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PB's Dennis the Menace (1985-87 Animated Series)
Episode Guide
Show Information:
Based on the comic strip created by Hank Ketcham, the young blonde boy with a cowlick and a mischievous personality became an instant hit in comic books, a live-action sitcom during the 60s, and finally, this popular animated series. Dennis is an impulsive, angel-faced little devil who is always getting into scrapes and exasperating his next-door neighbor, the curmudgeonly Mr. Wilson (voiced here by Phil Hartman, the much-loved comedian of Saturday Night Live and NewsRadio fame). The animated Dennis, voiced by Brennan Thicke (son of TV star Alan Thicke) and accompanied by friends Margaret, Tommy and Joey and dog Ruff, finds himself involved in all kinds of wild adventures, including international espionage and trips into the past - but always manages to save the day. A premier syndicated attraction and an American classic.
Stars and Characters:
Brennan Thicke as Dennis Mitchell
Maurice LaMarche as Henry Mitchell, Mr. George Wilson and Ruff (episodes 1-39)
Marilyn Lightstone as Alice Mitchell and Mrs. Martha Wilson (episodes 1-39)
Jeannie Elias as Joey McDonald, Margaret Wade, PeeBee and Tommy
Donna Christie as Gina Gillotti
Phil Hartman as Henry Mitchell, Mr. George Wilson and Ruff (episodes 40-78)
Louise Vallance as Alice
Mitchell and Mrs. Martha Wilson (episodes 40-78)
(Point to the character image for the character's name)
Other Dennis Animated Series/Specials:
Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother (1981 TV special)
The Incredible Dennis the Menace (1993 CBS-TV series)
Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control (2002 Nickelodeon film)
List of TV Channels That Have Aired the Series:
Local Syndication (1985-2006)
CBS (1988)
USA Network (1996-1998)
FOX Family Channel (1998-1999)
Cartoon Network (2001)
Black Family Channel (2005)
Boomerang (2007-present)
SEASON 1 1985-1986
1. SO LONG OLD PAINT
MR. WILSON IS PAINTING HIS HOUSE AND DENNIS INVITES HIMSELF
OVER TO HELP OUT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, DENNIS’ “HELPING” GETS
MR. WILSON CLOSE TO A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN.
TREMBLY ASSEMBLY
DENNIS ACCOMPANIES HENRY TO AN AUTO SHOWROOM WHERE DENNIS
HARASSES THE POOR SALESMAN SO, THAT HENRY BUYS A NEW CAR
ALMOST TO AVOID A LAWSUIT. HE DISCOVERS THAT THE PURCHASE
ENTITLES HIM TO WATCH THE ACTUAL CAR BEING BUILT ON THE
ASSEMBLY LINE -- WITH THE HAPLESS SALESMAN ACTING AS THEIR
GUIDE. NOW DENNIS TURNS HIS IMPULSIVENESS TOWARD THE ROBOT
ASSEMBLY LINE, SCREWING IT UP COMPLETELY -- AND THEIR “NEW”
CAR COMES OUT LOOKING LIKE FUTURISTIC JUNK.
PRIVATE I
A RAYMOND CHANDLER-TYPE TAKEOFF IN WHICH DENNIS PRETENDS TO
BE A HARD-BOILED PRIVATE EYE, IN THE BOGART TRADITION, TRACKING
DOWN HIS MISSING POOCH, RUFF, BY QUESTIONING HIS FRIENDS AND
NEIGHBORS.
2. A VISITOR FROM OUTER SPACE
AN ALIEN FROM ANOTHER PLANET LANDS IN DENNIS’ ROOM IN A QUEST
FOR PEACE AND QUIET...BUT DENNIS WANTS TO SHOW HIM AROUND!
A MAD ROMP ENSUES WITH DENNIS TAKING THE ALIEN TO MR. WILSON’S
HOUSE. WHEN WILSON CALLS THE POLICE, HE IS THOUGHT TO BE A
QUACK AND IS CARTED AWAY.
TRAIN THAT BOY
DENNIS AND HIS FAMILY GO ON A TRAIN TRIP AND DENNIS
FORGETS HIS SUITCASE. MR. WILSON, TRYING HIS BEST TO MAKE SURE
DENNIS LEAVES, RUNS ONTO THE TRAIN TO GIVE HIM THE SUITCASE...
BUT HE CANNOT GET BACK OFF AND IS NOW STUCK WITH DENNIS ON THE
TRAIN! WHILE THERE, DENNIS SEES A MAN WITH A TRENCHCOAT AND A
BRIEFCASE AND FIGURES HIM TO BE A SPY. WITH MR. WILSON UNWILLINGLY HELPING OUT, DENNIS PROVES THE MAN TO BE A SPY.
GENIE MADNESS
DENNIS AND MARGARET BOTH FIND A BOTTLE FROM WHICH A GENIE EMERGES.
THEY ARGUE OVER WHO GETS THE WISHES, BUT AGREE ON ONE WISH EACH.
MARGARET USES HER WISH TO MAKE HER DOLL COME TO LIFE -- WHICH GETS
HER IN JEOPARDY -- AND DENNIS USES UP HIS OWN WISH TO SAVE HER.
3. CHEER UP
MR. WILSON SLIPS ON DENNIS’ SKATEBOARD AND HAS TO GO TO THE
HOSPITAL. ONCE THERE, DENNIS ARRIVES TO CHEER MR. WILSON
UP...WILSON IS IN FOR THE TIME OF HIS LIFE!
GHOSTBUSTERS
THE KIDS DISCOVER AN ABANDONED OLD GOTHIC HOUSE THAT DENNIS
DECIDES WOULD MAKE A GREAT CLUBHOUSE. THE KIDS BEGIN CLEANING THE PLACE UP -- UNTIL A PAIR OF GHOSTS APPEAR! THE OTHERS
WANT TO LEAVE THE PLACE, BUT DENNIS —- WHO NEVER ONCE SEES THE
GHOSTS -- CHIDES THEM FOR BEING “SCAREDY CATS”, AND GETS THEM
TO STAY. FINALLY, THE “GHOSTS” ARE REVEALED AS A COUPLE OF
CROOKS WHO ARE USING THE OLD HOUSE TO HIDE THEIR ILL-GOTTEN
GOLD, AND USING “SCARE-TACTICS” TO FRIGHTEN THE KIDS AWAY.
THE LIFE YOU SAVE
DENNIS SAVES MARGARET’S LIFE AND SHE WON’T LET HIM FORGET IT.
DESPERATE TO GET MARGARET OUT OF HIS HAIR, HE TRIES TO ARRANGE
TO HAVE THE GIRL SAVE HIS LIFE. ALL HIS EFFORTS ARE FUTILE...
UNTIL AN ESCAPED GRIZZLY BEAR HAPPENS ON THE SCENE.
4. SHARK TREATMENT
THEY’RE SHOOTING A “JAWS”-TYPE MOVIE AT THE BEACH, WHEN THE REMOTE
CONTROL FALLS INTO THE MECHANICAL SHARK’S MOUTH, AND IT ZOOMS
OFF. DENNIS FINDS THE FAKE SHARK, AND CRAWLING INSIDE OF IT, HAS
FUN FRIGHTENING HIS FRIENDS. THE SHARK TALKS TO AN AMAZED MR. WILSON
WHO SUMMONS THE PRESS, CLAIMING HE‘S FOUND A TALKING SHARK! NATURALLY
HE LOOKS FOOLISH WHEN DENNIS CLIMBS OUT OF IT.
JUNGLE BUNGLE
HENRY TAKES DENNIS AND JOEY FOR A DRIVE-THROUGH LION COUNTRY SAFARI-
TYPE PLACE...THEN, THANKS TO DENNIS, RUNS OUT OF GAS. HE LOCKS THE
KIDS IN, WHILE HE HEADS BACK ON FOOT, MAKING THEM PROMISE NOT TO
LEAVE THE CAR! BUT ALMOST INSTANTLY, LITTLE JOEY IS RUNNING THROUGH
THE JUNGLE, TOTALLY UNAWARE OF THE DANGERS AROUND HIM. SOON DENNIS
HAS TO RESCUE HIM FROM A CHARGING RHINO, A HUNGRY CROCODILE, AND AN
ANGRY ELEPHANT, AMONG OTHERS. DENNIS MANAGES TO GET JOEY SAFELY BACK INSIDE THE CAR, ONLY MOMENTS BEFORE HENRY ARRIVES WITH THE
GAS -- NEVER SUSPECTING THAT THE KIDS HAD EVER LEFT IT!
