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Release Date:
4 October 1959 (USA) more
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Plot:
Television episodes built around the same sorts of incidents found in Hank Ketchum's long-running comic strip. full summary
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Writer/Producer Krantz Dies
 (From WENN. 16 January 2007)

User Comments:
I remember the show more (9 total)

Cast

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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)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Just Dennis (UK)
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Runtime:
30 min | USA:30 min (146 episodes)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When Joseph Kearns died during the fourth season, it was explained that George Wilson went on a trip to Ohio, and his brother John (Gale Gordon) had come to take care of the house for him. more
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. more
Quotes:
[repeated line]
George Wilson: Oh, Great Scott!
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Soundtrack:
Hurray for Captain Spaulding more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
I remember the show, 13 November 2006
7/10
Author: Jay09101951 from Brewster, ny, usa

I was about the same age as Jay North and I remember vividly watching the 1st show in fall 1959 with my older brother on our table-top RCA-Victor black and white TV. It was on CBS TV (chan 2 in New York City where we grew up). I remember always feeling bad for "GOOD OLD MR Wilson" but I always thought the guy who played the owner of the grocery named Mr Quigley was a sour-puss. One of my favorite ones was the one when Mr Wilson accidentally gave Dennis a very rare coin and Dennis spent it. Of course, Mrs. Wilson was ready to give Mr. Wilson some of his "Nerve Medicine". A good,fun show that we loved. It was followed by other Sunday comedy shows on CBS including "My Favorite Martian" and "Mr Ed".

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