Dennis The Menace: Season 3

I remember in the late 1980s,Nickleodean would air back-to-back episodes of Dennis The Menace on Saturday afternoons. I began taping and saving these episodes thinking that this may be the last chance to archive these shows.As it turned out it would be the last time these shows were broadcast for many years,so I was very glad I had my 4 VHS tapes of Dennis.I still have those tapes,but I now have 3 of the 4 seasons on DVD.I'll always remember how precious those tapes and that show were to me. I remember Dennis being there in the earliest days of my youth in the mid 1960s.Probably at about 8 AM on Channel 10 in Philadelphia.Was it on sick days ? I remember the gloomy light of early morning and that theme song with the cartoon tornado that was to represent Dennis.It's this and so much more that always takes me back to being a small boy, and what a joy it was to watch this show back then. So often I wish that these shows,along with Leave It To Beaver,could have been rerun on Sunday nights ,when there were never any good shows broadcast in my area.I'm now my own station manager in charge of what goes on the air on Sunday nights here at my house. This is our latest addition,Season Three of Dennis The Menace. It's the last full season for Joe Kearns as Mr. Wilson.I've learned over the years what a versatile actor Kearns was in the days of Old-Time Radio. If you're curious, please do yourself a favor and do a little on-line research on him,then play some old Jack Benny shows,with Joe playing Jack's live in security guard Ed,who lives year round in Benny's basement,guarding Jack's fortune.Or maybe play an episode of Suspense where Joe was the main "tour guide" to the show for many years.He was probably the busiest man in radio.How strange it was for him to be replaced,after his sudden death.by perhaps the second-busiest man in radio history, Gale Gordon. Gordon was another of my all-time favorite caracter actors.There's no need for me to analyze season three.It's just more of the same fun.The Chemistry of Kearns and the frustrating Dennis is enough to keep us all smiling for years to come. Turn your kids on to it so they can pass it on to theirs'.

One of my favorite shows growing up. Thank you.

Once again let's all thank Shout Factory! for the fabulous job they've done with producing these sets, and getting them out in a timely fashion, here we are at the end of the year, and we already have the first 3 seasons, and the first season wasn't released until spring of this year, I've been amazed at how fast they've come out, and there is only one more season to go, and that will be released in January.As for the contents itself, if you've already bought the first 2 seasons, you know what you're getting, all of the episodes uncut, which there are a whopping 38 of them just like season 2, now they haven't been remastered or anything, but these episodes look really good for something that is about 50 years old, the audio can be a bit low sometimes, but not to the point where you can't hear it, once again, these episodes are about 50 years old without remastering, so no complaints there, there are no extras on this season, would have been nice to get a couple of promos or something like seasons 1 and 2, but that's just nitpicking.As for the season itself, I feel this is the best season yet, I can remember watching these shows when I was growing up in the late 1980's and early 1990's on Nick at Nite and Nickelodeon, it brings me back to my childhood, and they are even better today, like I said all 38 episodes which includes great one such as, 'Trouble from Mars' in which Mr. Wilson gets Dennis' space helmet stuck on his head, 'Mr. Wilson's Safe' in which Mr. Wilson locks something important in his safe, and can't remember the combination, 'Dennis and the Dodger' which features Sandy Koufax as himself, 'Wilson goes to the Dentist' and many more, also, this is the season where the original Mr. Wilson (Joseph Kearns) passed away near the end of the season, and thus introduces us to his brother John Wilson, played by (Gale Gordon) of 'Lucy' fame, and he was a perfect step-in, I like both era's.So there you have it, season 3 in all it's glory, and now we just have to wait until January to get the final season, great job Shout Factory!

The third season is probably one of my all-time favorites. There were quite a few shows that I hadn't watched, and each one gave me good laughs.

This is a listing of the thirty-eight episodes that comprise Season Three of Dennis the Menace:Trouble from MarsBest NeighborKeep Off the GrassMr. Wilson's SafeHaunted HouseThe School PlayThe Fifty-Thousandth CustomerDennis and the Pee Wee LeagueMr. Wilson's InheritanceDennis Is a GeniusThe Lucky PieceThe Fifteen Foot Christmas TreeDennis' Bank AccountThrough Thick and ThinCalling All Bird LoversSilence Is GoldenDennis Has a FlingFrog Jumping ContestWhere There's a WillMr. Wilson's UncleA Quiet EveningThe Private EyeMr. Wilson's HousekeeperA Dog's LifeDennis' Documentary FilmHorseless Carriage ClubJunior Pathfinders Ride AgainThe Treasure ChestWilson Goes to the DentistThe Man Next DoorDennis and the Dodger (This is the last episode in which Joseph Kearns appeared as Mr. Wilson. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage, and was replaced by Gale Gordon as his brother, John Wilson.)Dennis' Lovesick FriendJohn Wilson's CushionJohn Wilson Wins a ChickenThe BullyThe Club InitiationCommunity PicnicDennis and the Witch DoctorMany thanks to Shout Factory for releasing another wonderful season of this great series. I hope that we can look forward to the release of the fourth and final season soon after this.