mixed feelings honestly, so thats why theres a confusion at least in my case
My keyworker at a kids' home I lived in was abusive, but we had good times as well
Context: I went into a children's home when I was 14 (not for the reason you may think), and my parents and I thought I was gonna get help. We were wrong. Staff were abusive af.
@@ravenscarlettanis13 I'm sorry that happened
This video made me realize how truly abusive my parents were. I use to think "I wasn't abused cause I wasn't hit" but the trauma and ptsd are still there
Mhm
I'm so sorry
Same here. I’m sorry you’ve had to go through this. You can work on yourself and grow, but consequences of abuse still stick around. I feel guilty for being affected because my parents didn’t physically hit me, but it’s important for us to understand that it’s still real even if it’s wasn’t really physical.
Maybe Henry's dad is such a doormat to stand up for his son to his wife.
He’s the original SIMP 😂😂😂. Prototype 2006
@AnimatedBlast That's not simping you weirdo. Both of the parents are abusive and the dad a potential VICTIM of his wife. Like jesus christ
@@AnimatedBlast Please I laughed like a hyena at your comment! 😂
"Prototype 2006" 🤣
@@AnimatedBlastWhat I don't get is why he is such a simp over Henry's mum who isn't even drawn remotely attractive(she has wispy hair and very nerd like appearance,I was shocked when I saw the film version!)look wise instead is a abusive monster of a mother,ruining the lives of two children!
Especially confusing why he's with such an awful person when you consider that Simon was Henry in his childhood and him and Henry have common interests such as gross class zero.
That was some ironic justice with that survey response. Bad parents thought good kids act like robots and got sent to parenting courses because they were incredibly unrealistic and abusive.
YES, please cover Golden Child Syndrome. Not enough people knows about topics like Golden Child Syndrome, Invisible Children, or even Scapegoat Children. Shit we seen Simon use Henry as a scapegoat FOR THE DAMN TRAFFIC JAM OUTSIDE OF THE 8 YEAR OLD'S CONTROL!!!
I see so many grown adults acting resentful of golden children.
It’s not their fault, it’s insane.
@@tell-me-a-story- most of said adults were scapegoat children
Context is missing.
Silly Simon’s definitely the better parent since there were times where he actually did things with Henry like building him a Go-Kart when his old one broke and the time when they went fishing together.
Also I’m not defending him, just pointing out that he’s the better parent towards Henry
Yeah, agreed, he’s not good, just less bad
I also haven't seen people mention them bonding over gross class zero because it is something them both love and in the episode with the good day chart simon tries to take henry to the cinema to watch a gross class zero movie.
Also there was the episode where simon was up late to do work and instead of telling henry and later peter to go back to bed just asks what henry is doing still up and then lets henry and peter help him and was ok with them staying up whilst their mum tells them off and to go to bed.
Is noone talking how horrid henrys dad turned into the flash right here 8:30
Lucky he did, or he would never have stopped henry in the act of flushing his car keys down the toilet
This just hammers home the point that Henry isn't really that horrid and most of his problems would be resolved or lessened by having a loving family
I hope Francesca is the mom name because if the dad is called simon and the creator is called Francesca simon I just think that’s just damn right clever
Yeah but Simons brother is already called francis, so I think they already tried to do that just making it masculine instead
Henry: “Good morning ☀️😎”
His mum: “DONT BE HORRID HENRY”
LOOOOOOOOL
She's bloody dramatic 💀
There's a word to describe Henry's mum and it rhymes with pitch and it is used for female dogs
@@purple76691hey! that's insulting!...to compare dogs with her, those innocent pooches didn't do anything wrong
@@hubertberrum6242I think you forgot that this is a cartoon
@@Ashraf-xx5yx I know, I'm just making a joke
Great arnt Greta is convinced that henery is a girl so buys him girls clothes and toys a 8 year old girl would want, and she thinks Peter is a teenage boy, so she buys him presents a teenage boy would want including some things that are useful to the parents, so they don't do anything about it, thats antoter from of abuse.
Good point! Not a nice way to treat Henry!
She could have dementia though.
I don't think that counts as abuse. Greta is senile and has no idea what is actually going on. She even fed Henry and Peter cat food not having idea what she's feeding to them. She's few of these characters who cares about Henry as well as Peter. I would blame parents for getting someone like her as a babysitter.
@@tultsi93 I didn't mean that Greta is abusing them, I meant that their parents not correcting her is abuse.