RACETRACK MENACE
DENNIS AND HENRY GO TO THE STEEPLECHASE RACE TO WATCH A HORSE THAT
HENRY’S FRIEND OWNS. HOWEVER, JUST BEFORE THE RACE, DENNIS, WHILE
TRYING TO HELP OUT THE JOCKEY, ADDS A LITTLE TOO MUCH TO THE JOCKEY’S
“PROTEIN DRINK”, CAUSING THE JOCKEY TO DROP OUT OF THE RACE. DENNIS
FEELS RESPONSIBLE, SO HE TAKES OFF ON THE HORSE AND ENTERS THE RACE.
IT IS A WILD RACE WITH DENNIS COMING OUT THE WINNER, MAKING THE HORSES’
OWNER VERY HAPPY.
5. ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MENACE
DENNIS AND HIS FAMILY VISIT MT. RUSHMORE, WHICH IS IN THE MIDDLE
OF BEING RENOVATED. DENNIS SCALES THE SCAFFOLDING IN AN EFFORT TO
HELP OUT. THERE HE MEETS AN OLD MAN HOLED UP IN ONE OF THE PRESIDENT’S NOSTRILS. DENNIS WANTS TO HELP THE OLD MAN. A CHASE ENSUES WITH THE WORKERS TRYING TO CATCH DENNIS. WITH THE OLD MAN’S HELP, THE SCAFFOLDING IS BLOWN AWAY WITH DYNAMITE AND A FIFTH FACE
APPEARS ON THE MOUNT...DENNIS!
THE LOVE ROWBOAT
DENNIS GOES TO THE LOCAL LAKE WITH HIS PARENTS TO DO SOME FISHING.
HE IS VERY HAPPY TO GET AWAY FROM MARGARET FOR A FEW DAYS -- HOWEVER,
ONCE ON THE LAKE HE FINDS THAT SHE IS ALSO THERE ON VACATION WITH HER
PARENTS! SHE COERCES DENNIS TO ROW ON THE LAKE WITH HER (SHE WANTS
ROMANCE, HE WANTS TO CHECK ON THIS “LAKE MONSTER” SHE'S TOLD HIM OF -
JUST TO GET HIM IN THE BOAT!) ONCE OUT THERE, THOUGH, A "REAL" LAKE MONSTER ATTACKS THEM. THEY ROW TO AN ISLAND, AND WHILE THERE, THEY
ENCOUNTER PIRATES, CAVEMEN, ERUPTING VOLCANOES, ET AL. FORTUNATELY,
THEY DISCOVER THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY IN “CRAZYLAND” - A NEW AMUSEMENT
PARK.
WILSON THE MENACE
DENNIS HYPNOTIZES MR. WILSON INTO BEING A 9-YEAR OLD KID AGAIN, IN
ORDER TO PLAY WITH HIM. BUT THE KID MR. WILSON TURNS INTO IS AN
INSUFFERABLE BRAT!
6. FISHING FOR TROUBLE
DENNIS GOES FISHING WITH MR. WILSON, WHO’S OUT TO FINALLY CATCH
“OLD GRAMPS” - THE SMARTEST TROUT IN THE WHOLE LAKE. AFTER A
NUMBER OF ZANY MISHAPS DUE TO DENNIS’ OVER-EAGERNESS, WILSON
MANAGES TO HOOK THE PRIZE-WINNING FISH -- ONLY TO HAVE DENNIS
CAUSE IT TO ESCAPE BACK INTO THE WATER.
FUTURE FORTUNE
WHEN MR. WILSON GETS HIS HANDS ON A RADIO THAT PEEBEE HAS INVENTED -
ONE THAT SEEMS TO PREDICT FUTURE EVENTS -- HIS MIND RACES WITH
THOUGHTS OF GREAT WEALTH. BUT A GARBAGE TRUCK HAS ACCIDENTALLY
CARRIED OFF THE RADIO, AND NOW - WITH DENNIS ALONG - WILSON RACES
TO FOLLOW THE GARBAGE TRUCK. ITS COURSE LEADS TO THE BEACH, WHERE
WILSON GETS INVOLVED WITH HUGE WAVES, SKATE-BOARDERS AND ROLLER
SKATERS...THEN FINALLY TO THE CITY DUMP, WHERE HE GOES THROUGH MORE
INDIGNITIES. WILSON FINALLY RECOVERS THE PRECIOUS INVENTION -- TO
FIND THAT IT’S AN ORDINARY POLICE BAND RADIO, WITHOUT ANY SPECIAL
POWERS. DENNIS KNEW ABOUT IT ALL ALONG, BUT DIDN’T TELL WILSON
BECAUSE HE WAS “HAVING SO MUCH FUN!”
TIME BOMB
A STRANGER OFFERS DENNIS AND JOEY A DOLLAR TO DELIVER A PACKAGE. WHEN THE PACKAGE STARTS TICKING, THEY’RE CONVINCED IT’S A TIME BOMB!
7. SPA BLAHS
MRS. WILSON HAS BOUGHT GEORGE A GIFT MEMBERSHIP AT A HEALTH SPA.
DENNIS ACCOMPANIES MR. WILSON ON HIS FIRST VISIT, WHERE HE PROCEEDS TO DRIVE POOR WILSON NUTS: SPEEDING UP THE EXERCYCLE, POURING BUBBLE BATH IN THE SPA WATER, ETC. FINALLY THE MANAGEMENT TEARS UP WILSON’S MEMBERSHIP. GRATEFUL THAT HE WON’T HAVE TO GO BACK, HE BUYS DENNIS, AND HIMSELF, HUGE FUDGE SUNDAES.
WHALE OF A TALE
HENRY IS SENT TO ALASKA TO TRACK DOWN A CRASH-LANDED SATELLITE.
DENNIS, RUFF AND JOEY STOWAWAY ALONG ON THE TRIP, AND AFTER
MISADVENTURES INVOLVING KAYAKS, ICEBERGS, ETC. DENNIS DISCOVERS THE “KILLER WHALE” THAT SUPPOSEDLY SWALLOWED THE SATELLITE
IS ACTUALLY A SUBMARINE CARRYING 2 FOREIGN AGENTS WHO ARE ANXIOUS TO
CAPTURE THE TOP-SECRET SATELLITE. DENNIS, OF COURSE, PUTS A STOP
TO THEIR PLAN, AND THE BADDIES TURN THEMSELVES OVER TO THE ALASKAN
AUTHORITIES.
DISASTER ON THE GREEN
HENRY IS FORCED TO TAKE DENNIS ALONG TO THE GOLF COURSE WHERE HE
IS TO PLAY WITH HIS BOSS. HENRY IS TRYING HIS BEST TO “LOSE TO
THE BOSS”, BUT DENNIS DOESN’T UNDERSTAND THIS AND TRIES HIS BEST
TO GET DAD TO WIN. GOLF MADNESS ENSUES WITH DENNIS GOING WILD
WITH THE GOLF CART, OTHER PLAYERS, HAZARDS, ETC.
8. HERE, KITTY
DENNIS BRINGS A STRAY KITTEN HOME -- WHICH ALICE MAKES HIM TURN
OVER TO THE WILSON'S. THE “KITTEN” IS ACTUALLY A BABY MOUNTAIN
LION, WHICH PROCEEDS TO WRECK THE WILSON’S HOME. THINGS GET WORSE
WHEN ITS ANGRY MOTHER SHOWS UP LOOKING FOR HER CUB!
