Editing Dennis the Menace (U.S. comics) (section)

==Worldwide success==
===Film and television===
''Dennis the Menace'' has been the subject of a number of adaptations.

The [[Dennis the Menace (1959 TV series)|first one produced]] is a [[CBS]] sitcom that aired from 1959 to 1963 starring [[Jay North]] as Dennis,<ref>{{cite news| title = Dennis the Menace Goes on TV| last = Korman| first = Seymour| publisher = Chicago Daily Tribune| date = September 26, 1959| url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/593551392.html?dids=593551392:593551392&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Sep+26%2C+1959&author=Seymour+Korman&pub=Chicago+Daily+Tribune&desc=DENNIS+THE+MENACE&pqatl=google| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090103084513/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/593551392.html?dids=593551392:593551392&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Sep+26%2C+1959&author=SEYMOUR+KORMAN&pub=Chicago+Daily+Tribune&desc=DENNIS+THE+MENACE&pqatl=google| url-status = dead| archive-date = January 3, 2009| access-date = 2008-09-18 }}</ref> [[Herbert Anderson]] as Henry Mitchell; [[Joseph Kearns]]<ref>{{cite news | title = Joseph Kearns, 55, TV Actor, is Dead; Played Mr. Wilson of 'Dennis the Menace' on C.B.S.| publisher = The Seattle Times Company| date = February 18, 1962| url = http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30C12FB3C5910728DDDA10994DA405B828AF1D3| access-date = 2008-09-18 }}</ref> as George Wilson, and subsequently [[Gale Gordon]] as his brother, John Wilson. North also appeared as Dennis on an episode of ''[[The Donna Reed Show]]''<ref>{{cite news | title = Full cast and crew for The Donna Reed Show Donna Decorates (1960)| publisher = imdb| url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0564225/fullcredits#cast | access-date = 2008-12-08 }}</ref> and in the theatrical film ''[[Pepe (1960 film)|Pepe]]'' (both 1960). In the United Kingdom, the series was titled simply ''Just Dennis'', so as not to conflict with the ''Beano'' character of the same name.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Baker |first1=Simon |last2=Terris |first2=Olwen |title=A for Andromeda to Zoo Time: Television Holdings of the National Film and Television Archive, 1936-1979 |year=1994 |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |page=31 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zWdZAAAAMAA |isbn=0-85170-420-4 |quote=Shown in Britain under the title 'Just Dennis' to avoid confusion with the 'Beano' character.}}</ref>

On September 11, 1987, a ''Dennis the Menace'' live-action [[television film]] was broadcast; it was later released on video under the title ''Dennis the Menace: Dinosaur Hunter''.<ref>{{cite book |last= Kohn|first= Martin F. |date= 1996 |title= Videohound's Family Video Guide |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=n7fS6-zVgh4C&q=%22Dennis+the+Menace%22+dinosaur+videohound |publisher= Visible Ink Press|page= 1960|isbn= 0787609846 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HWRnDwAAQBAJ&q=all-new+dennis+the+menace+dic&pg=PT461|title=Pocket Full of Dennis the Menace|first=Mark|last=Arnold|author-link=Mark Arnold (historian)|quote="[...] there was a Dennis the Menace TV-movie called 'Dennis the Menace' that was later renamed 'Dennis the Menace: Dinosaur Hunter' to avoid confusion with the 1993 theatrical feature film. [...] It first aired on September 11, 1978 [...]"|date=2017|access-date=2019-07-09|isbn=978-1629331195}}</ref>

Another live-action ''[[Dennis the Menace (1993 film)|Dennis the Menace]]'' film, starring [[Walter Matthau]] as Mr. Wilson and [[Mason Gamble]] as Dennis, was released to theaters in 1993. It was originally titled ''The Real Dennis the Menace'' before the final name was approved. This was followed with the direct-to-video ''[[Dennis the Menace Strikes Again]]'' in 1998, starring [[Don Rickles]] as Mr. Wilson. The most recent film adaptation, ''A Dennis the Menace Christmas'' was released to DVD on November 6, 2007. The [[Warner Bros.]] production starred [[Robert Wagner]] as Mr. Wilson, [[Louise Fletcher]] as Mrs. Wilson, and [[Maxwell Perry Cotton]], then a six-year-old actor, as Dennis.

