When Things Were Rotten (Scripted, English)
Genres: Comedy, Adventure
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1975-09-10
Ended: 1975-12-03
Network: ABC
Country: US
Airs on: Wednesday
Runtime: 30 minutes
Errol Flynn was probably spinning in his grave, but Mel Brooks's version of the antics of Robin Hood and his band of merry men is a laugh-getter. Though it's primarily a one-joke affair, Mel Brooks's brand of madness and a good cast, particularly Richard Dimitri playing the dual role of the foppish Bertram and a Chicago member of Robin's band called Renaldo, carry it off with all comedic stops pulled.