The Bash Street Kids were taken over by Tom Paterson before being mothballed and they were later collected into two annuals. As Dennis the Menace was revamped, he appeared less with other "Beano" characters and more by himself due to the popularity of his new TV series. "The Bash Street Kids" now has three spin-offs: "Simply Smiffy", "Winston" and "The Bash Street Burp". In the July 2013 75th-birthday edition of "The Beano", a lane near Dundee's West Marketgait was named Bash Street; whereas an anniversary strip showed Bash Street School being destroyed; the characters relocated to Beano High. The strip stars Class 2B, which
Bash at the Beach of the shows emanated from cities in either Florida or California, two United States states renowned for their warm weather. It was WCW's response to WWF's SummerSlam. In 1992 and 1993, WCW held a beach-themed pay-per-view show known as Beach Blast, which was the forerunner to Bash at the Beach. The 1992 show was held in June, however, as the company elected instead to reserve July for its flagship summertime extravaganza, The Great American Bash. Along with Slamboree, Starrcade, SuperBrawl, The Great American Bash, and Halloween Havoc, Bash at the Beach was booked to be one of WCW's flagship events.