When Things Were Rotten
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.
Top cast
Richard Gautier
Robin Hood
Dick Van Patten
Friar Tuck
Henry Polic II
The Sheriff of Nottingham
Bernie Kopell
Alan-A-Dale
Misty Rowe
Maid Marian
Richard Dimitri
Bertram / Renaldo
David Sabin
Little John
Ron Rifkin
Prince John
Jimmy Martinez
Sylvester
Jane A. Johnston
Princess Isabelle
Frank Delfino
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Joseph Maher
Eavesdropper
Steve Landesberg
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Carl Ballantine
The Waiter
Bobby Herbeck
Mailman
Seasons
Details
- Status
- Ended
- First air date
- September 10, 1975
- Last air date
- December 3, 1975
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 13
- Episode runtime
- 30m
- Network
- ABC
- Original language
- EN
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