When Things Were Rotten

Season: 1

Episode: 1

The Capture of Robin Hood

The Capture of Robin Hood

Air Date:10/09/1975

As rumblings grow among the peasantry when tax collections increase, the royal collector is waylaid and robbed by Robin Hood and his band of men. News of the incident reaches the Sheriff of Nottingham and Prince John.

Crew

The Capture of Robin Hood

Name: Norman Steinberg

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

The Capture of Robin Hood

Name: Jerry Paris

Role: Director

Department: Directing

The Capture of Robin Hood

Name: Mel Brooks

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

The Capture of Robin Hood

Name: John Boni

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Guest Stars

The Capture of Robin Hood

Name: Ron Rifkin

Character: Prince John

Department: Acting

The Capture of Robin Hood

Name: Jimmy Martinez

Character: Sylvester

Department: Acting

The Capture of Robin Hood

Name: Jane A. Johnston

Character: Princess Isabelle

Department: Acting

The Capture of Robin Hood

Name: Ira Miller

Character: Peasant

Department: Acting

The Capture of Robin Hood

Name: Barry Hamilton

Character: Peasant

Department: Acting

The Capture of Robin Hood

Name: Tom Dever

Character: Henchman

Department: Acting

The Capture of Robin Hood

Name: Marty Zagon

Character: Merwin

Department: Acting

The Capture of Robin Hood

Name: Mel Brooks

Character: Guard (uncredited)

Department: Acting

The Capture of Robin Hood

Name: Frank Delfino

Character: Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)

Department: Acting

Episode: 2

The French Dis-connection

The French Dis-connection

Air Date:17/09/1975

The French Ambassador visits England to forge an alliance that will make Prince John so powerful that King Richard will never be able to reclaim his throne. Robin and his men infiltrate the palace to prevent this.

Crew

The French Dis-connection

Name: Pat Proft

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

The French Dis-connection

Name: Coby Ruskin

Role: Director

Department: Directing

The French Dis-connection

Name: Bo Kaprall

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

The French Dis-connection

Name: Gene Wood

Role: Story

Department: Writing

The French Dis-connection

Name: Jay Burton

Role: Story

Department: Writing

Guest Stars

The French Dis-connection

Name: Ron Rifkin

Character: Prince John

Department: Acting

The French Dis-connection

Name: Jane A. Johnston

Character: Princess Isabelle

Department: Acting

The French Dis-connection

Name: Sid Caesar

Character: Marquis de la Salle

Department: Acting

The French Dis-connection

Name: Elizabeth Barrington

Character: Lady of the Court (uncredited)

Department: Crew

The French Dis-connection

Name: Steve Landesberg

Character: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Department: Acting

Episode: 3

The House Band

The House Band

Air Date:24/09/1975

The Sheriff recruits a band of evil lookalikes to impersonate Robin Hood and his band in order to discredit them with the peasants while the real Robin and his men are on vacation.

Crew

The House Band

Name: Joshua Shelley

Role: Director

Department: Directing

The House Band

Name: Barry Blitzer

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

The House Band

Name: Jack Kaplan

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Guest Stars

The House Band

Name: Jimmy Martinez

Character: Sylvester / Gaspard the Tree (uncredited)

Department: Acting

Episode: 4

Those Wedding Bell Blues

Those Wedding Bell Blues

Air Date:01/10/1975

Sheik Achmed comes from Arabia to sign an olive oil treaty with Prince John, but demands the hand of Maid Marian in marriage as part of the deal.

Crew

Those Wedding Bell Blues

Name: Jim Mulligan

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Those Wedding Bell Blues

Name: Marty Feldman

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Guest Stars

Those Wedding Bell Blues

Name: Ron Rifkin

Character: Prince John

Department: Acting

Those Wedding Bell Blues

Name: Jimmy Martinez

Character: Sylvester

Department: Acting

Those Wedding Bell Blues

Name: Steve Landesberg

Character: The Wizard

Department: Acting

Those Wedding Bell Blues

Name: Dudley Moore

Character: Sheik Achmed

Department: Acting

Those Wedding Bell Blues

Name: Danny Wells

Character: Sir Clyde

Department: Acting

Episode: 5

A Ransom for Richard

A Ransom for Richard

Air Date:08/10/1975

The peasants' faith in Robin Hood is shaken after he is chosen to guard King Richard's ransom from Prince John and the Sheriff and the treasure comes up missing.

