Dennis The Menace
Years later I saw the film 'Dennis The Menace' starring Walter Matthau and I was wondering why they had changed the character, as far as I remembered Dennis The Menace was a bully and not an over enthusiastic kid that caused mischief by just trying to be over helpful. I was thinking where is Walter (the wimp that Dennis always used to terrorise) and who is this Mr Wilson character?
It was only recently that I discovered that there is two separate Dennis The Menaces, one created is the US and the other created in the UK. The amazing thing is that they debuted within three days of each other. Therefore, this lens is created to show you the differences between each character and to show you the Dennis The Menace that you didn't know about (if that is the case).
Dennis The Menace UK at a Glance
Dennis the Menace (known as Dennis the Menace and Gnasher since 1970) is a long-running comic strip featured in The Beano children's comic, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, Dundee, Scotland, in the United Kingdom.
The strip first appeared in issue 452, released on 15 March 1951 (cover dated for the off-sale date of 17 March), and is the longest running strip in the comic. From issue 1678 onwards (dated 14 September 1974) Dennis the Menace replaced Biffo the Bear on the front cover, and has been there ever since.
Three days earlier, on 12 March 1951, another Dennis the Menace debuted in the United States. The two strips should not be confused — as a result of this the US series has been retitled Dennis for UK consumption, while the British character's appearances are often titled "Dennis and Gnasher" outside the UK.
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher was first drawn by David Law (1951 - 1970), then David Sutherland (1970 - 1998). David Parkins took over in 1998, but due to his other...
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dennis the menace-in on the act bash st kids-face the music gnasher and gnipper-hotdogs NOTE:it goes funny for a few seconds halfway This is for entertainment purposes only copyright to the beano
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Dennis The Menace US at a Glance
Dennis the Menace is a daily syndicated newspaper comic strip originally created, written and illustrated by Hank Ketcham. It debuted on March 12, 1951 in 16 newspapersDennis the Menace Website and was originally distributed by Post-Hall Syndicate.[http://www.toonopedia.com/dennis.htm Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Dennis the Menace entry] It is now written and drawn by Ketcham's former assistants, Marcus Hamilton and Ron Ferdinand, and distributed to at least 1,000 newspapers in 48 countries and 19 languages by King Features Syndicate. The comic strip usually runs for a single panel on weekdays and a full strip on Sundays.
The comic strip became so successful that it was adapted to many other kinds of popular media, including several television shows, both live-action and animated; and several feature films, including theatrical and direct-to-video releases.
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Dennis The Menace (1959 TV Series)
Dennis is an energetic, well meaning, but trouble prone boy who inflicts himself on his neighbor George Wilson which causes many humourous disasters.
Unfortunately Joseph Kearns (Mr Wilson) died suddenly of a heart attack in 1962 (towards the end of the third season) and was replaced by Gale Gordon who played the part of Mr. Wilson's brother. It was believed that the show had "jumped the shark" (an expression that was made famous by Henry Winkler in the late 1970s when Winkler playing the infamous 'Fonzie' literally jumped over a shark in a 3 episode story in Happy Days) at the time Joseph Kearns died, but it ran one more season.
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Dennis the Menace (1986 TV series)
The young blond boy with a cowlick and a mischievous personality, Dennis the Menace, gets into numerous scrapes and adventures with his dog Ruff and his friends Joey, Margaret, Gina, Tommy, PeeBee and Jay.
Dennis is an impulsive, angel-faced little devil who is always getting into scrapes whom end up tormenting his hapless next-door neighbor, Mr. Wilson (though Dennis always means well). Dennis finds himself involved in all kinds of wild adventures (some of which are fantasy-based like the international espionage and trips into the past stories) but always manages to save the day.
The series was originally syndicated in the U.S. by The Program Exchange. Each half-hour show consists of three six or seven minute shorts. The show later aired new episodes on CBS' Saturday morning lineup.
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Dennis the Menace (film)
The plot centered around the misadventures of Dennis Mitchell, who after creating a perchant of disaster, is babysat by Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. But when Dennis did something wrong with Mr. Wilson, Dennis runs away and even comes face-to-face with the film's main villain, Switchblade Sam. The film was even notable as the first time the title character was accurately cast as a five-year-old.
The film premiered on June 25, 1993. A direct-to-video sequel called Dennis the Menace Strikes Again was also released. The film was followed up by a Saturday morning cartoon series called The Incredible Dennis the Menace.
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Dennis the Menace
A tribute to this wonderful film. I grew up watching it and for me it hasn't lost its enchantment. I also made it to honor Walter Matthau (1920 - 2000), great comedian. RIP I included some clips from the making of. Enjoy it
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Barkely says:
Wow, I didn't know there was a separate Dennis in the US and the UK. Interesting stuff! Thanks for adding both Dennis' to the Fun For Kids Group.
Posted February 22, 2008
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Wow, I never realised Dennis the Menace went back so far! What a legend he is :)
Posted December 10, 2008
rms says:
I had no idea there was a different Dennis the Menace in the UK. Thanks for sharing him with us who reside across the pond!
Posted January 09, 2008
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