The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik
The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik is an animated television movie produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. Broadcasting on the ABC television network on November 4, 1972, it was part of The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie series.[1] The special featured an all-animal cast in a retelling of Robin Hood.[2] The show premiered just a year before Walt Disney Productions released their theatrical animated version of the story. Nineteen years later, in 1991, Hanna-Barbera produced another television adaptation of the Robin Hood legend, Young Robin Hood, their international co-production with CINAR, Crayon Animation and France Animation.
| The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Jack Mendelsohn |
| Directed by | Joseph Barbera William Hanna |
| Starring | Cynthia Adler Daws Butler Joe E. Ross Hal Smith John Stephenson Len Weinrib |
| Theme music composer | Hoyt Curtin Paul Dekorte |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Joseph Barbera William Hanna Lewis Marshall |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | November 4, 1972 |
Cast
- Cynthia Adler as Maid Marian
- Daws Butler as Scounger and Richard
- Joe E. Ross as Oxx
- Hal Smith as Donkey
- John Stephenson as Sheriff of Nottingham and Carbuncle
- Len Weinrib as Robin Hoodnik, Alan Airedale, Whirlin' Merlin, Lord Scurvy, Friar Pork, and Little John
References
- Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 55. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 341–342. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
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