Maid Marian and Her Merry Men 1x01 Reaction: "How the Band Got Together"

[@firstsurname7099]

Yup that's Tony Robinson/Baldrick from Blackadder, he also wrote it, and did Time Team (the archaeology show) This also stars Danny John-Jules as Barrington who is Cat in Red Dwarf

[@caitlin329]

This originally aired basically immediately after Blackadder had finished. I don't think there was more than a week or two gap.

[@Thoroughmas]

This is a one-off fun little reaction before our BBC Robin Hood wrapup video next week! See you then!

[@tinyhato]

This video showed up in my search for Band Maid 🤣

[@Patriiiiick]

This show absolutely ruled. I've still got a crush on Marian 'cos she was a bit of a punk. Robin deserved more than a life of doing Campino adverts.

[@ojwh1933]

It's obviously very dated, but I love the good-natured pantomime feel (reminds me of 'The Legend of Dick and Dom', a reference for any British audiences my age), and the fact that they're making a genuine point about how Robin gets all of the credit. 16:00 - Strange transitions should be a hallmark of every Robin Hood adaptation. :p Nice animated credits too.

[@stuybob1236]

I found the dvd for this the other day binged the lot

[@saragoglio3698]

We missed you guys! ( and loving Pippa's shirt) this show is absolute madness but I have to applaud the creativity of some insults 😂

[@chrismellor3768]

We missed u all I loved maid Marian and her merry men it was hilarious 😂

[@fibrown444]

One of the goons (Gary) is Mark Billingham, who is now a well respected and award winning crime writer.

[@caitlin329]

It's definitely weirder without context of the time, what it's satirising etc. But obviously most importantly, this was a kids' show. It's interesting what it actually *does* share with the 2006 series. Always just 2 guards, Marian being a badass and actually wanting to do the work, Robin getting all the attention. Barrington is meant to be a version of the classic Alan A Dale bard character. A lot of earlier Robin Hood adaptations (especially the ones this is referencing) had a *lot* more Merry Men overall. They tended more towards the handsome and slightly rough type Marian talks about here lol

[@polkadot8788]

You will be singing the theme tune for days now.

[@ashleyhardy-they-them1801]

Did the theme tune have the n word in it??

[@caitlin329]

Definitely not. 'Nicker' as in someone who steals