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Dennis the Menace

  • TV-PG
  • 1959–1963
  • 4 seasons
  • Comedy, Family
  • 6.6

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.

Episodes

38 episodes
  1. 1Out of Retirement

    30 minOct 2, 1960

    Mr. Wilson gets a visit from his former boss who offers him his job back in Pittsburgh. When Dennis thinks Mr. Wilson is moving to Pittsburgh, he runs away from home.

  2. 2Dennis and the Wedding

    30 minOct 9, 1960

    Mr. Wilson's Niece is getting married and asks Dennis to be the ring bear.

  3. 3Dennis and the Radio Set

    30 minOct 16, 1960

    Mr. Wilson gives Dennis an old radio set that he mistakenly bid for at an auction. However, When Dennis finds money in his radio set, Mr. Wilson gets excited. So him and Mitchell put in add in the paper hoping the real owner isn't around to claim it.

  4. 4Dennis and the Ham-pher

    30 minOct 23, 1960

    Dennis gets what he thinks is a hampster which turns out to be a gopher that escapes from his cage and almost ruins Mr. Wilson's yard.

  5. 5The Stock Certificate

    30 minOct 30, 1960

    Mr. Wilson has a stock certificate worth $500. He hides it in his Phone book, however when Dennis brings him in his new phone book Mr. Wilson goes crazy and ends up going to the warehouse where all the old phonebooks are taken to look for his old phone book because he thinks the stock is still in it.

  6. 6Man of the House

    30 minNov 6, 1960

    Dennis tries to take care of his mom because she is sick and his dad is out of town.

  7. 7The Rock Collection

    30 minNov 13, 1960

    Dennis starts a rock collection and ends up finding what he thinks is real gold on Mr. Wilson's lot

  8. 8Henry and Togetherness

    30 minNov 20, 1960

    Mr. Wilson tricks Mr. Mitchell out of playing golf to spend more time with Dennis.

  9. 9Paint-up, Clean-up Week

    30 minNov 27, 1960

    Dennis wants to help out for Paint-up, Clean-up week. So Mr. Wilson gives Dennis a bucket of red paint to paint his wagon with. Dennis however also decides to paint the street curve by Mr. Wilson's house and Mr. Wilson gets blamed for it.

  10. 10Dennis Learns to Whistle

    30 minDec 4, 1960

    Dennis is very upset because he doesn't know how to whistle, So he spends all day trying to learn how.

  11. 11The Raffle Ticket

    30 minDec 18, 1960

    Dennis gets an electric car for his mom from the lady who won the Raffle.

  12. 12The Christmas Horse

    30 minDec 25, 1960

    Dennis is determined to get a horse for Christmas, So on Christmas day he goes around the neighborhood trying to find what he thinks is his horse.

  13. 13Dennis' Allowance

    30 minJan 1, 1961

    Dennis is trying to learn about how to earn money by working. His dad eventually starts him on an allowance.

  14. 14Dennis' Penny Collection

    30 minJan 8, 1961

    Mr. Wilson Helps Dennis start a penny collection, However Mr. Wilson fears that Dennis having a penny collection is going to be trouble to him.

  15. 15Dennis, the Campaign Manager

    30 minJan 15, 1961

    Dennis convinces Mr. Wilson to run for park commissioner because the playgroung is closed except on weekends.

  16. 16Miss Cathcart's Friend

    30 minJan 22, 1961

    Dennis attempts to find Miss. Cathcart a best friend, so he gets her a dog from the pound. However the dog's owner is looking for him and ends up showing up at Miss. Cathcart's house before Dennis brings the dog over to Miss. Cathcart. So she mistakenly thinks that the guy is the friend instead of the dog.

  17. 17Pythias Was a Piker

    30 minJan 29, 1961

    Dennis writes a composition for school on his best friend and he chooses Mr. Wilson to write about.

  18. 18Dennis and the Saxophone

    30 minFeb 5, 1961

    Tommy has a saxophone that he doesn't want so Dennis wants to buy it from Tommy's Mother, but when Mr. Wilson learns that Dennis is going to ask his father to buy it for him Mr. Wilson tries to talk Dennis's dad out of getting the saxophone.

  19. 19Wilson Sleeps Over

    30 minFeb 12, 1961

    Dennis accidently knocks over a bottle which fumigates the Wilson's house, So the Wilson's stay the night at the Mitchell's and Mr. Wilson walks in his sleep.

  20. 20Dennis' Birthday

    30 minFeb 19, 1961

    Mr. Wilson puts on a magic show for Dennis' birthday and asks Spring Byington to be his assistant

  21. 21Dennis Goes to Camp

    30 minFeb 26, 1961

    Mr. Wilson takes Dennis and his friends to a camp to visit for a day and end up getting stranded there for a week because a bridge went out due to a storm.

