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Country of origin
  
United States

Running time
  
22 Minutes

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Created by
  
Hank Ketcham

No. of episodes
  
78 (234 segments)

Networks
  
CBS, NBC

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Starring
  
Brennan ThickePhil HartmanMarilyn LightstoneJeannie EliasDonna Christie

Production company(s)
  
DIC EntertainmentAtkinson Film-ArtsCrawleys Films

Theme song
  
Dennis the Menace theme song

Program creators
  
DIC Entertainment, Hank Ketcham, Jean Chalopin, TMS Entertainment, Atkinson Film-Arts

Cast
  
Brennan Thicke, Phil Hartman, Jeannie Elias, Marilyn Lightstone, Maurice LaMarche

Dennis the Menace is an American animated series produced by DIC Entertainment (with season 2 co-produced by Crawleys Animation), based on the comic strip by Hank Ketcham.

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Dennis the Menace (1986 TV series) Dennis the Menace 1986 TV series Wikipedia

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 the Menace (1986 TV series) Dennis the Menace 1986 Intro Sequence with Stereo Soundtrack

Dennis is an impulsive, angel-faced little devil who is always getting into scrapes which 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.

Dennis the Menace (1986 TV series) Dennis the Menace 1986 TV series Wikipedia

The series was originally aired in syndication in the U.S., distributed by The Program Exchange. The second season aired on Saturday mornings on CBS. Each half-hour show consists of three six- or seven-minute shorts. The show was sponsored by General Mills.

Dennis the Menace (1986 TV series) Dennis The Menace Cartoon Theme SongIntro HQ 1986 YouTube

Dennis the menace opening


Cast/Characters

  • Dennis Mitchell, a well-meaning but trouble-prone boy. Voiced by Brennan Thicke.
  • Henry Mitchell, father to Dennis and Alice's husband. Voiced by Phil Hartman in Season 1 and by Maurice LaMarche in Season 2.
  • Alice Mitchell, Henry Mitchell's wife and Dennis's mother. Usually voiced by Marilyn Lightstone, but on certain occasions by Louise Vallance.
  • Mr. George Wilson, the Mitchells' neighbor, often exasperated with Dennis's antics. Voiced by Phil Hartman in Season 1 and Maurice LaMarche in Season 2.
  • Mrs. Martha Wilson, a loving, grandmotherly type who enjoys Dennis's company. Voiced by Marilyn Lightstone or Louise Vallance.
  • Joey McDonald, Dennis's best friend. Voiced by Jeannie Elias.
  • Tommy Anderson, Dennis's other best friend. Also voiced by Jeannie Elias.
  • Margaret Wade, Dennis's friend and occasional nemesis, a goody-goody girl in the neighborhood. Also voiced by Jeannie Elias.
  • Gina Gillotti, Dennis's tomboyish, yet warm and feminine friend. Voiced by Donna Christie and later Sharon Noble.
  • PeeBee Kappa, Dennis' friend and resident genius and technology freak. His name is a play on Phi Beta Kappa. Voiced by Marilyn Lightstone.
  • Jay Weldon, Dennis's "too-tall" friend who loves to play basketball. Voiced by Riva Spier
  • Ruff, the Mitchells' family dog. Voiced by Phil Hartman in Season 1 and Maurice LaMarche in Season 2.
  • Other Kids, voiced by Matthew Godfrey and Kimberly "Kim" Duncan in Season 2.

    • Episode list

    78 episodes were produced:

