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.:BF:. · 03-14-2003, 12:46 PM

what was the better sitcom dennis the mannis or leave it to beaver?

*InThisMoment* · 03-14-2003, 02:27 PM

LEAVE IT TO BEAVER

Adamantium · 03-14-2003, 07:36 PM

Dennis the Menace. Joseph Kearns was hilarious.

jamier42 · 03-14-2003, 10:39 PM

Both

LucyFan · 03-15-2003, 03:09 AM

Dennis the Menace is the better one by a landslide. Jay North and Gale Gordon were top-notch actors and their comedy was superd and hilarious as ever.

Central Perk · 03-15-2003, 11:30 AM

I don't really like either show that much but I guess I'd have to say Dennis the Menace.

David · 03-15-2003, 05:52 PM

Dennis the Mennace

Sitcomwriter · 03-15-2003, 07:54 PM

Beaver but I'm not crazy about either.

Ricardos4ever · 03-21-2003, 05:14 PM

Dennis!!

DarleneIllyria · 03-21-2003, 09:13 PM

Leave it to Beaver

*InThisMoment* · 03-21-2003, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jenny
Leave it to Beaver

good i'm not the only one!

TVgen62 · 03-22-2003, 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by TheFonzIsCool

good i'm not the only one!

And there's more! Leave it to Beaver has it all over Dennis the Menace because:
[list=1][*]Ward and June, as well as some of the other adults, had some great lines. I enjoyed this show as a kid because I related to Wally and Beaver. Now I watch it and pick up on some of the great lines coming from the adult characters. Dennis doesn't have this.[*]Jay North's voice was like a rusted hinge.

[*]Eddie Haskell, the classic rat-fink.[*]Wally was hot![/list=1]

Mijada · 03-22-2003, 02:44 PM

They are both good but I like Leave it to Beaver better.

lukes42 · 03-22-2003, 10:32 PM

I also like both, but Leave It To Beaver gets my vote, here.

Tweety · 03-23-2003, 06:48 AM

Leave It To Bever, by far....

Dennis the Menace was and OK show, and Mr. Wilson was a funny character (although Kearns died during the run of the show, and they replaced him with an out-of-place Gale Gordon)

LITB was better for a number of reasons however:

1) Ward and June were better characters than Dennis' parents
2) Beaver's interaction with his older brother, Wally, made for
better stories than DTM, with Dennis being an only child (can't say I blame his parents, though)
3) Biggest reason of all: Wally and Beavers friends were incredible characters...Eddie, Lumpy, Larry, Judy, Whitey (I didn't care for Richard or Gilbert very much, but E,L,L and J were great)...it don't get much better than that...Dennis' friends were very forgetable
4) Jerry Mathers was a much better child actor than Jay North was, much more natural, particularly in the early seasons of LITB...
5) LITB was still an OK show even after Beaver hit puberty, because they switched the focus to Wally during a lot of the later episodes, so Beaver didn't have to carry the load for the whole show...on the other hand, when North hit puberty, there went the whole show...

I like DTM, but it was never as good as LITB, in my opinion

03-14-2003, 12:46 PM	#1
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03-22-2003, 10:32 PM	#14
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03-14-2003, 07:36 PM	#3
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,839	Dennis the Menace. Joseph Kearns was hilarious.

03-14-2003, 10:39 PM	#4
jamier42 Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 09, 2000 Posts: 1,263	Both

03-15-2003, 03:09 AM	#5
LucyFan Still Loving Lucy! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 23, 2001 Location: In the Wonderful World of Lucy! Posts: 8,198	Dennis the Menace is the better one by a landslide. Jay North and Gale Gordon were top-notch actors and their comedy was superd and hilarious as ever.

03-15-2003, 11:30 AM	#6
Central Perk ~~~~~ Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 10, 2002 Posts: 4,553	I don't really like either show that much but I guess I'd have to say Dennis the Menace.

03-15-2003, 07:54 PM	#8
Sitcomwriter Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 27, 2001 Posts: 7,356	Beaver but I'm not crazy about either.

03-21-2003, 09:13 PM	#10
DarleneIllyria Gone Forum Star Join Date: Oct 15, 2000 Posts: 19,086	Leave it to Beaver

03-22-2003, 02:44 PM	#13
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	They are both good but I like Leave it to Beaver better.

03-23-2003, 06:48 AM	#15
Tweety Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 18, 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 6,804	Leave It To Bever, by far.... Dennis the Menace was and OK show, and Mr. Wilson was a funny character (although Kearns died during the run of the show, and they replaced him with an out-of-place Gale Gordon) LITB was better for a number of reasons however: 1) Ward and June were better characters than Dennis' parents 2) Beaver's interaction with his older brother, Wally, made for better stories than DTM, with Dennis being an only child (can't say I blame his parents, though) 3) Biggest reason of all: Wally and Beavers friends were incredible characters...Eddie, Lumpy, Larry, Judy, Whitey (I didn't care for Richard or Gilbert very much, but E,L,L and J were great)...it don't get much better than that...Dennis' friends were very forgetable 4) Jerry Mathers was a much better child actor than Jay North was, much more natural, particularly in the early seasons of LITB... 5) LITB was still an OK show even after Beaver hit puberty, because they switched the focus to Wally during a lot of the later episodes, so Beaver didn't have to carry the load for the whole show...on the other hand, when North hit puberty, there went the whole show... I like DTM, but it was never as good as LITB, in my opinion