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''Maid Marian And Her Merry Men'' was a children's [[
▲''Maid Marian And Her Merry Men'' was a children's [[Sit Com]] made by [[The BBC]], based on [[Robin Hood]] and written by Tony Robinson, who also played the Sheriff. Calling it a kids' version of ''[[Black Adder]]'' is trite and obvious, but also, to a certain extent true. Only much more surreal.
The concept was that Robin wasn't a noble outlaw hero at all, but a clueless yuppie who had inadvertently got involved with the revolutionary schemes of Maid Marian, presented here as the real brains behind the operation. Joining them were Little Ron (a violent dwarf), Rabies (a large and very stupid peasant) and Barrington (a Rasta, despite Rastafarianism not existing yet). Much to Marian's exasperation, none of them were particularly reliable, least of all Robin, who spent most of his time designing their outfits (except when he started believing the hype and thinking he ''was'' the leader).
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* [[Anachronism Stew]]: Virtually everything that happens. Despite being set in [[The Dung Ages]], it still manages to have a Rastafarian (identified as such), a telethon, belief in space aliens and sell-by date laws. Amongst many other examples.
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** Though in the season 4 premire episode where she was pelted with mud while her and Rose were tied up together thanks to Guy. Of course that was nothing compared to what happened to two of the bad guys that episode as the Merry Men had set up a maze specifically designed to get them [[Covered in Gunge]]. However Marian also received the mazes final big gunging, it happened off screen but we did get to see the aftermath IIRC.
* [[Big Bad]]: King John
* [[Card
* [[Catch Phrase]] "UNDERSTAND?". (King John as coda to his latest threat to do something nasty if the Sheriff fails in carrying out his orders.)
* [[Celebrity Impersonator]]: Parodied in an episode where they discover there is a celebrity impersonator of [[Robin Hood]], whom the Sheriff hires to frame Robin. That's right, professional celebrity impersonators in [[The Dung Ages]].
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* [[The Dung Ages]]: Mud is seen as both a currency and a dietary staple.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Sometimes even the Sheriff was disgusted by some of King John's characteristics.
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* [[Everyone Meets Everyone]]: The first episode is even called "How The Gang Got Together."
* [[Fake Ultimate Hero]]: Robin Hood was mistaken for being the leader of the merry men, even though it was Marian
* [[Five
* [[The Fool]]: Robin. Actually, most of the cast...
* [[Fourth Wall Psych]]: During the 'telethon' in the episode "Little Brown Noses".
* [[Gentle Giant]]: Rabies
* [[Hey,
* [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]]: The show features one in each camp, the titular heroine to Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham. Both double as the Only Sane (Wo)man of their respective sides.
* [[Important Haircut]]: Marian cuts her hair at the beginning of series four, in an attempt to look tougher. The DVD commentary states that the actress had cut her hair for a play in between seasons, and didn't have time to grow it again.
* [[Jive Turkey]]: Barrington.
* [[Keep
** With ''[[Crowning Moment of Funny|running commentary]]'' by Graham.
* [[Large Ham]]: John, who is something of a [[Brian Blessed]] [[Expy]], sans beard.
* [[Margaret Thatcher]]: Had a house repairer character called 'Margaret The Thatcher'.
* [[Medieval Morons]]: Similarly present here, where Marian and the Sheriff are the only characters with two brain cells to rub together.
* [[Minion
* [[Namesake Gag]]: The episode "A Game Called John" revolves around the invention of a game that involves moving balls around on a cloth-covered table, which is named in honour of Prince John until he decides he doesn't want it and gives it away, with all naming rights, to a random peasant -- whose name turns out to be Snooker.
* [[Not So Different]]: Both the Sheriff and Marian are far more intelligent than the idiots surrounding them and easily frustrated and exasperated by their stupidity.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Marian for Ye Goodies and the Sheriff for Ye Baddies.
* [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything]]: For all Marian's preaching about being [[La Résistance|freedom fighters]] the merry men mainly spend their time doing school activities and dysfunctional flat sharing. Lampshaded by Little Ron.
* [[Playing Against Type]]: Tony Robinson's most famous role is the imbecilic [[Bumbling Sidekick]] Baldrick in ''[[
* [[Rival Turned Evil]]: Rotten Rose.
* [[Shout
* [[Stalker
* [[Stockholm Syndrome]]: King John's torture victims are horrified by the idea of leaving the torture chamber and going to live in the world with all its stress and fast carts and modern technology (like pointy sticks)
* [[Terrible Trio]]: The Sheriff, Gary and Graham.
* [[Tickle Torture]]: Happens in the first episode
* [[
* [[Visual Pun]]: In one episode, the Sherriff is collecting taxes. This includes a large carpet (the carpet tax) and a small mint (the Tic Tax).
* [[You Mean "Xmas"]]: Invoked and parodied. The Sheriff of Nottingham and his henchmen, Gary and Grayhame, invent a public holiday called "Bloopy" in order to get out of trouble with King John, and every single cynical thing ever said about Christmas applies to Bloopy as well. Also, Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) becomes "P-p-p-p-p-p-p-pancake Day!"
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