''Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother'' is a 1981 animated TV movie. It was produced by

DePatie–Freleng Enterprises DePatie–Freleng Enterprises (also known as Mirisch-Geoffrey-DePatie-Freleng Productions when involved with the Mirisch brothers and Geoffrey Productions; and DFE Films) was an American animation production company that was active from 1963 to 1 ...

. It is based on

Hank Ketcham Henry King Ketcham (March 14, 1920 – June 1, 2001) was an American cartoonist who created the '' Dennis the Menace'' comic strip, writing and drawing it from 1951 to 1994, when he retired from drawing the daily cartoon and took up painting ...

's 1951 comic strip. This was the first time ''Dennis the Menace'' was animated. The storyline was written by Ketcham. In the special, it's

Mother's Day Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in th ...

and Dennis has not decided what to give his mother for a gift.

Cast

The voice cast includes: * Dennis Mitchell: Joey Nagy * Alice Mitchell:

Kathy Garver Kathleen Marie Garver is an American actress most remembered for having portrayed the teenaged orphan, Catherine "Cissy" Davis, on the popular 1960s CBS sitcom, ''Family Affair''. Before that, she was cast by Cecil B. DeMille in the film ''T ...

* Henry Mitchell: Bob Holt * George Wilson: Larry D. Mann * Martha Wilson:

Elizabeth Kerr Elizabeth Kerr (August 15, 1912 – January 13, 2000) was an American actress, theatre producer and director. Early years Kerr was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of John and Anna Kerr. She attended Northwestern University a ...

* Margaret:

Nicole Eggert Nicole Elizabeth Eggert (born January 13, 1972) is an American actress. Her notable roles include Jamie Powell on the situation comedy ''Charles in Charge'' and Summer Quinn on the television series ''Baywatch''. She guest-starred in '' The Supe ...

Credits

* Created and written for television by

* Produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng * Directors: Bob Richardson, David Detiege, Cullen Houghtaling, Art Leonardi, Nelson Shin, Art Vitello * Layout: Ric Gonzalez, Martin Strudler * Animation by: Dong Seo Animation * Voices of:

, James Hackett, Bob Holt, Elizabeth Kerr, Larry D. Mann, Joey Nagy,

Herbert Rudley Herbert Rudley (March 22, 1910 – September 9, 2006) was an American character actor who appeared on stage, films and on television. Early life Rudley was born in 1910 in Philadelphia and attended Temple University. He left Temple after winnin ...

, Seth Wagerman, Nancy Wible * Music composed by

Joe Raposo Joseph Guilherme Raposo, OIH (February 8, 1937 – February 5, 1989) was an American composer, songwriter, pianist, singer and lyricist, best known for his work on the children's television series ''Sesame Street'', for which he wrote the theme ...

* Conducted by Eric Rogers * In charge Of production:

Lee Gunther Lee Gunther (May 30, 1935 – August 25, 1998) was a co-founder of Marvel Productions and a film editor (which, in animation parlance, means sound effects editor) on more than 85 animated shorts in all. Career Starting at Warner Bros. in the 19 ...

* Production managers: Kathy Condon, Steven Hahn * Film editor: Robert Gillis * Music editor: Joe Siracusa * Production company: DePatie–Freleng Ent., Inc. in association with Mirisch Films, Inc.

References

External links

* American animated television films Films scored by Joe Raposo Television specials by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises NBC television specials {{US-tv-film-stub