Line #10 YMMV/DennisTheMenaceUK


1	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Malicious, evil bully or free-spirited child who's in his "rebelling against authority" phase, and merely takes his love of fun a bit too far, ending up in trouble for it? Somewhat simplified when you realise these two versions of the character are different people entirely.
2	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
3	** [[BrokenBase Say what you want]] about the 2009/2013 series but you have to admit the theme song is rather [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_1WLXRhJ6Q0&pp=ygUeZGVubmlzIGFuZCBnbmFzaGVyIHRoZW1lIHNvbmcg catchy]].
4	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn-3U4aAzUw As is the instrumental theme of the nineties show for that matter]].
5	* CantUnHearIt: When it comes to Dennis' voice, it's either Susan Sheridan (Beano video releases), Richard Pearce (nineties series), Creator/SophieAldred (season one of ''Dennis and Gnasher''), Chris Johnson (season two), Freddie Fox or Creator/BrycePapenbrook (''Dennis and Gnasher: Unleashed'' in the UK and US, respectively).
6	* CaptainObviousReveal: In the episode "Constable Menace" it was obvious Angel Face was the culprit, as she was the only one with a motive.
7	** Similarly with Walter in "Sausage Suspect", as he very obviously vows revenge over Gnasher stealing his sausages early in the episode.
8	* EpilepticTrees: Some fans, after comparing both Dennis in his original characterization and his modern characterization (both which are so different that they look and sound like completely different characters) and after noticing that Dennis’ father’s redesign looks a lot like Dennis’ original design and that his grandfather’s design ressembles his father’s original design, have come to the conclusion that the Dennis that we see in the modern strips isn’t the original Dennis, but rather the original Dennis’ son. This would certainly explain why his father’s redesign bears a striking ressemblance to the original Dennis...and why his grandfather looks so much like the original Dennis’ father. This has since been confirmed as canon. [[spoiler:The Beano issue 4077 (the issue celebrating Dennis' 70th birthday) ALSO revealed that modern Dennis' grandpa is actually the original 1951 Dennis.]]
9	* FandomRivalry: Debates between this Dennis the Menace and [[ComicStrip/DennistheMenaceUS the U.S. strip]] of the same name can get ''incredibly'' heated.
10	* FridgeBrilliance: Dennis’ MenaceDecay makes sense when you consider that [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ipwjBsJ88vw/UPddpMuRGDI/AAAAAAAANdc/S0brwxV3MYw/s640/image1.jpg his father went through the exact same process.]] InTheBlood, perhaps...?
11	* HarsherInHindsight: A strip dating back to 1986 featuring Dennis tricking Walter into going to school dressed up like Rolf Harris, which is met with a stunned reaction from the class. It takes on a chilling note almost 30 years later after Harris was sent down for allegations of child abuse.
12	* HilariousInHindsight:
13	** [[ItMakesSenseInContext One episode of the nineties series had a dinnerlady-themed supervillain with a serum that could revert the world's leaders into children]]. The U.S. President looks an awful lot like UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump.
14	** Creator/BrianBlessed [[WesternAnimation/ThePiratesInAnAdventureWithScientists guest stars as a pirate]] in the nineties series.
15	** The current version of Dennis is the son of the 1980s Dennis. This makes a couple of episodes of the nineties series quite hilarious:
16	*** In "The Secret Diary", Dennis finds what he assumes is his dad's diary (actually Granny's) and everyone thinks he was the bigger menace.
17	*** In "Special Agent Dennis", Dennis assumes his dad is a secret agent after a mix-up sees him end up in a bizarre adventure, and the ending has Dennis telling his dad that he wants to be like him when he grows up.
18	*** "Dennis and the Grownups" has Dennis worrying about becoming a grownup.
19	*** Made even hilarious when current Dennis' grandpa is ALSO revealed to be the original 1951 Dennis in The Beano's Dennis' 70th birthday issue. Which means that their menacing tendencies probably DO RUN IN THE FAMILY!
20	** The episode "Journey to the Centre of the Bed" revolves around a group of fairies being antagonised by a group of goblins. Did the creators of ''Literature/RainbowMagic'' see this episode, and get inspired?
21	* MemeticMolester: "Ha Ha, I'm the naughtiest dad in the world!"
22	* MyRealDaddy: He was created by artist David Law and chief sub Ian Chisholm, but it was David Sutherland's run that saw him get on the front cover. David Parkins' run, which introduced Bea, was also well received.
23	* NarmCharm: The entirety of the 90's animated series. The stories and voice acting are rather silly but [[RuleOfFun it's very well-written and fun to watch throughout]], which is why it's remembered so fondly. The special guest performers clearly had the time of their lives playing against type (who knew Creator/BernardCribbins could pull off an obnoxious American oil tycoon so well?)
24	* ReplacementScrappy:
25	** In The Beano issue 3649 Walter fired his pet poodle Foo-Foo and replaced him with a cat named Claudius. Seemingly subverted as recent issues seem to imply that he continues to own them both.
26	** In ''Dennis & Gnasher'', Angel Face seems to have replaced Athena and Sugar, who were themselves [[TheScrappy Scrappies]].
27	* StockFootageFailure: The episode "Leg Cuffed" when Angel Face is in the sack race she can be seen still sitting in the stands.
28	* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The redesign of Dennis' parents, making them older versions of him and thus rendering Gran pointless.
29	** That hasn't stopped her from reappearing in the 2013 cartoon.
30	** What they in fact did - going by some of the strips themselves - is implied that time has moved on and the original Dennis the Menace has grown up and is now father to the current Dennis the Menace. The difference is easy to see - the original Dennis had a black and red striped jersey, while his son Dennis has a [[InsistentTerminology red and black striped jersey!]]
31	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: For a character that was hyped up so much, Angel Face is surprisingly underused in the 2013 series. Averted in ComicBook/TheBeano though. Angel Face has her own comic strip.
32	* ToyShip: With Minnie the Minx... right up until the Beano made them cousins.
33	* ValuesDissonance:
34	** The earlier strips had Dennis' Dad almost continuously spanking him with a slipper, usually to no effect; the only thing that could make an impression was Granny's legendary "Demon Whacker" slipper made from the hide of an African Elephant. This was phased out as corporal punishment of children fell out of favour.
35	** In one old strip, Dennis' Dad spanks him for falling in luminous paint, even though it was an accident. In another, Dennis leaves home, and his parents repeatedly appeal for him to come home, but when he does, it turns out they wanted him back because he had accidentally taken the Darts Club funds with him -- there's no indication that they were worried about their only child (then he gets spanked for running away).
36	*** Notably, it's implied, by TheReveal of who the modern Dennis's father is, the reason why he's more lenient than the original father is that he knew exactly how it felt...
37	** Walter has had his feminine traits toned down over time to make it look less like Dennis is bullying the local gay kid.
38	* ViewerGenderConfusion: The gender of Foo Foo, Walter's pet poodle, seems inconsistent. It isn't just GenderEqualsBreed expectations, Foo Foo also wears a [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics pink ribbon]], so many readers thought it was female, but the dog was usually referred to with male pronouns in the comics. However, in the animated TV series Foo Foo was referred to as female.
39	** Walter's pet cat, Clawdius/Clawdia may also qualify, as there's no indication that they're separate characters, yet their name and pronouns seem to have switched back and forth over the years.

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