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* UncattyResemblance: Dennis and Gnasher. In Gnasher's first appearance, in which Dennis noticed a number of other pets who looked like their owners, he was basically Dennis's hairstyle with legs.
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* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Pie-Face and, well, [[CaptainObvious pies]].

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* TrademarkFavouriteFood: TrademarkFavoriteFood: Pie-Face and, well, [[CaptainObvious pies]].
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** This resulted in the Bash Street School headmaster getting demoted to PE teacher, when the comic [[{{retcon}} revealed]] that all of it's characters go to Bash Street School, including Dennis.

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** This resulted was explained in the Bash Street School headmaster getting demoted to PE teacher, when the comic [[{{retcon}} revealed]] that all as being related to the amalgamation of it's characters go to the two secondary schools in Beanotown. Until 2013, there were 2 school; Beanotown school where Dennis the Menace, Minnie the Minx, Roger the Dodger, Billy Whizz, and most of the other less-famous Beanotown children went, and Bash Street School, including Dennis.where the Bash Street Kids were in class II-B. That is, until the 2013 storyline on the Beano's 75th anniversary when the fairly usual madcap hi-jinks result in the destruction of Bash Street School. Soon after, the children are all sent to the now-enlarged and merged Beanotown secondary school, renamed Beano High. Most of the staff from Bash Street School were taken on at Beano High as additional staff to cope with the effectively-doubled number of students, and keeping the same jobs, with the exception that Mr Headmaster (the Headmaster of former Bash Street School) was taken on as a new PE teacher (there already being a Headmaster for Beano High).
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* ParentingTheHusband: After Mum and Dad's redesign.

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* ParentingTheHusband: After Mum and Dad's redesign.
** This may be down to the fact that the redesigned Dad was clearly shown in the comic (shortly after the redesign) to be the original Dennis, and that the new Dennis is actually Dennis Jr. It was made apparent when the redesigned Dennis' Dad had a flashback to his childhood showing him as Dennis the Menace. Also the original Dennis and the new Dennis have subtly different designs; specifically the order of the red and black hoops on their jerseys are opposite - old Dennis wore black-red-black-red from the collar down, Dennis Jr wears red-black-red-black from the collar down)
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** In the comics, the redesign of Dennis' parents implied Dennis' Dad is actually the original Dennis, all grown up (and now become the stuffy rule-making father figure he always hated when he was a young Menace). Therefore, the redesigned Dennis (who has had the red and black hoops of his jersey switched, for very observant readers) is actually Dennis Jr, and some fans have come to believe that the fiery redhead who is Dennis Jr's mum might have been (in her younger days), the original Minnie the Minx. That can't be however, as Minnie's family has similarly been redesigned, so the original Minnie must be Minnie Jr's mum. (The other big Beano star, Roger the Dodger, got the same redesigning as both Dennis and Minnie, all at the same time)
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* VagueAge: During TheEighties, many readers wrote to Dennis' fan club page asking how old he was. Each time one of these letters was published, Dennis would always find a way to dodge answering the question. Eventually, a strip was published which involved a hardcore fan successfully stealing Dennis' birth certificate only to [[DeusExMachina lose it to a sudden gust of wind]].
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* {{Kissgusting}}: In "The Show Mustn't Go On" Dennis and Angel Face are both unhappy about having to kiss each other in the play, but Angel Face is willing to make that sacrifice if it means getting her face in the paper.
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* {{Nepotism}}: In "The Show Mustn't Go On" Angel Face gets the role of the female lead in the play despite her acting being awful because her dad is the OneJudgeToRuleThemAll.
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* TunnelKing: Gansher's ability to bite through anything extends to him being able to bite his way through solid earth, tunneling like a mole.

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* TunnelKing: Gansher's Gnasher's ability to bite through anything extends to him being able to bite his way through solid earth, tunneling like a mole.
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**This resulted in the Bash Street School headmaster getting demoted to PE teacher, when the comic [[{{retcon}} revealed]] that all of it's characters go to Bash Street School, including Dennis.
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** In the comics, Dennis is disappointed by a local funfair, so he tries to make his own called Menaceland. It involves a lot of destruction, so his father gets mad and makes a Dadland to punish him.
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* {{Transplant}}: Originally a short-lived character in ''TheDandy'', Angel Face has been modernised and given a RaceLift.

