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The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the surrounding vicinity. While some episodes dramatised the traditional Robin Hood tales, most episodes were original dramas created by the

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 4 Episode 16 - The Bagpiper
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Bagpiper

    S4:E16

    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?

    Director:Terry Bishop
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 2 Episode 21 - The Bandit of Brittany
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - The Bandit of Brittany

    S2:E21

    Robin and Friar Tuck escort Prince Arthur and the Duchess Constance to Chateau Marmont in France for safety. There they make a discovery, of a French 'Robin Hood' called Jacques Chapeau. Jacques captures the prince, intending to use him as ransom for his brother imprisoned in Paris.

    Director:Terry Bishop
    Writer:Milton Schlesinger

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  3. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 6 - A Guest for the Gallows
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - A Guest for the Gallows

    S1:E6

    The Sheriff has sentenced a peasant, Will Stutely, to death. Robin disguises himself as a butcher, and plans to get an interview with the Sheriff by starting a riot - but what good will that do?

    Director:Ralph Smart
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 24 - Will Scarlet
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Will Scarlet

    S1:E24

    Will Scarlet has an eye for the girls, and this lands him in trouble with the Sheriff's men. Robin comes to the rescue, but Will's willingness to trust everyone is still liable to land him in trouble.

    Director:Ralph Smart
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 2 Episode 7 - Ransom
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Ransom

    S2:E7

    Five hundred crowns is a great deal of money, but that's the sum demanded from the villagers by Count Severne to pay for the return of his son. Edwin, spokesman of the serfs, appeals to Robin for help.

    Director:Terence Fisher
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 3 Episode 13 - The Christmas Goose
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - The Christmas Goose

    S3:E13

    Young Davey has a pet goose, who is very attached to him. One day it saves him from a flogging from Sir Leon's men, but in so doing is caught and, as a punishment, sentenced to become Sir Leon's Christmas dinner.

    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 4 - Friar Tuck
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Friar Tuck

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Ralph Smart
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 7 - The Challenge
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Challenge

    S1:E7

    The Sheriff thinks one of his men is the best archer in the land. Sir Richard of the Lea says he knows of someone even better - Robin - and a contest is arranged. The outcome is never in doubt, but Sir Richard soon has cause to regret that he ever supported Robin.

    Director:Ralph Smart
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 8 - Queen Eleanor
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Queen Eleanor

    S1:E8

    The Queen Mother, Eleanor of Acquitaine, arrives in Nottingham on a mission to collect money in aid of King Richard's was against the Saracens. The Sheriff, after making a generous donation, plots to waylay the party and get his money back, but Marian persuades the Queen to let Robin help her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 9 - Checkmate
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Checkmate

    S1:E9

    The Count de Waldern makes himself unpopular with Robin when he makes advances to Maid Marian. The Count invites her to dinner, but he finds he has two uninvited guests.

    Director:Ralph Smart
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 10 - The Ordeal
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The Ordeal

    S1:E10

    Edgar, one of the outlaws, is falsely accused by the Sheriff of the murder of Jack the Wagoner. He must submit to trial by ordeal - by plucking an iron bar from a boiling caldron.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 11 - A Husband for Marian
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - A Husband for Marian

    S1:E11

    When a rather unpleasant knight wants to marry Marian for her dowry, Robin has to act, and disguises himself as a wealthy German baron.

    Director:Bernard Knowles
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 13 - The Youngest Outlaw
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The Youngest Outlaw

    S1:E13

    A young boy tells Robin that he is a page in Waldern Castle, but wants to join the outlaws. How can Robin refuse, when he finds out how important the 'page' really is?

    Director:Bernard Knowles
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 14 - The Betrothal
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Betrothal

    S1:E14

    Gambling has always been a full-time occupation with the outlaws - gambling on their luck against the Sheriff. But Sir Richard couldn't pay the price of his gamble: he now has a month to pay the money or forfeit his estate.

    Director:Ralph Smart
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 15 - The Alchemist
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Alchemist

    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:Ralph Smart
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 16 - The Jongleur
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Jongleur

    S1:E16

    A strolling minstrel leads Little John and Robin into a trap laid by the Sheriff, but he later discovers on which side justice lies.

    Director:Bernard Knowles
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 17 - The Brothers
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The Brothers

    S1:E17

    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?

    Director:Bernard Knowles
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 18 - The Intruders
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Intruders

    S1:E18

    Friendly villagers have turned against Robin and the outlaws after being robbed. To win back their confidence, he must find the thieves.

    Director:Ralph Smart
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 19 - The Sheriff's Boots
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - The Sheriff's Boots

    S1:E19

    The Sheriff of Nottingham prides himself on being well dressed - even down to his boots. His own bootmakers don't seem to be doing a good job, but what would he say if he knew that he was wearing outlaw boots?

    Director:Ralph Smart
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 20 - Errand of Mercy
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Errand of Mercy

    S1:E20

    While delivering herbs to fight an epidemic of St Anthony's Fire, Robin and Little John are recognised by a beggar, and are in danger.

    Director:Ralph Smart
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 21 - The Vandals
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - The Vandals

    S1:E21

    A man is found murdered in Sherwood Forest, and the arrow that killed him is sworn to be Robin's. Local looting in the village is also being blamed on him, so Robin must find the vandals, in order to clear his name.

    Director:Arthur Crabtree
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 23 - Ladies of Sherwood
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Ladies of Sherwood

    S1:E23

    Arthur of Tetsbury is to be hanged for keeping money from King Richard's crusade, instead of paying it in taxes to Prince John. The Sheriff suspects Robin will try to rescue him, and frobids anyone to enter or leave the city. But a woman's robes can hide even a man's Lincoln Green.

    Director:Ralph Smart
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 25 - The Deserted Castle
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - The Deserted Castle

    S1:E25

    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.

    Director:Bernard Knowles
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 26 - The Miser
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - The Miser

    S1:E26

    When Robin hears that the villagers have been charged double taxes, he decides to teach miserly Sir William de Courcier a lesson. Robin pretends to be helpful, but the miser soon learns the error of his ways.

    Director:Bernard Knowles
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 27 - Trial By Battle
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Trial By Battle

    S1:E27

    Marian is arrested and sent for trial, suspected of murder, after the King's Commissioner is killed with a dagger of hers. But it's a strange trial, because two men have to fight, and only if her defender wins is she proved innocent.

    Director:Terence Fisher
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Bagpiper" is the best rated episode of "The Adventures of Robin Hood". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Terry Bishop and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/4/1960. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Bandit of Brittany".