Dennis the Menace

1959

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 The Chinese Girl Sep 30, 1962

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have a Chinese girl that is staying with them while Mr. Wilson is interviewing the girls father for a magazine article.

EP2 You Go Your Way Oct 07, 1962

Dennis hears Mr.& Mrs. Wilson argue and spreads it around the Neighborhood and soon some of the neighbors think that the Wilson's have split up.

EP3 Dennis and the Circular Circumstances Oct 14, 1962

Dennis gets a job for a day delivering Circulars for Mrs. Elkins. But, When he swaps territories with another kid, he gets blamed for throwing the circulars in a trash can.

EP4 The Little Judge Oct 21, 1962

It's Children's Day in Court, and Dennis is the Judge! Mr Wilson goes to court to dispute a ticket he received for violating a city ordinance.

EP5 Poor Mr. Wilson Oct 28, 1962

Dennis thinks that Mr. Wilson is broke so he tries tries to help him out.

EP6 Dennis in Gypsyland Nov 04, 1962

Mr. Wilson gets mixed up with Gypsyes and they think he is one of them.

EP7 The New Principal Nov 11, 1962

Dennis gets a new Principal, Mr. Spivey who is very strict at his school. Mr. Spivey and Dennis get off on the wrong foot at first However, Johnny Brady takes note of that and because he wants to be on the pitcher on the school baseball team. So, he sets Dennis up by drawling a picture on the back of his paper making fun Mr. Spivey's height. When Mr. Spivey finds it he naturally assumes Dennis is the one that drew it so he punishes Dennis by kicking him off the baseball team and keeping him after school. As the news travels Mr. Wilson, Mr. Quigley and Mr. Finch all go to the school a few minutes apart and talk to Mr. Spivey each claiming to be Henry Mitchell to stand up for Dennis. Mr. Spivey gets confused but soon realizes he misjudged Dennis and ends up apologizing and putting Dennis back on the school baseball team.

EP8 San Diego Safari Nov 18, 1962

Mr. Wilson gets a chimpanzee from the San Diego zoo which causes chaos at the Motel that the Wilsons and the Mitchells are staying at.

EP9 Dennis at Boot Camp Nov 25, 1962

Mr. Wilson's nephew visits him and gives Mr. Wilson and Dennis a ride in his navy truck and then Mr. wilson and Dennis get trapped on the navy base.

EP10 Henry's New Job Dec 02, 1962

Henry is thinking of getting a new job which takes place neer the Asian river. Dennis does what he can to prevent it including running away from home.

EP11 Wilson's Second Childhood Dec 16, 1962

Mr. Wilson hangs out and plays with Dennis and his friends the whole day to gather information for a magazine article of what young children do in this day and age.

EP12 Jane Butterfield Says Dec 23, 1962

Mr. Wilson is doing a column for the newspaper that he thinks will have every single women in town happily Married. However, it ends up getting Sgt. Mooney in a love triangle with Miss Cathcart and Miss Tarbell.

EP13 Dennis and the Hermit Dec 30, 1962

Dennis visits a hermit out in the woods, Mr. Wilson thinks that he fought in the civil war, so he tries to get his life story.

EP14 My Uncle Ned Jan 06, 1963

Mr. Wilson has written a book on his Uncle Ned's life for his publisher. Uncle Ned however does not want the book to be published So Mr. Wilson goes up to Uncle Ned's house to try and reason with him. The only thing is that Uncle ned has gone down to Mr. Wilson's house to talk with him as well. Now it is up to Dennis to try and keep Uncle Ned from meeting the publisher until Mr. Wilson can return home again.

EP15 Junior Astronaut Jan 13, 1963

Dennis' School has a contest that any student who collects the most stamps wins a trip to Cape Canaveral and meet an Astronaut. Unfortunately, Dennis comes down with the chicken pox right when he is about to win.

EP16 Wilson's Little White Lie Jan 20, 1963

Mr. Wilson tells Dennis he isn't feeling well to get Dennis to leave him alone and then Dennis tells the whole neighborhood, So they all think that Mr. Wilson is very sick.

EP17 Dennis, the Rain Maker Jan 27, 1963

Dennis and his friends do an indian rain dance to try to get Henry out of playing golf with his boss.

EP18 The Creature with the Big Feet Feb 03, 1963

Mr. Wilson thinks he has discovered big-foot prints in his yard which end with hilarity results.

EP19 Dennis, the Confused Cupid Feb 10, 1963

Dennis becomes confused about love when he hears his parents and Mr.& Mrs. Wilson argue with one another.

EP20 Dennis Goes to Washington Feb 17, 1963

Dennis is appointed by the Mayor to go to Washington and ask the Senater to pass a bill for a national Forest.

EP21 The Big Basketball Game Feb 24, 1963

Dennis and his friends help a boy who is poor and feels that he doesn't fit in prepare for and play in the school basketball game.

EP22 Wilson's Allergy Mar 03, 1963

Mr. Wilson is convinced that he is allergic to Dennis because he sneezes every time Dennis is around. It is later discovered that it was only the hair tonic that Dennis had been using what was causing Mr. Wilson's allergies.

EP23 Baby Booties Mar 10, 1963

Dennis sees baby booties knitted for Mr. Wilson's golf clubs and he thinks that the Wilson's are having a baby, So he goes around and tells the whole neighborhood.

EP24 My Four Boys Mar 17, 1963

Mr. Wilson enters a contest that requires having children, so he passes Dennis and his friends off as his kids.

