Young Robin Hood

Young Robin Hood is an animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, CINAR and France Animation and aired in syndication from 1991 to 1992.[1] It ran for two seasons as part of the Sunday-morning programming block, The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (1985–1994).[2] The show takes place when Robin is a teenager, Richard the Lion Heart is on his "first crusade" and Robin Hood's father, the Earl of Huntington, joins him.

Young Robin Hood
GenreAnimation
Adventure
Written byCheryl Blakeney
Mary Crawford
Peter Landecker
Alan Templeton
Patrick Granleese
Thor Bishopric
Randy Lofficier
Directed byBernard Freimovitz
Peter Sander
Voices ofThor Bishopric
Sonja Ball
Anik Matern
Bronwen Mantel
Kathleen Fee
Michael O'Reilly
Jessalyn Gilsig
Michael Rudder
Mark Hellman
Terrence Scammell
A.J. Henderson
Harry Standjofski
Liz MacRae
Walter Massey
Rick Jones
Johni Keyworth
ComposerLeon Aronson
Country of originUnited States
Canada
France
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producersMicheline Charest
Jean Cazes
Christopher Izard
David Kirschner
ProducersRonald A. Weinberg
Christian Davin
EditorNathalie Rossin
Running time26 minutes
Production companiesH-B Production Co.
CINAR
France Animation
DistributorTurner Program Services
Release
Original networkSyndication
Original release15 September 1991 (1991-09-15) 
30 November 1992 (1992-11-30)

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 (voiced by Thor Bishopric) – the boy in the county with a bow. He rarely is beaten by other archers. As a nobleman he understands Latin, has a tame Hawk called Arrow. Arrow is used to pass messages between him and Marian.
  • Little John (voiced by Terrence Scammell) – a blacksmith's son. Typically one of Robin's most loyal followers, but is not above criticizing Robin's plans.
  • Alan-a-Dale (voiced by Michael O'Reilly) – a very young, romantic minstrel.
  • Will Scarlet (voiced by Sonja Ball) – a young, talented thief, who idolizes Robin. He is a technical talent and creates traps and machines.
  • Brother Tuck (voiced by Harry Standjofski) – a very young monk, sometimes questioning his choice being an outlaw. He is very pious and speaks Latin every now and then.
  • Marian (voiced by Anik Matern) – Robin's sweetheart and a ward at Nottingham, sometimes suspected of conspiring with him.
  • Haggala (voiced by Bronwen Mantel) – a kind-hearted sorceress whose spells don't always work. Has a cat named Miranda.
  • Prince John (voiced by Michael Rudder) – 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 (voiced by A.J. Henderson) – a harsh man and good swordsman.
  • Gilbert of Gisbourn (voiced by Mark Hellman) – lieutenant to the sheriff and has a crush on Marian. He often tries to win her over and Marian uses it to get information. Has a dog named Bruno.

Production

The series was jointly produced for Hanna-Barbera by CINAR, France Animation and Antenne-2 in partnership with the Global Television Network, the Family Channel, Centre National De La Cinématographie and Sofica Cofimage 3. The animation is produced by France Animation and Crayon Animation, while the overseas production services were handled by the Philippines' Fil-Cartoons and South Korea's Sae Rom Productions and Big Star Enterprises.

Broadcast

Teletoon aired the series in Canada in 1998.[3]

References

  1. Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 722–723. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  2. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 935–936. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/19980204020449/http://teletoon.com/adultShw.htm#YOUNG ROBIN HOOD
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