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Dennis the Menace(TV show/series, 1959-1963)

TV-PG
| 30min per episode | Genres: Comedy, Kids & Family

Scripted Reality in 4 seasons with 146 episodes

Dennis the MenaceRating: 3.3/5 (with 14 votes) 873
Dennis the Menace is an American sitcom based on the Hank Ketcham comic strip of the same name. It preceded The Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday evenings on CBS from October 4, 1959, to July 7, 1963. The series stars Jay North as Dennis Mitchell; Herbert Anderson as his father, Henry; Gloria Henry as his mother, Alice; Joseph Kearns as George Wilson; Gale Gordon as George's brother, John Wilson; Sylvia Field as George's wife, Martha Wilson; and Sara Seegar as John's wife, Eloise Wilson. Originally sponsored by Kellogg's cereals and Best Foods (Skippy peanut butter), the series was produced by Dariell Productions and Screen Gems. ()
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About Dennis the Menace

This 1959-1963 television situation comedy series follows the lives of the Mitchell family, Henry, Alice, and their only child Dennis, an energetic, trouble-prone, mischievous, but well-meaning boy, who often tangles with his peace-and-quiet-loving neighbor George Wilson, a retired salesman, or, later, with George's brother John, a writer. Dennis is basically a good, well-intentioned boy who always tries to help people, but who winds up making situations worse – often at Mr. Wilson's expense.

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Dennis the Menace Seasons and Episodes

