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March 30, 2009

Meet Henry: The Impressive, Yet Slightly Disturbing Dancing Boy

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The tipster who sent this did so with the subject line "annnd....you're welcome." Such cockiness is sometimes unmerited, but not this time! Meet Henry, a ginger-haired moppet with what appears to be innate hip-hop dancing skill, which he displays in these three YouTube videos put up, apparently, by his mother. As Henry would say: "Check it out! Check it out! Check it out! Check it out! Check it out! Check it out! Check it out!":

It's all fun and games until the little dancing child slaps his own ass:

When do you think the sister's therapy sessions will commence?:

Henry speaks! (Also: ahhhhhhh!):

I don't think this is the last we will hear from Henry. (Thanks for the tip, Chesney!)

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henry, consider it checked out.

Posted by: Jeb profile link at 03/30/09 11:58 AM  | Reply
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Are they casting the second season of Candy Girls already?

Posted by: Ginger Ball Z profile link at 03/30/09 11:59 AM  | Reply
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Love the ass spank. At one point in the first clip he did a combo stanky leg into the David Byrne Hindu arm chop from the Once In A Lifetime video.

Posted by: Kenny Powers profile link at 03/30/09 12:04 PM  | Reply
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In the second video, he looks like a tiny little man.

Posted by: adrienne profile link at 03/30/09 12:15 PM  | Reply
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Isn't that essentially what he is? Unless of course his dancing prowess was bestowed upon him after an alien abduction, in which he may or may not be partially extraterrestrial.

Posted by: Karen  in reply to  adrienne's comment at 04/13/09 8:53 PM  | Reply
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When I have kids that I keep I want them to be like that.

Posted by: Neil at 03/30/09 12:20 PM  | Reply
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Parenting!

Posted by: Zachra at 03/30/09 12:28 PM  | Reply
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Really? You let your child listen and dance along to "The whisper song"? That song even grosses me out a little. woah.

Posted by: Colin profile link at 03/30/09 12:35 PM  | Reply
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Is no one going to address the horrible music? I would be absolutely appalled if i found me (future) child listening to that shit, let alone dancing to it. Poor kid is going to grow up thinking that's what passes for decent music... he never had a chance.

Posted by: meANDmy_mONKEY profile link at 03/30/09 12:36 PM  | Reply
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did anyone else pick up on the fact that the second video has Ying Yang Twins as the soundtrack? That kid should take a break with ramen and Crunk juice in the boat room.

Posted by: dafs profile link at 03/30/09 12:38 PM  | Reply
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COMMENT-STEALER.

Posted by: Carrie profile link  in reply to  dafs's comment at 03/30/09 3:23 PM  | Reply
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not my fault! It wasn't there when I posted!

Posted by: dafs profile link  in reply to  Carrie's comment at 03/31/09 10:39 AM  | Reply
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Haha, I just meant that you somehow said EXACTLY what I was going to post. Brain twins! (LIKE THE YING YANG TWINS. See what I did there?)

Posted by: Carrie profile link  in reply to  dafs's comment at 03/31/09 1:57 PM  | Reply
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wait'll you see my :D

Posted by: dafs profile link  in reply to  Carrie's comment at 04/01/09 6:50 PM  | Reply
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I thought I told my mom to stop uploading shit on the YouTube site.

Posted by: west profile link at 03/30/09 12:41 PM  | Reply
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First two videos are funny - by the third, when you realize this kid's mom sounds like she's about 19 or 20, then I wasn't so into it - probably just being monday morning cranky about it, but something off about probably telling your kid to jump around while you film him, thinking to yourself, this is going to look great on youtube, because i'm young too, and can relate to the silliness of it all - i could imagine this kid's mom being a bit like that caylee anthony mom - totally oblivious to being a "parent" and more concerned with being cool by passing off her kid as entertainment - ugh..okay..that's over, sorry.

Posted by: Hit the Switch profile link at 03/30/09 12:52 PM  | Reply
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The voices in the first and third video are different. I'm pretty sure the first is recorded by the mom, but the second is Henry's (presumably) teenage sister.

Posted by: KM  in reply to  Hit the Switch's comment at 03/30/09 1:08 PM  | Reply
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The 2nd video is highly, highly disturbing. Those damn faces he makes.....

