Kenyan here. I grew up with the UK Dennis the Menace and Gnasher in the Beano comics. They (as well as the Dandy comics) were a staple of my childhood. Only learned about his more innocent American counterpart from the live action movie.
@@FactsVerse There was an episode of the 1996 series where everyone went to this new mall and started acting weird, and when Dennis and Gnasher investigate it, Dennis himself starts acting weird. Since Gnasher is a dog, he avoids it, and everyone normal again. Dennis and Gnasher go after the villain of the episode, and they win, and the villain gets taken away. The episode is called Mauled.
0:37 - Dennis' last name in the US is Mitchell. His neighbors are Mr. & Mrs. Wilson. The comic Dennis the Menace was meaner than his tv counterpart, played by Jay North. His dad & Mr. Wilson were meaner too, mean of course being a relative term. I knew about the movie being called "Dennis" in other places but didn't know why until now.
The first US Dennis the Menace film is a childhood favorite. I also watched the live action black and white show and animated series when it aired from time to time.📺📰🎞🎬 I also remember him also being a mascot for Dairy Queen back when.🍦🍨🍧 I didn't know that there was a English franchise of the same name until recently. Quite the coincidence.
I must admit that I didn't always know that there were two versions of the cartoon series of Dennis the Menace, one in the UK and one in the US and even though I've never seen the UK version the US version is my favorite because the American version is the one I grew up with and it's the one I like and I even have the entire American cartoon version on DVD and I even have the old black and white TV series on DVD as well I think Jay North did the role great as Dennis.
I was aware of the US Dennis thanks to seeing the odd episode of the cartoon as a kid but I read the UK Dennis all the way through my childhood, I loved the Beano. The UK used to have a tradition of loads of similar comics, aimed at children and full of mischievous characters, daft jokes and puns - and really great art (mostly all published by the same Dundee based company, DC Thompson) - The Dandy, The Beezer, Topper, Whizzer and Chips, The Nutty, Whoopee, Wow - to name but a few. I don't think comics quite like that existed anywhere else in the world. Sadly, they're mostly all gone now. The Beano still exists but I think its readership is far lower - from the 1930s till about the 1990s they were ubiquitous. (My favourite character of all was Oor Wullie, a Scottish character, who wasn't quite as mean as Dennis but did enjoy knocking off the local policeman's helmet with a catapult every now and then)
Grew up reading the beano with dennis the menace along with Bananaman. None of the cartoons have ever lived up to the comics because they don't feature any other beano elements like Minnie the minx or Roger the dodger or the bash street kids.
Tbh the beanos Dennis the menace is way better because he is way more like a menace because I’ve seen what he’s done for example: he and his band Dennis and the dinmakers destroyed a building with their music
Growing up I was always disappointed by the American Dennis the Menace. With a name like that I expected a nasty little shit. But Dennis was just the sweet kid who accidentally caused mayhem wherever he went. The British Dennis sounds way more like the kind of character I would have loved growing up.
In my opinion, the UK version is the superior one, due to him being an actual menace - at least in the older comics, in the new ones he’s less mean mainly due to changing times The artist behind the UK Dennis wasn’t George Law, it was David Law.
I remember the cartoons of Dennis the menace on TV, there were 3 different animated series the first Dennis had a Bold or Bolding Dad and then the second one gave his dad hair and then there’s that weird CGi one which replaced one of Dennis’ friends with 2 girls and one was in a wheelchair
@@FactsVerse I think when his Bold father was trying to get a promotion and Dennis causes chaos and accidentally gets a job, can’t remember all the details but I think his Dad works with rubber bands or something
US Dennis is a poser. The Beano Dennis is fighting his own war and he has no rules. No boundaries. He doesn't flinch at torture, human trafficking, or genocide. He's not loyal to a flag or country or any set of ideals. He trades blood for money.
Dennis and U.K. Dennis are cousins. Both are born in the same year. His annoying classmate Percy is a milk-toast. Dennis has Mr. Wilson to pester. U.K. Dennis has the Brigadier to pester. It would be a hoot if Dennis went to the U.K. and meets his counterpart cousin. They both have a mischievous streak and would team up on Percy; because U.S. Dennis will find him more annoying than Margaret Wade..
You said the name wrong unless the original name was different? but its Denise Mitchell by the time it gets to TV. Two unrelated people named Willson would be too confusing.
Funny I always thought the American one was a rip-off, but it turns out they came roughly on the same time although as the guy said the British one happened a few hours earlier so he is technically the original.
