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The Best Episodes of The Adventures of Robin Hood

Every episode of The Adventures of Robin Hood ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Adventures of Robin Hood!

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...
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Devil You Don't Know" is the best rated episode of "The Adventures of Robin Hood". It scored 8.4/10 based on 25 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/19/1959. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Black Five".

  • The Devil You Don't Know
    8.4/1025 votes
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    #1 - The Devil You Don't Know

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 12/19/1959

    The Sheriff is to be sent to London for a few months, and a deputy is to replace him in Nottingham. Will the new Sheriff be as tyrannical as the old one? Robin and Will Scarlett are out searching for Alan-a-Dale, who has failed to return to camp, when they see a group of horsemen with a young yeoman prisoner. They decide to help the captive.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Black Five
    8.2/1027 votes
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    #2 - The Black Five

    Season 2 Episode 29 - Aired 4/15/1957

    The Sheriff's life is in danger, and he sends to Robin for help! What can have caused this sudden friendship, and who or what are the 'Black Five'.

    Director: Anthony Squire

    Writer: N/A

  • Trapped
    8.2/1022 votes
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    #3 - 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.

    Director: Terry Bishop

    Writer: N/A

  • The Flying Sorcerer
    8.1/1022 votes
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    #4 - The Flying Sorcerer

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 11/28/1959

    Lord Giles of Richmond, in Nottingham to supervise the collection of outstanding taxes, sees an opportunity to increase his own wealth, when he sees Lord Eilmer, an elderly, harmless eccentric, carrying out scientific experiments in the market-place.

    Director: Bernard Knowles

    Writer: N/A

  • Six Strings To His Bow
    8.1/1022 votes
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    #5 - Six Strings To His Bow

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 1/9/1960

    At the 'Blue Boar Inn', Robin meets a strange knight playing a harp, and decides not to interrupt the newcomer. But when a crossbow bolt flies through the window, narrowly missing thew knight, Robin thinks he should make his presence known.

    Director: Terry Bishop

    Writer: N/A

  • Tuck's Love Day
    8.1/1023 votes
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    #6 - Tuck's Love Day

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 2/27/1960

    Friar Tuck is in trouble with his Abbot. He has been unable to collect money for the church. In despair, he goes to Robin for help and advice.

    Director: Terry Bishop

    Writer: N/A

  • The Parting Guest
    8.1/1023 votes
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    #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.

    Director: Terry Bishop

    Writer: Louis Marks

  • Hostage For A Hangman
    8.1/1022 votes
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Edge And The Point
    8.1/1022 votes
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    #9 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Double Trouble
    8.1/1022 votes
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    #10 - 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.

    Director: Terry Bishop

    Writer: Louis Marks

  • The Ambush
    8.0/1032 votes
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    #11 - The Ambush

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/11/1957

    Prince John is always trying to seize the English throne while King Richard is in the Holy Land. But there is someone with a better claim: Arthur of Brittany. Suppose, by some regrettable accident, that Arthur were killed?

    Director: Lindsay Anderson

    Writer: N/A

  • The Borrowed Baby
    8.0/1032 votes
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    #12 - The Borrowed Baby

    Season 2 Episode 28 - Aired 4/8/1957

    The Count of Severne tells the Sheriff that his gold has been taken by Robin Hood. He also suspects Maid Marian. The Sheriff disbelieves this, but agrees to put the Count's suspicions to the test.

    Director: Don Chaffey

    Writer: N/A

  • The Pharoah Stones
    8.0/1022 votes
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Shell Game
    7.9/1032 votes
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    #14 - The Shell Game

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 1/28/1957

    Robin's men are annoyed when he gives refuge to Pick, a confidence trickster, who specialises in a shell trick, which makes him rather unpopular with the men. Robin uses him in a plan to collect some jewels for King Richard's campaign in France.

    Director: Terry Bishop

    Writer: N/A

  • Too Many Earls
    7.9/1028 votes
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    #15 - Too Many Earls

    Season 2 Episode 31 - Aired 4/29/1957

    The Earl of Rochdale, Marian's uncle, is quarrelling with the Earl of Northgate, and she suggests an archery match to decide the matter. She hopes Robin will be able to shoot for her uncle, but first they must hoodwink the Sheriff.

    Director: Robert Day

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lady-Killer
    7.9/1024 votes
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    #16 - The Lady-Killer

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 12/5/1959

    Robin is out hunting with Derwent when he sees his old friend Will Scarlett stalking a deer. Before Robin can join him, two foresters arrive and arrest Will for poaching.

    Director: Terry Bishop

    Writer: N/A

  • The Truce
    7.9/1023 votes
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    #17 - The Truce

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 7/24/1960

    The Deputy Sheriff is usually hostile to Robin, but now he wants his help.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Leon Griffiths

  • The Challenge
    7.8/1072 votes
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    #18 - The Challenge

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1955

    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: N/A

  • Will Scarlet
    7.8/1053 votes
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    #19 - Will Scarlet

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/5/1956

    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: N/A

  • Ransom
    7.8/1031 votes
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    #20 - Ransom

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/1956

    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: N/A

  • The Black Patch
    7.8/1031 votes
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    #21 - The Black Patch

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/1956

    Sir Dunstan of Travers, a guest of Maid Marian, discloses to her his vow to wear a black patch over one eye until he has captured Robin Hood. She hurries off to warn Robin, and almost falls into a cleverly laid trap.

    Director: Terry Bishop

    Writer: N/A

  • Outlaw Money
    7.8/1027 votes
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    #22 - Outlaw Money

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/1956

    Money problems are not new, but outlaws have unconventional methods of solving them. To help the villagers of Lotham, who are being very heavily taxed, Robin supplies table silver to the silversmith and official minter of Nottingham to melt down into coin. Unknown to Robin, the Sheriff already suspects the silversmith is in sympathy with King Richard.

    Director: Terry Bishop

    Writer: N/A

  • The Frightened Tailor
    7.8/1025 votes
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    #23 - The Frightened Tailor

    Season 2 Episode 36 - Aired 6/3/1957

    A list of people loyal to King Richard, being carried from London to Nottingham by Ned Carter, comes into the Sheriff's possession, but fortunately Robin has a chance of rescuing it.

    Director: Anthony Squire

    Writer: N/A

  • The Path Of True Love
    7.8/1029 votes
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    #24 - The Path Of True Love

    Season 2 Episode 37 - Aired 6/10/1957

    Locksley Hall has sentimental associations for Robin and Marian, and they pay a visit. But the current owner is treating his peasants miserably, so they decide to help.

    Director: Terence Fisher

    Writer: N/A

  • The Road In The Air
    7.8/1025 votes
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    #25 - The Road In The Air

    Season 2 Episode 38 - Aired 6/17/1957

    Sir William has imposed an import duty on all grain taken to Tom's mill, and unless it's paid, he will see nobody crosses his land, which surrounds it. When Robin hears about this, he thinks of a way to get the grain to the mill without anyone setting foot on Sir William's land.

    Director: Robert Day

    Writer: N/A