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A group of bowmen shoot flaming arrows into the sky. A Complaining Villager yells her house is on fire and Buxom Lass yells to call the fire brigade. The Fire Marshall arrives with his men and Angry Villager complains there should be a better way of doing the credits and the Fire Marshall says every time they do a Robin Hood movie, their village gets burned down. The Sherwood Forest Rapper-Dancers introduce what is happening and how Prince John (Robin Hood Men in Tights)|Prince John and the Sheriff of Rottingham were raising the taxes on the local people and how the people's morale was low. They then continue that Robin Hood (Robin Hood Men in Tights)|Robin was in prison and about to be executed. | A group of bowmen shoot flaming arrows into the sky. A Complaining Villager yells her house is on fire and Buxom Lass yells to call the fire brigade. The Fire Marshall arrives with his men and Angry Villager complains there should be a better way of doing the credits and the Fire Marshall says every time they do a Robin Hood movie, their village gets burned down. The Sherwood Forest Rapper-Dancers introduce what is happening and how Prince John (Robin Hood Men in Tights)|Prince John and the Sheriff of Rottingham were raising the taxes on the local people and how the people's morale was low. They then continue that Robin Hood (Robin Hood Men in Tights)|Robin was in prison and about to be executed. | ||
At the Khalil Prison in Jerusalem, Robin Hood is brought before the Dungeon Maitre D', who takes Robin to his cell. Robin is given a beard to match appropriate attire by Irving and then introduced to the Head Saracen Guard. Head Saracen Guard questions Robin about the location of King Richard (Robin Hood Men in Tights)|King Richard. After Robin refuses to talk, Head Saracen Guard tells Assistant Saracen Guard to hand the tongue looseners to him and after using them on Robin, Robin is chained next to Asneeze. Asneeze introduces himself and then figures out they can get themselves free using their feet. They break the bar holding their chains which alerts the Assistant Saracen Guard who walks into the cell. Robin and Asneeze tell the Assistant Saracen Guard, Robin is willing to tell the location of King Richard and Assistant Saracen Guard runs off excited to tell his superior. After he leaves, Robin and Asneeze free themselves and the other prisoners and escape and the Assistant Saracen Guard returns to find everyone gone. Three men in jockey uniforms race until Lead Camel Jockey pulls ahead. Asneeeze tells Robin, his son Ahchoo is an exchange student in England and asks Robin to look after him. Robin swims his way back to England and rents a horse. He comes across a group of Sheriff of Rottingham's soldiers beating up on Ahchoo. Robin helps Ahchoo fight them off and the Sheriff's Guard yells that Robin and Achoo haven't seen the last of them. Robin then unfurls six arrows and pins the Sheriff's Guard to a tree. Robin and Ahchoo ride to Loxley Hall as it is being repossessed by the Tax Assessor. The Tax Assessor hands Robin a parchment that states that due to failure to pay taxes, all the lands, castles and properties belonging to the Loxley family are to be taken. The castle is rolled away leaving Blinkin exposed sitting on the toilet reading a braille copy of Ye Olde Playboy. Robin greets Blinkin, who initially confuses him with a statue. Blinkin tells him his parents are dead, including Robin's brothers, his dog Pongo, his fish Goldy and even his cat. Blinkin gives Robin a locket Robin's father wanted him to have that included a key inside which unlocked the greatest treasure in the land. Ahchoo and Blinkin greet each other and a Young Lad runs up to the group asking for help. The Sheriff of Rottingham rides up as his men play kazoos. The Sheriff accuses Young Lad of poaching in King John's land. After Robin asks if it is an offense, the Sheriff sarcastically asks him where he has been and Robin counters that he has been fighting with King Richard in the Crusades as his father wasn't able to get him in the National Guard. Robin cuts the strap on the Sheriff's saddle and forces the Sheriff to ride away upside down. Young Lad tells Robin he will tell others of his bravery and Robin says a long list of unjustices he plans to rectify. In her castle, Marian (Robin Hood Men in Tights)|Marian sits in a tub and sings a song wondering when her true love will arrive. Broomhilde walks in and tells Marian she needs to get out of the tub before she catches a cold. A bluebird lands on Marian's hand and she wishes she will meet a man who will possess the key to her girdle. The Sheriff enters Prince John's castle and tells him he has bad news and Robin is back. King Richard calls for Latrine and runs to the tower and tells her about