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
Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County street from Disneyland,' says Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Pelosi." In interviews, Pelosi said that her motivation for making the film came from her children, "I live in Manhattan, I was walking down the street with my son, he said to me, “Mommy, why is that person sleeping on the street?” “Because he doesn’t have a home.” “Why doesn’t he have a home?” And I couldn’t come up with an answer." After the film debuted, kids who survived growing up in Motels went public to share their stories. Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County 'Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange