The Time Tunnel (TV Series) The Revenge of Robin Hood (1966) User Reviews

One of the Best Episodes

[claudio_carvalho · 8/10 · 21 December 2009]

Doug and Tony are transported to England in the Thirteenth Century where a group of barons leaded by Baron Earl of Huntington a.k.a. Robin Hood are trying to force King John to sign the Magna Carta. Earl of Huntington is captured and tortured in the dungeon to tell the location of the meeting of barons, while Doug and Tony organize with Friar Tuck, Little John and a group of outlaws to break in the castle and rescue Robin Hood.

"The Revenge of Robin Hood" is one of the best episodes of The Time Tunnel. The plot has flaws as usual and uses stock footages in the external locations, but the show is full of action and very entertaining. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "O Túnel do Tempo" ("The Time Tunnel")

Buckle Your Swashes!

[fcabanski · 7/10 · 18 November 2016]

Not too much ridiculous moving through time from the home base folks. Good use of stock footage. Lots of action.

This is one of the best episodes of the series. There are plenty of sword fights and lots of arrow shooting. There's even a quarterstaff duel between Tony and Little John. Apparently, Tony took some swashbuckling courses in college. He isn't bad with the sword, quarterstaff or bow. Little John does beat Tony, but then it's "HA HA! You fought well!" as Robin Hood's men (the Baron of Huntington's men) accept Tony and Doug into the group.

Doug turns out to be a pretty nifty alchemist. He mixes up a pain killer for Little John, nerve gas, and a smoke bomb. He must have taken "Potions" at Hogwarts while Tony took swashbuckling.

Did I Upset Your Plans?

[TondaCoolwal · 8/10 · 15 November 2020]

Being a Robin Hood (RAHbin-hu-u-hd, to Americans) fan I just loved this episode. Don Harron obviously channelled Errol Flynn in a fine portrayal of our favourite outlaw. Having said that Robin, now reinstated as Earl of Huntingdon, spends half of the episode chained to a dungeon wall and it is up to Doug and Tony to arrange his escape in order that he can lead the barons against King John to get him to Runnymede. Lots of action and swordplay, but there is some very confusing footage from The Bandit Of Sherwood Forest which shows mounted outlaws galloping around the greenwood without any particular reason. The assault on King John's castle is assisted by Doug creating a smoke bomb from herbs and medical remedies and, although references keep being made to King John signing the Magna Carta; in the end he adds his seal to the document. Which is historically correct since he could not read or write.

It Starts So Well

[StuOz · 5 November 2016]

The time travellers land in the time of Robin Hood.

The teaser and act one are loaded with action and danger...helped along by perfectly matched stock movie music playing over the whole thing.

But once we get to act two the whole thing sort of feels like a hot air balloon just hit by a pin. Too bad. I have no problem with the welcome addition of humour in The Time Tunnel series, but if you wish to do comedy: get it right!

At least the coming soon adventure, Merlin The Magician, did better in the light comedy department.

As with the last adventure (Invasion) General Kirk (Whit Bissell) and gang get too little to do in this episode, but thankfully the Tunnel crew get more to do in next week's show: Kill Two By Two.

Magna Carta

[jax_cracker · 9/10 · 25 October 2006]

Barons conspire against King John and an Earl we know through fictional lore as "Robin Hood." Doug and Tony appear in year 1215 to help the Earl of Huntingdon in his quest to unite land barons and force John's hand in the signing of the Magna Carta. Good costumes, occasional corny acting and the usual bloopers accompany this decent episode. If you liked the Time Tunnel series at large, this is an above average episode. The time tunnel staff, as usual, contribute little to this episode and the attempt to transmit a homing beacon (an overused prop appearing elsewhere in other episodes in the series) to the castle of King John, while offering a brief hope for the good guys to return to their own time, almost meets with a comical result.