===Animation===
''Dennis the Menace'' was adapted into an animated special, ''[[Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother]]'' which aired in 1981 and was produced by [[DePatie–Freleng Enterprises|DePatie–Freeling Enterprises]] and [[Mirisch Films]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother (1981)| publisher = IMDb| url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285518/ | access-date = 2015-11-21 }}</ref>

A [[Dennis the Menace (1986 TV series)|daily animated syndicated series]] was produced by [[DIC Entertainment]] in 1986, featuring Brennan Thicke as the voice of Dennis, and [[Phil Hartman]] as George Wilson and Henry Mitchell. Both roles were recast to [[Maurice LaMarche]] in the second season.<ref>{{cite news | title = Dennis the Menace (1986)| publisher = IMDb| url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166910/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3 | access-date = 2015-11-21 }}</ref>

DIC also produced ''[[The All-New Dennis the Menace]]'' for CBS Saturday Mornings in 1993 with [[Adam Wylie]] voicing Dennis, [[Greg Burson]] voicing George Wilson, and [[June Foray]] voicing Martha Wilson.<ref>{{cite news | title = All-New Dennis the Menace (1993)| publisher = IMDb| url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287192/?ref_=fn_al_tt_9 | access-date = 2015-11-21 }}</ref>

An animated film, ''Dennis the Menace in Cruise Control'', premiered as part of [[Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon's]] ''[[Nickelodeon Sunday Movie Toons|Sunday Movie Toons]]'' block in 2002 and later released to DVD.<ref>{{cite news | title = Dennis the Menace in Cruise Control (TV Movie 2002) | publisher = IMDb| url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337974/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 | access-date = 2015-11-21 }}</ref>

====List of film and TV adaptations====
'''Films'''
* ''[[Dennis the Menace: Dinosaur Hunter]]'' (1987, live-action TV film)
* ''[[Dennis the Menace (1993 film)|Dennis the Menace]]'' (1993, live-action)
* ''[[Dennis the Menace Strikes Again]]'' (1998, live-action DTV)
* ''Dennis the Menace in Cruise Control'' (2002, animated TV film)
* ''A Dennis the Menace Christmas'' (2007, live-action DTV)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Crew/detail
! colspan="5" | Film
|-
! ''[[Dennis the Menace: Dinosaur Hunter|Dennis the Menace:<br>Dinosaur Hunter]]''<br>(1987)
! ''[[Dennis the Menace (1993 film)|Dennis the Menace]]''<br>(1993)
! ''[[Dennis the Menace Strikes Again|Dennis the Menace<br>Strikes Again]]''<br>(1998)
! ''Dennis the Menace:<br>Cruise Control''<br>(2002)
! ''A Dennis the Menace<br>Christmas''<br>(2007)
|-
! Director
| Doug Rogers
| [[Nick Castle]]
| Charles T. Kanganis
| Pat Ventura
| [[Ron Oliver]]
|-
! Producer
| Philip D. Fehrle
| John Hughes and <br>Richard Vane
| Jeffrey Silver and <br>Bobby Newmyer
| '''Executive producers:'''<br />[[Andy Heyward]] and <br>Michael Maliani
| [[Steven J. Wolfe]]
|-
! Writers
| [[Bruce Kalish]] & <br>David Garber <br>and K.C. Dee
| [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]]
| [[Tim McCanlies]] (screenplay);<br />Tim McCanlies and <br>[[Jeff Schechter]] (story)
| Steve Granat and <br>Cydne Clark
| Kathleen Laccinole
|-
! Editor
| Edward Salier
| [[Alan Heim]]
| [[Jeffrey Reiner]]
| N/A
| Zack Arnold
|-
! Composer
| [[Randy Edelman]]
| [[Jerry Goldsmith]]
| [[Graeme Revell]]
| [[Matt McGuire]]
| [[Peter Allen (composer)|Peter Allen]]
|-
! Cinematography
| [[Arledge Armenaki]]
| [[Thomas E. Ackerman]]
| Christopher Faloona
| N/A
| C. Kim Miles
|-
! Production company
| [[DIC Enterprises]]<br>[[Coca-Cola Telecommunications]]
| [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|Hughes Entertainment]]<br>[[Warner Bros. Family Entertainment|Warner Bros. Family<br>Entertainment]]
| [[Outlaw Productions]]<br>Warner Bros. Family <br>Entertainment
| [[DIC Entertainment Corporation]]
| DTM3 Productions<br>Sneak Preview Entertainment<br>Valkyrie Films<br>[[Warner Premiere]]
|-
! Distribution
| [[Sony Pictures Television]]
| colspan="2" | [[Warner Bros.]]
| [[Nickelodeon]]<br>[[MGM Home Entertainment]]
| [[Warner Home Video]]
|-
! Released
| 11 September 1987
| 25 June 1993
| 14 July 1998
| 27 October 2002
| 13 November 2007
|-
! Duration
| 118 minutes
| 94 minutes
| 75 minutes
| 72 minutes
| 83 minutes
|}

'''Television shows and specials'''
* ''[[Dennis the Menace (1959 TV series)|Dennis the Menace]]'' (1959, live-action)
* ''[[Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother]]'' (1981, animated, TV special)
* ''[[Dennis the Menace (1986 TV series)|Dennis the Menace]]'' (1986, animated)
* ''[[The All-New Dennis the Menace]]'' (1993, animated)