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* {{Transplant}}: Originally a short-lived character in ''TheDandy'', ''ComicBook/TheDandy'', Angel Face has been modernised and given a RaceLift.
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* LateForSchool: Being late for school, either by accident or design, is a habitual problem for Dennis. In one episode of the animated series, Mrs Creecher tells him off for being late and he argues that it was the first time this week. She then points out it's Monday. It then turns out he's been late every day that term.

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* TheMakeover: Happened to Dennis's parents between issues 3647 and 3649, courtesy of GokWan.



* TheSmartGuy: Curly as of 2013.



* TheMakeover: Happened to Dennis's parents between issues 3647 and 3649, courtesy of GokWan.



* TheSmartGuy: Curly as of 2013.


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* TunnelKing: Gansher's ability to bite through anything extends to him being able to bite his way through solid earth, tunneling like a mole.
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* ConjoinedEyes
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* CoversAlwaysLie: On the cover of the first ''Dennis the Menace and Gnasher'' DVD, it's referred to as series 4, implying that it's in continuity with not only the 2009 series but also the 1996 series.

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* CoversAlwaysLie: On the cover of the first ''Dennis the Menace and Gnasher'' DVD, it's referred to as they call it series 4, implying that it's in continuity with not only the 2009 series but also the 1996 series.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: On the first DVD, ''Dennis the Menace and Gnasher'' is referred to as series 4, implying that it's in continuity with not only the 2009 series but also the 1996 series.

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* CoversAlwaysLie: On the cover of the first DVD, ''Dennis the Menace and Gnasher'' is DVD, it's referred to as series 4, implying that it's in continuity with not only the 2009 series but also the 1996 series.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: On the first DVD, ''Dennis the Menace and Gnasher'' is referred to as series 4, implying that it's in continuity with not only the 2009 series but also the 1996 series.
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* EyepiecePrank: In "You and Whose Army", Curly hands Dennis a telescope. Dennis asks Curly if he has put boot polish round the eyepiece. Curly says no and raises the telescope to his own eye to demonstrate, only to find that Dennis has put boot polish on the eyepiece.

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** Walter as well.



** Gnasher's children are named Gnipper, Gnora, Gnancy, Gnatasha, and Gniamh.

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** Gnasher's children are named Gnipper, Gnora, Gnancy, Gnatasha, Gnaomi and Gniamh.



* TookALevelInJerkAss: Walter.

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* TookALevelInJerkAss: Walter. In the early days of the comic, he was a genuinely nice boy who simply preferred girly interests. Due to the fear that Dennis bullying him would seem like homophobia, Walter has become more malicious, vindictive and determined to get Dennis into trouble, making any comeuppance Dennis gives him justified.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: Subverted in "Prom Mean". A custard pie meant for Angel Face almost hits Walter, but manages to hit its intended target. When Walter laughs and gloats that he wasn't the victim for once, Angel Face hits him with the custard pie, but [[BrickJoke in the end]] Walter gets her back.
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* RoadSignReversal: In the 2013 animated series, Dennis does this to temporarily confuse the Greytowers Prep triathlete (who is already cheating). It delays him long enough for Gnasher to disable his bike.
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* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: In one episode of the 2013 series, Greytowers Prep takes on Beantotown School in a triathalon. The Greytowers team is so much fitter than the Beanotown team (consisting of Dennis, Walter and Angel Face) that they could easily have won. Instead they cheat and, even though they initially win, they are exposed and disqualified.
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* HotMom: Mum in the 2009 and 2013 series.
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* CoincidentalDodge: Subverted in "Prom Mean" when Dennis throws a custard pie at Angel Face. She briefly bends down to pick up a coin on the floor and the pie almost hits Walter, but when she realises it's just a penny she stands back up just in time to get hit.
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** In the 2013 series episode "Omega Menace" there's a purple-haired girl working in a bric-a-brac shop. In the 2009 series episode "Game On" she worked at a company that made computer games.

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** In the 2013 series episode "Omega "The Omega Menace" there's a purple-haired girl working in a bric-a-brac shop. In the 2009 series episode "Game On" she worked at a company that made computer games.
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** In the 2013 series episode "Omega Menace" there's a purple-haired girl working in a bric-a-brac shop. In the 2009 series episode "Game On" she worked at a company that made computer games.
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* CaptainObviousReveal: In the episode "Constable Menace" it was obvious Angel Face was the culprit, as she was the only one with a motive.
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* NotMeThisTime: Considering Dennnis' reputation, it's not surprising that he gets this a lot.

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