EP25 Dennis and the Homing Pigeons Mar 24, 1963

Dennis accidentally ties an important note that belongs to Mr. Wilson on a pigeon, so Mr. Wilson, Henry, Tommy and Dennis go to where the pigeons roost at night at a spooky house to try and get the note back and end up in the middle of a collage fraternity initiation meant for new fraternity members. After a bunch of twists and turns they find the pigeon with the note tied on it.

EP26 A Tax on Cats Mar 31, 1963

Mr. Wilson becomes a cat catcher for the police department to try and enforce a cat leash law.

EP27 The Uninvited Guest Apr 07, 1963

Dennis stays at the Wilson's house overnight while his parents are out of town which turns out to be a long night for everyone with different incidents.

EP28 Dennis Plays Robin Hood Apr 14, 1963

Dennis and his friends decide to play Robin Hood and help Mr. Wilson(big John) when he is in trouble, only Dennis and his friends end up making things worse for Mr. Wilson.

EP29 The Three F's Apr 21, 1963

Mr. Wilson disapproves of the way Dennis' school operates, So he writes his opinion to the newspaper and spends a day at school to observe.

EP30 Never Say Dye Apr 28, 1963

Mr. Wilson attempts to dye his hair in order to look younger for an actress he is interviewing for her life story. However, the dye made his hair look worse and so he cons Henry into taking his place which end in a bunch of tangled webs.

EP31 The Lost Dog May 05, 1963

Mr. Wilson takes in a stray dog he believes is worth a 100 dollar reward.

EP32 Tuxedo Trouble May 12, 1963

Dennis and his friends start up a laundry business and clean Mr. Wilson's tuxedo, only Dennis gets Mr. Wilson's tuxedo mixed up with other peoples.

EP33 Hawaiian Love Song May 19, 1963

Mr. Wilson is planning to take Mrs. Wilson to Hawaii. But when Mr. Wilson has the plane tickets mailed to the Mitchell's, Alice thinks Henry is taking her to Hawaii.

EP34 The Lucky Rabbit's Foot May 26, 1963

Dennis has what he thinks is a lucky rabbit's foot, Mr. Wilson tricks Dennis into letting him borrow it because he thinks it will bring him good luck.

EP35 Listen to the Mockingbird Jun 02, 1963

Mr. Wilson has a mockingbird in his yard which is keeping him awake every night, So he takes the birds nest out of the tree.

EP36 First Editions Jun 09, 1963

When Dennis takes his comic books over to show Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wilson writes an important phone number on one of the comics, So when Dennis leaves and takes his comic books Mr. Wilson spends all day looking for the comic book he wrote the phone number on.

EP37 A Man Among Men Jun 16, 1963

Dennis wants to be a grown man for a day while his dad is out of town, So all day he does what he thinks his dad normally does.

EP38 Aunt Emma Visits the Wilsons Jul 07, 1963

When Mr. Wilson's Aunt Emma pays a visit she takes an instant liking to Dennis, causing Mr. Wilson to fear she will make Dennis her heir.
7| 0h30m| TV-PG| en| More Info
Released: 04 October 1959 Ended
Producted By: Screen Gems
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.dennistvshow.com
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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.

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jpangle Dennis the Menace was my favorite show growing up. I used to run from the school bus to my house to see it coming on. I would really like to have it on DVD. I hope it will be made available in the near future. Even though Dennis got into plenty of trouble, it was good, wholesome, clean viewing. I know plenty of children today(along with adults like me) would enjoy seeing it now. There was never any disrespect shown to adults in this program. It was always intriguing wondering what Dennis was going to get into in each episode. Everything always worked out in the end and it was just refreshing to watch something that was so entertaining. I would really enjoy seeing this show again. It is the kind of program that you can watch and laugh and forget about how hard the day may have been. Hopefully it will be made available soon.
Chris Morrow (morrowman2) It was a great TV show! I watch it every chance I get. When I first discovered the show about 12 years ago on Nickelodeon, I thought it was very funny and very unique, A bright boy with a lot of energy who is always wanting to help people out, especially his next door neighbor Mr. Wilson who Dennis drove crazy and quite often got him in trouble. I just could never figure out why his parents didn't punish Dennis more often for some of the trouble he got into. Never theless, The TV show was funny up until the end of the 3rd seasonwhen Joseph Kearns who played the 1st Mr. Wilson passed away. Joseph Kearns was the best, he played his role as Mr. Wilsonwith a real inspiration. Gale Gordon, Who played Mr. Wilson towards the end of the 3rd season and all of the 4th season was good, but he just was not the character that Joseph Kearns was. Another thing you could tell is that Herbert Anderson (Henry Mitchell) got along with and worked better with Joseph Kearns then he did with Gale Gordon. I think it's quite obvious that Herbert Anderson liked working with Joseph Kearns a lot better then he did with Gale Gordon, it comes clear throughout the last season.
jeffy-3 I was thrilled when I saw TVLand was running this old sitcom this summer and have been taping episodes daily. They give me a good laugh and I am thankful they are only showing the early episodes featuring Joseph Kearns as Good Ole Mr. Wilson. To me he is the second funniest sitcom actor/character ever (next to Carroll O'Connor's Archie Bunker). His anguished cries of "Great Scott" or "Fiddle Faddle" and his easy-to-stroke ego are hilarious. In my opinion, it's one of the most underrated performances in sitcom history.
Douglas_Holmes Even when I was a very young child (when this series was still in production,) I wasn't that crazy about this program. I grant that Jay North's Dennis was intended to get on people's nerves, but I don't think that was the intent with regard to the viewers; his shrill delivery always pained me and I couldn't figure out how a kid like that never got whipped.Admittedly, most of the problems he caused were unintentional; nevertheless, any normal parents would have sat him down and explained that there's such a thing as trying too hard.