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'''Henry''' is a green mixed-traffic tender engine who works on the [[The Main Line|Main Line]]. He was originally a failed prototype engine, and needed special Welsh coal to operate properly. Following his [[The Flying Kipper (episode)|accident]] when pulling [[The Flying Kipper (train)|The Flying Kipper]], Henry underwent an extensive rebuild, giving him a new shape.
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'''Henry''' is a green mixed-traffic tender engine who works on the [[The Main Line|Main Line]]. He was originally a failed prototype engine, and needed special Welsh coal to operate properly. Following his [[The Flying Kipper (episode)|accident]] when pulling [[The Flying Kipper (train)|The Flying Kipper]], Henry underwent an extensive rebuild, giving him a new shape and a better performance.
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
 
===''The Railway Series''===
 
===''The Railway Series''===
Henry's precise origins are uncertain. The story goes that he was built from drawings stolen from Sir Nigel Gresley at Doncaster about 1919 by an anonymous locomotive builder who held a grudge against him and desired to steal a march on him. His spy, however, blundered and took the wrong drawings; they were for an experimental engine, but were supposed to be for the new "Pacific" locomotives Gresley was designing at the time. The thief realised his mistake too late and Henry was built, with many resulting flaws and a superficial likeness to Gresley's Pacifics.
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Henry's precise origins are uncertain. The story goes that he was built from drawings stolen from Sir Nigel Gresley at Doncaster about 1919 by an anonymous locomotive builder who held a grudge against him and desired to steal a march on him His spy, however, blundered and took the wrong drawings; they were for an experimental engine, but were supposed to be for the new "Pacific" locomotives Gresley was designing at the time. The thief realised his mistake too late and Henry was built, with many resulting flaws and a superficial likeness to Gresley's Pacifics.
   
 
The thief was delighted to unload his "White Elephant" on to the first desperate customer who came along - [[Sir Topham Hatt|The Fat Controller]]. He had intended to buy a Robinson "Atlantic" of the Great Central Railway, but was tricked into purchasing Henry in 1922 instead and had no choice but to keep him due to the railway being desperate for locomotives.
 
The thief was delighted to unload his "White Elephant" on to the first desperate customer who came along - [[Sir Topham Hatt|The Fat Controller]]. He had intended to buy a Robinson "Atlantic" of the Great Central Railway, but was tricked into purchasing Henry in 1922 instead and had no choice but to keep him due to the railway being desperate for locomotives.
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When Thomas had been invited to the Great Railway Show, he was angry that he was not chosen and later teased Percy that Thomas was old enough to become a museum piece.
 
When Thomas had been invited to the Great Railway Show, he was angry that he was not chosen and later teased Percy that Thomas was old enough to become a museum piece.
   
In 1992, during the time when the railway began using a new type of coal, Henry began having problems with it. This resulted in his smokebox door to be pasted with damp shredded newspaper when hot ashes damaged it. He was to head to [[Crovan's Gate]] with James on the Express, but after crossing [[The Viaduct|the Viaduct]] one of the steel rims on his driving wheel broke off and shattered a window on one of the coaches. He was taken off and managed to get to the Works. After his repairs, he was given an undercoat of red paint, but before the green could be applied he was called out to pull the Express. Despite his looks, he managed to pull the train, even getting up Gordon's Hill on his own and returned home with his finished coat of green.
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In 1992, during the time when the railway began using a new type of coal, Henry began having problems with it. This resulted in his smokebox door having to be pasted shut with damp shredded newspaper when hot ashes damaged it. He was to head to [[Crovan's Gate]] with James on the Express, but after crossing [[The Viaduct|the Viaduct]] one of the steel rims on his driving wheel broke off and shattered a window on one of the coaches. He was taken off and managed to get to the Works. After his repairs, he was given an undercoat of red paint, but before the green could be applied he was called out to pull the Express. Despite his looks, he managed to pull the train, even getting up Gordon's Hill on his own and returned home with his finished coat of green.
   
He later fretted over the Golden Jubilee despite [[Duck]], [[Daisy]], [[James]] and Donald trying to cheer him up.
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He later fretted over the Golden Jubilee despite [[Duck]], [[Daisy]], [[James]] and [[Donald]] trying to cheer him up.
   
 
===''Thomas & Friends''===
 
===''Thomas & Friends''===
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Sometime after, Henry was relocated to [[Vicarstown Sheds]] with [[Rosie]] per his request. His old berth at Tidmouth Sheds was filled by [[Rebecca]].
 
Sometime after, Henry was relocated to [[Vicarstown Sheds]] with [[Rosie]] per his request. His old berth at Tidmouth Sheds was filled by [[Rebecca]].
   
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During the following Christmas, the boiler at the [[Sodor Animal Park]] broke down. Henry suggested taking the animals to the Steamworks to keep warm, however was initially ignored by the Fat Controller.
Before Thomas' departure from Vicarstown to London he hade joked about Gordon's confusion about "London Station's" actual name.
 
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Later, when Percy created rumours of a railway show for little engines at [[Ulfstead Castle]], Henry was left to shunt his own train after Rosie abandoned her duties at Vicarstown to attend, making him run late.
   
 
===''Thomas and the Magic Railroad''===
 
===''Thomas and the Magic Railroad''===
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In the newer series, Henry is portrayed as not too bright and sometimes really worrisome, as shown in multiple episodes. This worrisome personality was also featured in The Adventure Begins, which greatly contrasts to the original version of The Sad Story of Henry. He has shown instances when he was either moody, arrogant and vain, but proud, strong and witty, much like the earlier series, particularly when someone pokes fun at his expense and when vain engines start getting smug.
 
