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The Worst Episodes of The Adventures of Robin Hood

Every episode of The Adventures of Robin Hood ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Salt King" is the worst rated episode of "The Adventures of Robin Hood". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Don Chaffey and written by Carey Wilber, it aired on 9/30/1957. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Tuck In Time".

  • The Salt King
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    #1 - The Salt King

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1957

    In the days of Robin Hood, various essential goods were in short supply, and certain lords held monopolies on them. One such commodity was salt, and Lord Guthrie is plotting with the Sheriff to hold up supplies so the price will rise. The plan works well, until Robin steps in.

    Director: Don Chaffey

    Writer: Carey Wilber

  • A Tuck In Time
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    #2 - A Tuck In Time

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1957

    Edgar, Friar Tuck's twin brother, has returned from the East with a deadly machine, and is prepared to sell it to Prince John. But Robin and Tuck plan to stop him.

    Director: Terry Bishop

    Writer: N/A

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    #3 - Pepper

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/1957

    Robin becomes involved in the fortunes of a Byzantine princess, Irene, who has been held hostage in England.

    Director: Robert Day

    Writer: N/A

  • The Charter
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    #4 - The Charter

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1957

    Lord Greenwald is seriously ill in his castle, and he is the only person who knows the hiding place of a Charter which will limit Prince Johns' power, should he become king. Marian learns where the Charter is hidden, but how can she and Robin get to it before the Sheriff finds out too?

    Director: Terry Bishop

    Writer: N/A

  • A Change Of Heart
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    #5 - A Change Of Heart

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1957

    Friar Tuck, now living in Tintern Abbey, sends for Robin's help against Lord Humphrey, who is planning to expel the Celts from the Forest of Dean, where they have lived for centuries.

    Director: Terry Bishop

    Writer: N/A

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    #6 - Brother Battle

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/1957

    Brother Wootan, a great believer in education, has been banished many times for teaching the children of serfs to read. Robin allows him to start a school in the forest, and one of the unwilling pupils is Little John. Unfortunately for Robin's immediate plans, Wootan arrives just as he is planning to capture a consignment of Prince John's gold going to the Sheriff of Nottingham.

    Director: Robert Day

    Writer: N/A

  • My Brother's Keeper
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    #7 - My Brother's Keeper

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1957

    Sir Loren is caught ill-treating a blacksmith, and is banished from his home by his father. Then Loren kills his young brother in the forest. Robin and Little John are the only witnesses, but knowing that they cannot risk giving evidence themselves, they seek a way to make Loren confess.

    Director: Don Chaffey

    Writer: N/A

  • An Apple For The Archer
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    #8 - An Apple For The Archer

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1957

    Mary Quartermaine, according to her father's will, has to marry the best bow-man in the land. Robin plays cupid when he teaches Timothy Cox to shoot an arrow well enough to win the lovely young woman as his bride.

    Director: Terry Bishop

    Writer: N/A

  • The Angry Village
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    #9 - The Angry Village

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/1957

    Robin and Little John, while hunting in the forest, come across villagers hiding grain to avoid it being confiscated. But the grain is discovered, and treachery is suspected.

    Director: Terry Bishop

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mark
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    #10 - The Mark

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/1957

    Barnaby Church is being rebuilt, creating much interest on Nottinghamshire. Walter, the master mason, is proud of his work, but Sir Blaise, plotting to turn the church into a fortress, meets with unexpected opposition.

    Director: Robert Day

    Writer: N/A

  • The Bride Of Robin Hood
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    #11 - The Bride Of Robin Hood

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/1957

    A girl, who has run away from her home to avoid a marriage to Walter, proves herself a valiant archer in defence of Robin. In return for her service in a dangerous situation, he grants her a favor. But he gets more trouble than he bargained for in carrying out this boon for the girl.

    Director: Anthony Squire

    Writer: N/A

  • To Be A Student
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    #12 - To Be A Student

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/1957

    Prince John is levying troops from among young men of suitable age. Peter Larkin, a brilliant student that Friar Tuck is preparing for university, tries to escape this traitorous service.

