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Dennis the Menace

Season 2 · 38 episodes · Oct 2, 1960

  1. Episode 1

    Out of Retirement

    Oct 2, 1960

    Mr. Wilson gets a visit from his former boss who offers him his job back in Pittsburgh. When Dennis thinks Mr. Wilson is moving to Pittsburgh, he runs away from home.

  2. Episode 2

    Dennis and the Wedding

    Oct 9, 1960

    Mr. Wilson's Niece is getting married and asks Dennis to be the ring bear.

  3. Episode 3

    Dennis and the Radio Set

    Oct 16, 1960

    Mr. Wilson gives Dennis an old radio set that he mistakenly bid for at an auction. However, When Dennis finds money in his radio set, Mr. Wilson gets excited. So him and Mitchell put in add in the paper hoping the real owner isn't around to claim it.

  4. Episode 4

    Dennis and the Ham-pher

    Oct 23, 1960

    Dennis gets what he thinks is a hampster which turns out to be a gopher that escapes from his cage and almost ruins Mr. Wilson's yard.

  5. Episode 5

    The Stock Certificate

    Oct 30, 1960

    Mr. Wilson has a stock certificate worth $500. He hides it in his Phone book, however when Dennis brings him in his new phone book Mr. Wilson goes crazy and ends up going to the warehouse where all the old phonebooks are taken to look for his old phone book because he thinks the stock is still in it.

  6. Episode 6

    Man of the House

    Nov 6, 1960

    Dennis tries to take care of his mom because she is sick and his dad is out of town.

  7. Episode 7

    The Rock Collection

    Nov 13, 1960

    Dennis starts a rock collection and ends up finding what he thinks is real gold on Mr. Wilson's lot

  8. Episode 8

    Henry and Togetherness

    Nov 20, 1960

    Mr. Wilson tricks Mr. Mitchell out of playing golf to spend more time with Dennis.

  9. Episode 9

    Paint-up, Clean-up Week

    Nov 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.

  10. Episode 10

    Dennis Learns to Whistle

    Dec 4, 1960

    Dennis is very upset because he doesn't know how to whistle, So he spends all day trying to learn how.

  11. Episode 11

    The Raffle Ticket

    Dec 18, 1960

    Dennis gets an electric car for his mom from the lady who won the Raffle.

  12. Episode 12

    The Christmas Horse

    Dec 25, 1960

    Dennis is determined to get a horse for Christmas, So on Christmas day he goes around the neighborhood trying to find what he thinks is his horse.

  13. Episode 13

    Dennis' Allowance

    Jan 1, 1961

    Dennis is trying to learn about how to earn money by working. His dad eventually starts him on an allowance.

  14. Episode 14

    Dennis' Penny Collection

    Jan 8, 1961

    Mr. Wilson Helps Dennis start a penny collection, However Mr. Wilson fears that Dennis having a penny collection is going to be trouble to him.

  15. Episode 15

    Dennis, the Campaign Manager

    Jan 15, 1961

    Dennis convinces Mr. Wilson to run for park commissioner because the playgroung is closed except on weekends.

  16. Episode 16

    Miss Cathcart's Friend

    Jan 22, 1961

    Dennis attempts to find Miss. Cathcart a best friend, so he gets her a dog from the pound. However the dog's owner is looking for him and ends up showing up at Miss. Cathcart's house before Dennis brings the dog over to Miss. Cathcart. So she mistakenly thinks that the guy is the friend instead of the dog.

  17. Episode 17

    Pythias Was a Piker

    Jan 29, 1961

    Dennis writes a composition for school on his best friend and he chooses Mr. Wilson to write about.

  18. Episode 18

    Dennis and the Saxophone

    Feb 5, 1961

    Tommy has a saxophone that he doesn't want so Dennis wants to buy it from Tommy's Mother, but when Mr. Wilson learns that Dennis is going to ask his father to buy it for him Mr. Wilson tries to talk Dennis's dad out of getting the saxophone.

  19. Episode 19

    Wilson Sleeps Over

    Feb 12, 1961

    Dennis accidently knocks over a bottle which fumigates the Wilson's house, So the Wilson's stay the night at the Mitchell's and Mr. Wilson walks in his sleep.

