The Adventures of Robin Hood

Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the glen,
Robin Hood, Robin Hood, with his band of men.
Feared by the bad, roved by the good,
Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Robin Hood.

He called the greatest archers to a tavern on the green,
They vowed to help the people of the king.
They handled all the trouble on the English country scene,
And still found plenty of time to sing. 

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'Way back in the late '50s, when I was still in junior high school, I used to spend quite a bit of time watching television on our brand-new set in its blond cabinet with state-of-the-art black-and-white square picture. 

One of my favorite programs was The Adventures of Robin Hood, a series of 143 episodes starring Richard Greene as Robin of Locksley, and Alan Wheatley as the Sheriff of Nottingham. Archie Duncan (Inspector Lestrade in the 1954 Sherlock Holmes series) played Little John, Bernadette O'Farrell and Patricia Driscoll played Lady Marian "Maid Marian" Fitzwalter, and Alexander Gauge was Friar Tuck.

A couple of months ago, I bought a DVD set of 26 selected episodes that covered the origin of Robin Hood, his first encounter with the Sheriff of Nottingham, how Little John came to join his merry band, how Friar Tuck became a valued ally, and his acquaintance with Maid Marian. 

Very entertaining and nostalgic stuff indeed. I'm still singing that blasted theme song.