Dennis the Menace is just a television show based on the exact identical name's Hank Ketcham comic strip. Best Foods and originally sponsored by Kellogg's cereals, Dennis the Menace preceded The Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday evenings on CBS. The series stars Jay North as Dennis Mitchell. Herbert Anderson because his father. Gloria Henry Alice, because his mom. Joseph Kearns George Wilson, Gale Gordon as George's brother, John Wilson, and Sylvia Field as George's wife, Martha Wilson. Dariell Productions and Screen Gems created it.