The Adventures of Robin Hood
Farewell to Tuck
TV Flash files “Farewell to Tuck” as the last listed hour of season 3 — The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1959) on ITV/CBS, season 3, episode 39, aired 1958-06-30, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E39: listed hour 117 of 143 in the The Adventures of Robin Hood guide, last listed hour of season 3. It aired 1958-06-30 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Marian's Prize” (S03E38). Next is “Sybella” (S04E01).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Farewell to Tuck sit in the The Adventures of Robin Hood guide?
S03E39 is listed hour 117 of 143 — last listed hour of season 3, season 3 episode 39.
When did The Adventures of Robin Hood S03E39 air?
Farewell to Tuck aired 1958-06-30 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with Richard Greene in Sherwood. British-made half-hours sold as American kids' folklore; the weekly legend is the form.
In the series
Why this series still plays
The Adventures of Robin Hood sent Richard Greene's Robin to American kids as if Sherwood were native folklore: a British export hit, with lore that blacklisted U.S. writers salted scripts with sly wit. Watch the 1950s series now as swashbuckling syndication — folklore as weekly television, and a rumor that still makes the arrows political.
The silhouette is Lincoln green as export couture: Richard Greene's Robin, a British-made half-hour, American kids treating Sherwood like native folklore. The Adventures of Robin Hood (ITV production 1955–1959, CBS and syndication in the U.S.) — Hannah Weinstein's Sapphire Films, 143 episodes, four seasons. Maid Marians along the run: Bernadette O'Farrell, then Patricia Driscoll. Alan Wheatley's Sheriff. Swashbuckling syndication. **This was not a soft launch; this was a hard launch in Lincoln green.** Folklore…
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Filed against
- Richard Greene as Robin Hood
Richard Greene sent Robin Hood to American kids as if Sherwood were native folklore — The Adventures of Robin Hood as British export hit, sly wit salted through scripts, swashbuckling syndication that treated weekly tights as appointment…
- Bernadette O'Farrell as Maid Marian
Bernadette O’Farrell’s Maid Marian kept The Adventures of Robin Hood from being only a boys’ forest — 1950s British export hit, Richard Greene’s Robin as if Sherwood were native American folklore, blacklisted U.S. writers salting sly wit.…
- Patricia Driscoll as Maid Marian
Patricia Driscoll played Maid Marian on The Adventures of Robin Hood, the 1950s British export that sent Richard Greene’s Robin to American kids as if Sherwood were native folklore. Swashbuckling syndication, sly wit in the scripts,…
- Alan Wheatley as Sheriff of Nottingham
Alan Wheatley’s Sheriff of Nottingham hissed at Richard Greene’s Robin for American kids as if Sherwood were native folklore — The Adventures of Robin Hood as a British export hit, blacklisted U.S. writers salting sly wit, swashbuckling…
- Archie Duncan as Little John
Archie Duncan’s Little John stood in Sherwood as if it were native American folklore — The Adventures of Robin Hood as 1950s British export hit, Richard Greene’s Robin, blacklisted U.S. writers salting scripts with sly wit. Swashbuckling…