The BEST episodes of Dennis the Menace
Every episode of Dennis the Menace ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dennis the Menace!
This 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.
#1 - Paint-up, Clean-up Week
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/1960
Dennis wants to help out for Paint-up, Clean-up week. So Mr. Wilson gives Dennis a bucket of red paint to paint his wagon with. Dennis however also decides to paint the street curve by Mr. Wilson's house and Mr. Wilson gets blamed for it.
#2 - The Fishing Trip
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/1959
Mr. Wilson and Dennis' father plan a secret early-morning fishing trip without Dennis, but he suspects something is afoot due to various clues they leave. Their sleep the night before is disrupted by Dennis' restless curiosity.
#3 - Henry's New Job
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/1962
Henry is thinking of getting a new job which takes place neer the Asian river. Dennis does what he can to prevent it including running away from home.
#4 - Wilson's Second Childhood
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1962
Mr. Wilson hangs out and plays with Dennis and his friends the whole day to gather information for a magazine article of what young children do in this day and age.
#5 - Jane Butterfield Says
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/23/1962
Mr. Wilson is doing a column for the newspaper that he thinks will have every single women in town happily Married. However, it ends up getting Sgt. Mooney in a love triangle with Miss Cathcart and Miss Tarbell.
#6 - The Big Basketball Game
Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/24/1963
Dennis and his friends help a boy who is poor and feels that he doesn't fit in prepare for and play in the school basketball game.
#8 - Poor Mr. Wilson
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1962
Dennis thinks that Mr. Wilson is broke so he tries tries to help him out.
#9 - Dennis Goes to the Movies
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/1959
Dennis successfully eludes a babysitter and sneaks out of the house to go to a cowboy movie that his parents are also attending.
#10 - Dennis and the Circular Circumstances
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/1962
Dennis gets a job for a day delivering Circulars for Mrs. Elkins. But, When he swaps territories with another kid, he gets blamed for throwing the circulars in a trash can.
#11 - The Little Judge
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1962
Dennis and the children take over Judge Mcconnell's court for a day for children's day in court.
#13 - Dennis and the Dodger
Season 3 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/13/1962
Mr. Quigley coaches Dennis' baseball team with help from Sandy Koufax.
#14 - Dennis' Garden
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/1959
Dennis mistakes Mr. Wilson's dahlia bulbs for sweet potatoes, and, after his bedtime, he switches the sweet potatoes for dahlia bulbs.
#15 - The New Principal
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1962
Dennis gets a new Principal, Mr. Spivey who is very strict at his school. Mr. Spivey and Dennis get off on the wrong foot at first However, Johnny Brady takes note of that and because he wants to be on the pitcher on the school baseball team. So, he sets Dennis up by drawling a picture on the back of his paper making fun Mr. Spivey's height. When Mr. Spivey finds it he naturally assumes Dennis is the one that drew it so he punishes Dennis by kicking him off the baseball team and keeping him after school. As the news travels Mr. Wilson, Mr. Quigley and Mr. Finch all go to the school a few minutes apart and talk to Mr. Spivey each claiming to be Henry Mitchell to stand up for Dennis. Mr. Spivey gets confused but soon realizes he misjudged Dennis and ends up apologizing and putting Dennis back on the school baseball team.
#16 - Horseless Carriage Club
Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/1/1962
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.
#17 - Dennis Goes to Washington
Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/17/1963
Dennis is appointed by the Mayor to go to Washington and ask the Senater to pass a bill for a national Forest.
#19 - Dennis, the Rain Maker
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/27/1963
Dennis and his friends do an indian rain dance to try to get Henry out of playing golf with his boss.
#21 - The Club Initiation
Season 3 - Episode 36 - Aired 6/17/1962
Dennis wants to join an older boys club, but in order to do so he has to take an initiation.
#24 - Dennis' Documentary Film
Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/25/1962
Dennis does a documentary film of the town for a school project with Mr. Wilson's help.