The All-New Dennis the Menace
The All-New Dennis the Menace is an animated series based on the comic strip by Hank Ketcham that aired from September 18 to December 11, 1993 on CBS.
It capitalizes on the success of a live-action film adaptation of the comic strip, released in 1993.
Produced by DIC Animation City and Reteitalia, S.p.A., in association with Spanish network Telecinco, it, like the latter, was sponsored by General Mills.
Cast
- Adam Wylie as Dennis Mitchell
- Greg Burson as George Wilson
- Jeannie Elias as Margaret Wade and Peebee Kappa
- June Foray as Martha Wilson
- Dan Gilvezan as Henry Mitchell and Ruff
- Katie Leigh as Gina Gillotti and Joey McDonald
- Anna Mathias as Alice Mitchell
Additional voices
- Jack Angel
- Allyce Beasley
- Bob Bergen
- Gregg Berger
- Eileen Brennan
- Rodger Bumpass
- Frank Buxton
- Hamilton Camp
- Brian Cummings
- Jennifer Darling
- Linda Gary
- Michael Gough
- Danny Mann
- Mona Marshall
- Chuck McCann
- Michael Mish
- Pat Musick as Chuck Millman
- Wayne Powers
- Jan Rabson
- Hal Rayle
- Eugene Roche
- Roger Rose
- Maggie Roswell
- Jack Roth
- John Rubinow
- Kevin Schon
- Roger Scott
- Susan Silo
- David H. Sterry
- Doug Stone
Background and production
Music
The series' opening theme was adapted from the overture to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro. The series' score also consists of classical music adaptations from overtures, such as the one from Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville.Release
United States
Buena Vista Home Video released two single-episode VHS tapes in 1994, featuring the episodes "It's a Guy Thing" and "Hospitality".Australia
Roadshow Entertainment released several VHS tapes in Australia in the mid-90s.Magna Pacific released all 13 episodes on three separate region 4 DVD volumes in Australia in 2004,
United Kingdom
Anchor Bay UK released a single DVD volume in June 2004, containing the first four episodes of the series. This DVD was reissued under Anchor Bay's "Price Wise" budget DVD imprint in August 2006.In June 2005, Avenue Entertainment released two DVD volumes containing two episodes each.