Henry

Henry
Background information
Feature films	The Country Bears (2002)
Park attractions	Country Bear Jamboree
Designer	Marc Davis
Voice	Pete Renaday Akira Takarada (Japanese) Kevin Michael Richardson (movie)
Character information
Occupation	Master of Ceremonies
Home	Frontierland (Walt Disney World) Bear Country/Critter Country (Disneyland) Westernland (Tokyo Disneyland) Country Bear Hall (movie)
Likes	Singing, playing his guitar, dancing, performing, hoedowns, celebrations, wild and wooly fun
Dislikes	Bad manners, things going wrong during shows
Family information
Other relatives	Ursus H. Bear (founder of Grizzly Hall)

Henry is a 7-foot-tall brown bear who serves as the master of ceremonies of the Disney theme park attraction Country Bear Jamboree. He also appears in the 2002 feature film based on the attraction.

He typically dresses in formal wear, including a top hat that his raccoon companion Sammy is sometimes seen on. He's occassionally paired with Wendell.

It's implied in the shows that he has a backstage romance with fellow Country Bear performer, Teddi Barra.

Biography

From 1972's Country Bear Jamboree record album:

Henry, master of ceremonies at the Country Bear Jamboree, stands six feet tall in his stocking paws. He is another famous football player who entered show business. Henry was formerly with the Goose Creek Bruins. One day they tried a hidden ball play, and Henry hid the ball so well he couldn’t find it. This hastened his transfer to music. For a while, he had trouble finding a melody, too. But Henry is a likable sort, and audiences go for him like he goes for honey. For a finale, Henry sings Ballad of Davy Crockett with Sammy, his live raccoon hat. Henry is glad he turned in his football gear for a starched shirt and Sammy. “After all,” he explains, “I never knew a football helmet that could sing like Sammy.”