Until it was obvious that Jay North was entering puberty the Dennis The Menace
Show ran for four years. After that some of Dennis's antics might have put him in
juvenile court;
The only child of the adult Mitchells Herbert Anderson and Gloria Henry, Hank Ketcham's cartoon urchin was played by Jay North who had the right peroxide blond look for the part as Ketcham drew him.
Of course the favorite foil of Dennis was neighbor Joseph Kearns who struck the right note of curmudgeonlyness. There was also Mrs. Wilson who would have been the perfect grandmother if the Wilsons had grandkids, played by Sylvia Field.
This half hour show set in suburban ideal town USA and it had like Mayberry a host of familiar character players who might pop up in recurring roles. When Wilson wasn't around, Dennis menaced the others.
Kearns died during the run so he was replaced by Gale Gordon as brother John Wilson. Another glaring look and slow burn master.
Poor Jay North, his life was truly spoiled by the show. Still he was a television icon for a while.
The only child of the adult Mitchells Herbert Anderson and Gloria Henry, Hank Ketcham's cartoon urchin was played by Jay North who had the right peroxide blond look for the part as Ketcham drew him.
Of course the favorite foil of Dennis was neighbor Joseph Kearns who struck the right note of curmudgeonlyness. There was also Mrs. Wilson who would have been the perfect grandmother if the Wilsons had grandkids, played by Sylvia Field.
This half hour show set in suburban ideal town USA and it had like Mayberry a host of familiar character players who might pop up in recurring roles. When Wilson wasn't around, Dennis menaced the others.
Kearns died during the run so he was replaced by Gale Gordon as brother John Wilson. Another glaring look and slow burn master.
Poor Jay North, his life was truly spoiled by the show. Still he was a television icon for a while.