Differences Between The Comic Strip and The Sitcom
Dennis' best friend, Tommy Anderson and his female nemisis Margaret Wade, both played by Billy Booth and Jeannie Russell respectively, were chosen at the suggestion of Jay North to play both characters. The comic strip's recurring character Gina would not be introduced into the strip until several years after the TV series' production, and does not appear in the TV show at all. Joey was played by Gil Smith in eight episodes in the first season. Instead of Dennis' dog Ruff, there was a smaller terrier named Fremont, belonging to the Wilsons.
On the sitcom and in the comics, Dennis was basically a good well-intentioned boy who always was trying to help people, but wound up making situations worse-often at Mr. Wilson's expense. In early episodes of the first season, far more disasters happened as a result of his actions than in later episodes. The character of Dennis was slightly toned down by the sixth or seventh episode.
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