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It's been well over a decade since I've even really thought of Horrid Henry but he was a little shit at times even in the cartoon. I remember one episode where he tricks his little brother to hide inside their trash and he almost got tossed into the back of a garbage truck. Even I thought "damn he nearly fucking killed him" at the time. I can imagine them tonning the show down to "give it more mass appeal" or something though. Surprised to hear the original author disliked the show, didn't it get several seasons? It was fairly popular when it was running iirc.Mr. Enter obviously hasn't read the original books either because they're totally different to the cartoon. I'm not a brit but I did read both the original Horrid Henry books and watch the animated series as a kid. Horrid Henry as a book series really didn't translate very well into animation. The books are hilarious while the TV show is dull and painful to watch. Even the original author Francesca Simon wasn't very happy with the cartoon as the characterisations are radically different between the TV and book series.
You're supposed to feel sorry for the Henry's parents and the other children and adults he terrorises in the book. He's a literal sociopath in the making. The portrayal of Henry in the cartoon is not at all faithful to the book. Cartoon Henry isn't an angel but a troubled, misunderstood kid with a kind heart who you feel sorry for instead. He isn't even really "horrid" which defeats the whole purpose of "Horrid Henry".