Episode 1
Trouble from Mars
30m
Mr. Wilson accidentlly gets a space helmet that belongs to Dennis stuck on his head.
Episode credits
Written by Phil LeslieGuest stars Forrest Lewis, Norman Leavitt, Lyle Latell, Bob Hastings
TV series
Dennis the Menace
1959TV-G4 seasons6.6 / 10
This 1959-1963 television situation comedy series follows the lives of the Mitchell family, Henry, Alice, and their only child Dennis, an energetic, trouble-prone, mischievous, but well-meaning boy, who often tangles with his peace-and-quiet-loving neighbor George Wilson, a retired salesman, or, later, with George's brother John, a writer. Dennis is basically a good, well-intentioned boy who always tries to help people, but who winds up making situations worse – often at Mr. Wilson's expense.
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This 1959-1963 television situation comedy series follows the lives of the Mitchell family, Henry, Alice, and their only child Dennis, an energetic, trouble-prone, mischievous, but well-meaning boy, who often tangles with his peace-and-quiet-loving neighbor George Wilson, a retired salesman, or, later, with George's brother John, a writer. Dennis is basically a good, well-intentioned boy who always tries to help people, but who winds up making situations worse – often at Mr. Wilson's expense.
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Episode 2
Best Neighbor
30m
Dennis and Mr. Wilson camp out on a moutain so that Dennis can join the Junior Pathfinders club.
Where to watch Dennis the MenaceEpisode 3
Keep Off the Grass
30m
Henry gets a ticket for walking on the grass in the park. When Mr. Wilson hears about it he thinks it isn't fair, So he convinces Henry to go to court and contest it.
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Guest stars Alma Platt
Episode 4
Mr. Wilson's Safe
30m
Dennis is using numbers for a football play which is the combination to Mr. Wilson's safe, So Mr. Wilson and Henry get Dennis so confused that he forgets the combination. Then Mr. Wilson forgets it. Now they are in a real mess because Mr. Wilson has something very important locked in the safe. So Mr. Wilson tries everything including trying to hypnotize Dennis so he can remember the combination. He ends up hypnotizing himself and remembers the combination at last.
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Guest stars Will Wright
Episode 5
Haunted House
30m
Mr. Wilson and Henry both invest in a house that is known to be a haunted house.
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Guest stars Harold Gould, George Cisar, Harvey Korman, Kitty Kelly
Episode 6
The School Play
30m
Dennis' school is putting on a play which Mr. Wilson ends up being in (not by choice) because him and Tommy (who is also in the play) get handcuffed together before the play starts.
Episode credits
Guest stars George Cisar, Chubby Johnson, Dick Cherney
Episode 7
The Fifty-Thousandth Customer
30m
Mr. Finch is having a contest that when the fifty-thousandth customer walks in his store they will win 5 minutes of free shopping of which Mr. Wilson is determined to be the one who wins.
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Directed by James GoldstoneGuest stars Charles Lane, Irene Tedrow
Episode 8
Dennis and the Pee Wee League
30m
Mr. Wilson coaches Dennis' Pee Wee League baseball team because Dennis' dad (who originally was the coach) got sick.
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Written by Jay SommersGuest stars Chubby Johnson, Dick Cherney, Charles Seel
Episode 9
Mr. Wilson's Inheritance
30m
Mr. Wilson wants to represent Scotland for Dennis' School
Episode credits
Written by Phil LeslieGuest stars Gordon Jones, Lennie Weinrib, Irene Tedrow, Harry Ellerbe
Episode 10
Dennis Is a Genius
30m
The school test scores mistake Dennis as a genius.
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Written by Phil LeslieGuest stars Elizabeth Harrower
Episode 11
The Lucky Piece
30m
Mr. Wilson tricks Dennis into taking a silver coin that says GOOD LUCK and a horseshoe on it instead of 50 cents that he owes him for cutting his lawn. Mrs. Wilson is very angry with him about it. So, she and Alice start a scheme of their own by making lucky things happen to Dennis all day. Mr. Wilson soon starts to believe that the coin was lucky after all and is sorry he ever let it go. He then realizes that it was all a charade to teach him a lesson.
Episode credits
Written by Phil LeslieGuest stars Henry Beckman
Episode 12
The Fifteen Foot Christmas Tree
30m
Dennis, Henry and Mr. Wilson go out in the woods and cut down a big Christmas tree which ends up getting almost destroyed by the time they get it home.
Episode credits
Written by Phil LeslieGuest stars Willard Waterman, Fiona Hale
Episode 13
Dennis' Bank Account
30m
Dennis opens a bank account at the bank of where Mr. Wilson works at and causes a lot of chaos at the bank.
Episode credits
Written by Phil LeslieGuest stars John Fiedler, Lauren Gilbert
Episode 14
Through Thick and Thin
30m
Dennis' cub scouts are putting on a circus of which Mr. Wilson is the Lion in the circus, which is suppose to be a secret from everyone.
Episode credits
Guest stars Hal Bokar, Charles Seel
Episode 15
Calling All Bird Lovers
30m
Mr. Wilson holds a bird lovers session at his home Where a woman does bird calls that sounds just like a bird.
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Guest stars Joe Conley, Estelle Winwood, Parley Baer
Episode 16
Silence Is Golden
30m
Mr. Wilson agrees to give Dennis his magnifying glass if he doesn't talk around him for the day.
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Guest stars Irene Tedrow
Episode 17
Dennis Has a Fling
30m
Dennis is put on the spot when he askes both Mr. Wilson and Mr. Mactavish to represent Scotland in his school project.
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Guest stars Elizabeth Harrower, Tudor Owen, Charles Seel, Emory Parnell
Episode 18
Frog Jumping Contest
30m
Dennis enters his frog in the frog jumping contest with Mr. Wilson as his partner who has a bet with Sgt. Mooney that Dennis' frog will beat his.