Glad to hear there was no conflict over the coincidence, but it also reminds me of that ripoff American comic strip "Marvin" that was basically Garfield in human baby form during the latter's height of popularity! Haha!
Geez they literally called him Dennis LMFAO Brits are always trying to copy us with their bootleg baseball called cricket calling soccer football using the metric system they're so weird LOL it's fish and fries geez lol
The British version came out on the literal same day, and had no knowledge of the US Dennis. He's also named after an old British music hall song called "Dennis the menace from Venice". It's a coincidence. He's also a very different character both in personality and appearance.
@@robokill387 that is a very strange coincidence I've never heard of the British that if the man has till I saw this I ain't going to lie the similarities are very creepy the fact that everything was done around the same time
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Australian here, I love seeing drama between the UK and US specifically with these two comic characters so funny to watch people argue.
Time for Australia to create its own Dennis the Menace.
Wasn't aware of two versions of "Dennis the Menace," thanks for the information Facts Verse! 🤗
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Kenyan here. I grew up with the UK Dennis the Menace and Gnasher in the Beano comics. They (as well as the Dandy comics) were a staple of my childhood.
Only learned about his more innocent American counterpart from the live action movie.
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I'm a big fan of the British Dennis. He is one of my favourite characters of all time.
Glad to know that you're a fan of the British Dennis! Which episode is the most memorable for you?
@@FactsVerse There was an episode of the 1996 series where everyone went to this new mall and started acting weird, and when Dennis and Gnasher investigate it, Dennis himself starts acting weird. Since Gnasher is a dog, he avoids it, and everyone normal again. Dennis and Gnasher go after the villain of the episode, and they win, and the villain gets taken away. The episode is called Mauled.
Walter (UK) is no longer a softy and Dennis changed from menacing to naive in 2017 (Still UK)
Dennis the menace and Horrid Henry would have been a perfect episode
Me too
0:37 - Dennis' last name in the US is Mitchell. His neighbors are Mr. & Mrs. Wilson.
The comic Dennis the Menace was meaner than his tv counterpart, played by Jay North. His dad & Mr. Wilson were meaner too, mean of course being a relative term.
I knew about the movie being called "Dennis" in other places but didn't know why until now.
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I Am familiar with The USA Character Dennis Of Course
Dennis MITCHELL not wilson
LOL...I caught that mistake right away also
The first US Dennis the Menace film is a childhood favorite. I also watched the live action black and white show and animated series when it aired from time to time.📺📰🎞🎬 I also remember him also being a mascot for Dairy Queen back when.🍦🍨🍧
I didn't know that there was a English franchise of the same name until recently. Quite the coincidence.
You're a true fan of Dennis! If we may ask, what is the most memorable episode for you?
Pretty sure DTM from the UK is the og one since it was out n about in the bloody 1950s while the blonde lad popped out in 90s
A comparison of what the UK and US regard as 'menace'.
I knew about the UK version. And at least on of the cartoons aired in the US at one point.
Should say the US Dennis is named Mitchell
I must admit that I didn't always know that there were two versions of the cartoon series of Dennis the Menace, one in the UK and one in the US and even though I've never seen the UK version the US version is my favorite because the American version is the one I grew up with and it's the one I like and I even have the entire American cartoon version on DVD and I even have the old black and white TV series on DVD as well I think Jay North did the role great as Dennis.
Glad to know that you learned something new about Dennis! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. Which episode is the most memorable for you?
@@FactsVerse one of the most memorable episodes for me is Tanks for the memory
I don't know why we didn't call American Dennis the Menace "Dennis the U.S Menace" over here in the UK. It keeps up the rhyming.
Both comics came out on march 12th 1951
I lived in England as a teen (1979-1981) and quickly became a huge fan of Dennis and Gnasher.
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I was aware of the US Dennis thanks to seeing the odd episode of the cartoon as a kid but I read the UK Dennis all the way through my childhood, I loved the Beano. The UK used to have a tradition of loads of similar comics, aimed at children and full of mischievous characters, daft jokes and puns - and really great art (mostly all published by the same Dundee based company, DC Thompson) - The Dandy, The Beezer, Topper, Whizzer and Chips, The Nutty, Whoopee, Wow - to name but a few. I don't think comics quite like that existed anywhere else in the world. Sadly, they're mostly all gone now. The Beano still exists but I think its readership is far lower - from the 1930s till about the 1990s they were ubiquitous. (My favourite character of all was Oor Wullie, a Scottish character, who wasn't quite as mean as Dennis but did enjoy knocking off the local policeman's helmet with a catapult every now and then)
Dennis' last name was Mitchell
The British version is more popular than the American version!
