After Dennis the Menace ended, he got the lead role in the movie, "Maya (1966)" and in the short-lived TV show of the same name. Jay North got the part of Dennis the Menace by auditioning along with more than 500 other kids! While starring on the show, Jay was a "hot property", guest-starring on other sitcoms and variety shows. In 1993, CBS aired another animated series titled, "The New Dennis the Menace" and that lasted one season. In 1988, an animated version of the show aired on CBS which lasted only nine months. Then, for the final season, John's wife appeared to provide the "grandmother" figure for Dennis.ĭennis the menace and his parents lived at 627 Elm Street.ĭennis the Menace ended in July of 1963 on CBS but reruns aired on NBC from October of 1963 to September of 1965. On the show, the Wilsons moved away and George's brother John Wilson moved in to fill the void. Wilson) died in 1962 before filming for the third season of Dennis The Menace was completed. Wilson would point out that he might be a menace, but his heart was in the right place. And just when he was about to "blow his top" at Dennis, Mrs. When he did, he always ended out regretting it. She would always encourage her husband to spend time with and be nice to the kid. Wilson simply loved him, probably because the Wilsons never had any children. Wilson, was usually the victim of the "Menace's" troublemaking. The Dennis the Menace TV show was based upon the comic strip (same name) written by Hank Ketchum.ĭennis' poor next door neighbor, Mr. Wilson, his next door neighbor into trouble while trying to be a good boy, hence the nickname, "Menace". The Dennis the Menace TV show was a 30 minute comedy series on CBS about a young boy who constantly got poor Mr.