Young Robin Hood

1991 multi-national TV series or program

Young Robin Hood

Genre| adventure
Written by| Cheryl Blakeney
Mary Crawford
Peter Landecker
Alan Templeton
Patrick Granleese
Thor Bishopric
Randy Lofficier
Directed by| Bernard Freimovitz
Peter Sander
Voices of| Thor Bishopric
Sonja Ball
Anik Matern
Bronwen Mantel
Kathleen Fee
Michael O'Reilly
Jessalyn Gilsig
Michael Rudder
Mark Hellman
Terrence Scammell
A.J. Henderson
Harry Standjofski
Liz MacRae
Walter Massey
Rick Jones
Johni Keyworth
Composer| Leon Aronson
Country of origin| United States
Canada
France
Original languages| English
French
No. of seasons| 2
No. of episodes| 26
Production
Executive producers| Micheline Charest
Jean Cazes
Christopher Izard
David Kirschner
Producers| Ronald A. Weinberg
Christian Davin
Editor| Nathalie Rossin
Running time| 26 minutes
Production companies| H-B Production Co.[a]
CINAR
France Animation
Original release
Network| Syndication
Release| 15 September (1991-09-15) –
8 December 1991 (1991-12-08)

Young Robin Hood is an animated series produced for television by Hanna-Barbera, CINAR and France Animation and aired in syndication in 1991.[1] It ran for one season as part of the Sunday-morning programming block, The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (1985–94).[2] The show takes place when Robin Hood is a teenager, Richard the Lion Heart is on his "first crusade" and Robin's father, the Earl of Huntington, joins him. Young Robin Hood was Hanna-Barbera's second adaptation of the legend of Robin Hood, after their 1972 television special The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik.

## Synopsis

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Robin Hood quickly finds himself at odds with the establishment; the Sheriff of Nottingham and Prince John, and creates a camp in Sherwood forest with other youngsters, the only girl, Marian, is a ward of the sheriff and spy for Robin. The main thing about Robin's youth in this case, is that his plans do not always work and he is occasionally questioned because of his youth, the fact that he is a known criminal and has no legal guardian to vouch for him.

## Characters

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* Robin Hood (voiced by Thor Bishopric) – the boy in the county with a bow. He rarely is beaten by other archers. As a nobleman, he understands Latin, and has a tame hawk called Arrow, who is used to pass messages between him and Marian.
* Little John (voiced by Terrence Scammell) – a blacksmith's son. Typically one of Robin's most loyal followers, but is not above criticizing Robin's plans.
* Alan-a-Dale (voiced by Michael O'Reilly) – a very young, romantic minstrel.
* Will Scarlet (voiced by Sonja Ball) – a young, talented thief, who idolizes Robin. He is a technical talent and creates traps and machines.
* Brother Tuck (voiced by Harry Standjofski) – a very young monk, sometimes questioning his choice being an outlaw. He is very pious and speaks Latin every now and then.
* Marian (voiced by Anik Matern) – Robin's sweetheart and a ward at Nottingham, sometimes suspected of conspiring with him.
* Haggala (voiced by Bronwen Mantel) – a kind-hearted sorceress whose spells don't always work. She has a cat named Miranda.
* Prince John (voiced by Michael Rudder) – spoiled boy who whines about who should be king. Sometimes tries to usurp Richard but the attempts are thwarted by Robin, or John's own ineptitude.
* Sheriff of Nottingham (voiced by A.J. Henderson) – a harsh man and good swordsman.
* Gilbert of Gisbourn (voiced by Mark Hellman) – lieutenant to the sheriff and has a crush on Marian. He often tries to win her over and Marian uses it to get information. He has a dog named Bruno.

## Production

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The series was a joint American-Canadian-French production of Hanna-Barbera, CINAR and France Animation and Antenne-2 in partnership with the Global Television Network, the Family Channel, Centre National De La Cinématographie and Sofica Cofimage 3. The animation is produced by France Animation and Crayon Animation, while the overseas production services were handled by Fil-Cartoons (subsidiary of Hanna-Barbera) in the Philippines, and two studios in South Korea: Sae Rom Productions and Big Star Enterprises.[citation needed]

## Broadcast

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Teletoon aired the series in Canada in 1998.[3]

## Home media

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In late 1991, Hanna-Barbera Home Video released three of the series' episodes individually on VHS: "The Wild Boar of Sherwood", "The Viking Treasure", and "The King of the Outlaws". There are currently no plans for the complete series to be released on DVD.

## References

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1. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 722–723. ISBN 978-1-5381-0373-9.
2. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 935–936. ISBN 978-1-4766-6599-3.
3. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/19980204020449/http://teletoon.com/adultShw.htm#YOUNG ROBIN HOOD

1. ^ Animation outsourced to Fil-Cartoons, Sae Rom Productions and Big Star Enterprises.

