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The Adventures of Robin Hood, rarely shown as The Adventures in Sherwood Forest, ran for 143 episodes spread among four seasons.
4.1 Notes to writers 4.2 Season 1 4.3 Season 2 4.4 Season 3 4.5 Season 4
VHS releases
ITC Home Video (UK) released three double tape editions of the series. 'The Beginning' (14th Oct 1991) containing 'The Coming of Robin Hood / The Money lender / Dead or Alive / Friar Tuck / Maid Marian / A Guest For The Gallows'. 152 mins. 'The Challenge' (10th Feb 1992) containing 'The Knight Who Came to Dinner / Queen Eleanor / Checkmate / The Ordeal / The Inquisitor / The Challenge'. 152 mins (ITC 8101). 'The Thieves Den' (22 June 1992) containing 'Pepper / A Tuck in Time / The Charter / The Salt King'. 100 mins (ITC 8102)
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Network Video (UK) released videotape PAL versions beginning in 2003. Also Marathon Music and Video (US) released 21 VHS tapes of the series in 2000. (two episodes per tape in a random order)
DVD releases
The Adventures of Robin Hood has been released by several companies, as under British law, TV episodes are only eligible for a total of 50 years of copyright.
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In Region 1 NTSC format, Mill Creek Entertainment have released all four seasons on DVD between 18 March 2008 and 25 August 2009, and eventually released a complete series set on 25 August 2009 - 143 eps on 11 discs, it should be noted that the films have been sourced from poor quality American prints, though some are from better quality European sources and some episodes feature the "Adventures in Sherwood Forest" opening titles and a few are CBS syndicated prints.
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As of September 2010, Alpha Video have released twenty-two Region 0 NTSC format DVDs of material from the series, each containing four episodes (88 episodes in total), this is an on going set of releases.
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In Region 0 in PAL format, Network DVD have released the complete series in the UK in four boxed sets, licensed from official copyright holder Granada Ventures. The first three series have 39 episodes each, and are on five-disc sets, while the last series has 26 episodes and three discs, the films have been taken from original Archive prints and are of variable quality, a few episodes feature French title sequences. Also in NTSC format, the first series has been released by Edi video (2005), TMG (Timeless Media Group) as a three DVD boxed set (2005) and by Pop Flix - a 4 disc collection (2010). Other US companys such as Genius Entertainment, Critics Choice, Nostalgia Ventures, East West Entertainment, Digiview Productions, PC Treasures Inc, Echo Bridge Entertainment, and PR studios have released limited runs on DVD. Also in Region 2 in PAL format, KNM Home Entertainment have released, in Germany, three DVD sets containing the 26 episodes (a mix of series 1 & 2 episodes) that were dubbed into German and transmitted by ARD between 1971 and 1974.
Seasons
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Episode list
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Ring Lardner Jr. wrote episodes under the names Lawrence McClellan, Eric Heath, and Oliver Skene. Waldo Salt wrote episodes under the name Arthur Behr(stock).
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Howard Koch wrote episodes with his wife Anne as Anne Rodney.
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Ralph Smart
Eric Heath
26 September 1955
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INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Robin of Locksley, a knight bold and good; back from the Holy Wars, becomes Robin Hood!" SUMMARY: Sir Robin of Locksley returns to England from fighting in the Crusades to discover that the notorious Sir Roger DeLisle has been given his family's lands and castles, and has had Robin declared an outlaw. Robin takes refuge in Sherwood Forest and joins a band of outlaws led by Will Scatlock who name's him Robin of the hood.
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"The Moneylender"
Ralph Smart
3 October 1955
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Trapped by the Sheriff, stands Robin like a mighty rock; and falls heir to the brave Will Scatlock!" SUMMARY: Robin lightens the load of a greedy, crooked moneylender by taking his purse full of money, and giving the contents of it back to the poor villagers and farmers from whom he took it and when Will Scatlock is killed assumes the leadership of the outlaws.
"Dead or Alive"
Dan Birt
Eric Heath
10 October 1955
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Freedom is calling to Little John, the giant; Robin helps him understand, a serf can be defiant!" SUMMARY: The giant John Little escapes from his fuedal lord and captured by the sherjff's men agrees to capture Robin Hood in exchange for his freedom.
"Friar Tuck"
Terence Fisher
Francis Nesbitt
17 October 1955
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Mildred flees Sir William's trope, 'tis Harold she would rather wed; she seeks the aid of Friar Tuck, and vows are safely said!" SUMMARY: Friar Tuck summons Robin Hood to aid in his quest to help a young man marry the woman of his choosing who is pledged to marry another man by the Lord that owns her.
