- 7.2/1025 votes
#1 - Sybella
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 11/21/1959
On his way to join King Richard in the Holy Land, the Earl of Steyne is ambushed by Baron Onslow, and killed. Onslow changes clothes with the dead Earl, and posing as him, rides to Nottingham, with the Earls' letter of introduction from Robin to the King. What is he plotting?
Director: Terry Bishop
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1022 votes
#2 - 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
- 7.9/1024 votes
#3 - 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
- 7.6/1024 votes
#4 - A Touch Of Fever
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 12/12/1959
Robin and his men capture three knights riding through Sherwood Forest. Difficulties arise when Marian recognises one of them as her cousin.
Director: N/A
Writer: Leon Griffiths
- 8.4/1025 votes
#5 - 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
- 7.5/1023 votes
#6 - The Loaf
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 1/2/1960
The Sheriff learns that in London there is a great demand for flour, and high prices are being paid for it. This gives him an idea that will improve his finances - though the Nottingham poor will suffer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1022 votes
#7 - 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
- 8.1/1023 votes
#8 - 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
- 7.5/1025 votes
#9 - A Bushel Of Apples
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 7/17/1960
Robin uncovers Sir Watkyn's plot to extort large sums of money from the peasants.
Director: Terry Bishop
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1023 votes
#10 - 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
- 7.8/1023 votes
#11 - The Debt
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 7/31/1960
Robin searches for an outlaw, Martin, who has been posing as one of his men and robbing innocent people in the Sherwood area.
Director: Anthony Squire
Writer: Leon Griffiths
- 7.7/1023 votes
#12 - The Oath
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 8/7/1960
The Deputy Sheriff suspects Friar Tuck of being in league with Robin Hood, and plans to trap the Friar. But he underestimates Tuck's intelligence.
Director: Compton Bennett
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1023 votes
#13 - The Charm Pedlar
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 8/14/1960
A charm pedlar arrives in Nottingham. To Robin he seems harmless, but Friar Tuck discovers the man is a trickster, selling the villagers useless potions. Robin thinks of a plan to stop the pedlar's activities.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1024 votes
#14 - Goodbye Little John
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 8/21/1960
On returning to Sherwood Forest, Little John is angry to discover that his place as Robin's right-hand man has been taken by Will Scarlett. To make matters worse, Will beats John in a wrestling match, and the big man strides off into the forest angrier than ever. The Deputy Sheriff hears of it and plans to take advantage of Little John's discontent.
Director: Robert Day
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1025 votes
#15 - The Reluctant Rebel
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 8/28/1960
To gather first-hand knowledge of outlaw life for a journal he is writinng, Sir Geoffrey Claire and his manservant Herbert pose as outlaws, and join Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest.
Director: N/A
Writer: Leon Griffiths
- 7.4/1024 votes
#16 - The Bagpiper
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 9/4/1960
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: N/A
- 8.1/1023 votes
#17 - 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
- 8.1/1022 votes
#18 - 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
- 7.6/1023 votes
#19 - Hue And Cry
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 9/25/1960
The Deputy Sheriff is set upon by a masked man and his gold chain of office stolen. On learning the identity of his attacker, he orders nine men from a neighboring village to hunt him down.
Director: Compton Bennett
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1022 votes
#20 - The Champion
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 10/2/1960
Marian tells Robin that, following the death of her father, supposedly slain in the Holy Land, her estate is to be taken over, at the Sheriff's suggestion, by Sir Guy Quentin. But Robin has other ideas.
Director: N/A
Writer: Leon Griffiths
- 8.1/1022 votes
#21 - 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
- 7.2/1022 votes
#22 - A Race Against Time
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 10/15/1960
Robin gets an important message from the Duchess of Brittany, who is taking the King's son to Northumberland to be received as the rightful heir to the throne. Fearing trouble from Prince John, she wants Robin and his men to escort them.
Director: Terry Bishop
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1022 votes
#23 - 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
- 7.6/1022 votes
#24 - Bride For An Outlaw
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 10/29/1960
Sir Bligh Denton, a wealthy merchant, learns that his daughter Judith's suitor plans to visit her. Robin, escaping from the Sheriff's men, enters the house and is mistaken for the man.
Director: N/A
Writer: Louis Marks
- 8.1/1022 votes
#25 - 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 Best Episodes of The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 4
Every episode of The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 4!
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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Sybella" is the best rated episode of "The Adventures of Robin Hood" season 4. It scored 7.2/10 based on 25 votes. Directed by Terry Bishop and written by N/A, it aired on 11/21/1959. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "The Flying Sorcerer".