When Things Were Rotten (1975)
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- Creator: Mel Brooks
- First Air Date: 1975-09-10
- Last Air Date: 1975-12-03
- Total Seasons: 1
- Total Episodes: 13
- Status: Ended
- Episode Runtime: 30 min.
- Production Company: Paramount Television
- Network: ABC
When Things Were Rotten is an American situation comedy television series created in 1975 by Mel Brooks and aired for half a season by ABC. A parody of the Robin Hood legend, the series starred Richard Gautier as Robin Hood. Also in the regular cast were Dick Van Patten as Friar Tuck, Bernie Kopell as Alan-a-Dale, Henry Polic II as the Sheriff of Nottingham, Ron Rifkin as Prince John, Misty Rowe as Maid Marian, and David Sabin as Little John. Richard Dimitri played a dual role as identical twin brothers; Renaldo was one of the Merry Men, while Bertram was the Sheriff's right-hand man.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | The Capture of Robin Hood | 1975-09-10 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | The French Dis-connection | 1975-09-17 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | The House Band | 1975-09-24 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Those Wedding Bell Blues | 1975-10-01 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | A Ransom for Richard | 1975-10-08 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | The Ultimate Weapon | 1975-10-15 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Ding Dong, the Bell is Dead | 1975-10-22 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | There Goes the Neighborhood | 1975-10-29 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Quarantine | 1975-11-12 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Birthday Blues | 1975-11-19 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | The Spy (Part 1) | 1975-11-26 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | The Spy (Part 2) | 1975-11-26 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | This Lance for Hire | 1975-12-03 | 30 min |
| Production | Mel Brooks | Producer |