"Maid Marian"
Ralph Smart
Anne Rodney
24 October 1955
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Robin Hood bold and free, of every man is unafraid; 'til one day he meets his match, with Marian the maid!" SUMMARY: Maid Marian infiltrates the Merry Men, disguised as a page, to capture her childhood friend turned outlaw, Robin Hood.
Bernard Knowles
John Dyson
31 October 1955
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INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Old Will Stutely cannot pay, and into prison he is cast; the Sheriff is the very one, who turns him loose at last!" SUMMARY: Nottingham's tax collectors find it harder and harder to collect the county's levied assessments. When the Sheriff of Nottingham decides to make an example of Will Stutely, a poor farmer who could not pay his taxes, by hanging him, Robin Hood determines to rescue the young man by tricking the Sheriff into leaving the walled town, capturing him and offering to save his life in exchange for the condemned man's.
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NOTE: Title of series appears as "The Adventures in Sherwood Forest", which also appears in Episode 25. 7 7 "The Challenge"
Ralph Smart
Eric Heath
7 November 1955
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Giles Black and Robin Hood, archers of undoubted skill; loose their shafts on target range, but one is champion still!" SUMMARY: The Sherrif wagers with Sir Richard of the Lea that his archer. Giles Black, can defeat Robin Hood in an archery contest.
"Queen Eleanor"
Dan Birt
Paul Symonds
14 November 1955
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Eleanor of Acquitaine, to Nottingham for treasure goes; there to learn who are her friends, and those who are her foes!"
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"Checkmate"
Terry Bishop
Basil Dawson
21 November 1955
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Marian with ardent bloods, keeps Count DeWalden occupied; through the castle all the while, his henchmen are defied!"
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"The Ordeal"
Dan Birt
Eric Heath
28 November 1955
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Murder in a village, an outlaw is the one accused; Robin sees that right and truth, shall triumph unabused!"
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Bernard Knowles
John Dyson
5 December 1955
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Sir Hubert wooed fair Marian, he thought his suit was very good; but met a German rival, that was Herr Robin Hood!" SUMMARY: Maid Marian's absent father has arranged her marriage with the knight who saved her life. When Robin learns that the man to be Marian's husband cares only for her hefty dowry, he plans to break up the wedding by posing as a German knight who had earlier been promised her hand in marriage long ago, but never arrived to take the marriage vows.
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"The Highlander"
Dan Birt
Paul Symonds
12 December 1955
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INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Strange tales are told of Robin Hood, but strangest far of all the lot; is when he met Wild Duncan, a very canny Scot!"
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Terence Fisher
Francis Nesbitt
19 December 1955
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Once a boy to Sherwood came, to live beneath the greenwood tree; hoping he could hide his fame, as Duke of Brittany!" SUMMARY: The future King of England, King Arthur is lost in the woods. Robin finds the boy and works to return him to his mother, while Little John teaches the boy the ways of being an outlaw. Robin is tricked and hands the boy off to those who wish to do him harm.
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"The Betrothal"
Ralph Smart
Paul Symonds
26 December 1955
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "In sport it's the professionals, that always win the glory; but Robin is the amateur, and that's a different story!"
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INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "The Sheriff thought to set a trap, with witchcraft and an aged hag; but in two ways good Robin, let the cat out of the bag!" SUMMARY: A village woman whose son is an outlaw is accused of witchcraft for smelting gold coins from stolen plates. Robin must rescue her before she is burned at the stake for consorting with the devil.
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"The Jongleur"
Ralph Smart
9 January 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "To be a skillful juggler is, a tricky job for any man; especially when Robin juggles, with the Sheriff's plan!" SUMMARY: Making merry in Nottingham is dangerous enough, but when you insult the Sheriff, it means forfeiture of your life.
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INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "The Sheriff tried to capture Guy, and very hard he pressed the search; so here's how Robin Hood became, a patron of the Church!" SUMMARY: Robin and Friar Tuck help a poor young serf to enter the monastery at Whitby. However, the young man is forced to flee when he learns that the Sheriff has thrown his older brother into prison on trumped-up charges. Robin and Tuck devise a plan to free the older brother and reunite the two men.