    Director: Robert Day

    Writer: N/A

  • The Christmas Goose
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    #13 - The Christmas Goose

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/23/1957

    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: N/A

  • The Challenge Of The Black Knight
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    #14 - The Challenge Of The Black Knight

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 12/30/1957

    Will Dale, as a special birthday treat, is brought by his father to the forest. There, he goes hunting with Robin and the outlaws, but they get into a fight with Sir Roger Fitzwilliam, who kidnaps Will.

    Director: Anthony Squire

    Writer: Leon Griffiths

  • The Rivals
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    #15 - The Rivals

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/6/1958

    Trouble begins when the Sheriff tries to levy yet another tax to raise money. His lieutenant advises against this, and they plan to start a band of outlaws to compete with Robin's men.

    Director: Robert Day

    Writer: N/A

  • The Profiteer
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    #16 - The Profiteer

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/13/1958

    The village of Lotham is without food, because of the failure of the grain crop. The Lord of the Manor refuses to help, but Robin hears about it, and agrees that Andrew, a serf from Lotham, shall buy food with money from the outlaws.

    Director: Terry Bishop

    Writer: N/A

  • Knight Errant
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    #17 - Knight Errant

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 1/20/1958

    Marian wants to speak to Robin urgently. She tries to tell him that Sir Jack of Southwark has her father's permission to marry her. But Robin is so engrossed in his archery practice that that he will not take any notice. When Sir Jack arrives, Robin finds out the hard way.

    Director: Anthony Squire

    Writer: N/A

  • The Healing Hand
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    #18 - The Healing Hand

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 1/27/1958

    Little John is a good man in a fight, but not so good when brains are needed. Oswald of the Healing Hand, a 'quack' doctor, finds him easy to deceive, when he suffers from indigestion.

    Director: Bernard Knowles

    Writer: Leon Griffiths

  • One Man's Meat
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    #19 - One Man's Meat

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2/3/1958

    Squire Woodstock has discovered a form of bran, which he calls his 'universal food', and which he thinks will replace all other food. Robin and Friar Tuck do not share the squire's enthusiasm when they have to eat it for dinner.

    Director: Don Chaffey

    Writer: N/A

  • Too Many Robins
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    #20 - Too Many Robins

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/10/1958

    Alma, an innkeeper's daughter, hero-worships Robin. But to gain her love, Tom the Thatcher tells her he is Robin. But she wants proof.

    Director: Robert Day

    Writer: N/A

  • The Crusaders
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    #21 - The Crusaders

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 2/17/1958

    Robin has a rendezvous with four knights with whom he fought in the crusades, and in keeping it he falls into a trap set by the Sheriff. At last it seems the Sheriff has won - but Robin has got out of difficult and dangerous situations before.

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  • Castle In The Air
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    #22 - Castle In The Air

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 2/24/1958

    The impoverished knight and friend of the outlaws, Sir Richard of the Lea, loses a game of dice against Sir Adrian. Robin relaises the game was rigged. But so does the Sheriff, who is determined to turn it to his advantage.

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  • The Double
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    #23 - The Double

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 3/3/1958

    Bolbec, a sworn enemy of Robin Hood, arrives at Nottingham Castle to see the Sheriff. He has, he tells the Sheriff, a foolproof plan to trap the outlaw leader, involving Luke Tanner, who is the exact double of Robin.

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  • Roman Gold
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    #24 - Roman Gold

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 3/10/1958

    Dr. Quince, an antiquarian friend of Robin's, is excavating the site of an old Roman villa. Robin and his men agree to lend a hand, in the hope of finding Roman gold. He is very successful until the news reaches the Sheriff, who wants the gold for himself.

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  • The Ghost That Failed
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    #25 - The Ghost That Failed

    Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 3/17/1958

    Local farmers believe that the land belonging to surly Simon Dexter is haunted. Robin and Friar Tuck realise that this is Simon's way of scaring his neighbors off his land, and decide to see what they can do about it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Leon Griffiths