1989

S3.E1 ∙ The Big Baby

Wed, Jan 06, 1993

The sheriff has a giant jelly baby in the likeness of King John made to give him as a present but the merry men steal it. In order to cut his losses and find another gift for the king, the sheriff tells the villagers that it is the festival of Bloopie when they must give presents to Father Bloopie, alias King John. When he has them all in the castle the sheriff plans to keep them until he gets presents from them but they are rescued by the merry men, using the jelly baby as a battering ram before they eat it.

8.8 /10

S3.E2 ∙ Driving Ambition

Wed, Jan 13, 1993

The sheriff needs money to bribe driving instructor Snooker to let John pass his driving test and sees his chance when Rose hi-jacks Marian's suggestion to hold a Eurovision-style song contest. Guy has entered it with his song Ding-a-ling-a-ling,Ding-a-ling-a-lily,this is my song and it's very very silly but does not expect to win and bets against himself.The sheriff therefore bets that he WILL win but Barrington is also entering with Robin and all parties are looking to a corrupt judge to swing it for them. When Robin pulls out due to nerves Marian replaces him and delivers a song fiercely attacking Rose. However judge Rabies prefers Guy's song so the sheriff gets the money but it goes to Little Ron, who has taken over from Snooker as the Royal driving instructor.

8.9 /10

S3.E3 ∙ Keeping Mum

Wed, Jan 20, 1993

Marian is alarmed when her Mum comes to visit as she has led her to believe that she is a dental receptionist so the merry men dress as dentists and turn their den into a surgery. The sheriff sends Mum a note to meet him for a date, hoping to capture her and use her as bait to trap the outlaws. However a suspicious Marian goes instead and is promptly caught. The Countess of Luxemburg has arrived to marry Guy so the merry men seize her and replace her with Mum, to gain bargaining power and secure Marian's release. Mum is actually taken by the sheriff but eventually she has to go back to Scarborough, where she is a member of the local freedom fighters' band.

8.9 /10

S3.E4 ∙ They Came from Outer Space

Wed, Jan 27, 1993

Panic ensues when a comet appears over Worksop, causing Snooker to fall off a ladder and get covered in glue and leaves and King John to fear an alien invasion. He determines to build an arsenal against it but steals all the villagers' clothes to sell in order to provide funds to build it. Taking advantage of the fact that Guy told her about his invisible alien chum Plopbop, Marian presents him with the leaf-covered Snooker and, having told him this is Plopbop, she gains access to the castle which the merry men,dressed as aliens, invade to retrieve the villagers' clothes. A little girl called Hayley has been sick at the appearance of the comet and Marian decides they will commemorate its sighting by naming it 'Hayley's Vomit'.

8.7 /10

S3.E5 ∙ Robin and the Beansprout

Wed, Feb 03, 1993

Robin goes to Worksop to buy a Chinese takeaway but finds he has been given only one bean-sprout,which he throws away in disgust. Gary and Graeme have been sent to get a 'fur' to clothe Guy with, but come back with a fir tree by mistake, which is discarded in the same place as the bean-sprout. Robin believes this is just like 'Jack and the Bean-stalk' and he climbs the tree, ending up in the Royal dining room, where he steals the king's takeaway for the merry men.

8.8 /10

S3.E6 ∙ The Great Mud Harvest

Wed, Feb 10, 1993

Everyone is feeling the pinch and the sheriff sacks Gary to cut costs. The sheriff is almost sacked by the king but avoids it and,along with remaining guard Graeme, takes a trunk containing the king's gold to the bank. Fearing attack they dress up in an elephant costume but the trunk breaks off it and Graeme, mis-hearing the sheriff, takes the elephant's trunk to the bank and leaves the money behind. It gets found by Robin, which is as well as he has spent the merry men's money on a new white suit,which Marian bets him will get dirty before the day's end. Little does he know that Worksop is sitting on an oil well,which is uncovered when the aggrieved Gary stamps his foot hard on the ground.The oil shoots up but King John fails to see its potential.

8.9 /10