CIRCUS BERSERKUS
MR. WILSON TAKES DENNIS AND JOEY TO THE CIRCUS AND ENDS UP BEING
THE MAIN EVENT. HIS UNWITTING PARTICIPATION IS A BIG SUCCESS
WHICH SPOILS THE FORMER RINGMASTER’S EFFORTS OF REVENGE.
THE MONSTER OF MUDVILLE FLATS
DENNIS AND TOMMY SET TRAPS FOR THE MUDVILLE SWAMP MONSTER WHILE
MARGARET WHINES, BUT ALLOWS THEM TO USE HER “TRACKING EQUIPMENT”.
THE MONSTER SCARES MARGARET INTO THE TRAP, AND WHEN THE RANGER
ARRIVES TO HELP, HE CONGRATULATES THEM FOR FINDING THE MISSING
HIPPO FROM THE ZOO.
9. THE PRICE OF STARDOM
DENNIS IS MADE THE PROP MAN FOR THE COMMUNITY THEATRE WHEREUPON
HE TURNS A SERIOUS DRAMA INTO A ROARING COMEDY.
SPACE MENACE
WHEN HENRY TAKES DENNIS AND THE GANG ON A TOUR OF HIS AEROSPACE
COMPANY, THE GANG SLIPS AWAY. THEY FIND A ROCKET SHIP AND DECIDE
TO INVESTIGATE. ONCE INSIDE, DENNIS HITS A BUTTON AND WHOOOOSH!
THEY ARE BLASTED INTO OUTER SPACE. THERE THEY ENCOUNTER METEOR
SHOWERS, HYPER-SPACE ETC. FORTUNATELY, THE KIDS DISCOVER THAT
THEY WEREN’T IN A REAL ROCKET -- BUT A “FLIGHT SIMULATOR”.
THE MAGIC FLUTE
DENNIS FINDS AN EAST INDIAN FLUTE, THAT CAUSES OBJECTS TO RISE
AND DANCE, SNAKE-LIKE. HE WALKS THROUGH THE TOWN, PLAYING IT,
AND CAUSING ALL SORTS OF WEIRD THINGS TO HAPPEN TO TELEPHONE
WIRES, DISHES OF SPAGHETTI, WILSON’S FLOWER GARDEN, AND THE LIKE.
10. DENNIS’ YARD SALE
WHEN HENRY AND ALICE LEAVE TO GO TO A “POOR PEOPLE’S” CHARITY AUCTION,
DENNIS DECIDES TO HELP THE POOR PEOPLE BY SELLING MOST EVERYTHING IN
THE MITCHELL HOUSEHOLD. MR. WILSON WHO IS SUPPOSED TO CHECK ON DENNIS
BUT ARRIVES LATE, IS SHOCKED WHEN HE SEES WHAT DENNIS IS DOING. SO HE
AND DENNIS GO ON A MADCAP SCAVENGER HUNT THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
TO RETRIEVE THE PIECES DENNIS HAS SOLD BEFORE HENRY AND ALICE GET BACK
HOME. BY THE TIME THEY GET BACK WITH ALL OF THE PIECES, HENRY AND ALICE
ARRIVE WITH LOTS OF “NEW” JUNK. SO MUCH SO THAT HENRY DECLARES THAT
MAYBE THEY SHOULD HOLD THEIR OWN AUCTION! WILSON FALLS DOWN IN EXHAUSTION.
THE ABOMINABLE SNOW MENACE
VACATIONING AT A SKI LODGE, DENNIS AND JOEY CAUSE SO MUCH CHAOS THAT THE
MANAGER DRESSES AS A SNOW BEAST TO SCARE THEM OFF. BUT WHEN THE BEAST
GETS INTO TROUBLE, DENNIS RESCUES HIM AND THE GUESTS VOTE FOR THE BOYS
TO STAY.
IT CAME FROM THE PLANET DENNIS
DENNIS AND PEEBEE IN AN EFFORT TO HELP DENNIS CLEAN HIS ROOM, DECIDE
TO BUILD A ROBOT TO DO IT FOR THEM. ONCE BUILT, THE ROBOT ESCAPES AND
CAUSES HAVOC THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. MR. WILSON, WHO IS BEING
BOTHERED TO CUT THE LAWN BY MRS. WILSON, THINKS IT IS A CREATURE FROM
OUTER SPACE, AND GETS CAUGHT UP IN THE CHASE. IN THE END, WILSON FIND
OUT THAT IT’S DENNIS’ CREATION AND GETS THE BRIGHT IDEA OF USING THE
ROBOT TO CUT HIS LAWN.
11. SNOWMAN MADNESS
SLIPPERY ICE CAUSES CHAOS WHEN HENRY AND DENNIS SET OUT TO MAKE A
SNOWMAN. AFTER TUMBLING AND SLIDING ALL OVER THE SKI RESORT, THEY
END UP AS PART OF A SNOWMAN AND RECEIVE HOT COCOA FOR THEIR EFFORTS.
THE INVISIBLE KID
JOEY GETS SOAKED WITH PEEBEE’S NEWEST SOLUTION AND HE DISAPPEARS.
HIS SHOES ESCAPE THE SOLUTION AND THE TOWN IS TERRIFIED BY A PAIR
OF SHOES WALKING AROUND. MRS. WILSON SUGGESTS A BATH MIGHT RESTORE
JOEY TO SIGHT, WHICH IT DOES, BUT NOT BEFORE MR. WILSON IS DUPED.
HOME DESTRUCTION
DENNIS “HELPS” HIS FATHER BUILD A NEW PLAYROOM ONTO THE HOUSE. CHAOS REIGNS AS MR. WILSON LAUGHINGLY LOOKS ON.
12. CHITTY CHITTY MOON WALK
DENNIS KEEPS HIS EYE ON THE SECRET SOLAR-POWERED MOONWALKER FOR
HIS DAD. WHEN JOEY TOUCHES THE WRONG BUTTON, IT TAKES THEM FOR
A STOP-AND-GO RIDE AROUND TOWN, EVENTUALLY LEADING TWO CROOKS, WHO
WANT TO STEAL IT, TO THE POLICE.
WET ‘N WILD
DENNIS AND JOEY BUILD A RAFT TO GO DOWN THE LOCAL RIVER. WITH
MARGARET AS THE UNWILLING GUEST, THEY PROCEED DOWN THE RAPIDS, WITH
MARGARET FOREVER WATCHING OUT FOR HER NEW HAIRDO. THE KIDS ARE ABLE
TO SURVIVE THE WILDEST OF ADVENTURES, AND IT ISN’T UNTIL THEY WALK
BACK HOME THAT MARGARET FINALLY HAS HER HAIR SOAKED BY WAY OF MR.
WILSON’S GARDEN HOSE.
DENNIS AT THE MOVIES
DENNIS AND JOEY GO TO A COWBOY BOB MATINEE TO WATCH THEIR FAVORITE
WESTERN HERO RIGHT THE WRONGS OF YESTERYEAR. BUT THEY GET INTO BIG
TROUBLE WITH A BIG BULLY. DENNIS CRIES OUT FOR HELP...AND COWBOY
BOB STEPS OFF THE MOVIE SCREEN TO COME TO HIS RESCUE!
13. THE SUPERMARKET
DENNIS VISITS A SUPERMARKET AND COMPLETELY DISMANTLES IT.
THE BIG CANDIED APPLE
THE MITCHELL’S VISIT NEW YORK. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.
THE DETECTIVE DETECTOR
THE GANG GOES TO THE BEACH AND DECIDES TO LOOK FOR TREASURE WITH A META DETECTOR. ONCE THERE, A BULLY TRIES TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM THEM.
14. HENRY THE MENACE
HENRY’S FATHER COMES TO VISIT, AND HE TELLS DENNIS WHAT HENRY WAS LIKE
AS A LITTLE BOY. NOT SURPRISINGLY, THE CHILD-SIZED HENRY AND THE PRESENT DAY DENNIS HAVE A LOT IN COMMON. THEY BOTH CREATE CHAOS WHEREVER
THEY GO.