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Grew up reading the beano with dennis the menace along with Bananaman. None of the cartoons have ever lived up to the comics because they don't feature any other beano elements like Minnie the minx or Roger the dodger or the bash street kids.
Tbh the beanos Dennis the menace is way better because he is way more like a menace because I’ve seen what he’s done for example: he and his band Dennis and the dinmakers destroyed a building with their music
I love Dennis the menace and ghasher his my childhood show
Growing up I was always disappointed by the American Dennis the Menace. With a name like that I expected a nasty little shit. But Dennis was just the sweet kid who accidentally caused mayhem wherever he went.
The British Dennis sounds way more like the kind of character I would have loved growing up.
In my opinion, the UK version is the superior one, due to him being an actual menace - at least in the older comics, in the new ones he’s less mean mainly due to changing times
The artist behind the UK Dennis wasn’t George Law, it was David Law.
You know they should have made a Crossover.
An idea came up, make these 2 Dennis meet
I remember the cartoons of Dennis the menace on TV, there were 3 different animated series the first Dennis had a Bold or Bolding Dad and then the second one gave his dad hair and then there’s that weird CGi one which replaced one of Dennis’ friends with 2 girls and one was in a wheelchair
Thank you for bringing back memories! We remember it all too well. If we may ask, which episode is the most memorable for you?
@@FactsVerse I think when his Bold father was trying to get a promotion and Dennis causes chaos and accidentally gets a job, can’t remember all the details but I think his Dad works with rubber bands or something
The UK Dennis The Menace is better. The americen one is a ripoff.
They were made in the same time. Neither are rip-offs.
Yes true
US Dennis is a poser. The Beano Dennis is fighting his own war and he has no rules. No boundaries. He doesn't flinch at torture, human trafficking, or genocide. He's not loyal to a flag or country or any set of ideals. He trades blood for money.
I agree UK is better
The american one doesn't even deserve the word menace
UK Dennis is more like Bart Simpson then the US one
Dennis Wilson? He had the same name as his neighbor.
Dennis and U.K. Dennis are cousins.
Both are born in the same year.
His annoying classmate Percy is a milk-toast.
Dennis has Mr. Wilson to pester.
U.K. Dennis has the Brigadier to pester.
It would be a hoot if Dennis went to the U.K.
and meets his counterpart cousin. They
both have a mischievous streak and would
team up on Percy; because U.S. Dennis will
find him more annoying than Margaret Wade..
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The Dennis the Menace magazines are is written where I am from In Dundee Scotland
I remember 2 movies of Dennis the menace, the blonde one- the first one was a great classic film to watch, and the 2nd film was alright
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I thought it was because the blonde Dennis just got a reboot
You said the name wrong unless the original name was different? but its Denise Mitchell by the time it gets to TV. Two unrelated people named Willson would be too confusing.
Funny I always thought the American one was a rip-off, but it turns out they came roughly on the same time although as the guy said the British one happened a few hours earlier so he is technically the original.
The US Dennis has a female nemesis in the form of Margaret Wade a prissy, over-achieving know-it-all who torments Dennis.
I lobe the fact he said they lookeded and acted different the lookeded had me rofl
We feel the same way, lol! Which episode of the show is your favorite?
Glad to hear there was no conflict over the coincidence, but it also reminds me of that ripoff American comic strip "Marvin" that was basically Garfield in human baby form during the latter's height of popularity! Haha!
Is it me, or does the father of the US Dennis look an awful lot like Walter the softy?
But I thought the US Dennis the Menace was evil? You know being a menace and all.
Everyone has seen/knows this my guy... It's 2022... Get new ideas
UK did better because he is an actual menace
Geez they literally called him Dennis LMFAO Brits are always trying to copy us with their bootleg baseball called cricket calling soccer football using the metric system they're so weird LOL it's fish and fries geez lol
Most intelligent american
Yup they where made in the same week have away aroud the worlde he
Also probably thinks Americans invent telephones and trains
What a Dodger
The British version came out on the literal same day, and had no knowledge of the US Dennis. He's also named after an old British music hall song called "Dennis the menace from Venice". It's a coincidence. He's also a very different character both in personality and appearance.
@@robokill387 that is a very strange coincidence I've never heard of the British that if the man has till I saw this I ain't going to lie the similarities are very creepy the fact that everything was done around the same time
Self-entitled American moment.
Dennis and Gnasher better ☝☝🤓🤓🖤❤🖤❤🖤❤🖤❤
UK version is way better