''When Things Were Rotten'' is an American
sitcom television series created in 1975 by
Mel Brooks. It aired for half a season on the
ABC
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network. A
parody of the
Robin Hood legend, the series starred
Dick Gautier (who earlier had played Hymie the Robot in Brooks' ''
Get Smart'' series) as the handsome and heroic Robin Hood. The series received mostly critical acclaim, though
John Leonard wrote that watching it was "like being locked inside a package of
bubblegum where the only card is
Alvin Dark." It failed to find an audience and was cancelled after 13 episodes. ''
The Bionic Woman'' was its
midseason replacement, and became a great success. Eighteen years later, Brooks produced another Robin Hood parody, the feature film ''
Robin Hood: Men in Tights''.
The complete series was released on
DVD in 2013 as a manufactured-on-demand item exclusively available on
Amazon.com's CreateSpace.
DVD release info
at TVShowsOnDVD.com
Cast
Episodes
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1970s American sitcoms
American Broadcasting Company original programming
Television series set in the Middle Ages
Robin Hood television series
Television series by CBS Studios
1975 American television series debuts
1975 American television series endings
Television series created by Mel Brooks
English-language television shows
Television shows set in London
Robin Hood parodies