COME FLY WITH ME
DENNIS AND PEEBEE ENTER A FRIENDLY CHALLENGE OF BUILDING AND FLYING
THEIR OWN AIRPLANES. DENNIS’ TURNS OUT TO BE A RICKETY, OLD THING,
WHILE PEEBEE’S MAKES A LEAR JET LOOK LIKE SCRAP METAL. ONCE IN THE
AIR, PEEBEE FLIES RINGS AROUND DENNIS, MAKING HIM LOOK BAD. HOWEVER,
IN THE END, PEEBEE’S PLANE MALFUNCTIONS AND DENNIS HAS TO RESCUE HIM.
DENNIS ULTIMATELY TURNS OUT TO BE BOTH HERO AND THE WINNER.
CAMPING OUT
DENNIS AND JOEY CAMP OUT IN A TREE HOUSE IN THE MITCHELL’S BACKYARD.
GEORGE DECIDES TO SCARE THEM, BUT HE DOESN’T KNOW THE BOYS HAVE
RIGGED ALL KINDS OF BOOBY-TRAPS AROUND THE TREE HOUSE, AND HE GETS
CAUGHT IN EVERY ONE OF THEM.
15. UP, UP AND AWAY
DENNIS, GEORGE, HENRY AND JOEY ALL ENTER A BALLOON RACE. DENNIS WINS THE RACE, BUT ONLY AFTER A WILD SERIES OF ADVENTURE.
GOING APE
A TAKE-OFF ON KING KONG, IN WHICH PEEBEE, EXPERIMENTING WITH A
GAS-FILLED BALLOON, LOSES CONTROL OF IT, AND HE, DENNIS, MARGARET
AND JOEY ARE CARRIED OFF, ENDING UP ON A BANANA SHAPED ISLAND.
THERE THEY MEET A GIANT APE WHO FALLS INSTANTLY IN LOVE WITH
MARGARET. RETURNING HOME BY RAFT, THEY PUT THE GIANT APE IN SHOW
BIZ, DOING A BALLET DANCE WITH MARGARET. DURING THE SHOW, THE
APE PANICS -- AND SO DOES THE AUDIENCE! THE APE CLIMBS A HIGH
TOWER...AND FALLS. BUT THE BALLOON THE KIDS HAVE SENT UP CATCHES
HIM, AND HE’S FLOATED SAFELY BACK TO HIS ISLAND HOME.
DENNIS THE PIRATE
DENNIS AND HIS PARENTS VISIT PIRATE LAND AND TAKE THE PIRATE’S RUN, THE WILDEST RIDE IN THE PARK. DENNIS TAKES CHARGE OF THE RIDE AND THROWS THE ENTIRE AMUSEMENT PARK INTO CHAOS.
16. IT’S A RUFF LIFE
WHEN RUFF UPSETS ONE OF PEEBEE’S EXPERIMENTS, THE DOG AND JOEY
END UP WITH THEIR BRAINS SWITCHED -- RUFF CAN SPEAK, WHILE
JOEY CAN ONLY BARK! PEEBEE AND DENNIS CHASE THEM AROUND TOWN,
TRYING TO CAPTURE THEM AND RE-SWITCH THEIR BRAINS BACK TO THEIR
OWNERS.
PROFESSOR MYRON MENTALAPSE
THE KIDS MEET A LOONEY PROFESSOR AT THE SCIENCE MUSEUM WHO HAS
BUILT A TIME MACHINE THAT IS EVER SO CLOSE TO ACTUALLY WORKING.
WHEN THEIR TEACHER TELLS THE KIDS THAT THEY MUST HAVE A SCIENCE
PROJECT TURNED IN THE NEXT DAY, DENNIS GETS THE WILD IDEA OF
GOING BACK IN TIME AND TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OF ACTUAL DINOSAURS.
THEIR WILD IDEA IS MADE POSSIBLE WHEN PEEBEE REWORKS THE PROFESSOR’S CALCULATIONS AND MAKES THE TIME MACHINE WORK! WHOOOSH!
THEY GO BACK TO THE PREHISTORIC AGE. WHILE THEY BEFRIEND A BABY
DINOSAUR, THE TIME MACHINE IS SINKING IN QUICKSAND AND THE MOTHER
DINOSAUR IS CHASING THE GROUP. FORTUNATELY, DENNIS AND THE KIDS
ARE ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE TIME MACHINE AND RETURN HOME WITH THE
PHOTOS...UNFORTUNATELY THE PHOTOS CONTAIN NO DINOSAURS.
DENNIS RACE 2000
DENNIS CHALLENGES MARGARET TO A SOAPBOX RACE -- BUILDING A HOMEMADE CAR WITH JOEY‘S HELP -- AND LOSES.
17. A BETTER MOUSETRAP
MRS. WILSON WILL NOT RETURN TO THE HOUSE UNTIL MR. WILSON
GETS RID OF ALL THE MICE. PEEBEE’S SPECIAL MOUSETRAPS
ARE REGARDED AS CIRCUS RIDES BY THE MICE AND THEY COME FROM
EVERYWHERE TO PLAY, WHICH COSTS MR. WILSON A LOT OF QUARTERS--
THE PRICE HE PAYS TO THE BOYS FOR EACH MOUSE CAPTURED.
THE WIZZER OF ODD
A TAKE-OFF ON THE “WIZARD OF OZ”, IN WHICH DENNIS AND RUFF ARE
CARRIED OFF TO MUNCHIE-LAND BY A CYCLONE -- THERE THEY MEET
JOEY, PEEBEE, AND GINA -- EACH LOOKING FOR COURAGE, A BRAIN,
AND A HEART, RESPECTIVELY. BEFORE REACHING THE CITY OF ODD,
THEY ESCAPE THE CLUTCHES OF MAGARET, THE WICKED WITCH.
FINALLY, THEY FIND THE WIZZER, WHO LOOKS A LOT LIKE MR. WILSON,
AND DENNIS WAKES UP, BACK IN HIS OWN BEDROOM.
CANINE CAR WASH
DENNIS AND JOEY GO INTO THE DOG WASHING BUSINESS AND FOLLOW
MR.WILSON TO THE CAR WASH. HALFWAY THROUGH THE CYCLE, DENNIS
OPENS THE CAR DOOR AND A PARADE OF WET ANIMALS SOAK MR. WILSON’S
CAR, FOLLOWED BY THE JET SPRAY OF THE RINSE CYCLE.
18. RIDE’EM COWBOY
DENNIS AND HIS PARENTS VISIT THE BEAUTIFUL RANCH OF HIS FAVORITE
UNCLE BUD. UNCLE BUD HAS ALWAYS WANTED TO WIN THE LOCAL RODEO,
AND DENNIS HELPS HIM OUT BY RIDING THE WILDEST BRONCO IN SIX
COUNTIES!
TENTING TONIGHT
HENRY’S COMPANY HAS DEVELOPED A SOPHISTICATED, SELF-INFLATING
TENT TO BE USED BY SPACE EXPLORERS ON THE MOON. AN ARMY GENERAL,
ANXIOUS TO SEE IF THE TENT ACTUALLY IS “SIMPLE ENOUGH FOR A
CHILD TO OPERATE”, INSISTS THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO BORROW DENNIS
FOR AN OVER-NIGHT CAMPING TRIP. BEFORE THE CAMPING TRIP IS
OVER, DENNIS HAS THE POOR GENERAL CORNERED BY A HUNGRY GRIZZLY,
CHASED BY A SWARM OF ANGRY HORNETS, AND ATTACKED BY A LOVE-SICK
MOOSE. RETURNING THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE GENERAL REQUESTS LESS
DANGEROUS DUTY --LIKE JOINING THE GREEN BERETS.
A HAIR RAISING TALE
DENNIS’S FRIEND PEEBEE INVENTS A FORMULA WHICH ACTUALLY GROWS
HAIR! WHEN MR. WILSON FINDS OUT ABOUT IT, HE CHASES THEM
THROUGH TOWN, TRYING TO GET HIS HANDS ON THE STUFF AND BECOME
WEALTHY. BUT WHEN HE FINALLY FINDS THEM, THE BOTTLE SMASHES --
GONE FOREVER!
