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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. 1Trouble from Mars

    30 minOct 1, 1961

    Mr. Wilson accidentlly gets a space helmet that belongs to Dennis stuck on his head.

  2. 2Best Neighbor

    30 minOct 8, 1961

    Dennis and Mr. Wilson camp out on a moutain so that Dennis can join the Junior Pathfinders club.

  3. 3Keep Off the Grass

    30 minOct 15, 1961

    Henry gets a ticket for walking on the grass in the park. When Mr. Wilson hears about it he thinks it isn't fair, So he convinces Henry to go to court and contest it.

  4. 4Mr. Wilson's Safe

    30 minOct 22, 1961

    Dennis is using numbers for a football play which is the combination to Mr. Wilson's safe, So Mr. Wilson and Henry get Dennis so confused that he forgets the combination. Then Mr. Wilson forgets it. Now they are in a real mess because Mr. Wilson has something very important locked in the safe. So Mr. Wilson tries everything including trying to hypnotize Dennis so he can remember the combination. He ends up hypnotizing himself and remembers the combination at last.

  5. 5Haunted House

    30 minOct 29, 1961

    Mr. Wilson and Henry both invest in a house that is known to be a haunted house.

  6. 6The School Play

    30 minNov 5, 1961

    Dennis' school is putting on a play which Mr. Wilson ends up being in (not by choice) because him and Tommy (who is also in the play) get handcuffed together before the play starts.

  7. 7The Fifty-Thousandth Customer

    30 minNov 12, 1961

    Mr. Finch is having a contest that when the fifty-thousandth customer walks in his store they will win 5 minutes of free shopping of which Mr. Wilson is determined to be the one who wins.

  8. 8Dennis and the Pee Wee League

    30 minNov 19, 1961

    Mr. Wilson coaches Dennis' Pee Wee League baseball team because Dennis' dad (who originally was the coach) got sick.

  9. 9Mr. Wilson's Inheritance

    30 minNov 26, 1961

    Mr. Wilson wants to represent Scotland for Dennis' School

  10. 10Dennis Is a Genius

    30 minDec 3, 1961

    The school test scores mistake Dennis as a genius.

  11. 11The Lucky Piece

    30 minDec 17, 1961

    Mr. Wilson tricks Dennis into taking a silver coin that says GOOD LUCK and a horseshoe on it instead of 50 cents that he owes him for cutting his lawn. Mrs. Wilson is very angry with him about it. So, she and Alice start a scheme of their own by making lucky things happen to Dennis all day. Mr. Wilson soon starts to believe that the coin was lucky after all and is sorry he ever let it go. He then realizes that it was all a charade to teach him a lesson.

  12. 12The Fifteen Foot Christmas Tree

    30 minDec 24, 1961

    Dennis, Henry and Mr. Wilson go out in the woods and cut down a big Christmas tree which ends up getting almost destroyed by the time they get it home.

  13. 13Dennis' Bank Account

    30 minDec 31, 1961

    Dennis opens a bank account at the bank of where Mr. Wilson works at and causes a lot of chaos at the bank.

  14. 14Through Thick and Thin

    30 minJan 7, 1962

    Dennis' cub scouts are putting on a circus of which Mr. Wilson is the Lion in the circus, which is suppose to be a secret from everyone.

  15. 15Calling All Bird Lovers

    30 minJan 14, 1962

    Mr. Wilson holds a bird lovers session at his home Where a woman does bird calls that sounds just like a bird.

  16. 16Silence Is Golden

    30 minJan 21, 1962

    Mr. Wilson agrees to give Dennis his magnifying glass if he doesn't talk around him for the day.

  17. 17Dennis Has a Fling

    30 minJan 28, 1962

    Dennis is put on the spot when he askes both Mr. Wilson and Mr. Mactavish to represent Scotland in his school project.

  18. 18Frog Jumping Contest

    30 minFeb 4, 1962

    Dennis enters his frog in the frog jumping contest with Mr. Wilson as his partner who has a bet with Sgt. Mooney that Dennis' frog will beat his.

