“Up yours, Mr Wilson”
Mr. Wilson was in his 50’s on Dennis. Looked 70+ imo
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My pre-teen idol, and who I tried to pattern my behavior after.
And so, one of my lifelong ambitions will go unfulfilled. Ever since I was a child, I’ve wanted to strangle Jay North. Do you know how many times I’ve been called “Dennis the Menace” in my life? Grrr.
I was on a cruise in 1993. We were assigned a table for our dinners, and one of my table mates was Herbert Anderson, who played Dennis’ father. He was a fine gentleman. He was confined to a wheelchair because of a degenerative condition in his legs. I think he passed away about two years later.
Back then, it was a feather in your cap if you were to be called the “Dennis the Menace” of your neighborhood.
My favorite episode was when Mr Wilson wanted to interview (what he believed was the last surviving Civil War veteran). Funny ending - “he fought with Lee” - turned out to be his wive’s name, Lee
I think he was a bit older than what the comic strip showed.