The All-New Dennis the Menace
The All-New Dennis the Menace is an animated series based on the comic strip by Hank Ketcham that aired from September 18 to December 11, 1993 on CBS (while the 1986 series was still airing in syndication).[5]
| The All-New Dennis the Menace | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Dennis the Menace The Incredible Dennis the Menace[1][2] |
| Created by | Sean Roche Robert Shellhorn[3] |
| Developed by | Sean Roche |
| Written by | Hank Ketcham Sean Roche[4] Lori Crawford[4] |
| Directed by | Robert Shellhorn |
| Voices of | Adam Wylie Jeannie Elias Dan Gilvezan Greg Burson June Foray Katie Leigh Anna Mathias |
| Music by | Tom Worrall[2] |
| Country of origin | United States Italy |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Andy Heyward[4] |
| Producers | Robert Shellhorn Kent W. Meredith[4] Kurt Weldon[4] |
| Production companies | DIC Animation City Reteitalia Telecinco Saerom Animation (animation) |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 18 – December 11, 1993[2] |
It capitalizes on the success of a live-action film adaptation of the comic strip, released in 1993.[6]
Produced by DIC Entertainment and Reteitalia, S.p.A., in association with Spanish network Telecinco, it, like the latter, was sponsored by General Mills.
Cast Edit
- Adam Wylie as Dennis Mitchell[4]
- Greg Burson as George Wilson[4]
- Jeannie Elias as Margaret Wade and Peebee Kappa[4]
- June Foray as Martha Wilson[4]
- Dan Gilvezan as Henry Mitchell and Ruff[4]
- Katie Leigh as Gina Gillotti and Joey McDonald[4]
- Anna Mathias as Alice Mitchell[4]
Additional voices Edit
- Michael Mish
- Pat Musick as Chuck Millman
- Wayne Powers
- Jan Rabson
- Hal Rayle
- Eugene Roche
- Roger Rose
- Maggie Roswell
- Jack Roth
- John Rubinow
- Kevin Schon
- Roger Scott
- Susan Silo
- David H. Sterry
- Doug Stone
Episodes Edit
| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Brother Rats" | Sean Roche | September 18, 1993 |
| 2 | "Hospitality" | Doug Molitor | September 25, 1993 |
| 3 | "It's a Guy Thing" | Sean Roche & Barry O'Brien | October 2, 1993 |
| 4 | "Pains, Trains & Automobiles" | Julianne Klemm | October 9, 1993 |
| 5 | "Like Master, Like Mutt" | David Bennett Carren & J. Larry Carroll | October 16, 1993 |
| 6 | "Lock, Stock & Grumble" | Eleanor Burian-Mohr & Jack Hanrahan | October 23, 1993 |
| 7 | "Caution: Boy at Work" | Bruce Shelly & Reed Shelly | October 30, 1993 |
| 8 | "Fortune Fix" | Francis Moss | November 6, 1993 |
| 9 | "Navy Destroyer" | Sean Roche | November 13, 1993 |
| 10a | "Yankee Doodle Dennis" | David Weimers | November 20, 1993 |
| 10b | "Mom's Helper" | Francis Moss | November 20, 1993 |
| 11 | "Wish You Weren't Here" | Bruce Shelly & Reed Shelly Story by : David Weimers | November 27, 1993 |
| 12a | "Pig Out" | Jess Winfield | December 4, 1993 |
| 12b | "Battle of the Bonding" | Doug Molitor | December 4, 1993 |
| 13 | "Dennis the Genius" | Ed Ferrara & Kevin Murphy | December 11, 1993 |
Background and production Edit
Music Edit
The series' opening theme was adapted from the overture to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro.[7][8] The series' score also consists of classical music adaptations from overtures,[4] such as the one from Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville.
Release Edit
United States Edit
Buena Vista Home Video released two single-episode VHS tapes in 1994, featuring the episodes "It's a Guy Thing" and "Hospitality".
Australia Edit
Roadshow Entertainment released several VHS tapes in Australia in the mid-90s.[9][10][3]
Magna Pacific released all 13 episodes (except "Pig Out" and "Battle of the Bonding") on three separate region 4 DVD volumes in Australia in 2004,[2][11][12][13]
United Kingdom Edit
Anchor Bay UK released a single DVD volume in June 2004, containing the first four episodes of the series. This DVD was reissued under Anchor Bay's "Price Wise" budget DVD imprint in August 2006.
In June 2005, Avenue Entertainment released two DVD volumes containing two episodes each.
Other media Edit
Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control Edit
In 2002, DIC produced a Television Film as part of their DIC Movie Toons series, titled Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control. It originally premiered on television on Nickelodeon on October 27, 2002,[14][15] and was released on VHS and DVD shortly afterward by MGM Home Entertainment, and later aired internationally on Disney Channel and Toon Disney. Instead of duplicating the look and feel of this show, it harked back instead to the character designs from the better-known 1986 Dennis the Menace series, also produced by DIC. It marks the first Dennis the Menace project released after Hank Ketcham's death on June 1, 2001.
References Edit
- ^ . Dicentertainment.com. Archived from the original on 2003-04-02. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ a b c d Leszczak, Bob (2018-08-31). Single Season Sitcoms of the 1990s: A Complete Guide. p. 12. ISBN 978-1476670775. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
- ^ a b "INCREDIBLE DENNIS THE MENACE - PAINS, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES/LIKE MASTER, LIKE MUTT". Australian Classification Board. February 14, 1994. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Perlmutter, David (2018-05-04). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 150–151. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ Arnold, Mark (2017-06-15). Pocket Full of Dennis the Menace. ISBN 978-1629331195. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
Despite the fact that this animated series was still airing on syndication as part of the Program Exchange, a second animated series was aired in 1993 on CBS [...]
- ^ Lowry, Brian (1993-03-21). "'Sonic' is the top hog on DIC toon slate". Variety. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ All-New Dennis the Menace (1994 CBS series) Opening Theme, YouTube
- ^ Mozart - Marriage Of Figaro - Overture - YouTube
- ^ "INCREDIBLE DENNIS THE MENACE - HOSPITALITY/IT'S A GUY THING". Australian Classification Board. February 17, 1994. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "INCREDIBLE DENNIS THE MENACE - CAUTION! BOY AT WORK/NAVY DESTROYER". Australian Classification Board. January 17, 1995. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "DENNIS THE MENACE (DENNIS THE MENACE VOLUME 1 - NAVY DESTROYER/ WISH YOU WEREN'T HERE/ DENNIS THE GENIUS/ YANKEE DOODLE DENNIS/ MOM'S HELPER)". Australian Classification Board. October 6, 2004. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "DENNIS THE MENACE (DENNIS THE MENACE VOLUME 2 - "CAUTION! BOY AT WORK"/ THE FORTUNE FIX/ LIKE MASTER, LIKE MUTT/ LOCK, STOCK AND GRUMBLE". Australian Classification Board. October 6, 2004. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "DENNIS THE MENACE VOLUME 3 - BROTHER RATS/ HOSPITALITY/ IT'S A GUY THING/ PAINS, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES". Australian Classification Board. October 12, 2004. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ Arnold, Mark (2017-06-15). Pocket Full of Dennis the Menace. ISBN 978-1629331195. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
There was also an animated TV-movie called Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control released on October 27, 2002.
- ^ . MGM Movie Database. Archived from the original on 2004-05-06. Retrieved 2019-07-24.