When Things Were Rotten (series)
- User score: 7.2
- Production country: US
- Creator: Mel Brooks
- Production companies: Paramount Television, Crossbow Productions
- Release date: 9/10/1975
- Release date of last episode: 12/3/1975
- Series status: Ended
- Seasons count: 1 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 13
- Run time: 30 min.
Series description
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.
