I have a Dennis the Menace stuffed toy packed away somewhere. Jay had 8 years on me, my parents gave it to me. I suppose because my name is Dennis.
HELLO MR. WILSON!
For those ridiculing the thread about his death, I think your post touches on why it is “newsworthy”. Not so much about him, but on our memories and nostalgia for that old show, and the life it portrayed that many of us older folks can relate to.