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* NotSoDifferent: This episode reveals that Henry was every bit as rambunctious as Dennis was when he was a child.

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* NotSoDifferent: LikeFatherLikeSon: This episode reveals that Henry was every bit as rambunctious as Dennis was when he was a child.
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* GenerationXerox: In addition to Henry being a troublemaker when he was Dennis' age and showing a similar interest in cowboys, had a dog named Arf as his pet.

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* GenerationXerox: In addition to Henry being a troublemaker when he was Dennis' age and showing a similar interest in cowboys, he also had a dog named Arf as his pet.
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* AlliterativeName: Henry's favorite cowboy was named ''Te'''xas '''Te'''d.

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* AlliterativeName: Henry's favorite cowboy was named ''Te'''xas '''Te'''xas '''Te'''d.
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The fourteenth episode of ''WesternAnimation/DennisTheMenace (1986)''.

'''Henry the Menace'''

Henry's father comes to visit, and he tells Dennis what Henry was like as a little boy. Not surprisingly, the child-sized Henry and the present-day Dennis had a lot in common; they both created chaos wherever they went.

'''Come Fly With Me'''

Dennis and [=PeeBee=] enter a friendly challenge of building and flying their own airplanes. Dennis' turns out to be a rickety old thing, while [=PeeBee's=] makes a Lear jet look like scrap metal. Once in the air, [=PeeBee=] flies rings around Dennis, making him look bad. However, in the end, [=PeeBee's=] plane malfunctions and Dennis has to rescue him. Dennis ultimately turns out to be both the hero and the winner.

'''Camping Out'''

Dennis and Joey camp out in a treehouse in the Mitchell backyard. Mr. Wilson decides to scare them, but he doesn't know the boys have rigged all kinds of booby-traps around the tree house, and he gets caught in every one of them.

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!! "Henry the Menace" provides examples of:

* AlliterativeName: Henry's favorite cowboy was named ''Te'''xas '''Te'''d.
* CirclingBirdies: Stars spin around the taxi driver's head when Dennis, excited to see his grandfather, runs him over in the process.
* DogWalksYou: Invoked by Dennis; he rides his skateboard while holding onto Ruff's leash so Ruff can pull him along. He accidentally breaks Henry's fence when he rolls across it.
* GenerationXerox: In addition to Henry being a troublemaker when he was Dennis' age and showing a similar interest in cowboys, had a dog named Arf as his pet.
* NotSoDifferent: This episode reveals that Henry was every bit as rambunctious as Dennis was when he was a child.
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Dennis' grandfather tells Dennis stories about Henry when he was Dennis' age.

!! "Come Fly With Me" provides examples of:

* AcePilot: Both Dennis and [=PeeBee=] are this in this episode; the former builds a fully functional airplane from the junk in Henry's garage, while the latter builds a fighter jet. The two challenge each other to a race, and for a while, are evenly matched. Dennis wins the race due to the radio in [=PeeBee's=] jet overloading its main circuit control.
* AnimalAthleteLoophole: There ain't no rule that says a dog can't play football! There is, however, a rule that [=PeeBee=] points out in the beginning of this episode, where plays cannot be made with a player's ''mouth'', so sadly Ruff is disqualified.
* BambooTechnology: Dennis builds a fully functional airplane from the junk in Henry's garage.
* TheBigRace: In this episode, Dennis and [=PeeBee=] challenge each other to a race in their homemade airplanes. Dennis ends up winning due to [=PeeBee's=] plane malfunctioning.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Before [=PeeBee=] shows Dennis his airplane, he says that he really should have taken more time with it. What he said later turns out to be true, since the radio in his jet overloads its main circuit control, causing it to malfunction.
* ShoutOut: This episode's title is a reference to the Music/FrankSinatra song of the same name.

!! "Camping Out" provides examples of:

* BedsheetGhost: Mr. Wilson's ghostly wail frightens Ruff, who manages to pull a towel off a clothesline, which covers him up. When Mr. Wilson sees Ruff and hears him howling underneath it, he thinks Ruff is a real ghost.
* CampingEpisode: Dennis and Joey camp out in Dennis' treehouse in this episode, but Mr. Wilson tries to dissuade them from doing so by telling them about tree ghosts. This only persuades them to set up ghost traps, which he gets caught in.
* FoodAsBribe: Joey is reluctant to join Dennis in his treehouse at first, but Dennis manages to convince him to come up by telling him he has chocolate chip cookies in it.
* HomeAloneAntics: When Mr. Wilson tells Dennis about tree ghosts to try to dissuade him from camping out, Dennis sets up a bunch of ghost traps. Mr. Wilson tries to spook Dennis and Joey, but only gets himself caught in the traps.
* TrampolineTummy: When Dennis and Joey swing down from Dennis' treehouse on a rope, they bounce off Mr. Wilson's tummy.
-->'''Dennis:''' Good thing Mr. Wilson has a soft tummy!
* TreehouseOfFun: Dennis builds a treehouse in this episode with a basket elevator.

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