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"The Intruders"
Ralph Smart
Paul Symonds
23 January 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "In sport it's the professionals, that always win the glory; but Robin is the amateur, and that's a different story!" SUMMARY: Robin discovers that two students, have been committing robberies claiming to be his men. Robin and Marian teach them a lesson they'll not forget. NOTE: The minstrel song words used here are the same as in Episode 14.
Carol Warner Gluck & 19 19 "The Sheriff's Boots" Robert Day Albert A. Dorner 30 January 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "When the Sheriff wanted boots, his underlings began the war; when Robin finished with the lout(s),
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SUMMARY: Having tried all the boots in Nottingham the Sheriff finds wonderful boots in the village of Rhetfort. However he soon learns who makes them, and is easily persuaded to let the merchants of Nottingham have their way with the village.
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INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: Robin Hood has many guises, but the strangest on the list; was when he aided Anselm, as a pharmacist! SUMMARY: Saint Anthony's Fire is running rampant through Nottingham, and it's up to Little John and Robin to deliver much needed supplies to the city, in order to help the poor. However they are discovered in Nottingham and Robin is wounded in battle. It's up to Little John to save the day.
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"The Vandals"
Arthur Crabtree
C. D. Phipps
13 February 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: When theres a minstrel near, good music can be counted on; unless his name per chance, is Robin Hood or Little John! SUMMARY: Robin's band is blamed for the raid of two estates. Robin must investigate and bring the actual murderer to justice.
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Bernard Knowles
Paul Symonds
20 February 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: Peregrinus is in fact, King Richard of the Lion-Heart; with Robin Hood to guard the realm, the King can then depart! SUMMARY: Robin seems to have foregone his oath to King Richard, in favor of a Lord Peregrinus, but Lord Peregrinus is King Richard returned in secret.
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"Ladies of Sherwood"
Ralph Smart
Ralph Smart
27 February 1956
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INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: The Merry Maids of Nottingham, were buxom beauteous and good; but none of them was ever quite, like Mistress Robin Hood! SUMMARY: When the town gates are closed to all men until after a hanging, Robin Hood attempts entry disguised as a woman only to be discovered and imprisoned.
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"Will Scarlett"
Ralph Smart
John Dyson
5 March 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: Scarlet is a color that, the Lincoln green does not well suit; but Scarlet in a dandys hat, becomes a new recruit! SUMMARY: At the Inn Robin and Little John walk in on the garishly dressed William Winchester. Little John insults Will, sword play ensues attracting the Sheriff's men. Robin, John and Will fight them off together. The creation of the legend of Will Scarlet begins.
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Bernard Knowles
Eric Heath
12 March 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: Today we act like diplomats, to his Merry Men bold Robin says; we clear yon castle both of mice, and the alliance francais! SUMMARY: Marian takes Robin to an ancient and deserted castle, where he is shocked to see the Queen Mother waiting for him. She has a mission for him that will be of tremendous service to England in general and King Richard in particular in denying an alliance between Prince John and King Phillip of France.
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"The Miser"
Bernard Knowles
Ralph Smart
19 March 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: When taxes come a magic spell, turns silver into useless piles; the people understand it well, and all are lieved in smiles! SUMMARY: Sir William raises the taxes on his tenant farmers, then threatens to throw them off their land if they don't come up with the money. Robin comes up with a plan to get the villagers their money back, but it involves Friar Tuck keeping them in church while he does so, so Tuck prepares to deliver the longest sermon of his career.
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Terence Fisher
Arthur Behr
26 March 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Maid Marian is doomed to hang, brave knights it seems are all too few; of course it's Robin Hood at last, who proves her champion true!" SUMMARY: Maid Marian is accused of the murder of King's commissioner. Trial by battle is the only hope to stay her execution, but the men of Sherwood feel that Robin is too ill to be her champion.
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Ralph Smart
2 April 1956
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INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "From out the mouths of babes come pearls of wisdom, at least so they say; to demonstrate dear boys and girls, we bid thee watch our play!"
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Bernard Knowles
Ralph Smart
9 April 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Robin Hood and Little John, contrive by means of a charade; to save a young man's honor, and unite him with his maid!"
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"The Wanderer"
Bernard Knowles
Albert G. Ruben
16 April 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Joseph helps an outlaw's son, and is the Sheriff's enemy; but Robin's duel is swiftly won, and both escape scot free!" SUMMARY: Master Joseph of Cardoza, a wise Jewish medical healer.
