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Dennis the Menace

  • TV Series
  • 1959–19631959–1963
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Dennis the Menace (1959)
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  • Comedy
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Television episodes built around the same sorts of incidents found in Hank Ketcham's long-running comic strip.Television episodes built around the same sorts of incidents found in Hank Ketcham's long-running comic strip.Television episodes built around the same sorts of incidents found in Hank Ketcham's long-running comic strip.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
2.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,019
57
  • Stars
    • Herbert Anderson
    • Jay North
    • Gloria Henry
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    • Herbert Anderson
    • Jay North
    • Gloria Henry
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    • 19User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Episodes146

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    Jay North in Dennis the Menace (1959)
    Jay North in Dennis the Menace (1959)
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    Jay North in Dennis the Menace (1959)
    Sylvia Field and Joseph Kearns in Dennis the Menace (1959)
    Jay North in Dennis the Menace (1959)
    Sylvia Field, Gloria Henry, Joseph Kearns, and Jay North in Dennis the Menace (1959)
    Joseph Kearns in Dennis the Menace (1959)
    Billy Booth and Jay North in Dennis the Menace (1959)
    Billy Booth and Jay North in Dennis the Menace (1959)
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    Herbert Anderson
    Herbert Anderson
    • Henry Mitchellas Henry Mitchell
    146 episodes146 eps • 1959–1963
    Jay North
    Jay North
    • Dennis Mitchellas Dennis Mitchell
    146 episodes146 eps • 1959–1963
    Gloria Henry
    Gloria Henry
    • Alice Mitchellas Alice Mitchell
    146 episodes146 eps • 1959–1963
    Billy Booth
    Billy Booth
    • Tommy Andersonas Tommy Anderson
    111 episodes111 eps • 1959–1963
    Joseph Kearns
    Joseph Kearns
    • George Wilsonas George Wilson
    102 episodes102 eps • 1959–1962
    Sylvia Field
    Sylvia Field
    • Martha Wilsonas Martha Wilson
    90 episodes90 eps • 1959–1962
    Gale Gordon
    Gale Gordon
    • John Wilsonas John Wilson
    44 episodes44 eps • 1962–1963
    Jeannie Russell
    Jeannie Russell
    • Margaret Wadeas Margaret Wade…
    38 episodes38 eps • 1959–1963
    Sara Seegar
    Sara Seegar
    • Eloise Wilsonas Eloise Wilson…
    36 episodes36 eps • 1962–1963
    Robert John Pittman
    • Seymouras Seymour…
    32 episodes32 eps • 1960–1963
    George Cisar
    George Cisar
    • Sgt. Theodore Mooneyas Sgt. Theodore Mooney…
    31 episodes31 eps • 1960–1963
    Irene Tedrow
    Irene Tedrow
    • Mrs. Elkinsas Mrs. Elkins…
    26 episodes26 eps • 1959–1963
    Willard Waterman
    Willard Waterman
    • Otis Quigleyas Otis Quigley…
    14 episodes14 eps • 1959–1963
    Mary Wickes
    Mary Wickes
    • Miss Esther Cathcartas Miss Esther Cathcart
    10 episodes10 eps • 1959–1962
    Elizabeth Harrower
    Elizabeth Harrower
    • Mrs. Johnsonas Mrs. Johnson…
    10 episodes10 eps • 1960–1962
    Charles Seel
    Charles Seel
    • Mr. Krinkieas Mr. Krinkie
    9 episodes9 eps • 1960–1963
    Gregory Irvin
    • Johnny Bradyas Johnny Brady
    9 episodes9 eps • 1959–1963
    Kathleen Mulqueen
    Kathleen Mulqueen
    • Grandma Mitchellas Grandma Mitchell
    8 episodes8 eps • 1961
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    • Trivia
      Dennis Mitchell character was modeled after Dennis Ketcham, son of animator, Hank Ketcham, the creator of the comic strip, with the same title. Despite the affable nature of the character, the real Dennis suffered a somewhat tragical life. When he was only twelve years old, Dennis lost his mother to a drug overdose while she was in the process of divorcing his father. Hank Ketcham then moved them to Switzerland but when Dennis had trouble adjusting to his new life & environment, then started getting into trouble in school, Hank shipped him off to a boarding school back in USA while he stayed behind in Switzerland with his new wife and family. Dennis managed to straighten his life out and even joined the military and fought in Vietnam. After he returned home, he suffered from PTSD and all the while being estranged from his father who, by then, had earned (and continue earning) a lot of money from the daily newspaper comic strips he drew based on his son.
    • Goofs
      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 than the one by the door seen on the outside. The house design on the inside doesn't match up to outside design.
    • Quotes

      George Wilson: And to think I threw out all my nerve medicine!

    • Connections
      Featured in TV's All Time Favorites (1995)

    User reviews19

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    Top review
    7/10
    Innocent little sitcom.
    This is a comedy show based on the comic strip, where a naive and inquisitive boy named Dennis Mitchell, dressed in overalls and carrying a slingshot in his pocket, tries to befriend everybody and help out with stuff, but always ends up in mischief or in a sea of misadventures - particular driving his neighbor, retired business machine salesman George Wilson, crazy.

    It's a black and white show from the early 1950s to 1960s - probably a little dated today, but overall it's a funny little classic show that is full of that childhood innocence and some slapstick comedy. I used to watch it when I was a kid - a nice little show to pass the time. It's not the funniest or greatest sitcom I've seen, but its innocence and good old fashion comedy and dialog make it a family favorite.

    Grade B-
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    • Why did Gale Gordon replace Joseph Kearns?

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    • Release date
      • October 4, 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dennis, Geschichten eines Lausbuben
    • Filming locations
      • Blondie Street, Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Darriell Productions
      • Screen Gems
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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