In the newer series, Henry is portrayed as not too bright and sometimes really worrisome, as shown in multiple episodes. This worrisome personality was also featured in The Adventure Begins, which greatly contrasts to the original version of The Sad Story of Henry. He has shown instances when he was either moody, arrogant and vain, but proud, strong and witty, much like the earlier series, particularly when someone pokes fun at his expense and when vain engines start getting smug.
Henry is the most likely to be respectful to smaller engines such as [[Edward]], [[Percy]], [[Thomas]], and [[Toby]] on a regular basis. He does not frequently antagonize his fellow friends, and usually shows remorse for his actions. Because of this, he is often considered much friendlier than Gordon and James, who boast to and tease others any chance they get, including Henry.
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Henry is the most likely to be respectful to smaller engines such as [[Edward]], [[Percy]], [[Thomas]], and [[Toby]] on a regular basis. He does not frequently antagonize his fellow friends, and usually shows remorse for his actions.
   
 
==Technical Details==
 
==Technical Details==
 
===Basis===
 
===Basis===
Henry's history is unusual. The Fat Controller had intended to buy a Robinson Atlantic of the Great Central Railway, but was swindled and instead received Henry. He was built from rejected plans for Sir Nigel Gresley's A1 with the added design of an LNER C1 Atlantic. The plans were stolen from Gresley by an anonymous rival. The resulting engine had a superficial likeness to Gordon, but aesthetics were as far as this went. Henry in this shape developed performance issues from flaws in the design, compounded by his stay in the tunnel. Henry was a ''bad steamer'': with good-quality coal he could get enough heat to make plenty of steam, but when there was a poor lot delivered, his undersized firebox could not hold enough coal to make a proper fire. On advice from Henry's fireman, the Fat Controller ordered high-grade Welsh Coal, which made an appreciable difference in Henry's performance. When Henry suffered an accident and severe damage that winter, the opportunity was taken to send him to Crewe, where he was rebuilt an LMS Stanier 5MT "Black Five" 4-6-0. After "The Eight Famous Engines," Henry's LMS Stanier 5MT tender was replaced by a Fowler tender.
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Henry's history is unusual. The Fat Controller had intended to buy a Robinson Atlantic of the Great Central Railway, but was swindled and instead received Henry. He was built from rejected plans for Sir Nigel Gresley's A1 Pacific prototype with the hybrid design of an GNR C1 Atlantic. The plans were stolen from Gresley by an anonymous rival. The resulting engine had a superficial likeness to Gordon, but aesthetics were as far as this went. Henry in this shape developed performance issues from flaws in the design, compounded by his stay in the tunnel. Henry was a ''bad steamer'': with good-quality coal he could get enough heat to make plenty of steam, but when there was a poor lot delivered, his undersized firebox could not hold enough coal to make a proper fire. On advice from Henry's fireman, the Fat Controller ordered high-grade Welsh Coal, which made an appreciable difference in Henry's performance. When Henry suffered an accident and severe damage that winter, the opportunity was taken to send him to Crewe, where he was rebuilt an LMS Stanier 5MT "Black Five" 4-6-0. After "The Eight Famous Engines," Henry's LMS Stanier 5MT tender was replaced by a Fowler tender.
   
 
In the television series, Henry has always had a one-window cab with an LNER-style tender. The differences between his shapes were removed splashers, the Belpaire firebox replacing the tapered, added steampipes beneath his smokebox, and a top feed. This was done to ease the changeover to his "Black Five"-esque appearance. However, Henry kept his parallel boiler instead of the tapered one that the Black Fives had. He later regained a full set of wheel-arches in Series 2 onwards, making him somewhat a hybrid of the 5MT and the similarly designed LMS Jubilee Class. [[Minor International Characters#The Grey Tender Engine|The grey]] and [[Minor International Characters#The Purple Tender Engine|purple]] tender engines are also members of this class.
 
In the television series, Henry has always had a one-window cab with an LNER-style tender. The differences between his shapes were removed splashers, the Belpaire firebox replacing the tapered, added steampipes beneath his smokebox, and a top feed. This was done to ease the changeover to his "Black Five"-esque appearance. However, Henry kept his parallel boiler instead of the tapered one that the Black Fives had. He later regained a full set of wheel-arches in Series 2 onwards, making him somewhat a hybrid of the 5MT and the similarly designed LMS Jubilee Class. [[Minor International Characters#The Grey Tender Engine|The grey]] and [[Minor International Characters#The Purple Tender Engine|purple]] tender engines are also members of this class.
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File:Gordon'sbasis.png|First half of Henry's original basis
 
File:Gordon'sbasis.png|First half of Henry's original basis
 
File:LNERc1atlantic.jpg|Second half of Henry's original basis
 
File:LNERc1atlantic.jpg|Second half of Henry's original basis
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File:LNER A0 prototype (sketch).png|A sketch of one of Gresely's prototype pacific designs
 
File:HenryBasis.jpg|Henry's rebuilt basis
 
File:HenryBasis.jpg|Henry's rebuilt basis
 
File:FowlerTender.png|A Fowler tender
 
File:FowlerTender.png|A Fowler tender
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Henry sketch.png|A sketch of Gresely's A0 pacific design, modified to resemble Henry
 
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* '''[[Series 17]]''' - [[Kevin's Cranky Friend]], [[Scruff's Makeover]], [[Wayward Winston]], [[Gordon Runs Dry]], [[Calm Down Caitlin]], [[Steamie Stafford]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Henry's Hero]], [[Not Now, Charlie!]], [[The Thomas Way]] {{Cameo}}, [[Percy's Lucky Day]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Bill or Ben?]], [[No Snow for Thomas]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Missing Christmas Decorations]] {{Does not speak}}, [[The Frozen Turntable]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Away From the Sea]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Smelly Kipper]] and [[Thomas' Shortcut]] {{Cameo}}
 
