I just watched an episode of Dennis and I wonder what exactly is in that bottle of nerve medicine? I have a feeling its ingredients are similar to vitametavegamin :)

i personally think it was whiskey, but who knows?

I suspect it was similar to "The Recipe" which the Baldwin ladies made on The Waltons.

...never failed to earn Joseph Kearns a laugh from the home viewer. You knew the minute Dennis started to drive Mr. Wilson crazier than usual, he'd inevitably cry out, "Martha, my nerve medicine!!!". There's no doubt his "nerve medicine" was "legitimate" {probably the same kind Gladys Kravitz's doctor prescribed to her on 'BEWITCHED"- also from the same studio, Screen Gems}.

I'd like to think there was one point where Mr. Wilson really didn't want to take it, and this brief conversation took place:

MR. WILSON: (pleading) But Martha, Dr. Fonda said I didn't have to take that blasted nerve medicine every time Dennis finds his way here!
MRS. WILSON: Remember what Dr. Ackerman said...when he found you on the sidewalk after Dennis forgot about that banana peel before you slipped on it....you were practically in hysterics when you heard-
DENNIS: (in the distance) HE-Y-Y-Y-Y MR. WILSON!!!!
MR. WILSON: (grabbing bottle from Martha's hand, and taking a big swig from it) GREAT SCOTT!!!!
MRS. WILSON: You see, dear? You like it!

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MR. WILSON: (pleading) But Martha, Dr. Fonda said I didn't have to take that blasted nerve medicine every time Dennis finds his way here!
MRS. WILSON: Remember what Dr. Ackerman said...when he found you on the sidewalk after Dennis forgot about that banana peel before you slipped on it....you were practically in hysterics when you heard-
DENNIS: (in the distance) HE-Y-Y-Y-Y MR. WILSON!!!!
MR. WILSON: (grabbing bottle from Martha's hand, and taking a big swig from it) GREAT SCOTT!!!!
MRS. WILSON: You see, dear? You like it!


Haha, it's funny to me how I've gained such a different perspective of these shows as an adult. Personally, I prefer my "nerve medicine" on the rocks ;)

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Mr. Wilson made his own "nerve medicine", there was an episode devoted to this subject, when Mr. Wilson gave a fellow nervous old friend of his a gulp of his nerve medicine. The friend liked it so much that Mr. Wilson explained he made it himself from an old Indian recipe. What were the ingredient were never revealed. Anyone know any old Indians?

Mr. Wilson made his own "nerve medicine", there was an episode devoted to this subject, when Mr. Wilson gave a fellow nervous old friend of his a gulp of his nerve medicine. The friend liked it so much that Mr. Wilson explained he made it himself from an old Indian recipe. What were the ingredient were never revealed. Anyone know any old Indians?..


What did Mr. Wilson really have to be nervous about? I mean he was retired, owned a home. Most likely the mortgage was paid. Back in those days the cost of homes was so cheap and they probably lived there forever. He had a loving wife. He had financial security, seemed to have a pretty nice, laid back life. So what if the little boy next door was a little annoying. He wasn't a really bad, horrible child. My goodness, these days with the school shootings, drive by shootings, terrorism . I mean come on Mr. Wilson, this was the early 60's, and you didn't even have to get up early and go to work anymore, were you really THAT nervous????

He worried about the Cuban Missile crisis which almost brought about a nuclear attack, people forget this. Another big worry was the thought of acting in another of Dennis' school plays, getting handcuffed to the kid during a play, dropping the cue cards and getting his film incorrectly edited, taking a night time picture of a rare night blooming posey... Not to mention, he was about to shuffle off this mortal coil. Hey, he really did have a lot to worry about.

He worried about the Cuban Missile crisis which almost brought about a nuclear attack, people forget this. Another big worry was the thought of acting in another of Dennis' school plays, getting handcuffed to the kid during a play, dropping the cue cards and getting his film incorrectly edited, taking a night time picture of a rare night blooming posey... Not to mention, he was about to shuffle off this mortal coil. Hey, he really did have a lot to worry about.

You are right about the Cuban missile crisis! Another reason Mr. Wilson might be on edge is his pants are uncomfortable. The way the men (esp. older men) wore their pants up so high, almost to their chests!:D Didn't Mr. Wilson wear them like that? I know Fred Mertz did. :lol:

Fred did and I think Mr. Wilson pretty much did too, even my grandfather did. The pants belt would be above the belly near your upper chest. I think this was done not to combat worry, in fact just the opposite, wearing your pants above your belly means your belly isn't being held in by a tight belt. You're free-er to move about and esp. to bend over to tie your shoes. A belt around a prominent belly can be uncomfortable. I am doing such a good job of explaining, I may start wearing my pants up to my neck too!

Fred did and I think Mr. Wilson pretty much did too, even my grandfather did. The pants belt would be above the belly near your upper chest. I think this was done not to combat worry, in fact just the opposite, wearing your pants above your belly means your belly isn't being held in by a tight belt. You're free-er to move about and esp. to bend over to tie your shoes. A belt around a prominent belly can be uncomfortable. I am doing such a good job of explaining, I may start wearing my pants up to my neck too!


