Henry’s Cat

• Cert:
• Cat.no: PP 3010
• Running time: 65 minutes
• Year: 1983/4
• Pressing: 2000
• Region(s): 2 (UK PAL)
• Chapters: 8
• Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Mono)
• Languages: English
• Subtitles: None
• Fullscreen: 4:3
• 16:9-enhanced: No
• Macrovision: No
• Disc Format: DVD 5
• Price: £12.99
• Extras: Henry’s Cat Quiz, Hidden Secret Episode, The ‘Miow’ Game, The Story of How Henry’s Cat Got His Name, Biographies
  

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  Director :

  Bob Godfrey

Producer :

Screenplay :

Narrator :

Music :

Cast:

Henry’s Cat, Chris Rabbit, Pansy Pig

Henry’s Cat is another in the long line of DVDs being released to those of us still reliving their youth and was one of the highlights of kids TV in early 80s and features the antics of the cat who just can’t stop eating (just like all of them then!) He is joined by many friends including Chris Rabbit, Pansy Pig and Constable Bulldog.

Eight episodes are presented here, the first five lasting 4-5 minutes apiece and the rest another fifteen each and they are :

• The Whale: in which Henry’s Cat wants to catch one because there’s a lot of meat on one of those.
• The Hypnotist: Henry’s Cat makes his friends do the most unlikely things after he learns this technique
• The Fortune Teller: Henry’s Cat has his fortune told down at the local fair and nearly all of it comes true.
• The Magic Tummy Button: Henry’s Cat and his friends set off to deepest Africa – or the nearest equivalent – in search of this rarity that allows you to eat as much as you like forever.
• The New Year’s Resolution: “Eating and Sleeping” is his, but he is persuaded to exercise.
• The Computer: Computers aren’t that smart – they only do what you tell them to do, unless they’re programmed with Micro$oft Windoze in which they do just what they like – and Henry’s Cat finds one that knows the answers to life, the universe and everything.
• The New President: That’s what America’s expecting, just at the same time as I’m writing this review in fact, but what I didn’t expect was the obvious insertion of pictures of George Bush and Bill Clinton, meaning this episode has been doctored since 1984. 🙂
• The Mystery of the Missing Santa: It’s Christmas Eve and Henry’s Cat puts a stop to international crime by tracking down the kidnapped Father Christmas.

Shot in 4:3 fullscreen, that it how it’s presented here, but given the age of the print there are some scratches at times, but nothing you didn’t expect. The average bitrate is a steady 5.21Mb/s.

The sound is mono as it was filmed, but some episodes sound more clear than others, while a couple appear very muffled. Bob Godfrey‘s voice sounds like a cross between Alan Davies and Jonathan Ross.

Extras : Eight oh-so-difficult questions make up the Henry’s Cat Quiz and they are based on the episodes contained within, but get them right and you’ll have access to the Hidden Secret Episode: The Secret Weapon in which Henry’s Cat defeats the aliens.

Also, if you can win at The ‘Miow’ Game and it’s not too hard, you will get to read The Story of How Henry’s Cat Got His Name. Finally, there are brief Biographies of the entire animated cast.

The chapters are spaced out at one per episode and the menus are animated but silent. There are no subtitles.