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American sitcom

This article is nigh the 1959 American series. For other uses, see Dennis the Menace.

Dennis the Menace
CBS promotional title bill of fare
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Based on the comic strip by Hank Ketcham
Starring	Jay Northward Herbert Anderson Gloria Henry Jeannie Russell Joseph Kearns Gale Gordon Sylvia Field Sara Seegar
Theme music composer	William Loose John Seely
State of origin	United states
Original linguistic communication	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	146 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Harry Ackerman
Producers	James Fonda (1959–61) Winston O'Keefe (1961–63)
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	Dariell Productions Screen Gems Hank Ketcham Enterprises
Distributor	Screen Gems (1965–1966) Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	October 4, 1959; 62 years ago  (1959-x-04) – July 7, 1963 (1963-07-07)

Dennis the Menace is an American sitcom based on the Hank Ketcham comic strip Dennis the Menace. It preceded The Ed Sullivan Prove on Sunday evenings on CBS from Oct 1959 to July 1963. The series stars Jay Due north as Dennis Mitchell; Herbert Anderson every bit his father, Henry; Gloria Henry as his mother, Alice; Joseph Kearns as George Wilson; Gale Gordon as George's blood brother, John Wilson; Sylvia Field every bit George's wife, Martha Wilson; and Sara Seegar as John'south married woman, Eloise Wilson.

Originally sponsored by Kellogg'south cereals and All-time Foods (Skippy peanut butter), the series was produced by Dariell Productions and Screen Gems.^[1]

Plot [edit]

The bear witness follows the Mitchell family unit – Henry, Alice, and their simply child, Dennis, an energetic, trouble-decumbent, mischievous, only well-meaning boy, who often tangles commencement with his peace-and-quiet-loving neighbor, George Wilson, a retired salesman, and later with George'south brother John, a author. Dennis is basically a good, well-intentioned boy who always tries to assistance people, merely winds up making situations worse. Mr. Wilson has a dear-hate relationship toward Dennis who did not realize the bedevilment that he would crusade. He called Mr. Wilson his "best friend" or "Skillful Ol' Mr. Wilson".

History [edit]

With CBS seeking to supplant the hitting show it had lost when information technology allowed Leave It to Beaver to migrate to ABC, a pilot episode titled "Dennis Goes to the Movies" was filmed in late 1958.

In early 1959, CBS consented to air the program at 7:xxx pm EST on Sunday evenings after Lassie. Afterwards viewing these episodes, CBS adamant that Dennis' antics had to exist toned downward lest his actions would encourage children watching the prove to imitate Dennis.

Jay Due north equally Dennis and Jeannie Russell equally Margaret Wade, 1963: In this final fourth season, Dennis no longer wears his trademark overalls.

Jay North as Dennis and Gale Gordon as John Wilson, 1962

On February 17, 1962, after filming the testify's 100th episode, Joseph Kearns died of a cognitive hemorrhage. In a 2010 interview, actress Gloria Henry revealed Kearns followed a strict vi-week Metrecal diet that may have contributed to his death.^[two] The post-obit ii episodes were filmed without the character of Mr. Wilson. Gale Gordon joined the cast for the last six episodes of the season as Mr. Wilson's brother John.^[3] It was explained that John was staying as a guest while George was settling an estate. Sylvia Field, who played Martha Wilson, was permit go at the end of the flavour. In the fourth and final season, John Wilson purchased the house from his brother, although where George and Martha had moved was never explained. He was joined by his wife Eloise, played by Sara Seegar. Final references to George and Martha Wilson were made early on in the fourth season, although they were not mentioned by proper noun subsequently the first episode. George Wilson was referred to every bit "the other Mr. Wilson" in the 2nd episode, and John Wilson says in the seventh episode that he bought the house from his brother. After that, the original Wilsons were never mentioned again.

By the end of the show's 4th flavor, Jay N was nearly 12 years former and was outgrowing the antics associated with his character. CBS canceled Dennis the Menace in early on 1963.

Syndication [edit]

In 1963, NBC began airing reruns of the series on Saturday mornings for two seasons – the show entered syndication in 1965. It has run consistently on local stations over subsequent years. On July 1, 1985,^[4] the Nickelodeon cable network began airing the series, and continued until October 22, 1994, after Nick Jr.^[5] It too aired on TV Land from 2002 to 2003. On January 3, 2011, Dennis the Menace began airing on Antenna Boob tube.

The show was exported to the United Kingdom and shown on the ITV network, with 103 episodes airing in the London region between 1960 and 1966. To avoid confusion with the British comic grapheme, the series was known in the United kingdom equally Only Dennis.

