Dennis the Menace
The Lucky Piece
TV Flash files “The Lucky Piece” as hour 81 of 146 in the TV Flash guide — Dennis the Menace (1959–1963) on CBS, season 3, episode 11, aired 1961-12-17, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E11: listed hour 81 of 146 in the Dennis the Menace guide, hour 11 of 38 in season 3. It aired 1961-12-17 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Dennis Is a Genius” (S03E10). Next is “The Fifteen Foot Christmas Tree” (S03E12).
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Lucky Piece sit in the Dennis the Menace guide?
S03E11 is listed hour 81 of 146 — hour 11 of 38 in season 3, season 3 episode 11.
When did Dennis the Menace S03E11 air?
The Lucky Piece aired 1961-12-17 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Dennis versus Mr. Wilson is the neighbor contract: North's cowlick, Kearns's suffering. Gordon's later John Wilson is the recast after Kearns's death.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Dennis the Menace translated Hank Ketcham's comic-strip kid into CBS suburbia: Jay North's cowlick chaos and Joseph Kearns (later Gale Gordon) as long-suffering Mr. Wilson. Midcentury neighbor comedy — good intentions as property damage. The sitcom that taught a generation 'good ol' Mr. Wilson' and made a newspaper panel into living-room folklore.
The group chat still quotes the neighbor. Dennis the Menace translated Hank Ketcham's comic-strip kid into CBS suburbia: Jay North's cowlick chaos and Joseph Kearns — later Gale Gordon — as long-suffering Mr. Wilson. 1959–1963: four seasons, 146 episodes. Gloria Henry and Herbert Anderson apologize in stereo as the Mitchells. Midcentury neighbor comedy — good intentions as property damage. **"Good ol' Mr. Wilson" became living-room language.** (I said spoiler-free. The garden is always the set.)
Filed against
- Jay North as Dennis Mitchell
Jay North’s Dennis Mitchell translated Hank Ketcham’s cowlick into CBS suburbia — good intentions as property damage, Joseph Kearns then Gale Gordon as long-suffering Mr. Wilson. 1960s neighbor comedy that taught a generation what a…
- Joseph Kearns as George Wilson
Joseph Kearns’s George Wilson suffered Dennis the Menace as CBS suburbia — Hank Ketcham’s comic-strip kid, Jay North’s cowlick chaos, good intentions as property damage. Midcentury neighbor comedy, later Gale Gordon in the same…
- Gloria Henry as Alice Mitchell
Gloria Henry grounded Dennis the Menace as Alice Mitchell — 1960s CBS suburbia, Jay North's cowlick chaos, Mr. Wilson next door, good intentions as property damage. Midcentury neighbor comedy needed a mother who was not a siren. TV Flash…
- Herbert Anderson as Henry Mitchell
Herbert Anderson played Henry Mitchell, Dennis the Menace's tired dad — 1960s CBS suburbia, Jay North's cowlick chaos, Mr. Wilson next door, good intentions as property damage. Midcentury neighbor comedy needed a father who looked insured…