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Dennis the Menace

  • TV Series
  • 1986–1988
  • TV-G
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
6.3K
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Brennan Thicke in Dennis the Menace (1986)
AdventureAnimationComedyFamily

Good-natured, 6 y.o. Dennis is a menace to his parents and especially to his neighbor, Mr. Wilson. He has adventures with his friends and dog, Ruff. Each episode has 3 6-10 min. stories.Good-natured, 6 y.o. Dennis is a menace to his parents and especially to his neighbor, Mr. Wilson. He has adventures with his friends and dog, Ruff. Each episode has 3 6-10 min. stories.Good-natured, 6 y.o. Dennis is a menace to his parents and especially to his neighbor, Mr. Wilson. He has adventures with his friends and dog, Ruff. Each episode has 3 6-10 min. stories.

  • Stars
    • Brennan Thicke
    • Jeannie Elias
    • Marilyn Lightstone
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    6.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Brennan Thicke
      • Jeannie Elias
      • Marilyn Lightstone
    • 15User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Brennan Thicke
    • Dennis Mitchell
    • 1986–1988
    Jeannie Elias
    • Margaret Wade…
    • 1986–1988
    Marilyn Lightstone
    Marilyn Lightstone
    • Martha Wilson…
    • 1986–1988
    Sharon Noble
    Sharon Noble
    • Gina Gillotti
    • 1986–1988
    Brian George
    Brian George
      • 1986
      Phil Hartman
      Phil Hartman
      • Henry Mitchell…
      • 1986
      Riva Spier
      • Jay Weldon
      • 1986
      Stevie Louise Vallance
      Stevie Louise Vallance
      • Alice Mitchell…
      • 1986
      Jonathan Beltzner
        • 1988
        Michael Beltzner
          • 1988
          Maurice LaMarche
          Maurice LaMarche
          • Henry Mitchell…
          • 1988
          Les Lye
          Les Lye
            • 1988
            Robert Bockstael
              • 1988
              Abby Hagyard
              Abby Hagyard
                • 1988
                Rick Jones
                  • 1988
                  John Koensgen
                  John Koensgen
                    • 1988
                    Michael O'Reilly
                      • 1988
                      Matthew Godfrey
                      Matthew Godfrey
                        • 1988
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                        1TheStarblazingsomethingorother

                        Boring junk

                        All the show is just a boy torturing his family, friends, and neighbor. He never even gets punished. I agree with the user who said this should be banned lost media. It is an awful disgrace to the entire television industry. I mean, come on? Who would watch a boring garbage show about a dorky kid who goes around torturing the entire universe with his dorky little "plans" and his little dopey friends? The show's animation is awful, and it is NOT anime. Seriously? How is this an anime? It's AMERICAN. Anyways, Speed Racer, which IS an anime, is so, so many times better than this hunk of junk, that's for sure!
                        pologuy

                        great 80s cartoon

                        dennis the menace was a great 80s cartoon. and it brings back memories for me. i remember having to wait until 3 o'clock when all my mom's soap operas were over, before i could watch cartoons on the big tv, and right at 3 o'clock, this one was the one i went to. i enjoyed the cartoon a lot. it was very funny and had many good plots. if you're a cartoon lover like me, you'll love this one!
                        dootuss

                        One of my faves.

                        "Dennis the Menace" was, and is still one of my favorite cartoons that I watched growing up. I loved it how Dennis would always torment Mr. Wilson. Of course, Dennis had NO idea that he was giving Mr. Wilson such a hard time. The episodes where Dennis would always end up going on an adventure with one or a few of his friends were the coolest!!! This show also had some great vocal talent such as the late great Phil Hartman (I miss him!!!), and Maurice LaMarche to name a few.

                        If you ever see this show in the near future, and have never watched it, then check it out, you WON'T be disappointed. 10/10
                        7OllieSuave-007

                        A silly little cartoon based on the comics.

                        This is a cartoon show based on the comic strip, where a naive and inquisitive boy named Dennis Mitchell, dressed in overalls and constantly yelling "Heyyyy, Mr. Willllson!" tries to befriend everybody and help out with stuff, but always ends up in mischief or in a sea of misadventures - particular driving his neighbor, George Wilson, crazy.

                        Overall, it's a funny little innocent cartoon that is full of that childhood innocence and some slapstick comedy. I used to watch it when I was a kid - a nice little show to pass the time. It's not the funniest or greatest cartoon I've seen, but its innocence and good old fashion childish fun and dialog make it quite entertaining to a little kid.

                        Grade B-
                        Mister-6

                        Hey, Mr. WIIIIILLLLLSSSSONN!!!!!!

                        I didn't think TV's original version of "Dennis the Menace" (way back in the '50s) was enough of a menace to earn the title. Let's fact it: it was the '50s, how much COULD he get away with?

                        That's part of the reason that this 1986 reinvention works so much better. Also the fact that here he's actually a CARTOON! Yes! Hank Ketcham should have been proud: this is the proper venue for a character born in the Sunday funnies.

                        But where Jay North was limited as to just what kind of mischief he could get into, this model of Dennis (voiced by Brennan Thicke) could literally get into ANYTHING! Here, he played with dinosaurs, foiled bomb-carrying spies, interacted with movie hero Cowboy Bob straight from the movie screen (a la Woody Allen's "Purple Rose of Cairo"!) and regularly thwarted aliens, opera singers, bullies, rude adults, criminals and, of course, frazzled neighbor George Wilson.

                        Wilson (as voiced by LaMarche and, especially, Phil Hartman!) stayed the same in every episode and rightfully so: any simple task he would start or try to start would consistently be thwarted by Dennis' misguided attempts to be neighborly, help him out or otherwise simply be there. Mr. Wilson knew what he was capable of, so why shouldn't he be wary of his mere presence? You know the equation: Mr. Wilson + Dennis = disaster!

                        I thought this was another great series distributed by DIC Entertainment and if you appreciate the mischief a child can get into (and get others into), you'll agree - this "Menace" was never better!

                        Ten stars. catch it, and enjoy this master of "Menace"!

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                        • Trivia
                          Dennis is the only character to appear in every episode and segment.
                        • Connections
                          Featured in Shameful Sequels: Dennis the Menace (2015)
                        • Soundtracks
                          Dennis de Bengel Theme - Dutch Version
                          Performed by Jody Pijper

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                        • Release date
                          • September 22, 1986 (United States)
                        • Countries of origin
                          • United States
                          • Canada
                        • Language
                          • English
                        • Also known as
                          • Dennis
                        • Production companies
                          • DIC Entertainment
                          • Crawleys Animation
                          • General Mills
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                        • Runtime
                          • 30m
                        • Color
                          • Color
                        • Sound mix
                          • Mono
                        • Aspect ratio
                          • 1.33 : 1

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