Dennis the Menace (1986 TV series)

Dennis the menace
Information
Format	Animates series
Created by	General Mills General Mills
Starring	Brennan Thicke Phil Hartman Marilyn Lightstone Jeannie Elias Donna Christie
Country of origin	United States
Running time	22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Syndication
Original run	September 22, 1986-December 19, 1986

Dennis the Menace is an 1986 cartoon American animated series produced by General Mills, based on the original comic strip by Hank Ketcham.

The series was originally aired in syndication in the U.S., distributed and sponsored by General Mills. The first season aired in syndication in 1986, while the second season originally aired on CBS in 1987 (and later added to the syndication package in 1988).

In the newspaper cartoon and comic book series, Dennis's parents were aggressive towards him, usually forcing him to sit in the corner whenever he was caught into mischief. However, in the cartoon series, Dennis almost never got punished, and any consequences he received were nowhere near as harsh. This format may be due to U.S. laws enacted by the 1970s forbidding aggressive behavior in any form from being shown on Saturday morning cartoons and all children's programming. Plus, Dennis was far less hyperactive in this series and his mischief was made more useful - such as foiling crime - unlike in the newspaper cartoon and comic book series.

Characters[]

Dennis Mitchell, the main character in the television series. Voiced by Brennan Thicke.
Henry Mitchell, father to Dennis and Alice's husband. Voiced by Phil Hartman in Season 1.
Alice Mitchell, Dennis's mother. Voiced by Louise Vallance in Season 1
Mr. George Wilson, the Mitchells' neighbor, often exasperated with Dennis's antics. Voiced by Phil Hartman in Season 1.
Mrs. Martha Wilson, a loving, grandmotherly type who enjoys Dennis's company. Voiced by Louise Vallance.
Joey McDonald, Dennis's best friend. Voiced by Jeannie Elias.
Tommy Anderson, Dennis's other best friend. Also voiced by Jeannie Elias.
Margaret Wade, Dennis's nemesis, a goody-goody girl in the neighborhood. Also voiced by Jeannie Elias.
Gina Gillotti, Dennis's tomboyish, yet warm and feminine friend. Voiced by Donna Christie in Season 1.
PeeBee Kappa, Dennis' friend and resident genius and technology freak. His name is a play on Phi Beta Kappa. Voiced by Marilyn Lightstone.
Jay Weldon, Dennis's "too-tall" friend who loves to play basketball. Voiced by Riva Spier.
Ruff, the Mitchells' family dog. Voiced by Phil Hartman in Season 1 .
Hot Dog, the Mitchells' family cat.

Title cards[]

Each of the segments, when aired in syndication, had its own title card, which display as follows:

Segment A: Two images: the left depicts Dennis jumping for joy, and the other with an excited Ruff running.
Segment B: Three images: the left depicts Alice and Henry Mitchell slow dancing; the middle depicts Dennis and his group of friends; and the right depicts George and Martha Wilson, with Ruff sitting behind them.
Segment C: Six images featuring Dennis and his friends. In clockwise order from the top left corner: Dennis, Margaret and Gina, Joey, Dennis blowing a raspberry and Ruff winking, Jay, and PeeBee Kappa.

The CBS broadcasts of Season 2, however, features the title and the writers displayed in Chyron text (Trek Generation font) over a still image from a scene in the corresponding segment. When Season 2 aired in syndication, the syndicated title cards were shown with no writer credit.

Episodes[]

Each episode consisted of three segments: a six-minute comedy segment, followed by a nine-minute adventure segment, and finally another six-minute comedy segment to close out each episode.

Season One (1986)[]

Season Two (1988)[]

Credits[]

Season 1 (1986)[]