19. MEDIEVAL EVIL
DENNIS, JOEY AND RUFF ARE SUCKED INTO THE CLOSET AND BACK IN
TIME WHERE THEY BATTLE AN EVIL MONSTER TO SAVE THE KINGDOM
OF ELVES RECEIVING A GOLDEN EGG AS THEIR REWARD. THE EGG
TURNS INTO A BABY MONSTER AND THEY REALIZE ITS MOTHER WAS JUST
TRYING TO PROTECT IT, NOT DESTROY THE ELVES.
BEAVER-MANIA
HENRY BORROWS HIS BOSS’ MOTOR HOME AND TAKES DENNIS AND FRIENDS
ON A CAMP-OUT. THE BOYS MANAGE TO DESTROY MOST OF THE MOTOR
HOME, BUT THE FUN REALLY STARTS WHEN DENNIS TRIES TO CATCH
A BEAVER. HE SUCCEEDS BUT YIELDS TO THE BEAVER’S SAD EYES AND
LETS HIM GO. THE BEAVER THEN SAVES HENRY FROM A BEAR AND TO
HENRY’S DISMAY, CLIMBS ABOARD THE MOTOR HOME FOR THE RIDE HOME.
SAY UNCLE
DENNIS’ MODEL AIRPLANE OPERATED BY REMOTE CONTROL CUTS THROUGH
MR. WILSON’S CHANDELIER CHAIN AND THE FIXTURE CRASHES ON HIS
HEAD, CAUSING HIS MEMORY TO GO ON THE BLINK. HE THINKS DENNIS
IS HIS NEPHEW AND HE TREATS JOEY AND HIM TO ALL SORTS OF GOODIES
UNTIL ANOTHER BUMP ON THE HEAD RESTORES HIS MEMORY.
20. HOPPING MAD
DENNIS BUYS A MAGICIAN’S HAT AND GIVES IT TO MARGARET AT HER
CELLO RECITAL. THE HAT GOES WILD, SPEWING FROGS AND RABBITS
ALL OVER THE ROOM, CREATING ALL KINDS OF COMEDY.
MAYAN MAYHEM
DENNIS AND MR. WILSON TAKE THE WRONG VACATION PLANE AND END
UP IN SOUTH AMERICA, BEING PURSUED BY MAYAN NATIVES. THEY
HAVE ALL KINDS OF WILD ADVENTURES TRYING TO GET BACK HOME.
THE BIG POWER TRIP
DENNIS, RUFF, AND HENRY VISIT THE CITY POWER PLANT. RUFF
GETS LOOSE ON THE BIG CONTROL BOARD, AND DENNIS CHASES HIM.
THEY HIT EVERY POWER SWITCH ON THE BOARD, TURNING THE ENTIRE
TOWN INTO A PINBALL MACHINE.
21. STRONG MEDICINE
DENNIS IS BLASTED BY A “STRENGTH RAY” THAT PEEBEE HAS INVENTED,
AND SUDDENLY HAS SUPER MUSCLES. HE GOES AROUND USING HIS NEWFOUND STRENGTH TO DO VARIOUS GOOD DEEDS; RESCUING KITTENS FROM
TALL TREES, ETC. DENNIS CHALLENGES THE TWIN BULLY TO A FIGHT --
NOT REALIZING THAT HIS SUPER STRENGTH HAS WORN OFF. BUT THE
BULLY PROVES TO BE A COWARD, AND RUNS OFF ANYWAY.
GOLD STRIKE
THE MITCHELL'S AND PEEBEE VISIT GOLD FIELD AIR FORCE BASE IN THE
DESERT TO WATCH A TEST FLIGHT OF A ROCKET PLANE DEVELOPED BY
HENRY’S COMPANY. MORE INTERESTED IN FINDING GOLD, DENNIS AND
PEEBEE STUMBLE UPON SOME SPIES WHO ARE PLANNING TO EXPLODE
THE PLANE. THE BOY’S QUICK THINKING BRINGS HELP AND FOILS THE
SPIES’ PLANS.
LIGHTS, CAMERA, MUD
DENNIS IS DIRECTING A MOVIE ABOUT A “MUD MONSTER” THAT ATTACKS
THE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS. HE ASKS MR. WILSON IF HE’LL PLAY THE
CREATURE. WILSON’S VANITY GETS THE BEST OF HIM AND HE AGREES.
UNFORTUNATELY FOR HIM, THE SCENES CALL FOR HIM TO TAKE A TERRIBLE
BEATING...NOT TO MENTION BEING COVERED IN MUD. IN THE END, WILSON,
TRYING TO GET HOME, ACCIDENTALLY DRIVES HIS CAR IN THE SWAMP THEY
WERE SHOOTING AROUND.
22. INVASION OF THE BLOB
A BLOB FROM OUTER SPACE ENTERS VARIOUS FORMS - TREE, RUFF, ALICE,
HENRY, MR. WILSON, BASEBALL - IN SEARCH OF A GOOD PLACE TO PLAN
AN INVASION. BUT DENNIS MANAGES TO MAKE THE BLOB UNCOMFORTABLE
NO MATTER WHERE IT HIDES. THE INVASION IS CALLED OFF SINCE THE
BLOB FEELS A PLANET FULL OF PEOPLE LIKE DENNIS IS UNCONQUERABLE.
WILD WEST SHOWDOWN
HENRY AND ALICE TAKE DENNIS TO A WESTERN-TYPE THEME PARK, WHERE
HE SEES A RE-ENACTMENT OF A STAGECOACH HOLD UP. THINKING THE
HOLD UP IS REAL, DENNIS LEAPS ABOARD THE GETAWAY STAGECOACH TO
STOP THEM AND ENDS UP AT A BOARDED-UP GHOST TOWN SALOON. THERE
DENNIS, USING THE AVAILABLE PROPS IN THE “HAUNTED” SALOON, FRIGHTENS
THE COWBOY ACTORS INTO TURNING THEMSELVES IN TO THE AUTHORITIES.
IT TURNS OUT THEY REALLY WERE HOLD UP MEN, USING THE WILD WEST
SHOW TO COVER THEIR TRACKS.
THE HEN PARTY
GEORGE TELLS DENNIS THAT MARTHA AND ALICE ARE GOING TO HAVE A “HEN PARTY” WITH A FEW OF THEIR FRIENDS. TRYING TO HELP OUT, DENNIS BRINGS A FEW CHICKENS TO THE AFFAIR, WHICH CAUSES INSTANT, MASS CONFUSION.
23. UP, UP, AND OH BOY!
ON A BICYCLE-BUILT-FOR-TWO HENRY AND MR. WILSON RACE AFTER DENNIS,
MARGARET AND JOEY WHO HAVE ACCIDENTALLY TAKEN FLIGHT IN HENRY‘S
NEWEST INVENTION, A DIRIGIBLIMP. IT’S THE MEN WHO NEED RESCUING
HOWEVER, AFTER PEDALING OVER A CLIFF, DISTURBING A BEAR AND HORNETS,
AND ENDING UP IN A SWAMP.
THE COMPANY PICNIC
DENNIS AND HENRY ENTER A VARIETY OF CONTESTS AT A FATHER-SON PICNIC.
DESPITE THE RUTHLESS EFFORTS OF A CROOKED FATHER-SON TEAM, THE
MITCHELL'S TRIUMPH, WINNING THE FIRST PRIZE TROPHY.
AW NUTS
DENNIS AND RUFF TRY TO CAPTURE A BACKYARD SQUIRREL AND FAIL
HILARIOUSLY. DENNIS EVENTUALLY DECIDES IT’S NOT A WISE IDEA
TO TRY AND MAKE A PET OF A WILD ANIMAL.
24. CLIP-JOINT CAPERS
AFTER MAKING THE BARBER’S GUARD DOG SICK, DENNIS VOLUNTEERS RUFF
FOR WATCHDOG. WHEN BANK ROBBERS NEXT DOOR DRILL A HOLE IN THE
WALL OF THE BARBERSHOP TO ESCAPE THROUGH, DENNIS AND RUFF CAPTURE THEM, BUT MAKE A SHAMBLES OF THE BARBERSHOP.