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Guest stars George Cisar, Alan Hewitt, Eddie Marr
Episode 19
Where There's a Will
30m
Mr. Wilson gives Dennis a Gold watch in his will. Soon after that Mr. Wilson begins to feel old and is convinced that he has short time to live.
Episode credits
Guest stars Hardie Albright, Ray Teal
Episode 20
Mr. Wilson's Uncle
30m
Mr. Wilson's Uncle comes to visit him and convinces him that he isn't in shape, so he starts a physical fitness program and forces Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Wilson to be in it.
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Written by Phil LeslieGuest stars Edward Everett Horton
Episode 21
A Quiet Evening
30m
Mr. Wilson plans to have a quiet evening at home, but his plans change when Henry needs a sitter for Dennis.
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Guest stars Kirk Alyn, John Astin
Episode 22
The Private Eye
30m
Mr. Wilson gets his wallet taken by a pick pocket, So Dennis and Tommy try to find the crook for the police.
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Written by Phil LeslieGuest stars Emile Meyer, William Benedict, Bob Hastings
Episode 23
Mr. Wilson's Housekeeper
30m
Mr. Wilson hires a housekeeper for Mrs. Wilson but soon regrets it when the housekeeper tries to tell Mr. Wilson what he can and can't do in his home. Mr. Wilson then tries to get rid of her.
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Guest stars Jean Stapleton
Episode 24
A Dog's Life
30m
A big shaggy dog followes Mr. Wilson home and Mr. Wilson tries to get rid of it.
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Guest stars Willard Waterman, Irene Tedrow, Charles Seel, Bob Hastings, Ivan Bonar
Episode 25
Dennis' Documentary Film
30m6.0 / 10
Dennis does a documentary film of the town for a school project with Mr. Wilson's help.
Episode credits
Written by Phil LeslieGuest stars George Cisar
Episode 26
Horseless Carriage Club
30m
Mr. Wilson takes Dennis and his friends up to the lake and back in an old car. Mr. Wilson then gets elected president of the Horseless Carriage Club.
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Written by Phil Leslie
Episode 27
Junior Pathfinders Ride Again
30m
Mr. Wilson attempts to start a fire like the pioneers did for Dennis' Junior Pathfinders club and nearly burns down the place.
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Directed by William D. RussellGuest stars Lloyd Corrigan
Episode 28
The Treasure Chest
30m
Mr. Wilson buys a treasure chest at an auction thinking that it has buried treasure in it. Mr. Wilson later discovers a treasure map drawn by Dennis. Although Mr. Wilson thinks the map is authentic so he plans to take a trip to the island and dig for the treasure.
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Guest stars Edward Everett Horton, George Cisar, Chubby Johnson, George Ford
Episode 29
Wilson Goes to the Dentist
30m
Dennis convinces Mr. Wilson to go to the Dentist for his tooth because Dennis thinks he can get a basketball from the Dentist until he learns that the Dentist only gives away prizes to child patients.
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Guest stars Arthur Malet
Episode 30
The Man Next Door
30m
Mr. Wilson thinks his next door neighbor is the stocking bandit and tries to prove it.
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Guest stars George Cisar
Episode 31
Dennis and the Dodger
30m
Mr. Quigley coaches Dennis' baseball team with help from Sandy Koufax.
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Guest stars Sandy Koufax, Willard Waterman, Lyle Talbot, Florence MacMichael, George DeNormand
Episode 32
Dennis' Lovesick Friend
30m
Dennis helps Mr. Wilson's Uncle Ned plant flower bulbs in his yard in order to get out of playing house with Margaret Wade.
Episode credits
Written by Phil LeslieGuest stars Lucille Wall, Edward Everett Horton, Cheryl Holdridge
Episode 33
John Wilson's Cushion
30m
George Wilson's brother John Wilson comes to visit, only he has trouble working without his old cushion.
Episode credits
Guest stars Elvia Allman, Willard Waterman
Episode 34
John Wilson Wins a Chicken
30m
Dennis and his friends win John Wilson a chicken, which John wants to cook for dinner and the children try to talk him out of it.
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Guest stars Irene Tedrow, George Cisar
Episode 35
The Bully
30m
Dennis is all set for a big day. He is scheduled to have a fight with Gifford - the school bully.
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Guest stars Richard Reeves
Episode 36
The Club Initiation
30m
Dennis wants to join an older boys club, but in order to do so he has to take an initiation.
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Written by Phil LeslieGuest stars Molly Dodd, Frank Cady, Billy E. Hughes
Episode 37
Community Picnic
30m
The Neighborhood Community puts on a carnival in the park with different winning contests to participate in.
Episode credits
Guest stars Willard Waterman, Charles Lane
Episode 38
Dennis and the Witch Doctor
30mfinale
Mr. Wilson is doing a magazine article on voodoo, Dennis gets the wrong idea and tells the whole neighborhood that Mr. Wilson is a Witch Doctor, Soon the whole town gets the wrong idea about Mr. Wilson.
Episode credits
Guest stars Jeannie Russell, Irene Tedrow, Billy Booth, George Cisar
Episode information updated Sep 18, 2026
More about Dennis the Menace
Cast
Jay NorthDennis Mitchell
Joseph KearnsGeorge Wilson
Gloria HenryAlice Mitchell
Herbert AndersonHenry Mitchell
Sylvia FieldMartha Wilson
Gale GordonJohn Wilson
Byron Foulger
Molly DoddCredits
- Written by
- Phil Leslie, George Tibbles, Jay Sommers, Dick Wesson, Peggy Chantler Dick, David Schwartz, William Cowley
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 146
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
CBSUnited States- Dariell Productions
Screen GemsUnited States
Themes
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