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TV series / 1975
When Things Were Rotten
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 …
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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.
Cast
Richard GautierRobin Hood
Dick Van PattenFriar Tuck
Henry Polic IIThe Sheriff of Nottingham
Bernie KopellAlan-A-Dale
Misty RoweMaid Marian
Richard DimitriBertram / Renaldo
David SabinLittle John
Ron RifkinPrince John
Jimmy MartinezSylvester / Gaspard the Tree (uncredited) · Sylvester (uncredited) · Sylvester
Jane A. JohnstonPrincess Isabelle
Frank DelfinoArcher (uncredited) · Duke (uncredited) · Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Joseph MaherThe Emissary · Eavesdropper
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Steve LandesbergNarrator (voice) (uncredited) · The Wizard
Carl BallantineInnkeeper · The Waiter
Bobby HerbeckMailman · Mailman (uncredited)
Ira MillerPeasant
Barry HamiltonPeasant
Tom DeverHenchman
Marty ZagonMerwin
Sid CaesarMarquis de la Salle
Dudley MooreSheik Achmed
Danny WellsSir Clyde
George SawayaThe Courier
John BynerDr. Otto Bahn
Carole AndroskyWagnerian Singer
Norman J. AndrewsMan from Gibraltar
Thalmus RasulalaPrince Enjomo
Bill QuinnThe Abbot
Paul WilliamsGuy de Maupassant
Bo KaprallGuy Butler
Michael McManusGuy Tinker
Rod GistGuy Cooper
Pat ProftPeasant
Robert RidgelyHollingsworth
Michael ValenteForeign Agent
Lainie KazanTania
John BoniMyklos
Artie ButlerViolinist
Marty BarrisJury Foreman
Gabriel WalshUmpire
Ron GlassThe Black Knight
Mel BrooksGuard (uncredited)
Elizabeth BarringtonLady of the Court (uncredited)
Jerry MarenArcher (uncredited)
Joe E. RossCook (uncredited)
Mel CarterMusician (uncredited)
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