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On this day in 1951, by a peculiar quirk of fate, the world got not one, but two Dennis the Menaces.\xa0\nBoth Dennises were mischievous rascals with slingshots, dogs, and striped outfits, but their personalities were as different as Yorkshire tea and Americano coffee.\xa0\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly reflect on why Beano eventually gave Walter the Softy a girlfriend; discuss America\u2019s 1950s obsession with permissive parenting; and speculate on why the US Dennis the Menace had to go on the run from the police\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2018The Most Unbelievable Comic Ripoff Was a Total Coincidence\u2019 (Screen Rant, 2021): https://screenrant.com/dennis-menace-coincidence-us-uk-ripoff/\xa0\n\u2018Dennis the Menace at 60\u2019 (BBC, 2011): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12770341\xa0\n\u2018An Insane British-American Coincidence\u2019 (Lost in the Pond, 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykOZXhefypw\xa0\nThis episode first premiered in 2022, for members of \U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\U0001f334 - where you can also DITCH THE ADS and get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast. Join now via Apple Podcasts or Patreon. Thanks!\n\xa0\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Ollie Peart.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\n\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices