Episode
Dennis the Menace: Cheer Up/Ghostblusters/The Life You Save
Overview
Mr. Wilson slips on Dennis' skateboard and has to go to the hospital. Once there, Dennis arrives to cheer Wilson up... Wilson is in for the time of his life! The kids discover an abandoned old gothic house that Dennis decides would make a great club-house.
Details
- Series
- Dennis the Menace
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1985-09-23
Episode context
Cheer Up/Ghostblusters/The Life You Save is Episode 3 in Season 1 of Dennis the Menace. It aired on 1985-09-23.
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Episode 2: A Visitor from Outer Space/Train That Boy/Genie Madness
An alien from another planet lands in Dennis room in a quest for peace and quiet... but Dennis wants to show him around! A mad romp ensues with Dennis taking the alien to Mr. Wilson's house.
Episode 4: Shark Treatment/Jungle Bungle/Racetrack Menace
They're shooting a "Jaws"-type movie at the beach, when the remote control falls into the mechanical shark's mouth, and it zooms off. Dennis finds the fake shark, and crawling inside it, has fun frightening his friends.
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