  22. 22Dennis' Tool Chest

    30 minMar 5, 1961

    Miss Cathcart's cat is accidentally locked in the trunk of Mr. Wilson's car.

  23. 23The Going Away Gift

    30 minMar 12, 1961

    Dennis gets his mom a going away present and hides it on Mr. Wilson's closet shelf and Mrs. Wilson finds it and thinks it's a gift from Mr. Wilson.

  24. 24Dennis and the Fishing Rod

    30 minMar 19, 1961

    Dennis attempts to buy a fishing rod for his dad and tries to purchase it with a $50.00 Confederate bill.

  25. 25Dennis and the Good Example

    30 minMar 26, 1961

  26. 26Dennis' Obligation

    30 minApr 2, 1961

    Dennis brings home little chicken eggs to take care of for his school project, but ends up taking them over to Mr. Wilson's house because the Mitchell's electricity went out.

  27. 27The Dog Trainer

    30 minApr 9, 1961

    Dennis trains Mr. Wilson's dog Fremont, which backfires when Fremont will only listen to Dennis and ignores Mr. Wilson.

  28. 28Woodman, Spare That Tree

    30 minApr 16, 1961

    Mr. Wilson has a hundred doller bill which he drops and a crow picks it up and flies away with it. He later finds it in an old tree in a park which the park commissioner is going to cut down, So Mr. Wilson climbs the tree to get his hundred doller bill and to also save the tree from being cut down.

  29. 29The Boy Wonder

    30 minApr 23, 1961

    Mr. Wilson builds a barbecue in his backyard with help from Dennis' friend, Fred Bains.

  30. 30The Soapbox Derby

    30 minApr 30, 1961

    Dennis enters a soapbox derby and Mr. Wilson accidently ends up being the one driving it in the race.

  31. 31Dennis and the Camera

    30 minMay 7, 1961

    Mr. Wilson is supposed to take a picture of a plant that bloomes at night but ends up dozing off when it bloomes, So Dennis takes the picture of the plant for him.

  32. 32Dennis and the Miracle Plant Food

    30 minMay 14, 1961

    Dennis accidently steps on one of Mr. Wilson's plants and so he buys him a replacement and plants it in Mr. Wilson's flower bed. When Mr. Wilson sees it, he is convinced that his new miracle plant food that he invented works like a miracle.

  33. 33Dennis' Newspaper

    30 minMay 21, 1961

    Dennis overhears Mr. Wilson saying that he wishes he had his racoon coat back, so he gives the story to the newspaper and so all day people are bringing Mr. Wilson racoon coats.

  34. 34Mr. Wilson's Paradise

    30 minMay 28, 1961

    Mr. Wilson wants to go to Mexico to the Island of Happiness but changes his mind when he hears that his Neice is going to have a baby at the time when he was going to go.

  35. 35The Fortune Cookie

    30 minJun 4, 1961

    Mr. Wilson gets a fortune cookie of which sais ""Beware Of Tomorrow"" and so he is convinced that the fortune will come true.

  36. 36The Pioneers

    30 minJun 11, 1961

    Dennis, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Mitchell camp out as pioneers to prove to Mr. Krinkie that they can live of the land like the pioneers.

  37. 37Father's Day for Mr. Wilson

    30 minJun 18, 1961

    Dennis decides to give Mr. Wilson his own father's day, Which in the end turns out for the best when Dennis gets Mr. Wilson out of a lawsuit concerning his dog, Fremont.

  38. 38Dennis and the Picnic

    30 minJun 25, 1961

    Henry finds a bag of money in the rain gutter, So he calls Mr. Wilson and they take it to the police station. They later learn that the money is counterfeit.

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Series cast

Jay NorthDennis Mitchell146 episodes
Gloria HenryAlice Mitchell146 episodes
Herbert AndersonHenry Mitchell146 episodes
Joseph KearnsGeorge Wilson108 episodes
Sylvia FieldMartha Wilson108 episodes
Gale GordonJohn Wilson38 episodes
George CisarSgt. Theodore Mooney31 episodes
Irene TedrowLucy Elkins17 episodes
Willard WatermanMarvin Quigley10 episodes
Mary WickesMiss Esther Cathcart9 episodes
Charles SeelMr. Krinkie (uncredited)9 episodes
Elizabeth HarrowerMrs. Johnson8 episodes
Charles Lane6 episodes
Billy BoothTommy Anderson6 episodes
Robert B. Williams5 episodes
Will WrightMerrivale4 episodes
Ron Howard4 episodes
Helen Kleeb4 episodes

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