Crew

A Ransom for Richard

Name: Peter H. Hunt

Role: Director

Department: Directing

A Ransom for Richard

Name: William Raynor

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

A Ransom for Richard

Name: Myles Wilder

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Guest Stars

A Ransom for Richard

Name: Ron Rifkin

Character: Prince John

Department: Acting

A Ransom for Richard

Name: Jimmy Martinez

Character: Sylvester

Department: Acting

A Ransom for Richard

Name: Joseph Maher

Character: The Emissary

Department: Acting

A Ransom for Richard

Name: George Sawaya

Character: The Courier

Department: Acting

A Ransom for Richard

Name: Frank Delfino

Character: Archer (uncredited)

Department: Acting

A Ransom for Richard

Name: Jerry Maren

Character: Archer (uncredited)

Department: Acting

Episode: 6

The Ultimate Weapon

The Ultimate Weapon

Air Date:15/10/1975

Robin and his men must stop mad German inventor Dr. Otto Bahn from building the ultimate weapon for Prince John and the Sheriff that would destroy Sherwood Forest.

Crew

The Ultimate Weapon

Name: Peter Bonerz

Role: Director

Department: Directing

The Ultimate Weapon

Name: Steve Zacharias

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Guest Stars

The Ultimate Weapon

Name: Ron Rifkin

Character: Prince John

Department: Acting

The Ultimate Weapon

Name: John Byner

Character: Dr. Otto Bahn

Department: Acting

The Ultimate Weapon

Name: Carole Androsky

Character: Wagnerian Singer

Department: Acting

The Ultimate Weapon

Name: Norman J. Andrews

Character: Man from Gibraltar

Department: Acting

Episode: 7

Ding Dong, the Bell Is Dead

Ding Dong, the Bell Is Dead

Air Date:22/10/1975

Robin and crew have to stop the Sheriff and Prince John from selling to an Ethiopian prince the beloved bell they have stolen from Nottingham Abbey.

Crew

Ding Dong, the Bell Is Dead

Name: Bruce Bilson

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Ding Dong, the Bell Is Dead

Name: Les Roberts

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Guest Stars

Ding Dong, the Bell Is Dead

Name: Ron Rifkin

Character: Prince John

Department: Acting

Ding Dong, the Bell Is Dead

Name: Thalmus Rasulala

Character: Prince Enjomo

Department: Acting

Ding Dong, the Bell Is Dead

Name: Bill Quinn

Character: The Abbot

Department: Acting

Ding Dong, the Bell Is Dead

Name: Carl Ballantine

Character: The Waiter

Department: Acting

Episode: 8

There Goes the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood

Air Date:29/10/1975

The Four Guys from Gloucester, master woodsmen, have been hired by the Sheriff to chop down Sherwood Forest, so it can be replaced by a new housing development, Sherwood Meadows. Robin and his men must convince the Guys to abort mission.

Crew

There Goes the Neighborhood

Name: Coby Ruskin

Role: Director

Department: Directing

There Goes the Neighborhood

Name: Tony Geiss

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

There Goes the Neighborhood

Name: Thomas Meehan

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Guest Stars

There Goes the Neighborhood

Name: Paul Williams

Character: Guy de Maupassant

Department: Sound

There Goes the Neighborhood

Name: Bo Kaprall

Character: Guy Butler

Department: Acting

There Goes the Neighborhood

Name: Michael McManus

Character: Guy Tinker

Department: Acting

There Goes the Neighborhood

Name: Rod Gist

Character: Guy Cooper

Department: Acting

There Goes the Neighborhood

Name: Pat Proft

Character: Peasant

Department: Writing

Episode: 9

Quarantine

Quarantine

Air Date:12/11/1975

The plague has come to Nottingham and both Robin's and the Sheriff's men are stuck in quarantine in the throne room until the disease runs its course. What will kill them first—the plague or each other?

