Horrid Henry’s Time Machine
- by Francesca Simon
- Cartoon
- Mainstream
- Children
- Time Phenomena
- English
- Horrid Henry’s Time Machine by Francesca Simon, from Horrid Henry [s01e16] by Malcolm Williamson, directed by Dave Unwin (ITV, UK, 18 December 2006) [Note: Different sources provide different broadcast details.].
In the cartoon version of the short story, Henry imagines that his time machine is an elaborate time ship, at least until his perfect little brother brings him out of his daydream and back to the real world of cardboard.
—Michael Main
Peter: “I'm going to the future. I want to see it for myself!”
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- Time Periods
- Circa AD 2000 to 2099: presumed time period
- Circa AD 2200 to 2299: pretend destination in the 23rd century
- Time Travel Methods
- Chronoscopes: The control panel in Henry’s imagination has a time viewer.
- Time Booths, Wardrobes, et al.: Made by Henry from a cardboard box.
- Time Ships: In Henry’s imagination, the cardboard box is an elaborate time ship.
- Themes
- Anachronistic Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures: anachronistic caveboy riding a T. rex
- Apparent Time Phenomenon Is Not What It Seems
- Language Difficulties: “Uggg uggg drink bleuch.”
- Meeting or Viewing Ancestors or Descendants: “I met my great-great-great-grandson.”
- People from Different Times Look Exactly Alike: “And he looks just like me.”
- Unusual Aging: When Henry returns from his trip, he is old.
- Real-World Tags
- Dinosaurs: shown on the chronoscope in passing
- Fictional Tags
- Groupings
Variants
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- Horrid Henry’s Time Machine by Francesca Simon, from Horrid Henry [s01e16] by Malcolm Williamson, directed by Dave Unwin (ITV, UK, 18 December 2006) [Note: Different sources provide different broadcast details.].
- alternative title from tvguide.com.
Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine by Francesca Simon. - alternative Wikipedia title.
Horrid Henry’s Time Machine by Francesca Simon.
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Indexer Notes
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- Debut—We use the episode number, network, and date from Wikipedia ([s01e16] on ITV, 18 December 2006). Other sites vary: IMDb ([s01e16] on an unspecified network, 2 February 2007), BCDB with different credits ([s01e14 on CITV, 5 January 2007), tvguide.com ([s01e14] on an unspecified network, 2 February 2007), Horrid Henry Fandom ([s01e16] on an unspecified network, 14 January 2007), Metacritic ([s01e11] on CITV/ITV, unknown broadcast date), TV TIME ([s01e12] on an unspecified network 2 February 2007), and TVDB with an odd note that Moody Margaret brings Peter back to the present with a bump ([s01e12] on ITV 2 February 2007). Sounds like Peter’s not the only on who’s mixed up on time.
- Credits—Credits vary on different websites. We took the writing and directing credits from the end credits on the cartoon itself.
- Title—The title card at the start of the cartoon shows “Horrid Henry’s Time Machine”