| The Beano's Dennis the Menace and Gnasher Show | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Dennis the Menace and Gnasher Show |
| Genre | |
| Based on | Characters from The Beano comics |
| Written by | Mike Barfield Bob Harvey |
| Directed by | Bob Harvey |
| Starring | Logan Murray |
| Theme music composer | John Du Prez |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 100 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Bob Harvey Dan Maddicott Robb Hart |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
| Production companies | Ultimate Animates Productions Ltd D.C. Thomson & Co. Starstream |
| Original release | |
| Network | The Children's Channel |
| Release | 5 November 1990 – 29 November 1991 |
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The Beano's Dennis the Menace and Gnasher Show is a British puppet series based on characters from The Beano comic, which aired on The Children's Channel between 5 November 1990 and 29 November 1991.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The show was directed and produced by Bob Harvey, Dan Maddicott and Robb Hart and written by Mike Barfield, with voices by Logan Murray.[8][9]
- ^ "AAAARGH! Great gnews for Dennis and Gnasher fans - the softy-bashing troublemakers are up to their tricks on The Children's Channel! (November 3-9, 1990)". TV Guide. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Aberdeen Press and Journal: CHILDREN (5 November 1990)". British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Ulster Star: MISS (29 November 1991)". British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Birmingham Mail: He's a menace and he's on the loose (31 July 1993)". British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ AARGH! it's Dennis the Menace!: 1951-2001: 50 Years of Mischief. D.C. Thomson & Company. 2000. ISBN 9780851167350. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
Dennis was no longer a comic star - a puppet version of Dennis and Gnasher were up to mischief in their own show on The Children's Channel.
- ^ Kibble-White, Graham (2005). The Ultimate Book of British Comics. Allison & Busby. ISBN 9780749082116. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
On 26 June 1990, the comic celebrated its 2500th issue with Dennis doing a 'twenty-one catty salute!' With children's weeklies finding life increasingly tough, The Beano was adapting to survive. That same year witnessed witnessed the launch of a 'Dennis the Menace' cartoon on the Children's Channel and then, in October 1993, The Beano Video arrived.
- ^ "Happy Birthday, Dennis (the Menace)! Beano Celebrates a special 70th Anniversary (plus, 70 facts about the comic rebel)". downthetubes.net. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Work History". Mike Barfield. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "About Logan". Logan Murray. Retrieved 3 June 2024.