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The Best Episodes of The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1

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The Best Episodes of The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 1

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. 7.8/10(73 votes)

    #1 - The Challenge

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    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.

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    Director:Ralph Smart
    Writer:N/A
  2. 7.8/10(54 votes)

    #2 - Will Scarlet

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    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.

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    Director:Ralph Smart
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  3. 7.6/10(51 votes)

    #3 - Trial By Battle

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    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.

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  4. 7.6/10(47 votes)

    #4 - The Prisoner

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    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.

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  5. 7.5/10(60 votes)

    #5 - Richard the Lionheart

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    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.

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  6. 7.5/10(48 votes)

    #6 - Ladies of Sherwood

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    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.

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    Director:Ralph Smart
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  8. 7.5/10(48 votes)

    #7 - The Knight Who Came to Dinner

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    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.

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  9. 7.5/10(45 votes)

    #8 - The Wager

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    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.

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  10. 7.4/10(87 votes)

    #9 - Dead Or Alive

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    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.

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  11. 7.4/10(88 votes)

    #10 - Friar Tuck

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    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.

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  12. 7.4/10(89 votes)

    #11 - Maid Marian

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    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.

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  13. 7.4/10(73 votes)

    #12 - A Husband for Marian

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    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.

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  14. 7.4/10(61 votes)

    #13 - The Sheriff's Boots

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    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?

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  15. 7.4/10(50 votes)

    #14 - The Deserted Castle

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    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.

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  16. 7.3/10(77 votes)

    #15 - Checkmate

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    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.

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  17. 7.3/10(66 votes)

    #16 - The Jongleur

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    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.

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  18. 7.3/10(50 votes)

    #17 - The Miser

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    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.

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  19. 7.3/10(47 votes)

    #18 - The May Queen

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    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.

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  20. 7.3/10(44 votes)

    #19 - Tables Turned

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    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.

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  21. 7.2/10(97 votes)

    #20 - The Moneylender

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    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.

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  22. 7.2/10(83 votes)

    #21 - A Guest for the Gallows

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    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?

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  23. 7.2/10(73 votes)

    #22 - Queen Eleanor

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    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.

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  24. 7.2/10(71 votes)

    #23 - The Ordeal

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    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.

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  25. 7.2/10(66 votes)

    #24 - The Youngest Outlaw

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    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?

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  26. 7.2/10(56 votes)

    #25 - Errand of Mercy

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    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.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Challenge" is the best rated episode of "The Adventures of Robin Hood" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 73 votes. Directed by Ralph Smart and written by N/A, it aired on 11/7/1955. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Will Scarlet".