7.9/1042 votes#1 - Out of Retirement
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1960
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1048 votes
#2 - Dennis and the Wedding
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/1960
Mr. Wilson's Niece is getting married and asks Dennis to be the ring bear.
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1046 votes
#3 - Dennis and the Radio Set
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/1960
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1039 votes
#4 - Dennis and the Ham-pher
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/1960
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Phil Leslie
- 8.1/1039 votes
#5 - The Stock Certificate
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/1960
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.
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: Phil Leslie
- 8.1/1039 votes
#6 - Man of the House
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/1960
Dennis tries to take care of his mom because she is sick and his dad is out of town.
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1044 votes
#7 - The Rock Collection
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/1960
Dennis starts a rock collection and ends up finding what he thinks is real gold on Mr. Wilson's lot
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1034 votes
#8 - Henry and Togetherness
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/1960
Mr. Wilson tricks Mr. Mitchell out of playing golf to spend more time with Dennis.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1037 votes
#9 - Paint-up, Clean-up Week
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/1960
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.
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1038 votes
#10 - Dennis Learns to Whistle
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1960
Dennis is very upset because he doesn't know how to whistle, So he spends all day trying to learn how.
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: Phil Leslie
- 8.3/1034 votes
#11 - The Raffle Ticket
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/18/1960
Dennis gets an electric car for his mom from the lady who won the Raffle.
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1053 votes
#12 - The Christmas Horse
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/25/1960
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.
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1036 votes
#13 - Dennis' Allowance
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/1/1961
Dennis is trying to learn about how to earn money by working. His dad eventually starts him on an allowance.
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1039 votes
#14 - Dennis' Penny Collection
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/1961
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1035 votes
#15 - Dennis, the Campaign Manager
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1961
Dennis convinces Mr. Wilson to run for park commissioner because the playgroung is closed except on weekends.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1045 votes
#16 - Miss Cathcart's Friend
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1961
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1039 votes
#17 - Pythias Was a Piker
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/29/1961
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
- 8.2/1030 votes
#18 - Dennis and the Saxophone
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/5/1961
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.
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1036 votes
#19 - Wilson Sleeps Over
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/12/1961
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.
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1034 votes
#20 - Dennis' Birthday
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/19/1961
Mr. Wilson puts on a magic show for Dennis' birthday and asks Spring Byington to be his assistant
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1039 votes
#21 - Dennis Goes to Camp
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 2/26/1961
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1036 votes
#22 - Dennis' Tool Chest
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/5/1961
Miss Cathcart's cat is accidentally locked in the trunk of Mr. Wilson's car.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1033 votes
#23 - The Going Away Gift
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 3/12/1961
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1034 votes
#24 - Dennis and the Fishing Rod
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 3/19/1961
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
- 7.5/1033 votes
#25 - Dennis and the Good Example
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 3/26/1961
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Dennis the Menace Season 2
Every episode of Dennis the Menace Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dennis the Menace Season 2!
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...
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Out of Retirement" is the best rated episode of "Dennis the Menace" season 2. It scored 7.9/10 based on 42 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/2/1960. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Dennis and the Wedding".