The All-New Dennis the Menace
Animated series based on Hank Ketcham's comic strip.
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The All-New Dennis the Menace is an animated television series based on the comic strip by Hank Ketcham. It aired on CBS from September 18 to December 4, 1993, while the 1986 series was still airing in syndication. The series capitalized on the success of a live-action film adaptation of the comic strip released in 1993.
Lore & Background
The series was produced by DIC Animation City and Reteitalia, S.p.A., in association with Spanish network Telecinco, and was sponsored by General Mills. The voice cast included Adam Wylie as Dennis Mitchell, Greg Burson as George Wilson, Jeannie Elias as Margaret Wade and Peebee Kappa, June Foray as Martha Wilson, Dan Gilvezan as Henry Mitchell and Ruff, Katie Leigh as Gina Gillotti and Joey McDonald, and Anna Mathias as Alice Mitchell. Additional voices were provided by a large ensemble including Jack Angel, Allyce Beasley, Bob Bergen, Gregg Berger, Eileen Brennan, Rodger Bumpass, and many others.
Reader's Guide
The All-New Dennis the Menace represents a brief revival of the classic comic strip character in animated form, airing for only 13 episodes in late 1993. Its production was tied to the contemporaneous live-action film, and it was sponsored by General Mills.
The series is notable for its use of classical music adaptations, with the opening theme taken from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro and the score drawing from overtures such as Rossini's The Barber of Seville. Home video releases were limited: Buena Vista Home Video issued two single-episode VHS tapes in the United States in 1994, while Australian and British releases followed in the mid-2000s. The series is also connected to the later television film Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control (2002), which used character designs from the 1986 series rather than this one.
Did You Know?
- Its opening theme was adapted from the overture to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro.
Frequently Asked Questions
When and where did The All-New Dennis the Menace air?
The series ran on CBS from September 18 through December 4, 1993, spanning roughly ten weeks of broadcast.
How does The All-New Dennis the Menace relate to the 1986 animated series?
The two productions overlapped, as the 1993 CBS series aired while the 1986 version was still circulating in local syndication, making them separate animated interpretations of the same source material.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: The All-New Dennis the Menace (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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