Dennis the Menace
My Uncle Ned
TV Flash files “My Uncle Ned” as hour 122 of 146 in the TV Flash guide — Dennis the Menace (1959–1963) on CBS, season 4, episode 14, aired 1963-01-06, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E14: listed hour 122 of 146 in the Dennis the Menace guide, hour 14 of 38 in season 4. It aired 1963-01-06 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Dennis and the Hermit” (S04E13). Next is “Junior Astronaut” (S04E15).
Viewer FAQ
Where does My Uncle Ned sit in the Dennis the Menace guide?
S04E14 is listed hour 122 of 146 — hour 14 of 38 in season 4, season 4 episode 14.
When did Dennis the Menace S04E14 air?
My Uncle Ned aired 1963-01-06 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…