The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood first published by Scribner's in 1883, and met with immediate success, ushering in a new era of Robin Hood stories. It helped solidify the image of a heroic Robin Hood, which had begun in earlier works such as Walter Scott's 1819 novel "Ivanhoe". In Pyle's wake, Robin Hood has become a staunch philanthropist protecting innocents against increasingly aggressive villains. Along with the publication of the Child Ballads by Francis James Child, which included most of the surviving Robin Hood ballads, Pyle's novel helped increase the popularity of the Robin Hood legend in the United States. "The Merry Adventures" also had
Rabbit Hood shorts included as special features on the 2014 DVD release of Rankin/Bass Productions' animated version of "The Hobbit" (along with "Knight-mare Hare" and "Knighty Knight Bugs"), made possible by Warner Bros.' acquisition of much of the Rankin-Bass home video library. "Robin Hood Daffy" (1958), in which Daffy Duck played Robin Hood with Porky Pig as a Friar Tuck-like character. "Wagon Heels" (1945), another cartoon (also a Merrie Melodies cartoon) [but featuring Porky Pig instead of Bugs Bunny] which has a reference to "London Bridge Is Falling Down" (Sloppy Mo singing 'I know something I won't tell' to the tune of