george wilson was the first mr wilson on dennis the menace.
george wilson was the first mr wilson on dennis the menace.
who was the first mr wilson on dennis the menace?
george wilson
"dennis the menace" has been the subject of a number of adaptations. the first one produced is a cbs sitcom that aired from 1959 to 1963 starring jay north as dennis, herbert anderson as henry mitchell and father to dennis; joseph kearns 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" and in the theatrical film "pepe" (both 1960). 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". another live-action "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, a six-year-old actor, as dennis.
dennis the menace (u.s. comics)
bullet::::- george everett wilson sr. is dennis's cranky, cantankerous, middle-aged next-door neighbor, a retired postal carrier and (at least as far as dennis is concerned) his best adult friend. dennis likes mr. wilson, but unintentionally annoys him, as he regularly disrupts mr. wilson's attempts at a serene, quiet life. dennis often interrupts mr. wilson's hobbies such as gardening, as well as coin and stamp collecting, at times accidentally damaging his property. as a result, the gruff old retiree displays a less than cordial attitude towards the young boy, though dennis continues his well-meaning intrusions unabated. actually, as many readers suspected, he is secretly fond of dennis and misses him when he is away — although he would never openly admit it. on one occasion when the mitchells went to hollywood california for two weeks, mr wilson kept seeing dennis face everywhere! mr. wilson is named after a teacher hank ketcham knew. dennis often (especially in the television series) refers to him as "good ol' mr. wilson". although a running gag is that dennis's pranks drive mr. wilson crazy, at times dennis tries to do something nice for mr. wilson, such as the time dennis left ruff the dog and hot dog the cat with mr wilson so he would not be lonely on father's day, while dennis and his father went to a baseball game, or the time dennis tries to cheer mr. wilson up on april fool's day by placing a fake "mitchell house for sale" sign up. he is named after the first president of the united states, george washington.
dennis the menace (u.s. comics)