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When Things Were Rotten

Season 1 · 13 episodes · Sep 10, 1975

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    Episode 1

    The Capture of Robin Hood

    Sep 10, 1975

    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.

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    Episode 2

    The French Dis-connection

    Sep 17, 1975

    The French Ambassador visits England to forge an alliance that will make Prince John so powerful that King Richard will never be able to reclaim his throne. Robin and his men infiltrate the palace to prevent this.

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    Episode 3

    The House Band

    Sep 24, 1975

    The Sheriff recruits a band of evil lookalikes to impersonate Robin Hood and his band in order to discredit them with the peasants while the real Robin and his men are on vacation.

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    Episode 4

    Those Wedding Bell Blues

    Oct 1, 1975

    Sheik Achmed comes from Arabia to sign an olive oil treaty with Prince John, but demands the hand of Maid Marian in marriage as part of the deal.

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    Episode 5

    A Ransom for Richard

    Oct 8, 1975

    The peasants' faith in Robin Hood is shaken after he is chosen to guard King Richard's ransom from Prince John and the Sheriff and the treasure comes up missing.

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    Episode 6

    The Ultimate Weapon

    Oct 15, 1975

    Robin and his men must stop mad German inventor Dr. Otto Bahn from building the ultimate weapon for Prince John and the Sheriff that would destroy Sherwood Forest.

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    Episode 7

    Ding Dong, the Bell Is Dead

    Oct 22, 1975

    Robin and crew have to stop the Sheriff and Prince John from selling to an Ethiopian prince the beloved bell they have stolen from Nottingham Abbey.

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    Episode 8

    There Goes the Neighborhood

    Oct 29, 1975

    The Four Guys from Gloucester, master woodsmen, have been hired by the Sheriff to chop down Sherwood Forest, so it can be replaced by a new housing development, Sherwood Meadows. Robin and his men must convince the Guys to abort mission.

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    Episode 9

    Quarantine

    Nov 12, 1975

    The plague has come to Nottingham and both Robin's and the Sheriff's men are stuck in quarantine in the throne room until the disease runs its course. What will kill them first—the plague or each other?

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    Episode 10

    Birthday Blues

    Nov 19, 1975

    It's a happy birthday for both Renaldo and Bertram, in Sherwood Forest and Nottingham Castle. When Renaldo goes to visit Bertram, he's captured and sentenced to death. Will Bertram forget old scores and save his brother's life?

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    Episode 11

    The Spy (Part 1)

    Nov 26, 1975

    King Richard must return home to England soon or lose the throne to Prince John. Meanwhile, Robin's men suspect there is a double agent in their ranks. But which side is he really working for?

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    Episode 12

    The Spy (Part 2)

    Nov 26, 1975

    The Merry Men put on trial the one they think is the traitor in their ranks. Meanwhile, Robin has to stop the Sheriff from killing King Richard when he returns to England as the law requires or lose his throne.

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    Episode 13

    This Lance for Hire

    Dec 3, 1975

    The Sheriff hires the famous mercenary, the Black Knight, to challenge Robin to a fight to the death. Robin accepts, despite being crippled by a recent wound. But the Sheriff has his own plans for the fight, no matter who wins.