Dennis The Menace: Season 1
 (1959)
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IMDB   7.1
825 mins USA/English
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Mary Adams Helen Forbes
Herbert Anderson Henry Mitchell
Eleanor Audley Mrs. Pompton
Parley Baer Capt. Blast
Gale Gordon
Byron Foulger
Kathleen Mulqueen
Jimmy Hawkins
Charles Lane
Charles Watts
George Cisar
Mary Wickes
Will Wright
Charles Seel
Director William D. Russell
Writer Peggy Chantler
William Cowley

This is the 1959 CBS comedy sitcom starring Jay North. There were 146 B&W episodes that portrayed Dennis as the helpful menace that caused chaos. Dennis lived at 627 Elm Street next door to his best friend Mr. Wilson. Although Mr.Wison did not consider himself to be Dennis's best friend. Dennis always was there to help Mr. Wilson whether he wanted the help or not. Joseph Kearns played Mr. Wilson until his death in 1962. He was the perfect Mr. Wilson. He was persnickety, a perfectionist, highly intelligent and best of all, he still liked Dennis in spite of his helpful misadventures.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    10/4/1959  1.  Dennis Goes to the Movies
Dennis eludes a babysitter to go to the movies that his parents are at.
Director:  William D. Russell  Writer:  Peggy Chantler  / William Cowley 
Guest starring:  Gil Smith, Madge Blake, Marjorie Bennett, Ralph Sanford
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    10/11/1959  2.  Dennis and the Signpost
Dennis replaces a fallen signpost... backwards.
Director:  William D. Russell  Writer:  Peggy Chantler  / William Cowley 
Guest starring:  Eve McVeagh, Hal Baylor, Larry J. Blake
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    10/18/1959  3.  The Fishing Trip
Henry and Mr.Wilson try to go fishing without Dennis.
Director:  William D. Russell  Writer:  Peggy Chantler  / William Cowley 
Guest starring:  Ron Howard, Gil Smith
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    10/25/1959  4.  Grandpa and Miss Cathcart
Dennis tries to fix his Grampa Perkins up with Miss Cathcart.
Director:  William D. Russell  Writer:  Peggy Chantler  / William Cowley 
Guest starring:  James Bell, Mary Wickes
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    11/1/1959  5.  Innocents in Space
Mr. Wilson thinks he has discovered a space satellite.
Director:  William D. Russell  Writer:  George Tibbles 
Guest starring:  Parley Baer, Richard Collier
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    11/8/1959  6.  Dennis' Garden
Mr. Wilson's garden originally consisted of Dahlia bulbs. When Dennis sees them, he thinks they are ""sweet potatoes"" and after his bedtime, he ""secretly exchanges"" what is in his garden with what is in Mr. Wilson's garden. Dennis eventually raises the Dahlia bulbs & wins a 1st prize medal. After the garden judges see Mr. Wilson's garden, he is also given a medal.
Director:  William D. Russell  Writer:  George Tibbles  / Hannibal Coons 
Guest starring:  Will Wright, Joseph Kearns, Jay North, Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry, Billy Booth
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    11/15/1959  7.  The New Neighbors
Dennis helps Mr Wilson sell a neighbors house.
Director:  William D. Russell  Writer:  Peggy Chantler  / William Cowley 
Guest starring:  Lewis Martin, Ralph Dumke, Louise Lorimer, Norman Leavitt, Jean Howell
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    11/22/1959  8.  Tenting Tonight
Dennis and Tommy camp out in the back yard. Dennis' parents friends The Melton's play a record containing wild animal sounds to entertain the boys while they are camping out in the yard. Mr. Wilson can hear the record from his house and is convinced that wild animals have escaped from the circus and are after the boys so Mr. Wilson goes out to the yard to try and save Dennis and Tommy from danger.
