"Dennis the Menace" (1959) TV series 1959-1963

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

4 October 1959 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

Television episodes built around the same sorts of incidents found in Hank Ketchum's long-running comic strip.

Plot Keywords:

Dennis The Menace | Neighbor | Naughty Child | Small Town Life | Small Town

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jay North	...	Dennis Mitchell (146 episodes, 1959-1963)
Herbert Anderson	...	Henry Mitchell (145 episodes, 1959-1963)
Gloria Henry	...	Alice Mitchell (139 episodes, 1959-1963)
Joseph Kearns	...	George Wilson (95 episodes, 1959-1962)
Sylvia Field	...	Martha Wilson (79 episodes, 1959-1962)
Billy Booth	...	Tommy Anderson (75 episodes, 1959-1962)

Also Known As:

Just Dennis (UK)

Runtime:

30 min | USA:30 min (146 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | USA:TV-G

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

Jeannie Russell was picked by Jay North to play Margaret.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Throughout the series, the outside design of the Wilson's house shows two windows on each side of the front door. On the inside of the house there is no window by the front door - the window is around the corner to the left and bigger then the one by the door seen on the outside. The house design on the inside doesn't match up to outside design.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
George Wilson: Oh, Great Scott!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Influences: From Yesterday to Today (1999) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Hurray for Captain Spaulding

A good TV series about an energetic kid

It was a great TV show! I watch it every chance I get. When I first discovered the show about 12 years ago on Nickelodeon, I thought it was very funny and very unique, A bright boy with a lot of energy who is always wanting to help people out, especially his next door neighbor Mr. Wilson who Dennis drove crazy and quite often got him in trouble. I just could never figure out why his parents didn't punish Dennis more often for some of the trouble he got into. Never the

less, The TV show was funny up until the end of the 3rd season

when Joseph Kearns who played the 1st Mr. Wilson passed away. Joseph Kearns was the best, he played his role as Mr. Wilson

with a real inspiration. Gale Gordon, Who played Mr. Wilson towards the end of the 3rd season and all of the 4th season was good, but he just was not the character that Joseph Kearns was. Another thing you could tell is that Herbert Anderson (Henry Mitchell) got along with and worked better with Joseph Kearns then he did with Gale Gordon. I think it's quite obvious that Herbert Anderson liked working with Joseph Kearns a lot better then he did with Gale Gordon, it comes clear throughout the last season.