## External links

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* Young Robin Hood at IMDb
* Young Robin Hood Episode Guide @ Big Cartoon Database

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Robin Hood

Universe

| Characters|

| Main|

* Robin Hood
* Maid Marian
* The Jolly Pinder of Wakefield
* Sheriff of Nottingham
* Guy of Gisbourne
* Prince John
* Bishop of Hereford
* Richard at the Lee
* King Richard

|

Merry Men|

* Little John
* Much the Miller's Son
* Will Scarlet
* Arthur a Bland
* David of Doncaster
* Will Stutely
* Friar Tuck
* Alan-a-Dale
* Gilbert Whitehand

Settings|

* Sherwood Forest
* Major Oak
* Nottingham
* Loxley
* St Mary's Abbey, York
* Barnsdale
* Wentbridge

Media

| Screen|

| Film|

* Robin Hood (1912)
* Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood (1922)
* The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
* The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946)
* The Prince of Thieves (1948)
* Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950)
* Tales of Robin Hood (1951)
* The Story of Robin Hood (1952)
* The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
* Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)
* The Triumph of Robin Hood (1962)
* A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967)
* Long Live Robin Hood (1971)
* Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood (1973)
* The Arrows of Robin Hood (1975)
* Robin and Marian (1976)
* Aaj Ka Robin Hood (1988)
* O Mistério de Robin Hood (1990)
* Robin Hood (1991)
* Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
* Robin Hood (2010)
* Robin Hood (2018)

|

TV|

* Robin Hood (1953)
* The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
* The Legend of Robin Hood (1968)
* The Legend of Robin Hood (1975)
* Robin of Sherwood (1984)
* The New Adventures of Robin Hood (1997)
* Robin Hood (2006)
* Robyn Hood (2023)

Animated|

* Robin Hood Makes Good (1939)
* Rabbit Hood (1949)
* Robin Hood Daffy (1958)
* Robin Hoodwinked (1958)
* Rocket Robin Hood (1966)
* Robin Hood (1973)
* Robin Hood (1990)
* Young Robin Hood (1991)
* Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse (2012)
* Sherwood (2019)

Parody|

* About Seven Brothers (1968)
* When Things Were Rotten (1975)
* The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984)
* Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989)
* Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

Alternate
settings|

* Mexicali Rose (1939 film)
* Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964 film)
* Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985 Tamil film)
* Nyayam Meere Cheppali (1985 Telugu film)
* Robin of Locksley (1996 film)
* Catch Me Now (2008 Chinese TV series)
* Alyas Robin Hood (2016 Philippines TV series)

Popular culture|

* Statue of Robin Hood
* Robin Hood (DC Comics character)
* Robin Hood (Disney character)

Child ballads|

* 8: Erlinton
* 102: Willie and Earl Richard's Daughter
* 103: Rose the Red and White Lily
* 115: Robyn and Gandeleyn
* 117: A Gest of Robyn Hode
* 118: Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne
* 119: Robin Hood and the Monk
* 120: Robin Hood's Death
* 121: Robin Hood and the Potter
* 123: Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar
* 124: The Jolly Pinder of Wakefield
* 126: Robin Hood and the Tanner
* 127: Robin Hood and the Tinker
* 128: Robin Hood Newly Revived
* 129: Robin Hood and the Prince of Aragon
* 130: Robin Hood and the Scotchman
* 131: Robin Hood and the Ranger
* 132: The Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood
* 136: Robin Hood's Delight
* 138: Robin Hood and Allan-a-Dale
* 139: Robin Hood's Progress to Nottingham
* 140: Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires
* 141: Robin Hood Rescuing Will Stutly
* 142: Little John a Begging
* 143: Robin Hood and the Bishop
* 144: Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford
* 145: Robin Hood and Queen Katherine
* 146: Robin Hood's Chase
* 147: Robin Hood's Golden Prize
* 148: The Noble Fisherman
* 151: The King's Disguise, and Friendship with Robin Hood
* 152: Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow
* 153: Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight
* 154: A True Tale of Robin Hood

Stage / theatre|

* The Downfall and The Death of Robert Earl of Huntington (1598 and 1601 plays)
* The Merrie Men of Sherwood Forest (1871 operetta)
* Robin Hood (1890 De Koven opera)
* The Foresters (1892 play)
* Twang!! (1965 musical parody)
* Robin Hood (1934 Tippett opera)
* Robin Hood (1998 ballet)
* Robin des Bois (2013 musical)