@@bendordoy4815 sadly you can't really correct that kind of thing when it gets that far and its better to "go along" with it, like asking for the receipt as you "see a hole" or something or say that you think the food might have "gone bad"
So I grew up with golden child syndrome. My mom treated me as the second coming of Jesus and my brother like he'd be lucky to have a normal life. And I'm still recovering from that mind set. It's put me in very unhealthy and dangerous situations because I was told my life would be easy as long as I pleased her. The truth is I now hardly ever contact any of my family, my mom's health is in the trash and life is harder than ever for them. Same for me, but that's my responsibility on my own. Due to my past, I heavily feel for the treatment of BOTH Henry and Peter. They are brothers and should be raised to love eachother, not compare each other. There are no winners and losers in life. It's up to you to live the life you want to live. We all want and deserve happiness.
They are like the Heffley family, if Susan and Frank expected Manny to be perfect, and they neglected Rodrick and Greg to the point that they blamed them for all of their problems.
I mean, abusive parents can have a loving side, it still doesn't downplay the harm they did and do.
Henry and Peter's mum is called Desiree, she even has an adjective. "Delightful Desiree".
@@renaterijerkerk2368 yeah…“delightful” 🙄
How do you know?
Rename needed what about dreadfull Desiree.
Disgusting Desiree
where was this from
Not gonna lie, Simon and Francesca should see Henry not wanting to go to a fancy restaurant. This and Polly's wedding should've been when Henry was left with a sitter.
Fr i hated the wedding episode they forced henry to be ring bearer altho they knew he might cause trouble and cant sit still but they did it anyway and got suprised when he caused trouble
@@middleeasternforhire8985 Should've had Peter do it.
@@jenneacubero1036always wondered why they didn't ask Peter to do it considering they think he's perfect?
What?
@@gRinchY-op5vr I think they did it just so they can get pity for having a horrid child, essentially highlighting how perfect Peter is
The book and the show are so different. Like, in the book the parents are seen to just be both trying to teach Henry how to behave but in a really unorthodox way that they don't realise is causing his behaviour. Essentially emotionally neglecting him. There are similar moments in the book where he gets told off in public and someone looks at the parents funny, so obviously still bad. But in the show they just are dialed up to 1000 and full on berate and bully their kid😭
The books are well written. The series is just a cash cow.
When I was younger I KNEW that his parents behavior was abusive, I would spend hours in front of the tv analyzing the show when I was 7, I would try and find so many details to prove my theories to my mom and now that im older it makes me so happy to see people doing the same
Horrid Henry and the go kart was the best episode of the series
It's a great watch. Everything you want from a Horrid Henry episode 🙌🏻
There also episodes like titanic tv good day bad day takes the blame in s4 -5 he comforts henry when hes down
i liked the episode where Henry called CPS on the parents and he went to a better home..................... what a nice dream that was
Henry's mother being referred to as Fuming Francesca makes sense. We need to get that poor kid outta that household!
10 part video is crazy 😭 it shows you how bad his mother is, his mother is truly all darkness, no light.
Wow, I did not expect a video on the father of a British cartoon boy literally named Silly Simon to be so eye-opening to my own childhood trauma and treatment from my parents
My mom actually got rid of all my belongings once. What's worse is she boxed them up while i was at school and then made me carry the boxes out when I got home. One of the worst punishments I've literally ever received tbh.
at least you knew about it ;(
Why though? What did you do to deserve that?
@@Nostalgic80s-nd3qbIt's never actually about what you did, it's always about exerting control
@@Nostalgic80s-nd3qb i have genuinely have no clue
I know you wouldnt have deserved that no matter what, but... I'm genuinely curious what you did that she felt that was appropriate. God, I'm so sorry, man.
Have you noticed Peter has golden locks like mum and is treated good
And Henry has brown hair like dad and is treated good?
That could be true also the dads brother that called the dad silly simon
Imagine crushing on a dude called Silly Simon 💀
Silly Simon makes all the bitches pussys wet wym
he si on my mon til i get silly
I dont need to lmao
Never mind what he's called. People are head over heels for tall and remotely good looking people. Nowadays even that isn't a requirement with hormonal 13 year old girls going mad over kpop .
What if his name was Freaky Simon?
The thing about the questionnaire that ticks me off the most is that they paint this picture that he's an angel. The school knows that he's not. They know that he's an average kid and acts his age. Can a child his age be polite like they want? Yes, it's about how they're raised. But does polite mean without fault? Of course not.
So glad I found your channel SnipeSnap, great video. Horrid Henry is my childhood and hearing you talk in depth about Henry’s parents is amazing in 2024!
Awesome! Thank you!