Robin. She creates a brew and tells him Robin could be dangerous. She offers to help him if he puts in a good word for her to the Sheriff. Robin, Ahchoo and Blinkin encounter Little John (Robin Hood Men in Tights)|Little John guarding a bridge across a tiny brook. Little John demands a toll and when Robin refuses to pay it, he challenges him to a fight. Will Scarlet O'Hara tosses a staff to Robin and Ahchoo tries to stop them from fighting by pointing out the brook is really shallow and they can just jump across. Robin says it is all about the principal of the matter and beats Little John in a staff fight. Robin saves Little John from drowning in the shallow brook and Robin and his group becomes friends with Little John and Will. At King John's Party, a Mime starts to bore the Sheriff and Prince John and at first is sentenced to death by the Sheriff before Prince John intervenes. Marian walks into the dinner chamber and the Sheriff tries to trick her into a date. Robin barges into the party and insults Prince John to the gasps of the Party Guests and flirts with Marian. The Sheriff challenges Robin to a duel and a fight breaks out between Robin and the Sheriff's guards. Ahchoo, Blinkin, Little John and Will break into the castle and help in the fight. A group of knights in armor surround the banquet hall and Robin and his men escape by knocking them over like dominoes. Little John assembles the best men throughout England. | At the Khalil Prison in Jerusalem, Robin Hood is brought before the Dungeon Maitre D', who takes Robin to his cell. Robin is given a beard to match appropriate attire by Irving and then introduced to the Head Saracen Guard. Head Saracen Guard questions Robin about the location of King Richard (Robin Hood Men in Tights)|King Richard. After Robin refuses to talk, Head Saracen Guard tells Assistant Saracen Guard to hand the tongue looseners to him and after using them on Robin, Robin is chained next to Asneeze. Asneeze introduces himself and then figures out they can get themselves free using their feet. They break the bar holding their chains which alerts the Assistant Saracen Guard who walks into the cell. Robin and Asneeze tell the Assistant Saracen Guard, Robin is willing to tell the location of King Richard and Assistant Saracen Guard runs off excited to tell his superior. After he leaves, Robin and Asneeze free themselves and the other prisoners and escape and the Assistant Saracen Guard returns to find everyone gone. Three men in jockey uniforms race until Lead Camel Jockey pulls ahead. Asneeeze tells Robin, his son Ahchoo is an exchange student in England and asks Robin to look after him. Robin swims his way back to England and rents a horse. He comes across a group of Sheriff of Rottingham's soldiers beating up on Ahchoo. Robin helps Ahchoo fight them off and the Sheriff's Guard yells that Robin and Achoo haven't seen the last of them. Robin then unfurls six arrows and pins the Sheriff's Guard to a tree. Robin and Ahchoo ride to Loxley Hall as it is being repossessed by the Tax Assessor. The Tax Assessor hands Robin a parchment that states that due to failure to pay taxes, all the lands, castles and properties belonging to the Loxley family are to be taken. The castle is rolled away leaving Blinkin exposed sitting on the toilet reading a braille copy of Ye Olde Playboy. Robin greets Blinkin, who initially confuses him with a statue. Blinkin tells him his parents are dead, including Robin's brothers, his dog Pongo, his fish Goldy and even his cat. Blinkin gives Robin a locket Robin's father wanted him to have that included a key inside which unlocked the greatest treasure in the land. Ahchoo and Blinkin greet each other and a Young Lad runs up to the group asking for help. The Sheriff of Rottingham rides up as his men play kazoos. The Sheriff accuses Young Lad of poaching in King John's land. After Robin asks if it is an offense, the Sheriff sarcastically asks him where he has been and Robin counters that he has been fighting with King Richard in the Crusades as his father wasn't able to get him in the National Guard. Robin cuts the strap on the Sheriff's saddle and forces the Sheriff to ride away upside down. Young Lad tells Robin he will tell others of his bravery and Robin says a long list of unjustices he plans to rectify. In her castle, Marian (Robin Hood Men in Tights)|Marian sits in a tub and sings a song wondering when her true love will arrive. Broomhilde walks in and tells Marian she needs to get out of the tub before she catches a cold. A bluebird lands on Marian's hand and she wishes she will meet a man who will possess the key to her girdle. The Sheriff enters Prince John's castle and tells him he must speak with him. King John sends everyone else in court away, put promises to see Giggling Court Lady later. The Sheriff tells