  19. 19Where There's a Will

    30 minFeb 11, 1962

    Mr. Wilson gives Dennis a Gold watch in his will. Soon after that Mr. Wilson begins to feel old and is convinced that he has short time to live.

  20. 20Mr. Wilson's Uncle

    30 minFeb 18, 1962

    Mr. Wilson's Uncle comes to visit him and convinces him that he isn't in shape, so he starts a physical fitness program and forces Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Wilson to be in it.

  21. 21A Quiet Evening

    30 minFeb 25, 1962

    Mr. Wilson plans to have a quiet evening at home, but his plans change when Henry needs a sitter for Dennis.

  22. 22The Private Eye

    30 minMar 4, 1962

    Mr. Wilson gets his wallet taken by a pick pocket, So Dennis and Tommy try to find the crook for the police.

  23. 23Mr. Wilson's Housekeeper

    30 minMar 11, 1962

    Mr. Wilson hires a housekeeper for Mrs. Wilson but soon regrets it when the housekeeper tries to tell Mr. Wilson what he can and can't do in his home. Mr. Wilson then tries to get rid of her.

  24. 24A Dog's Life

    30 minMar 18, 1962

    A big shaggy dog followes Mr. Wilson home and Mr. Wilson tries to get rid of it.

  25. 25Dennis' Documentary Film

    30 minMar 25, 1962

    Dennis does a documentary film of the town for a school project with Mr. Wilson's help.

  26. 26Horseless Carriage Club

    30 minApr 1, 1962

    Mr. Wilson takes Dennis and his friends up to the lake and back in an old car. Mr. Wilson then gets elected president of the Horseless Carriage Club.

  27. 27Junior Pathfinders Ride Again

    30 minApr 8, 1962

    Mr. Wilson attempts to start a fire like the pioneers did for Dennis' Junior Pathfinders club and nearly burns down the place.

  28. 28The Treasure Chest

    30 minApr 15, 1962

    Mr. Wilson buys a treasure chest at an auction thinking that it has buried treasure in it. Mr. Wilson later discovers a treasure map drawn by Dennis. Although Mr. Wilson thinks the map is authentic so he plans to take a trip to the island and dig for the treasure.

  29. 29Wilson Goes to the Dentist

    30 minApr 29, 1962

    Dennis convinces Mr. Wilson to go to the Dentist for his tooth because Dennis thinks he can get a basketball from the Dentist until he learns that the Dentist only gives away prizes to child patients.

  30. 30The Man Next Door

    30 minMay 6, 1962

    Mr. Wilson thinks his next door neighbor is the stocking bandit and tries to prove it.

  31. 31Dennis and the Dodger

    30 minMay 13, 1962

    Mr. Quigley coaches Dennis' baseball team with help from Sandy Koufax.

  32. 32Dennis' Lovesick Friend

    30 minMay 20, 1962

    Dennis helps Mr. Wilson's Uncle Ned plant flower bulbs in his yard in order to get out of playing house with Margaret Wade.

  33. 33John Wilson's Cushion

    30 minMay 27, 1962

    George Wilson's brother John Wilson comes to visit, only he has trouble working without his old cushion.

  34. 34John Wilson Wins a Chicken

    30 minJun 3, 1962

    Dennis and his friends win John Wilson a chicken, which John wants to cook for dinner and the children try to talk him out of it.

  35. 35The Bully

    30 minJun 10, 1962

    Dennis is all set for a big day. He is scheduled to have a fight with Gifford - the school bully.

  36. 36The Club Initiation

    30 minJun 17, 1962

    Dennis wants to join an older boys club, but in order to do so he has to take an initiation.

  37. 37Community Picnic

    30 minJun 24, 1962

    The Neighborhood Community puts on a carnival in the park with different winning contests to participate in.

  38. 38Dennis and the Witch Doctor

    30 minJul 1, 1962

    Mr. Wilson is doing a magazine article on voodoo, Dennis gets the wrong idea and tells the whole neighborhood that Mr. Wilson is a Witch Doctor, Soon the whole town gets the wrong idea about Mr. Wilson.

Where to watch Dennis the Menace

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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 WatermanOtis 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 KleebMrs. Holland4 episodes

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