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Terence Fisher
Paul Symonds
23 April 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Sir Richard is a doughty knight, who needs no urging to create; impressions of great wealth and might, with borrowed silver plate!"
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"Secret Mission"
Lindsay Anderson
Ralph Smart
30 April 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "A gentle pilgim comes from France, though nothing huge he's not too small; to show six knights to their mischance, he's not so gentle at all!"
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"The Inquisitor"
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "The archbishop comes from France, King Richard's interests to pursue; Robin takes a daring chance, to tell him what is true!"
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"Tables Turned"
Bernard Knowles
Anne Rodney
14 May 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "A pair of children cannot change, a forest to a nursery; of this there is no doubt, and yet we'll see what we shall see!" SUMMARY: When Derwent overhears some messengers talk about the "jewels" they're guarding, he devises a plan to steal the shipment, and successfully carries it out--only to discover that the "jewels" are two small children belonging to a noble family.
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Norma Shannon & 35 35 "The Traitor" Terence Fisher Ralph Smart 21 May 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Trained is when both bold and sly, find treasure a beguiling thing; especially when it can buy, a ransom for a king!"
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Terence Fisher
Arthur Behr
28 May 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "When strolling on All Hallows Eve, the outlaws make a merry boast; to relieve the castle of, its treasure and its ghost!"
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Ralph Smart
Eric Heath
4 June 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "In days of old when knights were bold, and practiced arts of chivalry; there lived no sadder sight I'm told, than Sir Richard of the Lea!"
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"The Wager"
Bernard Knowles
Warren Howard
11 June 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "When Robin makes a bet be sure, the Normans are the losers; he proves to Friar Tuck that sometimes, beggars can be choosers!"
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"The Prisoner"
Bernard Knowles
Anne Rodney
9 July 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "A song has come to Robin's ear, from deep beneath the palace ground; it tells that Richard is alive, and John shall not be crowned!"
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Bernard Knowles
Neil R. Collins
1 October 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: Many reasons have been claimed, for joining Robins merry band; the strangest was a lad who aimed, to win his true loves hand. SUMMARY: Robin tries to help Wat Longfellow, who became an outlaw to escape a life of indentured servitude.
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"The Scientist"
Terry Bishop
Neil R. Collins
8 October 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Tyrant old and tyrant new, turn science to their evil ends; Albertus keeps his secret, until all men are friends!"
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"Blackmail"
Bernard Knowles
Paul Symonds
15 October 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "To foil a blackmail scheme and save, sir Richard from a vicous jest; Robin names the Sheriff and, the Sheriff does the rest!"
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Bernard Knowles
Neil R. Collins
22 October 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "In public view the whole day through, remains the serf who's run away; the Sheriff sounds the 'cry and hue', but freedom wins the day!" SUMMARY: A refugee peasant explains that, under English law, a peasant who escapes serfdom and lives in a city for "a year and a day" is a free man, given the man lives openly, not in hiding. When Robin Hood helps the peasant move about the city, the Sheriff invokes "the law of hue and cry", explaining that any man within hearing must drop his chores and help apprehend the felon.
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"The Goldmaker"
Terry Bishop
Paul Symonds
29 October 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "From rags to riches he will go, Sir Richard of the Lea is told; alas he is not the first to find, that glitter is not gold!"
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"The Impostors"
Lindsay Anderson
Norman Best
5 November 1956
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INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: Its very strange the husbands tree, she seems to have that lady proud; then maids and blades make Robin see, the truth that frees a crowd!
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"Ransom"
Terence Fisher
John Dyson
12 November 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: The price of honor is too high, when villagers must be oppressed; but Joan the barmaid snares Sir Guy, and Robin does the rest! SUMMARY: When the Count of Severne decrees the heavily taxed villagers must also raise the ransom for his son, they turn to Robin for help.
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"Isabella"
Lindsay Anderson
Neil R. Collins
19 November 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: The Lady Isabella, is as sweet it seems that she can be; she smiles she sighs she cries, but dont believe all that you see!
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"The Hero"
Terence Fisher
John Dyson
26 November 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: Mistakes are made in history, about whos hero and whos not; but Robin solves the mystery, and thus unfolds our plot!
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Lindsay Anderson
Paul Symonds
3 December 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: A plague of mice a scream run dry, has filled the miller with alarm; to catch the villain, Little John must lend his strong right arm!
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Terry Bishop
John Dyson
10 December 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: Sir Dunston comes to Nottingham, its clear hes up to nothing good; he captivates Maid Marian, and captures Robin Hood!
