The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik

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The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik
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Production company Hanna-Barbera
Release date November 4, 1972
Run time 43:28
Starring Len Weinrib
John Stephenson
Joe E. Ross
Cynthia Adler
Daws Butler
Hal Smith
Janet Waldo
Producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Screenplay by Jack Mendelsohn
Director(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Alexy Lovy (voices)
Title card
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The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik is an American animated comedy-adventure television movie, based on the English folklore of the legendary heroic outlaw Robin Hood. It aired on November 4, 1972 on ABC who promoted it as a "Saturday Superstar Movie." It was written by Jack Mendelsohn, produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera, and voice directed by Alex Lovy.

The anthropomorphized band of Merry Men led by Robin Hoodnik must save Maid Marian from the clutches of Lord Scurvy, who has forced her hand in marriage with a love potion.

A year later Walt Disney Pictures released Robin Hood, their own more memorable and celebrated anthropomorphized reindition of Robin Hood, who was a fox, and humans did not co-exist with human-like animals.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Robin Hoodnik Len Weinrib
Sheriff of Nottingham John Stephenson
Deputy Oxx Joe E. Ross
Lord Scurvy Len Weinrib
Scounger Daws Butler
Alan Airedale Len Weinrib
Little John Len Weinrib
Friar Pork Len Weinrib
Maid Marian Cynthia Adler
Widow Weed Janet Waldo
Prunella N/A
Kickstart Hal Smith
Whirlin' Merlin Len Weinrib
Carbuncle John Stephenson
King Richard Daws Butler
Alligator N/A
Santa Claus
Town crier Unavailable
Marriage officiant Unavailable


Organizations

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Vehicles

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1972.

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, who was credited a musical director. Curtin had musical supervision from Paul DeKorte.

Crew credits

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: November 4, 1972 at 9:30 am on ABC

Behind the scenes

Errors

  • In the first scene Robin's Band Wagon is seen, the sign is missing an apostrophe.
  • When Oxxy is first seen back at the castle after pretending to be Robin Hoodnik, he is still in his Robin Hoodnik disguise, which must've been intended as it switched back to his regular uniform when the camera moved closer to him.
  • Despite being called Scurvy Manor, a letter calls it Scurvy Castle, which is probably more accurate.

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Critical reception

In other languages

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Home availability

Trailers

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