===Playgrounds===
====Monterey, California====
In 1952, Hank Ketcham spearheaded the construction of the Dennis the Menace Playground, designed by [[Archibald Garner|Arch Garner]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Archibald garner: a brief biographical sketch| publisher = words-and-art.com| url = http://words-and-art.com/archbio.html | access-date = 2008-12-18 }}</ref> It opened in [[Monterey, California]] on November 17, 1956.<ref>{{cite web| title = Dennis the Menace Playground Flyer| publisher = Monterey.org – City of Monterey| url = http://www.monterey.org/rec/denmenace06.pdf| access-date = 2008-12-18| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090220020222/http://www.monterey.org/rec/denmenace06.pdf| archive-date = February 20, 2009| df = mdy-all}}</ref> The playground featured a bronze statue of Dennis sculpted by [[Wah Chang]]. On the night of October 25, 2006, the 125 lb statue, which was estimated to be worth $30,000, was stolen from the playground.<ref>{{cite news | title = Statue of Dennis the Menace Stolen| date = October 28, 2006| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/28/AR2006102800324_pf.html| access-date = 2007-09-18| publisher=[[Associated Press]]|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|via=washingtonpost.com}}</ref> In April 2007, it was replaced by a reproduction of another Dennis statue Chang made for the Ketchams. It was donated by Willis W. and Ethel M. Clark Foundation. In 2015 the missing statue was found in a scrap yard in Florida, returned to Monterey,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coury |first=Nic |title=Missing Dennis the Menace statue returns to Monterey. |url=https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/blogs/news_blog/missing-dennis-the-menace-statue-returns-to-monterey/article_81b766cc-6196-11e5-becd-6f55241b1fee.html |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=Monterey County Weekly |date=September 22, 2015 |language=en}}</ref> and installed in front of the city recreation office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coury |first=Nic |title=Dennis the Menace statue finds permanent home in Monterey. |url=https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/blogs/news_blog/dennis-the-menace-statue-finds-permanent-home-in-monterey/article_1e815cdc-3a32-11e6-8b1b-df210ceea6d5.html |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=Monterey County Weekly |date=June 24, 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

====Midland, Texas====
On July 11, 1959, another Dennis the Menace Park opened in [[Midland, Texas]]. It was an [[adventure playground]] modeled after the park in Monterey. The park was funded by an anonymous donor with the stipulation there would be no charge for admission. The city of Midland updated the park in 1993 and again in 2019 to include new and inclusive play equipment and a [[splash pad]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Historic Dennis The Menace Park Gets Revitalized In Midland |url=https://www.parksandrecbusiness.com/articles/2019/7/historic-dennis-the-menace-park-gets-revitalized-in-midland |website=Parks & Rec Business (PRB) |publisher=Northstar Publishing |access-date=22 November 2023}}</ref>

===Video games===
* ''[[Dennis the Menace (video game)|Dennis the Menace]]'' (known as '''''Dennis''''' in Europe), a video game [[tie-in]] to the 1993 feature film, was released that same year by [[Ocean Software]] for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]], [[Amiga]] and [[Game Boy]].

===''Dennis the Menace'' in other languages===
The comic strip has been translated into many foreign languages, which has helped make the strip's characters famous worldwide.
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
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! List of foreign language titles
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| Arabic: 'ّماهر الصغير' (Little Maher)
|-
| Brazilian Portuguese: ''Dennis, o Pimentinha''
|-
| Catalan: ''Daniel el trapella''
|-
| Chinese: ''淘氣阿丹''
|-
| Croatian: ''Vragolasti Denis''
|-
| Danish: ''Jern-Henrik'' (means Iron-Henrik)
|-
| Dutch: ''Dennis de Bengel''
|-
| Estonian: ''Nuhtlus Nimega Dennis''
|-
| Finnish: ''Ville Vallaton''
|-
| French: ''Denis la malice''
|-
| French Canadian: ''Denis la petite peste''
|-
| German: ''Dennis der Lausejunge'' (also known as ''Dennis die Nervensäge'')
|-
| Greek: ''Ντένις ο Τρομερός'' (Dénis o Tromeros)
|-
| Hebrew: ''דני שובבני'' (Danny Shovevani)
|-
| Hungarian: ''Dennisz, a komisz''
|-
| Icelandic: ''Denni Dæmalausi''
|-
| Italian: ''Dennis la Minaccia''
|-
| Japanese: ''わんぱくデニス'' (''Wanpaku Dennis'')
|-
| Korean: ''개구쟁이 데니스''
|-
| Norwegian: ''Dennis''
|-
| Persian: ''دنیس دردسر''
|-
| Polish: ''Dennis Rozrabiaka''
|-
| Portuguese: ''Dennis o Pimentinha''
|-
| Romanian: ''Denis pericol public''
|-
| Russian:''Дэннис непоседа''
|-
| Serbian: ''Denis Napast''
|-
| Sinhalese ([[Sri Lanka]]): ''Dangaya (දඟයා)''
|-
| Spanish: ''Daniel el Travieso''
|-
| Slovenian: ''Dennis pokora''
|-
| Swedish: ''Dennis'' (also called ''Lill-Knas'', ''Bosse Bus'' or ''[[Kristian Tyrann]]'' in some publications in the 50s).
|-
| Turkish: ''Afacan Denis''
|}