Television episodes built around the same sorts of incidents found in Hank Ketcham's long-running comic strip.
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Series Cast Summary
| Herbert Anderson | ... |
Henry Mitchell
(146 episodes, 1959-1963)
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| Jay North | ... |
Dennis Mitchell
(146 episodes, 1959-1963)
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| Gloria Henry | ... |
Alice Mitchell
(146 episodes, 1959-1963)
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| Billy Booth | ... |
Tommy Anderson
(111 episodes, 1959-1963)
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| Joseph Kearns | ... |
George Wilson
(102 episodes, 1959-1962)
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| Sylvia Field | ... |
Martha Wilson
(90 episodes, 1959-1962)
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| Gale Gordon | ... |
John Wilson
(44 episodes, 1962-1963)
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| Jeannie Russell | ... |
Margaret Wade
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(38 episodes, 1959-1963)
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| Sara Seegar | ... |
Eloise Wilson
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(36 episodes, 1962-1963)
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Robert John Pittman | ... |
Seymour
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(32 episodes, 1960-1963)
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| George Cisar | ... |
Sgt. Theodore Mooney
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(31 episodes, 1960-1963)
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| Irene Tedrow | ... |
Mrs. Elkins
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(26 episodes, 1959-1963)
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| Willard Waterman | ... |
Otis Quigley
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(14 episodes, 1959-1963)
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| Mary Wickes | ... |
Miss Esther Cathcart
(10 episodes, 1959-1962)
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| Elizabeth Harrower | ... |
Mrs. Johnson
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(10 episodes, 1960-1962)
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| Charles Seel | ... |
Mr. Krinkie
(9 episodes, 1960-1963)
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Gregory Irvin | ... |
Johnny Brady
(9 episodes, 1959-1963)
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| Kathleen Mulqueen | ... |
Grandma Mitchell
(8 episodes, 1961)
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| Lillian Culver | ... |
Mrs. Schooner
(7 episodes, 1959-1963)
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| Charles Lane | ... |
Lawrence Finch
(6 episodes, 1960-1962)
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Laurence Haddon | ... |
Charles Brady
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(6 episodes, 1961-1963)
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Paul Barselou | ... |
Maurice
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(6 episodes, 1960-1963)
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| Ron Howard | ... |
Stewart
(6 episodes, 1959-1960)
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| Maurice Manson | ... |
Mr. Timberlake
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(5 episodes, 1960-1963)
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| Robert B. Williams | ... |
Mr. Dorfman
(5 episodes, 1959-1960)
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| Gil Smith | ... |
Joey McDonald
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(5 episodes, 1959-1960)
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| Charles Watts | ... |
Ballard Fillmore
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(5 episodes, 1960-1963)
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| Bob Hastings | ... |
Coach Gilmore
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(5 episodes, 1961-1963)
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| Helen Kleeb | ... |
Mrs. Holland
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(5 episodes, 1959-1962)
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| Alan Hewitt | ... |
Alistair St. Clair
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(4 episodes, 1960-1963)
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| Richard Collier | ... |
Milkman
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(4 episodes, 1959-1963)
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| Will Wright | ... |
Mr. Merrivale
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(4 episodes, 1959-1961)
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| Norman Leavitt | ... |
Brown
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(4 episodes, 1959-1961)
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| Hal Hopper | ... |
Delivery Man
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(4 episodes, 1960-1962)
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Pat Coghlan | ... |
Alvin
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(4 episodes, 1962)
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| Walter Reed | ... |
Newscaster
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(4 episodes, 1961)
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| Forrest Lewis | ... |
Mr. Prince
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(3 episodes, 1960-1962)
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| Molly Dodd | ... |
Lillian Sweetzer
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(3 episodes, 1960-1962)
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| Vaughn Taylor | ... |
Alfred T. Hubbard
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(3 episodes, 1961-1963)
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| Chubby Johnson | ... |
Buzz
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(3 episodes, 1961-1962)
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| Edward Everett Horton | ... |
Uncle Ned Matthews
(3 episodes, 1962-1963)
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| Tyler McVey | ... |
Mr. Carlson
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(3 episodes, 1960-1963)
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| Dub Taylor | ... |
Opie Swanson
(3 episodes, 1960)
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Anne Bellamy | ... |
Grace Burnett
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(3 episodes, 1962-1963)
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| Jonathan Hole | ... |
Addison Brock
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(3 episodes, 1960-1963)
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| Carol Hill | ... |
Agnes Spinks
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(3 episodes, 1962-1963)
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| David Alan Bailey | ... |
Scotty
(3 episodes, 1963)
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| Stuart Nisbet | ... |
Mr. Wade
(3 episodes, 1960-1961)
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Skip Torgerson | ... |
Fred Baines
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(3 episodes, 1961-1962)
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Harry Swoger | ... |
Mr. Bickerstaff
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(3 episodes, 1961-1963)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- CBS (1963) (United States) (tv)
- Columbia Pictures Television (1993) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Columbia Tristar Television Distribution (1996) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Nickelodeon Network (1985) (United States) (tv)
- Screen Gems
- Shout! Factory (2011) (United States) (DVD) (complete first season)
- Shout! Factory (2011) (United States) (DVD) (complete second season)
- Shout! Factory (2011) (United States) (DVD) (season three)
- Shout! Factory (2012) (United States) (DVD) (season four)
- Sony Pictures Television (2002) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Best Foods Co. (original sponsor) (Skippy peanut butter)
- Kellogg's (original sponsor)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The live-action adaptation of the Hank Ketcham comic strip of the same name. Dennis Mitchell was a loveable young boy, dressed in overalls and carrying a slingshot in his pocket. Everywhere he went, Dennis' wide-eyed curiosity, well-meaning attempts to help out, and his simply being a normal, red-blooded American boy growing up always seemed to lead to trouble. Usually on the receiving end was Dennis' next-door neighbor, retired business machine salesman George Wilson. Dennis worshiped Mr. Wilson, but he usually displayed a less-than-cordial attitude around the young lad. Mr. Wilson's wife, Martha, adored Dennis and saw him as a surrogate grandson (since the Wilsons never had any children). Dennis' long-suffering parents were Henry (an engineer) and Alice (a stay-at-home mother). Episodes revolved around Dennis' adventures and the trouble that usually followed. Also involved in the fun were Dennis' friends Tommy, Margaret, and Seymour. During the final year of the show, Mr. Wilson's brother, John, moved in after George and Martha left the neighborhood (due to the death of Joseph Kearns). The live-action "Dennis the Menace" ran for years in syndication; an animated series showed up in the 1980s.
Written by Brian Rathjen |
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Did You Know?
| 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 tragic 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 and 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. See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in TV's All Time Favorites (1995). See more » |
| Quotes |
George Wilson:
And to think I threw out all my nerve medicine! See more » |