History WesternAnimation / RobinHood1973

* SpeciesSubversives: King Richard may be representative of the typical brave and noble lion, but his brother Prince John definitely doesn't.

* RuleOfSymbolism: King Richard's crown is too big for Ki- ''Prince'' John's head, and his trying to wear it keeps making him look foolish. Why not get it adjusted/padded? 'Cause it's a metaphor. (That and it doesn't really belong to him yet...)

** Richard and John being lions references lions being on the coat of arms of the House of Plantagenet.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Sir Hiss has no problem with Prince John's evil deeds until he decides to hang Friar Tuck. Hiss is genuinely disturbed by John executing a popular, respectecd holy man. Alternately, it may also just be PragmaticVillainy; killing the Friar will ''not'' go over well with the Church and could cause them serious problems.

* SssssnakeTalk: Sir Hiss, naturally, but this is downplayed.

[[caption-width-right:350:''Oo-de-lally, oo-de-lally, golly what a day…'']]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Sir Hiss has no problem with Prince John's evil deeds until he decides to hang Friar Tuck. Hiss is genuinely disturbed by John executing a popular, respectecd holy man -- though it may also be PragmaticVillainy (as killing the Friar will ''not'' go over well with the Church and cause them serious problems).

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Sir Hiss has no problem with Prince John's evil deeds until he decides to hang Friar Tuck. Hiss is genuinely disturbed by John executing a man of the Church (though it may also be PragmaticVillainy; see that section for more detail).

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Sir Hiss has no problem with Prince John's evil deeds until he decides to hang Friar Tuck. Hiss is genuinely disturbed by John executing a man of the Church (though it may also be PragmaticVillainy; killing such a respected cleric has the potential to backfire on their team ''badly'').

* BatmanGambit: Prince John's archery tournament. Knowing that Robin Hood is in love with Maid Marian, the prince offers a kiss from her as part of the winner's prize, certain that Robin wouldn't be able to resist that kind of bait. While the Sheriff and Prince John didn't actually see through Robin's "stork" disguise at first, all they needed to do was wait for the best archer to reveal himself and then have him arrested. As soon as Robin fired his first arrow, John's suspicions were raised, and Maid Marian favoring him didn't do Robin any favors.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Sir Hiss has no problem with Prince John's evil deeds until he decides to hang Friar Tuck.

* GirlsHaveCooties: The reason why Skippy refuses to kiss Maid Marian during their game. When Maid Marian decides to make him play along and kisses him he's visibly embarrassed, and his friends think it's hilarious.

%%* AmbiguouslyGay: Prince John and Sir Hiss are both contenders. %% Zero Context Example
* AnachronismStew:

%%* BespectacledCutie: Mother Rabbit, who wears glasses and whose personality affects the sense of {{moe}} associated with them.%%What personality?

* FailedASpotCheck: Robin is so busy strutting and bowing to the crowd, in his stork disguise, that he doesn’t notice the rhino guards marching behind him as he makes his way to the Royal Box. This is a highly strange way to act towards someone who’s just won a tournament. Little John doesn’t seem suspicious about this either until it’s too late.

%%* {{Fantastic Fox|es}}: The anthropomorphic Robin and Marian.

* DisappearedDad: Mother Rabbit (Skippy's mom) is implied to be a widow, which is a big part of why she's having trouble feeding her large brood. It's actually completely unclear how her family is surviving ''at all'', apart from what money Robin Hood is able to give them.

** During the climactic battle, [[spoiler: Robin escapes from the burning castle by jumping into the moat. He is briefly presumed to have drowned, due to [[DeadHatShot his hat floating on the moat's surface, with an arrow through it]], but it turns out he was just hiding underwater.]]

** Little John could be [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook Baloo]]'s long lost twin brother (bonus for both characters being voiced by Phil Harris); ditto Sir Hiss for Kaa of ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook''. Also, Nutsy and Trigger (and another one of Little John's identical twins) got smaller roles in ''Film/BedknobsAndBroomsticks''.

* ManlyTears: Big, tough Little John's eyes fill with tears when he and Skippy [[DisneyDeath momentarily think]] Robin has been shot by Prince John's forces.

** During the climactic battle, [[spoiler: Robin escapes from the burning castle by jumping into the moat, but the soldiers shoot arrows after him and he sinks under the water. He is briefly presumed to have been shot, due to [[DeadHatShot his hat floating on the moat's surface, with an arrow through it]], but it turns out he was just hiding underwater.]]

