Henry the Octopus

"Henry" is a fun-loving octopus who likes to make music and dance.

He is purple with 8 tentacles and 8 shoes. He wears plaid clothes, a boater hat and a black bowtie.

He is the leader of the Underwater Big Band, and likes to sing and to breakdance with his eight legs. He is said to have a bubbly personality and loves a good joke! He has a son seen at the end of the episode Family. He is the main protagonist of Henry the Octopus Puppet Show as a Puppet.

According to Anthony in [http://wiggles.wikia.com/wiki/Everybody_Clap!_Everybody_Sing! Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing!], Henry was named after Tony Henry. And according to Jeff, an octopus with 8 tentacles would play the drums.

Even though at many times he is voiced by Paul Paddick after 2006, he is still occasionally voiced by Jeff.

He was introduced in 1992 for appearing on the song Henry the Octopus from ​the Wiggles' second album Here Comes A Song.

He has had songs named after him like Henry's dance, Henry Likes Water and Move Your Arms Like Henry.

In recent years, he has became more of a background character in between songs on the videos, not doing much speaking at all. Probably beacuse of Jeff's Departure in 2012. He does still speak at concerts though on a regular basis. On top of that, he wasn't in a few episodes of TV Series 2 when the other friends appered. The same thing happened in a 2009 video, Go Bananas.

He is one of the few characters to never show signs of visible anger and frustration.

Trivia

 * Henry was created by Jeff.
 * Paul Field played Henry in 1992, then Anthony played him. After that Jeff took over the role, although Henry is occasionally played by Paul Paddick.

Voice Talents

 * Anthony Field (1992-1993)
 * Jeff Fatt (1994-present)
 * Paul Paddick (2006-present)

Costume Models
Henry the Octopus Through the Years