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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 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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  1. Background image for The Challenge
    7.8/10(81 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Background image for Will Scarlet
    7.7/10(57 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Background image for The Prisoner
    7.6/10(49 votes)

    #3 - The Prisoner

    S1:E39

    A courier has come to Prince John, and Robin thinks he bears important news. The Prince says it is of King Richard's death, but Robin disbelieves this, and sets to work to discover the truth.

    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for A Husband for Marian
    7.5/10(81 votes)

    #4 - 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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Trial By Battle
    7.5/10(54 votes)

    #5 - 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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for The Knight Who Came to Dinner
    7.5/10(50 votes)

    #6 - The Knight Who Came to Dinner

    S1:E37

    A penniless knight, Sir Richard of the Lea, has mortgaged his estate to the abbot, and cannot repay his debt. The outlaws lend him the sum he needs. To ensure they get their money back, Robin sends Friar Tuck to the abbey in the guise of Sir Richard's squire.

    Director:Ralph Smart
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Wager
    7.5/10(47 votes)

    #7 - The Wager

    S1:E38

    Robin bets Friar Tuck that he can collect more money by begging than Tuck can by prayer. But Norman soldiers make things very difficult for these apprentice beggars.

    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Dead Or Alive
    7.4/10(94 votes)

    #8 - Dead Or Alive

    S1:E3

    Little John escapes from the bondage of his feudal lord, but is caught in a tavern by the Sheriff's men. The sergeant offers him his freedom if he will go into Sherwood Forest and bring back an outlaw. Little John agrees, and in the forest meets Robin Hood for the first time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Friar Tuck
    7.4/10(95 votes)

    #9 - 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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  11. Background image for Maid Marian
    7.4/10(96 votes)

    #10 - Maid Marian

    S1:E5

    The waylaying of a courier by the outlaws has a surprising result - for Robin - who finds himself in a perilous position. Maid Marian is suspected of being an enemy of the outlaws.

    Director:Ralph Smart
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Richard the Lionheart
    7.4/10(64 votes)

    #11 - Richard the Lionheart

    S1:E22

    There are many men who don't believe it, but the outlaws are among the most faithful of King Richard's subjects.. Peregrinus believed them , but they were getting fidgetty with him around. They are not know how closely he is connected to the King.

    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Ladies of Sherwood
    7.4/10(51 votes)

    #12 - 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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  14. Background image for A Guest for the Gallows
    7.3/10(90 votes)

    #13 - 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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  15. Background image for Checkmate
    7.3/10(84 votes)

    #14 - 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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  16. Background image for The Jongleur
    7.3/10(72 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for The Sheriff's Boots
    7.3/10(64 votes)

    #16 - 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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  18. Background image for The Deserted Castle
    7.3/10(53 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for The May Queen
    7.3/10(50 votes)

    #18 - The May Queen

    S1:E29

    The May Queen is being made to marry a man she does not love, but a tournament has been arranged, and perhaps under cover of the jousting, Robin will be able to do something.

    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Tables Turned
    7.3/10(46 votes)

    #19 - Tables Turned

    S1:E34

    Derwent and Much 'obtain' some loot which they heard was jewels. But it turns out to be two children, who prove to be more than a nuisance. Soon the tables are turned, however.

    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for The Moneylender
    7.2/10(106 votes)

    #20 - The Moneylender

    S1:E2

    Robin, a new recruit to Scatlock's outlaw band, is sent out to bring back some loot from a moneylender who has exacted 100% interest from the people to whom he has lent money. But Robin's actions are displeasing to Scatlock.

    Director:Ralph Smart
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Queen Eleanor
    7.2/10(82 votes)

    #21 - 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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  23. Background image for The Ordeal
    7.2/10(78 votes)

    #22 - 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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  24. Background image for The Youngest Outlaw
    7.2/10(72 votes)

    #23 - 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?

    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for The Betrothal
    7.2/10(73 votes)

    #24 - 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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  26. Background image for The Vandals
    7.2/10(57 votes)

    #25 - 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.

    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Challenge" is the best rated episode of "The Adventures of Robin Hood". It scored 7.8/10 based on 81 votes. Directed by Ralph Smart and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/7/1955. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Will Scarlet".