“ | Oh, I wish I could go back home... but I can't go back, because the other hippos will laugh at my ugly hair... | „ |
~ Henrietta, feeling sad about the hippo choir trying to taunt him for returning. |
Henrietta the Hairy Hippo is a hippo who lives in Africa.
Physical Appearance
Like Molly, Henrietta has blue skin all over her. While she resembles the former, the only exception that Henrietta has a lot of hair all over her body, as her name suggests, and thus earning her namesake.
When the Snip Snip Bird gave Henrietta a beautiful look, pink bows are decorated with her hairs completely decorated all over her body. The reason Henrietta asked for this was so that the hippos from the Zambam River do not taunt her in a harsh way. However, when she returned to her home to recap her adventures, the other hippos felt impressed of Henrietta's beautiful appearance.
Personality
“ | Henrietta's hairy! Henrietta's hairy! | „ |
~ The Hippo Choir taunting Henrietta about her hairy body. |
While innocent, the hippos usually taunt Henrietta by seeing her completely hairy body, which made her very miserable of the situation she encountered at the Zambam River, which they misjudged her body. Feeling very miserable about this, thise causes her to look for another place where no one becames an obstacle for her as she decides to leave the river where the hippos taunt her. This gives a clue that Henrietta dislikes being taunted about the hair all over her body.
Dennis, Tickles and Giggles, and the Snip Snip Bird are very helpful in helping her during her fears in other locations. For Dennis, he became eligible of bringing her across the desert, especially when it comes to the intense heat. Tickles and Giggles are notable of rescuing her from a hungry spider and in spite of scaring away the spider, the monkeys even showed support in saving Henrietta who was caught in a spider web. Additionally, the Snip Snip Bird also shows a kind personality to give her a beautiful look so the other hippos wouldn't taunt her, by cutting her hair and making her into a princess. When Henrietta returned, the other hippos are impressed by her beautiful look where Henrietta shared her stories about her adventures when she was away from her home.
Appearances
Season 1
- The Story of Henrietta the Hairy Hippo (first appearance)
Books
Gallery
Animation
Books
Trivia
- She is the first hippo who appears in the desert. The other one is Molly who has appeared in Episode 41 when watching Zed dance with Gary.
- Not counting her sole appearance in the eponymous book she was named after, Henrietta is also the only hippo who didn't appear in another episode after her first appearance.
- She shares similar characteristics with the Ugly Duckling. Both, she and the Ugly Duckling are depicted as protagonists who are taunted and ridiculed by other animals and leave their home. The difference is Henrietta is a hippo and the Ugly Duckling is a swan.
- Despite being caught in a spider web, Henrietta is too big to be eaten. This is because spiders cannot eat a whole hippo in real life.
- Henrietta is the first character to receive a new look (not counting major redesigns) from another animal (in this case, the Snip Snip Bird) who fixed her hair. The second is Reginald who is given a new look from Nathalie. Also, both of their new looks are removed near the end of the story.
- Though Henrietta is voiced by Anna Bentinck (who also voiced Molly), she has a different tone of voice unlike the latter.