* '''[[Series 17]]''' - [[Kevin's Cranky Friend]], [[Scruff's Makeover]], [[Wayward Winston]], [[Gordon Runs Dry]], [[Calm Down Caitlin]], [[Steamie Stafford]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Henry's Hero]], [[Not Now, Charlie!]], [[The Thomas Way]] {{Cameo}}, [[Percy's Lucky Day]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Bill or Ben?]], [[No Snow for Thomas]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Missing Christmas Decorations]] {{Does not speak}}, [[The Frozen Turntable]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Away From the Sea]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Smelly Kipper]] and [[Thomas' Shortcut]] {{Cameo}}
 
* '''[[Series 18]]''' - [[Old Reliable Edward]], [[Flatbeds of Fear]], [[Disappearing Diesels]] {{Cameo}}, [[Signals Crossed]], [[Toad's Adventure]] {{Cameo}}, [[Duck in the Water]] {{Cameo}}, [[Duck and the Slip Coaches]], [[Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger]] {{Cameo}}, [[Missing Gator]] {{Cameo}}, [[Spencer's VIP]], [[Last Train for Christmas]], [[Duncan the Humbug]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Perfect Gift]] {{Cameo}} and [[Timothy and the Rainbow Truck]] {{Cameo}}
 
* '''[[Series 18]]''' - [[Old Reliable Edward]], [[Flatbeds of Fear]], [[Disappearing Diesels]] {{Cameo}}, [[Signals Crossed]], [[Toad's Adventure]] {{Cameo}}, [[Duck in the Water]] {{Cameo}}, [[Duck and the Slip Coaches]], [[Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger]] {{Cameo}}, [[Missing Gator]] {{Cameo}}, [[Spencer's VIP]], [[Last Train for Christmas]], [[Duncan the Humbug]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Perfect Gift]] {{Cameo}} and [[Timothy and the Rainbow Truck]] {{Cameo}}
* '''[[Series 19]]''' - [[Who's Geoffrey?]] {{Does not speak}}, [[The Truth About Toby]], [[Lost Property]] {{Cameo}}, [[Henry Spots Trouble]], [[Snow Place Like Home]], [[The Beast of Sodor]], [[Toad and the Whale]] {{Cameo}}, [[Very Important Sheep]] {{Cameo}}, [[Helping Hiro]] {{Cameo}}, [[Slow Stephen]] {{Cameo}}, [[Best Engine Ever]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead]], [[Philip to the Rescue]], [[Rocky Rescue]], [[The Other Side of the Mountain]] {{Cameo}}, [[No Help at All]] {{Cameo}}, [[Goodbye Fat Controller]] and [[Wild Water Rescue]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''[[Series 19]]''' - [[Who's Geoffrey?]] {{Does not speak}}, [[The Truth About Toby]], [[Lost Property]] {{Cameo}}, [[Henry Spots Trouble]], [[Snow Place Like Home]], [[The Beast of Sodor]], [[Toad and the Whale]] {{Note|not named; does not speak}}, [[Very Important Sheep]] {{Cameo}}, [[Helping Hiro]] {{Cameo}}, [[Slow Stephen]] {{Cameo}}, [[Best Engine Ever]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead]], [[Philip to the Rescue]], [[Rocky Rescue]], [[The Other Side of the Mountain]] {{Cameo}}, [[No Help at All]] {{Cameo}}, [[Goodbye Fat Controller]] and [[Wild Water Rescue]] {{Cameo}}
 
* '''[[Series 20]]''' - [[Toby's New Friend]] {{Cameo}}, [[Henry Gets the Express]], [[Diesel and the Ducklings]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Bradford the Brake Van]], [[Pouty James]], [[Letters to Santa]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Railcar and the Coaches]] {{Cameo}}, [[All in Vain]], [[Henry in the Dark]], [[Three Steam Engines Gruff]], [[Engine of the Future]], [[Hugo and the Airship]] [[The Christmas Coffeepot]] {{Cameo}} and [[Over the Hill]] {{Cameo}}
 
* '''[[Series 20]]''' - [[Toby's New Friend]] {{Cameo}}, [[Henry Gets the Express]], [[Diesel and the Ducklings]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Bradford the Brake Van]], [[Pouty James]], [[Letters to Santa]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Railcar and the Coaches]] {{Cameo}}, [[All in Vain]], [[Henry in the Dark]], [[Three Steam Engines Gruff]], [[Engine of the Future]], [[Hugo and the Airship]] [[The Christmas Coffeepot]] {{Cameo}} and [[Over the Hill]] {{Cameo}}
 
* '''[[Series 21]]''' - [[Dowager Hatt's Busy Day]], [[Stuck in Gear]] {{Cameo}}, [[Hasty Hannah]] {{Cameo}}, [[Cranky at the End of the Line]], [[Philip's Number]] {{Does not speak}}, [[The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor]], [[A Shed for Edward]] {{Cameo}} and [[The Big Freeze]]
 
* '''[[Series 21]]''' - [[Dowager Hatt's Busy Day]], [[Stuck in Gear]] {{Cameo}}, [[Hasty Hannah]] {{Cameo}}, [[Cranky at the End of the Line]], [[Philip's Number]] {{Does not speak}}, [[The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor]], [[A Shed for Edward]] {{Cameo}} and [[The Big Freeze]]
 
* '''[[Series 22]]''' - [[Forever and Ever]], [[Confusion Without Delay]] {{Does not speak}}, [[An Engine of Many Colours]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Seeing is Believing]] {{note|stock footage cameo; Latin America/Spanish version}}, [[Apology Impossible]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas' Animal Ark]] and [[Counting on Nia]] {{Cameo}}
 
