Gale Gordon
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Our Miss Brooks was a situation comedy show heard on radio and seen on television and films starring Oscar winner Eve Arden. Her skill with the wicked one-liner and acid aside had begun to lead to typecasting so, to find a new image, Arden signed on for the lead in radio's Our Miss Brooks. The series centered on Connie Brooks, a smart, sharp-witted, lovable English teacher at fictional Madison High School. Between gentle wisecracks, Miss Brooks doted...
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Dennis the Menace volume 17
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Henry does not want to play golf with his boss and hopes it will rain. He is even willing to pay for it. Dennis and Tommy perform rain dances to get it to rain despite the fact that it has been rainless for ten days.
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Dennis the Menace volume 26
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A neighbor's cat is bothering Mr Wilson; he thinks cats are a nuisance. When he finds out there is an ordinance that requires cats to be licensed, he unwillingly volunteers to do the job of rounding them up.
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Dennis the Menace volume 38
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Concerned that Eloise will be destitute if he should pass away suddenly, John Wilson hopes that his Aunt Emma will leave her money to him, so that he can in turn provide for Eloise. However, when Aunt Emma and Dennis become friends, Mr. Wilson fears that Dennis will inherit Aunt Emma's money instead.
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Dennis the Menace volume 32
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Mr Wilson asks Dennis to take his tuxedo to the cleaners. Instead, Dennis and Seymour wash it in an old washing machine.
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Dennis the Menace volume 35
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The first mockingbird of the season stays in a tree in Mr Wilson's backyard. Mr Wilson decides to run for president of the Birdwatchers Society, but has conflicts when he tries to run the bird off from his property.
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Dennis the Menace volume 9
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While still in San Diego, the Wilsons receive a visit from their nephew, Ted, a young sailor.
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Dennis the Menace volume 30
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Mr Wilson has a chance to write a biography of a famous author by pretending he is a young and vigorous. When the actress visits, he needs to dye his hair black to look younger. Dennis & Tommy mix up the bottles of hair dye.
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Dennis the Menace volume 5
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Believing that Mr. Wilson is broke, Dennis goes all out to help his friend. This includes buying groceries for the Wilsons and leaving them on their doorstep; and putting on a show with his friends, using the admission fees to make money for Mr. Wilson.
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Dennis the Menace volume 7
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Dennis makes a bad impression on the new school principal and as a result, is not allowed to pitch in the championship baseball game.
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Dennis the Menace volume 10
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Henry decides to leave his job at Trask Engineering, which means an overseas move for the family.
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Dennis the Menace volume 31
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Dennis finds a stray dog and wants to keep him. In one day, the dog causes a lot of problems.
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Dennis the Menace volume 13
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Dennis befriends a hermit who may be a Civil War veteran -- and whom Mr. Wilson would like to interview.
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Dennis the Menace volume 19
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Dennis is curious about what "falling in love" means. And the fights and reconciliations of three couples - his parents, the Wilsons, and a teenage couple - only makes him more confused.
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Dennis the Menace volume 22
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Mr Wilson develops an allergy and the doctor cannot figure out what is the irritant. Mr Wilson soon realizes it might be an allergy to Dennis since that is the only time he sneezes.
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Dennis the Menace volume 6
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Mr. Wilson wants to interview several gypsies for an article he's writing, but the gypsies are suspicious of outsiders. So he disguises himself as a gypsy in order to meet with them.
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Dennis the Menace volume 27
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While his parents are out of town, Dennis has to stay overnight at the Wilsons' house. John Wilson is not pleased about this. And the added complication of a burglar in the neighborhood is making him even more nervous.
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Dennis the Menace volume 23
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When Dennis sees Mrs. Wilson knitting booties (for Mr. Wilson's golf clubs), he jumps to the conclusion that the Wilsons are about to have a baby, and innocently spreads the word all over town.
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Dennis the Menace volume 21
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Stretch Nichols, the school basketball team's star player, quits the team after being teased about his height and worn-out clothes one time too many.
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Dennis the Menace volume 28
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In a case of mistaken property, Dennis takes Mr Wilson's lawn edger to give his father. When Mr Wilson finds his edger is missing, he takes one from Mrs Elkins.