  20. Episode 20

    Dennis' Birthday

    Feb 19, 1961

    Mr. Wilson puts on a magic show for Dennis' birthday and asks Spring Byington to be his assistant

  21. Episode 21

    Dennis Goes to Camp

    Feb 26, 1961

    Mr. Wilson takes Dennis and his friends to a camp to visit for a day and end up getting stranded there for a week because a bridge went out due to a storm.

  22. Episode 22

    Dennis' Tool Chest

    Mar 5, 1961

    Miss Cathcart's cat is accidentally locked in the trunk of Mr. Wilson's car.

  23. Episode 23

    The Going Away Gift

    Mar 12, 1961

    Dennis gets his mom a going away present and hides it on Mr. Wilson's closet shelf and Mrs. Wilson finds it and thinks it's a gift from Mr. Wilson.

  24. Episode 24

    Dennis and the Fishing Rod

    Mar 19, 1961

    Dennis attempts to buy a fishing rod for his dad and tries to purchase it with a $50.00 Confederate bill.

  25. Episode 25

    Dennis and the Good Example

    Mar 26, 1961

  26. Episode 26

    Dennis' Obligation

    Apr 2, 1961

    Dennis brings home little chicken eggs to take care of for his school project, but ends up taking them over to Mr. Wilson's house because the Mitchell's electricity went out.

  27. Episode 27

    The Dog Trainer

    Apr 9, 1961

    Dennis trains Mr. Wilson's dog Fremont, which backfires when Fremont will only listen to Dennis and ignores Mr. Wilson.

  28. Episode 28

    Woodman, Spare That Tree

    Apr 16, 1961

    Mr. Wilson has a hundred doller bill which he drops and a crow picks it up and flies away with it. He later finds it in an old tree in a park which the park commissioner is going to cut down, So Mr. Wilson climbs the tree to get his hundred doller bill and to also save the tree from being cut down.

  29. Episode 29

    The Boy Wonder

    Apr 23, 1961

    Mr. Wilson builds a barbecue in his backyard with help from Dennis' friend, Fred Bains.

  30. Episode 30

    The Soapbox Derby

    Apr 30, 1961

    Dennis enters a soapbox derby and Mr. Wilson accidently ends up being the one driving it in the race.

  31. Episode 31

    Dennis and the Camera

    May 7, 1961

    Mr. Wilson is supposed to take a picture of a plant that bloomes at night but ends up dozing off when it bloomes, So Dennis takes the picture of the plant for him.

  32. Episode 32

    Dennis and the Miracle Plant Food

    May 14, 1961

    Dennis accidently steps on one of Mr. Wilson's plants and so he buys him a replacement and plants it in Mr. Wilson's flower bed. When Mr. Wilson sees it, he is convinced that his new miracle plant food that he invented works like a miracle.

  33. Episode 33

    Dennis' Newspaper

    May 21, 1961

    Dennis overhears Mr. Wilson saying that he wishes he had his racoon coat back, so he gives the story to the newspaper and so all day people are bringing Mr. Wilson racoon coats.

  34. Episode 34

    Mr. Wilson's Paradise

    May 28, 1961

    Mr. Wilson wants to go to Mexico to the Island of Happiness but changes his mind when he hears that his Neice is going to have a baby at the time when he was going to go.

  35. Episode 35

    The Fortune Cookie

    Jun 4, 1961

    Mr. Wilson gets a fortune cookie of which sais ""Beware Of Tomorrow"" and so he is convinced that the fortune will come true.

  36. Episode 36

    The Pioneers

    Jun 11, 1961

    Dennis, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Mitchell camp out as pioneers to prove to Mr. Krinkie that they can live of the land like the pioneers.

  37. Episode 37

    Father's Day for Mr. Wilson

    Jun 18, 1961

    Dennis decides to give Mr. Wilson his own father's day, Which in the end turns out for the best when Dennis gets Mr. Wilson out of a lawsuit concerning his dog, Fremont.

  38. Episode 38

    Dennis and the Picnic

    Jun 25, 1961

    Henry finds a bag of money in the rain gutter, So he calls Mr. Wilson and they take it to the police station. They later learn that the money is counterfeit.