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When Things Were Rotten

Name: When Things Were Rotten
Released: 1975

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1975-1975
1 Season
ABC
Action & Adventure, Comedy
TV-PG

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This short-lived comedy in the style of Mel Brooks is set in Sherwood Forest, in which Robin Hood, Maid Marian, and Robin's band of Merry Men are struggling heroically against their rotten foes, nasty Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham.

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Dick Gautier

Robin Hood

Dick Van Patten

Friar Tuck

Bernie Kopell

Alan-A-Dale

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Episode 1

The Capture of Robin Hood

Wed, Sep 10, 197526 mins

Rumblings continue to grow among the peasantry as tax collections increase. The Royal tax collector is waylaid and robbed by Robin and his band of men, and news of the incident reaches the Sheriff of Nottingham and Prince John. Marian warns Robin that an archery contest is indeed a trap, but he enters anyway. Robin wins the tournament and is immediately arrested. The Merry Men launch a rescue which culminates in a sword fight with the Sheriff. Robin defeats the Sheriff, escaping back to Sherwood Forrest and further adventures.

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