Young Robin Hood
Young Robin Hood is an animated series produced for television by H-B Production Co., CINAR and France Animation and aired in syndication in 1991. It ran for one season as part of the Sunday-morning programming block, The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera. 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
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
- Robin Hood – 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 – a blacksmith's son. Typically one of Robin's most loyal followers, but is not above criticizing Robin's plans.
- Alan-a-Dale – a very young, romantic minstrel.
- Will Scarlet – a young, talented thief, who idolizes Robin. He is a technical talent and creates traps and machines.
- Brother Tuck – a very young monk, sometimes questioning his choice being an outlaw. He is very pious and speaks Latin every now and then.
- Marian – Robin's sweetheart and a ward at Nottingham, sometimes suspected of conspiring with him.
- Haggala – a kind-hearted sorceress whose spells don't always work. She has a cat named Miranda.
- Prince John – 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 – a harsh man and good swordsman.
- Gilbert of Gisbourn – 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.
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