* '''[[Series 22]]''' - [[Forever and Ever]], [[Confusion Without Delay]] {{Does not speak}}, [[An Engine of Many Colours]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Seeing is Believing]] {{note|stock footage cameo; Latin America/Spanish version}}, [[Apology Impossible]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas' Animal Ark]] and [[Counting on Nia]] {{Cameo}}
 
* '''[[Series 23]]''' - [[Chucklesome Trucks]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Other Big Engine]] {{Note|photo only}}, [[Steam Team to the Rescue]], [[Panicky Percy]] and [[Diesel Glows Away]] {{Cameo}}
 
* '''[[Series 23]]''' - [[Chucklesome Trucks]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Other Big Engine]] {{Note|photo only}}, [[Steam Team to the Rescue]], [[Panicky Percy]] and [[Diesel Glows Away]] {{Cameo}}
* '''[[Series 24]]''' - [[Thomas and the Royal Engine]], [[Emily's Best Friend]], [[The Great Little Railway Show]], [[Sonny's Second Chance]] {{Cameo}} and [[Kenji on the Rails Again]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''[[Series 24]]''' - [[Thomas and the Royal Engine]], [[Emily's Best Friend]], [[The Great Little Railway Show]], [[Sonny's Second Chance]] {{note|not named; does not speak}} and [[Kenji on the Rails Again]] {{Cameo}}
   
 
====Specials====
 
====Specials====
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* '''Series 17''' - [[Hey, Hey Thomas!]] and [[On a Journey Today]]
 
* '''Series 17''' - [[Hey, Hey Thomas!]] and [[On a Journey Today]]
 
* '''Series 18''' - [[It's Christmas Time]] and [[The Best Friends Express]]
 
* '''Series 18''' - [[It's Christmas Time]] and [[The Best Friends Express]]
* '''Thomas' Youtube World Tour''' - [[A World Around You]], [[Down by the Docks]], [[Navigation]], [[Never, Never, Never Give Up]], [[It's Great to be an Engine]], [[Thomas' Anthem]], [[The Island Song]], [[The Whistle Song]], [[Night Train]], [[Ode to Gordon]], [[Rules and Regulations]] and [[That's What Friends Are for]]
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* '''Thomas' Youtube World Tour''' - [[A World Around You]], [[Down by the Docks]], [[Navigation]], [[Never, Never, Never Give Up]], [[It's Great to be an Engine]], [[Thomas' Anthem]], [[The Island Song]], [[The Whistle Song]], [[Night Train]], [[Ode to Gordon]], [[Rules and Regulations]] and [[That's What Friends are For]]
 
* '''The Adventure Begins''' [[Really Useful Engine]] and [[Troublesome Trucks (song)|Troublesome Trucks]]
 
* '''The Adventure Begins''' [[Really Useful Engine]] and [[Troublesome Trucks (song)|Troublesome Trucks]]
 
* '''Series 19''' - [[Race with You]], [[Spring is Here!]] and [[Engine Roll Call]]
 
* '''Series 19''' - [[Race with You]], [[Spring is Here!]] and [[Engine Roll Call]]
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* '''Big World! Big Adventures!''' - [[Where in the World is Thomas?]] and [[We're Friends]]
 
* '''Big World! Big Adventures!''' - [[Where in the World is Thomas?]] and [[We're Friends]]
 
* '''Series 22''' - [[Engine Roll Call]], [[All the Girls Around the World]] and [[The Steam Team (song)|The Steam Team]]
 
* '''Series 22''' - [[Engine Roll Call]], [[All the Girls Around the World]] and [[The Steam Team (song)|The Steam Team]]
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* '''Series 24''' - [[Party Train]]
 
 
====[[Learning Segments]]====
 
====[[Learning Segments]]====
 
* '''Series 8''' - [[Learning Segments#Sounds|Sounds]] {{Note|pre-filmed footage cameo}}, [[Learning Segments#Steamies and Diesels Sounds|Steamies and Diesels Sounds]] {{Cameo}}, [[Learning Segments#Being Blue|Being Blue]], [[Learning Segments#Sharing|Sharing]], [[Learning Segments#Helping One Another|Helping One Another]] {{Cameo}} and [[Learning Segments#Guess the Engine|Guess the Engine - Henry, Toby and Thomas]] and [[Learning Segments#Henry Huffs Out of the Station|Henry Huffs Out of the Station]]
 
* '''Series 8''' - [[Learning Segments#Sounds|Sounds]] {{Note|pre-filmed footage cameo}}, [[Learning Segments#Steamies and Diesels Sounds|Steamies and Diesels Sounds]] {{Cameo}}, [[Learning Segments#Being Blue|Being Blue]], [[Learning Segments#Sharing|Sharing]], [[Learning Segments#Helping One Another|Helping One Another]] {{Cameo}} and [[Learning Segments#Guess the Engine|Guess the Engine - Henry, Toby and Thomas]] and [[Learning Segments#Henry Huffs Out of the Station|Henry Huffs Out of the Station]]
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* '''2017''' - [[Thomas & Friends Adventures Shorts#Shark Escape|Shark Escape]] and [[Thomas & Friends Adventures Shorts#Space Mission|Space Mission]]
 
* '''2017''' - [[Thomas & Friends Adventures Shorts#Shark Escape|Shark Escape]] and [[Thomas & Friends Adventures Shorts#Space Mission|Space Mission]]
 
* '''2020''' - [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Jumps|Top 5 Jumps]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Animals|Top 5 Animals]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Cranes|Top 5 Cranes]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Non-Railway Vehicles|Top 5 Non-Railway Vehicles]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Songs|Top 5 Songs]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Crashes|Top 5 Crashes]], [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Coolest Engines|Top 5 Coolest Engines]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Cheeky Thomas Moments|Top 5 Cheeky Thomas Moments]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Silliest Characters|Top 5 Silliest Characters]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Scariest Moments|Top 5 Scariest Moments]] and [[Meet the Characters!#Meet Ruth of America!|Meet Ruth of America!]] {{Cameo}}
 