TANKS FOR THE MEMORY
DENNIS, HIS PARENTS, AND THE WILSON'S VISIT AN ARMY BASE IN ARIZONA. SOMEHOW, DENNIS AND GEORGE WILSON BECOME TRAPPED IN A RUNAWAY, COMPUTERIZED TANK...WHICH IS HEADED STRAIGHT FOR THE GRAND CANYON!
SECOND HONEYMOON
THE MITCHELL'S RETURN TO THE LODGE WHERE THEY SPENT THEIR HONEYMOON. DENNIS BRINGS HIS FROG AND CAUSES SO MUCH DISTURBANCE THAT THEY ARE ASKED TO LEAVE. HENRY AND ALICE DON’T MIND, PREFERRING TO KEEP THEIR MEMORIES UNCLOUDED.
25. A COUPLE OF COO-COOS
DENNIS ACCIDENTALLY LOCKS THE KEYS IN THE CAR WHILE OUT IN THE
COUNTRY WITH MR. WILSON FOR A DEMONSTRATION OF HOMING PIGEONS.
DENNIS TIES A NOTE TO THE PIGEON WHICH GETS STUCK IN A TREE
AND THEN MR. WILSON GETS STUCK AFTER FREEING THE BIRD. MRS.
WILSON ARRIVES WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AFTER SEEING HIM ON
THE NEWS.
THE CLONEHEADS
PEEBEE’S NEWEST INVENTION ACCIDENTALLY MAKES FOUR MORE OF
DENNIS TO THE TERROR OF MARGARET, MR. WILSON, AND HIS PARENTS.
PEEBEE AND THE ORIGINAL DENNIS LURE THE CLONES BACK INTO THE
INVENTION LAB WITH AN ICE CREAM TRUCK BELL AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD
IS RESTORED TO “PEACE”.
NOTHING BUT THE TOOTH
PEEBEE INVENTS A ROBOT TOOTH—PULLER TO EXTRACT JOEY’S TOOTH.
THEY PRACTICE ON MR. WILSON, REMOVING HIS DENTURES, WHICH
TERRIFIES JOEY STRAIGHT TO THE DENTIST’S OFFICE. REALIZING
WHERE HE IS, HE HEADS FOR THE DOOR WHERE DENNIS ACCIDENTALLY
KNOCKS HIM DOWN AND THE TOOTH FALLS OUT.
26. MUMMY'S LITTLE BOY
WRAPPED HEAD TO TOE IN BANDAGES WHILE PLAYING HOSPITAL, JOEY GETS
PICKED UP BY AN AMBULANCE AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. DENNIS AND
MARGARET ATTEMPT TO RESCUE HIM AND MAKE A SHAMBLES OF THE HOSPITAL
CORRIDORS.
HORSING AROUND
DENNIS MAKES FRIENDS WITH AN OLD HORSE NAMED HORACE. HE RIDES
HIM IN THE TOWN DERBY, AND THEY WIN SPECTACULARLY.
DENNIS PLASTERS PAMPLONA
THE MITCHELL’S VISIT PAMPLONA, SPAIN JUST BEFORE THE RUNNING OF
THE BULLS. DENNIS ACCIDENTALLY RELEASES THE BULLS A DAY EARLIER,
AND HENRY FINDS HIMSELF CHASED INTO A BULLRING. HE FIGHTS OFF
HUNDREDS OF BULLS, BECOMING THE GREATEST MATADOR OF ALL TIME.
27. DENNIS PREDICTS
DENNIS GETS HIT ON THE HEAD WITH A KICKBALL AND SUDDENLY DEVELOPS
THE ABILITY TO PREDICT THE FUTURE. AT FIRST HIS FRIENDS AND
FAMILY DO NOT BELIEVE THIS, BUT AFTER SEVERAL PREDICTIONS COME
TRUE, THEY ALL BECOME GREAT BELIEVERS. UNFORTUNATELY, DENNIS
AGAIN GETS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A BALL. THIS TIME WHEN HE PREDICTS A “SNOW STORM IN JUNE”, THE ENTIRE CITY PREPARES WITH
SNOWPLOWS, HEAVY COATS, ETC. THE TEMPERATURE HITS 100 DEGREES,
HOWEVER, AND EVERYONE GETS UPSET WITH DENNIS. HE MAKES ONE LAST
PREDICTION...HE’LL NEVER MAKE ANOTHER PREDICTION AGAIN!
DENNIS AND THE KANGAROO CAVALRY
THE MITCHELL'S AND THE WILSON'S VISIT SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA JUST AS
WILD KANGAROOS INVADE THE CITY. DENNIS AND A LOCAL BOY ROUND
UP THE KANGAROOS AND GUIDE THEM TO SAFETY.
MEATBALL MESS
DENNIS, JOEY AND GINA DECIDE TO MAKE SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS.
NOT ONLY IS THE MITCHELL KITCHEN UTTERLY DESTROYED, BUT THE
RESULTING CONCOCTION GIVES GEORGE AND HENRY GIANT-SIZED HEART-
BURNS.
28. MY FAIR DENNIS
DENNIS IS SENT TO THE COUNTRY ESTATE OF AUNT OLIVIA TO LEARN
SOME MANNERS, BUT HE MAKES SHAMBLES OF THE PLACE AND TURNS
HIS SPIC-AND-SPAN COUSIN INTO A DELIGHTED MUD-COVERED BOY.
TO AUNT OLIVIA’S HORROR SHE PUTS HER OWN SON ON THE TRAIN
HOME, MISTAKING HIM FOR DENNIS.
A GOOD KNIGHT’S WORK
DENNIS FALLS ASLEEP WHILE WATCHING TELEVISION AND DREAMS HE
IS A COURAGEOUS KNIGHT ON A QUEST TO DEFEAT THE OGRE (WHO RESEMBLES MR. WILSON), SLAY THE FIRE-BREATHING DRAGON AND RESCUE
THE FAIR PRINCESS. HE OVERCOMES ALL HIS OBSTACLES WITH CUNNING
AND BRAVERY, AND RESCUES THE PRINCESS WHO TURNS OUT TO BE
MARGARET. HIS DREAM TURNS INTO A NIGHTMARE WHEN SHE PURSUES
HIM FOR A KISS.
LIFE IN THE FAST LANE
DENNIS AND PEEBEE HAVE FUN WITH PEEBEE’S LATEST INVENTION, A
VCR-TYPE REMOTE CONTROL THAT WORKS ON PEOPLE. HENRY SPEEDS
THROUGH REPORTS, ALICE GETS THE DISHES DONE FAST, ETC. BUT
UNFORTUNATELY FOR MR. WILSON, IT STOPS WORKING LEAVING HIM
SPEEDING ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
29. A NIGHTMARE AT THE OPERA
DENNIS AND HIS PARENTS VISIT THE LOCAL OPERA HOUSE. IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE PRODUCTION, DENNIS SNEAKS ON THE STAGE AND “EXPLAINS” THE WAGNERIAN GOINGS-ON TO THE AUDIENCE. TRYING TO
STOP DENNIS, A STAGE MANAGER AND A HORN—HELMETED DIVA CHASE
OUR HERO AROUND THE STAGE WITH PREDICTABLE RESULTS.
A ROYAL PAIN
DENNIS AND HIS PARENTS VISIT LONDON’S BUCKINGHAM PALACE. DENNIS
GETS LOOSE IN THE PLACE...AND IT’S THE WORST CRISIS TO HIT ENGLAND
SINCE THE BLITZ!
HAVING A MARBLE-OUS TIME
WHILE PAGING MRS. MITCHELL, THE DEPARTMENT STORE MANAGER STEPS ON
RUFF’S TAIL WHOSE HOWLS ARE MAGNIFIED ON THE PA SYSTEM SENDING
THE CUSTOMERS INTO PANIC. AS THE CUSTOMERS HIT THE MARBLE SHIPMENT THAT DENNIS SPILT EARLIER, THE STORE DISSOLVES INTO A MESS
AND THE MANAGER “LOSES HIS MARBLES”.