The topic of Henry's dad sort of dwindled near the end, but it's still entertaining to look at a children's show I regularly watched a few years ago and dissect it to see what it truly showed. Good vid :)
Fair enough! Thanks for the feedback 🙏🏻
@@SnipeSnap for some reason I'm feeling that peter is not Simon's kid and that the "mom" is a cheater and I feel like she uses the threat that he won't see the kids if he disobeys her, he's nice to him when the mom is not around
@@SnipeSnap my theory is that Simon wants to be a good dad but the wife forces him to be abusive because he's nice to Henry when the wife isn't around so like and then Peter just is being controlled by the wife
And with the spray scene Peter would probably inform the wife or the wife would find out causing her to take Henry or even all the kids@@SnipeSnap
@@petthequeenofmaddness8592 thats what im thinking,and we only know 1 other person with yellow curly hair?simon brother fussy fransis
If they make a reboot, make Simon more like the ‘voice of kindness’ and Francesca be like the ‘voice of abuse/hate’
Anyone on my behalf
at that point just make both of them good parents
@@AnakinRodriguesYeah exactly make it so Henry is actually unconditionally horrid like he’s supposed to be
Horrid Henry subreddit is more insane than horrid Henry's parents combined 💀
I loved horrid henry. But even as a kid I saw how toxic that family was and I felt sorry for him. I would always root for henry. He was relatable.
It’s by design. Kids are meant to find Henry relatable. Always being blamed, getting in trouble, not being “perfect” like peter. The creators make him take the blame for things he didn’t do so they don’t encourage actual bad behaviour.
Yet his parents are still horrible. And the show seems to encourage kids to find it normal at times.
6:34* Even Rude Ralph was weirded tf out😭😭😭
well yeah, that's his best friend, why wouldn't he be weirded out
Yeah and Margaret
Damn, feels like my dad is silly Simon too.
Feels like I grew up as Horrid Henry except I didn’t have a sibling
33:42 at least it was ONLY Moody Margaret and not a human trafficking ring! 😳 I’m sure Henry’s parents in the show would do the same to Henry 🤦♂️
We had a kid in school who was a perfect Peter and he was a social outcast literally no one wanted to be friends with him it was really sad thinking about it. But how you be friends with someone who will rat on you without any hesitation.
1:00 Really Henry's Dad!? If Henry needed to use the public toilet for 5 minutes.... Why scream at him and unfairly punish him over him needing to use a public toilet on the way for 5 minutes!? Do you want Henry to pee himself!? NO! Also 94 and a half years old is way too long for a child too handle his punishment and even worse, you wouldn't be alive at all! Seriously parents, Quit over reacting over your child needing to use a public bathroom during a long car journey! Also, DON'T YOU DARE SAY NO TO YOUR CHILD NEEDING BATHROOM BREAKS! THAT IS VERY BAD PARENTING! 😡
Agreed
But how will Henry’s parents be alive when Henry turns 94 and a half?
@@Kyranyoutubevidsthey'll make an immortality potion so they can inforce that 😂😂😂😂
@@Kyranyoutubevidsthe 94 in a half thing is a figure of speech threat to get Henry out of the bathroom.
@@Kyranyoutubevids Yeah, how? Not possible! 😟
I have a theory maybe they had Peter to replace henry?
Or a another theory I think that the mom wants the dad simon to be abusive to him be she abuses simon too? And forces him in some episodes simon is super nice to henry but he keeps changing
Another theory:maybe henry was an unexpected baby and they had Peter to forget about him or henry is just a abuse toy to the mom??
Anyways i hope you see this i love your content 😊
Here is mine maby peter is actually an affair child ( his close resemblance to simons brother) it would explain alot
@@middleeasternforhire8985 Bruh no that's so messed up! The reason Peter has golden locks is because his mum has it and it can even be seen his dad lineage(his brother Francis is a blond too)
It's common for children to inherite looks from both sides of the family!
It is common in Britain for one sibling to be a blond and another redhead!
I'd love to see another video about Peter. Even if I loved Henry more as a child, I didn't hate Peter.
Coming out next Friday! Peter is a great character imo
@@SnipeSnapyeah, he’s just pressured by his mom, for example, he’s deathly afraid of disappointing her
@@SnipeSnap Same. Peter didn't used to be this bad. Poor parenting made him worse.
@@anonymousperson2363 yeah. That is shown in sports day episode.
@@Koreangirl06-b8q there’s even scenes of Peter actually saying or doing nice things to Henry
See, the interesting thing about horrid Henry, is the fact that when I used to watch it on tv, my mum would always say that Henry has some kind of neurodivergence, such as autism and ADHD, it makes sense as well, since the food issues around vegetables and stuff are very similar to autistic traits. (I’m actually autistic and have ADHD so I kinda know my stuff lol)
That explains why he’s “horrid”
@@Girlymoth how come? I’m actually curious
2:00 my mom is nice. She’s still neglectful.