* '''2020''' - [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Jumps|Top 5 Jumps]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Animals|Top 5 Animals]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Cranes|Top 5 Cranes]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Non-Railway Vehicles|Top 5 Non-Railway Vehicles]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Songs|Top 5 Songs]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Crashes|Top 5 Crashes]], [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Coolest Engines|Top 5 Coolest Engines]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Cheeky Thomas Moments|Top 5 Cheeky Thomas Moments]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Silliest Characters|Top 5 Silliest Characters]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Scariest Moments|Top 5 Scariest Moments]] and [[Meet the Characters!#Meet Ruth of America!|Meet Ruth of America!]] {{Cameo}}
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====[[Thomas & Friends Storytime|Storytime]]====
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* '''Series 1''' - [[Thomas & Friends Storytime#Steamie Stafford|Steamie Stafford]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Thomas & Friends Storytime#Happy Birthday Thomas!|Happy Birthday Thomas!]] {{Note|not named; does not speak}}, [[Thomas & Friends Storytime#The Story of Percy the Small Engine|The Story of Percy the Small Engine]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Thomas & Friends Storytime#The Story of Nia the Helpful Engine|The Story of Nia the Helpful Engine]] {{Mentioned}}, [[Thomas & Friends Storytime#Who's Geoffrey?|Who's Geoffrey?]] {{Mentioned}}, [[Thomas & Friends Storytime#The Story of Emily the Clever Engine|The Story of Emily the Clever Engine]] {{Note|whistle only}}, and [[Thomas & Friends Storytime#Toad and the Whale|Toad and the Whale]] {{Note|not named; does not speak}}
 
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==Audio Files==
 
==Audio Files==
 
'''Whistle'''
 
'''Whistle'''
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For other uses, see Henry (disambiguation).


Henry is a green mixed-traffic tender engine who works on the Main Line. He was originally a failed prototype engine, and needed special Welsh coal to operate properly. Following his accident when pulling The Flying Kipper, Henry underwent an extensive rebuild, giving him a new shape and a better performance.

Biography

The Railway Series

Henry's precise origins are uncertain. The story goes that he was built from drawings stolen from Sir Nigel Gresley at Doncaster about 1919 by an anonymous locomotive builder who held a grudge against him and desired to steal a march on him His spy, however, blundered and took the wrong drawings; they were for an experimental engine, but were supposed to be for the new "Pacific" locomotives Gresley was designing at the time. The thief realised his mistake too late and Henry was built, with many resulting flaws and a superficial likeness to Gresley's Pacifics.

The thief was delighted to unload his "White Elephant" on to the first desperate customer who came along - The Fat Controller. He had intended to buy a Robinson "Atlantic" of the Great Central Railway, but was tricked into purchasing Henry in 1922 instead and had no choice but to keep him due to the railway being desperate for locomotives.

Henry was vain and stopped in the Ballahoo Tunnel and refused to come out, citing that his paintwork would be spoiled by the rain. After several attempts to move him failed, he was bricked up in the tunnel until Gordon broke down while pulling the Express. As Edward was unable to move the train himself, the Fat Controller offered to let Henry out of the tunnel to help. Henry eagerly accepted.

Henry performed very well and the Fat Controller promised him a new coat of paint, since Henry's existing paintwork had been spoiled more by his stay in the tunnel than it would have been by the rain. Henry asked to be painted blue like Edward, only for many people to confuse him with Gordon, to the bigger engine's annoyance. The matter was worsened after a trip to the Works when Henry was given spares of Gordon's buffers. Sometime before 1935, Henry, when again offered new paint, chose green and so ended the Gordon/Henry confusion.

Unfortunately, Henry was to suffer humiliation when he was hosed with water by an elephant he frightened. After Gordon and James had suffered humiliations of their own (and all three had become thoroughly fed up having to do their own shunting and fetch their own coaches), the big engines went on strike. The Fat Controller naturally disapproved of this nonsense and locked them up in the shed for several days, leaving them miserable. However, they were let out again after promising to work hard.

The poor engine and his system - which was already finicky at best due to design flaws - never really recovered from his stay in the tunnel. Henry developed steaming problems, which he complained about constantly, though he found little sympathy from the engines, especially when it caused him to run late.

A period came when the Main Line engines were supplied with a poor delivery of coal and Henry had a very difficult time of it indeed. He had strength to pull trains only sporadically, in spite of numerous parts replacements. At last, the Fat Controller looked into it personally and asked for the opinion of Henry's fireman, who told him about the poor coal and Henry's firebox being too small to burn it efficiently. The fireman also suggested purchasing the high-grade Welsh coal used on the Great Western Railway. Sir Topham Hatt agreed to purchasing some in order to give Henry "a fair chance".

When the Welsh coal came, Henry's performance vastly improved, such that he was comparable to Gordon. He continued to use the coal until he had a collision with a goods train at Killdane Field while pulling the Flying Kipper and was sent to Crewe to be rebuilt in 1935. Henry was rebuilt into a Stanier 5MT. The Fat Controller had connections with Sir William Stanier, so this is likely the reason he managed to get Henry rebuilt so quickly. Besides being given a new shape, Henry also received a larger firebox, allowing him to use regular coal again.

After returning, Henry was added to the rotation for the Express and pulled it so well that he made Gordon jealous. Gordon tried to get even by rudely criticising Henry for whistling loudly at stations, but he had to eat his words later that day after his own whistle valve jammed open. Some time later, Henry was taking a slow train. As he passed under a bridge, three boys he had assumed to be railfans dropped stones onto him and his coaches. He paid them out on his return journey by "sneezing" ashes that collected in his smokebox at them.

