<Tr> <Th> Audio format </Th> <Td> Monaural </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> October 4, 1959 (1959 - 10 - 04)--July 7, 1963 (1963 - 07 - 07) </Td> </Tr> <P> Dennis the Menace is an American sitcom based on the Hank Ketcham comic strip of the same name and preceding The Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday evenings on CBS from October 1959 to July 1963 . The series stars Jay North as Dennis Mitchell; Herbert Anderson as his father, Henry; Gloria Henry as his mother, Alice; Joseph Kearns as George Wilson; Gale Gordon as George's brother, John Wilson; Sylvia Field as George's wife, Martha Wilson; and Sara Seegar as John's wife, Eloise Wilson . </P> <P> Originally sponsored by Kellogg's cereals and Best Foods (Skippy peanut butter), the series was produced by Dariell Productions and Screen Gems . </P>

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