6 mins | Animation, Comedy, Family, Short, Musical | Episode aired 1960
Before leaving to fight the Crusades, King Richard the Lionhearted gave power to his brother John, who immediately seized the nobles' wealth and property, exiling them. Rather than leave England, one banished young noble named Robin hid in Sherwood Forest, where he met other outcasts like himself. They became an outlaw band whose mission was to take from the evil rich and give to the poor.
Star: John Rust
Before leaving to fight the Crusades, King Richard the Lionhearted gave power to his brother John, who immediately seized the nobles' wealth and property, exiling them. Rather than leave England, one banished young noble named Robin hid in Sherwood Forest, where he met other outcasts like himself. They became an outlaw band whose mission was to take from the evil rich and give to the poor.
Star: John Rust
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00:00Many hundreds of years ago, the good King Richard,
00:29known as Richard the Lion-Hearted, left England to take part in the Crusades,
00:34the war against the heathens who had captured the Holy City.
00:38In his absence, he placed his brother John on the throne.
00:42As soon as he was king, John turned on the good nobles of the kingdom,
00:47stole their goods, and drove them out of England.
00:53Among these nobles were the old Earl of Huntington and his son Robin.
00:59Father, I've come to say goodbye.
01:01Robin, where are you going?
01:03To Sherwood Forest.
01:04King John has declared me an outlaw, and an outlaw I will be.
01:12In Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood banded together with other young men like himself,
01:16banished by the Wicked King, men like Will Scarlet.
01:21Outlaws we are, Will Scarlet, but outlaws such as never were before and never will be.
01:27Just how do you mean, Robin Hood?
01:28I mean this, Will.
01:30Now, let me show you.
01:32Do you see those two fat men coming down the road?
01:35I see them, a couple of merchants, rogues and wealthy.
01:39And do you see that old woman in rags, weeping in sheer hunger?
01:43I see her too.
01:45Well, watch, and keep a hand to your arrow in case I need help.
01:52And so quickly, they became known far and wide.
01:56Robin Hood and his merry men of Sherwood Forest,
02:00taking from the evil to give to the poor,
02:03defenders of the weak and oppressed,
02:05the one hope of England's people.
02:11Sometime later, Robin set off by himself in the forest.
02:18He started across a bridge which lay across a stream,
02:21a bridge consisting of a single log of wood.
02:24But facing him, blocking the way, was a stranger,
02:28a tall man with broad, powerful shoulders.
02:31I'm afraid there's only room for one of us to cross at a time.
02:35I think it ought to be the better man.
02:37Stand and fight.
02:38Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
02:42With only wooden sticks as weapons, they fought long and hard.
02:47Finally, with one quick, powerful motion,
02:49the stranger knocked Robin Hood into the stream.
02:52Ah!
02:53Well, well done, fellow.
03:02What do they call you?
03:03John Little is my name.
03:05John Little.
03:07Well, I'll call you Little John.
03:11And I want you to join my band as my next in command.
03:14And now the band of merry men was complete, and just in time.
03:23For King John had posted a reward of 10,000 pounds for the capture of Robin Hood.
03:29And none was trying harder to win that reward than the Sheriff of Nottingham.
03:33Robin, I have news.
03:35The Sheriff of Nottingham is staging an archery contest with a golden arrow as the prize.
03:39A golden arrow?
03:40What a prize.
03:41His purpose in holding the contest is to lure you there.
03:44That may be, but I shall go anyway.
03:46In disguise.
03:47The distance will be 50 paces.
04:00You, that beggar over there, get out of the way.
04:07Hi.
04:08Why, I'm one of the marksmen, sir.
04:10You?
04:11A marksman?
04:12That's rich!
04:19One by one, the finest bowmen in the land shot their arrows.
04:25Finally, one arrow lay in the exact center of the circle. A bull's eye!
04:30The winner is Adam of Adair!
04:37Pardon, sheriff, I have not yet competed.
04:40You? Well, maybe it will bring us a laugh.
04:48Robin let fly.
04:51Hooray!
04:53A perfect shot, right on top of the arrow in the center, splitting it down the middle. Robin had won!
05:00A shot like that, only one man in all this land can shoot so well. Robin Hood! After him! Catch him!
05:12But the sheriff was too late. Robin was already speeding back to Sherwood Forest.
05:22As Robin entered the forest, a knight appeared and challenged him.
05:26In the midst of their battle, the knight suddenly put down his sword.
05:30Enough, enough, I didn't recognize you.
05:33Why, it's your majesty, King Richard the Lionheart, back from the crusade.
05:44Robin Hood, your exile is over. You and your men, come back to your homes.
05:52But Robin Hood and his men declined the king's offer.
05:55They preferred to remain in Sherwood Forest together, living their adventurous lives, taking from evil men to give to the poor.
06:21To be continued...