** During the climactic battle, [[spoiler: Robin escapes from the burning castle by jumping into the moat. He is briefly presumed to have drowned, due to [[DeadHatShot his hat floating on the moat's surface, with an arrow through it]], but it turns out he was just hiding underwater.]]

* ChekhovsGun: The little rabbit sister can't run nearly as fast as the other kids. This becomes ''very'' important in the final battle when she's struggling to keep up with the evacuating villagers, and Robin Hood has to turn around and rescue her, leaving him trapped on the wrong side of the portcullis.

* OffModel: During most of the film, characters have four digits--three fingers and a thumb. This is forgotten a number of times.
** As the Sheriff is shaking his hands while Friar Tuck is yelling, he has four fingers. When he's finished, though, he's got three again.
** When the Sheriff points Trigger's crossbow away, he has four fingers.
** Four again when said crossbow fires.
** Four fingers appear again when Skip is holding Little John's arm and crying.

The film, as narrated by the rooster Alan-a-Dale, begins in the wake of Prince John's usurpation of the crown from his heroic brother, [[KingOfBeasts King Richard]]. He has ruined the country with outrageously high taxes, and his chief enforcer, the Sheriff of Nottingham (a [[SavageWolves heartless wolf]]), has no qualms stripping the residents of their very last farthing.

The people's hope rests in Sherwood Forest, where a [[CunningLikeAFox fox]] known as Robin Hood and his trusty bear companion Little John have made their hideout. They [[JustLikeRobinHood steal from Prince John and his lackeys]] with a variety of schemes and disguises, giving the funds back to the struggling citizens.

Meanwhile, a beautiful and benevolent vixen known as Maid Marian lives in Prince John's castle along with her [[LadyInWaiting lady-in-waiting]], a hen named Lady Kluck. She is Richard's niece, and in happier times she and Robin Hood were [[ChildhoodFriendRomance very close]]; even today, neither has forgotten the other, though they haven't been able to see each other in years. Unfortunately, Prince John is more than willing to use their affection to trap the thief who humiliated him so many times...

''Robin Hood'', the 1973 animated feature by Disney and 21st film in the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon, takes the classic story of the original Myth/RobinHood, [[SlidingScaleOfAdaptationModification adds and removes stuff here and there]], and replaces all the characters with FunnyAnimals -- making this the first Disney Animated Feature to feature exclusively anthropomorphic characters. Among the cast and the animals as which they're portrayed:

The tale of the film, as narrated by the rooster Alan-a-Dale, begins after the greedy and immature lion Prince John took advantage of the absence of his brother [[KingOfBeasts King Richard]] to usurp the crown from him, with assistance from his advisor, Sir Hiss the [[SnakesAreSinister snake]]. From then on, the land is plagued with outrageously high taxes, notably through the actions of the Sheriff of Nottingham, a [[SavageWolves heartless wolf]] who keeps the city under the Prince's thumb and has no qualms stripping the poor people of each and every last bit of their savings.

Thankfully, there is hope for the people. Hiding within Sherwood Forest, a pair of robbers composed of a [[CunningLikeAFox fox]] known as Robin Hood and his trusty bear companion Little John have made it their duty to [[JustLikeRobinHood steal from the rich to give to the poor]]. Through a variety of schemes and disguises, they take from the unworthy ruler and his lackeys to give back to the struggling citizens, such as Friar Tuck, the badger in charge of the local church who supports the outlaws' actions and himself tries to help his fellow residents best as he can.

Meanwhile, living alone with her [[LadyInWaiting lady-in-waiting]], a hen named Lady Kluck, is a beautiful and benevolent vixen known as Maid Marian, who happens to be King Richard's niece. Years ago, she and Robin Hood used to be sweethearts; and today, neither has forgotten about the other, as they are longing to be once more reunited. However, Prince John is more than determined to finally catch the thief who humiliated him so many times...

This film is actually Disney's second adaptation of the Robin Hood legend. The first one was ''Film/TheStoryOfRobinHoodAndHisMerrieMen'', a live-action film from 1952. Furthermore, Disney has announced a CGI/live action remake of this film, with the same kind of furry characters planned for it.

!!Disney's ''Robin Hood'' provides examples of:

Meanwhile, living alone with her {{lady in waiting}}, a hen named Lady Kluck, is a beautiful and benevolent vixen known as Maid Marian, who happens to be King Richard's niece. Years ago, she and Robin Hood used to be sweethearts; and today, neither has forgotten about the other, as they are longing to be once more reunited. However, Prince John is more than determined to finally catch the thief who humiliated him so many times...