him, he has bad news and Robin is back. King Richard calls for Latrine and runs to the tower and tells her about Robin. She creates a brew and tells him Robin could be dangerous. She offers to help him if he puts in a good word for her to the Sheriff. Robin, Ahchoo and Blinkin encounter Little John (Robin Hood Men in Tights)|Little John guarding a bridge across a tiny brook. Little John demands a toll and when Robin refuses to pay it, he challenges him to a fight. Will Scarlet O'Hara tosses a staff to Robin and Ahchoo tries to stop them from fighting by pointing out the brook is really shallow and they can just jump across. Robin says it is all about the principal of the matter and beats Little John in a staff fight. Robin saves Little John from drowning in the shallow brook and Robin and his group becomes friends with Little John and Will. At King John's Party, a Mime starts to bore the Sheriff and Prince John and at first is sentenced to death by the Sheriff before Prince John intervenes. Marian walks into the dinner chamber and the Sheriff tries to trick her into a date. Robin barges into the party and insults Prince John to the gasps of the Party Guests and flirts with Marian. The Sheriff challenges Robin to a duel and a fight breaks out between Robin and the Sheriff's guards. Ahchoo, Blinkin, Little John and Will break into the castle and help in the fight. A group of knights in armor surround the banquet hall and Robin and his men escape by knocking them over like dominoes. Little John assembles the best men throughout England, including Villager. Robin gives a speech to the Villagers that they must stop King John and the Sherif which fails to inspire them. Ahchoo then steps up and gives a Malcolm X like speech which inspires the villagers. The Villagers are given their equipment, including pantyhose. A group are then taught how to use a bow and arrow, but are Inept Archers. They also are terrible at mounted charging with a pike. The Sheriff tells King John, Robin has struck again and notices King John's mole has changed sides. While showing King John a stealth captapult, the Sheriff is ejected into Latrine's hut. Rabbi Tuckman rides into Sherwood Forest carries barrels of wine. He is stopped by Robin and his merry men and tells Robin he just came from Marian's and she and Robin are made for each other. Rabbi Tuckman explains what a mohel is and then agrees to drink wine with them. The Sheriff has a meeting with Don Giovanni, Filthy Luca and Dirty Ezio. The Sheriff and Don Giovanni discuss killing Robin. Don Giovanni comes up with a plan to assassinate Robin during an archery tournament. Marian hears of the plot and she and Broomhilde ride to warn Robin. Little John and a group of Merry Man Dancers sing about wearing tights. | ||
Revision as of 16:43, 24 May 2020
Robin Hood returns from the Crusades and forms a band of Merry Men.
Genre
Characters/Groups
Sheriff of Rottingham - Roger Rees
Little John - Eric Allan Kramer
Will Scarlet O'Hara - Matthew Porretta
King Richard - Patrick Stewart
Tax Assessor - Avery Schreiber
Dungeon Maitre D' - Brian George
Head Saracen Guard - Zitto Kazann
Assistant Saracen Guard - Richard Assan
Sheriff's Guard - Herman Poppe
Complaining Villager - Carol Arthur
Royal Announcer - Clement von Franckenstein
Giggling Court Lady - Chase Masterson
Lead Camel Jockey - Patrick Valenzuela
Sherwood Forest Rapper-Dancers - Steffon, Dante Henderson, Bryant Baldwin, Diesko Boyland, Jr., and Edgar Godineaux, Jr.
Merry Men Dancers - Johnny Dean Harvey, Keith Diorio, Joseph R. McKee, Nathan Prevost, Don Hesser, Bill Bohl, Chris Childers, and Raymond Del Barrio
Inept Archers - Malcolm Danare, Edwin Hale, Nick Jameson, Peter Pitofsky, and Nicholas Rempel
Party Guests - Rudy De Luca, Matthew Saks, Robin Shephard and Dee Gubin
Wedding Guests - Johnny Cocktails, Lisa Cordray, Laurie Main, Elaine Ballace, and Stuart Schreiber
Villagers - James Van Patten, Ira Miller, David DeLuise, Lillian D'Arc, Patrick Brymer, Robert Noble, Henry Kaiser, Tony Tanner, Diana Chesney, James Glaser and Ronny Graham
Character thumbnails with links to profiles
Detailed Synopsis
A group of bowmen shoot flaming arrows into the sky. A Complaining Villager yells her house is on fire and Buxom Lass yells to call the fire brigade. The Fire Marshall arrives with his men and Angry Villager complains there should be a better way of doing the credits and the Fire Marshall says every time they do a Robin Hood movie, their village gets burned down. The Sherwood Forest Rapper-Dancers introduce what is happening and how Prince John (Robin Hood Men in Tights)|Prince John and the Sheriff of Rottingham were raising the taxes on the local people and how the people's morale was low. They then continue that Robin Hood (Robin Hood Men in Tights)|Robin was in prison and about to be executed.