LOL!! I am literally sitting here cracking up!!!! :lol: :D The old men and their styles (or lack of style back than). Yep, my grandfathers too! :lol: Another one was Uncle Charlie from My Three Sons. Not only the pants , but older men on TV back than were always portrayed as grumpy curmudgeons!! :D

He worried about the Cuban Missile crisis which almost brought about a nuclear attack, people forget this. Another big worry was the thought of acting in another of Dennis' school plays, getting handcuffed to the kid during a play, dropping the cue cards and getting his film incorrectly edited, taking a night time picture of a rare night blooming posey... Not to mention, he was about to shuffle off this mortal coil. Hey, he really did have a lot to worry about.


The episode that Mr. Wilson was handcuffed to the kid was on Antenna TV today! I work a half day on Fridays, get off at 1:00. I was home at 1:40. and put Dennis on. I missed 10 minutes of , but as I was watching, I was thinking Oh wow that is the one that you had mentioned in your post!!! Funny Ep!! Loved Mr. Wilson's beard!!!! GREAT SCOTT, DENNIS!!! :D

That's a good one. Notice they were doing a bit of a take-off of Gunsmoke, Dennis acting as Chester. I watch Dennis on Sundays, currently nearing the end of the John Wilson final season. I watch practically only DVDs, I don't like putting up with commercials on live TV.

That's a good one. Notice they were doing a bit of a take-off of Gunsmoke, Dennis acting as Chester. I watch Dennis on Sundays, currently nearing the end of the John Wilson final season. I watch practically only DVDs, I don't like putting up with commercials on live TV.


Yes! That epp was good. It had me chuckling! :lol: I really should get some DVD's of my favorite old time shows. You are right about there being too many commercials! :o It's Friday, I am off at 1:00 today, so I can catch the second Dennis episode today at 1:30! My boss is off today, and my work is caught up, so I can pretty much just post here for the next hour!! YAY!!!! :)

He worried about the Cuban Missile crisis which almost brought about a nuclear attack, people forget this. Another big worry was the thought of acting in another of Dennis' school plays, getting handcuffed to the kid during a play, dropping the cue cards and getting his film incorrectly edited, taking a night time picture of a rare night blooming posey... Not to mention, he was about to shuffle off this mortal coil. Hey, he really did have a lot to worry about.
I imagine he and Martha had a fairly boring life after they "moved" in the fourth season. :)

Hoping maybe we can get the Dennis the menace threads going again !


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Great picture, I'm new at adding pictures to messages, this time it didn't work the way it did last time. But here goes, I like this picture too.https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/53/53/d1/5353d116bcf069df773e7088c5a76f0b.jpg

Is there a way you can take a picture you've saved on your computer and put it here or do you always have to get it straight from internet to here? I have lots of great pictures I've collected over the years that I've saved from various internet sites. Now I have no way of knowing the source of those pictures but I still have the pictures on my computer. Would be nice if I could copy and paste a picture.:confused:

I always post pictures copy and paste off the internet! Only saved pictures for avatar pics! ;) I don't really know how to post saved pics on the threads though! :confused:

I'm pretty sure that is how a lot of the people on that ODAAT thread post their pics. (saved pics attachments) You can ask over there! ;) :wave:


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I think Joseph Kearns was the perfect Mr. Wilson. No one could replace him. I especially loved when Dennis was being Dennis and Wilson had to pretend he loved little Dennis when he wanted to sell the house next door to a childless couple. Dennis is covered in melted ice cream and crawls into Mr. Wilson's lap and I love Wilson's face. (sorry don't know how my post wound up here)

Didn't it seem odd that Mr. Wilson was retired already? I wonder what job he did that he could retire so early. Kearns was 55 when he died so the Mr. Wilson character would be mid to late fifties in age. I thought it would be great being retired and puttering around a garden, coin collecting, stamp collecting, birdwatching, etc. like he did but why did he wear a necktie most of the time?

I wondered too why Mr. Wilson wore a tie during the day. I know it was the custom to be properly dressed in case you had guests. I remember in one episode his former boss wants him to come back and he worked in womenswear I believe. He obviously was able to retire early.

I think Mr. Wilson worked in a bank. That was the boss at the bank who wanted him back. Then Mr. Wilson came back & Dennis followed and wanted Mr. Wilson to open an account. Uh oh, you don't want to know the rest.:eek:

I think Mr. Wilson worked in a bank. That was the boss at the bank who wanted him back. Then Mr. Wilson came back & Dennis followed and wanted Mr. Wilson to open an account. Uh oh, you don't want to know the rest.:eek:


Mr. Wilson looks like he would have been a bank employee!!!;) :)

Also in another episode a man comes to see him and wants Mr. Wilson to come back to his old office all the way to Pittsburgh. Martha can't see leaving their home and friends and George wants to go to get away from Dennis. It wasn't a bank and his old boss needs George to show the employees how to get things done.

Looks like Mr. Wilson had a couple of careers, depending on which episode you want to go by. Maybe he was just restless.;)

I believe the nerve medicine was peyote.

I bet that nerve medicine was like Vitameatavegamine. It probably contained about 85% alcohol. I'm surprised Wilson wasn't addicted and had to have an intervention.

I bet that nerve medicine was like Vitameatavegamine. It probably contained about 85% alcohol. I'm surprised Wilson wasn't addicted and had to have an intervention.

That was the real reason George and Martha moved!