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"Outlaw Money"
Terry Bishop
John Dyson
17 December 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: Miller Joseph being starved, the outlaws quickly take the hint; and making moneys not so hard, when Robin has the mint!
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Arthur Crabtree
Peter Key
24 December 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: The flowers of Kent with nectar flow, and honey bees grow fat upon it; there Robin goes and neatly puts, a bee in someones bonnet!
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"The Trap"
Terry Bishop
Charles Early
31 December 1956
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: The Sheriff never gives up hope, of catching Robin finally; he lays a clever trap, with what result you now shall see!
Ralph Smart & 15 54 "Hubert" Terence Fisher Ann Rodney 7 January 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: Sir Hubert is the kind of knight, who cannot fence and cannot fight; he doesnt know a lance by sight, nor left hand from the right!
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"The Dream"
Terence Fisher
Ann Rodney
14 January 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Marian has dreamed a dream, of danger lurking for the bold; but Robin scoffs until its plain, his fate has been foretold!"
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"The Blackbird"
Terence Fisher
Francis Nesbitt
21 January 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: When Little John gets in a rage, the Sheriff has him caught and bound; he drags him to the gallows but, no hangman can be found!
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Terry Bishop
Ann Rodney
28 January 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: A daring raid is being planned, and Pick is chosen for the try; because hes proven that his hand, is quicker than your eye!
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Terry Bishop
Paul Symonds
4 February 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: Farmer Tom is dead they say, which surely alters all the facts; for instance Tuck finds out a way, to end the hated tax! SUMMARY: Friar Tuck has a plan to do away with a burdensome property tax that the nobles have placed on the poor serfs, but he needs the help of Robin and his men to put his plan into action.
Ernest Borneman & 20 59 "Ambush" Lindsay Anderson Ralph Smart 11 February 1957
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INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: Prince John conducts his game of chance, by putting Arthurs life at stake; but Robin wins against the odds, and takes the lad to France! SUMMARY: A young prince, who is the rightful heir to the throne of England, has fallen into the clutches of his uncle, the evil Prince John. Robin and his men set out to develop a plan to rescue the young boy.
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Terry Bishop
Milton S. Schlesinger
18 February 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: "Across the channel safety gleams, so Robin takes a daring chance; he trusts a stranger who it seems, is Robin Hood of France!"
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Terry Bishop
Alan Moreland
25 February 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: The Sheriff asks the alchemist, why do you not turn lead to gold; to which the answer is quite plain, I have a nasty cold! SUMMARY: Lepidus, the somewhat hapless alchemist, announces that he has found a way to turn lead into gold. The Sheriff, dubious of his claim, threatens him with execution if his plan doesn't work. Marian, knowing that it will of course not work, comes up with a plan to satisfy the Sheriff and save Lepidus from being hanged.
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Terry Bishop
Milton S. Schlesinger
4 March 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: The enemy is everywhere, but Tuck and Robin take their chance; the answer is an underground, and a charming maid of France! SUMMARY: While on a secret mission in France, Robin and Friar Tuck begin to suspect that a local wine merchant is actually an agent of Robin's enemy, King John of England. Robin and Tuck contact the French underground for help in throwing the spy off their trail.
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Don Chaffey
John Dyson
11 March 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: Even outlaws cant deter, Sir Cedric from his lifelong wish; the thing he yearns for most, is just a catch of bigger fish! SUMMARY: While fishing in a secret pool--a tributary that leads directly to Sir Cedric's private lake--Robin and Marian see Sir Cedric's men arresting a poor, hungry serf for poaching one of the large fish that populate Cedric's lake. Marian goes to Cedric to plead for the man's release, while Robin decides to take a different tactic, one involving Cedric's obsession for fishing.
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"Fair Play"
Terry Bishop
Sidney Wells
18 March 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: To the fair free outlaws go, for naught except a pleasant day; their happiness soon turns to woe, til Robin shows a way! SUMMARY: Three of Robin's men are traveling undercover as a group of Bavarian acrobats. A greedy Gypsy fortune teller betrays them to the sheriff of Nottingham, who immediately arrests them. Robin must break them out before they are executed.
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"The Dowry"
Anthony Squire
Neil R. Collins
25 March 1957
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INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: A ladys just a girl who cares, for riches more than a caress; so outlaws are the men to make, a girl of Lady Bess!
