Dennis the Menace
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Dennis the Menace denotes either of two cartoon characters. Coincidentally, both characters premiered in comic strip form in the same week — one in the United States, and one in the United Kingdom.
Both feature a boy with a tendency to break rules, although the tone of the two cartoons is rather different. The U.S. Dennis tends to cause trouble more by accident, while the UK version is straightforwardly malicious: similarly both Dennises have a scruffy pet dog, both of which usually help them in their adventures. Both Dennises even have friends called 'Curly'.
The US version was also adapted as a 1960s television sitcom, a 1980s animated series and a 1993 film. In the UK, to avoid confusion between the characters, the 60s series was renamed Just Dennis, whilst the 1980s cartoon and live action movie are known simply as Dennis. Similarly, the animated version of the UK character has been exported as Dennis And Gnasher.
Dennis the Menace is also a nickname given to the 2005 Hurricane Dennis.
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