Crew

Quarantine

Name: Norman Abbott

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Quarantine

Name: John Regier

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Quarantine

Name: Gary Markowitz

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Guest Stars

Quarantine

Name: Ron Rifkin

Character: Prince John

Department: Acting

Quarantine

Name: Jane A. Johnston

Character: Princess Isabelle

Department: Acting

Quarantine

Name: Joe E. Ross

Character: Cook (uncredited)

Department: Acting

Episode: 10

Birthday Blues

Birthday Blues

Air Date:19/11/1975

It's a happy birthday for both Renaldo and Bertram, in Sherwood Forest and Nottingham Castle. When Renaldo goes to visit Bertram, he's captured and sentenced to death. Will Bertram forget old scores and save his brother's life?

Crew

Birthday Blues

Name: Peter H. Hunt

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Birthday Blues

Name: Harry Lee Scott

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Birthday Blues

Name: Bob Sand

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Guest Stars

Birthday Blues

Name: Robert Ridgely

Character: Hollingsworth

Department: Acting

Birthday Blues

Name: Mel Carter

Character: Musician (uncredited)

Department: Acting

Episode: 11

The Spy (Part 1)

The Spy (Part 1)

Air Date:26/11/1975

King Richard must return home to England soon or lose the throne to Prince John. Meanwhile, Robin's men suspect there is a double agent in their ranks. But which side is he really working for?

Crew

The Spy (Part 1)

Name: Peter H. Hunt

Role: Director

Department: Directing

The Spy (Part 1)

Name: Lawrence H. Siegel

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Guest Stars

The Spy (Part 1)

Name: Ron Rifkin

Character: Prince John

Department: Acting

The Spy (Part 1)

Name: Carl Ballantine

Character: Innkeeper

Department: Acting

The Spy (Part 1)

Name: Joseph Maher

Character: Eavesdropper

Department: Acting

The Spy (Part 1)

Name: Bobby Herbeck

Character: Mailman

Department: Writing

The Spy (Part 1)

Name: Michael Valente

Character: Foreign Agent

Department: Acting

The Spy (Part 1)

Name: Frank Delfino

Character: Duke (uncredited)

Department: Acting

Episode: 12

The Spy (Part 2)

The Spy (Part 2)

Air Date:26/11/1975

The Merry Men put on trial the one they think is the traitor in their ranks. Meanwhile, Robin has to stop the Sheriff from killing King Richard when he returns to England as the law requires or lose his throne.

Crew

The Spy (Part 2)

Name: Peter H. Hunt

Role: Director

Department: Directing

The Spy (Part 2)

Name: Lawrence H. Siegel

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Guest Stars

The Spy (Part 2)

Name: Ron Rifkin

Character: Prince John

Department: Acting

The Spy (Part 2)

Name: Lainie Kazan

Character: Tania

Department: Acting

The Spy (Part 2)

Name: John Boni

Character: Myklos

Department: Writing

The Spy (Part 2)

Name: Artie Butler

Character: Violinist

Department: Sound

The Spy (Part 2)

Name: Marty Barris

Character: Jury Foreman

Department: Acting

The Spy (Part 2)

Name: Gabriel Walsh

Character: Umpire

Department: Acting

The Spy (Part 2)

Name: Bobby Herbeck

Character: Mailman (uncredited)

Department: Writing

Episode: 13

This Lance for Hire

This Lance for Hire

Air Date:03/12/1975

The Sheriff hires the famous mercenary, the Black Knight, to challenge Robin to a fight to the death. Robin accepts, despite being crippled by a recent wound. But the Sheriff has his own plans for the fight, no matter who wins.

Crew

This Lance for Hire

Name: Joshua Shelley

Role: Director

Department: Directing

This Lance for Hire

Name: Jack Amob

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

This Lance for Hire

Name: Bruce Selitz

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Guest Stars

This Lance for Hire

Name: Ron Glass

Character: The Black Knight

Department: Acting

This Lance for Hire

Name: Jimmy Martinez

Character: Sylvester (uncredited)

Department: Acting