When Queen Elizabeth II was due to visit Sodor in 1953, Henry (justifiably) assumed that he was the Fat Controller's choice to pull the Royal Train. But the day before, while he was idling at the station, his smoke blinded a painter, who fell along with his paint pot onto Henry. The paint splashed over Henry's boiler and as painting over it would take too long, Gordon was given the job instead.

When Duck arrived in 1955 to take over Percy's duties as station pilot, Henry - along with Gordon and James - teased him and tried to give him orders, as they had been doing to Percy. With Percy's help, Duck blocked the big engines from entering the shed. The Fat Controller arrived and told the two tank engines off for causing a disturbance. Henry and the others laughed - until the Fat Controller shouted for silence and told them that they had been worse, as they had made the disturbance. He told them that Duck was right - he, Sir Topham Hatt, is in charge and he gives the orders; Henry respected Duck more after that.

Sometime after this period, Henry gained a Fowler tender for unknown reasons. By this time, Henry once acted rudely with the engines at Barrow-in-Furness while in the middle of a conversation with Percy, calling him and them "silly things" and challenged Percy's statement that he did not fear water. Percy retaliated by reminding Henry about his stay in the tunnel, but Percy was shown wrong when he accidentally ended up smokebox-first in the sea at Knapford Harbour. When Percy was to be sent to the works the next day, Henry ridiculed Percy and told him that he would be braver the next time he plunged into the sea, but Percy was quite determined that there would not be a next time.

Henry would then later accompany the engines to England.

Henry's good opinion of Duck would be briefly spoilt in 1957. He and the other main line engines were growing very tired of Duck's incessant talk about the Great Western Railway following City of Truro's visit. A diesel sent to the island on trial quickly developed a grudge against Duck and spread nasty stories about the main line engines to the trucks, stories he falsely claimed that Duck had told him. Furious at being called "Old Square Wheels", Henry joined Gordon and James in barring Duck from the shed just like what Duck and Percy had done previously. He felt sorry a few days later when he became the next target of Diesel's slander and when Duck returned after preventing an accident, Henry cheered for him loudly.

When Gordon started feeling depressed in 1967, Henry - who thought Gordon was just moaning and groaning - teased him and told him he should get a wash-out and would feel much better. When Gordon's brother Flying Scotsman visited Sodor, Henry was jealous of the visitor's second tender. Duck and Donald explained and while Henry took the point he still was vain enough to want an additional tender. Deciding to bring Henry down to earth, Duck told the big engine that he had in his possession not one, but six spare tenders, which, as a tank engine, he had no need of. Henry accepted and all the engines waited to see him go past. But instead of a splendid sight, the tenders were old, rusted and full of boiler sludge. Gordon mocked him with a comment about wash-outs.

Henry became frustrated the day after 7101 and 199 arrived on trial. This made him so hot that his regulator fused wide open and his driver had to use the reverser to control him. On his return journey (no train), he stopped at a signal box next to 199, who had a train of fuel tankers. The signalman told them that 199 - who he nicknamed "Spamcan" - had failed and that he needed to be moved out of the way to clear the line for the "Limited". Henry pulled the train clear, but shortly afterwards, 7101's ejector failed and the "Limited" ground to a halt. Henry then volunteered to help move both trains. Luckily all he had to do for 7101 was keep the vacuum brakes off, but it was still hard work. The cavalcade made it to a station where Flying Scotsman waited to take the coaches and Donald to take the goods. Henry brought 7101 to the Works afterwards and following this valiant rescue, he was no longer teased for the Tender incident. Henry also cheered for the arrival of Oliver and Toad several days later.

Later, when Gordon needed new tubes, Henry pulled the express, but soon fell ill as well. This left the job of the express to Thomas, Percy and Duck. A while later, Henry had to pull an extra long Flying Kipper and Duck had to help him up Gordon's Hill, but due to a tail-lamp falling off the rear van, Duck accidentally crashed into the train.

During the subject of paint colours, Henry commented on how he hated to be red and look like a fire engine. The next day, he was rough with his coaches and resulted in breaking the drawbar between him and his tender. Because of his separated source of water, his fireman was forced to throw out the fire, which set the sleepers alight. After the fire brigade put out the flames, Henry never made rude comments on fire engines again.

In 1985, Henry complained to Thomas the time that the Viaduct had gone under repairs, when Thomas became impatient with his connection between the main line engines and his branch line. Later when bringing passengers for Thomas, the tank engine ran away.

In 1986, when Gordon accidentally blew ashes when his smokebox was clogged, Henry suggested that Gordon should have a good "sneeze", but Gordon reminded Henry that The Fat Controller did not like Henry's sneeze. He also pulled the express when Gordon slipped on the icy rails and befriended Pip and Emma.

When Thomas had been invited to the Great Railway Show, he was angry that he was not chosen and later teased Percy that Thomas was old enough to become a museum piece.

In 1992, during the time when the railway began using a new type of coal, Henry began having problems with it. This resulted in his smokebox door having to be pasted shut with damp shredded newspaper when hot ashes damaged it. He was to head to Crovan's Gate with James on the Express, but after crossing the Viaduct one of the steel rims on his driving wheel broke off and shattered a window on one of the coaches. He was taken off and managed to get to the Works. After his repairs, he was given an undercoat of red paint, but before the green could be applied he was called out to pull the Express. Despite his looks, he managed to pull the train, even getting up Gordon's Hill on his own and returned home with his finished coat of green.

He later fretted over the Golden Jubilee despite Duck, Daisy, James and Donald trying to cheer him up.

Thomas & Friends

In the television series, Henry loved visiting the forest. Because of how much he loves it, he helped to replant trees after it was destroyed by a storm.