    Season 1: 1986–1987

    1. So Long, Old Paint/Trembly Assembly/Private I
    2. A Visitor from Outer Space/Train That Boy/Genie Madness
    3. Cheer Up/Ghostblusters/The Life You Save
    4. Shark Treatment/Jungle Bungle/Racetrack Menace
    5. All the President's Menace/The Love Rowboat/Wilson the Menace
    6. Fishing for Trouble/Future Fortune/Time Bomb
    7. Spa Blahs/Whale of a Tale/Disaster on the Green
    8. Here, Kitty!/Circus Berserkus/The Monster of Mudville Flats
    9. The Price of Stardom/Space Menace/The Magic Flute
    10. Dennis' Yard Sale/The Abominable Snow Menace/It Came from the Planet Dennis
    11. Snowman Madness/The Invisible Kid/Home Destruction
    12. Chitty Chitty Moon Walk/Wet 'N Wild/Dennis at the Movies
    13. The Supermarket/The Big Candied Apple/The Defective Detector
    14. Henry the Menace/Come Fly with Me/Camping Out
    15. Up Up and Away (From Here)/Going Ape/Dennis the Pirate
    16. It's a Ruff Life/Professor Myron Mentalapse/Dennis Race 2000
    17. A Better Mousetrap/The Wizzer of Odd/Canine Car Wash
    18. Ride'Em Cowboy/Tenting Tonight/A Hair Raising Tale
    19. Medieval Evil/Beaver-Mania/Say Uncle
    20. Hopping Mad/Mayan Mayhem/The Big Power Trip
    21. Strong Medicine/Gold Strike/Lights! Camera! Mud!
    22. Invasion of the Blob/Wild West Show-Down/The Hen Party
    23. Up Up and Oh Boy!/The Company Picnic/Aw Nuts!
    24. Clip-Joint Capers/Tanks for the Memory/Second Honeymoon
    25. A Couple of Coo-Coos/The Cloneheads/Nothing But the Tooth
    26. Mummy's Little Boy/Horsing Around/Dennis Plasters Pamplona
    27. Dennis Predicts/Dennis & the Kangaroo Cavalry/Meatball Mess
    28. My Fair Dennis/A Good Knight's Work/Life in the Fast Lane
    29. A Nightmare at the Opera/A Royal Pain/Having a Marbleous Time
    30. Marky the Menace/Dennis the Genius/A Step Ahead
    31. The Boss Gets Scalped/Mr. Dennistein/Lean Green Jumping Machine
    32. Laundry Business/Journey to the Center of Uncle Charlie's Farm/Dennis Springs Into Action
    33. Ruff's Hat Trick/A Moving Experience/Lemon-Aid
    34. Sounds in the Night/Dennis Does Hollywood/Ruff to the Rescue
    35. The Bicycle Thief/Menace of the Mine Shaft/Margaret's Birthday Party
    36. So Sorry!/Shock Therapy/Yard Wars
    37. Ruff's Masterpiece/Going to the Dogs/Big Baby
    38. Building a Better Dog House/Dennis and the Dragon/Hic!
    39. Strike Up the Band/Queen of Chinatown/Tale of a Tux
    40. Give a Little Whistle/Charmed I'm Sure/After Hours
    41. Baseball's Best Ballplayer/Mr. Wilson's Diet/The Backyard Band
    42. Double Dennis/Timber Wolves/Help Not Wanted
    43. Million Dollar Dennis/3-D and Me/Barber Shop Disharmony
    44. Bowling for Dennis/Dennis Conquers the Navy/The Longest Half-Yard
    45. Vampire Scare/Give Me Liberty or Give Me Dennis/Wilson for Mayor
    46. Dangerous Detour/The Prodigy/The Chimp
    47. High Steel/Bicycle Mania/Little Dogs Lost
    48. Dennis Destroys Dallas/Black & Blue Hawaii/Oil's Well That Ends Well
    49. Door to Door Bore/Dennis in Venice/Young Sherlock Dennis
    50. Surf's Up/Yo Ho Ho/The Karate Kiddie
    51. Dennis and the Deep/K-9 Kollege/Housepests
    52. Animalympics/No Bones About It/Dennis Takes the Cake
    53. Quiet Riot/The Magic Pen/A Feeling for Stealing
    54. Househusband Henry/Wheeling & Double-Dealing/Stop That Car!
    55. Lights, Camera, Auction!/Boy Ahoy/Faulty Alarm
    56. Hail to the Chief/Dennis in Microchipland/Handy Dandy Dennis
    57. Dennis the Businessman/Soccer it to Me, Dennis/Camp Over Here-Over There
    58. Hullaballoo at the Harmony Homes/Phantom of the Wax Museum/Dennis and the Gypsy Woman
    59. Attack of the Giant Tomatoes/The Dinosaur Doozy/Funhouse Grouch
    60. Dennis Rocks Out/Deserted with Dennis/Fashionable Menace
    61. Back to the Drawing Board/Part-Time Helper/G.I. George
    62. Wanted: Scarface Wilson/Ruff Come Home/10-4 Dennis
    63. Heroes Unwelcome/The Martians are Coming/Ancient Olympics
    64. Pool Haul/Fool for Gold/Nothin' to Be Afraid Of
    65. Yankee Doodle Dennis/Dennis the Barnstormer/Trial and Error