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Terry Bishop
Clare Thorne
1 April 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: A plan to help the refugees, is nearly wrecked by Norman greed; til Robin proves again, a friend in needs a friend indeed! SUMMARY: Robin and Little John head for the coast, to help their friend Joseph of Cordoba in his secret plan to bring a shipload of Jewish refugees, escaping persecution in their own country, to the seaside town of York.
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Don Chaffey
Aileen Hamilton
8 April 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: The villain has a crafty plan, the Sheriff bets a hundred crowns; but Robin rescues Marian, and makes them look like clowns! SUMMARY: Robin and his men are accused of stealing a gold shipment, and Maid Marian comes under suspicion for being a spy for Robin and trying to protect him and his band.
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Anthony Squire
Michael Connor
15 April 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: A cryptic message Robin finds, and proves beyond the slightest doubt; that honest men can sometimes thrive, when greedy thieves fall out! SUMMARY: Robin and his arch-enemy, the Sheriff of Nottingham, set aside their differences temporarily to work together to rid the country of the monstrous Duke DeMoreville, a murderous psychopath that the terrified citizenry refers to as "The Hangman of Leicester".
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Terry Bishop
Sidney Wells
22 April 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: A hungry winter it will be, without an extra bite to spare; unless the secret is well kept, and each one does his share! SUMMARY: A delegation of villagers from Upper Minton come to Robin's camp and tell him of an oppressive new tax--the third that year--imposed on them by the greedy Count Olivier. This tax is certain to empty their food stores and cause a terrible famine in the area if Robin can't do something about it.
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Robert Day
Milton Schlesinger
29 April 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: The outlaws are in need of cash, theyre full of worry and despair; til Marian suggests a plan, and sends them to the fair! SUMMARY: The outlaws of Sherwood are desperately in need of money, and Marion hatches a scheme involving her bird-watching uncle, an archery tournament and a letter of safe conduct signed by the sheriff.
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"Highland Fling"
Terry Bishop
Leighton Reynolds
6 May 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: The Highlander you may recall, was once the subject of our tale; and now with dirk and kilt and all, hes back on Robins trail!
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James Carhartt & 33 72 "The Mystery of Ireland's Eye" Terry Bishop Nicholas Winter 13 May 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: Pagan rites on misty heights, and bonfires casting shadows high; thats what Robin finds tonight, on lonely Irelands Eye!
James Carhartt & 34 73 "The Little People" Don Chaffey Nicholas Winter 20 May 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: In Ireland girls and boys at play, take on the most outlandish forms; until you look again and find, their simply Leprechauns! SUMMARY: Robin, Marian and Friar Tuck are taking a trip through Ireland, and one night they stay at the house of a family of superstitious farmers. At first dismissing the family's tales of "the little people"--leprechauns--the trio is later astounded to actually come across some of the "wee folk".
John Dyson & 35 74 "The Infidel" Terence Fisher Basil Dawson 27 May 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: A stranger from the Far of East, a captive from the Holy Land; excites the peoples hate and fear, til Robin takes a hand!
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Anthony Squire
Michael Connor
3 June 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: The tailor plies his gentle trade, his nimble hands are never still; when Robin takes up stitching too, the Sheriff gets the bill!
Alan Moreland & 37 76 "The Path of True Love" Terence Fisher Basil Dawson 10 June 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: Legalities are sometimes used, to demonstrate that might is right; but Robins Band has also proved, that sometimes right is might!
Carol Warner Gluck 38 77 "The Road in the Air" Robert Day & Albert A. Dorner 17 June 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: Theyll have no bread Sir William said, until the mill belongs to me; theyll have their bread as Robin said, because the air is free!
Michael Connor & 39 78 "Carlotta" Anthony Squire Basil Dawson 24 June 1957
INTRODUCTORY MINSTREL SONG: Little John acourting girls, and sings a charming serenade; but will his love to him be true, or will he be betrayed?