30. MARKY THE MENACE
DENNIS’ COUSIN MARKY DROPS BY THE MITCHELL HOUSEHOLD FOR A
DESTRUCTIVE VISIT. THIS PINT-SIZED TERROR PULLS ALL KINDS
OF PRANKS AND DENNIS GETS BLAMED FOR THEM ALL.
DENNIS THE GENIUS
DENNIS IS MISTAKEN FOR PEEBEE, AND HE’S INVITED TO A MAJOR
UNIVERSITY TO WORK IN THEIR RESEARCH LAB. HE ACCIDENTALLY
CREATES A HOLOGRAM THAT SETS THE ENTIRE INSTITUTION ON ITS
COLLECTIVE EAR.
A STEP AHEAD
HENRY AND ALICE ARE GOING OUT FOR THE EVENING AND HAVE A YOUNG
MAN (A TEENAGE VERSION OF DENNIS) STAY WITH DENNIS. DENNIS
TRIES HIS BEST TO OUT—FOX HIS “SITTER”, BUT THE SITTER PROVES
TO BE “ONE STEP AHEAD” OF EVERY PRANK DENNIS CAN MUSTER.
31. THE BOSS GETS SCALPED
HENRY’S BOSS IS COMING FOR DINNER SO HENRY BRIBES MR. WILSON
TO KEEP THE WIGWAM INDIAN CLUB IN DENNIS’ ROOM. THE KIDS
ESCAPE, TIE UP MR. WILSON, DISRUPT THE DINING ROOM AND DISCOVER THAT HENRY’S BOSS IS A WIGWAM CHIEF.
MR. DENNISTEIN
FOR A SCIENCE PROJECT, PEEBEE AND DENNIS GET AN OLD MANNEQUIN
FROM A DEPARTMENT STORE AND PROGRAM IT TO BE HUMAN. IT WALKS
AND TALKS AND SEEMS VERY HUMAN, BUT IT RUNS AWAY FROM DENNIS
BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT STORE. IT “DIES” IN THE CHASE AND
RETURNS TO THE STORE WINDOW WITH A PARTING WINK FOR THE BOYS.
LEAN, GREEN, JUMPING MACHINE
DURING MARK TWAIN DAYS, DENNIS AND GINA GET SOME SHREWD ADVICE
FROM A MYSTERIOUS MR. CLEMENS ABOUT TRAINING FROGS FOR THE
JUMPING CONTEST.
32. LAUNDRY BUSINESS
DENNIS AND HIS FRIENDS DECIDE TO START A LAUNDRY BUSINESS.
THEY GATHER CLOTHES FROM PEOPLE ALL OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD,
BUT WHEN THOSE KIDS GET NEAR THE MITCHELL WASHING MACHINE...
DISASTER STRIKES.
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF UNCLE CHARLIE’S FARM
THERE IS A DROUGHT GOING ON AT UNCLE CHARLIE’S FARM WHEN DENNIS
AND JOEY ARRIVE FOR A VISIT. WHEY THEY LOSE THEIR BASKETBALL
DOWN THE DRIED UP WELL, THEY GO AFTER IT. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
WELL THEY ENCOUNTER A TRIBE OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE UNDERGROUND WELLS. THEY TOO ARE WONDERING WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE
WATER. DENNIS AND JOEY ARE JOINED BY A YOUNG BOY, FRED, WHO
TAKES THEM ON A WILD ADVENTURE UNDERGROUND, IN SEARCH OF THE
LOST WATER.
DENNIS SPRINGS INTO ACTION
WHEN DENNIS HEARS GEORGE COMPLAINING THAT HE DOESN’T HAVE “A
SPRING IN HIS STEP”, THE BOY ATTACHES GIANT SPRINGS TO WILSON’S
FEET WHILE HE’S ASLEEP. WHEN GEORGE WAKES UP AND TRIES TO WALK
ON THOSE SPRINGS, HE LITERALLY BOUNCES ALL OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
33. RUFF’S HAT TRICK
AFTER DENNIS GETS HIS FATHER STOPPED BY A POLICEMAN, RUFF SWIPES
THE COP’S HAT AND DENNIS AND THE COP CHASE HIM THROUGH THE CITY
STREETS LEAVING A MESS IN THEIR WAKE. DENNIS STOPS A BANK ROBBER
WHEN RUFF IS FOUND AND IS MADE AN HONORARY POLICEMAN.
A MOVING EXPERIENCE
WHEN AN AGGRAVATED MR. WILSON TELLS DENNIS TO THINK OF HIS HOUSE
AS GONE, DENNIS TAKES HIM LITERALLY AND DIRECTS THE HOUSE-MOVERS
TO MR. WILSON'S HOUSE. MR. WILSON RETURNS TO FIND HIS HOUSE GONE
WITH MRS. WILSON INSIDE! THEY PURSUE THE TRUCK AND HOUSE AND
WATCH AS IT CAREENS DOWN A CLIFF SETTLING IN A BEAUTIFUL, PEACEFUL SPOT. BUT NO SUCH LUCK FOR THE WILSON'S. DENNIS GETS THE
MOVERS TO PUT THE HOUSE BACK.
LEMON-AID
WHEN DENNIS DOESN’T GIVE MARGARET HALF THE BUSINESS SHE SETS UP
HER OWN LEMONADE STAND ACROSS THE STREET. DENNIS TAKES ADVANTAGE
OF MR. WILSON’S LEMON TREE, BUT NEEDS THE REST OF THE INGREDIENTS
FROM MARGARET. AFTER BEING PELTED WITH ICE CUBES, HE SURRENDERS
TO HER.
34. SOUNDS IN THE NIGHT
WHEN DENNIS GETS LOCKED OUT OF THE HOUSE AT 3:00 AM, HE CLIMBS
INTO THE WILSON’S HOUSE TO CALL HOME. HENRY MISTAKES DENNIS’S
SHADOW FOR A PROWLER, CALLS THE POLICE, AND GOES TO THE WILSON’S
TO CATCH HIM. MR. AND MRS. WILSON WAKE UP AND MISTAKE HENRY
FOR THE PROWLER. THE COPS ARRIVE AND AFTER MUCH CONFUSION ARREST
HENRY AND GEORGE. DENNIS MEANWHILE HAS SNUCK BACK INTO BED.
DENNIS DOES HOLLYWOOD
WHILE VISITING LOS ANGELES, DENNIS PULLS HIS HERO, COWBOY BOB,
OUT OF THE REST HOME TO VISIT THE MOVIE SET WHERE HE ACCIDENTALLY DOES SOME FANTASTIC STUNTS TO THE DIRECTOR’S SURPRISE
AND DELIGHT. COWBOY BOB EMBARKS ON A REVIVED CAREER TO DENNIS’
CREDIT.
RUFF TO THE RESCUE
RUFF IS ACCUSED BY MR. WILSON, PEEBEE AND MRS. VANDERSNOOT (AN
OLD SPINSTER) OF KNOCKING OVER TRASHCANS LATE AT NIGHT. DENNIS
ADMITS THAT RUFF HAS BEEN GOING OUT INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AT
NIGHT LATELY BUT FEELS STRONGLY THAT RUFF ISN’T THE CULPRIT.
SO, LATE AT NIGHT, DENNIS RIGS A CAMERA TO A TRASHCAN TO PHOTOGRAPH THE CULPRIT. LATER, THE PHOTO SHOWS THAT RUFF, WAS INDEED,
AT THE TRASH CAN... BUT, IT ALSO SHOWS A RACCOON INSIDE! AS IT
TURNS OUT, THE RACCOON WAS THE CAUSE OF THE TRASH CAN MYSTERY --
WHILE RUFF WAS GOING OUT AND LOOKING FOR FOOD FOR THE KITTENS THAT
MRS. VANDERSNOOT’S CAT RECENTLY HAD.
35. THE BICYCLE THIEF
GEORGE ACCIDENTALLY RUNS OVER DENNIS’ BIKE AND HE GOES TO
RIDICULOUS LENGTHS TO KEEP THE BOY FROM DISCOVERING THIS.
