"The Fifteen-Foot Christmas Tree" (or "The 15-Foot Christmas Tree") is the third and final Christmas episode of the CBS sitcom Dennis the Menace, produced and aired as the twelfth episode of the show's third season.
Synopsis[]
George criticizes the very small, artificial Christmas tree the Mitchells bought from Mr. Quigley (Willard Waterman). He insists they visit land owned by a friend of his and cut down a real tree. They go there and Dennis finds a nice looking but very large tree. George goes to cut it down, but his axe breaks on the first swing. Dennis has his Scout axe with him. It takes some doing, but they finally cut it down. While lifting it, George's coat, with his car keys in it, gets knocked into a well. A man named Wilbur (Marshall Kent) comes by and claims this was his land. He's lying and makes George pay for the tree. George, Henry, and Dennis carry it on a bus, breaking a window and annoying the incredulous driver and passengers. Once home, George proceeds to prune the tree and really makes a mess of it. Figuring that George would goof up somehow, Mr. Quigley brings the little tree that Henry returned earlier. Everyone sings "Silent Night".
Availability[]
The episode was made available on the Dennis the Menace: Season Three DVD set, released by Shout! Factory (under license from Sony Pictures) on October 25, 2011.
Cast[]
| Actor/actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Herbert Anderson | Henry Mitchell |
| Gloria Henry | Alice Mitchell |
| Willard Waterman | Marvin Quigley |
| Pat McCaffrie | Bus Driver |
| Louise Lorimer | Dowager |
| Bill McLean | Rumpled Man |
| Fiona Hale | Gladys Pickett |
| Marshall Kent | Wilbur |
| Frances Rey | Leona |
| Sylvia Field | Martha Wilson |
| Jay North | Dennis Mitchell |
| Joseph Kearns | George Wilson |
See also[]
External links[]
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| Sony Pictures |
| Movies | |
| Columbia Pictures | 1941 • Little Women (1994) • Christmas with the Kranks • The Holiday • Arthur Christmas • Paul Blart: Mall Cop • The Night Before • The Star • Little Women (2019) |
| TriStar Pictures | Mixed Nuts |
| Screen Gems | This Christmas |
| Direct-to-Video | Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night • The Nuttiest Nutcracker • The Swan Princess Christmas |