Director:  William D. Russell  Writer:  Peggy Chantler  / William Cowley 
Guest starring:  Dave Willock, Jenna McMahon
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    11/29/1959  9.  Dennis Sells Bottles
Dennis thinks his dad is broke so he sells bottles to try and help his dad out. However, when Dennis tells some of the neighbors what he is doing the neighbors get the wrong idea about the Mitchell's and think that they are in trouble financially.
Director:  William D. Russell  Writer:  Clifford Goldsmith  / Peggy Chantler 
Guest starring:  Helen Kleeb, Ray Walker, Hope Summers, Ollie O'Toole
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    12/6/1959  10.  Mr. Wilson's Award
Dennis starts a rumor that him and his family are moving to New York only to keep Mr. Wilson in town to get his award.
Director:  Don Taylor  Writer:  Peggy Chantler  / William Cowley 
Guest starring:  Arthur Space, Regina Gleason, Helen Kleeb, Jay Strong
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    12/20/1959  11.  The Christmas Story (aka Dennis & Christmas)
Dennis is going crazy trying to find his gifts.
Writer:  Peggy Chantler  / William Cowley 
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    12/27/1959  12.  Dennis and the Cowboy
Dennis meets Whip Crawford his cowboy idol after Mrs Webster tells Dennis he will be in the play.
Director:  William D. Russell  Writer:  Peggy Chantler  / William Cowley 
Guest starring:  Isabel Randolph, Olan Soule, Jack Daily, Eddie Marr, Gil Smith, Brad Johnson
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/3/1960  13.  Dennis Haunts a House
Dennis Haunts Mr. Wilson's house due to him and his friends starting a club house in Mr. Wilson's basement.
Director:  Charles T. Barton  Writer:  George Tibbles 
Guest starring:  Maudie Prickett, Ron Howard
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/10/1960  14.  Dennis' Tree House
Mr. Wilson attempts to teach Dennis about bird watching, then Dennis takes care of a sick bird
Director:  Charles T. Barton  Writer:  Peggy Chantler  / Hannibal Coons 
Guest starring:  Lee Millar, Byron Foulger, Maurice Manson
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/17/1960  15.  Dennis and the Rare Coin
George Wilson is looking for a rare coin. But George is in for a sad shock $250.00 (that's what he paid for the coin) But the coin is fake!
Director:  Don Taylor  Writer:  Louella MacFarlane  / Peggy Chantler 
Guest starring:  Jeannie Russell, George Cisar, Michael Fox
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/24/1960  16.  Dennis and the Bike
To get a bike Dennis sells a fishbowl of beans which he has to count before 5pm!
Director:  Charles T. Barton  Writer:  Peggy Chantler  / William Cowley 
Guest starring:  Nesdon Booth, Ralph Sanford
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/7/1960  17.  Dennis and the Open House
The Mitchell's are having a party and the guests are late, So Dennis tries to help people find the house by taking an open House for Free!
Director:  Don Taylor  / Cally Curtis  Writer:  George Tibbles 
Guest starring:  Grandon Rhodes, Jeannie Russell, Elizabeth Talbot-Martin, Loie Bridge, Dub Taylor, Sid Kane, Joe Conley, Billy Bletcher
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/14/1960  18.  Dennis and the Duck
Dennis's duck (George) causes problems for Mr. Willson who is running for The Garden Club. He tries to get the duck to the lake.
Writer:  Peggy Chantler  / William Cowley 
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/21/1960  19.  Dennis and the Swing
Henry tries to take Alice out on their Anniversary. Meanwhile Dennis tries to build a swing in his yard and ends up chasing a cat up a tree in the process.
Director:  Charles T. Barton  Writer:  George Tibbles  / Paul West 
Guest starring:  George Cisar, William Newell
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/28/1960  20.  Dennis and the Dog
Dennis cares for a dog named Charlie who wins a prize for his painting!
Director:  Charles T. Barton  Writer:  Phil Leslie 
Guest starring:  Byron Foulger, Doreen Lang, Charles Watts, Paul Bradley, George De Normand
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    3/6/1960  21.  Mr. Wilson's Sister
Dennis meets Helen and wants to be pirate.
