Dennis the Menace denotes either of two cartoon characters. Coincidentally, both characters premiered in comic strip form in the same week — one in the United States, and one in the United Kingdom. A cartoon is any of several forms of illustrations, with varied meanings that evolved from one to another. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ...
Both feature a boy with a tendency to break rules, although the tone of the two cartoons is rather different. The U.S. Dennis tends to cause trouble more by accident, while the UK version is straightforwardly malicious: similarly both Dennises have a scruffy pet dog, both of which usually help them in their adventures. Both Dennises even have friends called 'Curly'.
The U.S. version was also adapted as a 1960s television sitcom, a 1980s animated series and a 1993 film. In the UK, to avoid confusion between the characters, the 60s series was renamed Just Dennis, whilst the 1980s cartoon and live action movie are known simply as Dennis. Similarly, the animated version of the UK character has been exported as Dennis and Gnasher. Dennis the Menace is a comic strip (single panel on weekdays, full strip on Sundays) originally created by Hank Ketcham. ... For the American comic strip of the same name, see Dennis the Menace (US). ... Dennis the Menace was a television series based on the popular comic strip, which ran from 1959 through 1963. ... Dennis the Menace (also known in the United Kingdom as Dennis) is a live-action film based on the Hank Ketcham comic strip of the same name. ...
Dennis the Menace is also a nickname given to the 2005Hurricane Dennis. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hurricane Dennis was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. ...
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Dennis the Menace is Britain's longest surviving comic villain and star of the Beano, and there is no sign that his notorious conduct is improving with age.
Dennis, who boasts a fan club of 1.5m members, is famous for his spiky hair and striped jersey, and is the unlovable horror who ultimately became the star of his own TV cartoon, with voices by Hugh Laurie and Billy Connolly.
Dennis celebrates his birthday in the latest issue of the Beano this week, combined with Comic Relief activities involving celebrities such as Ali G and Billy Connolly, inevitably finishing up with a custard-pie fight.
In America, Dennis the 'Red' Menace was depicted as a good natured eunuch, whose bumbling attempts to catch Moose and Squirrel were defeated by his own ineptitude.
A 150mph hurricane, Dennis is indeed the menace who stands accused of killing 32 people during the hurricane season of 2005.
Dennis the Menace is widely considered to be a Dennis.
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