The WORST episodes of The Adventures of Robin Hood
Every episode of The Adventures of Robin Hood ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Adventures of Robin Hood!
A long-running series of adventures featuring Robin of Locksley--Robin Hood--and his group of Sherwood-Forest-based freedom fighters. Robin and his men protected England from the evil machinations of Prince John while good King Richard was away at the Crusades. The series was primarily intended for children, and was unusual in that it frequently re-used the same actors in different roles, or different actors in a recurring roles
#1 - Trapped
Season 4 - Episode 26 - Aired 11/12/1960
Sir Marmont seizes travelers, tries them on false charges, and if they are unable to pay the heavy fine he imposes, sentences them to work for him. Robin Hood then falls into his clutches.
#2 - Marian's Prize
Season 3 - Episode 38 - Aired 6/16/1958
Robin's name is entered for an archery contest in the village of Northeave, but owing to his absence from camp, Marian has to go instead, in disguise.
#3 - The Charm Pedlar
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/14/1960
A charm pedlar arrives in Nottingham. To Robin he seems harmless, but Friar Tuck discovers the man is a trickster, selling the villagers useless potions. Robin thinks of a plan to stop the pedlar's activities.
#4 - Goodbye Little John
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/21/1960
On returning to Sherwood Forest, Little John is angry to discover that his place as Robin's right-hand man has been taken by Will Scarlett. To make matters worse, Will beats John in a wrestling match, and the big man strides off into the forest angrier than ever. The Deputy Sheriff hears of it and plans to take advantage of Little John's discontent.
#5 - The Reluctant Rebel
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/28/1960
To gather first-hand knowledge of outlaw life for a journal he is writinng, Sir Geoffrey Claire and his manservant Herbert pose as outlaws, and join Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest.
#6 - The Bagpiper
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/4/1960
Duncan of Stoneykirk, the wild Highland clansman, is back in Sherwood Forest. He was rather troublesome on his last visit, not only to his enemies, but also to his friends. Will things be different this time?
#7 - The Parting Guest
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/11/1960
Duncan of Stoneykirk is still the rather unwelcome guest of Robin and his men. His wild, unpredictable behavior and his interest in Marian are worrying to Robin.
#8 - Hostage For A Hangman
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 9/18/1960
The Deputy Sheriff arranges a meeting with Robin and tells him that unless he surrenders, he will arrest two serfs the next morning and hang them, and will repeat the process daily until he does surrender.
#9 - Hue And Cry
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 9/25/1960
The Deputy Sheriff is set upon by a masked man and his gold chain of office stolen. On learning the identity of his attacker, he orders nine men from a neighboring village to hunt him down.
#10 - The Champion
Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/2/1960
Marian tells Robin that, following the death of her father, supposedly slain in the Holy Land, her estate is to be taken over, at the Sheriff's suggestion, by Sir Guy Quentin. But Robin has other ideas.
#11 - The Edge And The Point
Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/8/1960
Robin thinks his skill with the bow is without equal - until a former crusader, Boland, makes an appearance in Sherwood Forest.
#12 - A Race Against Time
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/15/1960
Robin gets an important message from the Duchess of Brittany, who is taking the King's son to Northumberland to be received as the rightful heir to the throne. Fearing trouble from Prince John, she wants Robin and his men to escort them.
#13 - The Pharoah Stones
Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 10/22/1960
A pedlar sells Little John three dice-like stones, which, he claims, tell the owner his fortune. Little John puts them to the test, and is convinced of their mysterious powers.
#14 - Bride For An Outlaw
Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 10/29/1960
Sir Bligh Denton, a wealthy merchant, learns that his daughter Judith's suitor plans to visit her. Robin, escaping from the Sheriff's men, enters the house and is mistaken for the man.
#15 - Double Trouble
Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 11/5/1960
Friar Tuck's identical twin brother, Edgar, is back in Nottingham. Edgar is a rogueish fellow, and has agreed to help the Deputy Sheriff to trap Robin Hood.
#16 - The Wanderer
Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/16/1956
Derwent the outlaw makes a friend to whom he will be everlastingly grateful. Sir Walter de Lys discovers that there is such a thing as hygiene, after a healer called Joseph cures him by unconventional means, which riles the other healers in Nottingham. Then the Sheriff takes a hand...
#17 - The York Treasure
Season 2 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/1/1957
Joseph of Cordoba and a young friend, Esther, escape from York with money raised by friends to pay the passage of a shipload of refugees landing at Grimsby. When Joseph is wounded, Robin offers to accompany Esther to the coast.
#18 - The Challenge Of The Black Knight
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/30/1957
Will Dale, as a special birthday treat, is brought by his father to the forest. There, he goes hunting with Robin and the outlaws, but they get into a fight with Sir Roger Fitzwilliam, who kidnaps Will.
#19 - The Coming Of Robin Hood
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1955
Robin of Locksley has been fighting in the crusades in the Holy Land for many years, and when he arrives home again, he finds a sorry situation. Prince John is trying to seize power, and the Normans are in control everywhere. Even Robin's own land has been seized by a Norman knight. Where can he look for friends?
#20 - The Alchemist
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/2/1956
A poor woman has been accused of witchcraft, and is under sentence of death to be burned at the stake. At least, that was the Sheriff's plan before Robin appeared with a clever ruse.
#21 - The Infidel
Season 2 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/27/1957
During King Richard's crusade, Ali ben Azra, one of the hated Saracens is captured and brought to England. In their turn, the Saracens capture Lord Rossmore and hold him hostage against Ali's safe return. Plans are made for the exchange, but Sir James Rossmore, nephew of Lord Rossmore, has other ideas. He has devised a plot that will enable him to inherit his uncle's fortune, placing the blame on the innocent Ali ben Azra. Robin decides to intervene.
#22 - The Deserted Castle
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/12/1956
The Sheriff is puzzled by something very strange going on in a ruined castle. When he arrives with his men-at-arms, he finds that the castle contains an unnusual occupant.
#23 - Dead Or Alive
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/1955
Little John escapes from the bondage of his feudal lord, but is caught in a tavern by the Sheriff's men. The sergeant offers him his freedom if he will go into Sherwood Forest and bring back an outlaw. Little John agrees, and in the forest meets Robin Hood for the first time.
#24 - The Brothers
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/16/1956
Robin is called on to aid two brothers, one of whom wants to become a priest. They are both fleeing the Sheriff of Nottingham, and Robin sends them to an abbot. However, they are caught, and the would-be priest is thrown into prison. Can Robin rescue him and help him take his vows?
#25 - Friar Tuck
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1955
Friar Tuck calls on Robin to help the course of true love run smoothly. A young girl in love with a yeoman has sought sanctuary with the Friar after discovering that the lord of the manor has a different suitor in mind for her. Disguised as a monk, Robin sets out to help.