When Things Were Rotten(1975)
ComedyAction & Adventure
First Air Date: 1975-09-10
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 7.4
Votes: 11
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
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.
Keywords
robin hoodsatiremiddle ages (476-1453)based on myths, legends or folkloresitcom12th century
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 13E01
The Capture of Robin Hood
Air Date: 1975-09-10
As rumblings grow among the peasantry when tax collections increase, the royal collector is waylaid and robbed by Rob...
E02
The French Dis-connection
Air Date: 1975-09-17
The French Ambassador visits England to forge an alliance that will make Prince John so powerful that King Richard wi...
E03
The House Band
Air Date: 1975-09-24
The Sheriff recruits a band of evil lookalikes to impersonate Robin Hood and his band in order to discredit them with...
E04
Those Wedding Bell Blues
Air Date: 1975-10-01
Sheik Achmed comes from Arabia to sign an olive oil treaty with Prince John, but demands the hand of Maid Marian in m...
E05
A Ransom for Richard
Air Date: 1975-10-08
The peasants' faith in Robin Hood is shaken after he is chosen to guard King Richard's ransom from Prince John and th...
E06
The Ultimate Weapon
Air Date: 1975-10-15
Robin and his men must stop mad German inventor Dr. Otto Bahn from building the ultimate weapon for Prince John and t...
E07
Ding Dong, the Bell Is Dead
Air Date: 1975-10-22
Robin and crew have to stop the Sheriff and Prince John from selling to an Ethiopian prince the beloved bell they hav...
E08
There Goes the Neighborhood
Air Date: 1975-10-29
The Four Guys from Gloucester, master woodsmen, have been hired by the Sheriff to chop down Sherwood Forest, so it ca...
E09
Quarantine
Air Date: 1975-11-12
The plague has come to Nottingham and both Robin's and the Sheriff's men are stuck in quarantine in the throne room u...
E10
Birthday Blues
Air Date: 1975-11-19
It's a happy birthday for both Renaldo and Bertram, in Sherwood Forest and Nottingham Castle. When Renaldo goes to vi...
E11
The Spy (Part 1)
Air Date: 1975-11-26
King Richard must return home to England soon or lose the throne to Prince John. Meanwhile, Robin's men suspect there...
E12
The Spy (Part 2)
Air Date: 1975-11-26
The Merry Men put on trial the one they think is the traitor in their ranks. Meanwhile, Robin has to stop the Sheriff...
E13
This Lance for Hire
Air Date: 1975-12-03
The Sheriff hires the famous mercenary, the Black Knight, to challenge Robin to a fight to the death. Robin accepts, ...
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