History YMMV / RobinOfSherwood

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The fact that the Silver Arrow in ThePilot looks like a small cruise missile and/or vibrator has often been remarked upon by the show's fanbase and even the show's creator.

* AntiClimaxBoss: Roger de Carnac's name strikes terror into the hearts of Gisburne and the Sheriff, his methods are as brutal as they are cunning, and he's played with a creepy detached air by Matthew Frewer. Robin kills him before the episode's half-way mark.

* FanDumb: [[http://bit.ly/Uy8o6h Woden's Folk]], a nutty white nationalist cult in England, has adopted the Prophecy of the Hooded Man as a key part of its religious beliefs - apparently [[YouFailReligiousStudiesForever unaware]] that it was created for this series and is not a genuine Anglo-Saxon prophecy.

* DepravedHomosexual: Arguably Philip Mark, for his casual brutality as well as several implications of pederasty (including his boy-servants clad in velvets while the girls remain in rags, his flirtatious chin-chucking of one of the boys, and de Rainault calling Mark himself a "posturing catamite").

* DepravedHomosexual: Arguably Philip Mark, for his casual brutality as well as several implications of pederasty (including his boy-servants clad in velvets while the girls remain in rags, his flirtatious chin-chucking of one of the boys, and de Rainault's assessment of Mark himself as a "posturing catamite").

* DepravedHomosexual: Arguably Philip Mark, for his terrifying brutality as well as several implications of pederasty (including his boy-servants clad in velvets while the girls remain in rags, his flirtatious chin-chucking of one of the boys, and de Rainault's assessment of Mark himself as a "posturing catamite").

* DepravedHomosexual: Arguably Philip Mark, for several implications of pederasty (including his boy-servants clad in velvets while the girls remain in rags, his flirtatious chin-chucking of one of the boys, and de Rainault's assessment of Mark himself as a "posturing catamite").

* DepravedHomosexual: Philip Mark, for several implications of pederasty (including his boy-servants clad in velvets while the girls remain in rags, his flirtatious chin-chucking of one of the boys, and de Rainault's assessment of Mark himself as a "posturing catamite").

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Robert de Rainault calmly reading out the transcript of a woman's brutal interrogation by torture in a bored-sounding voice.

** Ex. from the first episode:

-->'''CLANNAD:''' ''Giiiiiisburne...''
* OneSceneWonder: See how many times King Richard is listed on the main page. He only appeared in one episode.
** Queen Hadwisa and Queen Isabella of Angouleme.

-->'''Robin:'''' GISBUUUUUURNE!

** Nasir proved so popular that a Saracan character has been included in almost every RobinHood adaptation since.

* AntiClimaxBoss: Roger de Carnac's name strikes terror in the hearts of Gisborne and the Sheriff, his methods are as brutal as they are cunning, and he's played with a creepy detached air by Matthew Frewer. Robin kills him before the half-way mark.
* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Robin of Loxley [[spoiler: bravely facing down his death at the hands of a small army of Norman warriors and firing an arrow over their heads. And when he drew his bow a last time -- ''without an arrow'' -- they cringed away.]]
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Robert de Rainault calmly reading-out the transcript of a woman's brutal interrogation by torture in a bored-sounding voice.

* FanDumb: [[http://bit.ly/Uy8o6h Woden's Folk]], a nutty white nationalist cult in England, has adopted the Prophecy of the Hooded Man as a key part of its religious beliefs - apparently [[YouFailReligiousStudiesForever unaware]] that it was created for this series and is not a genuine Anglo-Saxon prophecy.
* HoYay: Guy and the Sheriff. In a single episode, Guy is forced to towel-dry the Sheriff: "Harder, Gisburne!" and later share a bath with him: "Rub my back! Lower!"

* OneSceneWonder: See how many times King Richard is listed on this page. He only appeared in one episode.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The fact that the silver arrow in ThePilot looks like a small cruise missile and/or vibrator has often been remarked upon by the show's fanbase.
* TheUntwist: In one episode Nasir is being hunted by a Saracen called Sarak. Because his face is covered and he speaks in a growly voice, there is some indication that it is actually the [[NeutralFemale woman]] that was with Sarak when he and Nasir fought the first time. Except...it's not.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: RichardTheLionheart, as played by John Rhys Davies, is as corrupt a figure as his brother Prince John.
** Ironically, also a HistoricalHeroUpgrade, as Prince John is still played as nasty but arguably has more dignity and intelligence than he had in real life.
*** In double irony, Richard was a pompous warrior, who couldn't speak a word of English, despised England itself (but appreciated the income from its taxes) and was the reason for John having to tax the place dry, in order to pay for his wars and his ransom when he got captured on return from Crusade. John was an awful warrior, but an excellent administrator, and it was probably largely due to his skill with money that England didn't go bankrupt thanks to his brother. Alas for history, romantic thugs were, and are, far more popular than competent administrators.

* MoralGuardians: Richard Carpenter got into trouble with this lot in his use of Herne, who was misinterpreted as a Satanic figure.

* FanDumb: [[http://bit.ly/Uy8o6h Woden's Folk]], a nutty white nationalist cult in England, has adopted the Prophecy of the Hooded Man as a key part of its religiosu beliefs - apparently [[YouFailReligiousStudiesForever unaware]] that it was created for this series and is not a genuine Anglo-Saxon prophecy.

** Nasir proved so popular, that a Saracan character has been included in almost every RobinHood adaptation since.

* NeutralEvil: The Sheriff of Nottingham and Guy of Gisbourne in a nutshell. Both were more or less entirely lacking in ''ANY'' redeeming qualities. At least they didn't actively worship {{Satan}} like half the other villains.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The fact that the silver arrow in ThePilot looks like a small cruise missile and/or vibrator has often been remarked upon by the show's fanbase.

* NeutralEvil: The Sheriff of Nottingham and Guy of Gisbourne in a nutshell. Both were more or less entirely lacking in ''ANY'' redeeming qualities. At least they didn't actively worship {{Satan}} like half the other villains.