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The Adventures of Robin Hood

  • 1955-1960
  • 4 seasons
  • CBS
  • Action & Adventure, Family

A long-running series of adventures featuring Robin of Loxley - Robin Hood - and his group of Sherwood-Forest-based freedom fighters. Robin and his men protected England from the evil machinations of Prince John while good King Richard was away at the Crusades. The series was primarily intended for children, and was unusual in that it frequently re-used the same actors in different roles, or different actors in a recurring roles.

Season 4 Episode Guide

26 Episodes 1959 - 1960

Episode 1

Sybella

25 mins

A nobleman is attacked while on his to join King Richard in the Holy Land. His murderer, Baron Onslow, changes clothes with the dead man and rides to Nottingham Castle in his place. But will his disguise fool Robin Hood?

Episode 2

The Flying Sorcerer

25 mins

Lord Giles of Richmond, in Nottingham to collect taxes, sees an opportunity to misuse his position by robbing the needy. With Friar Tuck's help. Robin teaches him a lesson.

Episode 3

The Lady-Killer

25 mins

Robin and Derwent, out hunting, are recalled to their camp on a matter of great urgency: Will Scarlett has been arrested for poaching. Their plan to rescue him from the Sheriff's clutches has a most unusual outcome.

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Episode 4

A Touch of Fever

25 mins

Difficulties arise for Marian when she recognise one of three knights captured by the outlaws as her cousin. Before she can beg for his release, she must first of all discover why he is in the company of rogues.

Episode 5

The Devil You Don't Know

25 mins

When Robin and Will Scarlett are out searching for Alan-a-Dale, who has failed to return to camp, they see a group of soldiers escorting a man shackled in irons. Their intervention on the man's behalf leads to surprising results.

Episode 6

The Loaf

25 mins

If there is money to made, the Sheriff seldom worries about the plight of others. However, when he decides to make a fat profit by selling off flour grain belonging to the villagers, Robin teaches him some table manners.

Episode 7

Six Strings to His Bow

25 mins

Unaware that he wanted for murder by Prince John. Alan-a-Dale returns to Sherwood. His arrival serves to increase the already tension-filled feud between Robin and the Sheriff, who is hot on the minstrel's trail.

Episode 8

Tuck's Love Day

25 mins

Always in trouble with his Abbot. Friar Tuck is unusually concerned when he is unable to collect his share of the church money. In despair, he turns to the outlaws - and Robin finds a unusual cure for his friend's ailment.

Episode 9

A Bushel of Apples

25 mins

When he hears that Sir Watkyn's men-at-arms have extorted livestock and wages from the peasants, Frier Tuck turns to the church for help. Sir Watkyn has denied the the charge, but Father Ignatius - abetted by Robin - has a solution to the problem.

Episode 10

The Truce

25 mins

The Deputy Sheriff, usually hostile to Robin Hood, sends a message to Sherwood declaring a truce. Out of necessary, he requires the outlaws' help. Robin, suspecting treachery, formulates a plan of campaign.

Episode 11

The Debt

25 mins

Posing as one of Robin's outlaws, a foreigner attacks and robs several people as they wander through Sherwood. The man's capture brings Robin a dilemma: seven years earlier, the man had saved his life in Crusades.

Episode 12

The Oath

25 mins

It doesn't pay to underestimate Friar Tuck - as the Deputy Sheriff finds out when he hatches a plot to the Friar take an oath that he doesn't consort with the outlaws.

Episode 13

The Charm Pedlar

26 mins

To Robin, a man willing to trust his fellow man in most things, Issac, the charm pedlar recently arrived in Sherwood, appears to be a harmless quack. So why should Tuck be so suspicious of the newcomer?

Episode 14

Goodbye Little John

25 mins

Little John is concerned that Will Scarlett has taken his place - in all but name - as Robin's lieutenant. Robin denies this is true, but his friend angrily storms out of Sherwood, swearing never to return.

Episode 15

The Reluctant Rebel

25 mins

In order to gather first-hand knowledge of life in Greenwood, Sir Geoffrey, a writer, and his manservant, Herbert, pose as outlaws and join Robin's band. What they discover - if they live long enough to write about it - would fill a book.

The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 4 The Reluctant Rebel

Episode 16

The Bagpiper

25 mins

Duncan , the wild Highlander clansman, returns to the outlaw camp and reeks havoc among Robin's men. This time he has a plan to overthrow the Sheriff. Robin's dilemma? How to oppose the clansman without incurring his wrath.

Episode 17

The Parting Guest

26 mins

Duncan, a wild Highland clansman, is hardly a welcome guest in Robin's camp - particularly when his interest appears to be solely in the Lady Marian. A worried outlaw leader seeks Frier Tuck's advice.

Episode 18

Hostage for a Hangman

25 mins

No stranger to trouble, Robin faces the Sheriff's latest threat with grave concern: his enemy has threatened to hang one serf a day until the outlaw gives himself up.

Episode 19

Hue and Cry

25 mins

Set upon and robbed of his chain of office by a masked man, the Deputy Sheriff wrongly suspects the outlaws of the crime. What follows places Robin's life under threat - and provides unwanted troubles for Little John and Maid Marian.

The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 4 Hue and Cry

Episode 20

The Champion

25 mins

When Marian tells Robin that, following the death of her father. Her estate is to be taken over by Sir Quentin, Robin has other ideas - particularly when he suspects the Sheriff is behind the scheme.

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Episode 21

The Edge and the Point

25 mins

Former Crusader M'Boland decides to make some money by capturing the outlaw leader, and demanding payment from the Sheriff. He soon discovers that you must first capture your prey - and Robin has ideas of his own.

Episode 22

A Race Against Time

25 mins

The Duchess of Britanny is taking Prince Arthur to safety in the North, and Robin is asked to provide an escort. The outlaw leader offers to lead the entourage himself - and finds some surprising along the way.

Episode 23

The Pharoah Stones

25 mins

Little John is given three dice - stones by a pedlar, which he claims once belonged to the Ancient Egyptian Kings. Truth or not, the stones bring more than their fair share of trouble to the Greenwood.

Episode 24

Bride for an Outlaw

25 mins

Sir Bligh, a wealthy merchant, learns that his daughter's suitor plans to visit her. Robin, escaping from the Sheriff 's men, enters the house and is mistaken for the man - an event which leads the outlaw leader into treachery.

Episode 25

Double Trouble

25 mins

Edgar, Friar Tuck's identical twin brother, arrives in Nottingham and brings mayhem in his wake: he has agreed to lead the Sheriff to the outlaw camp - little realising that by doing so, he places his brother's life in peril.

Episode 26

Trapped

25 mins

Sir Marmot, a Norman knight, seizes travellers and then places them on trial on trumped up charges. If they refuse to pay the fine he imposes, he sentences them to work on his estate. One of his victims is Little John - which proves to be a very costly mistake.

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