Cast [edit]

Primary characters [edit]

• Dennis Mitchell (Jay North) is the series protagonist (146 episodes, 1959–1963).
• Henry Mitchell (Herbert Anderson) is Dennis' male parent and Alice'south married man (144 episodes, 1959–1963).
• Alice Mitchell (Gloria Henry) is Henry Mitchell's married woman and Dennis' mother (145 episodes, 1959–1963).
• Mr. George Wilson (Joseph Kearns) is the Mitchells' neighbor; he is often exasperated with Dennis' antics, though is proud that Dennis considers him his all-time friend. George has a domestic dog named Fremont. Kearns appeared in 101 episodes from 1959 to 1962; his last piece of work was aired posthumously in the episode "The Man Adjacent Door" on May six, 1962.
• Mrs. Martha Wilson (Sylvia Field) is George Wilson's wife, a loving, grandmotherly type neighbor who enjoys Dennis' company. The Wilsons had no children. Martha Wilson was written out of the series later Joseph Kearns' expiry (90 episodes, 1959–62).
• Margaret Wade (Jeannie Russell) is a snooty but proficient girl with a trounce on Dennis (38 episodes, 1959–1963).
• Tommy Anderson (Billy Booth) is Dennis' closest friend (111 episodes, 1959–1963).
• Mr. John Wilson (Gale Gordon) is George Wilson's blood brother. Gordon'due south get-go episode is "John Wilson'south Absorber" on May 27, 1962. Gordon appeared in 43 episodes from 1962 to 1963.
• Eloise Wilson (Sara Seegar) is John Wilson'southward wife (36 episodes, 1962–1963).

Recurring characters [edit]

• Seymour Williams (Robert John Pittman) is Dennis' friend (31 episodes, 1961–1963).
• Stewart (Ron Howard) is Dennis' friend (six episodes, 1959–1960). Howard left to join the cast of The Andy Griffith Testify.
• The Bradys – Johnny is Dennis' nemesis, the neighborhood braggart, played by Gregory Irvin; Laurence Haddon was bandage as Charles Brady.
• Sergeant Harold Mooney (George Cisar) is a policeman (31 episodes, 1960–1963). In some episodes, Mooney's offset proper name was Ralph.
• Mrs. Lucy Elkins (Irene Tedrow) is a Mitchell neighbor (26 episodes) and an avowed enemy of both George and John Wilson.
• Mr. Otis Quigley (Willard Waterman) is the grocer (14 episodes).
• Miss Esther Cathcart (Mary Wickes) is a spinster (10 episodes, 1959–1962) who chases every single man in sight.
• Mr. Krinkie (Charles Seel) is the paper editor (9 episodes, 1960–1963).
• Grandma Mitchell (Kathleen Mulqueen) is Henry's mother, who stayed with the Mitchells during the second season while Alice was away taking intendance of her father. Mulqueen joined the cast for eight episodes while Gloria Henry was on maternity go out.
• Joey McDonald (Gil Smith) is Dennis' friend (8 episodes, 1959–1960).
• Mrs. Schooner (Lillian Culver) is a local socialite, volunteer, and outdoor enthusiast (7 episodes, 1960–63).
• Mr. Lawrence Finch (Charles Lane) is the drugstore owner (6 episodes, 1960–1962).
• Mrs. Dorothy Kingdom of the netherlands (Helen Kleeb) is a Mitchell neighbor and Mrs. Elkins' friend. Kleeb appeared in five episodes from 1959 to 1962, three as Mrs. Holland.
• Mr. Merrivale (Will Wright) is a florist (four episodes, 1959–61) who is considered a shady man of affairs by most of the neighborhood.
• Uncle Ned Matthews (Edward Everett Horton) is George and John Wilson's uncle (three episodes, 1962–63).
• Opie Swanson (Dub Taylor) is an electrician (3 episodes, 1960).
• Mr. Dorfman (Robert B. Williams) is a postman (1959–60).
• Mr. Hall (J. Edward McKinley) is Mr. Mitchell's boss.
• Foster A. Steward (Ned Wever) is the Master of Law.
• Fizz (Chubby Johnson) is the neighborhood handyman (three episodes, 1961–1962).

Episodes [edit]

Reception [edit]

Ratings

Flavor	Rank (Rating)
one) 1959–60	# 16 (26.0)
2) 1960–61	# xi (26.1)
3) 1961–62	# 17 (23.8)
iv) 1962–63	Not In The Acme thirty

Home media [edit]

Shout! Factory has released all four seasons on DVD in Region 1. On August vii, 2012, Shout! Factory released a 20-episode best-of set Dennis the Menace – 20 Timeless Episodes.

Come across also [edit]

• Dennis the Menace (motion picture)

References [edit]

1. ^ The New York Times Encyclopedia of Television receiver past Les Chocolate-brown (Times Books, a sectionalisation of Quadrangle/The New York Times Volume Company, Inc., 1977), ISBN 0-8129-0721-3, p. 116-117
2. ^ "Fiber Television receiver!: TONIGht'south EPISODE: "Great Scott!"". eighteen October 2011.
3. ^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Tv set: The Beginning Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Role 2: Live, Motion-picture show, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Printing. pp. 146–148. ISBN0-8108-1651-2.
4. ^ The Daily Intelligencer – July ane, 1985
5. ^ The Intelligencer – Oct 22, 1994

External links [edit]

• Dennis the Menace at IMDb

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_the_Menace_(1959_TV_series)

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