In the first episode of the Dennis the Menace television show, Dennis embarks on one of his most devious schemes by trying to get Alice and Mitchell to take him to the see the new Glenn Ford picture instead of the two of them going out alone (see recap of Episode 1, Dennis Goes to [...]

In this episode (see below for ordering information), a prominent local woman named Mrs. Webster is going to be putting on a pageant about the town’s founding and is contacting several family’s with boys Dennis’ age to find a boy to star in the pageant with Dennis’ favorite TV cowboy, Whip Crawford (played by Brad [...]

This episodes intro is a rare one in these early seasons that actually ties in to the larger episode. In it Dennis is being punished by being sent to bed early for fibbing and telling the other kids that his mother has a tattoo (the shock! – now you would hard pressed to find one [...]

Dennis and the Treehouse is one of a few funny episodes that revolve around Dennis’ tree house. This is the first episode that the house appears in. In fact, Henry and Dennis only get through working on it in this episode. Their construction coincides with Mr. Wilson constructing a dandy bird feeder in his backyard [...]

This episode (see the end of the post for ordering information) really starts with Dennis, Stuart, and Tommy having a club meeting under the kitchen table. Mr. Wilson and Henry come in to have a cup of coffee at the table. Dennis then ends up pouring his cup of water all over Mr. Wilson’s shoes [...]

This episodes (see below for ordering information) opens with Henry making out a massive pile of bills for the months including two-months to Quigley’s Grocery store. Alice also reveals that she lost her engagement ring. In his frustration Henry cracks a joke about a jokey loan offer, and then asks Dennis to help out around [...]

This episode should have been named “Mr. Wilson battles the moose.” In this episode Dennis and Tommy find a stuffed moose head in the garbage can and bring it home as a present for Alice. At the same time they receive a postcard stating that Mr. and Mrs. will be back from vacation today. When [...]

Selling the house next door. After seeing a family with several children leave the house next door after a viewing of the real estate, Mr. Wilson decides to find a new owner for the home to ensure they are childless. The owner offers to give Mr. Wilson a 5% commission if he can unload the [...]

The first episode of Dennis the Menace opens with Gloria Henry tidying Dennis’ room before bed. This episode was filmed in late 1958 which would have been several months before the actual show aired. In this episode, Dennis has much more of a baby face and voice than he did later. Joey is also a [...]

This is one of a couple of Dennis the Menace episodes where Dennis mentions the Bay Window. In this episode I wasn’t sure that it meant stomach fat, but the second time he mentions it I was certain. At 10:00 Tommy and Dennis sit down to watch Captain Blast land on Mars. When Tommy goes [...]