Dennis In Venice

Dennis in Venice is the one hundred and forty fourth episode from Season 1.

Plot
Dennis and Gina are about to go into Dennis' swimming pool. Dennis wants Gina to turn the water on, but Gina suggests waiting for Henry to come out and do it. Dennis believes Henry's talking on the phone, so Gina turns the water on anyway. Dennis couldn't control the hose, and unintentionally soaks Mr. Wilson, who is in his deckchair.

Henry comes out, grabs the hose, and unintentionally soaks Mr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson is about to blame Dennis, only to believe Henry was the one who soaked him before since he was the one who just soaked him. Dennis explains why he had the hose on (filling up his swimming pool), and explains he only hates water in a bathtub.

Henry then explains he's going to Italy on a business trip and bringing Dennis and Alice along. Dennis is eager when he hears there's loads of water in Italy because of the canals. After Gina explains she has a grandfather living in Italy, Dennis invites Gina along and Henry makes arrangements with Mrs. Gillotti.

The Mitchells and Gina finally make it to Venice, Italy. They wait for Gina's grandfather with his canal boat. Meanwhile, a worker is trying to move the suitcase dolly since its rear wheel is stuck. As Dennis helps, the dolly gets unstuck and sends Henry into the canal. At this moment, a gondola comes by and helps him. The gondolier introduces himself as Antonio and is awaiting his granddaughter Gina.

As Gina runs to her grandfather, Antonio admires her beauty, and Dennis complains how mushy grandparents can be regardless of where they originate from. After Gina and the Mitchells board, Antonio takes them to the hotel and Dennis wonders why there aren't diving boards if they use water instead of road to get around Venice. Gina wonders if people who don't have boats have to swim to work.

After Dennis asks if the cops carry water pistols, Antonio doesn't answer any of them, delivers Alice and Henry to the hotel, and takes Dennis and Gina on a tour of Venice. First, they stop at the art museum with the Mona Lisa being loaned from the Louvre in France. Dennis wants to visit a pizza parlor, only for Gina to get off the gondola and bring Dennis into the museum.

As they're about to go into the museum, they spot two thieves stealing the Mona Lisa. Dennis and Gina run after the two thieves. On their way, they unintentionally kick a bucket and slide after the thieves. The thieves make it to a gondola and escape, little knowing Dennis and Gina slid on the gondola too. Dennis sees that they're going up a creek, to which Gina corrects him by saying it's a canal.

As the thieves reach their hideout, they make a fake Mona Lisa that bears a perfect resemblance to the real Mona Lisa. So that way, they sell the real painting for a high price. Dennis and Gina try to make a plan to stop the thieves from succeeding with their scheme. Dennis recognizes the problem already. After Gina tells Dennis he has to solve the problem, Dennis mutters it's like having Margaret along.

After Gina sneezes due to the dust, the thieves hear, and go and search for the sneeze. Little did they notice Dennis and Gina posing as statues. The thieves wrap up the fake Mona Lisa before asking about the reward money. Dennis unwraps the fake Mona Lisa.

Meanwhile, Henry and Antonio are looking for Dennis and Gina. After Dennis rewraps the fake painting, the thieves return to pick it up after learning the price of the stolen painting. Little did the thieves know Dennis did something to the painting that'll surprise them good. As Dennis and Gina come out of the thieves' hideout, Antonio comes by and finds them. Dennis explains that the thieves are getting away and orders Antonio to paddle after them.

Meanwhile, the thieves gave the "Mona Lisa" back to the museum. As they're about to be rewarded, the museum owner unravels the painting to see the Mona Lisa has facial hair, exposing it as a fake. The museum owner shows the thieves the painting with facial hair. As Dennis, Gina, Henry, and Antonio arrive in the museum, Dennis explains he and Gina messed up the painting.

Dennis exposes the painting as a fake and explains where the real Mona Lisa is. The thieves make their escape on their gondola, expose their gondola's engine, and escape. As the cops get on another gondola, too many pile in and cause it to sink. Dennis, Gina, Henry, and Antonio go after the thieves. When the thieves take down a height limit sign from a bridge, the trick doesn't do much good. It only succeeds in sending Henry and Antonio in the canal.

Dennis goes for a Plan B; Get off the gondola and overtake the thieves by foot. He goes to a bridge up ahead and removes the detour sign to trick the thieves into going that way. Dennis' trick works. The motor in the thieves' gondola stops working, the thieves steer another way, the gondola goes onto land, and wreaks havoc across Venice. Once the gondola is back in the water, a speedboat speeds through, breaking the gondola in half.

After returning the real Mona Lisa, the museum owner gives Dennis and Gina a gold key, declaring them local town heroes. Dennis throws the key to Henry, since Dennis is always losing keys, and as Henry catches the key, he lands in the canal once again. This prompts Dennis to joke that it's getting that he and Alice can't take Henry anyplace, prompting everyone to laugh.

Appearances

 * Dennis Mitchell
 * Gina Gillotti
 * George Wilson
 * Henry Mitchell
 * Alice Mitchell
 * Antonio
 * Italian thieves
 * Mrs. Gillotti (mentioned)
 * Margaret Wade (mentioned)