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American sitcom

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

Dennis the Menace
CBS promotional title card
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Based on the comic strip by Hank Ketcham
Starring	Jay N Herbert Anderson Gloria Henry Jeannie Russell Joseph Kearns Gale Gordon Sylvia Field Sara Seegar
Theme music composer	William Loose John Seely
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English language
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
Movie format	Blackness-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	October iv, 1959; 62 years agone  (1959-10-04) – July seven, 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 Evidence on Sunday evenings on CBS from October 1959 to July 1963. The series stars Jay North as Dennis Mitchell; Herbert Anderson equally his father, Henry; Gloria Henry as his mother, Alice; Joseph Kearns as George Wilson; Gale Gordon as George's brother, John Wilson; Sylvia Field as George'south wife, Martha Wilson; and Sara Seegar as John's wife, Eloise Wilson.

Originally sponsored past Kellogg's cereals and Best Foods (Skippy peanut butter), the serial was produced by Dariell Productions and Screen Gems.^[i]

Plot [edit]

The show follows the Mitchell family – Henry, Alice, and their only kid, Dennis, an energetic, trouble-prone, mischievous, just well-meaning boy, who often tangles commencement with his peace-and-quiet-loving neighbor, George Wilson, a retired salesman, and later with George'southward brother John, a writer. Dennis is basically a adept, well-intentioned boy who always tries to help people, but winds up making situations worse. Mr. Wilson has a honey-detest relationship toward Dennis who did not realize the aggravation that he would crusade. He called Mr. Wilson his "best friend" or "Good Ol' Mr. Wilson".

History [edit]

With CBS seeking to replace the hit prove it had lost when information technology allowed Exit It to Beaver to migrate to ABC, a pilot episode titled "Dennis Goes to the Movies" was filmed in tardily 1958.

In early 1959, CBS consented to air the plan at seven:30 pm EST on Sunday evenings later on Lassie. Later on viewing these episodes, CBS determined that Dennis' antics had to exist toned down lest his deportment would encourage children watching the bear witness to imitate Dennis.

Jay Northward as Dennis and Jeannie Russell every bit Margaret Wade, 1963: In this final fourth season, Dennis no longer wears his trademark overalls.

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

On February 17, 1962, after filming the bear witness's 100th episode, Joseph Kearns died of a cerebral hemorrhage. In a 2010 interview, actress Gloria Henry revealed Kearns followed a strict half dozen-week Metrecal diet that may have contributed to his death.^[2] The following 2 episodes were filmed without the character of Mr. Wilson. Gale Gordon joined the cast for the last half dozen 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 let go at the terminate of the flavor. In the quaternary 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 in the 4th season, although they were non mentioned past name after the first episode. George Wilson was referred to equally "the other Mr. Wilson" in the second 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 flavour, Jay North was nearly 12 years old and was outgrowing the antics associated with his graphic symbol. CBS canceled Dennis the Menace in early 1963.

Syndication [edit]

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

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 character, the serial was known in the Britain every bit Just Dennis.

Cast [edit]

Main characters [edit]

• Dennis Mitchell (Jay Northward) is the series protagonist (146 episodes, 1959–1963).
• Henry Mitchell (Herbert Anderson) is Dennis' father and Alice'due south husband (144 episodes, 1959–1963).
• Alice Mitchell (Gloria Henry) is Henry Mitchell's wife 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 best friend. George has a dog named Fremont. Kearns appeared in 101 episodes from 1959 to 1962; his last work was aired posthumously in the episode "The Man Side by side Door" on May 6, 1962.
• Mrs. Martha Wilson (Sylvia Field) is George Wilson'due south wife, a loving, grandmotherly type neighbor who enjoys Dennis' visitor. The Wilsons had no children. Martha Wilson was written out of the series after Joseph Kearns' death (90 episodes, 1959–62).
• Margaret Wade (Jeannie Russell) is a snooty only good girl with a crush on Dennis (38 episodes, 1959–1963).
• Tommy Anderson (Baton Booth) is Dennis' closest friend (111 episodes, 1959–1963).
• Mr. John Wilson (Gale Gordon) is George Wilson'south brother. Gordon'southward first episode is "John Wilson's Cushion" on May 27, 1962. Gordon appeared in 43 episodes from 1962 to 1963.
• Eloise Wilson (Sara Seegar) is John Wilson's 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 Show.
• The Bradys – Johnny is Dennis' nemesis, the neighborhood braggart, played past Gregory Irvin; Laurence Haddon was cast as Charles Brady.
• Sergeant Harold Mooney (George Cisar) is a policeman (31 episodes, 1960–1963). In some episodes, Mooney's first 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 female parent, who stayed with the Mitchells during the 2nd flavour while Alice was away taking intendance of her begetter. Mulqueen joined the bandage for 8 episodes while Gloria Henry was on maternity leave.
• Joey McDonald (Gil Smith) is Dennis' friend (8 episodes, 1959–1960).
• Mrs. Schooner (Lillian Culver) is a local socialite, volunteer, and outdoor enthusiast (vii 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 v episodes from 1959 to 1962, iii as Mrs. Kingdom of the netherlands.
• Mr. Merrivale (Will Wright) is a florist (four episodes, 1959–61) who is considered a shady man of affairs by virtually of the neighborhood.
• Uncle Ned Matthews (Edward Everett Horton) is George and John Wilson'southward uncle (iii episodes, 1962–63).
• Opie Swanson (Dub Taylor) is an electrician (three episodes, 1960).
• Mr. Dorfman (Robert B. Williams) is a postman (1959–sixty).
• Mr. Hall (J. Edward McKinley) is Mr. Mitchell's boss.
• Foster A. Steward (Ned Wever) is the Chief of Police.
• Buzz (Chubby Johnson) is the neighborhood handyman (three episodes, 1961–1962).

Episodes [edit]

Reception [edit]

Ratings

Flavour	Rank (Rating)
1) 1959–60	# 16 (26.0)
ii) 1960–61	# eleven (26.1)
iii) 1961–62	# 17 (23.8)
4) 1962–63	Not In The Top 30

Abode media [edit]

Shout! Factory has released all four seasons on DVD in Region 1. On August 7, 2012, Shout! Factory released a twenty-episode best-of prepare Dennis the Menace – 20 Timeless Episodes.

Run across too [edit]

• Dennis the Menace (film)

References [edit]

1. ^ The New York Times Encyclopedia of Television by Les Brown (Times Books, a division of Quadrangle/The New York Times Book Company, Inc., 1977), ISBN 0-8129-0721-three, p. 116-117
2. ^ "Fiber TV!: TONIGht'southward EPISODE: "Great Scott!"". 18 October 2011.
3. ^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Goggle box: The First Thirty-5 Years, 1946-1981, Part Ii: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 146–148. ISBN0-8108-1651-2.
4. ^ The Daily Intelligencer – July 1, 1985
5. ^ The Intelligencer – October 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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