Posted by: Reed029 profile link at 03/30/09 1:15 PM  | Reply
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OMG...I have a flamboyant redheaded younger brother named Henry...man that was close...

Posted by: sam profile link at 03/30/09 1:15 PM  | Reply
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SUCH OLD NEWS!

Seriously, people, next thing we know, you haven't heard of DaxFlame.

Posted by: Sisco at 03/30/09 1:25 PM  | Reply
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THE BOOTY SLAP!!
omfg.

and the god-awful Little Karate Man Henry in the second video is disturbing enough just standing there. wow. i hope someone takes him off steroids sometime soon. if not, redneck country's gonna have a new hero to look up to.

Posted by: alull profile link at 03/30/09 1:25 PM  | Reply
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...and the self-inflicted ass-slap shall henceforth be known as the " 'lil henry"

Posted by: ronton  in reply to  alull's comment at 03/30/09 9:54 PM  | Reply
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One of these days we'll see this kid doing "Belly Savalas" and "Cobumbo" Awesome!

Posted by: pcbowen profile link at 03/30/09 1:36 PM  | Reply
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Is there a gun show in town? I bet Henry can bench press like 300 pounds.

Posted by: Katie at 03/30/09 2:55 PM  | Reply
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I KNOW! In the second video, he looks like a tiny Ryan Atwood! I wouldn't be surprised if for his next birthday his mom got him a little tiny pool house!

Posted by: Aaron profile link  in reply to  Katie's comment at 03/30/09 9:53 PM  | Reply
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If red hair and stanky legs are both recessive genes, then that kid won the genetic jackpot!

Posted by: Carrie profile link at 03/30/09 3:26 PM  | Reply
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This is some Benjamin Button sh*t.

Posted by: imattmypants at 03/30/09 3:42 PM  | Reply
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Every time I see something like this I just thank everything that is good and holy that YouTube did not exist when I was three. I'll take my potentially embarrassing (and often naked) childhood videos on dead formats only, please.

Posted by: Mark at 03/30/09 4:22 PM  | Reply
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He looks like a miniature frat boy.

Posted by: elaine benes profile link at 03/30/09 4:42 PM  | Reply
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most definitely. I wouldn't be surprised if he looks exactly the same in 15 years.

Posted by: HB profile link  in reply to  elaine benes's comment at 03/31/09 1:11 AM  | Reply
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Henry's poor sister... This is a classic smart fox/dumb fox dynamic. I think we all know who the Good Little Champion of this family is....

Posted by: Becca profile link at 03/30/09 6:21 PM  | Reply
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He reminds me of my brother.

Posted by: Chris Praley at 03/30/09 8:30 PM  | Reply
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It is the "clean" version however,
so she's gotta be a great parent.

Posted by: ronton at 03/30/09 9:41 PM  | Reply
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What kind of parent exposes a child of that age to Flo-Rida???

Posted by: tymoneymoney profile link at 03/31/09 12:33 AM  | Reply
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I love how people are all freaking out about the music. If it was Spank Rock or Deerhunter (or whatever the hipsters are dancing to these days) you guys would be shitting all over yourselves. Gross, guys. Real gross.

Posted by: Krys profile link at 03/31/09 3:55 AM  | Reply
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Was I the only person that didn't really find this funny?

Posted by: Salem XIII at 04/01/09 4:08 PM  | Reply
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Nope. I didn't find it funny either. Weird, creepy - yes. Funny, no.

Posted by: Garmanbozia profile link  in reply to  Salem XIII's comment at 04/03/09 6:29 PM  | Reply
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I did the first dance in the shower this morning. Not recommended.

Posted by: Blondie profile link at 04/02/09 3:07 PM  | Reply
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I was listening to JAMC's Between Planet's while watching this. It works in that dark side of the moon/wizard of oz way. trick is to wait till the small intro is over before you hit the "play" button on youtube.

Posted by: Rebecca profile link at 04/04/09 7:08 PM  | Reply
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I think that's actually Twin Peaks' Michael J. Anderson.

Posted by: Manvnature profile link at 04/06/09 1:41 AM  | Reply
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It's funny. This is individualism at its best - don't follow the masses.

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