0:13 I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE IN THIS TRAFFIC JAM, NOW!!!!!!! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT, HENRY!!!!!!!
3:27 I HATE IT, WHEN HE CALLS ME THAT!!!!!!!
13:24 HENRY!!!!!!!
13:29 DON'T TELL LIES, HENRY!!!!!!!
13:33 WELL, HENRY, YOU SHOULD HAVE GOT OUT OF THE WAY WHEN PETER WAS WATERING THR FLOWERS!!!!!!!
14:55 HENRY, YOU COME OUT OF THAT TOILET, NOW, OR I'LL GIVE ALL YOUR TOYS AWAY AND YOU WON'T HAVE ANY POCKET MONEY UNTIL YOU'RE 94 1/2!!!!!!
Broooo the position Henry and his Dad were in at the start is crazy, the way it cut to his Dad's face after that and the faces he pulled were the cherry on top I swear 🤣🤣
Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed. 😂😂😂😂 Poor Henry.
No you weren't the first, but I saw that and was like ayoooooo 💀 Henry got Diddied
@@E-JayPL999 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Diddied!!! Dying.
Tbh I used to think that being yelled at and constantly being blamed for everything was normal because that's exactly how I was raised. Now I've realized why I have so many issues as an adult and how abusive my upbringing was. Poor Henry deserved so much better.
0:52 Yes, yes you are😂😭
THEY ARE BAD PARENTS
When aren't they bad parents?
"I cant believe we did that were such bad parents "
Audience*wdym you were always bad
I always thought that Henry's parents behaviour was the depicted exaggeration through the eyes of a child. Like that time moment when your parents tell you no, you can't have XYZ and it was the most world ending, unreasonable, betrayal of your baby life.
I never watched horrid Henry growing up, but I do remember feeling upset whenever a I saw a child character treated unfairly; especially, if the program painted the adult characters to be in the right.
This was a great breakdown man. You've got a new subscriber 👍
Horrid Henry kids show - exists
This guy - Documentary on the underlying schizophrenia of the father
I've been threatened to get all of my stuff, my bed frame, my clothes, and my toys taken, and I'd have to work for it back or wait for holidays at age 8.
Now imagine if a parent with the same threat follows through + if you're bad, no meal. Thanks Horrid Henry's parents.
I’m so sorry ❤
0:52 “We are such bad parents!”
Me: You’re just realizing that now?!
i mean my parents are a little older but that's so true
I’ve been waiting for another horrid Henry video for A few weeks or a month, idk.
1:28 never thought an AI would get so mad at this guy 💀💀💀
That's not even ai-
@@SouthPark-jn5nw but it sounds like AI so that means it is lol-
@@CoicalPoseidon nah probably her voice but like in a teams meeting not wrong tho
“Oh no! There a traffic! I’ll just it on my 3 day old child because of this traffic”
The farther may be a asshole but he can be a good farther.
I still love watching this show now and I’m 21
The parents are just straight up crazy and insane
Yea Henry Needs Child Services And Taken Away And Put In A New Home And A Nicer Family.
@@TheeVue He deserves better. I guess everyone is jealous of him because he’s literally the only normal person in the show
now i feel more normal
Literally
I can't believe a show about abusive parents geared towards children with no educational substance was greenlit. Absolutely disgusting.
I always hated watching that cartoon as a kid. I didn't understand why my cousin enjoyed it so much, and why British kids in general enjoy it. As a kid, I preferred Ben 10 and other American cartoons.
Becuase people weren't soft and wet when this was about, everything wasn't over analysed about the "generational trauma" it might cuase or whatever nonsense they say now. A TV show was a show for entertainment and every kid I knew loved this show and none of them are now monsters becuase of it.
@@Norf.F.C.Zoomer okay child abuser, "soft and wet"
@@Norf.F.C.Zoomer okay child abuser, "soft and wet"
@@Norf.F.C.Zoomer okay child abuser
To be honest Silly Simon’s outburst at the bathroom would probably still be considered normal (or even soft) even now because unfortunately the majority of the world believes yelling/physical discipline are normal, good ways to parent
27:49 I just teared up at this part… my parents are the reason why I’m so insecure about myself
If they reboot Horrid Henry, they should do an arc or episode where he talks to a teacher or school counselor about what REALLY goes on at home and the parents are investigated. Henry and Peter are removed and put into a loving foster home and eventually adopted. True they could go the angle where they parents go to therapy and parenting classes and eventually get them back, but that usually only works if the parents aren't aware what they are doing is abusive. Simon and Francesca seem to be well aware they are abusive. Abusers who are fully aware of their actions rarely change. Or perhaps Simon could divorce Francesca (she seems to be the parent who instigates things the most) and take custody of Henry and Peter.