MENACE OF THE MINE SHAFT
DENNIS, JOEY AND MARGARET ARE RIDING ON THE MINE TRAIN THAT GOES
THROUGH THE MINE OF AN OLD HUSBAND AND WIFE PROSPECTING TEAM.
DURING THE RIDE, THE HUSBAND EXPLAINS TO THE PEOPLE HOW THE
CLAXTON BROTHERS CLAIM-JUMPED A RICH PORTION OF THE MINE AND
SEALED IT OFF SO ONLY THEY CAN REAP THE GOLD WITHIN. DENNIS,
WANTING TO HELP THE COUPLE, UNHOOKS THE CAR WITH HE AND THE OTHER
KIDS IN IT AND OFF THEY GO INTO A WILD CHASE TO FIND THE CLAXTON'S.
ULTIMATELY THEY FIND THEM AND MAKE LIFE SO MISERABLE FOR THEM
THAT THE CLAXTON’S GIVE UP.
MARGARET’S BIRTHDAY PARTY
IT’S MARGARET’S BIRTHDAY PARTY AND ALL THE GANG IS INVITED. THE
ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT DENNIS FEELS DOWN BECAUSE HE JUST LET THE
OTHER KIDS DOWN BY DROPPING THE GAME WINNING PASS. TO BRING
HIMSELF OUT OF THE BLUES, HE PULLS OUT WILLY, HIS PET FROG. THIS
CAUSES HAVOC, ESPECIALLY DURING MARGARET’S BALLET DANCE.
36. SO SORRY
THE WILSON'S TAKE DENNIS TO VISIT THE JAPANESE VILLAGE AND GEORGE
IS PUT THROUGH HIS PACES. HIS WALLET IS TAKEN ALOFT BY DENNIS’
KITE, A WILD RICKSHAW RIDE DUMPS HIM IN THE CARP POOL, AND HE
ENDS UP WRESTLING A SUMO WRESTLER AND WINS WITH MARTHA’S HELP.
SHOCK THERAPY
EXTREMELY DISTRAUGHT, MR. WILSON HAS A SESSION WITH HIS PSYCHIATRIST
AND RE-LIVES SOME OF HIS MORE HORRIBLE MOMENTS WITH DENNIS. BUT
THE REAL SHOCKER COMES WHEN MR. WILSON, FEELING MUCH BETTER AFTER
HIS TALK, FINALLY LOOKS AT THE DOCTOR AND SEES DENNIS! FOR SHOCK
THERAPY, THE DOCTOR WAS WEARING A DENNIS MASK, BUT IT BACKFIRES
AND A SCREAMING MR. WILSON FLEES THE OFFICE.
YARD WARS
GEORGE AND HIS NEIGHBOR, THOMPKINS, GET INTO A BIG FIGHT THAT
ESCALATES TO RIDICULOUS HEIGHTS. DENNIS AND HIS FRIENDS HAVE
TO ARRANGE A UN-STYLE PEACE CONFERENCE TO CLEAR THINGS UP.
37. RUFF’S MASTERPIECE
RUFF UPSETS MR. WILSON’S PAINTING EQUIPMENT THEN RUNS OVER HIS
CANVAS WITH PURPLE PAINT PAWS. TO MR. WILSON'S DISGUST, THE
RESULTING WORK IS JUDGED A MASTERPIECE. GEORGE GETS HIS DOG TO
WALK ON ANOTHER CANVAS AND THE TWO PAINTINGS ARE THE FINALISTS.
WHEN A BEE CAUSES MR. WILSON’S CANVAS TO BE DESTROYED, RUFF’S
PAINTING WINS, BUT A DISGRUNTLED MR. WILSON WILL NOT RELINQUISH
THE TROPHY.
GOING TO THE DOGS
INSTEAD OF RUFF’S NEW DOG HOUSE, THE POSTMAN LEAVES A DISAPPEARING
BOX IN WHICH DENNIS, JOEY AND RUFF ARE TRANSPORTED TO DOG CITY WHERE
HUMANS ARE NOT ALLOWED. A TALKING RUFF REMAINS FAITHFUL AND
RESCUES THE BOYS FROM PRISON AND THEY ARE TRANSPORTED HOME AGAIN.
BIG BABY
WHILE DENNIS IS WATCHING A NEIGHBOR’S BABY, PEEBEE COMES OVER WITH A
NEW FORMULA THAT MAKES THINGS GROW ENORMOUSLY. THE BABY DRINKS IT,
GROWS TO TWENTY FEET, AND PLAYS WITH REAL CARS, WATER TOWERS, AND
LAMPPOSTS LIKE THEY ARE TOYS. PEEBEE COMES UP WITH AN ANTIDOTE
JUST AS MRS. MITCHELL RETURNS.
38. BUILDING A BETTER DOG HOUSE
WHEN RUFF ACCIDENTALLY DESTROYS HIS DOG HOUSE, DENNIS DECIDES TO
BUILD HIM ANOTHER ONE. PEEBEE ARRIVES ON THE SCENE TO HELP OUT
AND, WITH THE HELP OF HIS COMPUTER AND THE REST OF THE GANG,
DESIGNS AND BUILDS THE MOST MODERN, HIGH-TECH DOG HOUSE YOU’VE
EVER SEEN. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT RUFF CAN’T STAND IT, HE
FINDS AND OLD SHED OFF TO THE SIDE THAT PEEBEE MADE OUT OF THE
LEFTOVER WOOD. RUFF IS CONTENT WITHIN IT’S SHABBY WALLS.
DENNIS AND THE DRAGON
PROFESSOR MYRON MENTALAPSE, THE INVENTOR OF THAT WILD “TIME
MACHINE”, ARRIVES AND TAKES THE GANG BACK TO KING ARTHUR’S
ROUND TABLE. APPARENTLY THE KING IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH A
FIRE BREATHING DRAGON, AND HIS KNIGHTS’ LACK OF ABILITY
IN SLAYING IT. FORTUNATELY, AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS
BY THE CLUMSY KNIGHTS, DENNIS IS ABLE TO OUTWIT THE DRAGON,
SAVING THE VILLAGE, AND GIVING KING ARTHUR THE PEACE OF MIND
TO SET OFF AFTER HIS LADY GWENEVIER.
HIC!
MR. WILSON DEVELOPS A CASE OF HICCUPS, SO DENNIS AND THE GANG
TRY TO HELP CURE HIM. THEY TRY EVERYTHING FROM SCARING WILSON
TO MAKING HIM STAND UPSIDE-DOWN AND DRINKING WATER. WILSON
EVENTUALLY GETS RID OF THE HICCUPS, BUT NOT UNTIL DENNIS GETS
THEM.
39. STRIKE UP THE BAND
AS VOLUNTEERS IN THE CITIZENS CRIME WATCH, HENRY AND MR. WILSON
CHASE A NOTORIOUS PURSE SNATCHER THROUGH A DEPARTMENT STORE, BUT
HE STOPS RUNNING AND IS CAUGHT WHEN HE HAPPENS UPON DENNIS AND
FRIENDS MARCHING BAND PLAYING “GOD-AWFUL” MUSIC.
QUEEN OF CHINATOWN
VISITING CHINATOWN, JOEY FALLS UNDER THE SPELL OF AN ANCIENT
STATUE WHICH CAN ONLY BE BROKEN BY THE KISS OF A QUEEN. DENNIS,
MARGARET, AND RUFF PURSUE JOEY AND MAKE A MESS OF THE DECORATIONS
AND PARADE FLOATS FOR THE CHINESE NEW YEAR. RUFF ENDS UPS WITH
THE QUEEN’S CROWN AND KISSES JOEY, BREAKING THE SPELL.
TALE OF A TUX
RETURNING FROM THE CLEANERS, DENNIS GETS HIS DAD’S TUX MUDDY,
SO HE SWAPS IT FOR A COSTUME TUX WHICH HAPPENS TO BE FULL OF
MAGIC PROPS. DURING HENRY’S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH FOR AEROSPACE
MAN OF THE YEAR, HENRY PUTS ON A BIG SHOW AND HIS “SHOWMANSHIP”
GETS HIM A PROMOTION.
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