Dennis the Menace (1959 TV series)

This article is about the 1959 American series. For other uses, see Dennis the Menace.
Dennis the Menace
GenreSitcom
Created byBased on the comic strip by Hank Ketcham
StarringJay North
Herbert Anderson
Gloria Henry
Jeannie Russell
Joseph Kearns
Gale Gordon
Sylvia Field
Sara Seegar
Theme music composerWilliam Loose
John Seely
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes146 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerHarry Ackerman
ProducersJames Fonda (1959–61)
Winston O'Keefe (1961–63)
Running time25 minutes
Production companiesDariell Productions
Screen Gems
Hank Ketcham Enterprises
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseOctober 4, 1959 (1959-10-04) –
July 7, 1963 (1963-07-07)
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Dennis the Menace is an American sitcom based on the Hank Ketcham comic strip of the same name. It preceded The Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday evenings on CBS from October 4, 1959, to July 7, 1963.[1][2] The series stars Jay North as Dennis Mitchell; Herbert Anderson as his father, Henry; Gloria Henry as his mother, Alice; Joseph Kearns as George Wilson; Gale Gordon as George's brother, John Wilson; Sylvia Field as George's wife, Martha Wilson; and Sara Seegar as John's wife, Eloise Wilson.

Originally sponsored by Kellogg's cereals and Best Foods (Skippy peanut butter), the series was produced by Dariell Productions and Screen Gems.[3]

  1. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. New York: Ballantine Books. pp. 345–346. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  2. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present. New York: Penguin Books. p. 212. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  3. ^ The New York Times Encyclopedia of Television by Les Brown (Times Books, a division of Quadrangle/The New York Times Book Company, Inc., 1977), ISBN 0-8129-0721-3, p. 116-117