Dennis the Menace is an American sitcom based on the Hank Ketcham comic strip of the same name. It aired on Sunday evenings on CBS from October 4, 1959, to July 7, 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. Gale Gordon joined the cast for the last six episodes of the season as Mr. Wilson's brother John.