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I’ve just rewatched “Horrid Henry: Happy Birthday Steve!” and honestly I’m convinced this is one of the most infuriating episodes in the entire series.

Henry’s only crime is wanting to watch the Ashton Athletic FA Cup Final with his mates, which is literally the biggest match of the season. The episode even starts with him making plans to watch it with crisps and lemonade, and then his mum strolls in with “Tea, Henry, not football.” 😭 The whole plot is basically everyone forcing him to attend Stuck-Up Steve’s Birthday Tea Party (BORING!) instead of the Cup Final.

What gets me is how relentlessly he’s hounded all day:
- He hides under the stairs? Dragged out.
- He tries to sabotage the trip? Caught immediately.
- He stops to watch the match through a shop window? Carried back to the car like a criminal.
- He hides in the toilet? His dad loses his mind.

And then comes the most ridiculous threat in the episode:
“Henry, you come out of that toilet now or I’ll give all your toys away and you won’t have any pocket money until you’re 94 and a half!”

NINETY-FOUR AND A HALF. By that point Henry would be collecting a pension and his parents would probably be long gone 😂

Then, somehow, after Henry finally finds a TV in the attic and gets the football working, his mum appears out of nowhere like a horror movie villain, switches it off, and says “N-O spells no, Henry. Come downstairs now!” HOW DID SHE EVEN KNOW HE WAS UP THERE? Did she install CCTV in Aunt Ruby’s mansion? The transcript literally has her turning the TV off and marching him downstairs. 🖕

Meanwhile Steve is opening presents and complaining that he already owns five stereos while Henry can’t even watch one football match in peace. Perfect Peter makes it worse by suggesting “Hamsters Do the Funniest Things” instead of the Cup Final. Thanks, worm.

And after all that, when Henry finally listens to the match through headphones and celebrates the winning goal, everyone screams “HENRY!” because the cake goes flying. Honestly I don’t blame him at that point. Then he supposedly gets an even more scolding after that.

This episode is supposed to show Henry being difficult, but I always end up thinking:

JUST LET THE BOY DAMN WATCH THE CUP FINAL.

Anyone else think this is secretly one of the harshest episodes for Henry? Or am I being completely horrid? ⚽📺🍰

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