He also has had to go back to the Works on several occasions, such as when his tubes were leaking and after he had an accident with some trucks. But the reason most often given for Henry's poor state is that he needed special coal again, even though this was corrected in the first series. This error began with the tenth series episode Toby's Afternoon Off and has been fixed as of King of the Railway as Toby stated that the fact that Henry needing special coal was fixed years ago. The last time Henry was stated to need special coal was in the fifteenth series.

In the seventeenth series, he teased Scruff, took on some bad coal with Hiro, allowed Caitlin to pull The Flying Kipper for him at night, challenged James to deliver the fresh fish for him and almost got hit by Connor.

During one winter, he was tasked with working with Spencer to deliver trucks to Vicarstown. But Spencer teased him by making him think there was an abominable snowman on Sodor. After they had delivered their trucks, they both saw a strange white figure stumbling around on the tracks in front of them. Thinking it was the abominable snowman, Spencer tried to run away. Unfortunately, his valves burst and Henry stood his ground to try and to make the snowman go away. Luckily, it was only Sir Topham Hatt who ended up running into trouble in the heavy snow.

One night, he saw Sailor John and Skiff rolling along the line and got a big fright, thinking Skiff was a ghost ship. Some of the engines teased him about it, even though he insisted the boat was real.

In the twentieth series, Henry had to pull the express for Gordon while he was having his firebox cleaned in the morning. He was initially hesitant but enjoyed himself, especially after the passengers complimented on how well he pulled it. Later, Henry was having a repaint at the Steamworks when Kevin gave him the wrong paint. Henry puffed into the night, his new paintwork glowing in the dark, causing his friends to think they had seen a ghost train. The Fat Controller realised that Henry had the wrong paint and told him to return to the Steamworks for some proper green paint, while praising Henry for being the only engine working as all the others were too scared to come out of the shed.

Henry would later go to the Mainland and be a part of the Great Railway Show, competing in the Strongest Engine Race. After the race, he met up with the other engines and informed them that he came in fifth. Philip congratulated him, only for Henry to reveal that there were only five engines.

In Journey Beyond Sodor, Henry was due to go back to the Mainland with a goods train. However, a faulty signal caused him to crash into the back of Hiro's train. After being rescued by the Breakdown Train, the Fat Controller arranged James to take his train while Henry is being repaired. However, Thomas took it before James could and James only went when Thomas did not return. Henry was soon fully repaired and returned to the sheds while the others finished singing The Most Important Thing is Being Friends, to which he asked, "What did I miss?"

Sometime after, Henry was relocated to Vicarstown Sheds with Rosie per his request. His old berth at Tidmouth Sheds was filled by Rebecca.

During the following Christmas, the boiler at the Sodor Animal Park broke down. Henry suggested taking the animals to the Steamworks to keep warm, however was initially ignored by the Fat Controller.

Later, when Percy created rumours of a railway show for little engines at Ulfstead Castle, Henry was left to shunt his own train after Rosie abandoned her duties at Vicarstown to attend, making him run late.

Thomas and the Magic Railroad

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Henry in Thomas and the Magic Railroad

In the film, Henry had suffered from boiler trouble due to deposits left by fumes from Diesel 10. This time, his sickness was cured by "Sodor coal". Henry was one of the few engines who knew the 'legend' about Lady was true as for he was the first to acknowledge the fact that Diesel 10 was looking for her. Later, Thomas found Henry with a boiler ache and offered to collect trucks of Sodor coal to make him feel better.

Personality

Henry is generally well-behaved and friendly, but is sometimes arrogant. Henry is at heart, a very hard worker, but his frequent bouts of illness hinder his work. His illnesses almost always have something to do with his boiler. Unlike Gordon and James, Henry does not mind pulling trucks, especially as he is a mixed traffic engine, although when he is given the job of pulling the express whenever Gordon is unable to, this can get to his smokebox and he can act full of himself. While he doesn't usually mind pulling trucks, like James and Gordon, Henry hated to shunt his own trains, which led to several miserable days stuck in the sheds after a failed attempt at going on strike.

In the television series, Henry has been portrayed with a much kinder and softer personality. He has been shown as a nature-lover, as evidenced in Henry's Forest. This personality carried on throughout the more recent series with Henry being occasionally a tree-hugging engine too, as he tried to prevent the tall pine tree and the wishing tree from being cut down.

In the newer series, Henry is portrayed as not too bright and sometimes really worrisome, as shown in multiple episodes. This worrisome personality was also featured in The Adventure Begins, which greatly contrasts to the original version of The Sad Story of Henry. He has shown instances when he was either moody, arrogant and vain, but proud, strong and witty, much like the earlier series, particularly when someone pokes fun at his expense and when vain engines start getting smug. Henry is the most likely to be respectful to smaller engines such as Edward, Percy, Thomas, and Toby on a regular basis. He does not frequently antagonize his fellow friends, and usually shows remorse for his actions.

Technical Details

Basis

Henry's history is unusual. The Fat Controller had intended to buy a Robinson Atlantic of the Great Central Railway, but was swindled and instead received Henry. He was built from rejected plans for Sir Nigel Gresley's A1 Pacific prototype with the hybrid design of an GNR C1 Atlantic. The plans were stolen from Gresley by an anonymous rival. The resulting engine had a superficial likeness to Gordon, but aesthetics were as far as this went. Henry in this shape developed performance issues from flaws in the design, compounded by his stay in the tunnel. Henry was a bad steamer: with good-quality coal he could get enough heat to make plenty of steam, but when there was a poor lot delivered, his undersized firebox could not hold enough coal to make a proper fire. On advice from Henry's fireman, the Fat Controller ordered high-grade Welsh Coal, which made an appreciable difference in Henry's performance. When Henry suffered an accident and severe damage that winter, the opportunity was taken to send him to Crewe, where he was rebuilt an LMS Stanier 5MT "Black Five" 4-6-0. After "The Eight Famous Engines," Henry's LMS Stanier 5MT tender was replaced by a Fowler tender.