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Don Chaffey
Carey Wilber
30 September 1957
James Carhartt & 2 80 "A Tuck in Time" Terry Bishop Nicholas Winter 7 October 1957
81
"Pepper"
Robert Day
Michael Connor
14 October 1957
82
"The Charter"
Terry Bishop
John Dyson
21 October 1957
83
"Change of Heart"
Terry Bishop
Basil Dawson
28 October 1957
84
"Brother Battle"
Robert Day
Leslie Poynton
4 November 1957
85
Don Chaffey
Neil R. Collins
11 November 1957
86
Terry Bishop
James Aldridge
18 November 1957
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Terry Bishop
Shirl Hendryx
25 November 1957
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88
"The Mark"
Robert Day
Robert Newman
2 December 1957
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Anthony Squire
Oliver Skene
9 December 1957
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90
"To Be A Student"
Robert Day
Sidney Wells
16 December 1957
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91
Don Chaffey
Oliver Skene
23 December 1957
SUMMARY: A boy, Davey (David), protects his goose Matilda at Christmastime. A boy's goose nips a lord's horse so the lord is thrown. The lord condemns the goose to death - for his Christmas dinner. But Robin Hood counters that under English common law, an accused animal is entitled to a fair trial, the same as a human. While Robin Hood drags out the trial, Friar Tuck gets the cook drunk and switches geese. When the deception is revealed, the lord relents and pardons the goose.
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Anthony Squire
Leon Griffiths
30 December 1957
SUMMARY: An adventure involving one of Robin's Merry Men's son named Will Dale (Richard O'Sullivan) (son of Ned) who reaches his 14th birthday, and as part of reaching age 14 wants to meet Robin Hood. Will receives a cake with 14 candles at the end so huge he can hardly carry it.
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"The Rivals"
Robert Day
Leslie Poynton
6 January 1958
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"The Profiteer"
Terry Bishop
Samuel B. West
13 January 1958
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95
"Knight Errant"
Anthony Squire
Michael Connor
20 January 1958
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SUMMARY: During a small bow competition targeting a pole Marian arrives and tries to catch Robin's ignoring attention to announce that her father is sending the Crusader Knight from the Holy Land Sir Jack of Suffolk. Marian's father has apparently betrothed Marian to this knight in reward for saving his life. Robin's impression of this knight is summed up in his statement, "All I can say is that you strike me as about the weirdest mixture of ruffian and gentleman that I have ever come across in all my days." Sir Jack wants to become rich by marrying Marian for her father's estate. The plot thickens as the Sheriff of Nottingham has his own desires as well. The jealousy interplay is fond between Robin and Sir Jack because Sir Jack thinks "You see - I make it a rule, in battle or in love, never to fight fair!"
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Bernard Knowles
Leon Griffiths
27 January 1958
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97
Don Chaffey
3 February 1958
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98
Robert Day
John Dyson
10 February 1958
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99
"The Crusaders"
Gerry Bryant
Samuel B. West
17 February 1958
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100
Peter Maxwell
Oliver Skene
24 February 1958
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101
"The Double"
Gerry Bryant
Basil Dawson
3 March 1958
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102
"Roman Gold"
Peter Maxwell
Basil Dawson
10 March 1958
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Peter Maxwell
Leon Griffiths
17 March 1958
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Ernest Borneman
Sidney B. Wells
24 March 1958
OPENING SCENE CHORUS [Merry Men joyously singing aloud at the Blue Boar tavern]: "Thar hue and cry rang out my lads! They trailed us to the glen, the glen! The Sheriffs red results my lad, were Sherwoods very men! From out the noose we slid aloose his lordships food again, again! Thar hue and cry rang out my lads! They trailed us to the glen, the glen! The Sheriffs red results my lad were Sherwoods very men! So they had send a cheeriness the Outlaw Bill that mad men bend! The Sheriff will never be called my own, by Sherwoods Merry Men!"
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Robert Day
R. W. Bogany
31 March 1958
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106
"Elixir of Youth"
Terry Bishop
Samuel B. West
7 April 1958
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107
"The Genius"
Peter Seabourne
Oliver Skene
14 April 1958
30
108
Robert Day
Arthur Dales
21 April 1958
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109
"The Minstrel"
Peter Seabourne
Leslie Poynton
28 April 1958
OPENING SCENE: Minstrel Roland - Song 1: "What is a body without a head, and what is supper without good bread; the land needs more than a minstrel's poem. My King, my King, my King hurry home!" He is encouraged to sing some more about the Sheriff and improvises on request - Song 2: "Picture a pig all in braid and lace, a billy goat beard on a weasel's face; a snake for a sire, a dog for a dam[e], and that is the Sheriff of Nottingham!" When informed that the Sheriff robs he composes - Song 3: "Here is a man who can pick a purse, he robs the cradle he robs the hearse; his eye at your window his thumb in your jam, that's the greedy old Sheriff of Nottingham!"