Director:  Charles T. Barton  Writer:  Peggy Chantler  / William Cowley 
Guest starring:  Mary Adams
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    3/13/1960  22.  Dennis and the TV Set
Dennis goes to any length to get a TV and turns Mr. Wilson's tv on!
Director:  Charles T. Barton  Writer:  Peggy Chantler  / William Cowley 
Guest starring:  Michael Weber, Dub Taylor
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    3/20/1960  23.  Dennis Creates a Hero
Dennis asks a reporter to write a story about his dad with hopes of getting his picture in the paper.
Director:  Charles T. Barton  Writer:  Peggy Chantler  / William Cowley 
Guest starring:  Charles Seel, Wade Cagle
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    4/10/1960  24.  Dennis' Paper Drive
Mrs Holland tells Dennis that anyone who collets the most newspapers will win a silver dollar made in 1895 that is worth $600 which catces Mr. Wilson's eye.
Director:  Arthur Marx  / Mannie Manheim  Writer:  Peggy Chantler  / William Cowley 
Guest starring:  Helen Kleeb, Nancy Evans
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    4/17/1960  25.  Dennis and the Bees
Dennis learns Opie might leave because his bees have no honey. Dennis sprays prfume on Mr. Willison's flowers.
Director:  Charles T. Barton  Writer:  Phil Leslie 
Guest starring:  Dub Taylor, Addison Richards, Nancy Evans, Will Wright
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    4/24/1960  26.  Alice's Birthday
Dennis puts a sign in Mr. Finch's store telling everybody not forget his mom's Birthday.
Director:  Charles T. Barton  Writer:  George Tibbles 
Guest starring:  Charles Lane, Eleanor Audley, Kathryn Card, George Cisar, Molly Dodd, Jack Rice
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    5/1/1960  27.  Dennis Becomes a Baby Sitter
Dennis's parents hire a baby sitter while his parents entertain business client. Dennis is a baby sitter to Michael Bouchet, was asked to stay with Dennis.
Director:  Charles T. Barton  Writer:  Dick Wesson  / Peggy Chantler 
Guest starring:  Petit Michel, Lomax Study, Hanna Landy, Mack Williams
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    5/8/1960  28.  Dennis and the Starlings
Mr. Wilson has a bunch of starlings in his tree and wants to get rid of them. Dennis eventually gets rid of the starlings by putting liver in Mr. Wilson's tree which attracts a lot of cats.
Director:  Charles T. Barton  Writer:  Peggy Chantler  / William Cowley 
Guest starring:  Mary Wickes, Forrest Lewis
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    5/15/1960  29.  The Party Line
The Driscolls are new neighbors but the Driscoll's phone is on the same line as the mitchell's.
Director:  Charles T. Barton  Writer:  George Tibbles  / Peggy Chantler 
Guest starring:  Morgan Jones, Gregory Walcott, June Dayton, Arthur Hanson, Ron Howard, J. Edward McKinley
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    5/22/1960  30.  Dennis by Proxy
Dennis builds a bench for Mr. Dorfamn to sit on.
Director:  Charles T. Barton  Writer:  George Tibbles 
Guest starring:  Hugh Sanders, Willard Waterman, Ron Howard, Amy Douglas
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    5/29/1960  31.  Dennis Runs Away
Dennis tries to walk to his Grandpa's house and the police stop him and try to figure out who he is.
Director:  William D. Russell  Writer:  Peggy Chantler  / William Cowley 
Guest starring:  James Callahan, George Cisar, Gill Smith, Ned Wever
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    6/12/1960  32.  Miss Cathcart's Sunsuit
Dennis sells Valentine's Day cards in July to by swim fins, which end up causing a run on Valentine's day cards around the entire neighborhood.
Director:  Norman Abbott  Writer:  Peggy Chantler  / William Cowley 
Guest starring:  Mary Wickes, Tyler McVey, Cyril Delevanti, Jack Daly
Edition Details
Series Dennis the Menace
Release Date 3/29/2011
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 5