When Things Were Rotten (1975)

Adventure · Comedy

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.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (567 votes)
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1975)

7.10 avg 13 episodes 6.7 → 7.0 26 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Capture of Robin Hood	6.7	54
2	The French Dis-connection	6.9	47
3	The House Band	7.1	38
4	Those Wedding Bell Blues	7.3	38
5	A Ransom for Richard	7.3	33
6	The Ultimate Weapon	7.2	37
7	Ding Dong, the Bell Is Dead	7.0	32
8	There Goes the Neighborhood	6.9	35
9	Quarantine	7.4	31
10	Birthday Blues	7.1	34
11	The Spy: Part 1	7.3	32
12	The Spy: Part 2	7.1	33
13	This Lance for Hire	7.0	36