Dennis the Menace Pythias Was a Piker (Season 2, Episode 17)
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Dennis the Menace

Pythias Was a Piker (Season 2, Episode 17)

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

To prove to Mrs. Elkins that he doesn't hate children, Mr. Wilson goes to great lengths to be kind to Dennis --and hopefully, he will be chosen as the subject of Dennis's publicly-read essay, "My Best Friend".

Director

William D. Russell

Writers

Hank Ketcham (comic strip) | Phil Leslie (written by)

Producer

James Fonda

Cinematographer

Scotty Welbourne (as Charles S. Welborn)

Editor

Tom Biggart

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Updated Jan 29, 1961

Release date

Jan 29, 1961 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
8 cast members

Name	Known for
Jay North Dennis Mitchell Dennis Mitchell See fewer	Dennis the Menace (1959)
Herbert Anderson Henry Mitchell Henry Mitchell See fewer	The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
Gloria Henry Alice Mitchell Alice Mitchell See fewer	Air Hostess (1949)
Joseph Kearns George Wilson George Wilson See fewer	Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Billy Booth Tommy Anderson Tommy Anderson See fewer	Dennis the Menace (1959)
Irene Tedrow Mrs. Elkins Mrs. Elkins See fewer	Empire of the Ants (1977)
Claudia Bryar Miss Morrison Miss Morrison See fewer	Psycho II (1983)
Sylvia Field Martha Wilson Martha Wilson See fewer	The Best of Broadway (1954)