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"The Doctor"
Peter Seabourne
Leslie Poynton
5 May 1958
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111
"The Lottery"
Peter Seabourne
Peter Yeldham
12 May 1958
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112
"The Fire"
Robert Day
Philip Bolsover
19 May 1958
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113
"Lincoln Green"
Terry Bishop
Neil R. Collins
26 May 1958
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114
"Women's War"
Peter Seabourne
Philip Bolsover
2 June 1958
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115
"Little Mother"
Terry Bishop
Philip Bolsover
9 June 1958
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116
"Marian's Prize"
Peter Seabourne
Louis Marks
16 June 1958
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117
"Farewell to Tuck"
Peter Seabourne
Philip Bolsover
30 June 1958
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# 1
118
"Sybella"
Terry Bishop
Michael Connor
21 November 1959
119
Bernard Knowles
Palmer Thompson
28 November 1959
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120
"The Lady-Killer"
Terry Bishop
Jan Read
5 December 1959
121
Peter Seabourne
Leon Griffiths
12 December 1959
122
"The Loaf"
Peter Seabourne
Philip Bolsover
2 January 1960
123
Terry Bishop
Alan Hackney
27 February 1960
124
Terry Bishop
Raymond Bowers
9 January 1960
OPENING SCENE: Song by minstrel Sir Alan-a-Dale with harp: "The sign of the Blue Boar, hangs beyond the door; the serving girl cordial, has left me to drink alone!"
125
Peter Seabourne
Owen Holder
19 December 1959
126
Robert Day
Raymond Bowers
21 August 1960
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127
Terry Bishop
Jan Read
17 July 1960
11
128
"The Truce"
Gordon Parry
Leon Griffiths
24 July 1960
12
129
"The Debt"
Anthony Squire
Leon Griffiths
31 July 1960
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130
"The Oath"
Compton Bennett
Arthur Dales
7 August 1960
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131
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[9]
14 August 1960
[9]
Peter Seabourne
Leon Griffiths
28 August 1960
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133
"The Bagpiper"
Terry Bishop
Jan Read
4 September 1960
17
134
[9]
[9]
11 September 1960
[9]
Peter Seabourne
Arthur Dales
18 September 1960
19
136
Compton Bennett
Alan Hackney
25 September 1960
20
137
"The Champion"
Gordon Parry
Leon Griffiths
2 October 1960
SUMMARY: Marian has been informed that her father has died in the Holy Land. The Sheriff suggests that her estate be taken over by Sir Guy Quentin. Marian informs Robin who determines the truth.
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138
Gordon Parry
Raymond Bowers
8 October 1960
22
139
Terry Bishop
Arthur Dales
15 October 1960
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140
Gordon Parry
William Templeton
22 October 1960
24
141
Gordon Parry
Louis Marks
29 October 1960
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142
"Double Trouble"
Terry Bishop
Louis Marks
5 November 1960
26
143
"Trapped"
Terry Bishop
Wilton Schiller
12 November 1960
Note: CBS screened the fourth series in the US on saturday mornings at 11.30am, after a batch of re-runs which started on October 4 1958, the final episodes were transmitted between January 10th 1959 and September 26 1959.
References
1. ^ The Duration of Copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations 1995 Retrieved 21-Mar-2011 2. ^ Adventures of Robin Hood - The Complete Series, product information page at Mill Creek Entertainment website. 3. ^ Adventures of Robin Hood, Volume 22, Alpha Video product information page at Oldies.com. 4. ^ 5. ^
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6. ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/81259 Retrieved 5 march 2011 7. ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/89185 retrieved 6 March 2011 8. ^ http://www.bard.edu/archives/voices.htm Retrieved 7 March 2011 9. ^ 10. ^ 11. ^
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As appearing on screen (including upper & lower case lettering), Mill Creek Entertainment set of DVD's (US). ITV in UK is first broadcaster. See program listings on back of cover cards on Network DVD's (UK). The series was broadcast on Monday nights in the UK for the first three seasons from 1955
through 1958. The fourth season (1959-1960) initially ran on Saturdays (Eps. 118 thru 126), then switched to Sundays in mid-1960 (Eps. 127 thru 137), and then returned to Saturdays towards the end of 1960 (Eps. 138 thru 143) with its final episodes. 12. ^ Double entendre. "Lout" as sung and in reference to the Sheriff; and subtly "lot" for the Sheriff's men collectively.
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13. ^ Typographical error as 1955 on back of DVD card for Network set of DVD's (UK). Correct year is 1956, as is in the context and correctly listed in other episodes on the card.
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