Robin Hood

Sesame Street Episode 1087

Sesame Street Little Theater

Robin Hood is the story of the legendary figure who famously "robs from the rich to give to the poor". The tale has been referenced and adapted by the Muppets several times.

References

• A Sesame Street sketch features Ernie as Robin Hood auditioning Merry Men (First: Episode 0480).

• Issue #15 of the Spanish comic book Epi / Blas ...y los demás features the story "Robin Epi Hood" with Ernie (Epi) playing the titular role and Bert as Friar Tuck. Count von Count and Oscar the Grouch play roles similar to those of Prince John and The Sheriff of Nottingham respectively.

• Mr. Hooper donates his childhood copy of Robin Hood to the bookmobile in Episode 1087 of Sesame Street.

• Episode 323 of The Muppet Show tells the story of Robin Hood, with Kermit the Frog as Robin, Lynn Redgrave as Maid Marian, Fozzie Bear as Little John and Gonzo as the Sheriff of Nottingham. Miss Piggy demands a role and appears as Sister Tuck.

• The Muppet Show cast reprised their roles in a 1980 book, Robin Hood. Once again, Kermit played Robin, Fozzie Bear was Little John and Gonzo was the Sheriff of Nottingham, but this time, there were no human guest stars, and Miss Piggy could snag the plum role of Maid Marian. The book also featured Floyd Pepper as Will Scarlett and Sam the Eagle as the Town Judge.

• Grover plays Robin Hood in The Sesame Street Storytime Calendar 1982.

• Beginning with the July 23, 1984 The Muppets comic strip, a swashbuckling Gonzo dubs himself "Robin Gonzo" in a recurring role.

• The season two Muppet Babies episode "By the Book" features Baby Kermit reading the story, and imagines himself as Robin, Baby Fozzie as Little John, Baby Gonzo as the Sheriff of Nottingham, Baby Piggy as Maid Marian, and Baby Scooter and Baby Animal as the Merry Men.

• In Labyrinth, a panning shot of Sarah's scrapbook in her room reveals an image of the fox version of Robin Hood, as seen in the 1973 Disney animated film.

• The Muppet Babies comic book featured a Robin Hood story in issue #20 called "The Adventures of Kermit Hood (and His Merry Band!)".

• Muppet Babies' Classic Children's Tales (1990) includes a photo with the Muppet Babies by John Barrett.

• The book Ernie and His Merry Monsters from 1992 is a take on the tale, with Ernie as Robin Hood, Herry Monster as Little John, Cookie Monster as Friar Tuck, and Elmo as Will Scarlett.

• Dinosaurs #1 (1992), in the story "Nana Ethyl's Dinosaur Tails: Baby and the Beanstalk," has Baby Sinclair finding a TV in the giant's castle playing the Disney animated Robin Hood (which had been released on home video the previous year).

• Sesame Street Little Theater (1996) by Stef De Reuver includes a page recreating a scene from Robin Hood with Ernie and Cookie Monster.

• Cookie Hood, who takes cookies from those with a surplus and gives to the cookie-less, appears in Sesame Street Episode 4033.

• German actor Hardy Krüger Jr. appeared in a 2006 episode of Sesamstrasse as Robin Hood, with Samson as a rich merchant, Wolle as a reporter and Pferd as Robin's cleaver horse.

• Muppet Robin Hood is a 2009 comic book adaptation starring the Muppets.

• Wolle dresses up as Robin Hood in a Koontrollraum sketch so that he can start the next segment by shooting an arrow at the button. But in the end he concludes that maybe he should dress up like an Indian next time, as he thinks they are better with a bow and arrow.

Robin Hood book

Ernie and His Merry Monsters

Episode 323 of The Muppet Show

The Sesame Street Storytime Calendar 1982

Muppet Babies, "By the Book"

Muppet Babies comic book

Muppet Babies' Classic Children's Tales

Cookie Hood

Sesamstrasse episode 2314

Muppet Robin Hood

Sarah's scrapbook from Labyrinth

Dinosaurs #1

Sesamstrasse control room

Baby Rowlf as an Applause PVC

Connections

• Douglas Blackwell played a grey-bearded baron in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 film)
• Mel Brooks directed and played Rabbi Tuckman in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993 film)
• Randy Crenshaw voiced one of the Merry Men Singers in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993 film)
• Dom DeLuise played Don Giovanni in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993 film)
• Edward Fox played Prince John in Robin Hood (1991 film)
• Jamie Foxx played Little John in Robin Hood (2018 film)
• Morgan Freeman played Azeem in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 film)
• Arthur Hewlett played Edwin in A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967 film)
• Michael Hordern played Scathelock in The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952 film)
• William Hurt played William Marshall in the 2010 film adaptation
• Ben Mendelsohn played the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood (2018 film)
• Roger Miller voiced Alan-a-Dale in Disney's Robin Hood (1973 film)
• David Morrissey played Little John in Robin Hood (1991 film)
• Rosie Perez voiced Robinita Hood in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "Robinita Hood" (TV, 2000)
• Clive Revill played a fire chief in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993 film)
• Alan Rickman played the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 film)
• Pat Roach played the Celtic chieftain in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 film)
• Daphne Rubin-Vega voiced Little Juana in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "Robinita Hood" (TV, 2000)
• Avery Schreiber played a tax assessor in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993 film)
• Walter Sparrow played Duncan in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 film)
• Patrick Stewart played King Richard in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993 film)
• Tracey Ullman played Latrine in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993 film)
• Peter Ustinov voiced Prince John and King Richard in Disney's Robin Hood (1973 film)