Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother explained

Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother is a 1981 animated television special based on Hank Ketcham's 1951 comic strip of the same name.^[1] Produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises,^[2] the special first aired May 8, 1981 on NBC. This was the first time Dennis the Menace was animated. The storyline was written by Ketcham.^[3]

Plot

In the special, it's Mother's Day and Dennis has not decided what to give his mother for a gift.

Cast

The voice cast includes:^[3]

• Dennis Mitchell: Joey Nagy
• Alice Mitchell: Kathy Garver
• Henry Mitchell: Bob Holt
• George Wilson: Larry D. Mann
• Martha Wilson: Elizabeth Kerr
• Margaret Wade: Nicole Eggert

Credits

• Created and written for television by Hank Ketcham
• Produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng
• Directors: Bob Richardson, David Detiege, Cullen Houghtaling, Art Leonardi, Nelson Shin, Art Vitello
• Layout: Ric Gonzalez, Martin Strudler
• Animation by: Dong Seo Animation
• Voices of: Nicole Eggert, Kathy Garver, James Hackett, Bob Holt, Elizabeth Kerr, Larry D. Mann, Joey Nagy, Herbert Rudley, Seth Wagerman, Nancy Wible
• Music composed by Joe Raposo
• Conducted by Eric Rogers
• In charge of production: Lee Gunther
• Production managers: Kathy Condon, Steven Hahn
• Film editor: Robert Gillis
• Music editor: Joe Siracusa

Notes and References

1. Book: Woolery . George W. . Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987 . 1989 . Scarecrow Press . 0-8108-2198-2 . 27 March 2020 . 109–110.
2. Book: Arnold . Mark . Think Pink: The Story of DePatie-Freleng . 2015 . Bear Manor Media . 978-1593931698 . 27 March 2020.
3. Book: Lenburg . Jeff . The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons . 1999 . Checkmark Books . 0-8160-3831-7 . 6 June 2020 . 248.