At the Khalil Prison in Jerusalem, Robin Hood is brought before the Dungeon Maitre D', who takes Robin to his cell. Robin is given a beard to match appropriate attire by Irving and then introduced to the Head Saracen Guard. Head Saracen Guard questions Robin about the location of King Richard (Robin Hood Men in Tights)|King Richard. After Robin refuses to talk, Head Saracen Guard tells Assistant Saracen Guard to hand the tongue looseners to him and after using them on Robin, Robin is chained next to Asneeze. Asneeze introduces himself and then figures out they can get themselves free using their feet. They break the bar holding their chains which alerts the Assistant Saracen Guard who walks into the cell. Robin and Asneeze tell the Assistant Saracen Guard, Robin is willing to tell the location of King Richard and Assistant Saracen Guard runs off excited to tell his superior. After he leaves, Robin and Asneeze free themselves and the other prisoners and escape and the Assistant Saracen Guard returns to find everyone gone. Three men in jockey uniforms race until Lead Camel Jockey pulls ahead. Asneeeze tells Robin, his son Ahchoo is an exchange student in England and asks Robin to look after him. Robin swims his way back to England and rents a horse. He comes across a group of Sheriff of Rottingham's soldiers beating up on Ahchoo. Robin helps Ahchoo fight them off and the Sheriff's Guard yells that Robin and Achoo haven't seen the last of them. Robin then unfurls six arrows and pins the Sheriff's Guard to a tree. Robin and Ahchoo ride to Loxley Hall as it is being repossessed by the Tax Assessor. The Tax Assessor hands Robin a parchment that states that due to failure to pay taxes, all the lands, castles and properties belonging to the Loxley family are to be taken. The castle is rolled away leaving Blinkin exposed sitting on the toilet reading a braille copy of Ye Olde Playboy. Robin greets Blinkin, who initially confuses him with a statue. Blinkin tells him his parents are dead, including Robin's brothers, his dog Pongo, his fish Goldy and even his cat. Blinkin gives Robin a locket Robin's father wanted him to have that included a key inside which unlocked the greatest treasure in the land. Ahchoo and Blinkin greet each other and a Young Lad runs up to the group asking for help. The Sheriff of Rottingham rides up as his men play kazoos. The Sheriff accuses Young Lad of poaching in King John's land. After Robin asks if it is an offense, the Sheriff sarcastically asks him where he has been and Robin counters that he has been fighting with King Richard in the Crusades as his father wasn't able to get him in the National Guard. Robin cuts the strap on the Sheriff's saddle and forces the Sheriff to ride away upside down. Young Lad tells Robin he will tell others of his bravery and Robin says a long list of unjustices he plans to rectify. In her castle, Marian (Robin Hood Men in Tights)|Marian sits in a tub and sings a song wondering when her true love will arrive. Broomhilde walks in and tells Marian she needs to get out of the tub before she catches a cold. A bluebird lands on Marian's hand and she wishes she will meet a man who will possess the key to her girdle. The Sheriff enters Prince John's castle and tells him he must speak with him. King John sends everyone else in court away, put promises to see Giggling Court Lady later. The Sheriff tells him, he has bad news and Robin is back. King Richard calls for Latrine and runs to the tower and tells her about Robin. She creates a brew and tells him Robin could be dangerous. She offers to help him if he puts in a good word for her to the Sheriff. Robin, Ahchoo and Blinkin encounter Little John (Robin Hood Men in Tights)|Little John guarding a bridge across a tiny brook. Little John demands a toll and when Robin refuses to pay it, he challenges him to a fight. Will Scarlet O'Hara tosses a staff to Robin and Ahchoo tries to stop them from fighting by pointing out the brook is really shallow and they can just jump across. Robin says it is all about the principal of the matter and beats Little John in a staff fight. Robin saves Little John from drowning in the shallow brook and Robin and his group becomes friends with Little John and Will. At King John's Party, a Mime starts to bore the Sheriff and Prince John and at first is sentenced to death by the Sheriff before Prince John intervenes. Marian walks into the dinner chamber and the Sheriff tries to trick her into a date. Robin barges into the party and insults Prince John to the gasps of the Party Guests and flirts with Marian. The Sheriff challenges Robin to a duel and a fight breaks out between Robin and the Sheriff's guards. Ahchoo, Blinkin, Little John and Will break into the castle and help in the fight. A group of knights in armor surround the banquet hall and Robin and his men escape by knocking them over like dominoes. Little John assembles the best men throughout England, including Villager. Robin gives a speech to the Villagers that they must stop King John and the Sherif which fails to inspire them. Ahchoo then steps up and gives a Malcolm X like speech which inspires the villagers. The Villagers are given their equipment, including pantyhose. A group are then taught how to use a bow and arrow, but are Inept Archers. They also are terrible at mounted charging with a pike. The Sheriff tells King John, Robin has struck again and notices King John's mole has changed sides. While showing King John a stealth captapult, the Sheriff is ejected into Latrine's hut. Rabbi Tuckman rides into Sherwood Forest carries barrels of wine. He is stopped by Robin and his merry men and tells Robin he just came from Marian's and she and Robin are made for each other. Rabbi Tuckman explains what a mohel is and then agrees to drink wine with them. The Sheriff has a meeting with Don Giovanni, Filthy Luca and Dirty Ezio. The Sheriff and Don Giovanni discuss killing Robin. Don Giovanni comes up with a plan to assassinate Robin during an archery tournament. Marian hears of the plot and she and Broomhilde ride to warn Robin. Little John and a group of Merry Man Dancers sing about wearing tights.