    Season 2: 1988

    1. Frankenstymied/Space Race/The Incredible Shrinking Dennis
    2. The Great Pie Swap/Climb of the Century/Little Beauty Shop of Horrors
    3. Crummy Mummy/Swiss Family Mitchell/Pie in the Eye
    4. It's Magic Time/Dennis in Wonderland/Water on the Brain
    5. Tunnel Vision/Super Duper Dennis/Ice Show Show-Off
    6. Snow Wars/The Moroccan Pigeon/Dennis of the Jungle
    7. Young at Heart/Thor-Sicle/A Word from Our Sponsor
    8. A Froggy Day/Loch Ness Mess/Box Office Smash
    9. Menaced Marriage/Dennis of the Yukon/Seal of Approval
    10. Instant Replay/Underwater Wonderland/Safe at Home
    11. A Fox Tale/Gorilla Warfare/Shared Interest
    12. Kooked Goose/Pell Mell Hotel/The Old Ball Game
    13. The Wright Stuff/Hassle in the Castle/Wilson's Night Out

    VHS

    On June 2, 1993, CBS/FOX Video released four VHS compilations in the USA:

    Dennis' Great Adventure – contains the episodes All the President's Menace, The Abominable Snow Menace, Dennis in Venice and The Big Candied Apple.

    Animal Antics – contains the episodes Lean, Green Jumping Machine, Shark Treatment, Jungle Bungle and Dinosaur Doozy.

    Boys Will Be Boys – contains the episodes Disaster on the Green, Baseball's Best Ballplayer, Soccer it to Me, Dennis and Racetrack Menace.

    Spies, Robbers and Ghosts – contains the episodes Ghost Blusters, The Monster of Mudville Flats, Young Sherlock Dennis and The Defective Detector.

    Movie Exclusive - The Mitchell's Move - Dennis' father Henry gets promoted to a new job in his business, only his job is in Alaska, and Dennis and his family have to move in one week. Features the episodes The Boss Gets Scalped, The Big Candied Apple, Going to the Dogs, Vampire Scare, A Royal Pain, Trembly Assembly, and Shock Therapy.

    DVD releases

    On March 18, 2008, Fox Home Entertainment released a select 7-episode DVD entitled Dennis the Menace: Trouble, Trouble Everywhere in Region 1. This compilation includes the episodes Dennis in Venice, Mayan Mayhem, The Big Candied Apple, A Royal Pain, Dennis and the Kangaroo Cavalry, Dennis Plasters Pamplona and Black and Blue Hawaii.

    On March 18, 2014, Mill Creek Entertainment released Dennis the Menace – Volume One on DVD in Region 1. The 3-disc set contains the first 33 episodes of the series. On August 5, 2014, Mill Creek released Dennis the Menace - Lights! Camera! Menace!, which contains the remaining 32 episodes from the first season.

    On September 6, 2016, Mill Creek released Dennis the Menace- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. The 9-disc set contains all 78 episodes of the series, including the final 13 episodes which were previously unreleased.

    USA

    Television syndication (1986–1988 [first run]; 1992–2007 [second run])

  • CBS (1988–1998)
  • USA Network (1991–2001)
  • Fox Family Channel (1998–1999)
  • Cartoon Network (1997–2003)
  • Black Family Channel (2004–2007)
  • Boomerang (2007–2008, 2010–2012)
  • Fox (1987–1999)

    • In 1992, The Program Exchange re-released the series with a different opening sequence and end credits (but containing the same theme songs). This edit is still used when the show is rerun and released on home video today. The original music played during the opening sequence was written and performed by former Social Distortion members Derek O'Brien and Brent Liles.

    UK

    The title was shortened to Dennis so as not to create confusion with the UK character Dennis the Menace.

  • CITV (1987–2009)
  • Channel 4 (1987–1995)
  • Sky One (1993–1999)
  • Cartoon Network (1993-2001)
  • Fox Kids (1996–2005)
  • Pop (2003–2010)
  • Kix! (2008–2014)

    • Canada

  • YTV (1988–2007)

    • Australia

  • ABC (1989–1992)
  • Network Ten (1997–2001)
  • Max (1995)
  • Nickelodeon (1995–1997)
  • KidsCo

    • Czech Republic

  • ČST (1991–1995)
  • TV3 (2000–2001)
  • Fox Kids (2001–2006)

    • Croatia

  • RTL Kockica (2012–2016)

    • Russia

  • Jetix (2005–2006)
  • Jetix Play (2008–2010)
  • KidsCo (2008–2014)

    • Turkey

  • Fox Kids (1997–2005)
  • Show TV (2001–2007)
  • Jetix Play (2004–2011)
  • Samanyolu TV (2004–2011)
  • Yumurcak TV (2007–2016)
  • Cine5 (2007–2015)
  • Smart Çocuk (2007–2016)
  • Maxi TV (2009–2016)
  • KidsCo (2008–2014)

    • References

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