When Things Were Rotten

When Things Were Rotten

1975
★★★★☆ 7.2/10
📺 1 Season
🎬 13 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 30 min/episode
ComedyAction & Adventure
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.

Seasons

Season 1
1975 • 13 Episodes
As rumblings grow among the peasantry when tax collections increase, the royal collector is waylaid and robbed by Robin Hood and his band of men. News of the incident reaches the Sheriff of Nottingham and Prince John.

Crew

Producer
Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg

Network

ABC

Production

Paramount Television, Crossbow Productions

Keywords

robin hoodsatiremiddle ages (476-1453)based on myths, legends or folkloresitcom12th century