In the television series, Henry has always had a one-window cab with an LNER-style tender. The differences between his shapes were removed splashers, the Belpaire firebox replacing the tapered, added steampipes beneath his smokebox, and a top feed. This was done to ease the changeover to his "Black Five"-esque appearance. However, Henry kept his parallel boiler instead of the tapered one that the Black Fives had. He later regained a full set of wheel-arches in Series 2 onwards, making him somewhat a hybrid of the 5MT and the similarly designed LMS Jubilee Class. The grey and purple tender engines are also members of this class.

Eighteen members of the class have survived into preservation. Several members of this class survived until the end of steam on British Railways in 1968. Two class members, 44781 and 44871, were used to haul the Fifteen Guinea Special on August 11, 1968. 44871 has survived into preservation whereas sister engine 44781 was purchased for use in the film, The Virgin Soldiers, and was scrapped after being used in a train scene disguised as a Malayan Railway L class locomotive (donning the number 531.03).

Livery

Henry is painted in NWR apple green with red and yellow lining. His number is painted on the sides of his tender in yellow with red lining and the lining around his cab windows is yellow.

He was repainted in NWR sky blue with red and yellow lining at the end of "The Three Railway Engines" and remained so until the beginning of Troublesome Engines, when he was given back his own livery to avoid him being too similar to Gordon. In Henry and the Express, he was briefly painted orange-red as an undercoat before his standard green coat was applied. In Henry in the Dark, he was accidentally painted with a glow in the dark green livery.

In the Railway Series, he carries two builder's plates on the sides of his cab.

In the learning segment, Being Repainted, he had a cream undercoat.

Appearances

The Railway Series

Companion Volumes

Thomas & Friends

Specials

Music Videos

Learning Segments

Videos

Storytime

Books

Magazine Stories

Henry also appeared in the magazine stories, A Special Story about Steam, Back-to-Front, Harold and the Broken Tree, Harvey Saves the Harvest!, Hello, Skarloey!, Henry's Secret, Henry's Soaking!, Henry and Diesel, Henry Goes Round, High-Speed Henry, How Does Percy Work?, I Spy with my Little Eye, James and Edward, Lazy Wheels, Letting off Steam!, Looking Splendid, Mountains and Mess!, Party Time!, Proud Percy!, Railway Open Day, Really Useful Edward, Retirement Time, Rusty and the Cheeky Boys, Scaredy Puffer!, Sodor's Strongest Engine, Special Treats, Stick with Steam, Stolen Apples, Sunny Smile, The Strongest and The Very Important Job.

Annual Stories

Video Games

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Audio Files

Whistle

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Series 1 Active
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Duck Takes Charge A Close Shave

From certain episodes in Series 8 to Series 10, he had Gordon's whistle sound

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Trivia

  • Henry appeared in the Railway Series more than any other engine, having been in both the most books and the most individual stories.
  • The mention of Henry having originally been ordered as a GCR Robinson Atlantic in The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways is based on Awdry's original illustrations of The Three Railway Engines, which depict him as a 4-4-2.
  • In the 1997 annual story, We Wish You a Merry Christmas!, Henry's fireman was revealed to be named Ted. In the magazine story, Henry Helps, Old Bailey is Henry's driver.
  • Awdry's own model of Henry was as troublesome as its fictional counterpart; it never really worked properly. The model was eventually scrapped but never replaced.
  • Henry is the third character to be removed from the Steam Team, the first two being Edward and Toby.
    • Of these three, Henry is the only one to not have any major roles following his removal from the main cast.
  • In the Greek narration of Series 1 to 7, Henry is called "Charlie". From the thirteenth series onwards, Henry has been referred to with his original name.
  • One of Henry's models is on display in Japan at the Hara Model Railway Museum (previously at Nitrogen Studios) and is currently wearing his sad face mask.
  • An ERTL Henry appeared in the American sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond.
  • Henry's ERTL toy lacked splashers and was modelled after his rebuild in Series 1 making him closer to both the original Dalby illustrations and his real-life counterpart.
  • The only pieces of merchandise to depict Henry in his original shape are a small pull back toy [1] and a prototype for the Thomas Engine Collection Series.
  • When nameboards were still used in the series, Henry never had a nameboard shot where he was in his new shape.
  • Martin Sherman said in an interview with Sodor Island Fansite, that he originally auditioned to voice Henry, but got the parts for Thomas and Percy instead.
  • Henry, Thomas and James are the only characters to speak in every special. They, along with Gordon are the only characters to appear in every special.
  • According to the online video "Still the Best of Friends", the official reason Henry relocated to Vicarstown was to be closer to his work, referring to his taking trains to the Mainland in Tale of the Brave and Journey Beyond Sodor.
  • Although he does not have a Fowler tender in the television series, some merchandise of him have him with said tender.
  • Henry is the only former Steam Team member who does not appear in the Meet the Steam Team videos.
  • Henry was called Henri in the French dub of the first seven series.
  • Henry's original whistle was the same shape as Gordon's.
  • Throughout the eleventh series, Michael Brandon portrayed Henry with a Southern accent.
  • Since 2009, Henry spoke with a faint New Jersey accent in the US dub.

Quotes

“I wasn't scared of that ghost train! And yes, I have seen it, but it didn't frighten me at all.”
― Henry in the Dark
“Hello, I'm Henry. The number three green engine. I'm ready to be really useful and off to collect a special special.”
― Henry's website audio
“Don't worry, Hiro. You taught me to keep on puffing, so that is what I'm going to do!”
― Henry's Hero

Merchandise

References



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