Video games|

* Robin of Sherwood: The Touchstones of Rhiannon (1985)
* Robin of the Wood (1985)
* Super Robin Hood (1986)
* The Adventures of Robin Hood (1991)
* Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood (1991)
* Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood (2002)
* Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown (2003)
* Volume (2015)
* Hood: Outlaws & Legends (2021)

Literature|

* Ivanhoe (1819)
* Maid Marian (1822)
* The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (1883)
* Bows against the Barons (1934)
* The Once and Future King (1958)
* The Outlaws of Sherwood (1988)
* Through a Dark Mist (1991)
* Lady of the Forest (1992)
* In the Shadow of Midnight (1994)
* The Last Arrow (1997)
* Lady of Sherwood (1999)
* King Raven Trilogy (2006)

Music|

* Legend (1984 soundtrack)
* Robin Hood (2006 soundtrack)
* "Love" (song)
* "Not in Nottingham" (song)
* "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (song)
* The Tale of Gamelyn

Alan Dale|

* Outlaw (2009)
* Holy Warrior (2010)
* King's Man (2011)
* The Outlaw Chronicles (2012-2016)

Related|

* Miss Robin Hood
* Son of the Guardsman
* The Son of Robin Hood
* The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
* Princess of Thieves
* Robin Hood's Larder
* Robin Hood Morality Test
* "Robot of Sherwood"
* "Robin Good and His Not-So-Merry Men"
* Once Upon a Time
* The Tales of Robin Hood (former Nottingham attraction)
* Once Upon a Studio

* Category

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The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera

Series|

* The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990–1992)
* The Adventures of Jonny Quest (1987–1988)
* Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990–1991)
* Challenge of the GoBots (1985–1986)
* Fantastic Max (1988–1990)
* The Flintstone Kids (1986–1988)
* The Further Adventures of SuperTed (1988–1990)
* Galtar and the Golden Lance (1985–1987)
* Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 (1987–1988)
* HBTV (1985–1986)
* The Jetsons (1985–1987)
* Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone (1990–1993)
* The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (1986–1987)
* Paw Paws (1985–1986)
* Paddington Bear (1989–1991)
* The Pirates of Dark Water (1992–1993)
* A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–1991)
* Richie Rich (1988–1989)
* Skedaddle (1988–1989)
* Sky Commanders (1987–1988)
* The Smurfs (1987–1990)
* Snorks (1987–1990)
* SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993–1994)
* 2 Stupid Dogs (1993–1994)
* Wake, Rattle, and Roll (1990–1992)
* Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985–1988)
* The New Yogi Bear Show (1988–1989)
* Yo Yogi! (1991–1992)
* Young Robin Hood (1991–1993)

Distributors|

* Taft Broadcasting
* Turner Program Services (1991–1994)
* Worldvision Enterprises (1985–1991)
* Warner Bros. Television Distribution

Related topics|

* List of animated television series created for syndication
* Sunday morning cartoon
* The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (ride)
* Fred Flintstone and Friends
* Hanna–Barbera's World of Super Adventure
* USA Cartoon Express

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Shows|

* Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles (The Impossibles)
* Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
* Dynomutt, Dog Wonder
* The Herculoids
* Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor
* Samson & Goliath
* Space Ghost and Dino Boy
* Shazzan

Spin-offs|

* Hanna–Barbera's World of Super Adventure
* Space Stars
* The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera
* Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak
* The Brak Show
* Cartoon Planet
* Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
* Space Ghost Coast to Coast
* Jellystone!
* The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour
* Birdgirl

Related shows|

* Aqua Teen Hunger Force
* The Adventures of Jonny Quest
* Challenge of the Gobots
* The Fantastic Four
* Fred and Barney Meet the Thing
* Fantastic Max
* The Further Adventures of SuperTed
* Galtar and the Golden Lance
* Godzilla
* Mystery Island
* The New Adventures of Captain Planet
* The New Adventures of Jonny Quest
* The Pirates of Dark Water
* The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
* Sky Commanders
* Super Friends
* The All-New Super Friends Hour
* Challenge of the Superfriends
* The World's Greatest SuperFriends
* SuperFriends
* Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show
* The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
* The Superman/Batman Adventures
* SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
* Young Robin Hood
* The Skatebirds
* Danger Island

Films|

* Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
* Harvey Birdman: Attorney General
* Jonny's Golden Quest
* Jonny Quest vs. The Cyber Insects
* Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon
* Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold
* Scoob!
* Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!
* Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest

Creators|

* Alex Toth
* William Hanna
* Joseph Barbera

Misc. characters|

* Apache Chief
* Black Vulcan
* El Dorado
* Gleek
* Jana of the Jungle
* Samurai
* Wendy, Marvin and Wonder Dog
* Wonder Twins
* Teen Force

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