Produced by: Jean Chalopin, Andy Heyward, Tetsuo Katayama
Directed by: Michael Maliani
Animation Director: Masanori Miura
Assistant Director: Jim Simon
Production Managers: Shigeru Akagawa, Hiroshi Tuita, Steven Hahn
Production Supervisor: Winnie Chaffee
Assisted by: Jack Spillum
Associate Producer: Joellyn Marlow
Production Coordinators: John O'Sullivan Francis Jr., Sangbum Kim
Production Assistants: Hatsue Abe, Maria Mercado, Marci Rochester, William A. Ruiz, Minoru Terad, Tina Bigham
Creative Supervision: Jean Chalopin
Assisted by: Kevin O'Donnell
Story Editor: Jack Mendelsohn
Script Coordinator: Lori Crawford
Story Editors: David B. Carren, Bob Logan, Steve Granat
Writers: Gene Ayres, Cydne Clark, Richard Balin, Jeff Cohn, Reed L. Brown, Gerry Day, Toy Bucholtz, Mel Donaldson, Eleanor Burian-Mohr, F. Calvert, Steven Bussard, David Ehrman, George Edwards, Steven J. Fisher, Jack Hanrahan, Tony Marino, Dick Herre, Jack Mendelsohn, Jeff Holder, Mike Moore, Don Horrigan, Howard Morgenstern, Bruce Jones, Francis Moss, Shelley Karo, Laura Numeroke, Charles Kaufman, Calvin Kelly, Richard Okie, Michael Kirschbaum, D. Perrelli, Bob Logan, Antono G. Ortiz, Felicia Maliani, Carmella Ortiz, Daniel Pitlik, Roger Scott, April Campbell, Andrew Gordy, Frank Ridgeway, Todd Thicke, David B. Carren, Ken Gordy, Len Rile, Gregory Van Boom, J. Larry Carroll, John Vornholt, Steve Granat, Steve Robertson, Jim Rogers, Samuel Warren, Randal A. Case, George Hampton, Troy Schmidt, Linda Woolverton
Voice Directors: Marsha Goodman, Madeleine Hurley
Talent Coordinator: Madeleine Hurley
Starring: Jeannie Elias, Brian George, Phil Hartman, Marilyn Lightstone, Sharon Noble, Riva Spier, Louise Valance as Brennan Thicke as 'Dennis'
Character Design: Istvan Fellner, Kogerio Nogueira, David Roderiguez
Background Artists: Ricardo Abrines, Kelly Day
Animation Production by: Hanho Heung-Up Company Limited
Animation: Tomoko Ejima, Hiroyuki Sakuragawa, Tatsuya Higayi, Midori Yamakubo, Mutsuho Imae, Kazunori Takahashi, Naoyuki Kazama, Yuriko Shikojima, Akihiko Mamashita, Syohko Seki, Ron Lamarre
Key Animators: Katsud Fukumoto, Shige Rudno, Masato Kimura, Toshiko Sasaki, Hisashi Mawatari, Masao Takeda, Masae Ohtake, Masaki Tamakoshi, A.I.C., Interior Designer, Ashi Pro., St. The Inn, Boomerang, Trans Arts, Dragon Pro.
Layouts: Yuuji Katoh, Masae Ohtake, Teruo Kogure, Heromi Yokoyama, Junzaboro Takahata
Camera Direction: Teruo Abe, Yuuichi Nagano, Hidekazu Kojima, Hiroki Nakatani, Masayoshi Miyakojima, F. Nishimanura, Asahi Pro., Tokyo Movie Shinsha, St. Wood, Trans Arts
Unit Direction: Osamu Inove, Kunitoshi Kajima, Yasuo Kageyama, Hiroshi Saitoh, Yasayushi Mikamoto, Yasuo Yamayoshi
Color Styling: Cindy Kenlein, Yukitaka Shishikai, Yohko Mitsuhashi, Yoshie Tsukhara, Shizuko Mishimaki, Kimie Yamana, Satoko Shiho
Executives in Charge Of Pre-Production, Editorial: Thierry P. Laurin, Mark M. Galvin
Music by: Shuki Levy, Haim Saban
Music Supervisor: Marty Wereski
Additional Music by: Mark Simon
Sound Engineer: Michael Cowan
Track Assembly Supervisor: Theresa Gilroy
Track Readers: Trudy Alexander, Allan Gelbart, Greg Bowron, Terry L. Noss, Deborah Broughton, Rob Rule, Lars Floden, Michelle R. Rochester
Videotape Coordinator: Phil R. Defibaugh
Scheduling: Kim Latimer
Dialogue Editors: Kelly Hall, Evan Landis, John Harris, Oliver Manton, Peter Jones, Brian Ravok, William Ross
Lip Sync Checkers: Greg Bailey, Brenda Chapman, Herve Bedard, Michael Kaweski, Woody Yocum
Executive Producer for DFS-Dorland Worldwide: Christopher Hallowell
Executive Producers: Jean Chalopin, Andy Heyward, Tetsuo Katayama
© 1986 General Mills, Inc. · "Dennis" and all related characters © 1986 Hank Ketcham Enterprises, Inc. · Original Program Series and all other materials Not To Be Found With The 1996 TV series With The Beano Boy And His Dog Gnasher of the same name.

Dennis the menace

Information
Format	Animates series
Created by	General Mills General Mills
Starring	Brennan Thicke Phil Hartman Marilyn Lightstone Jeannie Elias Donna Christie
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	65
Running time	22 minutes

Broadcast
Original channel	Syndication
Original run	September 22, 1986-December 19, 1986