The fact that the mother demanded Henry listen to his dad when all his dad was doing was reprimanding him for something he didn't do, it's disgusting. It also hits on a deep level. Anyone else feel that entrapment and miserable stress of the "Being forced to listen to and pay attention to verbal abuse, and read your parent's mind to guess whether the rhetorical question is supposed to be answered or not" on a personal level?
Tbh it’s why I always preferred the animated Dennis the menace show that was on cbbc around that time
The gnasher one? The British Dennis the menace is the only ‘bad boy’ who is actually a twat. The American Dennis wants to help, but often makes mistakes, and Henry is mistreated. Even then, British Dennis spends a concerning amount of time with his more lenient grandma, and she is the one person he truly cares for, becoming worried when she hits her head and has a change of personality, and taking the blame for her when the police came because she had been pranking people. It feels like British Dennis prefers to stick around his grandma because she’s the only person who treats him correctly.
I agree, I hated Horrid Henry (found it cringe and boring) but loved Dennis and Gnasher.
@@tjones9097yeah the American one is like The Three Stooges in which his "Menacing" is manly accidental
@@tjones9097I’m mainly on about when they revamped the show in season 4 and completely changed his parents
A lot of abusive parents aren't abusive all the time. It's more common to play with your victims by pretending to be a good parent, then abusing them, then going back to being nice and denying the abuse ever happened. If you give your kid enough gifts, that means you can't possibly be abusive, right? But even if you act like a decent parent sometimes, abusing them at all proves you don't love them.
My mum did this. One day she'd buy me art supplies, a ring light, and offering to take me to legoland, then the next, she'd be like "U never text or call" when I declined an invite to an early Christmas party at her house during covid quarentine whilst I lived with my grandmother
Lol. Henry and Peter's parents rememind me of my mom. Peters breakdown over breaking the vase is super relatable. Ive definitely been there before
Same tbh
I re-watched horrid Henry a LOT when i was younger. At first, i thought his parents were yelling at him was justified, but later on, i noticed TONS of red flags...
Horrid Henry then changed his name to Jonathan Davis after turning 18. He skipped college and founded a band called Korn.
No wonder my parents didn't let me watch this show. They are the kind of parents who would NEVER let me believe this kind of parenting is good or alright.
dangggggg new setup looking fire!!
Yeahhhh!!! 👊🏻
You spoke of a Horrid Henry reboot with Francesca Simon involved. That’s something I’ve been thinking for sometime actually being interested in acting and writing. If I was doing the show, it would be a live action tv series as a coming of age drama like Sex Education. Henry would have more of his book counterpart but still have the same likability and sympathy in the cartoon. A plot twist I had in mind would be that Peter is adopted, an idea set by the mum since she didn’t want her second child to be like Henry, much to the shock and dismay by the dad. She would also often fake pregnancies to further push the adoption idea towards him, showing the manipulation and dark side of his personality. This would be kept from Peter for years until it’s finally discovered through an unfortunate circumstance. Knowing his life and family has essentially been a lie, Peter goes on a full mental breakdown and Henry, seeing how he is just a much of a victim of the their parents, as he is and the emotional journey they went throughout the series, comforts him and decides to do something about their family, especially the mum. The dad, finally seeing the facade, decides to stand up for his sons and tries to atone for what he’s done.
I know it’s massive change in tone and a more mature take on the series, but a story like this is full of great dramatic potential. It obviously needs more fine tuning which is why I would have Francesca’s contribution too.
What do you think? Would an adaptation like this work? You can disagree if you want but it’s just an idea that’s been buzzing in my creative mind for sometime since the series has resurfaced.
Your vids on the series are great too and I look forward to more of them, especially towards the mum which you said has potential to be a ten part series.
I feel like the show is more so from the perspective of Henry himself, thus the contrast in how the dad acts in the show
it is i live his life
OMG the part where you said a 5 year child can watch this and think it was normal was 💯 the truth as kid i remember watching this show (dubbed in my language) i was annoyed on peter most of the time i knew even as a kid henery was acting like a child but the mom just gave me bad vibes probably it reflects on my home situation and this MAY have effected me and my perspective on whats normal for parents to do 😭
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Even Margaret recognised how messed up that was
9:53 To be honest, I can see why Henry would hate a fancy place, tiny portions, shitty prices, & prétention.