Dennis is left in the care of the Colonel whilst mum and dad go out for the evening.Dennis is left in the care of the Colonel whilst mum and dad go out for the evening.Dennis is left in the care of the Colonel whilst mum and dad go out for the evening.
When Dennis assumes he'd be left home alone whilst his parents are out he gets excited about eating, TV and "foil robbers with traps and tripwires and cunningly placed pots of paint" which is clearly a reference to the movie Home Alone (1990)