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The Best Episodes of Dennis the Menace

Every episode of Dennis the Menace ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Dennis the Menace!

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This 1959-1963 television 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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Dennis the Menace Season 2 Episode 33 - Dennis' Newspaper
    8.9/10(48 votes)

    #1 - Dennis' Newspaper

    S2:E33

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Phil Leslie

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  2. Dennis the Menace Season 3 Episode 7 - The Fifty-Thousandth Customer
    8.9/10(67 votes)

    #2 - The Fifty-Thousandth Customer

    S3:E7

    Mr. Finch is having a contest that when the fifty-thousandth customer walks in his store they will win 5 minutes of free shopping of which Mr. Wilson is determined to be the one who wins.

    Director:James Goldstone
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dennis the Menace Season 2 Episode 24 - Dennis and the Fishing Rod
    8.8/10(39 votes)

    #3 - Dennis and the Fishing Rod

    S2:E24

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

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Phil Leslie

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  4. Dennis the Menace Season 2 Episode 30 - The Soapbox Derby
    8.8/10(40 votes)

    #4 - The Soapbox Derby

    S2:E30

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dennis the Menace Season 2 Episode 32 - Dennis and the Miracle Plant Food
    8.8/10(42 votes)

    #5 - Dennis and the Miracle Plant Food

    S2:E32

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dennis the Menace Season 2 Episode 11 - The Raffle Ticket
    8.7/10(39 votes)

    #6 - The Raffle Ticket

    S2:E11

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

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dennis the Menace Season 2 Episode 22 - Dennis' Tool Chest
    8.7/10(42 votes)

    #7 - Dennis' Tool Chest

    S2:E22

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dennis the Menace Season 2 Episode 23 - The Going Away Gift
    8.7/10(37 votes)

    #8 - The Going Away Gift

    S2:E23

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dennis the Menace Season 2 Episode 28 - Woodman, Spare That Tree
    8.7/10(35 votes)

    #9 - Woodman, Spare That Tree

    S2:E28

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dennis the Menace Season 2 Episode 31 - Dennis and the Camera
    8.7/10(39 votes)

    #10 - Dennis and the Camera

    S2:E31

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dennis the Menace Season 3 Episode 1 - Trouble from Mars
    8.7/10(51 votes)

    #11 - Trouble from Mars

    S3:E1

    Mr. Wilson accidentlly gets a space helmet that belongs to Dennis stuck on his head.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Phil Leslie

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  12. Dennis the Menace Season 3 Episode 11 - The Lucky Piece
    8.7/10(45 votes)

    #12 - The Lucky Piece

    S3:E11

    Mr. Wilson tricks Dennis into taking a silver coin that says GOOD LUCK and a horseshoe on it instead of 50 cents that he owes him for cutting his lawn. Mrs. Wilson is very angry with him about it. So, she and Alice start a scheme of their own by making lucky things happen to Dennis all day. Mr. Wilson soon starts to believe that the coin was lucky after all and is sorry he ever let it go. He then realizes that it was all a charade to teach him a lesson.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Phil Leslie

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  13. Dennis the Menace Season 3 Episode 12 - The Fifteen Foot Christmas Tree
    8.7/10(61 votes)

    #13 - The Fifteen Foot Christmas Tree

    S3:E12

    Dennis, Henry and Mr. Wilson go out in the woods and cut down a big Christmas tree which ends up getting almost destroyed by the time they get it home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Phil Leslie

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  14. Dennis the Menace Season 3 Episode 15 - Calling All Bird Lovers
    8.7/10(51 votes)

    #14 - Calling All Bird Lovers

    S3:E15

    Mr. Wilson holds a bird lovers session at his home Where a woman does bird calls that sounds just like a bird.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dennis the Menace Season 3 Episode 19 - Where There's a Will
    8.7/10(43 votes)

    #15 - Where There's a Will

    S3:E19

    Mr. Wilson gives Dennis a Gold watch in his will. Soon after that Mr. Wilson begins to feel old and is convinced that he has short time to live.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Dennis the Menace Season 3 Episode 26 - Horseless Carriage Club
    8.7/10(41 votes)

    #16 - Horseless Carriage Club

    S3:E26

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Phil Leslie

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  17. Dennis the Menace Season 3 Episode 30 - The Man Next Door
    8.7/10(50 votes)

    #17 - The Man Next Door

    S3:E30

    Mr. Wilson thinks his next door neighbor is the stocking bandit and tries to prove it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Dennis the Menace Season 2 Episode 3 - Dennis and the Radio Set
    8.6/10(56 votes)

    #18 - Dennis and the Radio Set

    S2:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Dennis the Menace Season 2 Episode 6 - Man of the House
    8.6/10(47 votes)

    #19 - Man of the House

    S2:E6

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

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Dennis the Menace Season 2 Episode 9 - Paint-up, Clean-up Week
    8.6/10(43 votes)

    #20 - Paint-up, Clean-up Week

    S2:E9

    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.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Dennis the Menace Season 2 Episode 12 - The Christmas Horse
    8.6/10(63 votes)

    #21 - The Christmas Horse

    S2:E12

    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.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Dennis the Menace Season 2 Episode 15 - Dennis, the Campaign Manager
    8.6/10(41 votes)

    #22 - Dennis, the Campaign Manager

    S2:E15

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dennis the Menace Season 2 Episode 17 - Pythias Was a Piker
    8.6/10(46 votes)

    #23 - Pythias Was a Piker

    S2:E17

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

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Phil Leslie

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  24. Dennis the Menace Season 2 Episode 20 - Dennis' Birthday
    8.6/10(40 votes)

    #24 - Dennis' Birthday

    S2:E20

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

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Dennis the Menace Season 2 Episode 21 - Dennis Goes to Camp
    8.6/10(45 votes)

    #25 - Dennis Goes to Camp

    S2:E21

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Dennis' Newspaper" is the best rated episode of "Dennis the Menace". It scored 8.9/10 based on 48 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Phil Leslie, it aired on 5/21/1961. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Fifty-Thousandth Customer".