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When Things Were Rotten is an American situation comedy television series created in 1975 by Mel Brooks and aired for half a season by ABC.
A parody of the Robin Hood legend, the series starred Richard Gautier as Robin Hood. Also in the regular cast were Dick Van Patten as Friar Tuck, Bernie Kopell as Alan-a-Dale, Henry Polic II as the Sheriff of Nottingham, Ron Rifkin as Prince John, Misty Rowe as Maid Marian, and David Sabin as Little John. Richard Dimitri played a dual role as identical twin brothers; Renaldo was one of the Merry Men, while Bertram was the Sheriff's right-hand man.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
The Capture of Robin HoodSeptember 10, 1975—As rumblings grow among the peasantry when tax collections increase, the royal collector is waylaid and robbed by Robin Hood and his band of - S01E02The French Dis-connectionSeptember 17, 1975—The French Ambassador visits England to forge an alliance that will make Prince John so powerful that King Richard will never be able to rec
- S01E03The House BandSeptember 24, 1975—The Sheriff recruits a band of evil lookalikes to impersonate Robin Hood and his band in order to discredit them with the peasants while the
- S01E04Those Wedding Bell BluesOctober 1, 1975—Sheik Achmed comes from Arabia to sign an olive oil treaty with Prince John, but demands the hand of Maid Marian in marriage as part of the
- S01E05A Ransom for RichardOctober 8, 1975—The peasants' faith in Robin Hood is shaken after he is chosen to guard King Richard's ransom from Prince John and the Sheriff and the treas
- S01E06The Ultimate WeaponOctober 15, 1975—Robin and his men must stop mad German inventor Dr. Otto Bahn from building the ultimate weapon for Prince John and the Sheriff that would d
- S01E07Ding Dong, the Bell Is DeadOctober 22, 1975—Robin and crew have to stop the Sheriff and Prince John from selling to an Ethiopian prince the beloved bell they have stolen from Nottingha
- S01E08There Goes the NeighborhoodOctober 29, 1975—The Four Guys from Gloucester, master woodsmen, have been hired by the Sheriff to chop down Sherwood Forest, so it can be replaced by a new
- S01E09QuarantineNovember 12, 1975—The plague has come to Nottingham and both Robin's and the Sheriff's men are stuck in quarantine in the throne room until the disease runs i
- S01E10Birthday BluesNovember 19, 1975—It's a happy birthday for both Renaldo and Bertram, in Sherwood Forest and Nottingham Castle. When Renaldo goes to visit Bertram, he's captu
- S01E11The Spy (Part 1)November 26, 1975—King Richard must return home to England soon or lose the throne to Prince John. Meanwhile, Robin's men suspect there is a double agent in t
- S01E12The Spy (Part 2)November 26, 1975—The Merry Men put on trial the one they think is the traitor in their ranks. Meanwhile, Robin has to stop the Sheriff from killing King Rich
- S01E13This Lance for HireDecember 3, 1975—The Sheriff hires the famous mercenary, the Black Knight, to challenge Robin to a fight to the death. Robin accepts, despite being crippled
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