Dennis the Menace (TV Series) A Quiet Evening (1962) User Reviews

Mr. Wilson Can You Spare A Dime?

[nlathy-839-300677 · 9/10 · 29 September 2023]

Oh no! More mistaken identity. George should know better than to leave a dime lying around with Seymour in the house. Seymour provides a character similar to the parts of Dennis and Tommy before they matured. Not that these kids have grown up that much. What fun would that be? Margaret is one of the kids Mr. Wilson is keeping an eye on in this episode. There are plenty of laughs. The vending machine scene, which draws the ire of the police is a riot. It's good to see the actor from Adams Family playing a non heavy unlike parts he played in Westerns. Sometimes these hobbies are more trouble than they're worth. There's plenty of chances for sight gags.

Babysitter Wilson

[Jimmy_the_Gent4 · 26 July 2023]

The Mitchells are going to a dinner party and Dennis needs a sitter.

A funny episode, one that really gives Mr. Wilson a chance to be driven crazy. Margaret's older sister is supposed to be the baby sitter. Dennis has Seymour come over. Margaret arrives and says her sister can't come. Mr. Wilson has to be the sitter. He just wants to work on his coin collection but the trio of kids cannot keep quiet. He especially is looking after a very valuable 1919 dime. Seymour takes it and puts it in a candy machine. Wilson breaks into it to get the dime back. John Astin (he had been in West Side Story just a year before this) plays a cop who arrests Wilson. There is very funny scene with another candy machine at the end.