• Air date: 10 Sep '75 13 episodes
      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.
  • List of Episodes (13)
    • 1. The Capture of Robin Hood

      10 Sep '75
      The merry men disguise themselves as a traveling conga band to rescue Robin from the clutches of the royal executioner.
    • 2. The French Dis-connection

      17 Sep '75
      Robin and his men try to stop Prince John from signing a peace treaty with the French.
    • 3. The House Band

      24 Sep '75
      While Robin and the Merry Men take a holiday by the sea, the Sheriff hires a band of look-a-likes to terrorize the countryside.
    • 4. Those Wedding Bell Blues

      01 Oct '75
      Prince John offers to trade Maid Marian to a wealthy sheik.
    • 5. A Ransom for Richard

      08 Oct '75
    • 6. The Ultimate Weapon

      15 Oct '75
      A german scientist sells Prince John a weapon which makes him ruler of the world. Robin and men have to find a way to destroy the weapon.
    • 7. Ding Dong, the Bell is Dead

      22 Oct '75
    • 8. There Goes the Neighborhood

      29 Oct '75
    • 9. Quarantine

      12 Nov '75
    • 10. Birthday Blues

      19 Nov '75
    • 11. The Spy (Part 1)

      26 Nov '75
    • 12. The Spy (Part 2)

      26 Nov '75
    • 13. This Lance for Hire

      03 Dec '75