When Things Were Rotten
Synopsis & Context
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.
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- When Things Were Rotten
- Release
- September 10, 1975
- Screen Time
- 1 season · 30min/ep
- Rating
- TV-PG
- Direction
- Mel Brooks
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Production Status
- Ended
Personas & Cast
Richard Gautier
Robin Hood
13 eps.
Dick Van Patten
Friar Tuck
13 eps.
Henry Polic II
The Sheriff of Nottingham
13 eps.
Bernie Kopell
Alan-A-Dale
13 eps.
Misty Rowe
Maid Marian
13 eps.
Richard Dimitri
Bertram / Renaldo
13 eps.
David Sabin
Little John
13 eps.
Ron Rifkin
Prince John
9 eps.
Jimmy Martinez
Sylvester (uncredited) / Sylvester / Gaspard the Tree (uncredited) / Sylvester
5 eps.
Jane A. Johnston
Princess Isabelle
3 eps.
Frank Delfino
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited) / Archer (uncredited) / Duke (uncredited)
3 eps.
Joseph Maher
The Emissary / Eavesdropper
2 eps.
