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Dennis The Menace aired from October 1959 until September 1963 on CBS.
Hank Ketcham's mischievous cartoon character made a successful transition to television in this primetime series. There were 146 half hour episodes filmed with Jay North as young Dennis Mitchell. Dennis The Menace had been a comic strip fixture for years, with its little boy who was always trying to help out but who usually managed to make everything worse. Dennis' long suffering parents Henry and Alice ( Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry), put up with him as best they could, which was more then could be said for Mr. Wilson ( Joseph Kearns), their next-door neighbor in suburban Hillsdale. If Mr. Wilson planted some fancy tullips, Dennis was sure to uproot them and plant some prettier potatos in their place. If Dennis happened upon some of Mr. Wilson's rare coins, he was sure to donate them to the March Of Dimes. Adding to the general confusion was Mr. Wilson's dog Fremont. Joseph Kearns, the original Mr. Wilson died before filming was completed for the 1961-1962 season. He was replaced in May 1962 by Gale Gordon who was initially introduced as Mr. Wilson's brother John, a houseguest of Mrs. Wilson (Sylvia Field). The next fall John returned complete with a wife of his own Eloise ( Sara Seegar), as if he had always been the sole Mr. Wilson. In real life cartoonist Ketcham had a son named Dennis; the inspiration for the comic strip came one day when Ketcham's wife remarked " Our son Dennis is a menace."
For 2 reviews of Dennis The Menace go to www.televisionheaven.co.uk/dennis.htm and http://www.loti.com/fifties_TV/Comic_Strip_Becomes_a_TV_Sitcom.htm |
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