09/30/1962Season 4 - 38 episodes
#1 | 09/30/1962The Chinese Girl
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have a Chinese girl that is staying with them while Mr. Wilson is interviewing the girls father for a magazine article.
#2 | 10/07/1962You Go Your Way
Dennis hears Mr.& Mrs. Wilson argue and spreads it around the Neighborhood and soon some of the neighbors think that the Wilson's have split up.
#3 | 10/14/1962Dennis and the Circular Circumstances
Dennis gets a job for a day delivering Circulars for Mrs. Elkins. But, When he swaps territories with another kid, he gets blamed for throwing the circulars in a trash can.
#4 | 10/21/1962The Little Judge
It's Children's Day in Court, and Dennis is the Judge! Mr Wilson goes to court to dispute a ticket he received for violating a city ordinance.
#5 | 10/28/1962Poor Mr. Wilson
Dennis thinks that Mr. Wilson is broke so he tries tries to help him out.
#6 | 11/04/1962Dennis in Gypsyland
Mr. Wilson gets mixed up with Gypsyes and they think he is one of them.
#7 | 11/11/1962The New Principal
Dennis gets a new Principal, Mr. Spivey who is very strict at his school. Mr. Spivey and Dennis get off on the wrong foot at first However, Johnny Brady takes note of that and because he wants to be on the pitcher on the school baseball team. So, he sets Dennis up by drawling a picture on the back of his paper making fun Mr. Spivey's height. When Mr. Spivey finds it he naturally assumes Dennis is the one that drew it so he punishes Dennis by kicking him off the baseball team and keeping him after school. As the news travels Mr. Wilson, Mr. Quigley and Mr. Finch all go to the school a few minutes apart and talk to Mr. Spivey each claiming to be Henry Mitchell to stand up for Dennis. Mr. Spivey gets confused but soon realizes he misjudged Dennis and ends up apologizing and putting Dennis back on the school baseball team.
#8 | 11/18/1962San Diego Safari
Mr. Wilson gets a chimpanzee from the San Diego zoo which causes chaos at the Motel that the Wilsons and the Mitchells are staying at.
#9 | 11/25/1962Dennis at Boot Camp
Mr. Wilson's nephew visits him and gives Mr. Wilson and Dennis a ride in his navy truck and then Mr. wilson and Dennis get trapped on the navy base.
#10 | 12/02/1962Henry's New Job
Henry is thinking of getting a new job which takes place neer the Asian river. Dennis does what he can to prevent it including running away from home.
#11 | 12/16/1962Wilson's Second Childhood
Mr. Wilson hangs out and plays with Dennis and his friends the whole day to gather information for a magazine article of what young children do in this day and age.
#12 | 12/23/1962Jane Butterfield Says
Mr. Wilson is doing a column for the newspaper that he thinks will have every single women in town happily Married. However, it ends up getting Sgt. Mooney in a love triangle with Miss Cathcart and Miss Tarbell.
#13 | 12/30/1962Dennis and the Hermit
Dennis visits a hermit out in the woods, Mr. Wilson thinks that he fought in the civil war, so he tries to get his life story.
#14 | 01/06/1963My Uncle Ned
Mr. Wilson has written a book on his Uncle Ned's life for his publisher. Uncle Ned however does not want the book to be published So Mr. Wilson goes up to Uncle Ned's house to try and reason with him. The only thing is that Uncle ned has gone down to Mr. Wilson's house to talk with him as well. Now it is up to Dennis to try and keep Uncle Ned from meeting the publisher until Mr. Wilson can return home again.
#15 | 01/13/1963Junior Astronaut
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Dennis' School has a contest that any student who collects the most stamps wins a trip to Cape Canaveral and meet an Astronaut. Unfortunately, Dennis comes down with the chicken pox right when he is about to win.
#16 | 01/20/1963Wilson's Little White Lie
Mr. Wilson tells Dennis he isn't feeling well to get Dennis to leave him alone and then Dennis tells the whole neighborhood, So they all think that Mr. Wilson is very sick.
#17 | 01/27/1963Dennis, the Rain Maker
Dennis and his friends do an indian rain dance to try to get Henry out of playing golf with his boss.
#18 | 02/03/1963The Creature with the Big Feet
Mr. Wilson thinks he has discovered big-foot prints in his yard which end with hilarity results.
#19 | 02/10/1963Dennis, the Confused Cupid
Dennis becomes confused about love when he hears his parents and Mr.& Mrs. Wilson argue with one another.
#20 | 02/17/1963Dennis Goes to Washington
Dennis is appointed by the Mayor to go to Washington and ask the Senater to pass a bill for a national Forest.
#21 | 02/24/1963The Big Basketball Game
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Dennis and his friends help a boy who is poor and feels that he doesn't fit in prepare for and play in the school basketball game.
#22 | 03/03/1963Wilson's Allergy
Mr. Wilson is convinced that he is allergic to Dennis because he sneezes every time Dennis is around. It is later discovered that it was only the hair tonic that Dennis had been using what was causing Mr. Wilson's allergies.
#23 | 03/10/1963Baby Booties
Dennis sees baby booties knitted for Mr. Wilson's golf clubs and he thinks that the Wilson's are having a baby, So he goes around and tells the whole neighborhood.
#24 | 03/17/1963My Four Boys
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Mr. Wilson enters a contest that requires having children, so he passes Dennis and his friends off as his kids.
#25 | 03/24/1963Dennis and the Homing Pigeons
Dennis accidentally ties an important note that belongs to Mr. Wilson on a pigeon, so Mr. Wilson, Henry, Tommy and Dennis go to where the pigeons roost at night at a spooky house to try and get the note back and end up in the middle of a collage fraternity initiation meant for new fraternity members. After a bunch of twists and turns they find the pigeon with the note tied on it.
#26 | 03/31/1963A Tax on Cats
Mr. Wilson becomes a cat catcher for the police department to try and enforce a cat leash law.
#27 | 04/07/1963The Uninvited Guest
Dennis stays at the Wilson's house overnight while his parents are out of town which turns out to be a long night for everyone with different incidents.
#28 | 04/14/1963Dennis Plays Robin Hood
Dennis and his friends decide to play Robin Hood and help Mr. Wilson(big John) when he is in trouble, only Dennis and his friends end up making things worse for Mr. Wilson.
#29 | 04/21/1963The Three F's
Mr. Wilson disapproves of the way Dennis' school operates, So he writes his opinion to the newspaper and spends a day at school to observe.
#30 | 04/28/1963Never Say Dye
Mr. Wilson attempts to dye his hair in order to look younger for an actress he is interviewing for her life story. However, the dye made his hair look worse and so he cons Henry into taking his place which end in a bunch of tangled webs.
#31 | 05/05/1963The Lost Dog
Mr. Wilson takes in a stray dog he believes is worth a 100 dollar reward.
#32 | 05/12/1963Tuxedo Trouble
Dennis and his friends start up a laundry business and clean Mr. Wilson's tuxedo, only Dennis gets Mr. Wilson's tuxedo mixed up with other peoples.
#33 | 05/19/1963Hawaiian Love Song
Mr. Wilson is planning to take Mrs. Wilson to Hawaii. But when Mr. Wilson has the plane tickets mailed to the Mitchell's, Alice thinks Henry is taking her to Hawaii.
#34 | 05/26/1963The Lucky Rabbit's Foot
Dennis has what he thinks is a lucky rabbit's foot, Mr. Wilson tricks Dennis into letting him borrow it because he thinks it will bring him good luck.
#35 | 06/02/1963Listen to the Mockingbird
Mr. Wilson has a mockingbird in his yard which is keeping him awake every night, So he takes the birds nest out of the tree.
#36 | 06/09/1963First Editions
When Dennis takes his comic books over to show Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wilson writes an important phone number on one of the comics, So when Dennis leaves and takes his comic books Mr. Wilson spends all day looking for the comic book he wrote the phone number on.
#37 | 06/16/1963A Man Among Men
Dennis wants to be a grown man for a day while his dad is out of town, So all day he does what he thinks his dad normally does.
#38 | 07/07/1963Aunt Emma Visits the Wilsons
When Mr. Wilson's Aunt Emma pays a visit she takes an instant liking to Dennis, causing Mr. Wilson to fear she will make Dennis her heir.
10/01/1961Season 3 - 38 episodes
10/02/1960Season 2 - 38 episodes
10/04/1959Season 1 - 32 episodes
?Specials - 4 episodes

Additional Information

Official websites:
Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 10/04/1959
Last episode released on: 07/07/1963
Cast: Jay North
Executive Producer: Harry Ackerman
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Denis La Malice"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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