Rocket Robin Hood Rocket Robin Hood Rocket Robin Hood is a Canadian animated television series, placing the characters and conflicts of the classic Robin Hood legend in a futuristic, outer space setting. It was produced by Krantz Films, Inc. and aired on CBC Television from 1966 to 1969. Rocket Robin Hood leads his "Merry Men" -- including the strong, dimwitted, and likeable Little John; consummate overeater Friar Tuck (who designs all the Merry Men's weaponry); his two-fisted, red-headed cousin Will Scarlet; Robin's plucky girlfriend Maid Marian; his sharp-witted right-hand man Alan-a-Dale; scrawny, feisty camp cook Giles (a reformed crook and Gabby Hayes type);
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men Robin Hood and His Merrie Men" was filmed in 3-strip Technicolor. The world premiere was in London on March 13, 1952; the New York opening was on June 26, 1952. In the wake of this film a promotional short entitled "The Riddle of Robin Hood" was produced. The film was one of the most popular in Britain in 1952, and would eventually gross over $4,578,000 at the American box office. "The New York Times" called it "an expert rendition of an ancient legend that is as pretty as its Technicolor hues and as lively as a sturdy Western... (T)he action