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Dennis The Menace
I grew up reading the escapades of Dennis The Menace and Gnasher, a comic strip in the Beano comic in the United Kingdom and as far as I knew he was the ONLY 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 five 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).
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 five 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).
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Dennis the Menace began on March 14, 1951 and he went on to become the second most popular cartoon kid in the world (after Charlie Brown). The timing was perfect: the post-war generation, at the height of the baby boom, embraced the perennial troublemaker and turned Dennis into a global publishing, merchandising and multi-media phenomenon, with over 50 million book collections sold, the fondly remembered live-action TV show from 1959-63, two major motion pictures in the '90s, a full-length animated film in 2002, and many other media tie-ins. The strip currently is enjoyed by readers of over 1,000 newspapers every day.
Ketcham captured the mischievousness, rambunctiousness, and anarchy of a kid's world better than any other cartoonist. The strip appeals to both parents and children -while parents shake their head ruefully at how accurately Ketcham caught the essence of children's natural zest for mayhem, children identify with Dennis and the chaos that he leaves in his wake. Ketcham's gags are funny, subtle and touching, and executed with a vivacious, exquisite line.
Ketcham drew Dennis the Menace from 1951 to 1994, when he retired and let his assistant take over the strip.
Dennis the Menace began on March 14, 1951 and he went on to become the second most popular cartoon kid in the world (after Charlie Brown). The timing was perfect: the post-war generation, at the height of the baby boom, embraced the perennial troublemaker and turned Dennis into a global publishing, merchandising and multi-media phenomenon, with over 50 million book collections sold, the fondly remembered live-action TV show from 1959-63, two major motion pictures in the '90s, a full-length animated film in 2002, and many other media tie-ins. The strip currently is enjoyed by readers of over 1,000 newspapers every day.
Ketcham captured the mischievousness, rambunctiousness, and anarchy of a kid's world better than any other cartoonist. The strip appeals to both parents and children -while parents shake their head ruefully at how accurately Ketcham caught the essence of children's natural zest for mayhem, children identify with Dennis and the chaos that he leaves in his wake. Ketcham's gags are funny, subtle and touching, and executed with a vivacious, exquisite line.
Ketcham drew Dennis the Menace from 1951 to 1994, when he retired and let his assistant take over the strip.
Dennis The Menace (1959 TV Series)
The Dennis The Menace TV sitcom which ran for four season with a total of 146 humour packed episodes was based on the famous Hank Ketcham comic strip. It starred Jay North as Dennis Mitchell; Herbert Anderson as his father, Henry; Gloria Henry as his mother, Alice; Joseph Kearns as George Wilson and Sylvia Field as Martha Wilson.
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.
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)
Dennis the Menace was an American animated series produced by DiC Entertainment, based on the comic strip by Hank Ketcham.
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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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)
Dennis the Menace (also known in the United Kingdom as Dennis) is a 1993 live-action film based on the Hank Ketcham comic strip of the same name. The film was directed by Nick Castle, written by John Hughes, and produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and Hughes Entertainment. It concerns the misadventures of a mischievous child with a cowlick and a grin who wreaked havoc on his next-door neighbour, Mr. Wilson, and usually helping out with his friends, Joey and Margaret, and being followed everywhere by his dog, Ruff.
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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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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A Dennis The Menace Christmas (2007)
Dennis Christmas is a Dennis The Menace version of A Christmas Carol where Mr. Wilson plays his own version of Scrooge. While Dennis has problems of his own with the neighborhood bully, he does his best to try and give Mr. Wilson the Christmas Spirit. Dennis causes his usual damage and Mr. Wilson ends up breaking Dennis' spirit. An Angel of Christmas Past Present and Future steps in to help save Christmas for the Mitchells, the Wilsons, and everyone else.
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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.
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Wow, I never realised Dennis the Menace went back so far! What a legend he is :)
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!
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