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'.

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!

If you are a baby boomer like me, you likely watched this show on Sunday night, which helped you to ease into the upcoming school week. Dennis was well-meaning, but always seemed to be involved in hilarious mishaps usually at the expense of poor Mr. Wilson. Great cast, cute breezy stories. Discs played well, and even though you can watch this program on online or cable venues, it is SO pleasant to enjoy without commercials! If you are a grandparent, your young ones should enjoy as much as you did back then. I call this ‘comfort TV’.

My dad loves this show. I purchased all of the seasons. Makes a great gift for any Dennis the Menace fan.

Great to see those marvellous episodes again, and in such good quality. The only matter I have to complain about is the late arrival of my packets, one with season 3 and the other with season 4. I got both seperate packets very late (last friday, 1st of March). I think Dutch postal services are to blame for that. Anyway thank you for your service.

Very good quality series from the '60s. Love Herbert Anderson (the father), and Mr. Wilson -- too bad Kearns died during this season. He was quite missed, though Gale Gordon doesn't do a bad job.Watching episode after episode can be rather tiring (unlike other series I burn through quickly). But I'll return to this from time to time, and watch each episode. I record in an Excel spreadsheet the brief story line, guests (there are some good ones), and my "rating". So, if I ever have time to watch one or more again, I'll know which episodes to bother with. Time is running out, and there are so many great series on DVD from the '50s to the '70s that I own that I MUST get to.Video and sound quality is very good.

Purchased as a gift for young grandson. Good quality DVD and replayed over and over resulting in hours of delightful squeals of enjoyment. Recommend.

descent price good communication, loved the dvd show

grand son and grand daughter loved this